Alamos Town, Gaudí's Courtyard.
At Nurse Joy and Alice's urging, they were looking for a way to deal with Darkrai's nightmare energy.
Li Wei's earlier suggestions had already won Alice, Steven, and the others' approval.
First, spread awareness of Darkrai's Ability.
Second, record Oración in music boxes.
Third, find Cresselia, the Pokémon of sweet dreams.
As Darkrai watched Alice, Li Wei, Ash, and the others work so hard to find a solution for it...
Its resolve wavered without its realizing it as it listened quietly from the shadows beneath a tree.
Darkrai had originally wondered whether it should leave, but then it understood.
If it left just like that, wouldn't it be wasting everyone's heartfelt efforts?
Until everything was finally settled, Darkrai would continue to protect Alamos Town.
"Droo-loo-loo~" The mother Dragapult quietly approached Darkrai.
[There will be a solution. There will.] That was what Dragapult said to Darkrai.
"There will."
Li Wei had one final suggestion:
Training Darkrai to control its energy voluntarily.
Ash asked in confusion, "Didn't you say it was like breathing? How do you train that?"
At that, Ash even held his breath. Before long, his face turned red, and he began coughing violently.
Pikachu even copied Ash...
"It doesn't work, Mr. Li Wei!"
(╯-＿-)╯╧╧
Wait, that's seriously misleading!
You're the one who can't do it!
"???"
Everyone looked at Ash as though he were an idiot.
That's our lovable idiot for you!
Li Wei shook his head. "No, you're wrong. Even breathing can be controlled."
Leaving aside the turtle breathing techniques in novels, the Knight Breathing Technique Sirfetch'd and the others were learning was one such form of training.
Li Wei added, "But for this training, we'll need to find Yellow or Lance. We might need their Viridian Force."
Li Wei believed that although they