"Gengar! (All right, now we can start round two. Let me see what you're really capable of.)"
After turning back to snap a few angry words, Gengar faced forward again and took up a fighting stance.
Even then, Gengar still hadn't taken the battle too seriously. She simply thought her teammate's false information had misled her.
Yet in the blink of an eye, the Meowscarada appeared in front of her again, moving so fast she almost seemed to teleport.
Not only did she damage Gengar with another Night Slash, she then used Quick Attack to change her type, leaving Gengar's Shadow Ball unable to deal any effective damage.
When Gengar found herself lying on the ground a second time, she clearly realized what the problem was.
"Gengar... (Immune to my attacks... is it Protean? What a troublesome Ability, and she's a Dark-type to begin with... how strange. Why is she more trouble than that little dragon? You call this a rookie?)"
Gengar muttered to herself, pondering a philosophical question.
Seeing Meownei preparing to attack again, Gengar immediately used Substitute, leaving a fake Gengar on the battlefield while her real body slipped into the shadows below.
But Gengar didn't continue fighting. Instead, she traveled through the shadows inside the building and went straight to Mismagius.
"Gengar... (You knew, didn't you? You knew how strong this Meowscarada was! I was kind enough to help you, and you deliberately watched me embarrass myself! You didn't even warn me!)"
Had she known this Meowscarada was that strong, she would have prepared as though it were an Elite Four Battle. Winning wouldn't have been certain, but at least she wouldn't have been knocked down twice.
Having lived for so many years, Gengar had long since stopped caring about winning or losing matches. She had made