Giovanni naturally understood the disadvantage Mega Beedrill faced against Mega Gengar, but in his view, it wasn't much of a problem.
"Having two moves is enough."
Giovanni said this. Although it was true that only a few Dark-type moves were available, a Pokémon battle isn't solely determined by the number of moves.
In a battle, only a few moves are practical, and that's enough.
Besides, Mega Gengar is weak to the Dark attribute.
"Beedrill, Assurance!"
The sharp-auraed Mega Beedrill immediately flapped its insect wings and charged toward Mega Gengar at high speed.
Extremely fast!
Purely based on Base Stats in the game, Mega Gengar's speed is already fast enough, as Mega Gengar's Speed Base Stat is as high as 130 points.
But Mega Beedrill is faster!
Mega Beedrill's Speed Base Stat is a full 145 points! It can be said that Mega Evolution brought about a true qualitative change for Mega Beedrill.
Because before Mega Evolution, Beedrill was truly not strong; the only thing worth mentioning was its Attack Base Stat, which was 90 points.
But after Mega Evolution, Mega Beedrill's strength increased too much, immediately leaping to become a top-tier High-Speed Physical Attacker.
By moving the useless Special Attack Base Stat to Speed, its Physical Attack Base Stat reached 150, and its Speed Base Stat reached 145, making it a perfect Mega Speed Attacker evolution template.
Although it is inevitably a Glass Canon, which Speed Attacker isn't fragile?
At least Beedrill's Mega Evolution was very successful in this regard.
Unlike a certain Garchomp, not only can it not use Dragon Dance, but its Speed Base Stat even drops by 10 points.
And Giovanni's Beedrill was already strong, becoming even more dominant after Mega Evolution.
Sprinting quickly in front of Mega Gengar, Mega Beedrill's four Knight Lances glowed black and stabbed straight toward Mega Gengar.
Assurance!
"Dodge, Will-O-Wisp!"
Mammon's attitude became slightly more serious.
Unlike Nidoking and the others, Mega Beedrill definitely deserved serious attention.
Mega Gengar chuckled and retreated, as wisps of spectral blue Will-O-Wisp floated in front of it.
Controlled by Mega Gengar, the Will-O-Wisp shot toward Mega Beedrill.
Fire-type Will-O-Wisp, the nightmare of Physical Attackers.
However, facing the Will-O-Wisp, Mega Beedrill was completely straightforward, swinging its Assurance lances.
All the Will-O-Wisp was forcefully shattered and dissipated by it.
Mega Beedrill continued its pursuit.
"Thunderbolt!"
Golden currents continuously crackled. Mega Gengar tilted its head, avoiding a lance thrust from Mega Beedrill, and unleashed Thunderbolt.
However, Mega Beedrill still didn't dodge, stabbing down with two black-glowing lances.
Thunderbolt and Assurance clashed head-on.
Boom!
Thunderbolt exploded, and the powerful air current pushed both Pokémon back.
But Mega Beedrill forcibly stopped itself, flapped its wings, and charged forward again, astonishingly fast.
"Gengar."
Mammon clicked his tongue.
Facing the incoming Assurance lance, Mega Gengar's pale body instantly 'melted,' turning into a shadow and sinking into the ground.
"It can't escape."
Giovanni narrowed his eyes slightly.
Mega Beedrill couldn't find Mega Gengar, but it didn't need to; it raised its body slightly.
"Pin Missile!"
The four long lances flipped downward, flashing white light!
Rumble!
Dense, overwhelming white beams shot down, covering the battlefield like an impenetrable net of firepower, relentlessly bombing the arena.
Continuous, intense roaring sounds kept ringing out—Pin Missile Carpet Bombing!
Under the terrifying bombardment, the entire battlefield seemed to let out an unbearable 'wail.'
Good heavens!
Seeing Mega Beedrill's display of firepower, the audience couldn't help but click their tongues in amazement.
"Under this kind of bombardment, Gengar can't stay hidden."
Brock, eyes narrowed, stared intently at the battlefield. Although Pin Missile was resisted four times by Mega Gengar.
Mega Beedrill's goal was merely to force Mega Gengar out.
Otherwise, Mega Gengar, having turned into a shadow and lurking underground, would indeed be very troublesome and inconvenient for Mega Beedrill to attack.
"Right, now it depends on whether Beedrill can seize the opportunity."
Ash nodded. In reality, both Mega Beedrill and Mega Gengar are highly offensive Pokémon.
It's just that Mega Beedrill is currently relying on its high speed to relentlessly pursue, but it hasn't landed any actual damage yet.
"Given the attack power of Mr. Giovanni's Mega Beedrill, even if it's just Assurance, if it lands, the blow to Mega Gengar won't be light."
Brock analyzed.
But similarly, once Mega Gengar hits Mega Beedrill, the damage will also be very high.
Pin Missile continued its Carpet Bombing, but soon, astute observers noticed something was wrong.
Despite such intense bombardment, Mega Gengar still hadn't appeared.
Just then, a gap in the shadow appeared behind Beedrill.
"Beedrill!"
Giovanni noticed it immediately and quickly warned Mega Beedrill.
"Assurance!"
Mega Beedrill reacted extremely fast, instantly turning around, thrusting a Knight Lance wreathed in black light behind it.
Dark-type Assurance!
Bang!
Assurance directly struck Mega Gengar, which showed an expression of pain.
It hit!
All the spectators supporting Giovanni rejoiced internally, certain that this successful Assurance strike would be a heavy blow to Mega Gengar.
Giovanni also felt a surge of joy.
But the next moment, Mega Gengar swelled up like an inflated balloon, then burst and dissipated into white smoke.
Clunk!
Giovanni's expression instantly froze. This was... Substitute!
"Kekekeke~!"
The real Mega Gengar appeared in the spot where the Substitute vanished, its pitch-black eyes spinning as it stared intently at Mega Beedrill.
Mysterious, distorted ripples continuously guided, and Mega Beedrill's previously sharp and calm eyes gradually became hazy, drowsy.
Psychic-type Hypnosis!
"It's over..."
Wallace slapped his own forehead.
Hypnosis succeeded, and Mega Beedrill fell into a deep sleep. With this, how could it continue battling Mega Gengar?
This Hypnosis was too fatal.
"Mega Gengar turned into a shadow, dove underground, used Substitute, then used Phantom Force to make the Substitute a decoy, causing Mega Beedrill to briefly relax and expose a vulnerability after breaking the Substitute, and finally used Hypnosis to put Mega Beedrill to sleep."
Steven exclaimed, laying out Mammon's tactical arrangement.
"He truly understands how to use Gengar!"
Steven sighed in admiration. It was clear from this that Mammon really knew how to use Gengar in battle.
In the arena, Mega Beedrill was completely asleep. Because it was sleeping, its body uncontrollably fell, crashing onto the riddled ground.
"Kekekeke~!"
Mega Gengar smiled wickedly, satisfied.
Giovanni could only watch helplessly, because even if he wanted to recall Mega Beedrill, Mega Gengar's Shadow Tag prevented him from doing so.
"Dream Eater," Mammon commanded.
The classic Hypnosis + Dream Eater combo, though old-fashioned, was undeniably practical.
"Beedrill, Sleep Talk!" Giovanni still hadn't given up.
Normal-type Sleep Talk allows a sleeping Pokémon to randomly use one of the moves it knows, and the key lies in that randomness...
Mega Beedrill's sleeping body suddenly moved, and a white spiral aura wreathed it, giving off a terrifying presence.
Normal-type Giga Impact.
An extremely powerful Physical Attack move, yet completely useless against Mega Gengar.
Giovanni shook his head.
Mega Gengar smiled wickedly, its black eyes flashing with strange light, and a phantom shadow shot out, instantly passing through Mega Beedrill's body.
Mega Beedrill's body trembled, and its aura instantly weakened.
Psychic-type Dream Eater dealt extremely high damage to Mega Beedrill; this was Super Effective Damage.
Mega Gengar licked its tongue, light points appearing on its body. Clearly, Mega Beedrill's dream tasted good.
Dream Eater is not only powerful, but a portion of the damage dealt is also returned to the user, completely replenishing the stamina Mega Gengar lost using Substitute.
The next moment, after glancing at the heavily injured Mega Beedrill, Mega Gengar tossed a Shadow Ball.
Boom!
Shadow Ball hit and exploded. When the smoke cleared, Beedrill had reverted from its Mega Evolved form and was unconscious.
"Beedrill is unable to battle! Mega Gengar wins!"
"Oh my god! Mammon's Mega Gengar has once again defeated Giovanni's Beedrill! It has displayed astonishing dominance!"
"Giovanni is being pushed to the brink! Will he still be able to turn the tide of the battle?"
The Sunglasses Host's shocked commentary sounded at the right time, successfully stirring the emotions of all the spectators.
"No way, my invincible Mega Beedrill!"
"This Gengar is too insidious! How is anyone supposed to fight that?"
"Boss is invincible! Invincible under the heavens!"
"Mammon, I beg you to go easy! That's your biological father!"
"I can only say it lives up to being a Father-Son Match; Mammon is truly going too hard. This is already Four Knockouts..."
The audience discussed animatedly; some sighed, some worried, and others joked.
After all, this match was inherently eye-catching; Mammon and Giovanni are father and son—this is a true Father-Son Match.
And now, Mammon's Mega Gengar has already achieved Four Knockouts, and thanks to Dream Eater's recovery, it is still at full health. This makes things interesting.
"I still fell for your trick."
Giovanni recalled Beedrill, chuckled softly twice, and looked toward Mammon, filled with emotion.
"I've always been very good at Ghost-type," Mammon replied with a brilliant smile.
"Indeed, I was careless. In that case, next up..."
Giovanni laughed wryly, then took out a deep red Cherish Ball and threw it directly.
"Groudon!"
"Roar!!"
Groudon, the Ancient Pokémon of myth and legend, landed heavily in front of Giovanni.
Giovanni immediately used his Ace!