After taking another Ice Beam head-on while still in good health, Clodsire retaliated with a mouthful of Toxic straight to Ludicolo's face.
After that exchange of blows, Qingyu recalled Clodsire again and sent out Chansey to cover the next Ice Beam.
For Chansey, whose special bulk was maxed out, it was barely more than a tickle.
After Chansey put up a Light Screen in return, the rain on the field finally stopped.
"Now this is trouble..."
Wallace sighed in frustration.
He had no good options against this Chansey, so he could only switch again.
The match had barely begun, yet for various reasons, he had already lost count of how many times he had switched.
His opponent's control over the pace was truly top-notch. In their earlier battles of prediction, his opponent had anticipated almost every move he intended to make, leaving him struggling to play comfortably.
What kind of Trainer would put together such an absurd defensive lineup...?
Someone highly skilled, but who disliked winning through conventional battle tactics, instead using all sorts of unexpected moves to cement his advantage.
Probably an expert at using poison, right?
With people holding varying degrees of prejudice against certain types, Ace Trainers who specialized in Poison-types were actually very rare.
The only person Wallace could think of was Koga, the Poison-type master from Kanto.
Still, it probably wasn't him.
That veteran was from Kanto and wasn't familiar with Pokémon such as Glimmora and Clodsire.
Besides, rather than guessing who his opponent was, the most important thing was to hold on and wrest a victory from this match.
Wallace took a deep breath and quickly regained his composure.
The frequent switches had completely disrupted his offensive momentum. If he wanted to win, he would have to pick up the pace and go all