Inside the island.
Darkrai silently stared at the empty, silent Colosseum before it, lost in thought.
Aaron of Bug, one of the Sinnoh Elite Four, was the opponent Fang Yuan had prepared for it.
Since Bug-type Pokémon countered Dark-type Pokémon, Darkrai had already prepared for a fierce battle.
Before Aaron even entered the Colosseum, it had begun setting up, spreading the Nightmare Domain across the entire arena.
For this battle, it planned to challenge the opponent's entire team, just like Infernape had.
And it would not need any accessories, nor would it need Victini's help.
Darkrai summoned the courage to be Unrivaled Through the Ages.
Yet after its opponent entered the Colosseum, before Darkrai could even react, Aaron and the Bug-type Pokémon around him were directly knocked unconscious by the Nightmare Domain's passive effect...
This development immediately left the expectant Darkrai stunned.
Though it had been prepared and knew the Elite Four were not particularly strong, it had still decided to take on the entire team alone in order to put pressure on itself. But this was way too pathetic!!!
Their struggles within the nightmare did not even cause the slightest ripple.
Darkrai: ￣ ￣"
It felt that this Heavenly King Aaron was not even as formidable as Fang Yuan before he entered the World Championship!
"Bimi..."
Behind a stone pillar, Victini helplessly rubbed its belly.
You could not blame them. Who told you to set a trap beforehand?
You did not even give them a chance to meet you before striking from the shadows. What normal Trainer could guard against that...
It was even more unreasonable than Infernape and Armored Magnezone.
Inside the Psychic Castle.
Mewtwo, who had watched this plain and unremarkable battle, was equally helpless.
Still, Aaron was indeed weaker than Lucian and Caitlin. His Pokémon were