Chapter 866: An immature rain-Perish Song strategy
Ice shards flew, and blades flashed.
Scyther's Dual Wingbeat struck Gorebyss, while Ice Beam hit Scyther at the same time.
Neither side... was eliminated. Scyther even had half its HP left.
In Koji's hand, the fruit-shaped visual effect of his skill gradually faded.
Flula recognized it. It was an Orange League Trainer Skill that produced an effect similar to a resistance Berry.
The ability Koji used was equivalent to a Yache Berry, also known as an "Ice-resist Berry." When a Pokémon weak to Ice-type moves was struck by an Ice-type attack, it reduced the super-effective damage.
With its Ice weakness mitigated and its own decent base Special Defense of 80, Scyther had half its HP left.
However, Gorebyss's Barrier Points rose.
The equipment she had stored in her item box was a Sitrus Berry. When her HP fell below half, it was automatically consumed, restoring 25% of her HP. Together with the ongoing Aqua Ring, it brought Gorebyss straight back up to 96% Barrier Points.
Already at close range, neither had room to pull back. Dual Wingbeat and Ice Beam clashed again.
It was clear that Koji knew trading for the opposing Gorebyss was worthwhile, while Flula desperately wanted to keep Gorebyss from being eliminated.
Bang-
Ice shards exploded. Scyther had 88% of its Barrier Points remaining;
Gorebyss had 90% remaining.
Both were eliminated.
Actually, Gorebyss had low proficiency with Ice Beam, and its Skill Pathways were complicated, so it could not achieve much with it. She could have used something like Bubble Beam instead.
The problem was that Flula and Gorebyss worked together very poorly, with no rapport at all in their Type Coordination. At one point, Gorebyss had wanted to Dive to avoid a round of damage, but her coordination with