At the entrance to the Shelter, a savage blast of Dragon Breath erupted, sending hordes of Shadow Pokémon flying backward.
Dragonite flew out of the cave carrying Professor Oak, with Charizard and Kangaskhan close behind.
Professor Oak frowned deeply at the mass of Shadow Pokémon gathered below.
"No wonder those kids had such a hard time holding them off. There are so many Shadow Pokémon here."
Then Professor Oak noticed something else was wrong.
With numbers like these, practically every Shadow Pokémon currently on Mt. Silver must have been there.
How had so many Shadow Pokémon gathered in one place?
As he pondered that, Charizard suddenly unleashed a Flamethrower, striking an Altaria that was trying to fly up and attack them.
Professor Oak snapped out of his thoughts, narrowing his eyes slightly.
Those questions could wait. For now, dealing with these Shadow Pokémon came first.
"Let's go, old friends!"
The three Pokémon perked up.
They could no longer remember how many years it had been since they last had a proper fight.
"Roar!!!"
Charizard roared, and blue flames suddenly spread from its body, engulfing a vast swath of Shadow Pokémon.
Only after leaving the cave could Charizard truly cut loose.
Not to be outdone, Dragonite beat its tiny wings, whipping up a fierce Hurricane across all of Mt. Silver.
Combined with Charizard's flames, it created an enormous field of blue fire tornadoes on the mountain.
Kangaskhan's gentle, loving gaze abruptly changed, and her massive body slowly advanced.
With every step she took, the ground beneath her shattered, and terrifying Ground-type energy rapidly spread in every direction.
That was not even the most terrifying part.
A closer look would reveal that Kangaskhan seemed to have become one with the earth. Every time she unleashed a move, energy surged out of the