"Selene~ I'll let you understand why I used to call Mewtwo the strongest Pokémon!"
Rainbow Giovanni said with a faint smile, full of swagger.
That's right, it's precisely because Mewtwo is the perfect Pokémon!
In Rainbow Giovanni's opinion, Mewtwo's two Mega Evolutions, Mewtwo X possesses unparalleled physical strength, while Mewtwo Y possesses extremely formidable psychic power.
It can handle different types of opponents in various situations, isn't that perfect?
"Ha~ Then I'd really like to experience it!"
Selene, however, was very confident. So what if it was Mega Mewtwo? After her special training and nurturing,
her Solgaleo's current strength was much greater than when she first caught him!
Perhaps purely in terms of inherent strength, Mega Mewtwo was indeed stronger than Solgaleo, but her nurtured Solgaleo was different!
"Hehehe~" Rainbow Giovanni's smile widened upon hearing this.
Their gazes met, and both saw intense battle intent in the other's eyes.
In the audience seats.
"Mega Mewtwo X, that's really rare," Platinum blinked. She had known Mammon until they became lovers, but truthfully, she had never seen Mammon use Dark Mewtwo X… Yes, never!
Even when Dark Mewtwo Mega Evolved, it always evolved into its Y form.
"Mammon, can Dark Mewtwo evolve into its X form?" Caitlin also couldn't help but ask curiously.
"It can, but how should I put it?" Mammon looked at Mewtwo X, who was fiercely battling Solgaleo on the field, with a somewhat strange look in his eyes.
Mammon pondered for a moment, seemingly thinking about his words.
"I don't really like to let Dark Mewtwo evolve into its X form."
"Why?"
"Because compared to the Y form, if I had to describe it, the X form is the kind that's tasteless to eat but a pity to discard."
Mammon said with a shrug.
"You should know that Mega Evolution, for a Pokémon, is a temporary evolutionary sublimation, improving not only strength but also enhancements such as ability changes."
Platinum and the other two women nodded.
That's right, Mega Evolution, as the most convenient and flexible method of enhancement, actually improves a Pokémon far beyond mere strength.
The change in abilities is also crucial!
For example, Mega Gengar's Shadow Tag, which has astonishing tactical significance, or Mega Kangaskhan's Parental Bond, an ability that brings far more enhancement to Mega Kangaskhan than its inherent strength increase.
And Mega Salamence's Aerilate, and so on, also boosted its combat power.
But besides these clear examples, there are actually some Mega Evolutions where the ability change is pretty useless.
"And Mewtwo, in fact, belongs to the negative example of Mega Evolution. No, it's more accurate to say that among all Pokémon that can Mega Evolve, it's one of the very mediocre ones."
Mammon said helplessly.
Platinum's pretty face looked a bit odd. What did he mean by that?
"Do you know what the abilities of Mewtwo's two Mega forms are?"
Mammon asked the three women.
"…"
Platinum and the other two women all shook their heads. They really didn't know that.
Because Mammon hadn't told them, and Platinum had asked Dark Mewtwo, but Dark Mewtwo had remained silent.
"Mewtwo X's ability is Steadfast, and Mewtwo Y's ability is Insomnia."
Hearing this, Cynthia and Caitlin exchanged glances and instantly understood.
"These two abilities… seem useless," Platinum blurted out, stunned.
Insomnia: The Pokémon cannot be put to sleep.
This ability goes without saying; what fool would use Hypnosis or similar moves on a Pokémon with Insomnia?
And Steadfast… it sounds powerful, but in reality, it's not much different from Insomnia.
Steadfast: When the Pokémon flinches, its Speed stat is boosted.
That's right, that's Steadfast.
What is flinching? Fake Out's effect is to make the opponent flinch, which is why Fake Out is so useful.
But the key is, Steadfast doesn't immune flinching; it only boosts Speed after flinching.
Furthermore, while there are many moves that can make an opponent flinch, besides Fake Out's guaranteed flinch, the probability of other moves causing flinching isn't actually very high.
In other words, whether it's Mewtwo Y or Mewtwo X, both of these abilities are pretty useless.
Is the difference between Mega Evolutions of Legendary Pokémon really that great?
Thinking of Super Rayquaza's Delta Stream, and then thinking of Super Mewtwo's Steadfast and Insomnia, Platinum was shocked.
"Mewtwo's Mega Evolution, essentially, just purely boosts Mewtwo's strength."
"And although Mewtwo can learn many moves, its physical STAB moves are far less powerful than its special moves, so I don't like to let Dark Mewtwo evolve into its X form."
"Furthermore, Mewtwo Y's physical attack is actually still very strong, strong enough," Mammon added. Yes, for Mewtwo, Mega Evolution can be said to simply boost its strength and stats.
Hmm, our great Mewtwo, as long as it has stats, that's enough. Abilities? Who cares!!
Then, for the problem of X and Y forms, do you really need to choose?
Mewtwo playing physical attack instead of special attack? Who taught you that?
With Mewtwo's low-power physical STAB moves, no sane person would let him evolve into his X form.
Even from a realistic perspective, Mewtwo Y's physical attack isn't bad. In terms of game base stats, Mewtwo Y's physical attack is as high as 150, which already surpasses most Legendary Pokémon!
Although Mewtwo is indeed like a blank slate because of its lackluster abilities, you can't deny Mewtwo's stats.
Purely in terms of stats, whether physical or special attack, Mega Mewtwo is truly powerful enough.
Well, because he really only has stats.
So Mammon never uses Dark Mewtwo X, although Dark Mewtwo himself is very keen on close combat. Which mage doesn't have a dream of close combat?
"So that's how it is."
Now Platinum finally understood why Mammon and Dark Mewtwo had never talked about his abilities before.
And the battle on the field had already entered a heated phase.
Solgaleo and Mewtwo X fought fiercely. Although in terms of pure power, Solgaleo was inferior to Mewtwo X, battle is not purely about power.
After an intense battle, Rainbow Giovanni allowed Mewtwo X to find an opportunity and directly used Earthquake to attack Solgaleo.
The Ground-type Earthquake was super effective against Solgaleo, causing him a significant blow.
However, Selene countered by having Solgaleo use the Steel-type Flash Cannon, heavily returning the damage taken to Mewtwo X, almost causing Mewtwo X to fall from the sky.
However, in the end, Mewtwo X still defeated Solgaleo by relying on his powerful stats.
However, Mewtwo X was also heavily injured.
This was something Rainbow Giovanni hadn't expected. His invincible Mewtwo… well, not invincible now.
But his Mewtwo X, fighting a Solgaleo, actually struggled so much… Selene's last Pokémon was the paradise guardian dragon, Koraidon!
Compared to Solgaleo, Koraidon was even more ferocious and violent.
Especially with the blessing of Koraidon's powerful ability, Orichalcum Pulse!
Orichalcum Pulse: Changes the weather to Sunny Day. When the sunlight is intense, Koraidon's ancient pulse will be activated, greatly boosting his Attack!
Feeling Koraidon's aura becoming increasingly grand and wild under the sunlight, Mewtwo X's eyes changed.
Damn it! If only I also had an ability that boosted combat power, even if it was just Spirit Maker?
The outcome of the battle was naturally self-evident. Mewtwo X, already significantly injured, ultimately fell under Koraidon's Outrage.
"Mewtwo is unable to battle! Koraidon wins!"
"Since Giovanni has lost all six of his Pokémon, Selene wins this battle!"
The referee announced the battle result.
"A winner has been decided!!" The Sunglasses Host's passionate voice echoed throughout the arena.
"After an intense battle, Ms. Selene has defeated the formidable Mr. Giovanni and successfully advanced to the Eight Masters!"
"Let us give a warm round of applause to congratulate Ms. Selene; she has become the first Trainer to advance to the Eight Masters!"
"Wo~!!"
The entire venue instantly erupted in cheers and applause like a roaring tsunami.
"Lady Selene!!! I knew Champion Selene was invincible!"
"She's too strong, my goodness! That's Mr. Giovanni from another world!"
"Boss Giovanni lost!! (sad), oh, it's the Giovanni from another world, then it's fine."
"Selene: Call Mammon! I told you to call Mammon! (Sunglasses)"
"Damn, this Giovanni guy is too weak. I should have gone instead of Archie."
In the live stream, bullet comments were flying everywhere.
Undoubtedly, this battle had thrilled everyone. Both Selene and Rainbow Giovanni were top-tier Trainers.
Their all-out struggle was, of course, incredibly exciting.
"This Giovanni, he's too lame, isn't he?! He can't even make it to the top eight."
In his cell, Rainbow Archie clucked his tongue. He really hadn't expected Rainbow Giovanni to be eliminated in the round of sixteen.
And he used to be their Rainbow Rocket boss.
"With that record, I could do it too!" Rainbow Archie boldly declared, "And if Mammon lends me the Blue Orb, I might even make it to the top eight!"
Rainbow Archie was very sent by Mammon's Primal Kyogre, but unfortunately, he didn't have the Blue Orb, and his Kyogre had also been confiscated.
"He still has one chance in the losers' bracket, but… the difficulty is quite high," Rainbow Maxie said calmly, pushing up his glasses as he folded his arms.
Well, they were all quite bored every day, and Rainbow Giovanni was participating in the World Championship, so they were naturally happy to watch.
At least he was their former boss.
But who knew, this Rainbow Giovanni guy actually fell in the top sixteen…