With that, Ho-Oh flew toward Greninja, wreathed in flames.
But Greninja did not panic in the slightest.
Greninja watched Ho-Oh fly toward him.
Then Greninja gave a disdainful smile.
He spat a huge stream of water straight at the approaching Ho-Oh.
In an instant, the flame-wreathed Ho-Oh looked like a drenched chicken.
He froze where he was.
What just happened?
How did I end up like this?
Ho-Oh's mind was full of questions.
Greninja took one look at him and burst out laughing.
"So you're Ho-Oh!"
"You think you can take on me, Greninja?"
"You're not strong enough!"
Xu Mu's face darkened at Greninja's words.
Where did he learn that one?
While Xu Mu was wondering, flames sprang up around Ho-Oh again.
His feathers dried in an instant.
But though Ho-Oh was dry now, he had not forgotten the humiliation Greninja had just dealt him.
"What do we do?"
"Looks like Ho-Oh's going to lose!"
Necrozma looked helplessly at Solgaleo beside him.
Solgaleo was still trying to make sense of it.
He looked utterly worn down.
How could we be losing?
No matter how hard he tried, Solgaleo could not understand it.
Why am I no match for Lugia?
He even knocked me unconscious.
I couldn't fight back at all.
But if anyone asked Solgaleo to fight Lugia again...
Sorry. Solgaleo would not do it!
With that thought, Solgaleo turned his gaze back to Ho-Oh in the distance.
At the sight of Ho-Oh's miserable state,
cold sweat broke out all over Solgaleo.
Then he looked at Xu Mu.
Who exactly is this man?
How does he have so many powerful fighters?
And why do all these Pokémon follow him willingly?
Solgaleo began turning those questions over in his mind.
He did not hear a word Necrozma said.
Instead, he found