The dazzling light faded, revealing a long trench in the ground before Mega Venusaur.
Zapdos had already flown back into the air. It looked as though Sunlight Beam had missed it entirely, apart from a slight graze on its tail.
It turned out that Zapdos had used Agility the moment it saw Mega Venusaur fire off an instantaneous Sunlight Beam.
But Mega Venusaur's instantaneous Sunlight Beam had been so unexpected that it had still grazed Zapdos's tail.
The Pokémon collector Gelardan, who had now reached the skies near Thunder Island, saw the battle between Mega Venusaur and Zapdos.
Gelardan was somewhat surprised as well.
"This Pokémon Trainer's Venusaur seems a little different, and it can fire Sunlight Beam instantly. No wonder she had the confidence to come to Thunder Island and catch the Thunder God."
"But the one who ultimately gets the Thunder God, Zapdos, can only be me."
After a brief glance at Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, Gelardan revealed a sinister smile.
"Since you have the strength to fight Zapdos, I'll wait until you've both worn each other down before making my move and taking Zapdos."
With that plan in mind, Gelardan decided not to act just yet.
Meanwhile, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki had already noticed Gelardan when he approached Thunder Island in his airship.
Kaguya Ōtsutsuki could not help thinking, That fellow Lin Guang really did guess it right. Zapdos is belligerent and might come looking for me itself, and the Pokémon collector would be drawn to Thunder Island by the commotion here.
Everything is just as Lin Guang said. Since you really dared to come, I'll deal with you first when the time comes.
Kaguya Ōtsutsuki put those thoughts aside and glanced at Zapdos in the sky.
By now, Zapdos was furious. Someone had injured it, dealing a blow to its