Bang!
The electromagnetic bomb shot toward Lairon like a homing missile, but it could do nothing against the barrier of Protect.
Ma Yinlei smiled. "Go higher and keep using Electro Ball."
Magneton floated upward and continued bombarding Lairon with Electro Balls.
Faced with its opponent's shameless offensive and hampered by paralysis, Lairon could only fall to the ground in bitter defeat.
Ye Qing recalled Lairon, feeling rather helpless about its defeat.
Still, that was all right. A few small setbacks along everyone's path of growth were a good thing. After all, who could go through life winning every battle?
In principle, a Gym Leader was supposed to guide Trainers. He shouldn't have deliberately made Magneton rise higher to make Lairon's attacks more difficult. That made the battle a foregone conclusion, so how could it help a Pokémon uncover its potential?
Was this Gym Leader unhappy with his reckless choice of types?
After all, in terms of type matchups, Lairon had no advantage over Magneton whatsoever.
It wouldn't even be an exaggeration to call himself a master of battling against type disadvantages.
Casting aside the jumble of thoughts in his head, Ye Qing took out Infernape's Poké Ball and tossed it into the air.
"Ah-cha!"
Flames scattered everywhere as Infernape appeared in a blaze, staring at Magneton with fighting spirit to spare.
"An Infernape? Judging by its coat and the intensity of its flames, you've raised it well."
Although Ma Yinlei felt a little disappointed that Ye Qing hadn't sent out Kirlia, he didn't show it. Instead, he kept praising Infernape.
Feeling the Poké Ball at his waist shaking, Ye Qing let Lairon out. After the Poké Ball's treatment, Lairon's injuries had healed, though its stamina had yet to recover.
"Lai."
Lairon apologetically expressed its regret to its Trainer. It hadn't