Gary Oak recalled the unconscious Nidoking and took out another Poké Ball, his expression beginning to turn serious.
"As expected of you, Lin Guang. Your Pokémon really are all ridiculously strong. But until the very last moment, no one knows who the victory will belong to!"
"Go! Alakazam!"
Gary Oak threw the Poké Ball in his hand. A dazzling light flashed, and Alakazam appeared in the Battle Arena.
Lin Guang was not at all surprised to see Gary Oak's Alakazam. After all, there were not many Psychic-type Pokémon available in the Kanto Region, and Alakazam, something of a sworn rival to Gengar, often appeared in matches against Gengar.
As a Ghost- and Poison-type Pokémon, Gengar excelled at Ghost Pokémon moves, which were super effective against the Psychic-type Alakazam.
Meanwhile, Alakazam could be considered the face of Psychic-type Pokémon in the Kanto Region apart from the legendary Pokémon, and it could also exploit Gengar's other type, Poison. The two could be said to have an advantage over each other.
So Alakazam was clearly Gary Oak's choice for dealing with Lin Guang's Haunter, but he had not expected Lin Guang's Haunter to evolve into Gengar.
Having watched Lin Guang's Gengar finish off Nidoking with a single extremely powerful Shadow Ball, Gary Oak was unsure whether his Alakazam could defeat Lin Guang's Gengar here and win him a point back.
"Alakazam! Use Psyshock!"
Alakazam's eyes glowed blue, and it crossed the two spoons in its hands before its body. Powerful psychic energy gathered together, forming a shock wave aimed straight at Gengar.
Lin Guang commanded, "Gengar! Use Dark Pulse!"
Gengar extended its hands. Black rings appeared one after another, finally forming a black sphere that hurtled toward Alakazam.
Psyshock and Dark Pulse crossed paths, striking Gengar and Alakazam respectively and kicking up two