The demon monk in the second dimension

Looking at this Gengar, Giovanni guessed that it was very likely the strongest Pokémon in Xia Zhi's possession.

But he really couldn't understand why a Champion-level trainer would be willing to work as a chef in the black market in obscurity.

Even an elven chef!

"Could he be after my Team Rocket?"

Sakaki immediately became wary and secretly ordered someone to teleport his other main Pokémon over.

As a 40-year-old Elite Four level trainer, he has raised quite a few Pokémon to Elite Four level, not just the six he brought to the Summer Solstice Shop today.

Giovanni also has a second team of Cloyster, Dugtrio, Arcanine, Gyarados, Garchomp, and Sandslash, all of which are Elite Four level Pokémon.

In Giovanni's hands, even a near-Elite Four level Pokémon could only be ranked in the third team!

Giovanni's strength lies in breadth rather than depth, so he has always been pursuing powerful mythical beasts.

If Xia Zhi really came for him, these Pokémon, along with Mewtwo, who is vaguely a Champion-level overlord, are enough to give a Champion-level trainer a "surprise"!

When the rhinoceros fell, Giovanni's face turned very pale, and he lost his smile.

Water, Flying, Ghost... This guy's Pokémon are very effective against his main team of Pokémon!

Just like Kikuko, she is the one that Giovanni least wants to face among the Kanto Four Heavenly Kings!

He put away the rhinoceros and sent out Aggron, his expression grim.

"Aggron, [Stone Attack]!"

"Roar!"

Aggron, who had just appeared, roared but showed no fear of Gengar.

It summoned more than ten huge rhomboid rocks to attack Gengar.

Seeing this, Xia Zhi also gave his own orders.

"Gengar, take this! Then use [Sucker Punch] and [Ice Punch]!"

In mid-air, Gengar had nowhere to dodge and took the hit head-on with this Rock-type move, a look of pain appearing on its face.

This Aggron is at the mid-level of Elite Four, not much weaker than it!

But the next moment, Gengar's figure transformed into a purple phantom, rapidly approaching Aggron.

Its tiny claws clenched into fists, and layers of ice condensed on Gengar's fists before it slammed them down hard on Aggron!

At the same time, Sakaki reacted.

"Aggron, Metal Claw, charge!"

Bosscodora lowered itself and opened its arms.

Its three claws on each hand emitted a metallic gleam as it faced Gengar's attack head-on!

boom!

Stab it!

Neither of the spirits showed any intention of defending; they simply clashed head-on!

Gengar's fist struck Aggron, and Aggron's metal claws returned the blow with two powerful strikes.

Aggron's stamina was already low, so Giovanni pressed his advantage and decided to fight Gengar head-on to deplete its stamina.

"Aggron, Iron Tail!"

However, Xia Zhi, having anticipated Giovanni's countermeasures, gave an order to Gengar.

"Gengar, [An Eye for an Eye]!"

"An eye for an eye" is a charged attack. Attacking after the enemy has attacked will double its power!

Aggron spun around like a monster, its thick tail whistling through the wind, and like an angry dragon, it slammed into Gengar!

Struck hard by Iron Tail, Gengar grimaced and showed signs of pain.

But the next moment, the Ghost-type power emanating from it doubled, and it charged fiercely at Aggron!

More than ten clusters of purple ghost-type energy slammed into Aggron, causing the monster to stagger back three steps, its expression contorted in rage.

Feeling the intense pain emanating from his body, Bosscodora's already poor condition worsened.

Sakaki's orders followed.

"Aggron, [Cannon Beam]!"

He wanted Aggron to continue wearing down Gengar.

"Roar!"

Aggron used its remaining power to unleash a defiant roar at Gengar.

Steel-based energy was concentrated from its body into its mouth, forming a ball of light the size of a ping-pong ball.

But soon, the ball of light grew larger and larger, emitting an extremely dazzling white light!

Considering that Giovanni still had two Pokémon left and that he was almost certain of victory, Xia Zhi decided to send Aggron away directly.

"Gengar, keep it up, an eye for an eye!"

Clearly, despite being a monster spirit known for its stamina, Aggron is no match for another tit-for-tat attack.

Influenced by the summer solstice, Gengar is not only ruthless to others, but also to itself!

Despite this being a self-destructive fighting style, Gengar's smile grew wider and wider as it gathered Ghost-type energy.

Soon, the massive beam cannon arrived in an instant, hitting Gengar directly.

boom!

The massive explosion kicked up a huge amount of smoke and dust, and the entire Evergreen Gym could feel the strong tremors; the commotion and power were truly considerable.

Bosscoat, who had unleashed this attack, was breathing heavily, his eyes looking hopefully ahead.

Finished?

But amidst the smoke and dust, a series of purple orbs flew out and struck Aggron hard!

boom!

Under the fierce attack, Bosscodora's eyes rolled back and it collapsed to the ground, unable to fight.

When the smoke cleared, Gengar made a big face at Giovanni and stuck out its bright red tongue.

(??????)

Sakaki: (oへo╬)

Faced with the arrogant Gengar, Giovanni did not send out any other Pokémon, but instead sent out Mewtwo, which had just been unrestrained and only retained its head control system!

From the perspective of the summer solstice, a sudden blur appears before one's eyes.

Then, a Pokémon with a streamlined body resembling a humanoid feline, three spherical fingers, and wearing a silver metal helmet appeared on the field.

Although it was the first time they had met, Xia Zhi immediately realized what was going on.

"Isn't that Mewtwo? Giovanni is actually using it against me?"

Summer Solstice was overjoyed.

"Is this because they're afraid of really losing to me, so they're using their trump card?"

Looking at Mewtwo, Xia Zhi used her right to trade Pokémon for the second time.

"Come back, Gengar!"

The chubby purple creature obediently floated to Xia Zhi's side, so Xia Zhi threw another Poké Ball.

What emerged from the Poké Ball was a humanoid Pokémon wearing an elegant dance dress and with long, curly green hair.

Its hands are long and slender, as if it were wearing gloves, and it has a red fin on its chest and back.

This is Gardevoir, a highly popular Psychic and Fairy-type Pokémon that ranks among the top three "most desired Pokémon by trainers" and is consistently rated as a strong contender for the Contest of Fame.

"I didn't recognize Mewtwo, so I thought it was a Pokémon designed to counter Gengar, which is why they switched to the Psychic-type Gardevoir?"

Looking at Gardevoir in the arena, Giovanni's lips curled into a cold smile.

"It's no use! Ordinary elves are utterly powerless against it! Your defeat is inevitable!"

But Sakaki never expected that Xia Zhi would be so uncivilized!

Xia Zhi knew that although Mewtwo was a Pokémon created by Giovanni, it was actually kind by nature.

Even if it's not kind, it won't be friendly to Giovanni, who has been controlling it.

He also knew that this helmet-like metal device was actually for controlling Mewtwo.

That's easy.

"Gardevoir, [Psychic]!"

A surge of psychic power erupted from Xia Zhi, and she quickly merged with Gardevoir!

With the boost of this superpower, Gardevoir, which was originally only at the mid-level of the Elite Four, saw its strength increase rapidly and quickly reached the limit of an ordinary Pokémon!

"Shauna!"

Gardevoir's light grass-green hair floated weightlessly, and its crimson, jewel-like eyes shone brightly.

"Nani?!"

Sensing the superpowers emanating from Xia Zhi, Sakaki couldn't hold back any longer!

"This guy is actually a master of superpowers?"

He gave the order to Mewtwo.

"Mewtwo, let's use our Psychic Power too!"

But in just a moment, Xia Zhi's psychic powers combined with Gardevoir's psychic powers to form, quickly affecting the control device on Mewtwo's head.

The device malfunctioned, and Mewtwo completely ignored Giovanni's orders, standing still without moving.

At the same time, superpowers surged within Mewtwo.

But this force wasn't trying to attack Xia Zhi; it was planning to destroy the control device on his body!

Xia Zhi seized the opportunity and, together with Gardevoir's psychic abilities and Mewtwo, launched a joint attack on the control device.

The more delicate something is, the easier it is to destroy.

Mewtwo, Gardevoir, and Summer Solstice together were like three Elite Four-level Psychic Pokémon attacking simultaneously, instantly destroying the helmet-shaped control device.

Freed from the machine's control, Mewtwo immediately turned around, looking at Giovanni with its beautiful purple eyes, its gaze icy cold.

Sakagi's heart sank.

As expected, this Elite Four level trainer named Xia Zhi was indeed after me!

Ironically, he brazenly led the other person into the Viridian Dojo!

In Giovanni's view, only a league with extensive connections could bring out a previously unknown Elite-level trainer!

The other party's previous talk about a pseudo-legendary Pokémon egg was just a way to lull me into a false sense of security!

He knew all along that he was the leader of the Rockets, which is why he used "obedience" as a wager!

Is the league planning to take action against the Rockets?

Are other Heavenly Kings already lying in ambush outside?

Is it Kikuko, who has the Ghost Legion and whose attributes are most effective against him?

With two Elite Four level trainers interfering, Giovanni knew he had no chance of taking back Mewtwo.

"Summer Solstice, I'll remember you!"

He made a harsh statement to Xia Zhi and immediately released the second team of Pokémon that he had just sent with his subordinates.

Surrounded by a group of Elite Four level Pokémon, he had no intention of fighting and decisively retreated through the back door of the gym.

Mewtwo, who had just escaped its predicament, looked at this group of Elite Four level Pokémon but did not make a move.

Xia Zhi, who had expected a major battle, was also taken aback.

"What's going on? Giovanni has given up on Mewtwo? That shouldn't be the case! Wasn't Mewtwo his dream?"