Although the Pokémon were locked in fierce battle in the sky, Xia You's voice still reached the Legendary Birds.
Or rather, even as they fought, the Legendary Birds had been waiting for their Trainer's command!
Without any hesitation, the three Pokémon flew higher together, then began spiraling through the sky. Drawn by their power, the sky itself transformed in an instant!
During their previous battle against Ho-Oh to capture the Legendary Beasts, the Legendary Birds had used the Three-Bird Combo. However, their targets then had been the Legendary Beasts. Ho-Oh had not been present and had only arrived afterward, so there was no telling whether it had seen this combined technique, which consumed most of the Legendary Birds' power.
For now, he would assume it had.
After all, it had appeared immediately after he defeated the Legendary Beasts. It was hard not to suspect that Ho-Oh had been secretly watching from nearby!
Now, as Ho-Oh looked up at the Legendary Birds continuously releasing their power, a trace of gravity appeared in its eyes.
It had indeed seen this move.
Although it had been far away and had only felt the last remnants of that power, this combined technique used by the Legendary Birds had left a very deep impression on it.
Normally, it would never take such an obviously powerful move head-on. But since it had accepted that human's challenge, it could not simply evade it.
This was both a test for that man and a trial for itself!
It would test whether that man truly had the ability to possess all three Legendary Beasts, while also testing whether it could withstand such an attack!
Thick storm clouds blocked out the stars, completely obscuring the bright moon as well.
In just a short time, spiraling storm clouds had enveloped the