However...
Xia You looked up at the ceiling. This battle wasn't without its advantages.
Through the bright glass dome, the sun could be clearly seen, emitting soft daylight.
Today, it was still a clear day...
"Let's begin!" Seeing that both Pokémon were ready, Ayame loudly commanded, without waiting for Sakura to speak, "Krabby, use Water Gun!"
A thick stream of water shot out from Krabby's mouth, heading straight for Bulbasaur!
"Bulbasaur, dodge it and use Vine Whip!"
Hearing the command, Bulbasaur leaped to the side to dodge the attack, while two Vine Whips extended from the flower bud on its back, lashing out at Krabby.
However, in the next second, Krabby dove into the water, and the Vine Whips only caused ripples on the surface!
In their first exchange, neither side gained any advantage.
Regardless of whether these three sisters were solely dedicated to synchronized swimming, their strength was not easily underestimated!
Ayame, however, suddenly smiled upon seeing the stalemate.
"Well, one in the water and one on land, it's hard to decide a winner with attacks like this. It seems we need to change our approach. Krabby, get onto that floating board!"
"Oh?" Xia You raised an eyebrow, slightly surprised by her command. "Giving up your home-field advantage to fight Bulbasaur face-to-face, is that really a good idea?"
Ayame tilted her head back, clearly full of confidence.
"Don't worry, unlike Peony's Goldeen, my Krabby is still very strong even on land! Krabby, use Glare!"
Krabby's four crab legs moved quickly, and it soon scuttled sideways onto the floating board where Bulbasaur was. Immediately, its dull eyes suddenly glowed red, fixating on Bulbasaur.
Is she trying to make Bulbasaur weaker through fear?
Xia You calmly said, "Bulbasaur, don't be affected by it, use Growth!"
Bulbasaur's body suddenly emitted a faint green light.
Growth is a move that increases the user's Attack. And because it's a sunny day with ample sunlight, using Growth now will additionally increase the move's power!
Seeing such an opportunity, Ayame's eyes lit up, and she quickly said, "Krabby, quickly use Water Gun!"
Because it couldn't dodge in time, the Water Gun directly hit Bulbasaur. Although Bulbasaur's Defense was weakened due to Glare, Water Type attacks against Grass Type naturally deal half damage. Therefore, even though it hit Bulbasaur at this moment, it didn't cause Bulbasaur much more damage.
"Bulbasaur, it's our turn to retaliate! Use Tackle!"
Understanding that with Growth's boost, this attack would be extremely powerful, Ayame didn't dare to be careless.
"Krabby, quickly use Harden!"
As she spoke, before Bulbasaur approached, Krabby's body shimmered, and from its appearance alone, it was clear it had become sturdier and smoother.
With a thud, Krabby took a solid Tackle and couldn't help but take a step back.
Fortunately, it didn't seem to be seriously hurt, and even had enough energy to counterattack!
"Now, Krabby, use Crabhammer!"
At Ayame's command, Krabby's large pincer extended forward and tightly clamped onto Bulbasaur's neck.
Because Crabhammer is a Normal attribute move, it won't be weakened by Grass Type and Poison Type. Combined with Glare, it can indeed cause considerable damage to Bulbasaur, which made Bulbasaur instinctively cry out in pain.
However, Xia You obviously wouldn't sit idly by.
"Use Vine Whip!"
The Vine Whips rose high from the flower bud, then fell heavily, and each strike inflicted great damage on Krabby.
Clap, clap... clap, clap...
After taking a few hits, Krabby couldn't bear the pain and had no choice but to retreat, moving away from Bulbasaur.
This also allowed Bulbasaur to regain its freedom!
Moreover, the tables had turned!
"Then, next, it's our turn!"
Narrowing his eyes, Xia You commanded, "Use Leech Seed!"
A tiny seed instantly flew out of the flower bud and, at an extremely fast speed, attached itself to Krabby's body. Immediately, this Leech Seed began to grow rapidly. In just the blink of an eye, several long vines had already grown and tightly wrapped around Krabby!
This time, it was Krabby's turn to be unable to move!
Seeing the unfavorable situation, Ayame still wanted to make a final stand: "Krabby, quickly go back into the water."
This was undoubtedly the best solution.
However...
Only now thinking of escaping?
Too late!
Xia You chuckled, then issued the final command.
"Bulbasaur, finish it off, use Vine Whip!"
Two Vine Whips rapidly approached, striking Krabby hard before it could enter the water. Besides the double damage due to the attribute advantage, the Leech Seed was also emitting a faint green light, absorbing Krabby's remaining stamina.
This time, Krabby finally couldn't hold on and collapsed on the floating board.
Ayame paused for a moment, then sighed.
"I lost too..."
With that, she took out a Poké Ball and recalled Krabby back into it.
Xia You had won two battles in a row.
Now, only Sakura remained.
Seeing her two younger sisters defeated, Sakura's expression became solemn.
She slowly walked to the Trainer's command area, carefully observing Xia You.
"You are truly strong and very calm. I can tell you are an excellent Trainer. However, we won't give up so easily! Come out, my Pokémon, Seel!"
As her Poké Ball opened, a grayish-white Pokémon resembling a sea lion appeared in the pool.
From its appearance, this Pokémon had a protrusion on its head, upward-curving teeth on both sides of its mouth, a sticking-out tongue, and a tail split into two, not much different from a common sea lion in his previous life.
Because he wasn't very familiar with it, Xia You took out his Pokédex and aimed it at Seel to scan it.
And the Pokédex quickly provided feedback.
"Beep, Seel, the Sea Lion Pokémon, Water attribute. They generally live among icebergs and use the sharp protrusion on their heads to break through ice and swim in the sea. Their entire body's skin is very thick, allowing them to move freely even at -40 degrees Celsius."
Unlike Goldeen and Krabby, this Seel could be said to possess both flexibility and close-range attack capabilities, making it even more difficult to deal with.
"Come back, Bulbasaur."
Xia You recalled Bulbasaur and sent out his last Pokémon, also his ace—Ralts.
"Ralts, it's all up to you!"
Hearing its Trainer's instructions, Ralts let out a soft cry, and with a Teleport, appeared on the floating board.
It looked at Seel, and in its eyes beneath its bangs, a light seemed to flicker, and the surface of its body had already quietly changed.
"Is it called Ralts?" Looking at Ralts's cute appearance, Sakura immediately fell in love with this Pokémon and couldn't stop examining it. "I saw it just now, it's so adorable! Is it a Pokémon from another region?"
"That's right, Ralts is not a Pokémon from the Kanto region." Xia You nodded, then kindly reminded her, "Please be careful, Miss Sakura. It's a Psychic and Fairy attribute, quite difficult to deal with."
"What a gentle and handsome man." Sakura smiled, but also said, "But I won't go easy because of that! Seel, use Aqua Jet!"
Aqua Jet, where the user surrounds its body with water and charges at the opponent, is a more powerful Water attribute physical attack move than Water Gun. The fact that this Seel can use this move indicates that its level is indeed not low.
However, it would still be somewhat difficult for such an attack to hit Ralts!
"Ralts, dodge it!"
Xia You spoke softly, and in the next second, Ralts's body instantly vanished from its spot, appearing on another floating board.
This easily dodged the attack!
"Psychic attribute Pokémon are really troublesome."
Sakura shook her head and sighed with emotion, but soon she smiled and said, "In that case, let's first restrict its ability. Seel, use Icy Wind!"
A fierce cold wind erupted from Seel's mouth, encompassing Ralts and a large nearby area. Its power was so strong that it directly lowered the temperature of the battle arena to below zero, and even the water surface was frozen into a thick layer of ice!
Although Ralts used Teleport to dodge this area attack again, its speed was still inevitably greatly affected due to the surrounding environment.