Researchers had discovered that Ghost-type Pokémon often used Shadow Ball first. Initially, they had believed this was simply an instinctive choice to use their most powerful attack.
But as their research progressed, they found that this served much the same purpose as ordinary animals marking their territory with bodily fluids.
In other words, Ghost-type Pokémon used Shadow Ball for two reasons: to claim ownership of prey or toys, and to display their strength and status to intimidate other Pokémon.
Current research therefore suggested that Ghost-type Pokémon bold enough to use Shadow Ball were generally adults with territories of their own.
Trainers who owned Pokémon of this kind needed to be careful not to trespass on another Ghost-type Pokémon's territory, as this could be considered an act of provocation.
Of course, if their Pokémon had not reached that stage, it did not really matter.
Still, this was only the research community's current view, and there was no guarantee that it fully reflected reality.
After all, the worldviews, values, and social ecology of Ghost-type Pokémon remained rather mysterious.
"Misdreavus~"
Misdreavus drifted idly through the sky, pondering a question: Was this really that difficult?
With a casual wave, a streak of black light flashed past, effortlessly parting the curtain of rain ahead for an instant.
Apparently, she had been able to affect the physical world like this for quite some time.
She had even given that Eevee, Rongrong, a thorough beating before, without finding anything particularly special about it.
Hmm.
Was this really that difficult?
What she was pondering now was another problem—the challenge Dian had given her.
Drawing inspiration from the secret Energy Ball technique passed down in Azisa's family, Dian had devised a new configuration for Shadow Ball.
The idea was to contain highly concentrated, volatile Ghost-type energy within a triangular