Wall of Sighs

Want to switch?

Sorry, but it won't be that easy.

"Telekinesis!"

"Lucky!"

At Baimu's command, Chansey instinctively poured out its psychic power. The invisible force locked onto Mightyena and swiftly lifted it off the ground.

The red light from the Poké Ball in Courtney's hand missed.

The sudden turn of events left her stunned.

"Standing there without moving..." Baimu was puzzled too. Courtney hadn't stepped forward to recall her Pokémon.

In fact, Chansey had been a little slow with Telekinesis this time because Mightyena was so far away. Who would have thought Courtney, even farther away, wouldn't move at all?

Any farther, and the Poké Ball's Recall Beam might not have reached.

Was she too used to matches where trainers had to stay in designated spots?

Meanwhile.

The battle rules in most regions did not forbid trainers from interfering when an opponent recalled a Pokémon, provided they affected the Pokémon rather than the trainer or the Poké Ball in their hand.

So when Courtney realized the switch had failed, she said nothing and gave a new command.

"Dark Pulse!"

She, too, realized she was poorly positioned to recall her Pokémon. She needed to get closer somehow.

In midair.

Mightyena thrashed wildly, trying to break free of Chansey's psychic hold.

As a Dark-type Pokémon, it had never been subjected to anything like this. Psychic-type moves weren't supposed to work on it!

At its trainer's command, it immediately fired a beam of overlapping black-purple rings at Chansey.

The unsettling Dark-type energy tore through the air.

Whoosh!

"Move in! Light Screen!"

Chansey started forward and instinctively raised a little hand, forming a translucent pane of glass before itself.

By the time Dark Pulse passed through the barrier, it had weakened so much that Chansey barely felt it. It hit no harder than a