BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!!!
Like a falling green star igniting in the sky, a pillar of pure erald light—overflowing with endless vitality—shot upward, instantly swallowing Sceptile's slender form completely!
The light wasn't violent, but carried an incomparably sharp penetrating force, as if even the air was being sliced apart!
Within the light pillar, Sceptile's elegant silhouette stretched and sharpened at high speed, with the subtle "clang clang" sound of leaves rapidly growing and hardening into blades.
When this erald radiance receded like a tide... Sceptile's appearance had undergone a complete transformation!
Its form beca even taller and leaner, with lines flowing smooth as a blade's edge. The erald leaves that originally covered its entire body had evolved into a more aggressive form, the sharp blades behind its arms gleaming with dark green coldness, while the thorn armor covering its body beca wild and unrestrained, growing more razor-sharp protrusions...
Most striking was its massively enlarged tail—no longer an organ for balance, but a heavy, giant battle-axe covered in serrated leaf blades, dragging along the ground and radiating heavy pressure!
Not only that, the yellow circular structures on Sceptile's back beca brighter, like cores embedded within, constantly absorbing surrounding light and circulating pale golden energy patterns around its body.
As if... this was Sceptile's true form—a real king of the jungle!
Amid this rising wild presence, a line of text shimring with rainbow light appeared once more on screen.
[Sceptile evolved into ga Sceptile!!]
The mont the colorful light faded, ga Sceptile suddenly opened its eyes, slightly raising its head. Its golden pupils were sharp as a hawk's, contracted into thin slits, filled with the cold indifference and focus of a bloodthirsty hunter.
Just standing there... its entire body radiated an aura countless tis more dangerous than Kangaskhan's earlier roar!
And imdiately after...
Sceptile lightly raised one claw.
BOOM!!!
Violent air currents accompanied by deep green light suddenly burst forth from the leaves extending from its body, as if an entire forest was awakening and growing at its call!
The golden seeds on ga Sceptile's back flashed violently, and all the air on the battlefield began swirling around it. Countless leaves condensed from the void, each sharp as a knife, brilliant as the finest jade!
This scene made Cynthia suddenly stare wide-eyed.
Her Champion's experience told her this wasn't Energy Ball at all!
But—Leaf Storm!!
This was among all Grass-type moves, one of the highest tier, extrely powerful techniques!
Moreover, this didn't seem like an ordinary Leaf Storm—the number of leaves now appearing around ga Sceptile almost obscured her entire screen, forming a rolling green ocean...
The instant this ocean took shape, Sceptile's gaze sharpened and its claw transford from ethereal to solid, suddenly clenching tight!
BOOM!!!!
The leaf tide instantly engulfed the opposing ga Kangaskhan, like a brown pebble thrown into the ocean, gone in an instant—you couldn't even hear its roar...
Leaf Storm's tornado shot straight to the ceiling, refracting the overhead lights into srizing green starfall.
All the audience could see was this erald tempest, and at its center, that proudly standing green figure...
Within this storm, Kangaskhan's remaining half HP bar was completely emptied and vanished.
It let out an unwilling roar as rainbow light scattered from its body, returning it to its pre-evolution form. It fell to one knee, directly losing its ability to battle...
And ga Sceptile's silhouette stood amid the falling leaves, spine straight, proudly receiving the light of victory shining upon its body, making its entire green armor gleam...
At this mont, Cynthia held her breath.
The livestream fell completely silent.
Everyone was imrsed in the scene they'd just witnessed, unable to extricate themselves.
Until the ga notification popped up with a cheerful sound.
[Kangaskhan fainted!]
[Norman has no more Pokémon able to battle!]
[Strawberry Ice Cream won the battle!]
...
Only then did the livestream viewers wake as if from a dream.
There was no helping it—what they'd just seen was simply too overwhelming.
Unlike the shock brought by those legendary beasts they'd seen before, legendary Pokémon were, after all, mythical beings too distant from each individual.
Even seeing them in-ga, besides shock and awe at these beasts' powerful strength, there weren't any other emotions.
But everything about Sceptile was far too close to them.
You have to understand—this Sceptile was one they'd personally watched Cynthia raise from a starter Pokémon to reach today.
Throughout the entire journey, Sceptile had been the least favored mber of the team, yet at this final, crucial mont, it burst forth with such incredible power!
Such a powerful contrast and impact naturally struck everyone's hearts.
When they ca back to their senses, tsunami-like chat ssages naturally erupted wildly across the screen!
[LazyWriterZ: Apologize! Who just said my Sceptile bro was weak? Who said it? Damn, apologize to King Sceptile!]
[PhainonsNewmom: Holy crap, I thought that Kangaskhan's evolution was already cool, but THIS is what you call cool! That Leaf Storm effect... my god, it's even more exaggerated than the Leaf Storm effects I've seen in Champion matches.]
[SpicyLemonade: I hereby solemnly declare that I have never disparaged Sceptile in this livestream or in life, never participated in any inappropriate comnts about Sceptile. I have always been a loyal Sceptile fan. Please take note.]
[imamartlol: So what exactly is this ga Evolution? It can actually make Pokémon evolve into completely new forms and unleash this kind of battle power??]
...
Amid this tsunami of chat, the ga had returned to the Gym room interface.
Norman stepped forward to Cynthia's character, smiling as he spoke.
"Child, though I've said it many tis, I must say it once more—I'm truly proud of you from the bottom of my heart."
"The bond between you and your Pokémon actually transcended the limitations of ga Evolution. This is truly incredible... even I can't accomplish this. No, I've never heard of anyone who could accomplish this."
As Norman spoke, the rainbow light around ga Sceptile suddenly scattered and disappeared like Kangaskhan's earlier, turning into light particles dispersing in the air, while Sceptile returned to its original form.
Only then did Cynthia snap back from her earlier shock and press the interaction key toward Norman.
"So what exactly was that evolution just now?"
She genuinely wanted an answer.
Norman glanced at Cynthia's character and pulled out from his chest the diamond-shaped crystal he'd displayed during battle. A close-up image of this crystal appeared on the ga screen.
He began explaining:
"ga Evolution is an incredible phenonon that transcends Pokémon's normal evolution, allowing Pokémon to evolve into completely new forms while gaining trendously powerful strength..."
"To make Pokémon complete ga Evolution in battle requires them to wear their species' corresponding ga Stone, while the trainer must possess a Key Stone. Under these conditions, the trainer and Pokémon must be completely in sync ntally before they can complete this evolution in battle and unleash these two items' power."
Speaking to this point, Norman's tone carried amazent: "And you, child, accomplished this miracle without a Key Stone. This is the first ti I've seen such a thing—before this, I'd never heard of anyone who could make their Pokémon complete ga Evolution without relying on a Key Stone..."
"Perhaps it can only an one thing—that the bond between you and your Pokémon has beco unbreakably strong. It was this bond that activated Sceptile's hidden power!"
Hearing this, Cynthia couldn't help but pause slightly, turning to look at Sceptile on screen, feeling so special emotion flowing in her heart...
The power of... bonds?
For many people, this term might be quite abstract, even sowhat impossible to directly understand.
But she knew what was most important between trainers and Pokémon.
Whether trust or encouragent.
Fighting together, working hard together...
Everything could actually be encompassed by this term.
—"Bonds"!
(t/n power of friendship for the win)
As her emotions surged, she saw Norman before her speak again.
"But child, I must remind you—to fully unleash ga Evolution's power and make it a stable battle technique, you need a Key Stone to create a more stable and solid connection between you and your Pokémon."
"Only by possessing a Key Stone can you more easily master this special power..."
He held up the Key Stone in his hand and shook it, looking sowhat regretful.
"This type of stone is quite rare, and once soone uses it, it binds with the trainer and can't change owners again. Otherwise, I'd really want to give you the Key Stone directly, my child."
"But don't worry, I've already asked soone to help you search for a suitable Key Stone."
"His na is Steven, and he's also our Hoenn region's Champion. You've definitely heard of him, right?"
Cynthia couldn't help but pause. Heard of him? More than that!
Her character in-ga had already t him, and in the real world, she and Steven were old acquaintances.
But she didn't think the real-world Steven could produce sothing like a Key Stone.
At this mont, Cynthia had cald down sowhat from the shock brought by the ga's earlier performance.
The idea of Pokémon evolving again was simply too incredible and incomprehensible.
Right now, she couldn't help but deeply doubt the reality of this evolutionary display. This type of evolution probably didn't truly exist in the real world, right?
Perhaps this was like those Rare Candies and those strange dicines—fantasy unique to this ga?
After this battle, Cynthia had figured out sothing important.
While previous settings like weather, terrain, and abilities were real, that didn't an everything in this ga would follow reality...
After all, at its core, this was a ga, and gas' biggest feature was being filled with all sorts of things that didn't exist in the real world, right?
That said, Cynthia still felt sowhat shocked at this mont.
Because this ga's author not only had incredibly rich knowledge of real-world Pokémon, but even their creativity and imagination in fantasy aspects were exaggerated beyond belief... quite admirable.
But speaking of this, Cynthia had to start thinking about another problem.
But if everything in this ga wasn't necessarily real...
Then could she still trust all the information about Team Aqua and Team Magma, and even Ultra Wormholes?
At this mont, Cynthia fell into deep thought.
...
After Norman finished sharing information about ga Evolution, he followed the normal procedure and gave Cynthia the Petalburg Gym Badge.
With this, Cynthia had completed collecting more than half of the eight badges. As long as she could obtain the remaining three badges, she could challenge this ga's ultimate goal—the Pokémon League.
Besides this badge, Cynthia's team level cap had also directly increased to as high as level 50. According to Cynthia's guess, this level should be sufficient to let most late-blooming pseudo-legendary Pokémon complete evolution—also good news.
Beyond this, Norman gave two other things. One was a TM for the move "Giga Impact." This move's power was clearly demonstrated in the recent battle, and for Normal-type Pokémon especially, learning this move would be like adding wings to a tiger. Under STAB boost, this would beco an incredibly terrifying burst technique.
Though it had the negative effect of one turn of recharge, Norman had already proven one point in the recent battle—this negative effect wasn't insurmountable.
As long as the timing and thod of use were appropriate, this side effect's problems could be completely avoided.
The other thing Norman gave was a clue to the HM "Surf."
Following Norman's description, Cynthia quickly left the Gym and found a small wooden house on the left side to enter. Inside sat the family of that youth "Wally," whose first Pokémon Cynthia had helped catch at the Petalburg Gym entrance.
As Cynthia entered the room, a bearded man stepped forward first.
"Hello, I'm Wally's father. You must be Norman's child—truly a young hero."
"Here, your father already spoke with in advance. This is for you."
He handed a TM disc to Cynthia, and a notification appeared.
[Congratulations, you obtained HM "Surf"!]
Wally's father's explanation continued.
"After your Water-type Pokémon learn this move, they'll be able to carry you freely, sailing across seas and rivers, letting you reach many previously inaccessible places and better explore this world."
"Besides that, this move can also deal good damage in battle. You'll have to try the specifics yourself."
"Oh, and my Wally is also preparing to challenge Norman's Gym. You might encounter each other eventually... That kid has always looked up to you as his idol. If you et him soday and he challenges you, please go easy on him..."
Cynthia nodded at Wally's father through her character, thanked him, and left the room.
Regarding whether the Ultra Wormhole information clues from earlier were real, she'd already made up her mind.
Anyway, besides this ga, there was no other way to obtain more information about Ultra Wormholes. She could only say it was better to believe it existed rather than not.
She just hoped that in this regard, the author hadn't relied on pure imagination.
...
Next, after brief consideration, Cynthia directly taught the HM "Surf" to Pelipper, replacing its "Water Pulse" move.
Originally, Cynthia just wanted Pelipper to use this move to carry her across rivers and oceans.
But after learning it, she was surprised to discover from the move panel that this move actually had 90 power! Exceeding Water Pulse by a full third!
Not only that, this move was actually an AOE technique in double battles that could attack both opponent Pokémon simultaneously, with 100% accuracy.
If there was any drawback, it was that when used in double battles, this move would also damage your other Pokémon.
But this drawback was obviously manageable. For example, Ludicolo with its Grass/Water typing—even taking a Surf from Pelipper, probably wouldn't lose much HP.
But with Pelipper's Special Attack, using this move in rainy weather could probably deal devastating damage to both opponent Pokémon directly.
In short, this move's potential battle effectiveness far exceeded Cynthia's expectations for an HM move...
At this mont, the chat also began discussing this new HM move.
[SlimNeez: Another godly technique! Looking at it this way, most HM moves really are useful in battle...]
[GetoWasRight: Right... except Cut and Rock Smash, those have too low power, purely for navigation...]
[s4intzer0: They can work for early ga transition since you get them early.]
[WONDAWAE: Do you think there'll be other stronger HM moves later?]
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