"Hahahahaha! The older I get, the more I like to ramble! Don't mind me, kid!"
Watching Wattson laugh in amazement, Chengjie murmured from the stands,
"Are Pokémon battles really that complicated? How come I never noticed?"
Harada looked at him in amusement and shook his head.
"The view changes depending on where you stand. We're only just getting started, aren't we? Keep working hard!"
Reflecting on his teacher's advice, Harada felt he had learned a great deal. He patted Chengjie's shoulder.
"You'd better work hard. Don't let Yong leave you too far behind!"
"Hmph!"
Chengjie turned his head away in feigned disdain and snorted twice.
"They only tied last time, anyway..."
On the battlefield, Marshtomp returned to its original position, panting slightly. Seeing this, Wattson said,
"Then let's get started again! Voltorb, Tackle!"
There was no time to think up a countermeasure. Yong would have to take a risk!
"Marshtomp, use Water Gun on the ground!"
"Maru!"
Lowering its head, Marshtomp instantly fired a jet of water at the ground!
The recoil propelled Marshtomp into the air.
Wattson frowned. Did he make a mistake?
"You may be a Ground-type, but with water in the mix, Electric-type attacks can work! Electro Ball!"
The faster the user was compared with its opponent, the greater the power!
It was easy to imagine how powerful Electro Ball would be with Voltorb's speed behind it!
Electricity gathered across its body, then formed a ball of lightning as large as Voltorb itself. It shot up along the water jet toward the airborne Marshtomp!
Seeing this, Yong hurriedly ordered,
"Protect!"
White light enveloped Marshtomp as the Electric-type energy exploded around it.
"You can't just keep defending! Keep going, Tackle!"
"Bzzt, bzzt!"
Voltorb bounced off the ground in an instant, streaking toward its airborne target in a flash!