"I was waiting for that. Stone Edge!" Liu Qing had anticipated Roark's plan and immediately gave the command. Archen swiftly flipped around to face the Graveler rolling toward it at high speed. White light shone from its body, gathering into two streams of rapidly spinning, pointed stones in front of it, which ground fiercely against the charging Graveler.
"What?" Roark was startled. As Stone Edge ground against Golem, the stones were rapidly depleted, but Golem's rolling speed also grew slower and slower. By the time Stone Edge dissipated, Graveler had stopped rolling. Unfortunately, its back was facing Archen, leaving it completely exposed. Roark inwardly cursed.
"Focus Blast!" Liu Qing's command came the instant both forces stopped. Archen swiftly gathered its power and fired a point-blank Focus Blast at Golem. With a violent bang, Golem plummeted from the air and slammed into the ground.
"Graveler is unable to battle. Archen wins!" the referee announced after checking.
"To think you'd use Stone Edge before launching it to block Rollout. What an astonishing tactic!" Roark took out his third Poké Ball as he spoke. "But this battle won't be decided until you defeat this one. Go, Rampardos!"
"Another ancient fossil Pokémon, huh?" Liu Qing smiled faintly as he watched Roark's calm, confident expression. "Then let's have a battle between ancient Pokémon. Archen, DragonBreath!"
"Rampardos, Flamethrower!" Roark gave his command at the same time.
At Liu Qing's and Roark's commands, Archen and Rampardos unleashed their moves simultaneously. The powerful breath collided with the searing flames. After a brief deadlock, they exploded, sending thick smoke billowing out to obscure the view.
"Their special attacks are evenly matched!" Liu Qing murmured before giving his next command. "Sweep the whole area with Stone Edge!"
"Rampardos, Zen Headbutt!" Roark's expression grew grave as he immediately gave the command.