Hearing Cynthia's command, Yao Jie sneered.
This woman really is all boobs and no brains. With Gengar's Attack, how much damage could it possibly...
Before Yao Jie could finish that thought, he saw something that left him dumbstruck.
Gengar dodged Iron Tail, climbed up Onix's massive body onto its head, and punched it square in the face.
Then Onix collapsed.
"Use Toxic."
Cynthia gave her opponent no chance to respond, immediately ordering Gengar to use Toxic.
Onix, which had survived with a sliver of health thanks to Sturdy, took a mouthful of thick phlegm from Gengar straight to the face. It shuddered, then lost its ability to battle.
The poison left Onix twitching uncontrollably.
"Next."
"Damn it! Come out, Rapidash!"
Yao Jie's second Pokémon, Rapidash, was his true ace.
The moment Rapidash appeared, Gengar spat a mouthful of thick phlegm into its face.
Yao Jie was on the verge of tears. How could such a cute girl fight so dirty?
"Rapidash, hang in there! Use Flame Charge!"
"Psychic!"
Cynthia had an excellent sense for Pokémon battles. She told Gengar there was no need to control Rapidash's entire body with Psychic.
Gengar nodded, seized one of Rapidash's legs with Psychic, and yanked.
Rapidash went crashing down mid-Flame Charge, its powerful momentum sending it tumbling twice.
Cynthia sneered.
"Shadow Punch."
Gengar knocked Rapidash unconscious with a single Shadow Punch.
The poison made Rapidash foam at the mouth.
Cynthia recalled Gengar with a smile, then turned and left.
Gengar giggled, its large tongue wriggling around a Toxic Orb held in its mouth.
Cynthia had given Gengar that Toxic Orb. With it, Gengar's Toxic was extraordinarily potent.
Even if Yao Jie's Pokémon could recover at the Pokémon Center, they would still be badly weakened.
They would be unable to compete for the next two