Pokémon: Join Team Rocket at the Beginning

Chapter 864 Gigantamax Gengar

"Catch!"

A package flew towards Yang Ming, and he instinctively reached out to catch it—it was an exquisitely crafted leather pouch, heavy in his hand, with a crisp clinking sound coming from inside.

"What is this?" Yang Ming raised an eyebrow and looked at Zhu Bei.

“The treasures,” Zhu Bei said calmly, “to calm the axe-splitting mantis down, we must rely on the power of the treasures. Here are all the treasures we have prepared for this trip. You can use them with confidence.”

Yang Ming weighed the pouch in his hand, a smile playing on his lips: "Thank you."

“Don’t misunderstand,” Zhubei turned her face away, “I was just fulfilling my duty as the leader of the Pearl Team, and besides, you are my savior, so I had to do my part no matter what…”

"The leader, she actually—" Kikui tried to explain, but was stopped by a look from Zhubei.

Yang Ming did not refuse again and tied the pouch to his waist. He raised his head and his gaze returned to the axe-splitting mantis.

The battlefield had been completely ravaged by Scizor. Gengar moved around Scizor with ghostly agility, sometimes gathering Shadow Balls to harass it, sometimes darting into the shadows to avoid counterattacks. But Scizor's strength was simply too astonishing; even with Clefairy's gravity field suppressing it, every turn and every swing of its axe carried an overwhelming momentum.

It can be said that Yang Ming's Pokémon are no match for it.

"There's no other way but to use that move."

Yang Ming revealed the Dynamax Band, and in an instant, Gengar's size swelled several times, turning it into a true shadow behemoth.

"What is this? Is it a magic trick?" Kiku and several members of Team Pearl stared wide-eyed. As native Green People, they had never seen a Gengar whose body could expand so dramatically.

Pearl Shell's pupils suddenly contracted. As the leader of Team Pearl, she had seen too many Pokémon in the Green Region, but she had never witnessed such a bizarre change—Gengar's body swelled up under the surge of Dynamax energy, its shadowy form almost covering half the sky, and its originally cunning face now exuded a suffocating sense of oppression.

“This is not magic.” Yang Ming’s voice was low and solemn. “This is another kind of power, a power that comes from outside Xi Cui.”

"The world beyond the green..."

Zhubei opened her mouth, but no sound came out. She looked at the giant Gengar, then at the heavy bag of treasure at Yang Ming's waist, and suddenly realized that this man who had once saved her had never revealed his trump card.

The Scizor was clearly stunned by what it saw. It stopped its attack, its giant, glowing red eyes reflecting its massive shadow, its axes drooping slightly, as if reassessing its opponent. The gravitational field was still suppressing its movements, but the surging energy emanating from the Max Gengar made it instinctively sense a threat—a power system completely different from that of the Green-haired Gengar, unfamiliar yet dangerous.

"Gengar, use Max Acid!"

A purplish-black torrent, carrying a pungent, acidic stench, crashed down on the axe-wielding mantis with overwhelming force. The gravitational field prevented the mantis from dodging; it could only cross its two axes in front of it. The rocky shell hissed and sizzled under the corrosive acid, and white smoke rose into the air.

The scyther roared and tried to fly away, but the attack range of the Dynamax Acid was too large, leaving it no room to dodge.

"Now!"

Yang Ming made a decisive move, throwing out a treasure that traced an arc in the air and struck the back of the axe-splitting mantis precisely.

"boom!"

With a crisp crack, the sac shattered, and pale golden powder exploded like stardust, instantly enveloping the massive body of the Mantis. The moment the powder touched its body, it seemed to come alive, seeping into the cracks of its rocky armor and transforming into fine golden lines, like ancient sealing runes.

The mantis's body suddenly stiffened.

Its eyes flashed red intensely, and it raised its two axes high above its head, yet hesitated to bring them down—as if it were fighting something unseen. The golden patterns continued to spread, from its back to its forelimbs, then to its head, and finally clinging to its scarlet eyes.

"Roar--"

A roar erupted, but it wasn't anger; it was more like pain and struggle. The mantis's body trembled violently, the black aura on its body began to dissipate, and the red light in its eyes diminished slightly.

"It works!" a Pearl Team member exclaimed in surprise.

Zhubei frowned, her hand already on the Poké Ball at her waist: "No, it's not enough—it's still resisting."

Sure enough, Scizor swung its head violently, the red light in its eyes regaining its dominance. It raised its giant axe and slammed it down towards the Gigantamax Gengar, tearing the air apart with a sharp whistling sound.

"Gengar, giant defensive wall!"

The Dynamax Gengar, standing over ten meters tall, would normally be unable to dodge the attack from Scizor. However, translucent energy barriers instantly materialized around it, resembling crystal walls rising out of thin air.

"boom--!"

The giant axe struck the barrier, unleashing a deafening roar. The collision of energy and brute force created a violent shockwave, uprooting the surrounding trees. The Pearl Team members had to duck and cling to the ground to avoid being blown away.

Spiderweb-like cracks spread across the giant defensive barrier, but it ultimately did not break.

"That was close..." Cold sweat beaded on Yang Ming's forehead. If he hadn't activated his defensive barrier at the same time as Gengar Dynamaxed, that axe strike would have been enough to severely injure Gengar. He didn't dare to delay, and once again took out a treasure from his waist, aiming at Scizor and throwing it.

The second treasure exploded, and this time the axe-splitting mantis's movements noticeably slowed. Its roar turned into a low whimper, and the red light in its eyes flickered like a candle in the wind. The two giant axes slowly fell, their tips touching the ground and carving two deep furrows in the earth.

However, the Scizor quickly returned to its original state and attacked the Dynamax Gengar again.

"Use the Extreme Acid Poison again!" Yang Ming shouted sternly.

This time, Dynamax Acid was even more powerful, completely covering half of Scizor's body. Due to the effects of Dynamax Acid, each use of this move increases the Pokémon's Special Attack. In other words, each Dynamax Acid is more powerful than the last.

Taking advantage of the opportunity when the Scizor was trapped by the Giant Acid Poison, Yang Ming threw out two treasures in succession.

This time, the black aura on the scyther dissipated further, but it still did not stop its rampage.

"As expected of a Pokémon blessed by 'Sinnoh Mighty,' it is indeed not an easy opponent to defeat."

Yang Ming's face was ashen as he ordered Max Gengar to use Max Acid again.

At the same time, he threw out three more treasures.