Hammerlocke Stadium.
Ash had once again shown just how astonishingly unpredictable he could be.
Twice in a single match.
First, he had discovered the weakness in Starmie's sliding maneuver.
Then, he had replicated that same maneuver.
And he had done it with the incredibly heavy Snorlax.
Snorlax had slid across the slick ground on its rounded belly, even using swimming strokes to steer...
Then, bam, bam! Two Thunder Punches had knocked out Sharpedo, who had tried to escape with Aqua Jet.
And by accelerating through that slide, Snorlax had actually caught up with a Sharpedo that had speed boost...
Absolutely ridiculous!
Soaking wet and wounded in several places, Snorlax panted heavily, but still stood tall.
Sharpedo, meanwhile, lay where it had fallen.
"Sharpedo is unable to battle! Snorlax wins!"
"Snorlax weathered Sharpedo's fierce attacks and Hydro Pump, then turned the tables with Heavy Slam and sliding Thunder Punches!"
Ed and Nessa exchanged looks.
"Snorlax can actually use its belly like that!"
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The spectators were equally dumbfounded.
Li Wei felt he had to make something clear.
"Only Ash's Snorlax can do that."
"Red's probably could too..."
Red shook his head.
"I've never tried. I could give it a go sometime."
Blue couldn't help raising an eyebrow.
This really had been Ash's spur-of-the-moment inspiration.
Neither Li Wei, Blue, nor Professor Kukui had taught him this. Simply put, it was his unpredictability at work.
Lorelei had heard a little about Ash's Snorlax.
"Ash's Snorlax can swim. It can even do the butterfly stroke. Back then, it traveled all over the Sevii Islands just to eat fruit."
"What an astonishing Snorlax."
"That belly slide really was unexpected."
"It made the absolute most of its endurance!"
"Incredible staying power, and perfectly timed bursts of strength."
Wallace recalled Sharpedo.
He honestly didn't know what