"Charmander, keep using Ember!"
With the type matchup in his favor, Xia You had no need to switch moves. He simply used Fire-type attacks to burn Tangela head-on.
Erika called out, "Tangela, use Constrict!"
Tangela, which had been dodging the flames, made a sharp turn. Spotting an opening, it sent the vines on its body writhing forward at high speed, wrapping them tightly around Charmander!
Was she trying to close the distance and fight at close quarters with Normal-type moves?
But to Xia You, that decision played right into his hands!
With Chlorophyll boosting it, Tangela was far too fast. Xia You had been puzzling over how to finish this battle while conserving as much energy as possible. Now that an opportunity had delivered itself to his doorstep, he certainly wouldn't miss it.
"Charmander, send your Ember along its vines!"
Squeezed continuously by the tightly binding vines, Charmander wore a pained expression. At Xia You's command, it opened its mouth and spat out a burst of embers, using the vines to carry the flames toward Tangela's body!
"Oh no!" Erika cried anxiously. "Tangela! Let go, quickly!!"
But it was already too late to release its grip. The flames raced along the vines toward Tangela!
A second later, Tangela's entire body caught fire, making it look just like a moving fireball!
"Well done!" Xia You said calmly. "Charmander, close in now!"
When Tangela finally managed to shake off the flames, it discovered that an orange-yellow figure had already arrived right in front of it!
Before it could react, Xia You gave another command, and another burst of embers engulfed Tangela!
Fire beat Grass. It was super effective!
Looking at Tangela's extensively burned body, Erika shook her head gently and recalled it, then sent out her second Pokémon.
This peculiar Pokémon resembled