Blood Moon!

For example, Ursaring had already circled behind them under cover of the mist, moving as furtively as a crawling rat.

Any other Trainer with weak senses, their vision and sense of smell obscured by the fog, might really have been caught off guard.

"Metta."

Mega Metagross, which had noticed Ursaring's movements a beat later, warned Su Hao.

Mega Metagross was somewhat shaken. After Mega Evolution, its overflowing Mental Energy had spread throughout the surroundings, allowing it to detect Ursaring's movements. In its normal state, it probably would have struggled to notice them.

"I know. It's silently channeling Ground-type energy into the ground to ambush us. It's most likely Earth Power. Stay alert."

"It's coming. Three, two, one—Flash Cannon!"

As soon as he spoke, Su Hao swiftly retreated. Mega Metagross also darted aside as the ground trembled and split apart at that instant, huge amounts of Ground-type energy erupting upward with sand and shattered rocks.

An ordinary Steel-type Pokémon would probably have been instantly defeated by that attack. It also showed how skilled Ursaring was with energy attacks.

Having missed its strike, Ursaring revealed a shocked expression. It had clearly concealed its presence and movements perfectly, even hiding the flow of its energy. How had they detected it and dodged!?

The next instant, Mega Metagross's Flash Cannon tore through the mist and shot toward it. The thick silver beam carried an unstoppable sharpness. With no time to dodge, Ursaring howled in pain beneath that radiance.

At that moment, Ursaring had no choice but to admit that its movements and even its location had been under the enemy's control the entire time. Since stealth attacks were useless, it would fight them head-on!

A trace of bloodthirst filled Ursaring's mind. It was an Elite Four Level overlord that had ruled this land for