Strictly speaking, Gengar was not weak. Although it was only at Elite Four Level, Stage Three, its attack power was not far behind that of Master level Pokémon.
Unfortunately, Charizard had already undergone Mega Evolution. Otherwise, Gengar would have had a much better chance after Mega Evolving.
Now, it depended on how Gengar performed.
That said, even if Charizard had not Mega Evolved just now, Gengar would not have been able to Mega Evolve anyway.
The item Gengar was holding was a Life Orb.
It had originally been meant to deal with Sui Yan.
In the end, Sui Yan had lost the ability to battle before even sending out Gengar.
To be fair, Gengar was among the very best in Team Two.
Although it had joined the team relatively late, its rate of improvement had been extremely fast.
Of course, that was also inseparable from Giratina and Darkrai's guidance.
"Nasty Plot!"
After putting the opposing Haxorus to sleep, Lu Ze immediately commanded his Gengar to boost itself.
If one wanted to defeat a Pokémon stronger than oneself, boosting oneself was ultimately the most convenient method.
Just like now.
While Haxorus was using [Rest], Gengar could boost itself twice.
With two [Nasty Plot] boosts, bringing its Special Attack to +4, Gengar's attack power might surpass even that of Master level Pokémon.
Gengar's Special Attack Base Stats were indeed extremely high.
Moreover, Lu Ze had primarily trained his Gengar in Special Attack.
That was why he had the confidence to let his Gengar challenge the Master level Haxorus.
After Gengar let out a sinister chuckle, it immediately used [Nasty Plot].
Ivanovich watched anxiously.
He wanted to switch Pokémon, but switching would not accomplish much.
Gengar was ultimately only at Elite Four Level, Stage Three. Even if it received two boosts, Haxorus would