Pidgeot soon reached the barrier Venusaur had already erected and rammed straight into it.
Dense Flying-type energy battered the center of the barrier. Pidgeot concentrated the energy on its sharp beak, attacking a single point with all its strength.
Venusaur's barrier was powerful, but it could not withstand Pidgeot's method of attack.
With all that energy concentrated on a single spot, the barrier could not endure the assault. A tiny hole broke open.
The breach looked small, but its impact was enormous, because the entire barrier's structure depended on its parts supporting one another.
Now that a breach had appeared in the center, cracks spread out from it like a spiderweb.
The cracks kept spreading until they covered the entire barrier. The sturdy barrier shattered into countless fragments that scattered across the ground.
"Pi! Pi!"
After breaking through the barrier, Pidgeot kept charging forward, driving its sharp beak into Venusaur's body.
Venusaur's already low HP dropped rapidly under the attack. Only the healing effect of Leech Seed preserved a sliver of its HP.
"You did great, Venusaur! Now, use Toxic with everything you've got!"
The moment the Protect barrier shattered, Chen Shan had thought Venusaur would be defeated outright. He had not expected it to withstand the attack.
Coming to his senses, Chen Shan quickly ordered Venusaur to use Toxic, making the greatest contribution it could before it fainted.
Hearing its Trainer's praise and command, Venusaur endured the pain and gathered concentrated toxins in the petals on its back, then fired them at Pidgeot.
Pidgeot had not yet pulled away after using Brave Bird. The venom from Venusaur's Toxic struck it directly.
"Pidgeot, use Quick Attack!"
Seeing that Pidgeot had been badly poisoned, Zhang Cheng quickly ordered it to use Quick Attack.
Venusaur's HP was already at rock bottom. Quick