"Flamethrower!" After tumbling through the air several times, Skuntank slapped the ground with the tail tucked beneath its belly, dissipating the force of High Jump Kick and steadying itself in midair. At Han Ye's command, it opened its mouth and spat a stream of searing flames at Scrafty, who was also airborne.
"Scrafty!" Youxing called out in warning.
At Youxing's level, a Pokémon Trainer could already convey his intentions perfectly to his Pokémon. At the sound of his voice, Scrafty immediately lifted the loose skin hanging around its neck and pulled up its baggy skin trousers, covering most of its body. Then the flames engulfed it completely, driving it backward through the air.
"Scrafty used its own advantages to neutralize part of the attack's power, too!" Through the flames, Liu Qing could see that Scrafty seemed largely unaffected.
"Scrafty, vent your anger! Start snarling!" As the flames dispersed, Scrafty flipped once in the air to shed the momentum and landed, just as Han Ye's command rang out.
Scrafty crossed its hands in front of its mouth and drew a deep breath. As it spread its hands, powerful purple-black sound waves burst forth with its furious roar, rippling outward and striking Skuntank.
"Scrafty used Snarl! Skuntank's Special Attack has been lowered!" Zhuguang announced.
"That's exactly the move I wanted you to use. Skuntank, Payback!" Han Ye commanded calmly.
Purple-black light gathered around Skuntank, growing steadily brighter and swirling like flames. In the blink of an eye, Skuntank shot forward, its four legs pumping as it rapidly closed in on Scrafty. But the closer it got, the stronger Scrafty's Snarl became. In the end, the sound waves seemed almost solid, grinding against Payback until they erupted with a boom. Dust scattered everywhere. Both Pokémon stopped their moves at once and were hurled