"Really? Do you think I'd use a useless move as a Gym Trainer?" Morty immediately gave his next command. "Haunter, Confuse Ray!"
"Glaceon, Water Pulse!" Hearing Morty's command, Liu Qing realized why he had used Mean Look: he wanted to prevent Liu Qing from recalling Glaceon once it became confused. But that didn't mean Liu Qing had no way to counter it.
At Morty's command, Haunter immediately fired a Confuse Ray from its eyes toward Glaceon. At the same time, Glaceon gathered a blue ball of Water Pulse energy and slammed it into the ground, raising a wave of water in front of itself. Then, using the Snow Cloak Technique, it swiftly left its original position.
"What move is that?" Water Pulse was still unfamiliar to Ash and the others, and Ash couldn't help asking.
"Idiot, it's obviously a Water-type move," Misty replied. Still, she was curious herself. Even though she aspired to become a Water-type master, there were Water-type moves she didn't know.
"Brilliant! He used the water's refraction to bend Confuse Ray away, then combined that with the Snow Cloak Technique. That move won't trouble Glaceon at all." Watching the Confuse Ray veer noticeably off course after passing through the wave, Brock couldn't help praising the tactic.
"What's water refraction?" Ash asked cluelessly, earning eye rolls from everyone.
"If Confuse Ray won't work, then Haunter, detach your hands and use them together with your tongue to catch it!" Watching Glaceon constantly change positions, flickering in and out of sight amid the hail, and seeing Liu Qing's confident expression, Morty couldn't help growing excited. This opponent was formidable.
Hovering above the field, Haunter had been tracking Glaceon's position. At Morty's command, both its hands immediately flew out, and a bright red tongue shot from its mouth, working with the