At the same time, after Haunter's Curse, Machoke endured the pain for a short while, but just as Giovanni expected, its eyes became more resolute, and its muscles seemed to swell under the stimulation of its Guts Ability, brimming with power.
Taking advantage of the interval in the Hydro Pump attack, Machoke suddenly leaped up like a cannonball, swinging its incredibly powerful Mega Punch towards Blastoise.
This punch, accompanied by a whistling wind, seemed to tear through the air, striking directly at Blastoise.
"Boom!" With a loud bang, Blastoise's massive body was actually knocked back slightly by this sudden heavy punch, and the ground beneath its feet trembled.
A fist-shaped indentation, surrounded by cracks, appeared on its newly formed shell!
Captain Price's expression changed slightly, "Blastoise, spin to break free from its entanglement!"
Blastoise immediately followed the command, its body rapidly spinning, attempting to break free from Machoke's entanglement and exhaust its stamina.
Giovanni sneered, "Let it see what absolute power is! Machamp move!"
Machoke roared, spreading its wide arms and directly embracing Blastoise, its muscles seemingly turning into solid rock, directly pinning Blastoise in place and forcing it to stop!
Immediately after, Machoke pushed with its legs, its entire body sinking sharply, then suddenly lifting, actually managing to lift Blastoise's massive body.
The moment Machoke lifted Blastoise, its eyes widened, and its entire body's muscles tensed to the extreme, as if all its strength was concentrated in that instant. It roared, using all its might, and slammed Blastoise heavily onto the ground.
"Bang!" With a loud crash, the ground seemed to be struck by a meteorite; a huge shockwave spread in all directions, dust flew, and broken stones scattered.
Under the immense impact, Blastoise's entire body was deeply embedded in the ground, and the cracks on its shell became even more pronounced, as if it could shatter at any moment.
Thus, Blastoise lost its ability to battle.
Captain Price's combat power was once again weakened!
Captain Price shook his head in disbelief, "How is that possible?"
Giovanni didn't bother with him, as the battles of the other Pokémon were not yet over.
Rhydon and Nidoking facing a Gym Leader Level mid-stage Tauros was indeed a bit tricky, but Giovanni had Persian and Machoke assist them, which was enough.
Currently, the most intense battle was actually between Beedrill and Scyther.
And Giovanni had also set his sights on Captain Price; his current physique was comparable to a Senior Level Pokémon, so personally eliminating Captain Price was not impossible.
He gently drew a long sword from his waist, and a cold gleam flashed!
Captain Price instantly felt a prickling sensation on his back, and the hairs on his body stood up one by one. He hurriedly pulled out a broad dagger, and in his other hand, a black pistol appeared.
Giovanni pushed off the ground with his foot, his figure flashing, and instantly appeared before Captain Price, the long sword cutting through the air, creating a sharp whistling sound.
Captain Price hurriedly raised his dagger to block, but only felt a tremendous force, and the dagger almost flew out of his hand.
One must know that Captain Price was several times sturdier than an ordinary person, which also indicated how immense Giovanni's strength was.
He quickly retreated, and at the same time, the pistol fired, bullets raining down on Giovanni.
Haunter transformed into a black shadow and blocked in front of Giovanni, deflecting all the bullets.
Then Giovanni snorted coldly, and the long sword swung down fiercely, a cold light flashing, and Captain Price's left arm was severed at the shoulder, the pistol falling to the ground.
"Ah!" Captain Price screamed, blood gushing out. He endured the intense pain, retreating with all his might, trying to create distance from Giovanni.
"You can't escape!" Giovanni sneered, his figure accelerating again, the long sword striking at Captain Price like lightning.
Captain Price gritted his teeth, swinging his dagger with all his might, attempting to block the blow.
However, Giovanni's long sword easily sliced through the dagger as if it were tofu, and continued to strike towards Captain Price's neck.
Just at this critical moment, a black shadow flashed, blocking Giovanni's long sword.
It was Scyther, which had arrived just in time. It used its hard wings to block Giovanni's attack, and at the same time, flapped its wings, pushing Giovanni back several steps.
Swoosh!
The golden figure pursued relentlessly, and at the same time, Beedrill grew even angrier.
Because Scyther actually attacked Giovanni right in front of it!
"Hiss!"
Beedrill roared, its aura as the Bug King unleashed without reservation towards Scyther!
A hint of fear flashed in Scyther's eyes, and its head uncontrollably wanted to lower, but it was a Gym Leader Level Pokémon after all, and could still resist some instincts.
Poison Sting move!
Beedrill directly attacked; its tail instantly shot out countless tiny Poison Sting, like fine rain, overwhelmingly showering towards Scyther.
Scyther rapidly swung its dual blades, knocking down the Poison Sting one by one.
After the Poison Sting, came the relentless Beedrill, and its gleaming dual stingers, Fury Attack move!
The hard and sharp dual stingers swung wildly, creating streaks of afterimages!
And Scyther, facing Beedrill's attack, spun rapidly like a whirlwind. The sharp blades in its hands gleamed brightly in the sunlight; it was the Swords Dance move!
While repelling Beedrill, the energy within its body boiled, and its strength soared.
Beedrill's control over the battle was quite good; as it was forced back, it used the String Shot move.
Sticky and tough String Shot sprayed out; if Scyther dared to block it with its dual blades, it would be restrained in place.
However, it was indeed not foolish. Scyther flapped its wings on its back, and streaks of Air Slash flew out, turning into sharp blades, cutting the String Shot and blowing them away.
And it instantly counterattacked with the Quick Attack move!
Scyther's speed instantly increased to the extreme, turning into a green lightning bolt, rushing straight towards Beedrill.
Beedrill urgently used the Agility move to evade; the two crossed paths in the air, leaving behind streaks of afterimages.
Clang, clang! Not only that!
As they moved, their dual stingers and dual blades continuously clashed, brilliant light mixed with sparks blossoming in mid-air.
Both used the Fury Cutter move!
After their intertwined battle, both of them had numerous dense wounds on their bodies.
Punctures and slashes, emerald bug blood splattered!
However, in this state, the aura on Beedrill's body grew stronger and stronger, while Scyther became increasingly fatigued.
Because this Scyther's Ability was Technician, it was impossible for it to grow stronger the more it fought.
And the powerful moves from before didn't gain any advantage against Beedrill, so defeat seemed to be a foregone conclusion.