In that brief delay, Gallade was hit by Shadow Ball, dropping his Barrier Points below 90%.
"Hiss-"
Shen Qi felt as though needles had stabbed his brain several times. The pain nearly split his head open.
In reality, both the Ability Shadow Tag and skills like [Shadow Hold], which prevented an opposing Pokémon from leaving the field, worked somewhat like a tug-of-war.
Restraining an opponent who was too strong required enormous amounts of energy and Mental Power. Gallade's tug just now had drained a great deal of Shen Qi's Mental Power.
But...
He had achieved his objective!
Chapter 676: Mega Gengar
Barrier Points below 90% were treated as a theoretical depletion of HP, resulting in elimination.
Ni Shang now had to recall Gallade and send out her next Pokémon. It went without saying how big an opening that would leave.
Shen Qi's head was still swimming a little, leaving him unable to pursue.
Understanding his intent, Dodo aimed straight at Ni Shang and fired a Tri Attack.
No matter how skilled the opposing Pokémon Trainer was, she could not simply tank an 80-power, same-type attack from a Special Attack specialist.
A shimmering, multicolored barrier unfolded-a Psychic-type defensive measure and one of the general-purpose Trainer Skills.
While using the barrier to block the attack, Ni Shang tossed out a streak of energy, releasing her next Pokémon.
Whatever she sent out, it would be difficult to deal with.
Just keep targeting the Pokémon Trainer!
On contact with Tri Attack, the barrier shattered, and a purple shadow was sent flying, bouncing twice on the ground.
It was Gengar!
Up ahead, where the Pokémon should have appeared, Ni Shang stood looking somewhat disheveled at the location of the energy streak.
The instant the Psychic-type barrier unfolded, she appeared to have swapped positions with her