After diving into the water, the two Pokémon quickly vanished from sight. Fortunately, underwater cameras could show the audience what was happening below from fixed angles.
As for the two Trainers, they naturally lost track of their Pokémon once they went underwater, too. With the water preventing their commands from reaching their Pokémon, they could no longer direct the battle.
This was when their Pokémon's combat training truly showed its worth.
Through the big screen, everyone could clearly see Golduck swimming swiftly underwater, thanks to its streamlined body, long tail, and webbed feet.
But Blastoise was no slower.
It was, after all, the Pokémon that had helped Xia You win the City of Water tournament. Perhaps straight-line swimming was not Blastoise's specialty, but its muscles were stronger, and great strength often provided greater propulsion and explosive power!
Gurgle... gurgle...
The crowd could not hear the underwater battle, but the footage still showed just how fierce it was.
Relying on its greater agility, Golduck kept circling Blastoise, darting this way and that, occasionally closing in for a swipe.
With its hard shell protecting it, Blastoise only needed to deal with attacks from the front. A slight turn from it forced Golduck to expend more energy swimming a wide circle before it could find a suitable position to attack.
As the fight continued, however, Dushe began to sense something was wrong.
Blastoise suddenly withdrew its head and limbs into its shell. Its enormous shell then began spinning wildly, faster and faster. Before long, he noticed that the water in the pool had begun rotating along with it.
This is bad!!
"Golduck, get out of there!"
Dushe shouted toward the bottom of the pool, but how could his voice possibly reach Golduck?
Fortunately, Golduck had also noticed something underwater. It hurriedly turned and