Moss froze when he heard Aaron's words.
Mega Evolution still wasn't Beedrill's true power?
So… had Aaron been holding back this entire time?
The smile on Moss's face instantly stiffened.
…
Bzzzzzz…
Mega Beedrill slowly rose back into the air after being slammed into the ground.
A deep, ominous vibration spread from its body as black energy surged violently around it.
Its blood-red eyes narrowed slightly.
A low buzz escaped its mouth as black light erupted from its body.
In the next instant—its yellow armor turned completely black.
Dark markings spread across its white wings.
A terrifying aura burst outward from its body.
Move: Spiritual Pressure Infusion activated!!
Speed and Attack increased by three stages.
HP, Defense, Special Defense, and Special Attack increased by two stages.
All moves also gained Spiritual Pressure,
boosting their power by fifty percent and reducing type resistance to neutral damage.
In other words, from this moment onward, Mega Beedrill's Bug-type attacks would no longer be resisted by Mega Scizor.
They would deal normal damage.
The yellow Mega Beedrill had transformed into an ominous black Shinigami Bee.
Dark Spiritual Pressure drifted around its body like black mist.
Black Shinigami Form Mega Beedrill had entered the battlefield!!
As always, the longer the transformation name, the stronger the power.
BOOOOM!!
Black Shinigami Form Mega Beedrill swung its twin lances violently.
A fierce storm instantly erupted around it.
Dust and fallen leaves were blasted high into the sky.
Its terrifying aura surged outward like a raging tidal wave.
…
The old man and Moss were already too stunned to speak.
Mega Evolution into Mega Beedrill was one thing—but now it had suddenly turned into some giant black death bee!?
That made absolutely no scientific sense.
There was nothing like this recorded in the clan's ancestral history.
The old man's expression became incredibly complicated.
He was shocked because Mega Beedrill had transformed into something utterly absurd.
And confused because his brain simply could not process what he was seeing anymore.
Could the outside world already have developed some brand-new transformation system?
Or was he just completely out of touch with modern times!?
The old man stared blankly at the massive black Mega Beedrill hovering in the sky and fell silent.
Meanwhile, Moss was far simpler.
He was shocked too, but after the shock came excitement.
"Aaron, that's incredible!!"
"I never thought Beedrill could become this strong!"
Excitement and exhilaration filled Moss's face.
For a true Trainer, encountering an opponent like this was something worth celebrating.
"Moss… be careful."
"The battle's only starting now."
Aaron smiled brightly.
Earlier, he had been suppressed the entire time.
Now it was his turn to strike back.
"Good!"
"Come at me with everything you've got!"
Moss shouted excitedly.
"Mega Beedrill… Twinneedle!"
Aaron calmly issued the command to the black giant bee in the sky.
BZZZZZ!!
Black Shinigami Form Mega Beedrill instantly transformed into a streak of black light.
In the blink of an eye, it appeared directly behind Mega Scizor.
At this moment, Mega Beedrill's Speed had already reached stage nine, a terrifying 4.5x multiplier over its original speed.
It had become so fast that nobody present could clearly follow its movements anymore.
Its lance-like stingers, wrapped in strange black Spiritual Pressure, stabbed viciously toward Mega Scizor.
Mega Scizor had no time to react.
Suddenly, intense pain exploded from its waist.
CRACK!!
The sound of armor shattering echoed across the battlefield.
"SCIZOR!!"
Mega Scizor's pupils shrank violently as it let out a cry of pain.
Two holes had been pierced clean through its hardened armor.
Mega Scizor staggered backward while clutching the wounds.
It had clearly suffered heavy damage.
Most absurd of all, purple poison energy was actually beginning to spread across Mega Scizor's body.
Steel-type Pokémon normally could not be poisoned.
But Twinneedle had already reached Apotheosis-level mastery.
After activation, it boosted Attack by two stages and carried a one hundred percent poison chance.
On top of that, Black Shinigami Form Mega Beedrill had pierced through Mega Scizor's armor and directly stabbed into its flesh.
That was why the poison had taken effect.
This Twinneedle's destructive power was terrifying.
A fifty percent same-type attack bonus.
A fifty percent Adaptability boost.
Another fifty percent increase from Spiritual Pressure Infusion.
Its Attack had already risen by three stages, and Twinneedle itself granted another two-stage Attack boost.
If Mega Scizor's Defense had been even slightly lower, that strike alone might have ended the battle.
"So fast…"
"So strong!!"
Shock filled Moss's face.
He had never imagined Beedrill's power would become this terrifying after turning black.
Wasn't this exactly what people online always joked about?
"Going dark makes you ten times stronger!?"
"And Scizor's actually poisoned…"
For the first time, Moss's expression turned truly serious.
The situation had completely reversed.
Mega Scizor's earlier advantage had vanished instantly.
Now it was in real trouble.
"Scizor! You okay?"
"Can you keep going!?"
Moss shouted, worry flashing across his face.
"SCIZOR…"
Mega Scizor pushed through the pain and poison spreading through its body, then gave Moss a firm nod.
It could still fight.
Moss's eyes lit up again.
"Alright!"
"Then let's give it everything we've got!"
"No holding back!"