The blind selection also introduced all kinds of uncertainty about the Pokémon both sides would send into battle.
Neither knew what kind of opponent they would face.
For Koji, his Kingler was a pure Water-type Pokémon, so although Dragonite had no type advantage against it, its Water-type moves would deal only half damage to a Dragon-type Pokémon.
That was hardly good news.
When the battle began, Kingler quickly approached Dragonite, while Dragonite took off and flew into the air.
Seeing this, with Kingler unable to get close, Koji could only shout, "Kingler, attack with Water Gun!"
Although he knew Water-type moves could do little meaningful damage to Dragonite, it was Kingler's only ranged move, and on such open ground, it was already one of the few options Koji could rely on.
Still, hitting a flying target with a move like that was rather difficult. Dragonite dodged the long stream of water with just a gentle roll.
"Dragonite, use Dragon Rush!"
At Xia You's command, a faint blue-green glow rose from Dragonite's body. After circling a few times in the air, it dove toward Kingler.
"Use Protect!"
Koji hurriedly shouted. He naturally knew Kingler lacked the speed to dodge this Dragon Rush, but clearly, he had a better way to handle it.
Kingler held its two claws in front of its chest, and a similarly wondrous light enveloped its whole body. Just then, Dragonite slammed into Kingler with tremendous force. Although it knocked Kingler several meters back, when Kingler came to a stop, there was not a scratch anywhere on its body!
That was what made Protect so absurd, though Xia You had not expected to defeat Kingler with a single blow.
While Kingler had yet to regain its footing, Xia You immediately launched his offensive.
"Don't give it time to