As the battle began, Xia You and Azhe issued their commands at the same time.
Unlike Azhe, who wanted to fight at close quarters, Xia You had Blastoise launch an attack from a distance.
Quagsire was too slow to dodge in time, and Azhe was unwilling to take the attack without fighting back, leaving him no choice but to retaliate.
Two streams of water shot from the Pokémon's mouths, one after the other.
Amid the splashing spray, the two streams, one thick and one thin, met in midair. Needless to say, the thicker one was Blastoise's Hydro Pump, while the thinner one was Quagsire's Water Gun.
Whoosh...
As the two streams collided, Hydro Pump blasted Water Gun apart, scattering it into countless droplets that fell to the ground. Hydro Pump continued forward without losing its momentum and finally struck Quagsire.
Hit by Hydro Pump, Quagsire swayed slightly.
Although its Ground typing was weak to water, fortunately, Quagsire also had a Water typing, sparing it any extra damage.
As for why it had used Water Gun against Blastoise, it was not deliberately refusing to use a powerful Water-type move. As a dual-type Pokémon, it also knew a number of Ground-type moves, and its selection of Water-type moves was simply far too limited!
Now, seeing Quagsire come off worse at long range only strengthened Azhe's resolve to get close to Blastoise.
At his command, Quagsire jumped into the water and swam toward Blastoise underwater, preventing Blastoise from attacking it across the surface again.
A blue figure swam through the water.
A few seconds later, when Quagsire leaped out of the water, it was already right in front of Blastoise. Before it even landed on the stone pillar, it raised both claws high and reached for Blastoise!
The move's opening was unmistakable. It