Long Zinuo shook his head. "Probably not. Zhao Ling wasn't like this before. He couldn't have suddenly grasped a mysterious power like telepathy."
Cynthia also conferred quietly with the three members of the Elite Four. They, too, kept feeling that something was off about Zhao Ling.
But the kid was always coming and going without a trace, and his grandmother, his only relative, had died. Now there was no one who knew him whom they could ask.
Time ticked by, and the two Gengar finally reached their limits, collapsing one after the other and reverting from their Mega Evolutions.
"Contestant Ye Qing's Gengar wins!"
The announcer's eyes were nearly strained beyond repair. After watching the replay repeatedly, he finally confirmed that Ye Qing's Gengar had fallen half a second later!
Great!
Ye Qing roared inwardly. Su Qi's sixth Pokémon was still unknown, so he had to preserve as much of his fighting strength as possible.
On the big screen, the Gengar icon beside Zhao Ling's portrait dimmed, leaving only five Pokémon.
The announcer called, "Contestant Zhao Ling, please send out your second Pokémon first."
Zhao Ling recalled Gengar expressionlessly and threw out his second Pokémon without hesitation.
It had a humanoid form, a cylindrical head, two enormous hands, and a ghostly tail for its lower body.
"Dusknoir!"
The Pokémon's appearance immediately drew cries from the audience. After all, Dusknoir was said to receive radio waves from the Spirit World. Everyone feared it.
``` Pokémon: Dusknoir (level 60)
Potential: B-
Status: healthy
Gender: none
Type: Ghost
Ability: Frisk (can reveal the opponent's held item.)
Held item: Ghost Gem
Egg moves: Imprison, Dark Pulse, Ominous Wind
Basic moves: Disable, Night Shade, Foresight, Shadow Sneak, Will-O-Wisp, Curse, Confuse Ray, Shadow Ball, Shadow Punch, Thunder Punch, Ice Punch, Fire Punch, Mean Look, Future Sight