One Swalot simply did not fear Beedrill's Pin Missile, and the toxins on its body was astonishing. No one dared engage it in close combat. Even though Beedrill was a Poison-type Pokémon, Tetsuya still did not dare act recklessly.
This world was far more than simply "Poison-type Pokémon being immune to poison". If the opponent's toxicity was too intense and you could not withstand it, it would still take your life all the same. Moreover, Beedrill's twin stingers were its advantageous weapons. Even Pin Missile could be corroded, so there was no guarantee for those "twin stingers" either.
At this moment, Beedrill used Double Team. More than twenty Beedrill appeared around Swalot. Even at Swalot's level, it had never seen such a scene before. It immediately swayed its body around, not knowing where to attack from, and could only spray sludge everywhere in a numb frenzy of attacks.
The level of the Swalot facing Piloswine and Haunter was approximately the same as the other Swalot, but Piloswine and Haunter had more tactics at their disposal.
Icicle Crash smashed down directly toward Swalot. Swalot was not skilled at dodging and could only take it head-on. A massive purple substance condensed above its head, something more akin to a rock.
It was the Poison-type ultimate move Gunk Shot!
Gunk Shot was hurled, directly smashing the ice pillars into complete disarray!
However, at this moment, Haunter's Psychic rapidly invaded Swalot's brain nerves. Although Swalot was powerful, it was still a Poison-type Pokémon, and its brain nerves were comparatively weaker. A single Psychic from Haunter caused it to roll wildly all over the ground, poison liquid overflowing from its body. Wherever it passed, the rocks melted.
Although Psychic-type moves restrained Poison-type Pokémon, Tetsuya had not expected the effect to be this visible. Truly, one thing countered another.
"Piloswine, use Icicle Crash to seal it!"
Tetsuya gave the order. With Swalot rolling around in such a mad frenzy, it could easily injure the Pokémon. Restricting its movements was the only option.
Icicle Crash sealed Swalot layer after layer, trapping it completely. Haunter's Psychic continued without stopping while Swalot continuously smashed against the ice pillars.
Piloswine and Haunter held an absolute advantage!
However, Houndoom and Beedrill were not having such an easy time…
Swalot had become agitated by Beedrill's clones and simply ignored the illusions altogether, directly lunging toward Houndoom. This was somewhat unexpected. After all, it still did not dare easily allow Beedrill to attack directly.
"Houndoom, use Fire Blast to block it first, then use Inferno!"
This plan would definitely work. Tetsuya's many years of battle experience were here. A mere Swalot was not enough to throw him into disorder.
Swalot used Body Slam and pounced over!
Houndoom unleashed Fire Blast, and Swalot was too eager to deal with Houndoom, causing it to fall directly into the trap.
Fire Blast pushed Swalot backward, followed by the sound of an explosion!
The fireball in Houndoom's mouth had already finished preparing and smashed toward Swalot's position. Sparks scattered everywhere, and a burnt smell rushed into the air.
When the smoke dispersed, obvious burns had appeared on Swalot's body, continuously devouring its vitality.
"Pin Missile."
Tetsuya spoke calmly. Beedrill even showed a trace of hesitation. Pin Missile had clearly not worked just now…
But this time, Pin Missile fiercely pierced into Swalot's burned areas. Beedrill became even more excited.
Just now, Pin Missile had been completely ineffective against it, leaving it extremely frustrated. Now it had finally become effective. Pin Missile relentlessly fired toward Swalot's burned wounds.
Pain, burns, piercing stings… these were pains Swalot had never experienced before!
It opened its massive mouth and continuously let out miserable howls.
At this moment, Haunter had already dealt with the other Swalot. The mentally collapsed Swalot had not even broken through Icicle Crash's pillars before already fainting.
When it came to dealing with Swalot, Haunter could be said to be extremely experienced~♥
Now possessing hands, Haunter directly pulled open Swalot's mouth before drilling into Swalot's stomach.
Tetsuya no longer needed to worry about Haunter's side. What mattered now was quickly finishing off this Swalot.
"Houndoom, Flamethrower."
Blazing flames sprayed outward, surrounding Swalot within them. Wrapped in raging fire, Swalot desperately lashed out in panic. Sludge Bomb sprayed onto the flames in an attempt to extinguish them, but unfortunately the flames were already too close to itself.
What it received in return was a violent explosion that blasted even itself flying backward!
Houndoom followed up with another Fire Blast, and Swalot completely lost its combat ability, lying on the ground like a dead slime…
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Time passed second by second. Haunter had already drilled into Swalot's stomach for half an hour, yet there was still no movement. However, Tetsuya had absolutely no need to worry about these toxins affecting Haunter. After all, it was a Gas Pokémon. The toxins merely stimulated its Poison Core as it passed through.
Finally, an explosion rang out as Haunter burst out through Swalot's abdomen.
At this moment, Haunter's entire body had become dark purple, almos black, and the light of Evolution became increasingly intense, clearly about to cover its whole body and complete the Evolution!
But in the end, it was still lacking just a little. The light of Evolution failed to completely connect…
Strike while the iron is hot.
'It seemed this Swalot was not going to survive either, huh.' Although he did wish to catch it, a Pokémon like this was still too dangerous. After all, he had won through "group assault" and had not shown enough power to make it submit willingly.
"Haunter, quickly! There's still another Swalot. This time it will definitely work!" Tetsuya shouted.
Carrying the light of Evolution across its entire body, Haunter once again drilled into Swalot's stomach. Only after Swalot violently convulsed for a moment did it completely stop moving.
It would definitely succeed…
Haunter had followed him for nearly two years now, second only to Ditto. All the effort it had put forth surfaced one after another before his eyes…
"Evolve… Haunteeer!"
Following Tetsuya's shout, the entire body of Swalot became covered in white light. Another explosion rang out, and this time the Swalot was blasted completely apart.
Haunter's entire body was pitch-black, completely wrapped in white light from head to toe… tail(?).
Finally, a magnificent scene appeared…
Evolution!
After accumulating such a massive amount of energy, this Evolution became even more exciting.
Haunter's body began changing. Its hands drew closer toward its body, while its form gradually became more bloated, and legs extended outward as well.
'G-Gengar…' It was Gengar!
Its body was round, but the Gengar evolved through "poison bathing" was pitch-black in color. Combined with its dark red eyes and sinister terrifying grin, it appeared even more horrifying…
The white light gradually seeped into Gengar's body.
The Evolution process finally ended. Gengar landed on the ground and swayed its body around, apparently still very unaccustomed to this new form.
At this moment, all the Pokémon ran over to congratulate Gengar on completing its final Evolution.
"Mmn, congratulations… Gengar."
Tetsuya softly said from the distance, revealing an infrequent slight smile…