Looking at Gengar, who still hadn't fallen, Gary Oak finally sighed.
"Alakazam is unable to battle!"
Following the referee's ruling, Gary recalled Alakazam, while Lin Guang also recalled Gengar.
Although Gengar could still battle, the fights against Nidoking and Alakazam had consumed a great deal of Gengar's stamina, so Lin Guang decided not to let Gengar continue and planned to switch to another Pokémon instead.
Gary then sent out his fourth Pokémon-Arcanine.
Arcanine was among Gary's three strongest Pokémon, which showed just how thoroughly prepared Gary was this time.
Lin Guang smiled slightly and said, "So it's Arcanine. You could call us old opponents. In that case, I'll use this one, and this will be its debut, too."
"Come on out, Umbreon!"
Lin Guang threw the Poké Ball in his hand, and a dazzling light appeared in the Battle Arena.
The light faded, revealing a Pokémon with an entirely black body, golden rings on its forehead, limbs, ears, and tail, and blood-red eyes that gave Umbreon a somewhat sinister air.
"It's here! Contestant Lin Guang has brought out a Pokémon we've never seen before!"
Umbreon's appearance instantly sent the spectators into an uproar. No matter which region they came from, none of them knew what kind of Pokémon Umbreon was.
In the stands, Ash Ketchum asked Professor Oak beside him, "Professor, do you recognize that Pokémon?"
Professor Oak answered, "Lin Guang already told me before the tournament began. This Umbreon is another evolutionary branch of Eevee, and it's a Dark type."
"Lin Guang also said that Eevee evolved into Umbreon at night. This discovery shows that Eevee has more than the three evolutionary paths we currently know of: Vaporeon, Flareon, and Jolteon."
"Furthermore, Lin Guang speculates that if Eevee evolves during the day, it may evolve into another form, perhaps