"What a powerful Steelix! Just one hit, and Slugma went down without any chance to fight back! Fortunately, Ember still struck its opponent. Although it clearly didn't do much damage, Steelix must have felt it a little!"
The host worked hard to find as much to say as possible, trying to make the two Pokémon sound evenly matched!
The referee stepped forward to examine Slugma carefully, then quickly returned to the sidelines and announced his decision.
"Slugma is unable to battle! Steelix wins!"
Ding! Trapinch lost an official match battle. Earned 10 Training Points! Gained a moderate amount of experience! Ding! Proficiency increased for Sand Tomb, Dig, and Bulldoze!
Huh? The system counted that as a loss for Trapinch?
Yong listened to the system notifications, puzzled.
Ding! Steelix won an official match battle! Earned 100 Training Points! Gained a large amount of experience! Ding! Iron Tail proficiency increased!
"Thanks for your hard work!"
Smiling, Yong recalled Steelix, who had barely needed to exert any effort, into its Pokémon Ball, then sent out Trapinch again now that it had woken up.
Standing calmly on the somewhat battered arena, Yong ignored the vicious glare from across the field. Utterly unflappable, he simply watched in silence.
I've made my move. Your turn!
In the waiting area, Kong was pondering which of his Pokémon could handle Steelix. After thinking for a long while, he shook his head regretfully.
"Looks like my chances are pretty grim again this time!"
The host's enthusiastic voice rang throughout the venue.
"Oh! Contestant Yong has sent out Trapinch again! It seems to have recovered from its sleep while it was back in its ball!"
"This is a great opportunity for contestant Xiao Guang! He can gain a type advantage! What will he choose?"
Watching the