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"Ten against five! No matter how you look at it, the advantage is with us!"
Gloria's expression was incredibly excited at this moment; they were fighting the Kanto Champion!
Primal Groudon was held back by Dialga, and Giovanni was currently only using five main Pokémon, including Mega Beedrill.
Thus, it was ten Pokémon against five Pokémon.
Although, from a data analysis perspective, it seemed like each of Giovanni's main Pokémon only needed to handle two opposing Pokémon, in reality, it was not like that at all.
Moreover, Selene and the others could even send out a second main Pokémon.
"Earthquake!"
Giovanni did not give the first move to the opponent. In this situation, even he felt immense pressure and had to take the initiative.
Nidoking and Nidoqueen both roared, lifted one foot, and then stomped it down heavily.
A Ground-type Earthquake!
Rumble!
The Earthquake, simultaneously used by Nidoking and Nidoqueen, caused the entire surrounding area to tremble wildly.
A ring of materialized shockwaves rippled outwards.
"Earthquake!"
"Earthquake!"
"Earthquake!"
Akari, Peony, and Drayton all used Earthquake simultaneously.
Ursaluna, Copperajah, and Archaludon directly used Earthquake to counter.
Several Earthquakes shook simultaneously, and the earth itself let out a violent 'wail.' Earthquake clashed with Earthquake, fiercely shaking, before finally dissipating into nothingness.
"Articuno, Blizzard!"
Selene launched her attack immediately.
Articuno shrieked loudly, flapping its wings with force, and a massive ice and snow storm surged forth.
However, under Desolate Land, the Ice-type Blizzard was actually affected; the sunlight was too intense, causing the power of Blizzard to weaken.
"Ice Punch." Karen also launched an attack.
"Water Shuriken!" Ash immediately ordered Greninja.
But... Greninja swung its right arm, and several Water Shuriken flew out. However, the shuriken made of water turned into white steam and vanished as soon as they were thrown.
Greninja looked bewildered and confused.
"Huh? Where's the Water Shuriken?"
Ash was stunned.
"This is the effect of Primal Groudon's ability, Desolate Land. With this Desolate Land hanging in the sky, Water-type moves cannot be used."
Selene explained helplessly.
"How can there be such an excessive weather condition?!"
Ash was incredibly shocked. This meant he had specifically chosen Greninja to counter Giovanni's Ground-type Pokémon!
Didn't that mean Water-type moves were completely useless?
Gloria and others, who didn't know the effect of Desolate Land, were also shocked at this moment.
"This is the power of Legendary Pokémon. But don't worry, we don't need to fight Primal Groudon." Hilda stabilized their morale.
Ash's face was wrinkled, and he looked at Greninja, speechless. He could only use Dark-type moves then.
"This level of Blizzard... Hehe~ Nidoking, Flamethrower."
Giovanni's lips curled slightly as he watched the incoming Blizzard.
Nidoking raised its head and spewed scorching flames, blocking the Blizzard.
"Poison Jab."
Mega Beedrill moved instantly, transforming into a yellow-black shadow that sped, lightning-fast, to a position above the charging Weavile.
Two knight lances, shimmering with deep purple poison light, stabbed towards Weavile.
A Poison-type Poison Jab!
"Dodge!" Karen's eyes narrowed.
"Dragon Pulse!" Drayton immediately ordered Archaludon to provide support.
Weavile's movements were very agile, and it immediately tried to dodge the Poison Jab.
However, Mega Beedrill was a step faster. Its two knight lances heavily pierced Weavile's body.
Boom!
Weavile let out a painful shriek, its body slammed into the ground by Mega Beedrill's Poison Jab, and the entire ground cracked due to the force of the Poison Jab.
Karen's brows furrowed tightly.
Archaludon's Dragon Pulse came, but Mega Beedrill merely swung its other knight lance, forcefully striking the Dragon Pulse.
The Dragon Pulse was actually shattered by Mega Beedrill!
"Holy crap!"
Drayton was stunned. That was the Dragon Pulse of his ace Archaludon! It shattered on contact?
"Air Slash!"
"Dragon Pulse!"
Hilda and Zinnia immediately provided support.
Tornadus's Air Slash and Super Salamence's Dragon Pulse flew towards it.
Mega Beedrill instantly flapped its wings and flew up, quickly dodging these two attacks.
"Its movements are too fast." Zinnia frowned slightly.
The swiftness of this Mega Beedrill was the fastest Zinnia had ever seen, and its attacks were also incredibly powerful.
"Weavile, come back quickly." Karen wanted Weavile to seize the opportunity to return and rest.
Weavile, impaled into the ground by Mega Beedrill's Poison Jab, struggled to support itself, trying to get up.
But a black shadow instantly covered it.
"Fell Stinger."
Giovanni's low, calm voice came.
Selene and the others' hearts skipped a beat.
Mega Beedrill's incomparably sharp knight lances glowed with a blue-Blue light, stabbing fiercely towards Weavile.
A Bug-type Fell Stinger!
Bang!
Mega Beedrill's Fell Stinger hit Weavile's chest hard. With a loud bang, smoke and dust billowed up.
The next moment, attacks like Ice Beam, Flamethrower, and Dark Pulse came.
However, the black and yellow figure quickly darted up, avoiding these attacks and returning to mid-air, holding four long needles resembling knight lances, its indifferent compound eyes looking down at all the opponents in front.
As the smoke cleared, Weavile had clearly lost its ability to battle.
"Oh no!"
Hilda's beautiful brows furrowed tightly.
It was indeed bad, because the Mega Beedrill in the air shimmered with white light, its aura now even more powerful and sharp.
The Bug-type Fell Stinger, a Bug-type move that isn't particularly strong in power, but if it defeats an opponent with this move, the user's physical attack will increase by three stages!
It was equivalent to 1.5 Swords Dances!
"Amazing, Champion Giovanni! That's it!"
Alder's eyes lit up at this. As expected of Champion Giovanni's world-renowned Mega Beedrill.
"Champion Leon, do you think Champion Giovanni has a chance to defeat those people?"
Alder asked Leon with considerable anticipation.
"...Very difficult. It depends on Gloria and their own coordination."
Leon, however, shook his head. Although the situation looked good now, he was still very worried.
Leon certainly hoped Giovanni could win, but it was really too difficult.
"We must find a way to deal with this Mega Beedrill."
Karen recalled Weavile and said to Selene and the others.
Yes, because this Mega Beedrill was too strong; both its attack and speed were astonishingly powerful.
Her Weavile was at full health! Yet, with just Poison Jab + Fell Stinger, it was defeated.
And now Mega Beedrill had its physical attack increased by three stages, making it even stronger.
"That's right, we still need to coordinate."
Selene strongly agreed. The previous exchange actually didn't last long, but there was absolutely no coordination between them.
As a result, not only did they not gain any advantage, but they also allowed Giovanni's side to gain the upper hand.
"Otherwise, it will be very difficult to defeat Uncle Giovanni."
Selene still used a subtle way of speaking. She didn't think they would lose, after all, it was ten against one.
But if, even with such an absolute numerical advantage, their battle was still exceptionally difficult, what would that say?
"Are they starting to discuss tactics?"
Giovanni smiled faintly, not too surprised.
"Beedrill, Pin Missile!"
He didn't give Selene and the others too much time. In fact, a high-attack, high-speed Pokémon like Beedrill isn't difficult to counter.
He had to seize the time to severely injure Selene and their main Pokémon.
Mega Beedrill's four knight lances simultaneously glowed white, and then fiercely stabbed out, sending a barrage of white beams flying.
A Bug-type Pin Missile!
"Protect!"
"Protect!"
Selene and Hilda immediately had their Pokémon step forward to defend.
Blue Protect barriers went up, and Pin Missile furiously bombarded the Protect, the deafening roar echoing.
"Earthquake!"
Giovanni repeated his old trick. Rhyperior was still entangled with Akari's Ursaluna, and Nidoking and Nidoqueen once again stomped the ground for Earthquake.
The Earthquake shockwave rippled forward.
Peony and Drayton immediately had Copperajah and Archaludon also use Earthquake.
The Earthquakes 'neutralized' each other, but at this moment, the ground beneath Copperajah and these Pokémon began to turn into quicksand, forming a swirling vortex of quicksand.
It was Giovanni's Dugtrio's Sand Tomb!
This kind of soft control move would make it difficult for Copperajah and the others to move for a short time, but only for a short time.
But that short time was exactly what Giovanni wanted.
As Pin Missile ended, Mega Beedrill, relying on its extreme speed, darted above Copperajah and the other Pokémon.
"Pin Missile!"
The four knight lances once again shimmered with white light, and a dense, overwhelming barrage of Pin Missile beams shot down.
"Protect!"
Peony and the others were startled.
But the quicksand of Sand Tomb was still flowing, and Copperajah and the other Pokémon struggled to use Protect.
But they were too slow!
Rumble rumble!
Mega Beedrill's Pin Missile unleashed a furious barrage, the explosive firelight assaulting their vision.
"Leaf Storm!"
Tornadus's Leaf Storm surged out, sweeping towards Mega Beedrill.
Mega Beedrill immediately retreated. Although it was grazed on one side by the Leaf Storm, Mega Beedrill still retreated faster, avoiding Articuno's pursuing Ice Beam.
The smoke gradually dissipated. Dugtrio's Sand Tomb had been completely flattened, but Copperajah, Archaludon, and the other Pokémon were all covered in scars from the Pin Missile bombardment.
Especially Gloria's Rillaboom, which had already directly lost its ability to battle.
After all, Rillaboom was not at full health to begin with, and as a Grass-type, it was also weak to Mega Beedrill's Bug-type attacks.
But in fact, not only Rillaboom, Ash's Greninja had also fallen.
"No way, isn't this Champion Giovanni a bit too fierce?"
Ash recalled Greninja, staring dumbfounded at the incredibly powerful Mega Beedrill.
How could it be so strong?
"The strongest Champion of the League, Giovanni, truly lives up to his reputation."
Peony's expression had become completely serious as he looked at the middle-aged man in the suit opposite him, with one hand in his pocket.
"Selene, if this is all you've got, then trying to defeat me is completely wishful thinking."
Giovanni's faint smile echoed.
"Of course not, Uncle. I'm not without any preparations."
Selene, however, showed a big smile.
"Hmm?"
Giovanni raised an eyebrow.
Next to Selene, a milky white jellyfish Pokémon, with two tentacles, held a translucent white cube.
The spatial cube rose into the air, then rapidly expanded, enveloping the entire surrounding area.
Space was distorted.
"Trick Room, huh..."
Giovanni's eyes narrowed slightly, looking at the distorted space.
"That's right, because your Beedrill, Uncle, is really too troublesome."
Selene said with a giggle.
Within Trick Room, Mega Beedrill, which was originally extremely fast, would have its speed distorted into'slow'!
In other words, Mega Beedrill no longer had any speed advantage; in fact, speed had become its weakness.
This way, it would be easier to counter Mega Beedrill.
"Hehe~ Interesting."
Giovanni chuckled twice.
Silph Co. Building penthouse.
Mammon sat in the CEO's chair, gently stroking Caitlin's beautiful hair, looking at his phone.
"No way, are Selene and the others already ganging up on Dad?"
Mammon looked at the picture Caitlin sent with a strange expression. It was a scene of Akari, Selene, and others surrounding Giovanni.
"What's wrong?" Caitlin looked up.
"Nothing, keep eating. I'm thinking."
Mammon gently pressed Caitlin's head back down, seriously considering whether he should continue to stay in the office.
After all, it seemed like Giovanni and the others probably wouldn't be able to break into Silph Co. Building now...