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In such close proximity, Mega Gardevoir had no available space to dodge the incoming attack.
The energy sphere formed from concentrated Dark-type energy struck Gardevoir with pinpoint accuracy.
Endless Dark-type energy surged like a massive tidal wave towards Mega Gardevoir, engulfing and swallowing her completely, seemingly intending to drag Gardevoir entirely into the nightmarish Dark world.
A powerful sense of suffocation washed over Mega Gardevoir, leaving her stunned motionless in place, her eyes becoming vacant and unfocused.
Dark Void, as Darkrai's exclusive signature move, was naturally extremely powerful in its effects; even with her impressive Champion-level strength, Mega Gardevoir simply couldn't resist the overwhelming pull of Dark Void.
However, just at that critical moment, Jacob's commanding voice rang out clearly.
"Indeedee!"
Other Pokémon might not have any effective way to counter the devastating Dark Void, but Indeedee, having absorbed an entire precious Lunar Wing, possessed the extraordinary ability to resist and completely break Dark Void's effects.
Indeedee's small body suddenly erupted with brilliant purple Psychic-type energy, and she clasped her tiny hands together reverently, praying towards the crescent new moon hanging in the night sky.
Surging Psychic-type energy poured down like a cascading galaxy, flowing into Indeedee's body and spreading outward in waves, enveloping Gardevoir like a ray of pure sunlight piercing through the Dark world, rescuing Gardevoir from the debilitating effects of the Dark Void move.
Looking at this distinctly familiar energy, Darkrai stared intently at Indeedee with recognition dawning.
At this moment, it finally understood why Indeedee possessed an aura that it instinctively disliked.
It was her—it was Cresselia!
Darkrai's crimson eyes revealed intense malice, and its ethereal body suddenly accelerated dramatically, rushing towards Indeedee like a vengeful phantom, its Dark-type energy surging powerfully, and endless Dark Pulse waves flying towards Indeedee's position.
As long as Indeedee remained present on the battlefield, its devastating Dark Void would be completely ineffective against the Pokémon assembled on the field; it had to eliminate Indeedee first.
"Gardevoir, use Protect! Protect Indeedee!"
Facing Darkrai's aggressive attack, Gardevoir's elegant figure flashed instantly, teleporting directly in front of Indeedee and raising a shimmering light shield, successfully blocking the attack intended for Indeedee.
Raya looked at Jacob's Indeedee with genuine surprise; she could clearly tell that Jacob's Indeedee's raw strength wasn't particularly outstanding, but she seemed to possess a special ability to neutralize Darkrai's Dark Void move entirely.
It seemed that Jacob's Indeedee was also far from simple in origin. How many secrets did Jacob still have hidden? There were far too many mysteries surrounding him, making him completely unfathomable.
"Thank you," Raya said appreciatively, "Your Indeedee is very powerful."
"No need to thank me—this counts as one move on my part," Jacob replied with a knowing smile, "Just remember to pay accordingly. My appearance fee is very expensive."
Listening to Jacob's casual words, Raya rolled her eyes at Jacob with exasperation, then turned her head to continue commanding her Pokémon to besiege Darkrai.
Having lost Dark Void, its core signature move, Darkrai's overall threat instantly diminished by more than half.
"Sylveon, continue using Helping Hand."
"Gardevoir, use Hyper Voice!"
"Florges, use Tearful Look."
It had to be said that Raya's three Pokémon demonstrated very clear divisions of labor: Mega Gardevoir was responsible for the primary offensive assault, Sylveon continuously used Helping Hand to increase Gardevoir's move power substantially.
Florges, on the other hand, would strengthen herself through stat boosts then follow up with various harassing and debilitating moves.
Tearful Look was a status move that could lower the opponent's Attack and Special Attack stats, further reducing Darkrai's overall combat power.
With the coordinated encirclement of the three Fairy-type Pokémon, Darkrai fell into a clear disadvantage, only able to continuously release Dark Pulse to barely resist the combined attacks of the three Pokémon. At this rate, Darkrai being defeated and captured was only a matter of time.
However, how could things possibly be so simple? Under the increased pressure, Darkrai resolutely chose to avoid direct combat!
Its ghostly figure flew at extreme speed through the air, bypassing the people positioned in front of it, and heading directly towards the shattered Prison Bottle.
It didn't want to get entangled further with Raya's Pokémon; it planned to use its superior speed advantage to directly snatch the Prison Bottle and then escape.
From beginning to end, all Darkrai truly needed was the Dark-type core energy contained within the Prison Bottle!
"Gardevoir, use Mean Look! Don't let it escape!"
To successfully catch Darkrai, Raya had made thorough preparations; she had long anticipated that Darkrai might attempt to escape.
Therefore, Ghost-type energy surged from Gardevoir's body, and Mean Look fixated directly on Darkrai, thwarting Darkrai's escape plan completely.
"Florges, Sylveon, now use Moonblast!"
The two Pokémon simultaneously erupted with astonishing Fairy-type energy, jointly launching a coordinated attack at Darkrai.
"Boom!"
Two powerful Moonblast attacks struck Darkrai simultaneously, inflicting significant damage.
Darkrai, from the beginning of the battle until this very moment, was finally injured for the first time.
After its Dark Void move was sealed by Indeedee's intervention, and then its escape was prevented by Mega Gardevoir's Mean Look, Darkrai was now completely forced on the defensive.
"Keep attacking!" Raya's voice rang out commandingly, the corners of her mouth slightly upturned, revealing a beautiful confident smile.
She seemed to have already envisioned herself successfully capturing Darkrai.
Mega Gardevoir, Florges, and Sylveon once again unleashed a relentless barrage of moves, continuously attacking Darkrai by leveraging the Fairy-type's natural advantage against the Dark-type.
Darkrai, besieged by numerous Pokémon, showed an angry expression spreading across its face.
Having its exclusive Dark Void move restricted made Darkrai feel incredibly stifled and filled with burning rage.
Darkrai suddenly roared towards the sky, its Dark-type energy continuously gushing outward, enveloping its body and spreading like a thick obscuring mist.
"Dark Pulse!"
It was still the Dark Pulse move, but this time the sheer power of the Dark Pulse move was clearly greater than before.
Shockwaves of black Dark-type energy erupted outward violently, like a volcanic eruption, sweeping across the entire battlefield.
At this moment, Darkrai fully displayed its true strength as a Legendary Pokémon; endless black energy shrouded the entire night sky, spreading outward like a Dark mist.
Darkrai also launched a surprise attack, hidden within the Dark Pulse-created night, as the surging black mist obscured everyone's vision.
"Boom!"
With a loud explosive bang, Sylveon was the first to suffer, directly sent flying by Darkrai's devastating Dark Pulse!
Even though it had a type advantage over Darkrai, the disparity in raw power meant that Sylveon was no match for Darkrai's strength, suffering severe injuries from just one direct hit!
"Mega Gardevoir, use Hyper Voice!"
Seeing Sylveon injured, Raya's expression instantly turned incredibly grim. As expected, Legendary Pokémon were not that easy to capture. She didn't hesitate, once again commanding Gardevoir to use the Hyper Voice move.
The high-pitched sound, infused with concentrated Fairy-type energy, spread outward, struggling to resist the pervasive Dark-type energy mist, but the raw power difference gradually put it at a disadvantage.
"Boom!"
The Dark-type energy surrounding Darkrai's body suddenly began to gather and concentrate, then surged powerfully towards Florges.
It actually chose to completely ignore Gardevoir's attack at this moment, allowing Gardevoir's attack to land on its body, concentrating its firepower to attack Florges!
Its strategy was extremely clear: from weakest to strongest, defeat them one by one. First deal with Sylveon and Florges, and then concentrate fire on Gardevoir!
"Protect, Florges!"
A shimmering light shield appeared, and a protective barrier formed in front of Florges, blocking the devastating attack from Darkrai.
Looking at the troublesome Florges and Gardevoir positioned in front of it, a huge sense of crisis erupted in Darkrai's heart. Even though its strength was extremely powerful, facing the numerous Pokémon assembled in front of it, it was still very difficult to fight against so many opponents.
Especially when its Dark Void move couldn't be used, this was even more true.
Darkrai's heart stirred with a new strategy, and its body suddenly accelerated dramatically, shooting out like an arrow, aiming directly for Indeedee's direction!
"Stop it, Gardevoir, Florges!"
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