Liam considered the situation. With the defensive play, Polly still had a bit of energy left. Nevertheless, having Polly as strong as possible when the next pokémon came into play would be best. He decided not to do anything risky, however. Using Polly's enhanced, speed, he flicked back on the controller, causing Polly to fly backwards just before the blow landed. The fighting-type move landing with reduced velocity and half efficiency due to the psychic-type conversion, Polly took minimal damage. He then fired up Polly's recunstruction program, but it glitched out, resulting in only a partial Recovery. Nevertheless, the Riolu should be spent. Polly could give the next pokémon a bit of a tough time before it had to be recalled.