Elsewhere, Cresselia, a Psychic-type Legendary Pokémon at the middle stage of Elite Four Class, was also performing exceptionally well against a group of Ghost-type Pokémon of comparable strength.
Her beautiful, dreamlike Lunar Dance constantly disrupted the surrounding ghostly magnetic field, preventing many of the Ghost-type Pokémon from fighting at their full strength.
Meanwhile, Ye Ling and the others' Pokémon seized the chance to charge forward. Although they were only at Gym Leader Class, after Mega Evolution, their attacks still posed a threat to these ghosts, repeatedly driving back Elite Four Class Ghost-type Pokémon.
"Weavile, Night Slash!" Ye Ling shouted. Weavile flashed out of the darkness, abruptly appearing behind an Elite Four Class Trevenant. Its sharp claws slashed down, sending wood chips flying everywhere and nearly cleaving Trevenant's thick body in two.
In the years since they had last met, Weavile's strength had grown even more terrifying. This Pokémon, which had accompanied Ye Ling for years, had managed to grow to the verge of Elite Four Class despite its low base stats, and even had the potential to advance further.
Under normal circumstances, however, Weavile's growth would have ended there. That final step was not so easy to take. Even among wild Weavile populations, crossing that threshold was extraordinarily difficult. This was a limitation imposed by their base stats.
Fortunately, both Ye Ling's power of darkness and Xiao Ran's immortal power could help Weavile break through that barrier. This was also why one had to become an Awakened to be recognized as an Elite Four Class Pokémon Trainer.
After all, a Pokémon Trainer's role was to help Pokémon grow. If you could not reliably help Pokémon break through to Elite Four Class, what qualified you to become an Elite Four Class Pokémon Trainer?
Weavile was not the only one. Absol was