Ominous Wind was a special move with a low chance of slightly raising the user's Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed.
At its core, the move used the user as a medium to open a Spirit World Gate, drawing forth a storm from the Spirit World to attack the opponent.
The user could take the opportunity to absorb power from the Spirit World and grow stronger—the more attuned they were to that power, the more they could draw upon, and the easier it was to use it to enhance their abilities.
For Misdreavus, who had been born in the Spirit World, the chance of gaining a boost from Ominous Wind was naturally 100%!
A bone-chilling gale suddenly swept forth, forcibly holding back the twelve terrifying blood-red claws for an instant. Then Misdreavus's figure flickered eerily, and she appeared behind Mega Banette. It was Phantom Dive as well!
Dian knew that Ominous Wind could never stop Mega Banette's Phantom Dive. In fact, even delaying it for an instant was quite a feat.
After all, Mega Banette was also a Ghost-type Pokémon, so the wind from the Spirit World would have little effect.
Thus, the real attack was naturally not the wind from the Spirit World, but what lay hidden behind it...
"Payback!"
The Dark-type move Payback doubled in power after charging up.
Combined with the boost from Ominous Wind just now, this strike from Misdreavus was not something even Mega Banette could afford to dismiss!
Yet this was not Dian and Misdreavus's ultimate objective either.
True, Mega Evolution had sent Banette's overall strength soaring to the Hall level, even placing it at the very pinnacle of that tier.
However, Mega Evolution amplified everything, and its drawbacks were equally obvious.
Even before evolving, Banette was prone to losing control of