"Meowth! The battle isn't over yet! Let's go!"
Tetsuya shouted, and Meowth immediately responded, closing in on Venusaur again.
But Venusaur had put some distance between them just now. Although it wasn't very far, getting close clearly wouldn't be so easy.
Meowth had barely taken a few steps when two vines came whistling straight at him. This time, rather than immediately dodging, he used Double Team, charging at Venusaur from several different angles.
To be honest, Tetsuya felt quite apprehensive about using Double Team.
After all, Xia You had already seen through Sceptile's Double Team at the very beginning. Facing the same move from Meowth now, would he see through it again?
His concerns weren't unfounded. This man's previous performances had already left him trembling, and if he pulled off another astonishing feat, such as seeing through Meowth's Double Team again, Tetsuya wouldn't be all that surprised.
Under his anxious gaze, the vines swept through several copies, dispersing them, but failed to hit the real Meowth!
"Yes!"
Seeing Venusaur pick the wrong targets filled Tetsuya with delight, and he instinctively pumped his fist!
In fact, Xia You couldn't accurately see through Double Team every time. It depended on a whole range of factors, including distance, the Pokémon's size, the surroundings, and even its movements. He also needed to carefully observe the differences between the copies. With Meowth's small build and everything happening in the blink of an eye, he naturally couldn't find a flaw with just one glance.
But Tetsuya's delight didn't last long. Although the vines hadn't hit the real Meowth initially, after dispersing the copies, they immediately swept back at the remaining ones from behind, striking the real Meowth squarely in the back!
With a loud smack, Meowth took the blow and was slammed into the ground like