At the sight of Psyduck taking the field, Ash immediately lit up with delight, looking very happy. Then, as though afraid Misty might change her mind, he hurriedly ordered Kingler to attack.
Kingler moved sideways across the water, charging swiftly toward Psyduck.
Perhaps because Psyduck had spent too long struggling in the water, or because Kingler looked too intimidating, Psyduck seemed to have already lost the will to fight. All Psyduck did was lower that big head and lie trembling on the stone pillar, leaving it completely exposed to Kingler.
Naturally, Ash would not let an opportunity like this slip by.
Once Kingler reached Psyduck, he gave the order without hesitation. Kingler raised that oversized claw, clamped it around Psyduck's vacant-looking head, and hoisted Psyduck's entire body into the air!
As the claw kept tightening, Psyduck writhed in agony, that plump body twisting back and forth. The spectators felt sorry for Psyduck, yet also found the sight a little funny.
Everyone was thinking the same thing: Psyduck could not swim and had no will to fight. Was sending a Pokémon like this into battle really anything but a joke?
Unlike the spectators, who had no idea what was going on, only Xia You and Brock in the stands shook their heads helplessly at the sight.
Seriously, of all the places Kingler could have grabbed with that huge claw, why did it have to grab Psyduck's head...
Looks like Ash really has let this go to his head...
Has he still not remembered that the worse Psyduck's headache gets, the more incredible power Psyduck can unleash?
Sure enough, just as the pain became unbearable, Psyduck's body suddenly began to glow faintly blue.
Only upon seeing Psyduck like this did Ash belatedly catch on. As though recalling some unpleasant memory, his expression