Ho-Oh let out an angry cry!
Clearly, it was furious that Suicune had been caught right in front of it!
It flapped its wings, forming dozens of scorching fireballs that rained toward Xia You like a vast net!
But before they had made it halfway, Gardevoir and Gengar rushed over from the side and intercepted them together!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Confusion and Shadow Ball collided with the fireballs, canceling them all out in midair!
Smoke from the explosions engulfed Xia You. He took a few steps forward, emerged from the smoke, and picked up the Great Ball containing Suicune from the ground. Then he straightened, tossed the Great Ball in his hand, and stared at Ho-Oh with blazing eyes.
That gesture could hardly have been more provocative!
By now, Raikou had also been rescued and restored to full strength, and the two Beasts used their immense power to break out of the encirclement with ease.
They first nodded to Ho-Oh, then left without lingering. In just a few bounds, they vanished into the darkness, leaving no trace.
With Ho-Oh's forceful intervention, the catches that had seemed assured had slipped away after all...
Just as Xia You had said earlier, as long as these Legendary Pokémon were determined to flee, no one could stop them!
As for Xia You, he could originally have caught all three Legendary Beasts without trouble, but had ended up with only Suicune. How could he not feel angry and regretful?
Now that Entei and Raikou had both escaped, catching them was no longer possible. But without them to distract him, only Ho-Oh remained on the field, allowing Xia You to focus entirely on dealing with it!
"All right, now it's just you and me. It's time to settle this score!"
Sensing that a major battle was