"Come on, let me see your second Pokémon!" Xun Chaoze said as he watched Paul recall Torterra.
"Gliscor, stand by for battle!" Paul tossed out a Poké Ball with a backhand throw. It opened, and Gliscor appeared on the battlefield, propped up on its tail.
"I didn't expect two of the three Pokémon Paul entered this time to be Ground-types!" Liu Yuan murmured from the stands.
"Ground-types have an advantage over Electric-types. Too bad Eelektross has Levitate!" Lusana added.
"But at least they can nullify the opponent's Electric-type moves!" Liu Yuan continued.
"Even if it could ignore Electric-type attacks, Torterra still lost the last round!" Lusana argued.
"That was because Paul didn't use it well!" Liu Yuan protested.
"All right, you two, watch the match. Stop arguing over nothing!" Seeing them on the verge of bickering again, Cynthia hurriedly intervened.
"Eelektross, Acid Spray!" Xun Chaoze opened with the same move that had defeated his opponent in the previous round. Eelektross responded immediately, opening its mouth and firing a sickly green glob of liquid at Gliscor.
"Sandstorm!" Paul swept a hand out and issued his command without delay. Gliscor waved its pincers and beat its wings, forming a swirling sandstorm that surged forward and collided with Acid Spray. After grinding the attack away, it engulfed Eelektross, spreading sand across the entire battlefield.
"Interesting. The Sand Veil Technique ability!" Watching Gliscor's indistinct outline within the sandstorm, Liu Qing's eyes flashed as he looked forward to Paul's performance.
"X-Scissor!" Paul's next command followed. Gliscor sprang into the air with its tail, crossed its pincers as they shone white, and closed in on Eelektross.
"Eelektross, Crunch!" Xun Chaoze swiftly ordered a counterattack.
At his command, the teeth on Eelektross's hands once again glowed purple-black. It floated forward with both arms raised to meet Gliscor.