The pull of Kyogre's Scale was far greater than Cheng Tian had imagined. The Pokémon coming to snatch the scale were not just those beneath the water, but those in the sky as well.
Pelipper that had originally been timid lost their heads one after another, wanting to come and gamble on this opportunity too. Noibat naturally would not let them have their way, charging straight at them with Wild Charge and tangling with them.
Just then, the rubber boat Ditto had transformed into suddenly lurched, nearly capsizing. Cheng Tian lost his balance and fell. When he stood up, dizzy and dazed, he saw a level 32 Sharpedo ramming the rubber boat.
"Lai!" Lairon released Thunder Wave toward the sea to paralyze the attacker, then summoned a massive Rock Slide that crashed down on Sharpedo's head.
Out on the sea, Lairon's fighting strength was severely weakened. Lairon could only protect the rubber boat with a handful of extremely ineffective ranged moves. An ordinary rubber boat would long since have been slashed open by Sharpedo's razor-sharp scales, but the rubber boat Ditto had become was clearly much tougher and could hold out for a long time.
"Gren!" Seeing Cheng Tian in danger, Greninja quickly used Grass Knot to buy him time, trussing Sharpedo up tightly. A cunning Chinchou suddenly launched a sneak attack with Electro Ball, and Greninja nearly plunged straight into the sea after being hit.
"Flor!" A Pollen Puff descended from the sky and enveloped Greninja as Florges began using Pollen Puff to help her companions recover from their injuries. A dozen or so Carvanha swarmed Gengar. Scarlet light blazed in Gengar's eyes, and Dazzling Gleam erupted instantly with Gengar at its center, severely injuring every one of the Carvanha.
The light of evolution around Feebas grew brighter and