Under cover of Solrock's Psychic Barrier, Espeon immediately leaped aside, widening the distance between itself and Blaziken.
Its violet eyes lit up with a deep blue glow—Psychic surged forth at full power.
An invisible Psychic Field poured from its body like a tidal wave, condensing in midair into an almost tangible energy shockwave that crashed toward Blaziken.
Blaziken had only just landed. It barely had time to raise its arms in defense before the overwhelming psychic force struck it head-on.
"Sha-mo!"
Blaziken let out a muffled groan as Psychic sent it flying backward. When it landed, its feet carved two deep tracks into the ground, and it slid back three or four meters before barely steadying itself.
Its brow was tightly furrowed, its chest heaving violently. That blow had clearly not felt good.
On the other side, Krookodile's attack followed close behind.
"Hey-lo!!"
Krookodile opened its massive jaws as deep brown Dark-type energy gathered and compressed in the depths of its throat, then transformed into a rippling beam of energy that surged from its mouth.
The rippling energy beam shot from its mouth, leaving a twisted dark-brown streak through the air as it blasted toward Solrock and Espeon.
Wherever the beam passed, even the air seemed stained with a gloomy hue.
Solrock reacted extremely quickly.
Its face, with its eyes still tightly shut, remained expressionless, but the rocky patterns across its body suddenly lit up with golden light.
A translucent emerald-green energy barrier swiftly unfolded before Solrock, shielding Espeon behind it as well.
"Boom—!!!"
Dark Pulse slammed into the barrier created by Protect. Deep brown energy surged over it like a tide and exploded across its surface.
The barrier shook violently, the energy patterns on its surface flashing frantically. Like water disturbed by a tossed stone, dense ripples spread across