[How did Bellibolt fall asleep in the middle of a battle? How can you sleep at your age?]
[You must not watch much of Iono's streams. There's a reason her Bellibolt sleeps!]
[Wait, didn't Bellibolt set up Electric Terrain? How can it fall asleep?]
Iono's play immediately sparked a heated discussion in the chat.
As they had pointed out, besides boosting the power of Electric-type moves, Electric Terrain also instantly woke sleeping Pokémon through static electricity.
But...
After surveying the battlefield, Qingyu quickly confirmed one thing-
The Dig he had used earlier seemed to be a double-edged sword.
It had landed an effective attack, but it had also destroyed the Electric Terrain Bellibolt had previously set up.
That was why Iono had boldly ordered Bellibolt to use Rest!
Qingyu couldn't help raising his eyebrows.
Although Rest put the Pokémon using it to sleep, it also rapidly healed all its injuries.
It was a shameless move that many tank Pokémon learned.
All they had to do was lie down, and all their opponent's sweat and effort went straight down the drain.
A certain Snorlax deserved to be called out for this!
Moreover, while the move's price seemed to be the unbearable prospect of becoming a sitting duck for who knew how long, in reality...
Almost every Pokémon that used Rest could learn another move that paired with it.
Sleep Talk!
So even though Bellibolt had fallen asleep, Qingyu wasn't in any hurry to attack.
"Riolu, Work Up!"
He chose the safer strategy of keeping his distance and strengthening Riolu on the spot.
Bellibolt's next action was exactly what he had expected.
Still asleep, Bellibolt soon stretched out a stubby arm to scratch its body, then casually scooped up a handful of dirt and hurled it behind itself.
When a sleeping Pokémon