As Aiden Flint and Phoebe once again stepped onto the battlefield, the cheers around the arena surged even louder.
"Aiden, let's go!"
"Lord Aiden must become Hoenn's Champion!"
"Phoebe, at least don't lose too badly!"
Hearing the voices from every direction, Aiden's Luxury Ball flashed red.
A graceful figure appeared.
Gardevoir.
Phoebe's brows furrowed slightly the moment she saw it.
A Psychic-type… against her Ghost-type lineup?
Was Aiden being reckless?
Especially since her next Pokémon was Sableye—Ghost and Dark-type. Psychic-type moves would be completely ineffective against it.
Interesting.
"Ding! Sableye's current attributes are as follows:"
Pokémon: Sableye
Level: 73
Ability: Keen Eye
Type: Ghost / Dark
Potential: Gold
Bond Evolution: Not unlocked
Mega Evolution: Not unlocked
Moves: Disable, Fake Out, Knock Off, Quash, Shadow Claw, Power Gem, Trick…
Phoebe's Pokémon were getting stronger and stronger.
Aiden's lips curved faintly.
"Sableye, looks like we're being underestimated," Phoebe said lightly. "Go all out—Trick!"
"Gardevoir. Teleport—then use Dazzling Gleam."
At present, the Fairy-type had not yet been fully recognized in the mainstream theoretical system.
Researchers like Professor Birch, Professor Oak, and Professor Juniper were still studying the phenomenon after encountering Sylveon and other anomalies.
The proposal to officially establish Fairy as a new attribute was still under review by the League.
Which meant—
Phoebe had no idea that Gardevoir possessed Fairy typing.
And Fairy-type moves were super effective against Dark-types.
Sableye raised the gemstone embedded in its chest, power gathering as it lunged forward.
Too slow.
In a blink, Gardevoir vanished.
Teleport.
Sableye's attack hit empty air.
The next moment—
Gardevoir appeared behind it.
A brilliant burst of radiant Fairy energy exploded outward.
Sableye let out a piercing scream as the impact sent it flying.
"Finish it—Moonblast."
A massive luminous moon manifested above the battlefield, descending like a falling meteor.
Sableye snarled and desperately retaliated—
But before the overwhelming lunar force, it was meaningless.
Boom!
The explosion's shockwave hurled Sableye across the field.
"Ding! Gardevoir has defeated Sableye. Gained 5,937 experience points. Level increased. Current level: Lv75!"
Phoebe's heart tightened.
This Gardevoir… felt even stronger than Umbreon earlier.
"Go, Mismagius!"
A dark-purple specter floated onto the field.
A Pokémon capable of creating illusions and dreamscapes, trapping opponents in fabricated realities.
In Phoebe's eyes, this was her trump card.
But—
Against a powerful Psychic-type Trainer and a Pokémon like Gardevoir?
Dreams were dangerous.
For the one who created them.
"Ding! Mismagius's current attributes are as follows:"
Pokémon: Mismagius
Level: 73
Ability: Levitate
Type: Ghost
Potential: Gold
Bond Evolution: Not unlocked
Mega Evolution: Not unlocked
Moves: Grudge, Astonish, Magical Leaf, Phantom Force, Mystical Fire, Shadow Ball, Trick Room…
"Mismagius—create the dream realm! Drag Gardevoir into it!"
Strange distortions spread across the battlefield.
A warped space formed.
Gardevoir froze in place.
Phoebe's eyes lit up.
"Even Drake's Pokémon fall to this technique. Aiden, this round is mine!"
In the stands, Sidney's expression darkened.
He knew that move well.
He had lost to it before.
The dreamspace was nearly impossible to resist.
But—
Suddenly—
Mismagius shrieked in terror.
Because the moment it established the dream realm—
Gardevoir's psychic power surged into it.
The space changed.
It no longer belonged to Mismagius.
Within the dreamscape, a colossal figure appeared.
Giratina.
Gardevoir had seen the Renegade Pokémon before.
And in this mental world now under her control, she replicated it perfectly.
For Ghost-types, Giratina was the absolute apex.
The ruler of distortion.
The king of specters.
When Mismagius realized that its opponent had transformed into Giratina—
Its will shattered.
Not every Pokémon dared to stand against a Legendary.
Especially those who had never faced one before.
On the battlefield, Mismagius screamed as though witnessing something horrific—
Then fainted outright.
"…Mismagius is unable to battle. Gardevoir wins!"
Even the referee looked confused.
Gardevoir stood calmly, untouched.
Sidney, Glacia, and Drake exchanged bitter smiles.
Phoebe's ultimate weapon—
Had been turned against her.
Her strongest technique had been seized and weaponized.
Now—
She had only one Pokémon remaining.
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