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Crack...
Creak...
BOOM!
The earthquake-resistant features of the towering buildings failed under this violent shaking. Several structures finally began to collapse, unable to withstand the infusion of seismic energy.
Thousands of tons of concrete and steel plummeted from above like a dump truck unloading sand, burying the land below with the force of an avalanche.
Yet even amid this catastrophic tremor, Giovanni's footing remained steady. He stared coldly ahead, trying to discern Eddie's current situation through the dust. At the same time, he was calculating Eddie's remaining combat strength.
"Besides those eight Pokémon undergoing Mega Evolution, that guy still has four Pokémon that can move freely—Pikachu, Eevee, Dragonite, and Snorlax..."
While the dust and debris hadn't completely settled, Giovanni was thinking rapidly. In the situation that had just unfolded, how would Eddie have dodged the attack? Or had he taken it head-on?
Before he could deliberate much longer, a series of thunderous sounds emerged from within the dust cloud.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
"That's the sound of running! And it's the sound of something massive—it's Snorlax!"
Giovanni instantly identified the source. The other party was clearly charging straight toward him.
Or more accurately—launching a full-scale assault!
"Hmph! But so what? A single Pokémon dares to charge at me head-on. Does Eddie have some trick up his sleeve?"
Giovanni wouldn't underestimate Eddie. Most people would probably assume Eddie was being reckless, but Giovanni suspected there might be some scheme or strategy at play.
"Regardless, my tactics won't change."
"It'll take a few seconds for Snorlax to close the distance. I have enough time to Mega Evolve my Pokémon before establishing my defense."
Giovanni wore a Team Rocket badge embedded with a Key Stone on his hand—when had he equipped it? He calculated the time until Snorlax's attack would arrive and decided to Mega Evolve first before executing a perfect defense.
Aggron, Salamence, and even the Beedrill battling Mewtwo in the sky above all began emitting dazzling light.
However, this move was exactly what Eddie had been hoping for!
Just moments ago, at the critical juncture, Eddie had used his psychic powers to levitate himself onto Snorlax's shoulder.
Then he'd commanded all four of his remaining Pokémon—Eevee, Pikachu, Dragonite, and Snorlax—to use Protect.
The Protect shields created by four Champion-level Pokémon combined to form a massive barrier, directly shielding Eddie and all his Pokémon from harm.
However, while the barrier had protected them from injury, the Earthquake's aftershocks had reduced this entire section of the city to rubble. As a result, Eddie and his other Pokémon had been temporarily separated.
But it didn't matter! Now was the perfect opportunity to attack!
With that thought, Eddie used his aura powers to directly transmit orders to his scattered Pokémon—regroup and launch a coordinated assault.
Eddie stood atop Snorlax's shoulder and let it lead the charge.
At this moment, through his aura perception, Eddie saw that Giovanni had actually chosen to Mega Evolve first!
"Hmph! Giovanni's calculations are sound. Based on Snorlax's charging speed, by the time it reaches him, his Pokémon will have already completed their Mega Evolution. He'll still be able to defend with ease."
"But! Giovanni doesn't know that I'm holding my ultimate trump card!"
Eddie made a split-second decision and pulled out the Snorlium Z!
His most hidden and powerful ace wasn't the Power of Viridian, but rather the Z-Crystal that allowed his Pokémon to unleash Z-Moves!
"Now's the time! Snorlax! Show them your ultimate power!"
Standing on Snorlax's back, Eddie transferred the energy from the Z-Crystal in his hand—first to himself, then to Snorlax—activating Snorlax's exclusive Z-Move.
As the power flowed through, Snorlax felt its own strength surging, and its charging speed increased dramatically.
"What?! That sound—could it be?!"
Giovanni truly lived up to his reputation. The instant Snorlax's charge accelerated dramatically, he registered the change and realized something was wrong.
"Rhyperior! Use Stone Edge!"
Rhyperior stomped the ground forcefully, and countless sharp rocks erupted from below.
It seemed Giovanni intended to use this as a barrier to block the attack. However, his defensive formation was still incomplete.
"Just to be safe—Nidoking, position yourself behind the stone wall and use Protect!"
Giovanni was a cautious man. When he discovered that events were exceeding his calculations, he would take every possible precaution to prevent a catastrophic failure.
"Tch. Originally I had two main Pokémon available for defense—now this is all I can manage. But it should be enough."
Giovanni watched his Pokémon undergoing Mega Evolution in this race against time and spoke with a hint of gravity in his voice.
No matter what method Eddie had used to boost Snorlax's charging speed, the attack would first have to break through this stone wall.
After breaking through the Stone Edge barrier, Snorlax's offensive power would inevitably be weakened. After that, it would still have to contend with the Protect shields used by two Champion-level Pokémon.
Whether Eddie's attack was sustained or a single devastating burst, it would be essentially powerless against such a defense.
This was Giovanni's confidence.
Of course, if Salamence and Aggron weren't in the middle of Mega Evolution, Giovanni felt he wouldn't even need to resort to an absolute defense like Protect.
However, his confident expression didn't last long.
Because the sound of Snorlax's charge changed once again.
THOOM! THOOM! THOOM! THOOM!
At this moment, every step of Snorlax's charge was causing seismic tremors.
While not as intense as the Earthquake Giovanni had created using five Pokémon simultaneously, the fact that Snorlax could generate such vibrations just by running was remarkable.
It was clear that Snorlax was in an incredibly terrifying state at this moment.
"What's happening?! How does Snorlax possess this kind of momentum?"
Giovanni felt increasingly uneasy. Even though the dust and debris hadn't completely cleared, he could already sense Snorlax's terrifying aura approaching.
However, it was too late to dodge—Snorlax had already emerged into his line of sight.
Of course, he also spotted Eddie standing atop Snorlax's shoulder.
Eddie wore a slightly vicious smile as he called out Snorlax's Z-Move.
"Pulverizing Pancake!"
Eyes glowing crimson, Snorlax charged toward Giovanni with unstoppable momentum, like a living monument of raw power.
Then it suddenly leaped into the air, and shining with brilliant light like a meteor, it came crashing down on Giovanni with the force of a collapsing mountain.