"Mothim, use Disable on that Butterfree."
Aju's voice was filled with coldness and authority as he commanded Mothim to use Disable on Venomoth. Mothim spread its beautiful wings, emitting a mysterious glow.
As Mothim flapped its wings, an invisible force suddenly enveloped Venomoth. It felt its psychic power intensely obstructed, unable to exert any strength. Venomoth tried to break free, struggling to use psychic moves, but no matter how hard it tried, it couldn't.
To be fair, Venomoth's speed had increased with the Tailwind, but its power was still some distance from Mothim. If Xiao Zhi wanted to defeat the opponent, he couldn't keep going head-to-head.
"Venomoth, attack it with Air Cutter!"
Venomoth spread its beautiful wings, gathering the power of the air. Gradually, a blade-like current of air solidified around it.
With a flap of its wings, Venomoth sharply slashed the Air Cutter towards Mothim. In an instant, a dazzling air blade tore through the air, its speed astonishing.
The Air Cutter sliced through the air, carrying a strong airflow and sharp air pressure, rapidly approaching Mothim.
Seeing this, Aju commanded without hesitation: "Use Quick Attack to avoid that move, and then directly use Poison once you get close to the opponent."
Mothim felt the Air Cutter approaching and immediately used Quick Attack, its figure rapidly flickering. It skillfully dodged the sharp edge of the air blade while closing in on Venomoth.
The Air Cutter was like a blade in front of Mothim, cutting through the air with a sharp hum. Mothim skillfully avoided each air blade, demonstrating its agile flying ability.
Soon, it flew to Venomoth's side, and a deep purple Poison liquid had already condensed in front of it.
"Venomoth, use Safeguard!" Xiao Zhi shouted loudly. This move was something Brother Qingfeng personally told him about!
Venomoth closed its eyes, and a protective glow emanated from its entire body. Mothim then splashed the condensed Poison liquid onto Venomoth. However, the Poison disappeared without a trace the moment it touched Venomoth's body.
This was normal, after all, Safeguard is a move that prevents abnormal status conditions for a certain period. Aju wasn't surprised by this situation and continued to command: "Mothim, Psybeam."
Hearing Aju's command, Mothim immediately used Psybeam. It emitted a dazzling light from its wings, and a powerful beam of light shot towards Venomoth's body.
Tailwind had disappeared the moment Safeguard was used. Xiao Zhi saw Mothim's attack and quickly shouted: "Venomoth, dodge quickly!"
Xiao Zhi's command reached Venomoth's ears. It wanted to dodge, but without the boost from Tailwind, its speed made it impossible to successfully avoid this move.
Venomoth was hit by Mothim's Psybeam, the strong light shining directly on it. Suddenly, a huge impact spread throughout its body, and Venomoth was blasted backward.
The current situation made Xiao Zhi a bit uncomfortable. Mothim was starting to exert its power, and Venomoth alone couldn't defeat it: "Venomoth, let's get close to the opponent too, and then use Stun Spore!"
Venomoth rapidly flapped its wings, flying towards Mothim's location. Aju was a bit surprised; he had thought Xiao Zhi would always prioritize offense, not expecting him to use status moves on him.
"Mothim, Bug Buzz, stop the opponent from advancing."
Mothim vibrated its wings, emitting a piercing screech that formed a sound wave, blocking Venomoth's advance.
Venomoth felt the obstruction of the Bug Buzz, but it didn't slow down. It flapped its wings even harder, breaking through the sound wave's block, continuing to approach Mothim.
Mothim continued to emit Bug Buzz, seemingly determined to stop Venomoth. Venomoth pushed forward, flapping its wings, and golden-yellow powder fell from them.
Mothim couldn't dodge in time and was covered in Stun Spore. A faint electric current flashed, clearly indicating it had entered a paralyzed state.
"Come back, Venomoth. Kingler, I'm counting on you!"
Seeing the opponent paralyzed, Xiao Zhi recalled Venomoth to its poké ball, then sent out his recently evolved Kingler.
Now that Mothim was paralyzed, not only was its speed halved, but there was also a chance it couldn't move. This was the perfect time to switch to Kingler.
As for Venomoth, its attacks were merely a drizzle to Mothim. It could be seen that while Venomoth's moves hit frequently, they didn't cause much damage to Mothim.
In game terms, Mothim was currently at about 1/2 of its HP bar.
After all, it was a Mothim that had used Butterfly Dance once, so its special defense was incredibly high.
'Great progress.'
Seeing Xiao Zhi's choice, Li Qingfeng couldn't help but be moved. He hadn't expected Xiao Zhi to learn how to rotate.
Aju became a little more interested. He had thought Xiao Zhi would continue to battle Mothim with Butterfree. "Oh? A rotation? I rarely see a Trainer rotate in front of me."
Taking advantage of Mothim's slow takeoff, Xiao Zhi commanded: "Kingler, charge up and use Shell Blade!"
Kingler moved sideways, raising its giant pincer, and advanced rapidly. Its pincer was extended by water-type energy, like a shining Shell Blade.
It fiercely swung the Shell Blade, launching a fierce attack towards Mothim. The Shell Blade cut a shining arc through the air, tearing the very air apart.
Aju had no intention of dodging, but rather met force with force: "Use psychic power to restrain it."
Mothim nodded. Just as it was about to use its psychic move, an electric current flashed across its body again, indicating the effect of its paralyzed state.
Mothim was hit by Kingler's Shell Blade, and the violent impact caused its body to go limp in the air.
Aju's eyes became serious; he hadn't expected Kingler's attack to be so powerful. Mothim struggled to regain its balance, but the paralysis effect persisted, preventing it from accurately controlling its body.
Mothim's flight became bumpy and unstable, unable to continue dodging Kingler's attacks. Kingler seized the opportunity to raise its giant pincer again, launching a fierce barrage of attacks.
The Shell Blade tore through the air, striking Mothim with a deafening sound. Mothim shrieked in pain after being hit, swaying precariously as it fell towards the ground.
This hit was critical!
Xiao Zhi pressed his advantage: "Kingler, quickly use the final Stomp!"
After Kingler used the move, purple light flashed across its body, and some purple bubbles floated into the air. It quickly rushed to where Mothim was falling, leaped high, and raised its crab leg, preparing for the final Stomp attack.
As Kingler's leg heavily stomped on Mothim, a dull thud echoed. Mothim shrieked in pain again, deeply pressed into the ground by Kingler's powerful Stomp.
Mothim could not bear the pressure from Kingler. It struggled to breathe and was completely unable to move.