At the same time, Charizard, using the cover of Fire Spin, swiftly spread its wings and soared high, its wings like two sharp blades, cutting through the air and heading straight for the Haunter of a thousand years.
The Haunter of a thousand years seemed to realize the danger; it twisted its head, its eyes filled with fierce and sinister light.
The Ghost-type energy entwined around its body grew thicker, as if it wanted to devour everything around it.
It swung its claw fiercely, unleashing another Shadow Punch, directly clashing with Charizard's wing attack.
Bang!
The moment the two forces collided, space itself seemed to be torn apart, and the huge shockwave made the surrounding air tremble.
Although Charizard was sent flying backward, with its strong will, it quickly stabilized itself and soared high again!
As for the Haunter of a thousand years, while it wasn't injured, Charizard's interruption caused it to lose the opportunity to continue attacking Pidgeot.
This allowed Pidgeot to escape.
However, apart from Charizard and Pidgeot, the other Pokémon were all held back by the Haunter, with no chance to help.
Matt frowned, then said, "Don't worry about us, attack the Haunter directly! Flamethrower! Pidgeot, Hurricane!"
Following Matt's command, Pidgeot immediately flapped its wings and let out a loud cry, and as its wings moved, a strong Hurricane instantly swept across the field, heading straight for the Haunter.
The fierce wind blew, as if it wanted to tear open the sky; this was the full power of a Gym Leader Level Pokémon.
However, as a Quasi-Elite Four Level Pokémon that had lived for thousands of years, the Haunter merely sneered contemptuously.
It waved its claws in front of its body, and the Ghost-type energy entwined around it instantly condensed into an indestructible Shadow Shield, easily deflecting the impact of the Hurricane.
This was not a move, but merely its control over Ghost-type energy, capable of producing effects comparable to actual moves.
Matt shouted loudly from below, "Agility, Brave Bird!"
Pidgeot vigorously flapped its wings, using Agility to try and approach the Haunter, preparing to use the Brave Bird move.
However, the Haunter of a thousand years had already witnessed Pidgeot's move, so how could it not be on guard?
With lightning speed, it used the Sucker Punch move, its body instantly transforming into a shadow, moving almost instantly behind Pidgeot, and a Shadow Punch nearly struck Pidgeot.
Pidgeot hurriedly dodged, losing the opportunity to continue using the Brave Bird move.
Just as Pidgeot was about to be in danger, Charizard was already ready; it took a deep breath, fire energy condensed within its body, and then it spat out a scorching pillar of flame!
The blazing fire seemed to transform into a fiery dragon, even making the air somewhat thin.
However, the Haunter of a thousand years reacted quickly; it was as if it had eyes in the back of its head, immediately using the shield formed from Ghost-type energy again.
The Flamethrower instantly crashed into the Haunter's Shadow Shield!
However, the Flamethrower seemed to be absorbed, disappearing without a trace.
And the Haunter, with a flick of its hand, threw out massive and powerful Shadow Balls!
Seeing the Haunter attempting to counterattack with Shadow Ball, Matt shouted loudly from below, "Use Fire Spin to pull these Shadow Balls in!"
Charizard quickly flapped its wings and retreated, then opened its massive maw, scorching flames condensing within, and swiftly unleashed Fire Spin; the blazing fire transformed into a fiery tornado moving in mid-air, attempting to engulf the Shadow Balls.
But the Haunter of a thousand years smiled cunningly, squeezing its massive claw, and just as the Shadow Balls were about to be drawn into the Fire Spin, they exploded, creating a huge shockwave that directly sent Charizard flying backward.
Charizard's body was covered in wounds from the explosion, and it was constantly spitting blood!
Matt's brows furrowed; he realized that this Haunter was even more cunning than he had imagined, after all, it was a Millennial Ghost, very treacherous.
However, this did not mean Matt would give up; his eyes were like torches, and he continued to command:
"Pidgeot, use Twister, try to hold it back! Charizard, prepare to use Inferno, look for an opportunity to deliver a fatal blow!"
Upon hearing this, Pidgeot quickly adjusted its state, its wings flapping violently, and huge Twisters appeared out of nowhere, attempting to engulf the Haunter.
However, the Haunter merely sneered contemptuously; the Ghost-type energy entwined around its body instantly erupted, actually resisting the Twister's suction force head-on.
Even when Charizard took the opportunity to fly above the Twister, unleashing all its fire-type energy, its entire body enveloped in flames, preparing to unleash the Inferno move.
The Haunter suddenly used Dark Pulse, a powerful Ghost-type energy instantly surging out, accompanied by irregular Energy Balls that continuously struck Charizard, sending it flying away again.
If it weren't for its tough hide, it would have already lost its ability to battle.
With many Energy Balls still flying, Matt, seeing this from below, urgently shouted:
"Be careful, Pidgeot, use Brave Bird to avoid its attacks! Charizard, continue to use the Fire Spin move, don't let it have a chance to counterattack!"
Upon hearing this, Pidgeot's figure flashed, its body covered in light, transforming into the appearance of a divine bird, it passed through the Haunter's Dark Pulse at an astonishing speed, dodging the Energy Balls, and at the same time, used Brave Bird to fiercely crash into the Haunter's body.
However, the Haunter seemed to have taken no damage at all; instead, it seized Pidgeot's opening, and a Shadow Punch heavily struck Pidgeot's body.
Pidgeot let out a cry of pain, its figure instantly sent flying backward.
Only after Pidgeot was sent flying did a trace of pain appear on the Haunter's face; this guy had just used the Destiny Bond move.
Fortunately, at this moment, Charizard's Fire Spin move was already ready.
The fiery tornado continuously spun below, directly engulfing the Haunter, which had no chance to stop it.
The scorching flames did not disappoint Charizard's expectations, burning the Haunter and causing it to let out screams of pain!
However, this guy was also a tough character; it directly endured the Fire Spin and used the Night Shade move.
Two black-purple rays shot out from its eyes, directly piercing through the Fire Spin and striking Charizard!
Boom!
With an explosion, accompanied by Charizard's shriek, it was sent tumbling uncontrollably through the sky by the Haunter.
It looked incredibly disheveled.
And at this moment, the Haunter also took the opportunity to break through the Fire Spin's attack and escape from within!
However, it was also somewhat disheveled; it hadn't expected that with its strength, it would actually suffer a loss at the hands of two Gym Leader Level Pokémon.
This was something it had never expected, after all, ordinary Gym Leader Level Pokémon were simply no match for it. It narrowed its eyes and looked down at Matt and the others.
It seemed to understand something.