Pokémon Court

Chapter 460 - Once Again Mega Evolution!

The unique aspect of the opponent's Poliwhirl was actually just its Hypnosis.

However, Terrance was quite surprised. Choosing Ariados had been a decision he made earlier... but he never expected such a coincidence.

Ariados's specialty is String Shot!

Among Bug-type Pokémon, the quality of Ariados's silk is... nearly top-tier!

Therefore, the variations of its silk were extremely diverse. Under the care of Terrance, a Coordinator and Breeder, the quality Ariados's silk had been trained to closely align with its type—poison!

Ariados has a signature move called Toxic Thread, and the prerequisite for this move was that its silk could withstand toxicity. Generally speaking, an Ariados would have to reach a very high level of strength to comprehend this move on its own. However, thanks to Terrance's training, Ariados learned this move much earlier.

Additionally, if Ariados's strength doesn't need to be particularly high, Terrance was even considering finding a way to concoct "potent poison" so Ariados can learn the move "Toxic."

If the silk could be infused not with ordinary poison but with Toxic, then for a Pokémon like Ariados, which relied heavily on its silk, its strength would undoubtedly increase significantly.

"Hypnosis!!"

After the two Pokémon had been battling for some time, the challenger seized an opportunity and quickly gave the command.

He still wanted to use Hypnosis to decide the outcome of the battle!

"You want to use the same move against me?" Terrance was speechless. Does he really underestimate Gym Leaders this much...? Besides...

"Do you know what Ability Ariados has?"

With a smile, Terrance looked at the rookie Trainer opposite him and said, "Remember, Ariados has the 'Insomnia' Ability!"

At the same time, Ariados endured the Hypnosis head-on, its mind completely unaffected and then used this opening to entangle Poliwhirl with its silk!

The poison seeped in!

Meanwhile, the move Absorb was continuously draining the opponent's stamina. In less than ten seconds, Poliwhirl had completely run out of stamina.

"Only Combusken remains... Combusken's flames are highly effective against silk threads. It won't be easy to deal with unless I go all out. This is getting interesting."

Terrance raised his head to look at the stunned challenger and withdrew from his meditative state. No longer distracted by his tests, he fully focused on the battle.

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Afterward.

"Why did you only get serious at the end?" Kotoko asked in surprise.

She could tell that in the final moments of the battle, Terrance was seriously commanding Ariados, which was completely different from how he had been commanding Beedrill earlier.

"Because Combusken was relying on its type advantage to suppress Ariados, which doesn't align with the core evaluation of the Gym. The challenger also didn't demonstrate anything outstanding. If he doesn't even understand what advantages Combusken has beyond its type, how could I let him win so easily just by relying on the type?" Terrance said with a smile.

"Combusken is renowned for its leg techniques. While it's not strictly limited to that style, the challenger didn't excel in any other area either... There was simply no reason to let him pass."

"This challenger still has plenty of time to identify his shortcomings. This loss is just a wake-up call for him. It's up to him whether he can find a way to improve."

"If he focuses on training Combusken's legs, its strength should increase significantly in the short term. But if he can only rely on type advantage, even if I let him pass now, he'll end up failing later."

Type advantage is nothing more than a bonus. Terrance had never believed that it could single-handedly determine victory or defeat.

"Alright... I understand now." Kotoko memorized Terrance's words—this was something she would have to go through in the future as well.

Terrance smiled slightly. With the Gym Battle over, he planned to head to Mt. Chimney and find a remote, uninhabited place to try Mega Evolution once again.

Before obtaining the meditation method, he could maintain it for about three minutes. After acquiring the method, although he hadn't felt any obvious growth in his mental strength yet, he still wanted to give it another try.

After all... the meditative state was simply too incredible.

Terrance wasn't planning to go alone—he called Albus and Fujiki to join him.

"What? You're going to attempt Mega Evolution again? Did you find a way to extend the duration?" Albus asked excitedly.

"I did, but it will take at least a month to see the effect," Terrance estimated.

"A month, huh... I can wait!" Albus thought for a moment and said.

Then, he quickly added, "After all, who knows when Darkrai might lose control... If we head there only to find that it has already left Nightmare Island, that would be a huge problem."

Terrance fell silent. He wasn't too worried about Darkrai causing widespread harm to humans. After all, even if Darkrai was powerful, it was still within the realm of human understanding—there were various weapons and Trainers capable of dealing with it.

As long as it wasn't one of those Legendary Pokémon straight out of folklore, humans still had plenty of ways to defend themselves.

What Albus was truly worried about wasn't just that. Putting aside the possibility of Darkrai going berserk and harming a small number of humans, what he feared the most was Darkrai getting hurt during that time... For example, if it injured humans and was then hunted down by powerful Trainers or advanced technological weapons. That was a scenario Albus did not want to see.

"Darkrai... is a victim too!" Albus sighed slightly, unwilling to see Darkrai meet a tragic fate in the end.

The fact that they, the test subjects of Team Nightmare, were able to break free from their control was largely thanks to Darkrai's help.

The three of them arrived at the summit of Mt. Chimney. This area was already quite remote. Even though Trainers occasionally appeared on Mt. Chimney, they would rarely come to this place.

Terrance called out Altaria, held his Mega Ring, and took a deep breath.

"Are you ready?" He looked at Altaria. After a moment, Altaria nodded, and Terrance allowed himself to relax.

Albus and Fujiki retreated to the side, watching Terrance with anticipation.

It had only been a few days... Would there be any changes...?

"Altaria, reach out to my mind!" As he spoke, Terrance entered the meditative state, and at the same time, his and Altaria's mind linked!

The Key Stone and the Mega Stone—activated!

In the next instant, the bracelet emitted a bright light, merging with the Mega Stone on Altaria's body. A powerful wave of energy swept outward, marking the beginning of Altaria's new transformation!

Altaria, Mega Evolution!

A clear, high-pitched cry rang out. Compared to Altaria's usual voice, Mega Altaria's cry was even more penetrating, carrying an unprecedented sense of majesty!

The clear cry, though seemingly gentle, was full of power. Countless leaves and blades of grass swayed wildly, as if celebrating the birth of a new ruler.

"Mega Evolution... No matter how many times I see it, it's always such a shocking experience. It's a shame that Mega Stones are so rare..."

Albus murmured to himself, while Fujiki also had a complicated expression.

The phrase "rise to the top in one step" perfectly describes Mega Evolution!

"The initial energy consumption hasn't changed, but while in meditative state.... the psychic energy required for Mega Evolution has decreased?"

Terrance was overjoyed.

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