Gardevoir raised its hands high, and a Moonlight Phantom appeared above the palace.
Then, the Moonlight Phantom suddenly erupted with pink light before turning into a beam that shot straight at the Divinity Crown in the center of the hall!
The dazzling pink radiance completely covered the ethereal blue candlelight within the palace.
Sato and Grandma Long could not help narrowing their eyes, yet they instinctively used Dark Power to sense what was happening.
"Roar!"
Suddenly, a dragon roar echoed through the hall as immense Dark-type Energy erupted from the Divinity Crown! Gardevoir's Moonblast was instantly driven back and vanished without a trace in the blink of an eye.
The moment the dragon roar rang out, Sato had already sent out Zoroark.
Zoroark tacitly used Protect, shielding itself and Sato while also offering Grandma Long beside them a little protection.
As the Malicious Energy slowly dissipated, Sato immediately looked toward Gardevoir. Only after seeing that a Protect Energy Shield had formed before it did he slowly sigh.
Then, everyone turned toward the divinity at the same time. What first came into view were white bones scattered all over the floor, so thoroughly mixed together that it was impossible to tell which Pokemon they had belonged to.
Above the bones, the Divinity Crown floated in midair, its black energy fluctuations flickering without stop, as though it were recovering from its sudden outburst.
"Zoroark, Nasty Plot! Gardevoir, Psych Up!"
A sharp glint flashed through Sato's eyes. His suspicion became increasingly certain, and he continued issuing commands without hesitation.
Zoroark suddenly gave a wicked grin, its narrow fox eyes seemingly brewing all manner of crafty schemes.
Gardevoir, meanwhile, used Psych Up on Zoroark in synchronization, gaining the exact same boost to its Special Attack.
"Gardevoir, Moonblast again!"
"Gardevoir!"
After its Special Attack had