Vicious looked at the man before him, filled with hatred.
He held Celebi in one hand and reached for the Dark Balls on his vest with the other, but after feeling around several times, he came up empty.
Only then did he remember that during the battle, he had never had a chance to recall his Shadow Tyranitar, Shadow Sneasel, or Shadow Scizor. Even their Poké Balls had been lost.
Cursing under his breath, he reached for the Dark Poké Balls on the other side of his vest and took out two from the very bottom.
The Pokémon in these two balls were ordinary Pokémon he had casually caught before. Even strengthened by dark power, they were no match for his Shadow Sneasel or Shadow Scizor, let alone his Shadow Tyranitar.
But right now, these were the only two Pokémon he had left to fight with. He had no choice.
They should at least buy me some time!
He threw the two Dark Poké Balls, and a moment later, a Poliwhirl and a Graveler shrouded in black light appeared before Xia You.
Xia You did not send Dragonite into battle. Instead, he took two Poké Balls from his waist pouch.
"Go, Gardevoir, Jolteon!"
As blue light flashed, Gardevoir and Jolteon stood before Shadow Poliwhirl and Shadow Graveler. Xia You's choices made it clear that he was not holding back this time. He had genuinely sent out his top-tier lineup, showing just how wary he was of Vicious.
Yet once the battle began, things took him somewhat by surprise.
As the four Pokémon moved, Vicious turned and ran without the slightest hesitation, disappearing behind a large tree. Meanwhile, barely a moment into their clash, Shadow Poliwhirl and Shadow Graveler were knocked to the ground by Gardevoir and Jolteon.
Only then did