"Now, Ice Beam!" A flash of delight crossed Shui Nai's face. Archen was completely exposed before Altaria. At her command, Altaria immediately gathered its power and fired a jagged, ice-blue beam straight into Archen's back.
"Ice Beam hit Archen! It's super effective!" the announcer immediately reported.
"Stone Edge!" Liu Qing commanded calmly, his expression unchanged.
Despite its pain, Archen let out a roar at his command. White light shone all over its body as it forced the Ice Beam apart, forming two intersecting streams of spinning, sharp stones. Under the beam's assault, the stones visibly froze, becoming whirling shards of pointed ice. Shui Nai and Altaria both looked stunned.
"Amazing! By using Ice Beam's power, Stone Edge has become Ice Stone Edge!" the announcer exclaimed again.
"That move is... Buizel's Ice Aqua Jet!" Ash said in surprise from the stands.
"Ice Stone Edge is super effective against Altaria, a Dragon-type and Flying-type Pokémon. That's Liu Qing for you! He not only got Archen out of danger, but used his opponent's power to make its attack even stronger!" Brock said approvingly, only to immediately shout, "Miss, you can do it!"
"It's so beautiful!" Dawn said, her eyes shining.
Shui Nai had no time to be surprised. If that attack landed, the outcome would be decided even if Altaria still had the strength to fight. Seeing the Ice Stone Edge hurtling toward it, she immediately ordered, "Altaria, defend with Twister!"
At Shui Nai's command, Altaria immediately began spinning, preparing to use Twister. But just then, the shards of Ice Stone Edge shot toward it like cannonballs and struck it head-on. Altaria cried out in pain as the impact sent it flying backward.
"Aerial Ace!" Liu Qing pressed his advantage. Bands of white light streamed around Archen's body as it chased after Altaria.