Chapter 144 - 144: Protect is Really Useful!
"Slowpoke, control the Water Gun with your psychic power. Murkrow, use Wing Attack!"
"Yadon!" Slowpoke's eyes shone with a blue glow as it controlled the trajectory of the Water Gun, making the jet take an unexpected turn.
Even though psychic moves can't harm Sneasel, that doesn't mean psychic power has no effect.
Sneasel, who didn't expect the attack to curve back, tried to dodge while running, but it was too late and was hit squarely by the Water Gun.
However, since the Water Gun was manipulated with psychic power, its force wasn't as strong, causing Sneasel only to stumble slightly.
Taking advantage of the Tailwind, Murkrow charged with its wings cloaked in Flying-type energy, aiming directly at the stumbling Sneasel.
Under normal circumstances, a Pokémon affected by a move wouldn't be able to dodge Murkrow's accelerating attack, but this opponent was different. Murkrow's attack, which never missed when speeding up, surprisingly failed.
Sneasel disappeared in an instant, turning into that dark shadow Cain had seen before, narrowly dodging Murkrow's Wing Attack.
It was using Quick Attack.
Sneasel didn't linger with Murkrow and set its sights on Slowpoke.
It could clearly sense an energy from Slowpoke that it didn't like, and based on its experience surviving and fighting in the wild, it knew that if it hit, that little pink Pokémon would take a lot of damage.