An unexpected turn at the tournament (Thanks to Unlucky One Gambling Boat for the Top Supporter Badge!)

"Charge in with Aqua Tail!"

Ye Qing did not choose Rain Dance. He was betting that Serperior had not mastered Leaf Storm and did not want to give his opponent time to prepare by using Rain Dance.

If Leaf Storm started snowballing, Milotic would be unable to contend with it even under Rain Dance.

"Glare!"

Since you aren't choosing Rain Dance, I'll have to create an opening for myself!

Xie Yu was puzzled. Normally, Ye Qing's Milotic always opened with Rain Dance as soon as it entered battle, so why wasn't he using it against him?

Could he know that my Serperior has Contrary?

That did not make sense either. Even if he had guessed that its Ability was Contrary, he could not possibly know that Serperior had already learned Leaf Storm.

Serperior had not yet mastered Leaf Storm, and it took relatively long to execute the move. Xie Yu had intended to attack while Milotic used Rain Dance, but that no longer seemed possible.

All sorts of thoughts flashed through Xie Yu's mind, but he could not come up with a reasonable explanation.

Serperior flicked its tail and shot out of the water. The strange markings on its belly lit up like demons about to burst free.

Boom!

Milotic's tail slammed into Serperior's face, while Milotic itself was paralyzed.

Being slapped in the face by a woman infuriated the proud Serperior, who swore to pin this Milotic beneath it!

Why do they all love hitting the face...?

Ye Qing felt a little embarrassed. His Pokémon all seemed to enjoy slapping faces. This was practically adding insult to injury.

"Leaf Storm!"

Xie Yu pointed at Milotic and shouted. As long as its paralysis kicked in, Serperior would have enough time to execute Leaf Storm.

"Refresh, then Hydro Pump!"

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