Looking at the overwhelming Pokémon before him, Ash finally understood how Gary must have felt.
Facing something like this—
You simply couldn't see a path to victory.
As Mewtwo had declared—
It was the strongest Pokémon.
"Stand back, Ash. Misty. Brock."
Sam quietly pulled them a few steps back. If he was right, Mewtwo wasn't finished yet.
Sure enough—
Another Trainer, still unable to accept the gap in power, shouted:
"Rhyhorn! Use Horn Attack!"
"Useless."
Mewtwo lifted a hand casually.
Psychic force seized Rhyhorn mid-charge and slammed it violently into the ground.
There was no contest.
They weren't even on the same level.
"Damn it!"
The hall fell into uneasy silence.
Then Sam stepped forward.
"There's no need for pointless tests," he said calmly. "Mewtwo—why did you bring us here?"
Mewtwo's lips curved faintly.
"That," it replied, "is what an intelligent being should ask."
"Then listen well."
"I once sought cooperation with humans. I was disappointed. Humans are more corrupt than Pokémon."
"You're talking about Giovanni," Sam said evenly. "He is worse."
Mewtwo did not deny it.
"If creatures as weak and flawed as humans rule this planet," it continued coldly, "this world will eventually collapse."
"Then what?" Brock demanded. "Do you intend for Pokémon like you to rule it?"
"Pokémon are no better."
Mewtwo's eyes glowed.
"I will create a new lifeform. One superior to both."
"Come."
"Witness the power of cloned Pokémon."
The floor trembled.
From a hidden elevator beneath the hall, three figures rose—
Venusaur.
Charizard.
Blastoise.
Each bore strange markings across their bodies.
"These," Mewtwo said with pride, "are superior clones. Stronger than the originals."
"Stronger?!" Ash stepped forward instantly. "No way! My Charizard won't lose!"
The other Trainers with Venusaur and Blastoise echoed the same.
Mewtwo smiled faintly.
"Then prove it."
The right wall of the hall dissolved, revealing a massive battlefield beyond.
"Follow me."
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The First Defeats
The battles began immediately.
The earlier Trainer sent out his Venusaur.
Mewtwo gestured lightly.
The cloned Venusaur stepped forward.
"Vine Whip!"
Both Pokémon attacked simultaneously.
But the clone's strength was overwhelming.
Its vines overpowered the original in seconds—lifting it into the air and smashing it into the ground repeatedly.
The original Venusaur collapsed.
Defeated.
"How…?" its Trainer whispered.
Blastoise followed.
The result was the same.
Overpowered.
Outclassed.
The clone's physical conditioning and genetic optimization were far beyond normal limits.
Now—
All hope rested on Charizard.
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Charizard vs. Charizard
Ash's Charizard roared fiercely as it faced its identical counterpart.
The battlefield trembled with fire.
The Trainers watched in tense silence.
No one even noticed Sam returning to the arena—
Until one being did.
The moment Sam stepped onto the battlefield—
Mewtwo turned its gaze toward him.
Cold.
Calculating.
Interested.
Sam now held a Poké Ball in his hand.
Inside—
Venusaur.
He had retrieved it through the teleportation system.
This wasn't about pride.
It wasn't about ego.
It was about something deeper.
If clones truly surpassed originals—
Then what did that mean?
About bonds.
About growth.
About trust.
Sam stepped forward slowly.
"Mewtwo," he said calmly, meeting its gaze.
"Let me try."
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