"Genga?"
Watching the enormous Evil Shadow charge toward it, Gengar picked its nose, looking utterly baffled.
Wait, who are you?
Oh~ I almost didn't recognize you after you got out of the bottle.
Hoopa Unbound immediately flew into a rage. Already brimming with fury, it temporarily gave up on trying to snatch its body back from little Hoopa and truly lunged at Gengar.
Jing He was speechless.
All he could say was that his Gengar's ability to draw aggro was probably unparalleled in the entire Pokémon World.
Still, this was far better than having the "Evil Shadow" directly control little Hoopa and return to its full strength.
"Gengar, Shadow Ball!" Jing He rapidly retreated with little Hoopa while issuing his command.
"Genga!"
Gengar flashed a wicked grin. Its hands immediately rubbed together, forming a huge black sphere that it hurled at the charging "Evil Shadow."
Boom!!! The massive Shadow Ball exploded the instant it struck the black-red "Evil Shadow," blasting apart the clumped black-red mist.
"Did it work?" Merry cried out in delight.
Jing He could not help shooting her a sidelong glance.
It worked?
Didn't she know you couldn't say that in anime? Whenever someone said something like that, the enemy was guaranteed to come out completely unscathed. Smoke means no damage, didn't she know? Sure enough, just as Jing He was grumbling internally, the scattered black-red mist gathered again at an even faster speed, accompanied by an enraged roar.
"Hoopa—is the strongest!"
Roaring, the black-red mist twisted and shifted continuously, taking the form of a gigantic creature steeped in evil—Hoopa Unbound! Its eyes were blood-red, its expression ferocious.
"No! Hoopa doesn't want to disappear!"
Little Hoopa, hiding behind Jing He, cried out in fear at the sight.
"Hoopa! Is free!" Hoopa Unbound snarled with a grin. Thick arms