None of them had fully recovered to their best condition yet. Spiritomb was far more troublesome than any of them had imagined.
An endless stream of Night Shades descended like vengeful ghosts, attacking everyone wildly. Never mind attacking Spiritomb itself; even dealing with these shadowy apparitions was a struggle.
Meanwhile, a dragon's roar rang out from the enormous black hole in the sky. Giratina had begun trying to break through the seal!
Once again, it unleashed a series of world-shattering attacks, from Dragon Claw to Draco Meteor, from Shadow Ball to Shadow Claw. Every strike would have been enough to destroy a city on the ground, but the chains and Light Membrane in the air blocked them all.
This time, however, Giratina's determination to break free was extraordinary. Even though its attacks had no effect, it kept unleashing them, bent on returning to the mortal world.
Thankfully, the Light Membrane greatly eased the pressure on the chains. Breaking even a few chains required Giratina to muster every ounce of its strength and spend a long time. Like a beast trapped in a cage, it struggled desperately.
The battle below continued. The little old man quickly assessed the situation and figured out how to respond.
"This will never end at this rate! The black hole that Spiritomb came out of hasn't disappeared at all! This thing is absorbing energy from it!"
The Shiny Spiritomb absorbed an endless stream of Ghost-type energy from the black hole, converting it into its own power to sustain Night Shade. The apparitions were even growing more numerous.
"Chandelure! Imprison!"
Chandelure used Imprison. It also knew Night Shade, so it shut down Spiritomb's move outright.
The little old man swung his hand sharply. "Inferno Abyss!"
Pale Will-O-Wisp appeared again. Compared to when it had been used at