A Zubat was using Supersonic to suppress a trainer's Kricketune.
For a Pokémon like Kricketune, Supersonic, which was neither pleasant to hear nor possessed any melody or emotion, was nothing but pure noise.
Covered by that noise, it could not even think. It could only clutch its hearing organs in pain, unable to receive even its trainer's commands.
Meanwhile, a Skuntank nearby raised its tail high and aimed its rear at Kricketune's face.
Most people in the Sinnoh Region would not find that gesture unfamiliar.
For Skuntank, which were quite common in the wild, making that gesture meant it was about to spray a foul liquid potent enough to make people suffocate.
Once stained by that liquid, the stench—which was only slightly less disgusting than the odor carried by Gloom's pollen—would linger for at least twenty-four hours.
It could be called a double assault on both mind and body.
Not to mention that, if Skuntank wished, it could mix its own secreted toxins into it as well.
Having noticed this as well, the wild, kindhearted trainer tried to warn Kricketune with his voice. However, Kricketune had shut off its hearing and could not hear his cries at all.
All he could do was glare angrily at the Team Galactic grunt, who wore a sinister smile as he played dirty, while looking around for a turning point or help.
But the other wild trainers around him were in much the same situation, or even worse.
Not only was there a gap in strength, but the completely different lack of scruples meant that these trainers were no match for Team Galactic's people, who were willing to use any trick imaginable.
Just as Kricketune's trainer gritted his teeth and prepared to rush forward and use his own body to shield Kricketune from Skuntank's