As the Poké Ball opened, a flash of blue light revealed an eager Jolteon in front of Dewgong.
In terms of typing, Dewgong was a Water- and Ice-type Pokémon, so Jolteon's Electric-type moves were twice as effective against him. Before the battle had even begun, Xia You seemed to have gained a considerable advantage.
Pryce knew this perfectly well, but his expression did not change.
After all, he had been a Pokémon Trainer for over fifty years and fought countless battles. What hadn't he seen?
Over all those years, even before facing Xia You, Dewgong had battled dozens of Jolteon. Naturally, Pryce had his own approach to fighting at a type disadvantage!
Come on, young champion. Let me see just what makes you different from everyone else!
When the match began, both sides issued commands at the same time.
Anticipating that Xia You would open with an Electric-type move, Pryce's first command was for Dewgong to erect an ice wall in front of himself!
Sure enough, as Dewgong slapped his flippers together, an ice wall suddenly rose from the ground. The next second, Jolteon's Thunder Shock struck it with lightning speed!
Bang!
Perhaps it was because Dewgong was so powerful that the ice wall he created was thick and hard, or perhaps it was because Electric-type moves had no type advantage against ice. In any case, the attack failed to shatter it, merely sending showers of ice chips flying!
"Jolteon, go around!"
At Xia You's call, Jolteon moved his legs and circled to one side.
Unfortunately, although his claws were sharp, they were ill-suited to running on ice. His speed dropped considerably, giving Dewgong more time to react.
By the time Jolteon reached Dewgong's other side and had just gathered an electric current, Dewgong fired an Ice Shard attack at