Chapter 702 - 701: Knowledge Competition, No Fear
Shedinja, as a Bug- and Ghost-type Pokémon, takes double damage from Flying-, Rock-, Ghost-, Fire-, and Dark-type moves.
Only moves of these five types can harm Shedinja, and Cain’s Gengar’s Shadow Ball is precisely the move that can damage Shedinja.
Kaya’s expression turned somewhat grim, but she didn’t believe Cain had responded specifically because he understood this particular Pokémon.
After all, having been in the League for so long, rarely—if ever—had anyone recognized Shedinja. Kaya herself had only discovered this Pokémon’s existence by flipping through a book on Bug-type Pokémon, and she had tested its traits herself through multiple experiments.
Facing Gengar’s two dark spheres, Shedinja, under Kaya’s command, used Protect just in time to block the first attack. As for the second attack, it was intercepted by Ninjask, which quickly arrived from behind and also used Protect.
However, due to Gengar’s attack, both Pokémon significantly reduced their speed.
Next, Slowking taught them a lesson. With its mouth puffed up, it gathered a large amount of Fire-type energy, as if pouring out lava, directly spraying the two Pokémon.
This time, they had no way to use Protect again, and they were close enough to Slowking that the Flamethrower attack hit them directly.
After so much training, Slowking’s Flamethrower was no longer what it used to be.
Although not as powerful as that of a Fire-type Pokémon, it now had considerable strength.
Through telepathy, upon hearing Cain’s explanation of this Pokémon, Steven showed an expression of understanding. To finish things off, his Metagross condensed a black, spinning ball, directing it straight at Shedinja through the flames with the help of its psychic powers.