Pokémon, Ash is going to become a perfect man from now on.

After the sticky dragon returns to its ball, Nightmare's turn will still be resolved, and its health will continue to decrease!

And to deal with Gengar, if Diantha doesn't want to use Gardevoir anymore, she'll probably send out that one again...

Ash made his first successful read in this game.

"Pumpkin Monster, I'm begging you one more time!"

"Gengar, Night Demon!"

Just as Diantha sent out her Ghost-type, Gengar immediately launched an attack!

"Jie Jie Jie Jie~"

Unlike ordinary cries, Gengar emitted ghostly howls, and the energy of the Night Demon transformed into a curtain, covering Pumpkin Man with countless distorted ghost faces!

"Blocking their vision... that won't work, use Spirit Spell!"

"Gengar, throw!"

"What?!" Diantha was taken aback as she watched the Gengar evolution stone suddenly fly through the curtain.

The pumpkin monster, upon its arrival, had an evolution stone smeared on its face, and was then enveloped in a dark veil...

After two restraining blows, the Pumpkin Monster fell completely silent!

"Miss Karuno, it's time to end the Halloween party."

Chapter 680 VS Karuno: Advantage, Battle Escalates!

Diantha was tricked by Ash, otherwise Pumpkin wouldn't have been eliminated so easily.

Gengar is notoriously fragile, and it will definitely have a Mega Stone. Switch to Pumpkin and use Spirit Smash to take it down – this strategy is absolutely flawless.

Unfortunately, the same trick won't work on Ash twice.

The Spirit Spell requires an item to take effect, so he simply had Gengar throw the item out.

Theoretically, the throwing power of a Mega Stone is 80, and Dark-type moves deal double that power to Pumpkin Head. Add to that the damage from Dark Shadow, and taking down Pumpkin Head becomes incredibly easy!

Diantha is only now starting to struggle with the fact that even without the Throwing move, Ash's Gengar is still difficult to deal with.

In order to prevent the Nightmare Syndrome from spreading further, she had no choice but to send Gardevoir back in.

"Gengar, Night Demon!"

"Gardevoir, use Psychic!"

"Fight it head-on with Psychic Interference!" Ash's strategy for dealing with Gardevoir is very simple: just go all out and go head-to-head.

As Diantha's ace, every time Gardevoir is weakened, Diantha's chances of winning decrease.

The clash between the two sides quickly escalated to a fever pitch. After the Nightshade was forcibly torn apart, Gengar also realized the gap between itself and its opponent.

This is actually Ash's entire lineup this time, and it shows the difference between Ash and Gardevoir.

Diantha is a standard single-core template, with Gardevoir as the core combatant, leading the other five characters.

However, even including Crobat, who is currently training in ninjutsu, there is no particularly obvious difference in strength among Ash's top seven Kanto students, which is why he has been unable to make a breakthrough recently.

He was too greedy, wanting to lead them all forward together, which naturally required breaking through shackles several times heavier than those of ordinary people!

At this point, Gengar's psychic abilities were almost completely depleted. The opponent's power was constantly eroding its body, and its Special Defense was even lowered by the effect of mental interference!

Just when Gengar felt it couldn't go on, the pressure it was under suddenly vanished!

"Oh no... It's a cursed body?!" Diantha's heart skipped a beat. Gengar's ability activated at this moment, catching everyone completely off guard!

"Use Nightmare right now!" Ash seized the opportunity, and Gengar grinned wildly, successfully dragging Gardevoir into a nightmare!

This is a huge profit!

"It's Nightmare again..." Diantha was about to send Gardevoir back to its Poké Ball, but instinctively felt something was wrong and immediately abandoned her original plan.

"Gardevoir, wake up! Don't get lost in your opponent's special moves!" she began to shout repeatedly, trying to wake her partner in this way.

"Rejuvenation, huh..." Ash frowned slightly.

It's not that he looks down on it, but he really doesn't want to gamble the outcome on such uncertain factors.

"Gen...Gen?" Just as Gengar was about to launch another attack, it suddenly felt that the nightmare world it had created was violently shaking!

Gardevoir in a nightmare...is rebelling?!

"Go Gardevoir, you absolutely can't let it control you!"

hum!

Amid Diantha's persistent cries of defiance, the pair of stones she and Gardevoir carried suddenly burst forth with dazzling light.

That wasn't super evolution, but power derived from deep bonds!

"Garde...!" Stimulated by the light, Gardevoir opened its eyes without warning!

It regained its senses and broke free from the seal of its cursed body, using its psychic powers to drive Gengar far away!

"Gengar, Night Demon!"

"Shadow ball!"

Ash attempted a final attack, and Diantha retaliated without hesitation.

Boom!

The dark energy collided, and Gardevoir gracefully retreated, casually waving away the dust in front of her.

Opposite it, Gengar sat slumped on the ground, covered in wounds, panting with resentment.

"Gen...Gen~" After glaring angrily with its red eyes for a while, Gengar suddenly shrugged in a human-like manner and turned to Ash with an apologetic expression.

It's truly no match for them; it can't extract even a trace of energy anymore...

"Come back and rest. They used the Bond to forcefully break free from the nightmare; there was nothing they could do," Ash comforted him. "You played very well, and even brought a glimmer of hope for victory at one point!"

"Gen!" Gengar patted his chest forcefully.

It admitted that it was no match for its trainer in this battle... but its trainer hadn't lost yet!

After entrusting all its beliefs, Gengar, having exhausted its strength, took the initiative to return the Poké Ball.

"Please, Dragonite, I'm begging you one more time!"

"Gardevoir, come back, go... Goodra, what's wrong?"

Ash and Diantha, as if by prior arrangement, simultaneously chose to switch places, making this a dialogue between Dragon-types.

However, when Nume-ryu appeared, Karuno was taken aback.

It hadn't taken much damage before, so how did it become so exhausted, even panting before the fight even started?

"The previous battle was too fast-paced, and we didn't even have time to explain the effect of Nightmare... That's Gengar's exclusive move. Even if a Pokémon hit by it returns to its Poké Ball, it will be tormented by nightmares and constantly lose stamina!"

Ash had a smile on his face, proud of Gengar's achievements!

Like Blastoise, it fought with all its might to gain an advantage for its side!

"Such a thing actually happened?" Karuno was taken aback. The unexpected weakening of the Nume Dragon had undoubtedly disrupted her plans.

This pseudo-god might only have less than half of its stamina left at this moment... or even less than a quarter!

"Kuailong, great speed!"

Diantha hesitated, but Ash showed no mercy. This Grimmsnarl was a problem, and Ash was determined to take it down to ensure the second half of the competition went perfectly!

"Woo!"

Dragonite unleashed its maximum speed and crashed headfirst into Goodra's arms!

Bang!

The violent collision echoed through the arena, causing the massive body of the Nume Dragon to stagger.

"Grab it!" Diantha quickly gave the command, and Goodra used its hands and the antennae on its head to completely lock onto Dragonite, trying to stop its movements.

"Just use Dragon Star Cluster like that!" Diantha waved excitedly, letting Goodra attack with all its might.

"We'll use Dragon Star Cluster too!"

"What..." Diantha was shocked. Ash's Dragonite was so fierce that it could exchange damage with a powerful move at point-blank range?!

Boom! !

After the intense explosion that made it hard to keep your eyes open, both Dragonite and Goodra were covered in wounds... but it still clung tightly to Goodra's body!

"Oh no..." Karuno panicked.

Just now... wasn't it me who locked down the opponent, but the opponent who locked me down?!

"Dragon Star Cluster!" "Whoosh!"

Just as they were confused, Dragonite opened its mouth and gathered a huge amount of Dragon-type energy, blasting Goodra into the air!

The meteor exploded in the air, and the panting Dragonite accurately locked onto its opponent's trajectory, launching a final attack with lightning speed!

Bang!

Nian Meilong was knocked off the field and could no longer stand up!