A wet, soft, slick body.
That was one of Goodra's most distinctive traits.
But unlike the Goodra Xia Yan had seen before,
the Goodra that emerged from the thick fog before his eyes had its tail curled behind it like a snail shell.
It also seemed incredibly sturdy, gleaming with a polished metallic luster.
That was a characteristic of Goodra from the Hisui era.
Hisuian Goodra was not only a Dragon-type Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon, but also possessed the Steel-type.
And once the Dragon-type was combined with the Steel-type, it could no longer be treated as an ordinary Dragon-type Pokémon, because Ice-type, Dragon-type, and Fairy-type moves that normally countered Dragon-types all struggled to be effective.
It also possessed a great many resistances. Only Fighting-type and Ground-type moves were its weaknesses.
That was why Xia Yan had always wanted his Goomy to evolve into a Hisuian Sliggoo. It would make it even more outstanding.
Yet before Goomy had even evolved, it encountered a group of Elite Four-level Goodra. That was rather startling.
However, after a brief moment of astonishment, Xia Yan's expression quickly returned to normal.
A group of Elite Four-level Goodra?
Who were they trying to scare?
His gaze swept around.
"Zorua, can you find it?"
Zorua furrowed its brows, scarlet eyes glinting beneath its fluttering, silky fur.
The next second,
Zorua's eyes brightened slightly, and its body slowly dissipated like the surrounding mist.
Immediately afterward,
Boom!!
A burst of black light appeared amid the swirling fog, accompanied by the sound of two Pokémon landing.
The mist obscuring their vision rapidly receded.
Along with it went the Goodra, each wearing a different expression yet radiating no weak aura.
Until only one remained.
And there was the Pokémon now confronting Zorua, found and forced out of the mist.
It had flowing white-and-red fur