Hu Jiaxing and the others watching from the sidelines breathed a sigh of relief. Hu Jiaxing was delighted. Not bad, son! You've got some moves!
Dratini was overjoyed to see that it had defeated its opponent!
After recalling Mankey, Hala laughed heartily at Hu Bin. "Haha, well done! You caught me completely off guard. Very good, very good! Then this will be my next Pokémon!"
A red light flashed, and a round, plump Makuhita appeared!
Hu Bin also recalled Dratini and sent Combusken onto the field!
This time, they would have a proper, head-on fight!
Once Combusken entered the field, it let out a mighty roar. One roar to announce my arrival, and every opponent will fall!
Hala was puzzled to see Hu Bin send out Combusken. My Makuhita has Thick Fat! All Fire-type and Ice-type damage is halved!
Hu Jiaxing and the others on the sidelines frowned slightly. Hu Jiawang exclaimed in surprise, "What is Bin planning? Combusken doesn't have any advantage against Makuhita!"
Hu Jiaxing said calmly, "Ninetales doesn't have an advantage either. He probably sent out Combusken because it knows Fighting-type moves. Looks like this round will be a Fighting-type showdown!"
Watching Combusken eagerly limber up on the field, Hala suddenly understood!
Hala shook his head and smiled at Hu Bin. "You little rascal! So you want to challenge me to a Fighting-type showdown!"
"That's exactly what I had in mind!" Hu Bin replied.
"Good! Let's see how well you can fight, then. Makuhita, use Belly Drum!"
Belly Drum sacrificed half the user's health to boost its attack!
Hu Bin gave his command at the same time as Hala. "Combusken, use Hone Claws!"
Hu Bin and Hala had made the same choice: boost their attack first!
Hala gave Hu Bin a surprised look. *You've got quite a