This time, Dugtrio’s target was Eevee—but unlike Gardevoir, Eevee didn’t have the luxury of [Teleport] to evade.
To make it easier for Gardevoir to handle Dugtrio, August brushed his wrist against the [Mega Evolution Stone] embedded in his glove.
Swoosh!
A burst of seven-colored light flashed.
Gardevoir transformed—becoming Mega Gardevoir.
The moment Giovanni saw it, his pupils shrank.
“[Mega Evolution]?”
This was a phenomenon he had only ever heard about—never experienced firsthand.
Mega Gardevoir’s flowing black dress swayed in the wind, its presence radiating power.
August smirked. “Using a [Mega Stone], my Gardevoir has evolved into Mega Gardevoir… Now tell me, Giovanni—how does your Dugtrio plan on dealing with this?”
Normally, August wouldn’t be this cocky.
But right now, Giovanni’s two main powerhouses, Beedrill and Aggron, were tied up with Mew and Mewtwo.
Which meant that against his Mega Gardevoir—
Giovanni had no answer.
As August spoke, Mega Gardevoir vanished from beside him.
In the blink of an eye, it reappeared above Dugtrio.
The [Mind Plate] floating around Gardevoir glowed intensely.
Dugtrio suddenly felt a tremendous force pulling at its body—dragging it upward, as if trying to rip it straight out of the ground.
Panicked, Dugtrio immediately abandoned its attack on Eevee.
It fired a barrage of [Mud Bombs] at Gardevoir and, taking advantage of the brief distraction, vanished into the sandstorm with its [Sand Veil] ability.
August frowned.
Without hesitation, he released another Pokémon.
“Lugia Jr., go!”
“Wuuuu~!”
The young Lugia spread its wings, taking to the sky.
Giovanni’s face twitched in shock.
…Another Legendary Pokémon?
If Mew’s presence could be explained by its connection to Mewtwo, then why the hell was Lugia here?!
For a brief moment, Giovanni recalled Matori’s complaints about intelligence leaks within Team Rocket.
…She might not have been wrong.
Even Blaine, hidden behind the ruins, was stunned.
August had a Lugia?!
He hadn’t even known about this. August’s secrecy skills were next-level.
But August wasn’t concerned about their reactions.
“Lugia Jr.—[Rain Dance]!”
Even though it wasn’t the god of ocean currents, with the help of its [Sky Plate], it could still manipulate wind and water to create localized weather changes.
Lugia Jr. nodded and let out a long, melodic cry.
The sun above was swiftly engulfed by dark clouds.
A powerful wind howled across the battlefield, rumbling thunder echoing through the sky.
Then—heavy raindrops began to pour, instantly wiping out the swirling sandstorm.
Dragonair, basking in the rain, let out a satisfied growl—but for Giovanni’s Pokémon?
The downpour was making them miserable.
Most of his team was Ground- and Rock-type—and the rain only weakened them further.
With the sandstorm gone, Dugtrio lost its [Sand Veil] advantage, its position completely exposed.
It had no choice but to burrow underground again.
—
On the other side of the battlefield, the rain had an even greater impact.
Mewtwo took a direct hit from Aggron’s [Metal Claw]—but instead of retreating, it counterattacked immediately.
Rhyperior, now sluggish from the rain, was too slow to react.
Boom!
A blue [Aura Sphere] blasted toward it—
Direct hit.
BOOM!
Rhyperior was engulfed in the explosion, its already battered body unable to withstand the force.
It was sent flying, tumbling across the battlefield—knocked out.
Without Rhyperior, the burden on Aggron, Nidoking, and Beedrill increased drastically.
Mew and Mewtwo darted through the air, relentlessly striking at them—
Each exchange leaving new wounds on Giovanni’s Pokémon.
Had it not been for Aggron’s steel armor and Nidoking’s toxic spikes, they would have already fallen like Rhyperior.
Giovanni’s expression was grim.
Just as Giovanni was strategizing his next move—
His earpiece crackled with an urgent transmission.
“Boss… be careful—”
The voice cut off abruptly, leaving only static.
Giovanni’s eyes narrowed.
Careful?
Careful of what?
In all the years he had known Matori, she had never given a pointless warning.
And if she had been cut off mid-report…
That meant something had happened to her.
He tried contacting Sabrina—
No response.
A terrible premonition settled in his heart.
At that moment, August’s earpiece buzzed with a new message.
[Captured Matori. Team Rocket’s elite forces have been wiped out. We’re mopping up the stragglers now.]
It was Sabrina’s voice.
Hearing this, August smirked and turned to Giovanni.
“Mr. Giovanni, it seems your subordinates are having… a bit of trouble.”
Giovanni’s face was like a thundercloud.
August had ruined everything.
His entire plan—shattered.
Mewtwo was supposed to be easily subdued.
Now, not only was it alive and fighting, but it was actually pressuring his Pokémon with Mew’s support.
His backup forces were tied up, unable to reinforce him.
And worst of all—
He suspected that August had been the real reason Mewtwo had rejected him in the first place.
Otherwise, why would a newborn Pokémon hold such hatred for Team Rocket?
But right now—this battle was lost.
And he knew it.
With Lorelei potentially arriving any moment, staying here would only lead to his capture.
The one thing that truly pained him was leaving behind Mewtwo and the New Island base.
Team Rocket had poured countless resources into this research.
It had succeeded—Mewtwo had been created.
And yet… he was forced to abandon it all.
Still—
Giovanni was not a man ruled by emotion.
He made his decision in an instant.
“Return, Persian!”
Persian nimbly dodged Eevee’s [Quick Attack] and retreated to Giovanni’s side.
The movement served as a signal—
All of Giovanni’s remaining Pokémon began regrouping toward him.
Watching this, August raised an eyebrow.
“Trying to run?”
Before he could even give an order—
Mewtwo had already moved.
Eyes icy cold, it launched forward, an [Aura Sphere] crackling in its palm—clearly aiming for Giovanni.
It had not forgotten how brutally it had been injured earlier.
Revenge was coming.
August, naturally, wasn’t about to let Giovanni escape either.
“Gardevoir—go!”
The black-dressed Mega Gardevoir glided forward, its psychic energy surging, boosted by the [Mind Plate].
A wave of pure psychic force rushed toward Giovanni’s position.
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T/N: rip giovanni
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