Hammer Arm's power erupted underwater, and the great waves it raised finally settled.
But before anyone could react, the still surface began to boil again!
Splash!
Ripples spread across the water!
An enormous spray of water wrapped around two Pokémon as they burst through the surface!
Rhyperior was tangled up with a blue-bodied Pokémon. Two feeler-like appendages wound around its arms, while its opponent pressed against its back. Amid the spraying water, they crashed together onto a stone pillar's platform!
"That's..."
Yong finally got a clear look at the Pokémon.
It resembled a giant catfish, with dark blue skin and a yellow belly.
Its enormous oval head sported spongy, light blue lips, with a pair of slender yellow whiskers growing from the corners of its mouth. Those whiskers had stretched considerably and were now wrapped around Rhyperior's arms, restricting its movements!
Being able to suppress Rhyperior's tremendous strength was proof enough that this Pokémon was no weakling!
Even though being underwater limited Rhyperior's strength, its opponent had restrained its movements through sheer physical power alone-and had clearly avoided that earlier Hammer Arm!
The Pokémon had pectoral fins resembling stubby little arms, and pelvic fins like tiny hind legs. They were the same color as its skin, while only its enormous dorsal fin was light blue, with three black spots on it.
"Whiscash... no wonder!"
Yong nodded in understanding.
"With its Ground typing, no wonder it could withstand Thunderbolt!"
Ground-type Pokémon were immune to Electric-type moves on land. In the water, however, even a Pokémon like Whiscash, whose Ground typing completely negated the power of Electric-type moves, was not absolutely immune. It would still take some damage, though that damage was almost negligible.
Unfortunately, although being in the water greatly increased a Pokémon's chance of becoming paralyzed, Whiscash's Ground typing reduced