Regardless of Rose and Oleana's gazes, which trembled as though they had just endured a magnitude-ten earthquake.
A clear status panel appeared before Su Hao's eyes.
Pokémon: [Nihilego] Attribute: [Poison-type + Dragon-type] Gender: [None] Ability: [Intimidate] Level: [Class One Legendary] Gigantamax Progress: [90%]
Seeing the panel's contents, Su Hao let out a sigh of relief.
They had arrived at just the right time.
Before its strength had recovered, Nihilego had lost most of its stamina in its fierce battle against Dande and had even been captured in a Great Ball by him for a time.
Even though Nihilego had forcibly recovered to Class One Legendary by continuing to absorb energy from across Galar, gaining strength that Dande could no longer rival.
Under Reshiram and Calyrex's lightning-fast, all-out assault, Nihilego, whose condition had yet to recover, was still completely frozen, exposing an opening.
Compared to fighting Gigantamax Nihilego, whose strength was unknown, Su Hao thought this was just right.
He could show off while also nipping Nihilego's... the Darkest Day's threat in the bud.
Even now, despite the Ice Layer acting as a barrier, Galar particles continued to surge into Nihilego's body without pause.
The once beautiful, pristine Ice Layer had been overtaken by dark-red motes of light.
On the panel, Gigantamax progress was rising at a rapid rate. In less than three minutes, the Darkest Day would likely descend once more.
But this time, Zacian and Zamazenta, who wielded the Sword and Shield that were especially effective against Nihilego, were absent, and the reason Nihilego was immune to Behemoth Blade and Behemoth Shield had yet to be determined.
Su Hao knew that delays invited complications.
Without hesitation, he threw the red-and-white Poké Ball he had long held in his hand. It landed with perfect accuracy on the one