Ashwood's Strike IV dealt 197 damage to Groudon!
"Rrgh!" Groudon was seeing starts from that hit, albeit briefly. "How are they doing this? They're barely talking to each other and yet they're in complete sync!"
"That's their power," Shield replied amid the chaos, weaving between two blows even as Crobat and most of Silver's team were taken out. "Their link to Dark Matter also links them to one another. Anything that one knows, they all probably do. All of their tactics from the clever ones, all of their knowledge from that brainy one... They don't need to talk because they already are. Silently, subconsciously... That's what Maple said."
"Telepathy, then," Groudon said with a growl. "Pathetic. Such silly tricks--"
"It's deeper than that," shield said. "Groudon--watch--"
Starr's Silver Spike dealt a grazing 22 damage to Shield!
Starr's Cheer Flare Blitz dealt 137 damage to Shield! Shield was knocked out!
Groudon deftly blocked a silver spike from Dave, smirking. "Is that the best you can do?"
But then a flurry of seeds in Groudon's blind spot, coating him in a horrible feeling that seeped through his tough exterior. Some of them chilled his body along with the Iceberg.
Dave's Silver Spike dealt a grazing 73 damage to Groudon!
The Chilly Seeds and Vile Seeds severely debuffed Groudon!
"...That's it?!" Groudon shouted, crouching down for his ultimate assault. "Pathetic. This is where you fall!"
Something smelled like purple.
Squinting, he sniffed the air and glanced left. His tail flopped to the ground in disbelief.
Brisa and several others from behind were standing behind Astrid, pooling their power into her like some kind of conduit. Ghostly energy coalesced above her and split into a five-sided star, and then the coordinated strike cracked the air and warped the light around it like a black hole. Groudon could only hold his arms forward to block, but he knew by the sheer magnitude that it wouldn't be enough.
Team Spectrum's Dark Star Hex dealt a total of 10724 damage to Groudon! (x2 crit!)
The whole arena went silent. The harsh rays on Groudon's quarter of the arena dissipated with the spectral winds, and even Kyogre's torrential downpour seemed to have been muted by the sheer magnitude of the strike that had just landed. That was a glimpse of godly power that they'd just witnessed, powered by Darkness, yes, and yet... such cooperation, such teamwork, was not something that could come from Dark Matter. It was simply impossible.
Cabot's Silver Spike dealt 195 damage to Astrid, KO!
...Though it seemed their idea of teamwork got extreme at times.
"I know your tricks," Kyogre shouted. "You think you can defeat me just with your blasts? I don't think so. You can't possibly win after an all-out attack. You're vulnerable!"
Kyogre used Origin Pulse!
Brisa: Protected!
Cabot: Protected!
Celeste: Dodged!
Curio: Protected!
Dave: Protected!
Icetales: Protected!
Nip: Protected!
Saltriv: Protected!
Shiron: A grazing 24!
Starr: Cino took 173 damage and Starr dodged the remainder!
Vix: A grazing 30!
Kyogre used Thunder on Icetales, Dave, and Celeste!
Icetales: Dodged!
Dave: Protected!
Celeste: A grazing 163!
Alakazam used Smite I - Speed on Icetales, Dave, and Nip!
Icetales: Dodged!
Dave: A grazing, misty loss of 4 Speed!
Nip: Dodged!
A Reviver Seed restored Astrid!
Celeste's Wish came true! Brisa, Celeste, Dave, and Shiron gained 164 HP!
Kyogre stared, dumbstruck. Not only had his attack done close to nothing, but once it was completed... they were in even better health than before!
"...Ha... haha." Kyogre chuckled, even in the quiet that followed the thunderclap, and then the deafening, torrential rain that filled it. "I see... I see."
Owen's flame flickered in the spray of the rain, and he readied another Protect when it was needed. His body shifted from red to a deep green, the flower on his tail blossoming.
But Kyogre drifted gracefully through his conjured whirlpool, sinking lower.
Then, with a serene smile, he sighed.
"I yield."
