"Is that... a Pokémon?"
While Dragonite kept the opponent occupied, Lance instinctively narrowed his eyes at the strange Pokémon standing in front of Giovanni.
Even though he had never seen it before, he could easily tell-
The armor covering that Pokémon was definitely not part of its own power. He could all but confirm that it was another major undertaking by Team Rocket.
Judging by the strength it had shown when it knocked the Aura Sphere away, its combat power was probably on par with any of Giovanni's main Pokémon.
Yet something about it kept bothering Lance.
His instincts told him that there might be more to that armor.
"..."
Meanwhile, Sabrina had already forced Lambda into a steady retreat through seamless coordination between her psychic powers and her Pokémon.
Against Team Rocket, whose members specialized in Poison-type Pokémon, Sabrina was undoubtedly a terrible matchup. Lambda could not even fight back.
Floating in the air and using her psychic powers to enhance her Pokémon as they kept up the pressure, Sabrina soon noticed Mewtwo as well.
In an instant, she clearly sensed the almost undisguised hatred toward humans hidden beneath its violent psychic power.
It loathed the human behind it, yet its mind could not freely control its body...
What a humiliation.
When Sabrina looked at Giovanni again, open hostility filled her eyes.
Until then, everyone might have seen Giovanni as a stern, no-nonsense man, always on the front lines of the fight against crime.
But who could have imagined that this Team Rocket Boss had concealed himself so thoroughly, and would even forcibly control Pokémon for his own use?
"Tch..."
Facing Mewtwo, Qingyu clicked his tongue inwardly.
Sure enough, when it came to Team Rocket and Giovanni, their tangled connection with Mewtwo seemed impossible to avoid...
And with Mewtwo