The destruction of two rooms in succession was a devastating blow to Kirlia. Without their support, she could barely fight back against Altaria.
"Excellent! Altaria, Pluck!" Seeing the rooms shatter, the Pokémon Trainer from Donglin Pokémon University called out excitedly, ordering Altaria to attack again.
With the rooms broken and the energy from Smack Down gradually dissipating, Altaria could finally unleash the speed expected of a late-stage Elite Class Pokémon. In an instant, it appeared before Kirlia, its head held high and its sharp beak poised to strike.
"Kirlia, Double Team!" As Xiao Ran's words rang out, Kirlia vanished from in front of Altaria. A moment later, her figures filled the battlefield.
The appearance of dozens of shadow doubles practically recreated the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons from the opening ceremony.
This was not something a higher energy level alone could achieve. Without sufficient control, even a Gym Leader Class or Elite Four Class Pokémon, let alone an Elite Class one, could only summon a handful of doubles.
The doubles of Elite Four Class Pokémon were simply more lifelike and harder to distinguish from the real thing.
But with as many doubles as Kirlia had created, identifying them one by one would take considerable time.
Altaria struck with Pluck, instantly shattering one shadow. Yet when it looked up and saw dozens more still on the field, it was dumbfounded.
"Kirlia, Psybeam!" Xiao Ran called.
Rather than continue with Fairy-type moves, he chose the Psychic-type Psybeam, since it could confuse the opponent.
A rainbow-colored beam shot toward Altaria, but the expected confusion failed to occur. The gap in their strength was still a little too wide.
This attack also allowed Altaria to locate the real Kirlia among the layers of shadow doubles, and it immediately lunged at her.
"**Teleport, then