"Gastrodon is unable to battle. Cynthia, please send out your next Pokémon!"
At last, a hint of emotion crept into the referee's voice. Clearly, what had just happened had shaken him quite a bit.
Even so, he maintained his professionalism admirably.
The entire venue was in an uproar. Countless spectators, competitors, and even the host could hardly believe their eyes.
Six consecutive flinches from Air Slash?
Not even a TV show would dare write that!
The odds were simply too low. It was virtually impossible.
Once or twice, people could accept. But three or four times? Even five or six?
How was anyone supposed to accept that?
Yet this supposedly impossible situation had unfolded right before their eyes.
And it had happened in the semifinals of the Pokémon World Championships.
Cynthia froze for a moment, then quickly figured out the reason.
"Is it because of the Ability Serene Grace?"
Chen Shi smiled and nodded, confirming her guess.
Serene Grace doubled the chance of a move's additional effects occurring.
Air Slash originally had a thirty percent chance of causing a flinch. With Serene Grace, that became sixty percent.
And Togekiss was also holding a King's Rock, bringing that chance to seventy percent.
Those odds were already quite high. Six consecutive flinches were surprising, but not entirely unbelievable.
Their conversation carried through the speakers to the entire audience, and everyone finally understood what had happened.
So it was all because of Serene Grace.
Cynthia took a deep breath, then pulled out another Poké Ball and opened it.
It was her Gym-level Spiritomb.
Chen Shi was a little surprised. He had thought Cynthia would send out Glaceon to deal with Togekiss.
But after glancing at Spiritomb's stats, he understood.
Spiritomb had a special move-Skill Swap.
"So that's your plan," Chen Shi murmured.
Sure