I'd like to send a small group of Gazers (presented in "Volo's Guide to Monsters" and expanded in "Monsters of the Multiverse") against the group of PC, so I am trying to find a few unusual combat moves suitable for these smart monsters.

One of the Gazers eye rays is Telekinetic Ray and in its description I can read this passage (emphasis mine):

if the target is a creature that is Medium or smaller, it must succeed on a DC 12 Strength saving throw or be moved up to 30 feet directly away from the Gazer

So I am wondering: if a Gazer moves under a medium size creature (regardless of the Attack of Opportunity) and fire its Telekinetic Ray up directly up in a vertical direction and if the creature fails the saving throw, can the Telekinetic Ray force the creature 30 feet up in the air (causing him 3d6 of falling damage and the prone position)?

If so, would the Gazer be able to move away before the creature falls on it?

I'd like to send a small group of Gazers (presented in "Volo's Guide to Monsters" and expanded in "Monsters of the Multiverse") against the group of PC, so I am trying to find a few unusual combat moves suitable for these smart monsters.

One of the Gazer's eye rays is Telekinetic Ray and in its description I can read this passage (emphasis mine):

...if the target is a creature that is Medium or smaller, it must succeed on a DC 12 Strength saving throw or be moved up to 30 feet directly away from the Gazer

So I am wondering: if a Gazer moves under a medium size creature (regardless of the Opportunity Attack) and fires its Telekinetic Ray directly up in a vertical direction, and if the creature fails the saving throw, can the Telekinetic Ray force the creature 30 feet up in the air (causing him 3d6 of falling damage and the prone position when they fall back down)?

If so, would the Gazer be able to move away before the creature falls on it?