Having drawn first blood, Cheng Tian naturally wanted to press his advantage. Before his opponent could send out another Pokémon, he hurriedly ordered Aron to release Stealth Rock.
The girl's second Pokémon was quite distinctive as well: a Lokix, another specialty species from the Inner Mongolia region.
Although this Lokix crashed headfirst into Stealth Rock as soon as it took the field, that did not stop it from showing its strength.
Its Ability was Tinted Lens, which allowed moves that were not very effective to deal normal damage. True to its name, this Pokémon could hop around like a locust. Its limbs were extremely powerful, and a light jump could send it soaring high. Lokix generally had only one way of fighting: suppressing its opponent with an all-out assault as swift as thunder before the ears could catch it.
Commonly known as: wild flailing.
Whatever its opponent's type, as long as their level was not too much higher than its own, it would open with a barrage of blows. With a little luck, its wild punches might even fell an old master and snatch an easy win. In any case, Tinted Lens meant it did not care what moves it used, since they would deal normal damage regardless.
To hell with tactics, then. Just start swinging!
It had to be said that this kind of brute-force approach sometimes really worked. Lokix learned several Fighting-type moves after evolving, which was certainly not good news for Aron, with its quadruple weakness to Fighting.
Correction: for an ordinary Aron.
Lokix launched its assault immediately, relying mainly on two moves: Brick Break and Double Kick.
This was where its leg muscles showed their advantage. Lokix attacked as it bounded around, while Aron could do nothing about it. Its opponent was too fast; before Aron