As Pineco's evolved form, Forretress looked as though it was encased in hard armor. It had no limbs, and a narrow seam ran along the middle of its red shell, revealing its eyes, while four pipe-like protrusions extended in four directions.
It floated in midair, its appearance so strange that it had none of the obvious characteristics of a Bug-type Pokémon. Instead, it looked more like a mixture of rock and steel.
His Pokémon's type advantage, especially the fact that Venusaur's Grass-type moves could inflict only minimal damage on Forretress, gave Xing Qishan the illusion that he had the upper hand.
But once the battle began, he gradually noticed something was wrong as the fight went on.
Under Xia You's command, Venusaur opened with Tackle, then followed up with Sleep Powder. Although it failed to put Forretress to sleep, it made its body pause, exposing an opening.
Seizing the opportunity, Venusaur used Leech Seed and Growth, strengthening itself while draining its opponent's stamina.
Then, when the moment was right, Xia You ordered Venusaur to knock it down with Double-Edge, bind it with Vine Whip, swing it around in the air more than a dozen times, and slam it hard against the ice. Finally, Leech Seed took effect at that very moment, draining the last of Forretress's stamina.
Boom!
Forretress smashed a large hole in the ice and fell unconscious on the spot.
Xing Qishan's eyes widened. "What!?"
For Xia You, this had been a less-than-perfect battle against a type disadvantage.
The imperfection lay in the fact that, as the wounds all over Venusaur made clear, Xing Qishan's Forretress had used its type advantage to inflict considerable damage on it. Fortunately, despite the disadvantage, he had still emerged victorious!
Shrugging, Xia You said, "See? I told you just now. You should