This time, the Water Field consisted of a central patch of land surrounded by a ring-shaped pool.
The central land was large enough for a Pokémon like Rhyhorn to run around on, which was why Dushe had felt confident sending it out.
Facing this Ground- and Rock-type Rhyhorn, Xia You sent out Crystal Steelix to counter it.
Thud.
Crystal Steelix's reappearance and heavy landing drew another round of cheers from the audience. Facing this enormous opponent, Rhyhorn showed no sign of backing down. Instead, it pawed the ground with a forefoot, looking eager to try its strength.
As it turned out, it did have grounds for its confidence.
Like a cross between a horned dinosaur and a rhinoceros, its armored body looked incredibly tough. Once it started running, the destructive force it could unleash was undoubtedly terrifying!
Seeing Xia You send out Crystal Steelix, Dushe couldn't help smiling a little in his command area.
Everything was going just as he had imagined!
In fact, he had begun studying Xia You's lineup long ago. He had to admit that, after watching his matches, every one of his Pokémon was impressive.
Still, since he had never faced them directly, although they seemed somewhat troublesome, he believed he could handle them.
In particular, he had noticed that, compared with his performance at the Indigo Conference, Xia You seemed less inclined to exploit type advantages at the Silver Conference, preferring head-on clashes instead!
That gave him more room to work with.
Naturally, he had his reasons for choosing Rhyhorn this time. Sure enough, just as he had predicted, Xia You had sent out that extremely rare Crystal Steelix to meet him head-on!
*Hmph, it might be big, but when it came to a contest of strength, my specially trained Rhyhorn has never been afraid