An excited gleam shone in Harley's eyes, as though he could already see the moment Cacturne knocked this man down!
Just then, something he could not believe happened.
Cacturne had clearly run behind the man, and had even raised an arm high and swung it down, about to strike him. Yet in the next instant, a black shadow suddenly sprang out from beneath the man's feet, blocking Cacturne like a wall. It raised both hands, unleashing a surge of black energy that sent Cacturne flying backward!
The expression on Harley's face froze instantly.
Huh?
Only after two seconds of stunned silence did he realize what had happened!
What's going on?
Why was that man fine, while my Cacturne got sent flying instead?
On closer inspection, what had emerged from the shadows was actually a... Gengar!?
He was completely dumbfounded, unable to understand why a Gengar had suddenly appeared out of nowhere, or why it had been hiding in that man's shadow!
"Hehehehe..." Gengar lowered his arms and laughed, looking at Harley mockingly as he said with disdain, "I've seen your dirty tricks now. They're utterly pathetic. And trying that in front of yours truly? Tsk, tsk, tsk. You've still got a long way to go!"
Hearing him speak shocked Harley even more.
What was he seeing?
A talking Gengar!?
There were actually Pokémon in this world that could speak human language!?
After being stunned for quite a while, he finally came to his senses and hurriedly checked on Cacturne.
That look revealed that the black energy had sent Cacturne flying dozens of meters, until he finally crashed into a wall. The impact cracked the wall and knocked him unconscious!
Sweat instantly soaked Harley's back!
Of course he knew his own Pokémon better than anyone.
His strongest and most trusted Pokémon