"Okay!" Liu Qing immediately gave his command. "Exeggutor, Confusion!"
"Venusaur, use Tackle!" Yūcon ordered at once.
Exeggutor's eyes shone with multicolored light, but Venusaur charged forward in an instant. The sheer pressure of that massive body hurtling toward its target was staggering. With trees everywhere in the forest, there was very little room to maneuver. Venusaur struck Exeggutor almost immediately, sending its opponent flying with tremendous force.
"Use Vine Whip!" Yūcon shouted at once. Six thick vines emerged from beneath Venusaur's flower. Moving with astonishing flexibility, they wound around every tree like giant pythons and attacked Exeggutor from all directions.
"Exeggutor, Confusion!" The two Pokémon had been too close together earlier, so even an immediate Confusion had failed to stop Venusaur's explosive charge. Now, however, Exeggutor had a little breathing room. All three heads shone with multicolored light, each taking charge of its targets, and instantly restrained all six vines. They trembled slightly but could not advance another inch.
"Use Tackle," Yūcon ordered calmly. Venusaur let out a loud roar and charged at Exeggutor again. Each of Exeggutor's three heads was controlling two vines and could not afford to loosen its hold. With nothing left to block the attack, Exeggutor was sent flying once more and slammed into a tree with a bang. The trunk snapped with a creak, revealing a beach not far away.
Liu Qing's eyes lit up at the sight of the beach. Crobat and Porygon-Z's battle must have already brought them close to the shoreline. He immediately ordered, "Exeggutor, hurry!" Hearing his command, Exeggutor broke into a run straight toward the beach.
"So you want to move somewhere more open." Yūcon had also spotted the nearby beach and ocean. He called out, "Venusaur, use Razor Leaf!"
"Block it!" Liu Qing ordered immediately. Exeggutor's rear-facing heads used