Chapter 68: Kricketune's comeback, Douban rating: 10.0
Even with Drapion no longer restricting him, Lance was in no hurry to send out his other Dragonite.
The reason was simple: Scizor could use Bullet Punch to break Dragonite's Multiscale ability.
Although Lance's sudden switch to aggressive play had paid off, at this point, steadily securing victory was clearly better than taking more risks.
Knowing when to change his approach was a quality every excellent Trainer needed.
And after confirming that his opponent had switched in Kingdra, Qingyu, who had recalled Scizor at the same time, silently breathed a sigh of relief.
So far, the timeline was on track!
Heracross entered the field with plenty of health remaining. This might be its only chance to attack in the entire battle.
Of course, there was still a slight problem...
[This won't work. Kingdra knows Hurricane too. This Heracross must've had ten lifetimes of rotten luck to run into Doduo...]
[But it looks like he has no choice now. I believe Teacher Yu will find a way to turn this around!]
[Keep it up, big bro! Beat Mr. Lance, and I'll absolutely shower you with gifts!]
That was right. Although Kingdra wasn't a Flying-type, it knew Hurricane, as a regular Swift Swim user on rain teams.
Even without rain, Qingyu always felt that a Hurricane commanded by Lance would never miss.
"Kingdra, Hurricane!"
"Heracross, Protect!"
Both sides issued their commands simultaneously again, resulting in another classic cancellation. Nothing happened.
It looked like passive defense forced by desperation, but that wasn't the case.
After blocking the deadly gale, faint scorch marks soon appeared on Heracross's body.
"A burn? Is that a Flame Orb?"
Lance frowned, immediately realizing what his opponent intended.
One of Heracross's abilities was Guts. Once it was afflicted with a status condition,