Once its energy had finished gathering, Mega Beedrill beat its wings and surged forward, its sharp stingers colliding with the plasma currents surrounding Zeraora's body.
After the two powerful forces briefly locked together, Zeraora's Plasma Giga Impact gained the upper hand, shattering the stingers on Mega Beedrill's arms and dispersing all its Poison-type energy.
Having broken through Poison Jab, Zeraora had nothing left in its path. Its entire body surged with plasma currents as it slammed hard into Mega Beedrill.
Mega Beedrill's fragile body took the devastating blow, and its HP rapidly dropped to zero. It fell to the ground, unable to battle.
At the same time, Zeraora let out a cry of pain as the potent toxins inside its body flared up, but that no longer mattered.
With Mega Beedrill defeated, the match had been decided. There was no doubt about the outcome.
A stream of pure energy flew out of Mega Beedrill's body and returned to the Evolution Crystal. Mega Beedrill rapidly shrank, reverting to Beedrill.
"Thanks for your hard work, Beedrill." Zhao Kuang took out a Poké Ball and recalled Beedrill.
"You come back and rest too, Zeraora!" Zhang Cheng recalled his Pokémon.
"You really are strong. I accept my defeat wholeheartedly. There's always someone better out there. I never imagined you'd already be such an outstanding Champion-level Trainer at your age," Zhao Kuang told Zhang Cheng sincerely after the match.
"Don't sell yourself short. Becoming a Champion-level Trainer is already an impressive achievement. You're strong too," Zhang Cheng said with a smile.
The two chatted a little longer before leaving the battlefield. Zhang Cheng headed toward Fang Lin, while Zhao Kuang went over to Wang Kun.
Fang Lin was practically walking on air. When he saw Zhang Cheng approaching, he hurried over, grabbed both his hands,