Seeing their quarry escape, Team Rocket truly panicked this time!
They had already lost their hideout. If Raikou escaped as well, not only would this operation come to nothing, they would have lost their base to boot!
They wanted to give chase, but Kenta and the others would never give them the chance!
Although Kenta and the others also wanted to follow Raikou when they saw it escape, their purpose was different from Team Rocket's. They wanted more to protect and observe it, out of goodwill, and they also understood that they could not let Raikou remain inside the barrier and suffer any longer.
Now that Xia You had broken the barrier and let Raikou escape, they felt a little regretful, but were relieved instead.
And so, one side tried to break through while the other defended desperately. Both sides unleashed their full strength, pushing their Pokémon's power to the limit, and once again reached a stalemate!
But Team Rocket was already on its last legs.
They could not keep up the momentum, and Xia You's Pokémon seized their openings to deliver a savage beating, quickly suppressing them.
Charizard in particular used both his teeth and claws to tear the Mechanical Shark apart, leaving a pile of parts scattered across the ground!
Seeing things turn against them, Pusen and Bashou wanted to escape, but as Team Rocket's Pokémon kept falling, they had already lost the ability to get away unscathed. Soon, they were surrounded, struggling like cornered beasts.
"Damn it!"
Pusen looked around and knew all was lost.
Finally, when Gardevoir defeated Team Rocket's last Pokémon with a Psychic, they no longer had any way to resist.
"It's over!"
Eusine and Kudō wiped the sweat from their foreheads. For people like them, who rarely battled, the fight had demanded their