How Nice-You Use a Legendary Pokémon, and I'll Cheat

Boom—

Gladion was sent flying by a punch from Gengar, which had suddenly burst up from the ground.

Back when the warehouse doors had been shut, Xingye had already told Gengar to hide as a precaution and prepare an ambush.

He just never expected Gladion to show up, much less bring along a Type: Null. There was no helping it—they had to deal with this first.

But the next second, every Team Skull member who had just taken out a Poké Ball to throw suddenly collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

Then a chill swept over him. Xingye's pupils shrank, and he instinctively crouched, narrowly dodging a Night Slash before glancing aside.

Behind him stood a large gray fox with red hair, red lipstick, and eyeshadow. It was Zoroark, and it had appeared behind him without him noticing!

"So this was what the outcome of the one true truth really meant..."

Only then did Xingye understand why Gladion had answered that way. They had both been thinking the same thing—in an unofficial wilderness battle, all they had to do was take down the Trainer.

Still, Xingye couldn't understand why Gladion had knocked out all his own men. Wouldn't it have been better to gang up on them? Or was there some secret here that Xingye didn't know about?

No matter what, though, they had run into a real hard case. Even though he had dodged Zoroark's attack, his situation had not improved in the slightest.

The other side was in much the same state. Gladion climbed up from the ground in a miserable state, his face swollen from the blow. The damage had been pretty good.

"You actually ambushed me..."

"...You have the nerve to say that?"

The two glared at each other and traded insults. Then Cyclizar, which Type: Null had pinned down, suddenly flipped forward and whipped its tail at the other Pokémon.

But Type: Null didn't even try to dodge. It directly met the blow with its head. The control mask on its head, used to suppress the AR System's rejection response, was exceptionally hard. Even Ceruledge hadn't been able to budge it before.

With a clang, the collision sent a fierce shockwave outward. Seizing the opportunity while they fought, Xingye grabbed Mousy and ran toward Cyclizar. Zoroark immediately gave chase upon noticing.

"Jump over!"

"Cyclizar!"

Hearing him, Cyclizar used Type: Null's head as a springboard. Its tail exerted force, launching its body straight at Zoroark with incredible speed!

"Get out of the way!"

Gladion shouted, but Zoroark was nowhere near as fast as Cyclizar. It had only just reacted when it was struck in the body, sent flying into an iron pillar, and knocked unconscious on the spot.

Seeing this, Gladion gritted his teeth and recalled Zoroark. This Cyclizar was far too strong. It might have looked dim-witted, but its reactions were incredibly fast. He had underestimated its strength.

Having pulled one back, Xingye let out a slight sigh of relief and smiled. "Well? I'll give you two choices. Either release all those Pokémon, or I'll help you release them!"

At those words, Gladion sharply flung out his arm and replied coldly, "Do you think you can still leave this place after seeing that Pokémon?!"

"Huh? This Type: Null?"

Seeing the expression on Gladion's face, as though he wanted nothing more than to kill him, Xingye was puzzled.

Could it be because of Type: Null that this guy had knocked out all those Team Skull members? Then why had he released it in the first place? That was clearly unnecessary. Was it just to look cool?

But Gladion obviously wasn't going to answer, and given the situation, a fight was basically unavoidable.

"Gengar, take Mousy and look for wherever the Pokémon are being held. Leave this place to us."

"Gengar!"

Gengar picked up Mousy and immediately flew off to search elsewhere. Gladion paid it no attention.

When he heard Xingye say Type: Null's name, surprise flashed across his face. Then his expression darkened as he waved his hand and shouted, "Battle! Crush Claw!"

As soon as he spoke, Type: Null leaped into the air. Xingye quietly backed away, not particularly worried.

That mask severely affected its speed. Cyclizar couldn't use moves, but it definitely held the advantage in speed.

"Dodge left, then ram it directly! Don't attack the mask!"

"Cyclizar!"

Cyclizar jumped sideways to avoid the descending Crush Claw. But just as it was about to attack, Type: Null charged straight at Xingye with Crush Claw. That last move had been bait—this was its real attack!

"???"

Xingye was dumbfounded. Gladion really wanted to kill him? Just because he had seen Type: Null? Was that necessary? Or had this kid suffered some kind of trauma?

But it was ultimately too slow. Cyclizar lunged from behind and slammed Type: Null to the ground!

It would never forgive anyone who tried to hurt Xingye. So it bit down directly on Type: Null's head. It loved biting others on the head; even if there was a chunk of metal covering it, it would still bite. It just had to bite through it!

Seeing this, Gladion immediately sent out Lycanroc to attack Xingye while Cyclizar was occupied.

"Tch, so having more Pokémon makes you so amazing?"

Xingye hadn't expected this young master to be even more shameless than him. He looked like someone who had never been properly put in his place—not only chuunibyou, but completely devoid of sportsmanship!

This was really Lillie's brother? Their personalities were way too different! Though it was true that both siblings seemed to have issues. The reason was unclear for now.

But just as he was about to have Cyclizar take on both opponents at once, something unexpected happened.

The mask wasn't bitten apart. Instead, with a pop, it was pulled right off, revealing a gray, birdlike head beneath it. The tuft on top looked somewhat like a cockatiel's crest.

"???"

Xingye froze slightly. It had turned into Silvally already? But why was it gray? And its eyes had turned blood-red, as though it were about to go berserk!

Gladion was stunned as well. He couldn't understand why the mask had been removed.

But then his expression instantly turned grave, as though he had realized something. He immediately took out a Poké Ball and tried to recall it, but the red beam he fired was disrupted by the violent aura erupting from Type: Null.

"Oh no, the AR System is going berserk!"

Gladion panicked at once. The next second, Cyclizar, which had been pinning Type: Null down, was swatted away by a single claw!

With a boom, it smashed through the warehouse wall, rolled into the berry field outside, and lay motionless there, seemingly unable to battle.

"Cyclizar... What kind of power was that?!"

Xingye's expression instantly turned grim, his face full of disbelief. Could simply removing the seal multiply Type: Null's power to such an extent?

Cyclizar had been defeated in one hit. The last time that happened was when Bewear had bear-hugged it, but that had been special-note combat power, so it didn't count.

So this Type: Null... no, this berserk Silvally, truly possessed the strength of a Legendary Pokémon!

"As expected of Little Alpaca..."

As he spoke, Silvally locked onto Gladion's Lycanroc. With an angry roar, it fired Flash Cannon from its mouth, striking Lycanroc for super effective damage and taking it out in one shot!

But it wasn't over. Flash Cannon pierced through the warehouse wall, and as the berserk Silvally raised its head, the beam swept upward like a sword of light before shooting into the sky, illuminating the entire berry orchard with silver radiance!

The old warehouse groaned continuously under the attack, as though it were about to collapse at any moment.

Over there, Gengar and Mousy had already found the Pokémon locked in cages, but they still hadn't found the other Mousy. They were growing anxious...

Silvally continued attacking, no longer distinguishing friend from foe. After recalling Lycanroc, Gladion could only leave the crumbling warehouse for the moment, his expression grave, lest he be trapped inside.

But the moment he moved, Silvally locked onto him. Ice, fire, and electricity merged into a triple attack and swept directly toward him!

"What..."

Gladion blanked out. Just as he was about to be hit by the triple attack, Xingye suddenly appeared and tackled him to the ground, dodging it.

"You..."

"I'll beat you up before you die!"

Xingye got up, dragged him deeper into the warehouse, and ran for cover from the attack. There were still things he hadn't figured out, like Type: Null... How could he let this young master die here?

But Silvally still found them. Its expression twisted wildly as it opened its mouth, preparing to fire a Hyper Beam straight at them.

But at that moment, a figure suddenly rushed in from outside and slammed into Silvally. The Hyper Beam veered off and blasted the upper part of the warehouse, blowing the entire structure apart.

Xingye immediately crouched to avoid the blast wave. When he looked up, joy instantly appeared on his face. He hadn't expected Cyclizar, which had just been defeated in one hit, to get back up again!

But the next second, his smile froze, because Cyclizar's eyes were no longer their usual dim black. They had become colorful OLED dot-matrix displays with a distinctly futuristic feel, looking especially strange!

Then purple electricity spread out from beneath Cyclizar's feet, instantly covering the entire warehouse. It was Electric Terrain, but purple.

"This is Electric... no, could it be Hadron Engine?!"

Xingye was doubtful, because he had never seen it before. But Gladion, standing nearby, was shocked. "What is going on? This Cyclizar can actually stand against Type: Null with its AR System gone berserk..."

Before he could finish, Xingye deliberately smiled. "How nice. You use a Legendary Pokémon, I use cheats."