Chapter 209: Xirona's First Legendary Capture!

As the Fierce‑Bite Land Shark's enhancement ends,

Attack +6! Physical attack maximized!

"Dragon God Dive!"

Accompanied by a command from Xirona,

The Fierce‑Bite Land Shark's body instantly leaps high, cloaked in intense, ferocious dragon‑type energy, diving down and smashing hard into the hammer at Imperial Fang Lurka's neck!

Bang!

The massive force swings open, Imperial Fang Lurka's body is slammed against the wall, and countless rock fragments rain down from above.

"Dragon Claw!"

The Fierce‑Bite Land Shark spreads its limbs left and right, delivering a flurry of claw strikes at Imperial Fang Lurka!

The attack is effective, pushing Imperial Fang Lurka back, but it does not wound its muscles or bones.

But Xirona finds this somewhat unacceptable and incomprehensible,

It's not that she can't accept low damage, but she cannot accept that the Fierce‑Bite Land Shark can repel Imperial Fang Lurka,

The Imperial Fang Lurka that Xirona and Ash once encountered could even casually ignore attacks from the Super Fierce‑Bite Land Shark,

Let alone being knocked back to a wall, just a glance at the Super Fierce‑Bite Land Shark would mean Imperial Fang Lurka loses.

"Something's off; this is definitely not Imperial Fang Lurka!"

Seeing the Fierce‑Bite Land Shark has already suppressed Imperial Fang Lurka,

Xirona, without worrying the opponent might use a Time Roar, decisively triggers Super Evolution!

"Super Evolution! Fierce‑Bite Land Shark, defeat this impostor! Dig a hole!"

After all, this is a ruin deep in the mountains; to avoid burial and damage to the ruins, Xirona absolutely cannot use an earthquake.

However,

Even though the Dig Hole power is only 80, with triple strength, plus a physical attack base of 170 and a double resistance coefficient,

the output is still explosively high!

As the Fierce‑Bite Land Shark dives underground and strikes from below, the Super Fierce‑Bite Land Shark's scythe‑shaped forelimb slashes Imperial Fang Lurka's abdomen.

A piercing pain makes Imperial Fang Lurka lose all resistance; its two‑story‑tall massive body becomes like a cannonball, lodged at the top of the ruin.

The force is at least four times greater…

Xirona, astonished, opens her mouth wide, subtracting the physical attack boost from Super Evolution,

after training, the Sand Power's damage bonus has increased by at least double, perhaps even triple?!

Xirona's pupils contract slightly,

She is curious: how did Ash manage this? It's absurd!

At the same time, she's a bit impatient, hoping to end this encounter soon, can't wait to test it in practice!

The attack ends, the Super Fierce‑Bite Land Shark flies and lands,

Xirona presses the advantage with a pursuit.

"Quicksand Abyss!"

Imperial Fang Lurka slides down from above, its body falling into a quicksand‑like mud swamp, half of its body sinking into the mud, unable to escape.

"Stomp!"

The Super Fierce‑Bite Land Shark stomps its right foot hard,

The attack, filled with remorseful energy, instantly erupts like a cliff‑edge sword from the depths of the Quicksand Abyss, piercing Imperial Fang Lurka's abdomen.

This time it directly pierces Imperial Fang Lurka's body!

Bang!

Imperial Fang Lurka's body disintegrates under this attack,

Xirona watches the scene unfold with her own eyes, her mouth agape, eyes wide.

Fierce‑Bite Land Shark has committed deity‑slaying!?

But quickly, as Imperial Fang Lurka's body is dissected,

it fragments into a series of dark mysterious symbols, and the panic in Xirona's mind instantly dissipates.

At the same time, a look of realization spreads across her face,

It turns out the unknown totems in the ruins were causing mischief.

While Xirona carefully examines each unknown totem,

the dark, oppressive unknown totems, like mice seeing a cat, flee the tunnel in fear.

One by one they obediently return to sleep within the tunnel's mural.

Meanwhile,

Having lost the restriction imposed by the unknown totem impersonation,

Lucario and Roserade, who had become two spirit eggs, finally have the restriction lifted and return to their original forms.

Including an unexpected mishap,

Darkrai, also restrained by the unknown totems,

Its gaze falls on Xirona; Darkrai gratefully nods at Xirona and intends to leave.

"Wait, Darkrai!"

Xirona, who already missed Darkrai once, doesn't want another missed chance after finally encountering it.

"I want to capture you!"

Darkrai gives no reply, silently meets Xirona's gaze,

and finally nods.

It flew to the clearing opposite Cynthia.

Although eager to use Darkrai, the true Legendary Pokemon, as a test subject to try out Mega Garchomp's Sand Force damage boost.

But since this is a capture battle, it must be handled carefully,

Facing Darkrai, who specializes in abnormal status conditions, Cynthia decisively cancelled Garchomp's Mega Evolution!

Hoo hoo hoo~

Yellow sand fills the sky, and the sandstorm continues to surge within the cavern.

A dangerous red glow blooms in Darkrai's eyes,

A pitch‑black, pool‑like vortex emerges from beneath Garchomp's feet,

Pairs of dark, terrifyingly aura‑shrouded hands reach out from it, trying to pull Garchomp in.

However…

Even though it is within arm's reach, no hand can touch Garchomp.

This scene makes Darkrai scratch its head.

And Cynthia, having seen Darkrai's exclusive move fail, instantly breathes a sigh of relief.

It seems evasion can also grant immunity to a legendary's exclusive move!

"Shatter!"

Garchomp roars, its body instantly diving toward Darkrai like a fighter jet, its right hand raised.

Its brown‑glowing claws slash downward.

Defiant Darkrai doesn't defend: "When you attack, I can always hit you, right?"

While pondering,

Darkrai first creates a dark vortex at its feet that can induce sleep, while its hands conjure a flickering, circular‑patterned Evil Wave.

Boom!

The Evil Wave pierces straight through Garchomp's body, as if Garchomp's true form were but an illusion,

not actually in front of Darkrai at all.

Just as Darkrai subconsciously scans left and right, searching for Garchomp's true form,

the excruciating pain from above snaps him to reality: the Garchomp before him truly exists.

What confounds Darkrai is that

though his own injury confirmed the Garchomp before him is the real body, the dark vortex has no effect on it—what principle is this?

Defiant Darkrai endures the pain and, while flipping back, hurls another Evil Wave!

Once more, he watches the Evil Wave's energy sphere pass through Garchomp's body.

Absurd!

Feeling his cognition collapse, Darkrai, still defiant, flings several star‑shaped attacks that sparkle with a luminous yellow glow!

If these guaranteed‑hit High‑Speed Stars still miss Garchomp, then he's truly out of options.

Bang bang bang!

A series of impacts rings out; the charging Garchomp pauses, swallowing all the High‑Speed Stars.

This scene instantly brightens Darkrai's eyes.

It works! Finally it works!

"I see now."

Cynthia, also dawning realization during this, says, "Only guaranteed‑hit moves can land on the trained Garchomp?"

Hold!

A white light shield stands in front of Darkrai, blocking Garchomp's continuous Shatter attacks!

Trick!

Three cloud effects appear above Darkrai's head, mysterious power fills Darkrai's body, Special Attack +2!

But strengthening now is ultimately too late.

As the Hold Shield cracks, a barrage of Shatter attacks slashes Darkrai, under double resistance,

Darkrai, whose HP was already poor, is taken away outright.

His eyes spin in circles.

"Go!"

She tosses the high‑grade ball she previously threw and retrieved, and Cynthia completes the capture of Darkrai…