"Chikorita, are you all right?!"
Seeing Chikorita take such damage, Nana's expression changed dramatically, and her heart ached.
Although only two or three short days had passed since she had set off on her journey with her Pokémon, Nana had already formed a deep bond with her. During that time, they had been battling wild Pokémon all along, but they had swept through their opponents, winning every battle with ease. They had never suffered such a heavy blow before!
"Hang in there! Use Growl, quick!"
Chikorita shook her head to clear the dizziness, then let out a cute cry.
As a basic move, Growl was something many Pokémon could use. Although it had little offensive power, it reduced the power of an opponent's moves. In that respect, it had a certain effect and was quite useful.
When the cry reached Dratini's ears, it went straight inside. Even if Dratini did not want to be affected, he could not stop the sound from reaching him.
So, although there was no visible change, Xia You knew that his attack had been weakened!
Xia You's expression, however, did not change at all.
Judging by her performance just now, Chikorita was not particularly strong yet and did not know many moves, merely using Tackle and Razor Leaf over and over.
Compared to her, Dratini was much stronger and knew considerably more moves!
"It doesn't matter if your attack has dropped. Dratini, use Dragon Rage!"
Hearing Xia You's command, energy rapidly gathered inside Dratini. The next second, a shock wave shot from his mouth and struck Chikorita in an instant.
Chikorita had no chance even to dodge before she was knocked to the ground.
After taking two attacks in succession, the damage had already exceeded what she could withstand. Without any struggle, she lost the