Seeing Titan already lost in his fantasy of getting rich, Aaron grinned.
"Everyone…"
"Let's go all out today!!"
"Full power!"
The moment his voice fell, Gyarados, Snorlax, Charizard, Sceptile, Infernape, Beedrill, and Greninja all let out thunderous cries at the same time.
"GRAAAAH!"
"Snooor!"
"ROOOAR!"
"Grenin!"
…
Aaron's eyes burned with excitement as he shouted commands one after another.
"Gyarados! Take to the skies and summon Flame Clouds!"
"Snorlax! Gear 5—Nika Form!"
"Sceptile! Sage Mode!"
"Use Sage Art: Verdant Bloom Dominion!!"
"Charizard! Lightning Flame Dragon Mode!"
"Lightning Flame Dragon Form!!"
"Infernape! Super Saiyan Level 2!"
"Super Saiyan Monkey Form!!"
"Beedrill! Mega Evolution!"
"Spiritual Pressure Infusion!"
"Black Shinigami Form!!"
Aaron opened with his strongest possible lineup right from the start.
The enemy Pokémon were all champion-class late-stage or champion-class peak-stage.
Meanwhile, only Greninja and Infernape had stepped into gym early-stage.
Charizard was still elite peak-stage.
The others were only elite late-stage.
The gap between both sides was enormous.
Aside from Greninja's Bond Phenomenon and Beedrill's Suzumebachi ability, none of Aaron's Pokémon could truly fight Titan's team head-on.
But Aaron did not need them to win directly.
As long as they could stall the enemy, support each other, and create openings while Greninja fought on the front line and Beedrill looked for chances to assassinate targets, they still had a real shot at victory.
…
The moment they heard Aaron's commands, his Pokémon erupted with excitement.
"GRAAAAH!!"
Gyarados shot into the sky.
Flame Clouds gathered overhead almost instantly.
Dark storm clouds swallowed the sky as lightning flashed and thunder roared.
This was a new ability Gyarados had developed.
After mastering Drizzle, it had combined the move with its Azure Dragon ability, allowing it to summon storms and manipulate the weather within a certain area.
Gyarados coiled through the clouds like a true divine dragon overlooking the battlefield.
"ROOOOAR!!"
Its roar shook the entire sky.
…
White flames erupted across Snorlax's body as bold black markings spread over its skin.
A crown of white fire blazed above its head.
Cloud-like ribbons curled around its waist and shoulders, flowing like living smoke.
Dark, cartoonish markings formed around its eyes, and white flame gauntlets wrapped around its fists.
Its entire body radiated a warm, almost ridiculous divine glow.
Like the Sun God had descended onto the battlefield with a grin.
"SNOOOR-LAX!!"
Snorlax raised its head and roared with pure excitement.
…
"Sceptiiiiile!"
Sceptile pressed its palms together.
Dark markings appeared around its single eye as an overwhelming aura of life exploded from its body.
Then it slammed both hands onto the ground.
BOOOOM!!
Violent green life energy surged outward.
The earth trembled.
Cracks spread across the ground.
Countless saplings burst from the soil and began growing at terrifying speed.
Within seconds, they had become towering trees over ten meters tall.
Flowers bloomed across the branches, releasing a faint fragrance into the battlefield.
Sage Art: Verdant Bloom Dominion had descended.
…
Dark-red flames exploded from Charizard's body.
At the same time, arcs of lightning burst around it.
CRACKLE! CRACKLE! CRACKLE!
Flames and lightning wrapped around Charizard's crimson dragon scales, making it look like an apocalyptic thunder-flame dragon.
It spread its massive wings and soared into the sky, occupying one side of the battlefield opposite Gyarados.
"ROOOOOAR!!"
Charizard opened its jaws wide.
Scorching flames churned inside its mouth as it roared toward the heavens.
Dragon might swept across the battlefield.
…
Infernape suddenly opened its eyes.
The flame on its head instantly turned gold.
Its aura exploded upward in violent bursts.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Its muscles swelled rapidly, transforming it into a powerful golden battle ape.
Golden lightning crackled wildly around its body.
"RAAAAAH!!"
Infernape threw its head back and roared.
Super Saiyan Level 2—
Activated!!
…
Evolution light erupted around Beedrill once again.
Dazzling white light exploded outward as it Mega Evolved.
Then eerie black energy surged from its body and wrapped around Mega Beedrill completely, dyeing it pitch black.
Black Shinigami Form had entered the battlefield.
…
At that moment, Aaron's six Pokémon underwent overwhelming transformations.
Just moments ago, they had looked almost harmless.
Now terrifying auras exploded from every one of them.
No one would ever believe these were merely elite-levelPokémon.
Even the world around them had changed completely.
Moments ago, the sky had been clear.
Now storm clouds churned overhead as thunder and lightning raged across the heavens.
What had once been an open field had transformed into a dense forest.
And all of it—
It had been caused by those Pokémon.
The old man, Moss, and Titan stared blankly at Aaron's transformed Pokémon and the completely altered battlefield around them.
Shock filled their eyes.
For a moment, all three of them stood frozen in place.