As Matt finished speaking, the Team Rocket members swiftly moved into action, special capture devices in hand, ready at a moment's notice.
Pokémon surged forward like a tide, and the Team Rocket members had clear divisions of labor: some were responsible for guiding the Pokémon into pre-set trap areas, while others, armed with capture devices, quickly acted when an Pokémon entered the optimal capture range.
The sound of the capture devices echoed through the night sky, each successful capture accompanied by the frenzied struggles and mournful Growls of the Pokémon.
After all, it was quite normal for Pokémon to be trampled to death by the relentless charge of those behind them.
The scent of blood permeated the vicinity, making the already frenzied Pokémon even more insane!
Brilliant moves continuously landed on the reinforced fences, shattering both the fences and the wooden walls.
Similar to the previous command, it was also the method that consumed the least.
Matt slowly raised his arm, then lowered it, "Release the Pokémon!"
Clap! Clap!
At that, Team Rocket's Pokémon were released one by one, heading towards the charging Pokémon.
Giovanni watched this scene beside Matt, casually releasing his Beedrill and other Pokémon, "Go, Persian, stay."
Several Pokémon sprang into action.
Then Giovanni glanced at the Poké Ball containing Gastly and released it as well.
Under Gastly's terrified gaze, Giovanni slightly opened his mouth: "You have work to do."
Gastly murmured with some confusion, "Hah-shhh?"
Giovanni pointed to the chaotic battlefield and instructed it: "A job only you can handle. Go and eat all these souls."
Gastly was stunned for a moment, not expecting such a good opportunity.
It sniffed the scent of the souls, couldn't help but stick out its tongue and lick its lips, then immediately transformed into a shadow and flew out. If there was food, why not eat it!
Giovanni watched its actions and instructed the Persian beside him: "Go keep an eye on it. If it disobeys or tries to escape, kill it. If it encounters danger, you can even sell it."
Persian nodded and quickly followed Gastly.
Matt, who was nearby, asked Giovanni: "What? You treat a newly caught Pokémon like that?"
Giovanni shook his head, "It tried to kill me earlier, and Ghost-type Pokémon always make it hard to trust them completely. I'm just keeping an eye on it for now."
Matt told Giovanni, "You sure think a lot. I don't think its aptitude is very high, so training it seems unnecessary. If you like Ghost-type Pokémon, I can help you catch one with high aptitude if I get the chance."
Giovanni shook his head, "No rush. I have an idea I want to try. If it works, great; if not, we'll see."
Giovanni's ideas were always a bit different, and Matt didn't mind, after all, which Researcher wasn't eccentric in their ways?
He casually said, "As you wish."
Giovanni glanced forward, seemingly recalling something, "I remember there should be a Gym Leader Level Pokémon deep in the forest. I saw it last time, why haven't I seen it this time?"
Matt frowned, "If it hasn't come out, then it might have been taken out by that Haunter, or it hasn't acted yet, after all, this is only the first day."
Giovanni's eyes flickered. "That's possible too. Then let's wait and see."
Outside, the flying Gastly was also impolite, relying on the Ghost-type Pokémon's special nature and hidden abilities.
As long as it wasn't targeted by Pokémon specifically aimed at it, like Beedrill or Persian, it could basically avoid taking damage.
So it was also very boldly devouring the souls of the dead Pokémon on the ground.
Transparent souls were sucked out one by one, then swallowed by it in large gulps.
Its eyes began to glow red, and a hint of cruelty appeared in them.
However, it was, after all, an old Pokémon that had lived for hundreds of years, so this was not enough to allow its consciousness to be eroded by cruelty.
Instead, this initial taste made it even more excited, especially since this time it didn't have to secretly eat souls, but could devour the souls of Pokémon in large gulps.
It was incredibly comfortable, and the energy within its body grew increasingly vigorous, its eyes becoming even redder and brighter.
However, since the Haunter intended to consume these souls, it couldn't do nothing.
It had actually sent out a Lampent to collect these Pokémon.
It just didn't dare to show itself casually, as there was a powerful Pidgeot still watching from above.
But upon seeing Gastly so wantonly devouring souls, it was clearly defying the Haunter's command.
Moreover, it hadn't even eaten yet? Why could this damned Gastly eat?
Due to the Haunter's suppression of its own kind, there was basically no second Haunter on the island; all Gastly were merely tools used by the Haunter to harvest souls.
This also meant they had no status, unlike other Ghost-type Pokémon, who, though also required to hand over souls, would not be excessively suppressed, nor would their souls be cruelly extracted by the Haunter.
So, upon seeing Gastly devour souls, it disregarded its own concealment and flew towards Gastly, with Will-O-Wisps flying out towards Gastly.
Gastly, engrossed in devouring souls, didn't notice and was directly hit.
It let out a cry of pain, some of the shadows on its body burned by the Will-O-Wisp.
It was only then that it realized there was a Lampent behind it, and it had already set its sights on it.
Gastly, which had almost been overwhelmed by the surging energy, was immediately frightened upon seeing the Lampent, and it frantically tried to flee.
Lampent, however, was relentless.
However, what this Senior Level Lampent didn't know was that a Pokémon had already set its sights on it from behind.
Persian's keen eyes watched the fleeing Gastly and the chasing Lampent, and it let out a low Growl in one direction. "Meow."
Following its gaze, one could see Beedrill and the others there.
Upon hearing Persian's Growl, Beedrill turned its head to look at the two Ghost-type Pokémon.
Without a moment's hesitation, it immediately used Agility and flew towards the Lampent.
When Persian saw Beedrill trying to steal its target, it was naturally displeased. Its intention just now was for Beedrill and the others to help it keep an eye on Gastly.
It wanted to deal with this Lampent itself; it hadn't had a chance to act in a long time.
"Meow."
It let out two exasperated Growls, but it really couldn't catch up to the current Beedrill. How unlucky to encounter such a companion who loved to snatch kills.
Little did it know that when Beedrill learned Fell Stinger, it would be even more adept at snatching kills; this was considered good now.
No choice, since the Lampent was snatched, it would just honestly go keep an eye on Gastly.