Water gradually seeped into the earth across the battlefield.
Water still flowed around Swampert's body as it descended toward the ground.
Amid the ruins, Gardevoir lay with pain etched across her face. This was the first time her opponent had knocked her out of the air.
The Psychic Field churned chaotically, yet nearly solid Confusion energy continued gathering, trying to lift Gardevoir.
However,
Relentless attacks were also Yong's specialty, and the boy's voice rang out again.
"Swampert! Use Bulldoze!"
The boy called out calmly.
Swampert's eyes flashed. It roared excitedly, jets of water bursting forth to provide tremendous propulsion.
With a roar, Earth Power emerged through the rushing water around its towering frame, gradually covering its body. Then it plunged toward the ground like a meteorite.
"Laaa-chi!!!"
The instant its feet touched the dark brown earth, Ground-type energy surged to life, glowing with a dense, heavy light. Every step Swampert took struck like a drumbeat, the ground rumbling beneath its feet.
Faced with that overwhelming presence, Gardevoir felt crushed and suffocated. A dark abyssal ocean engulfed her thoughts, and her mental world drifted like rootless duckweed in the darkness, swept along by raging currents.
Diantha finally steadied herself, body and mind. A silvery full moon appeared behind her, its hazy light shining in harmony with the jade disk in the sky...
"Battle Will" manifested, overlapping with "Moonlit Radiance"!
The young woman's voice pierced the darkness like a brilliant ray of light, finally dispelling the confinement within Gardevoir's heart and reaching her gradually fading mind!
"Gardevoir, pull yourself together! Dodge with Teleport! Hurry, use Life Dew!"
Diantha watched her partner intently. Silver Moonlit Radiance erupted, and the jade disk overhead responded with dazzling starlight, pouring down in a ribbon.
The deep bond between Trainer and Pokémon revealed itself fully at that