"Come back, Espeon." Sabrina remained calm. A red flash passed, and Espeon returned to its Poké Ball.
Immediately afterward, Confusion took another Poké Ball from its pocket. As the Poké Ball opened, a purple Pokémon appeared in the air.
"Roar—" Nidoking let out a deep roar, as if challenging its opponent. Its limbs kicked fiercely through the air, its thick purple arm raised high as it slammed straight toward the Shadow Ball Mega Gengar had fired with unstoppable momentum.
The Shadow Ball swept toward it with an eerie aura. Nidoking's fist fearlessly plunged into the Shadow Ball and smashed straight through it. The Shadow Ball exploded instantly, and surging energy swallowed Nidoking's fist.
But Nidoking truly was a Champion-class Pokémon. Its body merely swayed slightly, completely unaffected by the explosion. Riding the momentum of its dive, it continued smashing viciously toward Mega Gengar on the ground.
"Keke!" Mega Gengar suddenly sensed danger. After Nidoking had knocked away two consecutive Shadow Balls, it stopped recklessly firing them and immediately ceased attacking.
Then it raised its fist. The surrounding air rapidly cooled, and frost gathered around its fist at a visible speed. In the blink of an eye, it formed an icy fist that radiated bone-chilling cold.
The Ice Punch smashed fiercely toward the purple figure in the sky, accompanied by a crackling sound of freezing air.
Boom—
The instant the two fists collided, time seemed to freeze. An even more violent Explosion erupted, and immense energy spread outward from the point of impact.
The energy was like a raging tsunami, instantly shaking the entire island. The ground began to tremble violently, every quake resembling the earth's furious roar.
The island's volcanic crater was also heavily affected. The once-calm crater churned violently inside, dark-red magma surging restlessly as if it were about