Spectrier!
Xia Yan had no way to recall Spectrier into a Poké Ball. Just as Calyrex had said, Spectrier's spiritual power was too strong for ordinary Poké Ball materials to withstand.
But that did not mean he had no way to take Spectrier with him.
At the very least—
As a Ghost-type Pokémon, Spectrier could hide within a pocket dimension.
Xia Yan's shadow.
[Can't hold it in anymore?]
At the same time.
Amid the spreading Haze, a pitch-black figure slowly rose. The white mist resembling hair stirred without wind, trembling at a peculiar frequency.
Darkrai!
At Xia Yan's call, it too emerged from the shadows.
"Hold back any longer, and we'll really get taken out."
Looking at the Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizion appearing opposite him, along with the massive number of Champion-level and Elite Four-level Pokémon, Xia Yan knew that holding back now would not be prudence. It would be stupidity.
[Fair point.]
Darkrai nodded slightly.
Given the lineup they had revealed, even Darkrai alone would only have one option: retreat.
It was fucking terrifying.
Utterly absurd.
Three Legendary Pokémon. Though they possessed no Divine Office, they were at least Champion-level. And because of their status as Legendary Pokémon, ordinary Champion-level Pokémon were absolutely no match for them.
Then there were the three Mega Evolved Kanto Starter Trio, the three Gigantamax Galar Starter Trio, Champion-level Pokémon like Gengar and Hypno—
Not to mention the Elite Four-level Pokémon.
Even if each of the eight people opposite them had brought only six Pokémon, that was still nearly forty Pokémon.
Forty!
All Elite Four-level Pokémon. What kind of concept was that?
This was the true "danger" Calyrex had warned Xia Yan about.
If every Pokémon unleashed a single move, any major city in the Pokémon World would be instantly swallowed up and obliterated.