"Ding! Claydol lost an official battle! Gained 120 Training Points! Gained a large amount of experience!" "Ding! Proficiency increased for Confusion, Trick Room, Psychic, and Rapid Spin!"
"As expected of contestant Xiao Yi's ace, Samurott! That powerful combination skill finally broke through Claydol's defenses! The Ice-type attack was super effective!"
"This is also contestant Yong's first defeat since entering the tournament! But Samurott has taken heavy damage as well! Can contestant Xiao Yi keep turning things around? He has only three Pokémon available, while contestant Yong still has five! Things still don't look good for him..."
The announcer's voice rose above the audience's cheers, echoing clearly throughout the arena.
In the topmost private box,
Mr. Lucian said with some regret,
"What a pity. This Samurott's force domain complements its combination skill far too well! Its Water-type attack became an Ice-type attack, and its power increased dramatically..."
"They're both at the peak of the elite level. It comes down to who has more trump cards!"
Grandmother Kikuya said with a warm smile,
"Claydol certainly has a talent for psychic powers, but it's far too specialized. It didn't bring out its Ground-type strength at all..."
"With that boy Yong's understanding of Rock, Ground, and Steel types, he shouldn't have overlooked its Ground typing..."
On the battlefield,
Yong took out another Pokémon Ball and smiled at Xiao Yi and Samurott.
"Such powerful force domain energy! It certainly deserves the name 'Trick Blade'..."
"Hahaha..."
Xiao Yi rubbed his nose and said smugly,
"Well? Since Water-type attacks couldn't break through your defenses, I switched to Ice-type attacks. And it worked surprisingly well! Yong... looks like you haven't trained your resistance to every type weakness as thoroughly as your Water-type resistance!"
The boy smiled faintly.
So he noticed?
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