Never underestimate a Gengar that had lived for at least two thousand years.
Though its physique was naturally no match for an Ultra Beast like Necrozma, it had gained tremendous strength over those long years, building it up day by day.
Yet despite having lived so long, this might have been the first time Gengar had attacked with all its strength.
Facing Necrozma as it bore down like a black cloud, Gengar first drew its right fist back. It concentrated all its energy into a single point, forming an enormous Shadow Ball, then swung forward hard, blasting it toward Necrozma.
Even the surrounding air seemed to warp under the power of that full-force Shadow Ball!
At that very instant, as the Shadow Ball drew closer, Necrozma sensed an enormous threat from both Gengar and the attack!
It was hard to imagine that a Pokémon of such modest size had unleashed this move.
Necrozma was forced to halt its advance and gather its power to defend instead.
It had no choice. After all, the Shadow Ball was already close, and in its normal form, Necrozma was not particularly fast. It could not evade the attack simply by moving.
A barrier formed from psychic power instantly appeared before it.
Yet whether because of the terrifying energy contained within the Shadow Ball or because Ghost-type attacks had an advantage over Psychic-type moves, the barrier held for only a moment when the two moves collided. Then it shattered like glass with a sharp crack, and the Shadow Ball struck Necrozma squarely without losing momentum!
Boom!
The Shadow Ball hit Necrozma, triggering a violent explosion whose thick smoke engulfed its entire body.
"Nice work!" Xia You praised it.
But Gengar shook its head. "Didn't you say it before? Where there's smoke, there's no damage. With