Krabby swiftly moved its strong crab legs, aiming at Ekans's body, and leaped towards it.
In mid-air, it smashed its crab legs towards Ekans, making a thunderous sound.
Ekans felt threatened and, with its agile movements, tried to dodge Krabby's attack.
However, Krabby's strength still shocked it.
The moment the crab legs slammed down, the immense power pressed down on Ekans's body, forcing it to use all its strength to resist.
Who would have thought that Krabby's small body possessed such great strength!
It's worth noting that Professor Da Mu's evaluation of the Krabby he gave to Xiao Zhi was that it was underdeveloped.
This was Xiao Zhi's first time sending out Krabby, and it didn't fall behind against Ekans.
Was it because Krabby itself had a good foundation, or because Professor Da Mu raised it well?
Never mind that for now; let's turn our attention to Venomoth.
Venomoth closed its eyes, took a deep breath, and focused.
It sent a powerful psychic wave towards Koffing, attempting to control its movements.
As Venomoth willed it, Koffing's movements became sluggish; it seemed to be bound by Venomoth's Superpower.
Jessie and James also reacted.
There was no time for their usual lines; they could only have their respective Pokémon try to break free from the two Pokémon's attacks.
Jessie looked at Xiao Zhi and said grumpily, "Little brat, how can you ambush us? If you're so capable, fight us fair and square!"
Xiao Zhi saw the muscular man who had already been tied up by Meowth and frowned, "How can you accuse me of ambushing? You were the ones who ambushed that man first."
Ekans had been kept under control by Krabby, so Xiao Zhi felt relieved and shifted his attention to Venomoth.
Koffing had learned Evil-type moves and could easily break through Psychic-type attacks.
Sure enough, under James's command, Koffing used Foul Play and successfully broke free.
Seeing this, Xiao Zhi continued to shout, "Venomoth, use Bug Buzz!"
Venomoth spread its beautiful butterfly wings, and a soft glow emanated from its body.
Its mouth slightly open, it emitted a melodious Bug Buzz.
The Bug Buzz slowly spread out, forming an attack of sound waves.
The sound waves vibrated the air and swiftly flew towards Koffing.
Koffing felt the invasion of the Bug Buzz and couldn't help but tremble.
It tried to resist the sound wave attack, but as the frequency and power of the Bug Buzz continuously increased, Koffing gradually became unable to resist.
The sound waves directly hit Koffing's body, causing some damage.
Koffing was shaken and swayed unsteadily; its body began to become unstable.
Brock also entered at this moment, and seeing Krabby and Venomoth control Ekans, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Now, all they needed was for Team Rocket Trio to give up.
During these days of recuperation, Eevee's body had improved greatly and was able to participate in some simple battles.
Originally, Brock didn't want it to battle, but he found that whenever Xiao Zhi trained his Pokémon, it yearned to participate.
This made Brock decide to let it battle when there was an opportunity, but not too intensely.
Otherwise, Eevee's recently recovered body might experience some problems again.
"It seems it's my turn to appear, meow."
Meowth bared its claws, looking much stronger than before.
Ever since it was sent flying by Monferno last time, it had been training diligently, all for the sake of enduring three moves from Monferno!
Now that Monferno wasn't here, it would use that little Eevee as a stepping stone!
Brock saw Meowth step forward and commanded, "Eevee, use Double Kick!"
Eevee rushed towards Meowth like lightning, its legs rapidly kicking the air in quick succession.
With the first kick, Eevee used its front leg as a pivot point and powerfully kicked its hind leg towards Meowth.
Meowth nimbly leaped away, dodging the kick.
However, Eevee's speed and ability to continuously attack its opponent made Meowth feel pressured.
As Eevee's second kick approached, Meowth saw an opportunity.
It dodged Eevee's attack with extreme speed, then met the challenge with its body's agility.
Meowth pounced towards Eevee, simultaneously baring its claws as if to use Fury Swipes.
Facing this situation, Brock quickly commanded, "Use Quick Attack."
"Bui."
Eevee reacted quickly.
A bright white light surged from its body, and then, with lightning speed, it leaped into the air, preparing to attack Meowth.
Eevee flashed swiftly, leaving an afterimage in the air.
Meowth couldn't catch Eevee's figure and could only look around in place.
Soon, Eevee appeared behind Meowth, and its legs burst with powerful force.
It rapidly kicked Meowth with its front legs, making a violent stomping sound.
Meowth was startled by this sudden attack and had no time to dodge.
It was knocked to the ground by Eevee's heavy attacks, its body falling very clumsily.
"How can this be, meow? I was actually knocked down by a little Eevee, meow..."
Meowth was very dissatisfied with this result; in its opinion, after fighting so hard for so long, how could it lose to this little Eevee who had just joined the team?
Brock didn't care about that and commanded, "Eevee, High-Speed Stars!"
At the same time, Xiao Zhi also shouted, "Krabby, use Stomp again.
Venomoth, use Gust!"
Eevee shook its head, and many golden stars appeared in front of it.
These stars flew towards Team Rocket Trio's Pokémon, looking very powerful, enough to give them a hard time.
Krabby once again quickly stomped towards Ekans.
It used its powerful crab legs to heavily Stomp on Ekans's body, creating violent vibrations and immense impact.
Venomoth spread its wings, gathering a strong wind.
This powerful Gust of wind lifted Ekans and other Pokémon.
Seeing this, Krabby jumped off Ekans's body to avoid unnecessary damage.
After being subjected to successive attacks, Jessie and James recalled their respective Pokémon, grabbed Meowth, and quickly left the scene.
Xiao Zhi originally wanted to chase after them but saw the muscular man locked in the restroom, so he had Krabby help him cut the ropes.
The muscular man, regaining his freedom, moved his body and said with immense gratitude, "Thank you so much! If you hadn't come here to save me, my Pokémon would probably have been taken by those people already.
Thank you, really!"
Xiao Zhi quickly waved his hand; he had merely helped out when he saw injustice, so there was no need for such thanks.
Brock re-embraced Eevee, fed it a berry, and then returned it to its ball.
The three left the men's restroom, chatting, and Xiao Zhi and Brock then learned the man's name—Giant.
And indeed, the name suited him.
When Giant learned that Xiao Zhi was also a contestant, he cheered him on and wished him success in winning the championship.