So he kept dodging without fighting back because he was waiting for Light Screen to wear off! Zuo Jie thought as he watched the calm, serious Liu Qing. Collecting himself, he took out a Poké Ball and recalled Crawdaunt, then threw another. "Go, Magmortar!"
"Zuo Jie's fifth Pokémon is Magmortar!" the announcer declared.
"Switching to a Fire-type Pokémon to avoid getting burned?" Liu Qing said with a faint smile. He took out a Poké Ball and recalled Chandelure, then tossed another with a backhand throw. "I'm counting on you, Archen!"
"Liu Qing has chosen to switch Pokémon! His third Pokémon is Archen!" the announcer immediately called out. "Absol, Chandelure, and now Archen are also the only three Pokémon Liu Qing has used in this tournament so far!"
"Magmortar, Flamethrower!" Zuo Jie gave the first command. Magmortar immediately raised both arms level and aimed them at Archen, firing a single combined stream of scorching flames.
"Stone Edge!" Liu Qing smiled faintly and immediately countered.
At his command, Archen's entire body shone white. The light gathered into two streams of rapidly spinning, sharp stones around its body, blocking the incoming pillar of fire. With a piercing cry from Archen, the stones shot forward like cannonballs, tearing through the fire. Wreathed in raging flames, they struck Magmortar directly. A series of explosions rang out, and Magmortar cried out in pain.
"Stone Edge broke through the flames and became a flaming Stone Edge, striking Magmortar! It's super effective!" the announcer's voice rang out amid the crowd's enthusiastic cheers.
"Come back, Magmortar!" Zuo Jie's expression was grim, his fist clenched as he recalled the badly injured Magmortar. He threw another Poké Ball. "Claydol, I'm counting on you again!"
As the white light faded, Claydol appeared on the field once more, floating in the air. The