Long Ze gritted his teeth and recalled Steelix.
"Thanks for the lesson!"
Long Ze forced those words through clenched teeth. Once he said them, his frustration eased considerably, and he gave Su Bai a slight bow.
"Rock Tomb really was an unexpected move, but my teammates will stop you from going any further."
"That's fine. Pikachu and I will be waiting for them!"
Su Bai stroked Pikachu's head.
Long Ze left the field. Next up was a girl with a long ponytail that reached her waist.
"Go! Magmortar!"
The Pokémon the girl sent out was a Magmortar. It seemed to be only a Fire-type.
Dragon Stones were extremely rare, after all.
"Pikachu, use Surf!"
"Magmortar, Protect."
Magmortar's Protect blocked Pikachu's Surf outright.
"Pikachu, Thunderbolt!"
"Rock Tomb!"
Magmortar lowered its arm cannon, and the enormous rocks it fired blocked the current from Thunderbolt.
"Pikachu..."
Su Bai had been about to tell Pikachu to close in with Quick Attack, but something suddenly occurred to him, and he changed his command.
"Grass Knot."
Pikachu's eyes glowed green, and those two stubby little paws clapped together.
Fresh green ropes of grass sprang from the ground, only to burn away as they wrapped around Magmortar.
Su Bai smiled faintly at the sight.
"The Flame Body ability?"
The girl's expression soured when he saw through her strategy.
Su Bai understood now. No wonder she had kept blocking his ranged moves. She had been trying to lure him into close combat.
"Pikachu, get moving!"
"Magmortar, use Lava Plume!"
Pikachu raced across the field. His opponent seemed to have studied Su Bai and Pikachu's battles and knew that Pikachu often relied on high speed to dodge enemy attacks, so she simply used a wide-area attack.
Watching the scorching smoke gradually close in on Pikachu, Su Bai gritted his