Unbeknownst to them, Gengar already had two dark purple spherical energy bodies in its hands.
Alakazam watched it, ready to use Teleport at any moment.
The current situation on the field made it seem as if two Superpower users were silently directing the battle.
In reality, only Sabrina was doing so.
Xiao Zhi silently cheered for Gengar in his heart.
Li Qingfeng told Xiao Zhi not to worry, to pay attention to Gengar's actions, and to be ready to correct any mistakes.
Gengar acted first, forcefully throwing the Shadow Balls in its hands at Alakazam.
The Shadow Balls left Gengar's hands, intertwining with each other and bursting forth with rapid speed.
Immediately after, just as the Shadow Balls were about to hit Alakazam, its figure vanished, reappearing above Gengar a few seconds later.
"Gengar!" (That fast?!)
Upon seeing this, Gengar's expression turned serious.
Its hand clenched into a fist, a hint of icy light flashed, emitting a cold Aura.
The next moment, it also flew into the air, raising its fist towards Alakazam and swinging it at its face!
Seeing this, Alakazam began to bend the spoons in its hands.
Gengar felt a dizzy spell and brushed past Alakazam.
As Gengar prepared to use its next move, Alakazam's eyes glowed blue, and it continuously waved its arms.
Gengar felt itself being controlled, completely unable to move.
"Gengar." (A bit tricky.)
Gengar secretly clicked its tongue, using all its might to gather power in its left hand.
Soon, a small, deep purple dot appeared on Gengar's hand.
It was condensing a Shadow Ball, hoping to use this opportunity to force Alakazam to let go.
Alakazam looked at the spherical object in Gengar's hand and, just before it attacked, flicked it aside.
Gengar's Shadow Ball deviated from its planned trajectory and smashed into the Goldenrod Gym's ceiling.
"Alakazam." (Good power, but without a Trainer to command you, you're like a child with strength but no direction.)
Alakazam calmly spoke to Gengar.
Upon hearing this, Gengar continued to use Shadow Ball to attack Alakazam.
When Alakazam saw Gengar continue to launch Shadow Balls at it, it unhesitatingly used the Teleport move.
The next instant, Alakazam vanished from its spot, and Gengar's fierce offensive once again missed.
Seeing this situation, Xiao Zhi, who was outside the arena, was very anxious: 'Li Dage, what's going on now? How come Gengar is constantly being suppressed...'
Li Qingfeng looked at the situation on the field and quickly assessed what was happening:
'It's simple, because Gengar is unfamiliar with Alakazam.
In this kind of situation, it's actually better to use a surprise attack to get close, and then use Shadow Ball at close range.
Otherwise, Teleport is simply insurmountable for Gengar.'
Returning to the field, Shadow Balls continuously appeared in Gengar's hands.
Alakazam frowned slightly and used Psychic to toss Gengar's body around.
Seeing that Gengar couldn't break free from Psychic, Xiao Zhi quickly shouted, "Gengar, use an Evil-type move to break free from this move!
You must have seen how Pikachu broke free from Psychic before, right?"
Xiao Zhi's words made Gengar realize as if waking from a dream; it seemed it did know Evil-type moves.
A hint of gloom flashed across Gengar's face, its entire body filled with malice, and an Aura composed of Evil-type energy spread out from Gengar.
Alakazam's Psychic was immediately repelled by this move.
A hint of surprise flashed across Alakazam's face; it hadn't expected Gengar to be able to break this move.
However, the next moment, it returned to its usual expression, its calm demeanor making Gengar unable to see through it.
Gengar's hands were placed one above the other in front of its body, and a deep black light suddenly appeared in the middle.
Soon, a black spherical object appeared in Gengar's hand.
"Gengar." (Take this!)
Gengar let out a sinister and terrifying laugh, and the black ball in its hand quickly shot out a black ray, heading straight for Alakazam's body.
Alakazam did not dodge, waiting for the Dark Pulse to arrive.
Light Screen appeared, reducing the power of the Dark Pulse by half.
When Gengar stopped its actions, it saw Alakazam's eyes glowing with a ghostly blue light.
When the light passed through Gengar's body, it instinctively wanted to use Dark Pulse to counterattack.
However, it found that no matter how it tried to channel the energy within its body, it couldn't use Dark Pulse.
'Li Dage, what's going on now?' Xiao Zhi asked, seeing Gengar's state.
Li Qingfeng replied, 'Disable, it can hinder the opponent's actions, and the move previously used will be unusable for a certain period.'
'Eh? Then isn't Gengar in great danger? What should we do now? If this continues, isn't Gengar going to lose?'
Li Qingfeng's words immediately made Xiao Zhi worry about Gengar's current state.
It had been constantly suppressed, and just when it started to show some progress, Sabrina immediately countered it.
Seeing that its Dark Pulse couldn't be successfully used, Gengar began to change its tactics, continuing to use the Shadow Ball from before to attack the opponent.
Although Gengar's Shadow Balls frequently struck Alakazam, they were always unable to cause him any damage.
Alakazam seemed to effortlessly dodge every attack, maintaining a stable defensive posture.
No matter how it attacked, it simply couldn't harm Alakazam in the slightest.
Seeing this situation, Li Qingfeng called out to Xiao Zhi: 'Xiao Zhi, do you remember that time?
That night at the Pokémon Center in Tokiwa City.'
Xiao Zhi nodded, recalling the situation then: 'Yes, I remember, we even fist-bumped then.'
Li Qingfeng pondered for a moment, then asked: 'Xiao Zhi, do you trust me?'
Xiao Zhi smiled, giving a positive answer to Li Qingfeng's question: 'Of course!
What's wrong?'
'Then... let's fist-bump again.'
Li Qingfeng thought of the story of a ninja and a nine-tailed fox.
Perhaps, Arceus had also given him such an ability.
However, he would not possess Xiao Zhi because of this.
Rather, he had never even thought of doing so!
'Mm, okay!'
Xiao Zhi didn't quite understand why Li Qingfeng suddenly wanted to do this, but he still fist-bumped with Li Qingfeng in his mind.
The next moment, a huge change occurred in Xiao Zhi's inner world!
Icy blue light flickered in Xiao Zhi's inner world, and Xiao Zhi felt the closest benevolence towards him.
Then, many more benevolent feelings came from afar towards him.
There were dozens of them!
Xiao Zhi felt this power, finding it very strange: 'What is this?'
'This is your innate power, you can call it—Aura.'
Li Qingfeng's figure appeared behind Xiao Zhi, who was slightly startled.
He took a deep breath, feeling the warm current coming from Li Qingfeng's back.
At this moment, Xiao Zhi felt an infinite power, as if the whole world was with him!
'Li Dage, let's go together!'
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