The Eruption Raihan had pinned his hopes on seemed to have dealt barely any damage in the end.
As soon as he realized this, a look of bewilderment crossed his face. At the same time, a question suddenly occurred to him-
Wasn't Qingyu afraid I'd stick with my Sandstorm Team?
He did indeed have two tactical setups. His Sunny Day Team excelled at special attacks, while his Sandstorm Team was better suited to defensive counterattacks and primarily relied on physical damage.
Leading with Sylveon holding an Aspear Berry was such a risky choice. If he had sent out Gigalith or Sandaconda, Qingyu's entire plan would have fallen apart...
Still, the gamble had paid off.
Whether Qingyu's analysis had been thorough enough or he had simply gotten lucky, the situation was what it was. Raihan could only find a way to salvage it as quickly as possible.
Raihan shook his head.
After that sequence of moves, Sylveon seemed to have completed its setup in no time and now held a considerable advantage over Torkoal...
But he had an answer of his own.
"Torkoal, get ready to use Clear Smog!"
Clear Smog was a Poison-type move that only a handful of Pokémon could learn. Besides dealing some damage, it had the unusual effect of clearing an opponent's stat boosts.
Looks like there's still something Qingyu doesn't know. At the very least, he probably doesn't know Torkoal has this move.
Raihan thought to himself as he issued his command.
That made sense, though. After all, if Qingyu had known, it should have been easy to reach one conclusion-
Against Torkoal, any setup move is pointless!
Just as I thought!
Upon hearing Raihan's command, Qingyu instantly narrowed his eyes.
"Sylveon, it's time to put your accuracy to the test..."
"Aim for the openings on