The Heavenly Tally ended in the most blatant cliffhanger imaginable—like continuing would reveal some "unbroadcastable" scene.
Although the battle was officially declared a draw,
You could say Diantha won…
Or you could say Ash won.
Because Ash needed just ONE more move to finish Gardevoir.
But Greninja and Ash suddenly collapsed at the same time for no reason whatsoever.
If people didn't know Ash's character, the audience would've thought he was throwing a fixed match!
[Lance: Can someone tell me what just happened? Why did Ash suddenly faint?]
[Professor Oak: I think I see some clues… but let's have Professor Sycamore explain first.]
[Diantha: Yes! Professor Sycamore, didn't you say you'd explain Mega Evolution just now?!]
Diantha instantly hooked onto Oak's topic shift.
Absolutely cannot let anyone keep digging into that battle!
Because that match… was far too embarrassing.
First, she got pressured by a freshly evolved Greninja.
Then right when she was finally about to win—
Greninja suddenly collapses??
It looked almost like she couldn't accept losing and pulled something dirty!
Losing normally is fine—just a matter of strength.
But that scene?
If people think about it just one layer deeper, it makes her character appear in a bad light.
Attacking her personality??
Unacceptable!
[Professor Sycamore: Then I'll start by explaining Mega Evolution!]
[Professor Sycamore: Before describing Mega Evolution itself, I must explain its fundamental principle—ancestral reversion.]
[In ancient times, constant wars ravaged the world. For Pokémon, weakness meant death.
Thus, ancient Pokémon had extremely powerful physiques and forms.]
[But as the world entered long eras of peace, Pokémon adapted, evolving forms more suited to modern life. Mega Evolution is the act of awakening their dormant ancient blood—triggering a reversion to ancestral strength!]
[To trigger Mega Evolution, three conditions are required.
First: the Pokémon must be at its final evolutionary stage.
Second: the Trainer and Pokémon must share a strong enough bond.
Third—and most crucial: a Key Stone and a Mega Stone.]
As Sycamore's explanation unfolded, the world slowly began understanding what Mega Evolution truly was.
"So that's it… I feel smarter already!"
"So the gem Diantha and Gardevoir were wearing was the Key Stone and Mega Stone?!"
"Mega Evolution… I'm so jealous! I want MY Pokémon to Mega Evolve too!"
"..."
Countless people secretly memorized the shapes of the Key Stone and Gardevoir's Mega Stone—
Some had already decided to start searching.
In this era, before Mega Evolution became widely known,
Any Key Stone or Mega Stone was worth billions.
And if a Champion wanted it?
Even billions wouldn't be enough.
This was the perfect chance for fortune seekers to get rich overnight!
[Lance: Professor Sycamore! Can my Dragonite Mega Evolve?!]
Having learned the truth of Mega Evolution, Lance was ecstatic.
If his Dragonite could Mega Evolve, his chances at the upcoming World Championship would skyrocket.
After all, Leon had Gigantamax.
Lance only had regular Dynamax…
[Professor Sycamore: For now, Dragonite has no known Mega Evolution.
But Garchomp does.
And Charizard.
As for more species… research is ongoing!]
[Leon: Oh? Charizard has Mega Evolution? Sounds fun. Maybe I should find that stone…]
[Cynthia: Garchomp can evolve further? That's wonderful!]
[Steven: Metagross? Does Metagross have one?!]
[Alder: And Volcarona! Does Volcarona have one?!]
Sycamore's words instantly detonated the entire chat.
Champions, Elite Four members—
Even Gym Leaders across regions appeared to be asking questions.
Some didn't even bother with chat—
They just called Sycamore directly.
Within minutes, Sycamore's phone was exploding nonstop.
[Professor Sycamore: Please stop calling!
If new Mega Evolution discoveries are made, I will release them immediately!
Before that—please wait patiently!]
Only then did the overwhelming storm of calls and messages begin to fade.
They were all respected figures—
If Sycamore said "stop," they couldn't keep pestering him.
Meanwhile—Team Rocket, Team Galactic, Team Aqua…
Every villainous organization across the world began moving.
Mega Evolution was too powerful a resource.
Of course, they wanted the Mega Stones.
As for kidnapping Professor Sycamore—
Who would dare?
With Champions, Elite Four, Gym Leaders, AND other villain groups watching him,
touching Sycamore was the same as going to war with the entire world.
Far easier to hunt for stones instead.
And so—
from that day forward,
A global Mega Stone fever began.
Steven suddenly gained billions of competitors…
But also billions of free laborers helping him search.
After all—
Steven had money.
The whole world became Steven's part-time workforce
[Professor Sycamore: Professor Oak, you can explain your findings on Ash's Greninja now.
Have you figured out what happened to it?]
[Professor Oak: While watching the battle, I used some connections to contact a hidden ninja village.
They told me many legends about Greninja.
With that, I'm even more certain—]
[Professor Oak: Ash's Greninja is the legendary—
Hero Greninja!]
Hero… Greninja?
Just hearing the name already sounded strong.
And reality proved it—
After all, it was the super ninja that overwhelmed Mega Gardevoir.
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