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"Hoo!" "Hoo!"
Jacob, having survived the harrowing ordeal, gasped desperately for air. For a terrifying moment, he genuinely thought he was going to die.
Now he finally understood why so many people would fall into eternal slumber when confronting Darkrai in battle.
That overwhelming feeling of powerlessness, surging from the very depths of his heart, was completely incomparable to ordinary Hypnosis techniques. If the attack had dragged on just a little longer, he might truly have fallen into eternal slumber with no hope of awakening.
Although he had been protected by Indeedee's intervention and suffered no physical harm, the feeling of profound loneliness and utter helplessness experienced in that critical moment remained deeply despair-inducing.
It was then that Jacob noticed that, besides his Indeedee, there was also a Shiny Gardevoir positioned protectively in front of him.
This rare blue-colored Gardevoir was Raya's signature ace Pokémon, possessing formidable quasi-Champion level strength. It wore an elegant crown-like headpiece adorned on its head, inlaid with a brilliantly sparkling Gardevoirite Mega Evolution Stone.
The very moment she had sensed Darkrai's surprise attack, Raya had immediately sent out her Shiny Gardevoir to protect Jacob from harm.
She simply hadn't expected Jacob to already possess an effective method to counter Darkrai's devastating Dark Void technique, which made her well-intentioned protective gesture somewhat unnecessary.
"Are you alright?" Raya turned to look at Jacob and the Indeedee standing before him, asking with genuine concern.
"I'm fine," Jacob replied, steadying his breathing.
"Jacob, if I can't successfully stop Darkrai on my own, remember to help me. Don't let it escape our grasp!"
Raya looked at the Darkrai hovering before her, her eyes burning with fierce determination like blazing torches. After investing such a tremendous price in this operation, she had finally gotten her long-desired wish to encounter Darkrai face-to-face. Now, all that remained was to successfully capture Darkrai to achieve complete victory.
"Okay!" Jacob nodded firmly in agreement.
Standing in front of Raya, besides the quasi-Champion level Shiny Gardevoir, there were two other powerful Pokémon deployed: a quasi-Champion level Florges and a quasi-Champion level Sylveon!
The three Pokémon positioned themselves firmly as guardians with Raya behind them, their vigilant gazes fixed intensely on Darkrai floating ominously in the air above.
Its pitch-black body swayed ethereally like dispersing mist, and the Dark-type energy radiating from Darkrai, a Champion-level Pokémon, was as thick and tangible as physical substance, exuding a powerfully oppressive aura that weighed heavily on all present.
Darkrai's crimson gaze swept calculatingly over Raya's three assembled Pokémon before finally landing on Indeedee. It clearly sensed a repellent, opposing energy emanating from the Psychic-type Pokémon.
"Florges, use Calm Mind!"
"Sylveon, set up Misty Terrain!"
"Gardevoir, Mega Evolution!"
Raya's commanding voice rang out clearly through the darkness. The Gardevoirite Mega Evolution Stone embedded in Gardevoir's ornate headpiece erupted with dazzling and brilliantly bright light, connecting harmoniously with the radiant light emanating from the matching jewelry worn on Raya's chest.
The pure white light of Mega Evolution bloomed magnificently in the dark night, completely enveloping Gardevoir's slender body, stretching and transforming its very form.
The evolutionary light gradually dissipated, revealing the transformed figure of Mega Gardevoir in all its glory.
Its original elegant blue dress had transformed into a stunning pure black princess's puffy gown after completing Mega Evolution. Its cold, piercing eyes gazed directly at Darkrai suspended in the night sky.
The Mega Evolved Gardevoir had gained an added touch of refined nobility to its bearing, exuding a queen-like aura of command, and its overall battle strength had also surged dramatically!
A quasi-Champion level Gardevoir would have absolutely no realistic chance against a full Champion-level Darkrai in direct combat, but after undergoing Mega Evolution, it had finally gained the necessary power to fight on equal terms!
"Gardevoir, use Hyper Voice!"
The Mega Evolved Gardevoir had gained the extremely valuable Pixilate ability, and most importantly for this battle, its special attack stat had received a massive strategic boost.
Gardevoir's base special attack was already extraordinarily high to begin with, and after completing Mega Evolution, it soared impressively to rank eleventh in special attack power among all known Pokémon across all their various forms, tied precisely with Mega Ampharos and Calyrex, standing even higher than the formidable Mega Charizard Y!
It was important to remember that positioned ahead of it in the rankings were absolute monsters of power like Mega Mewtwo Y, Primal Kyogre, and Mega Rayquaza.
Mega Gardevoir gracefully raised its chin and released a high-pitched, piercing cry, forming devastating sound waves that spread outward in expanding rings. Affected directly by Mega Gardevoir's Pixilate ability, the Hyper Voice technique changed fundamentally from Normal-type to Fairy-type, and its base power increased substantially. At the same time, the Fairy-type attribute also received the crucial same-type attack bonus, and when coupled with the Misty Terrain that Sylveon had just established across the battlefield, this single Hyper Voice attack instantly became a nuclear-level offensive strike.
As the Hyper Voice, thoroughly wrapped in radiant pink Fairy-type energy, spread outward in waves, those unfortunate Dark-type Pokémon caught along its devastating path, none of whom even possessed Elite-level strength, were all knocked down decisively in one overwhelming blow, falling like autumn leaves swept away by a fierce wind.
Even some Pokémon that desperately attempted to use Protect for defense could not withstand a single concentrated Hyper Voice attack from Mega Gardevoir's overwhelming power.
Facing Mega Gardevoir's violently destructive output, even the powerful Darkrai dared not take the attack head-on directly. It could only hastily condense a concentrated Dark-type Dark Pulse directly in front of itself to counteract and deflect Gardevoir's aggressive assault!
"Gardevoir, use Hyper Voice again!"
"Sylveon, use Helping Hand on Gardevoir!"
"Florges, continue to use Calm Mind and boost your stats."
After a single devastating Hyper Voice had effectively cleared the surrounding battlefield, Raya did not hesitate for even a moment, continuing to command Mega Gardevoir to maintain its relentless attack, giving Darkrai absolutely no opportunity to catch its breath.
Simultaneously, she directed Sylveon to use Helping Hand to support Gardevoir, which would further increase the already impressive power of Gardevoir's Hyper Voice technique.
At this critical point, the sheer power of the Hyper Voice being released by Gardevoir had reached an extremely terrifying and devastating level.
Visible sound waves, thoroughly wrapped in concentrated Fairy-type energy, spread outward in all directions.
However, a Legendary Pokémon remained a Legendary Pokémon nonetheless. The precise moment Gardevoir launched its powerful attack, Darkrai's physical body suddenly vanished from sight. Its form flew rapidly through the air like an intangible ghost, simultaneously phasing into a different dimension entirely. When it dramatically reappeared, it was already positioned directly beside Gardevoir's vulnerable flank.
"Shadow Sneak."
Ghost-type energy surged outward explosively, and Darkrai's own shadow stretched and extended unnaturally, launching a devastating surprise attack from directly behind Mega Gardevoir's position!
"Dark Pulse!"
Darkrai's Shadow Sneak served merely as a means to close the distance; the real killing blow was the concentrated Dark Pulse hidden strategically after the Shadow Sneak maneuver.
Powerful energy waves formed entirely from Dark-type energy surged forward menacingly towards Mega Gardevoir's exposed position.
At the same critical moment, Mega Gardevoir also unleashed another Hyper Voice in immediate response. Sound waves wrapped in potent Fairy-type energy spread outward rapidly, colliding violently with the incoming Dark Pulse and causing a massive obscuring smoke screen to billow across the battlefield.
"Mega Gardevoir, continue to use Hyper Voice!"
"Sylveon, continue to use Helping Hand for support."
"Florges, use Moonblast!"
Against the Dark-type Darkrai, there existed no better offensive move than Hyper Voice enhanced with the Pixilate ability's transformation.
It possessed immense destructive power and functioned as a sound-based move, so even with the thick smoke screen blanketing the entire area, it did not affect the accuracy of Hyper Voice whatsoever!
Mega Gardevoir once again released a clear, piercing sound. The Hyper Voice, carrying concentrated Fairy-type energy, dispelled the obscuring smoke screen completely, revealing Darkrai's concealed body, and flew directly towards the Legendary Pokémon's position.
Similarly, Florges also began its own offensive assault, with Moonblast suddenly erupting powerfully and flying towards Darkrai's location.
Facing the coordinated pincer attack from both Florges and Mega Gardevoir simultaneously, Darkrai had no time remaining to dodge effectively and was struck directly by both attacks.
"Boom!"
The anticipated scene of severely injuring Darkrai with this combination attack did not occur as expected. Both Moonblast and Hyper Voice simultaneously passed straight through Darkrai's body without resistance, causing Darkrai's physical form to dissipate harmlessly like an illusory mirage.
"Double Team?!"
It became clear that while concealed within the smoke screen, Darkrai had already cleverly used the Double Team technique. Its real body had, at some unknown point during the chaos, circled around to position itself directly above the battlefield.
"Dark Void!"