Pidgeot's wings beat violently, and like a meteor flying in reverse, it shot toward the sun hanging high in the sky!
Its speed was astonishing. In the blink of an eye, it seemed to vanish into that blinding blazing sun, leaving behind only a fading trail of energy and a sky that had suddenly fallen silent.
Seeing the opponent disappear from sight, Xinhai did not relax. Instead, he grew even more tense.
He took a pair of sunglasses from his pocket and put them on, then looked up at the glaring sun, but he could not see any trace of Pidgeot.
But he knew—it was there.
It was still climbing. When it dove again, carrying terrifying kinetic force from its descent and the power of Sky Attack built up to its limit, this strike would be several times more powerful than an ordinary Sky Attack!
"Blaziken!" Xinhai's voice was short and clear.
He did not turn around. His gaze remained fixed on the dazzling sky, but his hand had already reached for a Poké Ball at his waist.
A flash of red light appeared, and Krokorok's heavy dark-red figure emerged at the flank of the team!
"Heylo!"
The instant Krokorok appeared, it let out a deep roar!
Its body, covered in heavy armor, lowered slightly as its dark-red eyes swept the surroundings. It instinctively entered a battle-ready state!
"Haso!"
The familiar milky-white energy surged from the Zigzagoon beside Xinhai. The three layers of boosts accumulated within it—all the enhancements stacked from Eevee's and Mightyena's Howl, as well as Agility—turned into blazing white light and poured into Krokorok's body like an invisible torrent of energy!
"Heylo—!!!"
Krokorok threw back its head and let out an earthshaking roar!
Its already powerful body swelled again at a visible rate!
The heavy armor covering