Shadow Claw was a Ghost-type move!
The instant Excadrill's rapidly spinning form collided with Slowbro, an eerie cloud of black-and-purple mist erupted! Within it, a pair of sharp, spectral claws quietly materialized, then slammed into the opponent hurtling forward with Body Press!
Bang!
Rumble!
The purple light flashed and vanished! The violent clash of energy produced a tremendous explosion the instant the two Pokémon made contact!
Energy battered everything around them!
The waves were torn apart!
The already weakened sandstorm was further diminished by the shock waves, leaving only howling winds and a thin haze of yellow sand across the field!
Whoosh!
Thud!
One after another, the two figures fell, crashing onto the muddy ground and splashing up great sheets of mud...
"A clash of energy! Excadrill used Shadow Claw at the last moment! It collided violently with Slowbro's Body Press!"
"The conditions on the field keep changing..."
"Do we have a result? It looks like both Pokémon were sent flying by the residual energy!"
From his elevated position, the commentator watched the field below, shrouded in the sandstorm and echoing with repeated crashes.
Now, as the sandstorm was steadily dispersed, the view gradually cleared.
The entire field was a muddy mess, littered with soggy pits and rubble.
The receding water seeped into the ground. Rather than a Rock Field, the battlefield now resembled a wetland...
Crack!
Excadrill stood up. Despite being covered in mud, it was still in reasonably good shape. With the support of its Rock Solid talent, and with Slowbro not being a physical attacker to begin with, it had gained the upper hand in that collision.
Across the field, blue light flickered briefly within a pile of rubble, and Slowbro shakily stood up.
Compared with the damage the Fighting-type move had dealt to Excadrill, Shadow Claw