Pokemon: Reborn Rich Alternate Earth

Chapter 861: Chapter 1078: Raise Your Hands

After Mega Evolution, Gengar's level increased from 94 to 95, which meant that in terms of level, it was now on par with Lilligant.

"Gehehe~"

Mega Gengar gave the slightly startled Lilligant a sly grin.

As a Pokémon native to the secret realm, Lilligant had even seen Arceus before, but it had never witnessed Mega Evolution.

So seeing Mega Gengar's drastically changed appearance and heightened aura, it was momentarily surprised.

"Gengar, go!" Julian shouted softly.

Since half of Mega Gengar's body existed in another dimension, it could travel to any place through that interdimensional space.

As soon as the words were spoken, Mega Gengar vanished from its spot.

Seeing this, Lilligant sneered, "It's useless. As long as we're in the Brava Arena, how could your invisibility—"

But before it could finish speaking, Lilligant suddenly realized it couldn't sense Mega Gengar's presence at all. Centering on itself, it scanned a radius of one kilometer.

Within that range, it couldn't sense Mega Gengar. Instinctively, it thought that Mega Gengar must be outside its sensing range, so it kept expanding the area.

Two kilometers—nothing. Five kilometers—nothing. Ten kilometers—still nothing. Even at twenty kilometers, there was still nothing.

After that, it didn't extend its sensing range further because it believed Mega Gengar couldn't have traveled that far in such a short time.

Besides, they were in the middle of a battle—why would it run so far away?

"Gen~"

Mega Gengar: "Looking for me?"

Suddenly, Mega Gengar's voice echoed right beside Lilligant's ear, instantly startling it.

Without even having time to think about how Mega Gengar had avoided its perception, its first reaction was to pull away and create distance.

But the moment it tried to move, it suddenly discovered that its body couldn't move at all. Even when it exerted all its strength, only its head could turn slightly.

Struggling, it glanced backward—the direction Mega Gengar's voice had come from—and saw Mega Gengar smiling at it.

Mega Gengar: "I've stepped on your shadow."

Gengar's original ability was Cursed Body, but after Mega Evolving, its ability had changed to Shadow Tag.

[Shadow Tag: Prevents all opposing non-Ghost-type Pokémon that do not have the Shadow Tag ability from fleeing or being switched out.]

With this ability, as long as Mega Gengar stepped on its opponent's shadow, the opponent would be trapped in an inescapable state.

Unless their strength far surpassed that of Mega Gengar's and they could break free through sheer force, the only way out was for Mega Gengar itself to release them.

Of course, Shadow Tag also consumed a significant amount of Mega Gengar's stamina, especially when the opponent was constantly struggling, in which case the stamina drain would continue.

As for why Lilligant couldn't sense Mega Gengar, it was because Mega Gengar had moved through the interdimensional space and was no longer within the same dimension, so Lilligant naturally couldn't perceive it.

And while the Shadow Tag ability was indeed powerful—aside from the stamina cost, there was another drawback: the user itself would also become immobilized.

After all, once you left the opponent's shadow, the Shadow Tag effect would disappear, and the opponent would be able to act again.

Lilligant had no idea that Mega Gengar could move through interdimensional space or that it could step on its shadow to restrict its movement.

This whole strategy relied on the element of surprise and exploiting the opponent's lack of knowledge.

Any trainer from the outside world, even a high school student, would know the unique traits of Mega Gengar.

Lilligant was suffering solely because it lacked information.

Meanwhile, thanks to his Probing Eyes, Julian's understanding of Lilligant might even be deeper than Lilligant's own understanding of itself.

That said, if they were to battle again, Mega Gengar definitely wouldn't find it so easy to step on Lilligant's shadow.

So this opportunity was rare—one could even argue that it was a one-time chance. They had to seize it to defeat Lilligant, or at least inflict heavy damage.

"Gengar, Perish Song!" Julian said coldly.

"Gen—gengar—gen—gar—gen~"

Mega Gengar began singing an unbearably awful song, while Metagross immediately blocked out the sound.

Perish Song was a move that did not distinguish between friend and foe. Any Pokémon that heard the song would be affected, with the power decreasing gradually with distance.

Pokémon that heard the song would continuously lose stamina and would eventually collapse from exhaustion.

At the same level, there were very few Pokémon that could last more than three minutes.

While Perish Song was incredibly powerful, the way to counter it was quite simple: just recall the Pokémon into its Poké Ball.

Moreover, since Perish Song required continuous singing to maintain its effect, as long as your Pokémon didn't fall instantly, you could always interrupt the singer and break the song.

That was why many trainers considered Perish Song the most useless ultimate move.

Its power was undeniable, and it could indeed turn the tide against stronger opponents, but not only did it not distinguish between friend and foe, the methods to counter it were just too simple.

So forget official matches—even in wild battles, almost no one used it.

But in certain situations, Perish Song could be surprisingly effective.

Just like now.

Thanks to the Shadow Tag ability, Lilligant was completely immobilized, making it impossible for it to interrupt Mega Gengar's singing.

And Lilligant had no allies. If it had even one helper, they could have easily disrupted Mega Gengar's Perish Song.

"Gen—gengar—gen—gar—gen~"

The singing was truly awful. Compared to this, even Snorlax's snoring sounded more pleasant.

"That expression… it looks like it's about to puke."

Julian looked at Lilligant with a hint of pity.

Not all Pokémon sang Perish Song this terribly—it was just that his Gengar happened to be exceptionally bad at it.

Some Pokémon, like Altaria, Chimecho, or Kricketune, performed Perish Song beautifully. Amid the pleasant melody, enemies would unknowingly collapse as their stamina drained away.

Unlike Mega Gengar, whose singing was simply like wailing ghosts. Not only was Lilligant's stamina being drained, it also had to endure immense mental torment.

Julian's Gengar was the type that was completely tone-deaf, yet especially loved to sing.

It enjoyed itself but tormented everyone else.

"Ugh—"

Lilligant vomited—literally. It threw up all the berries it had eaten today.

Mega Gengar: (╬皿╬)

Mega Gengar was furious. 'What's the meaning of this? I'm singing my heart out, and instead of being moved to tears, you vomit?'

But the more it acted like this, the happier Mega Gengar became. Keep vomiting—vomit your guts out too.

'Audience on the left, audience on the right, let me see your hands! Raise them all up!'

"Gen—gengen—gar—gengar—gen—gen—gar~"

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