Nimbasa Gym.
Under the eyes of the spectators and reporters, Li Wei and Elesa's friendly match had begun.
Faced with Li Wei's relentless offense,
Elesa chose to take Power-Up Punch head-on.
As Zeraora's Power-Up Punch struck,
Zebstrika neighed, and a vast net woven from golden electricity swept toward Zeraora.
The golden Electroweb did indeed envelop Zeraora.
But Li Wei remained composed. "Tear it apart."
Zeraora tore the golden Electroweb to shreds in an instant.
At the same time, Elesa called out:
"Volt Switch!"
Just as Power-Up Punch was about to land,
Zebstrika turned into a streak of electricity, striking Zeraora before instantly returning to its Poké Ball.
However, thanks to Volt Absorb, the attack not only failed to deal any meaningful damage to Zeraora, but actually helped him recover.
The next Pokémon to enter was Emolga!
Emolga had yellow, winglike membranes that allowed it to glide through the sky.
Elesa snapped her fingers. "Charm!"
"Dodge!"
With his incredible speed, Zeraora moved out of Charm's range.
Elesa murmured, "Still no good?"
The gap in their speed was too great.
Elesa had originally planned to have Zebstrika build up speed with Agility and Flame Charge,
then switch to Emolga using Baton Pass.
But she could no longer reveal that plan.
"Air Slash!"
"Smash through it!"
Zeraora's fists blurred, shattering every Air Slash hurtling toward him as dust and smoke billowed outward.
Li Wei called out, "Get clear of the smoke!"
But what appeared next... was Zebstrika again, charging straight at Zeraora.
Even as Li Wei ordered Zeraora out of the smoke, Elesa had already commanded Zebstrika to use Wild Charge!
Li Wei immediately worked it out. It wasn't Volt Switch or U-turn, so it could only be Baton Pass.
But Emolga hadn't boosted any of its stats,
so it had simply been