Espeon dodged the Dark Pulse, flicking its tail as countless golden starlights appeared in midair, like a river of stars in the night sky.
Empowered by Espeon, the stars rapidly took shape. With Psychic's assistance, they condensed into a swiftly rotating golden torrent that swept toward Gardevoir.
Almost at the same instant, Alakazam's attack arrived as well.
Its body was wrapped in pale blue psychic energy as it moved rapidly around Gardevoir, not much slower than Espeon using Quick Attack.
As it moved, Alakazam crossed the spoons in its hands before its chest, the blue light on their surfaces flashing intensely.
One dark-purple energy sphere after another rapidly condensed at the tips of the spoons—Shadow Ball.
Each was the size of a bowl, with dark violet energy patterns flowing across its surface and carrying a corrosive Ghost type energy fluctuation.
"Alakazam!"
Alakazam let out a deep cry and fiercely swung the spoons in its hands outward.
Five Shadow Balls shot from the spoon tips, tracing five arcs through the air as they closed in on Gardevoir from different angles.
The torrent of Swift pressed in from the front while the five Shadow Balls flanked it from the sides—at that moment, the coordination between the two Psychic-type Pokémon reached perfect harmony, sealing off most of Gardevoir's escape routes.
Facing this overwhelming assault, there was not the slightest trace of panic in Gardevoir's red eyes.
Its body hovered in midair, its skirt gently fluttering under the support of psychic power. At that moment, its red eyes lit up with a deep blue glow.
Gardevoir's left hand shot up, its palm aimed at the five incoming Shadow Balls.
Countless golden starlights burst from its palm—Swift.
Yet unlike an ordinary Swift, Gardevoir's starlights did not scatter randomly. Under the precise control of its psychic