"Greninja… let's go!"
White light shone from Aaron's body as he spoke solemnly to Greninja.
"Grenin…"
Greninja nodded and let out a low cry.
It stepped toward the chaotic battlefield, brilliant white light rising from its body as well.
Hummmmm…
The light from Aaron and Greninja connected.
A dazzling white radiance burst across the battlefield, illuminating the gloomy sky.
The old man beside them nearly wet himself in fright.
Why had Aaron suddenly started glowing?
Was he going to evolve too!?
Hummmmm…
A sharp ringing echoed through the air.
The white light slowly faded, and a brand-new figure appeared on the battlefield.
It stood 1.8 meters tall, dressed in flowing white-and-blue armor.
An elegant helmet covered its head, with two glowing blade-like crests extending from it.
A white-and-blue cloak draped over its back, mysterious patterns etched across the fabric like the character for "Sage."
The cloak fluttered in the wind.
In its hand was a glowing white katana.
White mist and cloud-like vapor drifted around its body.
It looked calm, sharp, and almost otherworldly, with strands of white sword energy flickering around it.
Greninja's Bond Phenomenon Form.
It had appeared once again.
…
Gulp.
The old man swallowed hard, his eyes widening in disbelief.
"W-what the hell is this now!?"
His brain almost stopped working.
He had been shocked more times today than in half his life combined.
Did Greninja have a Mega Evolution form too?
Impossible.
There was no record of anything like this in the clan's history.
The old man was completely stunned.
…
The huge commotion also caught Titan's attention.
When he saw the brand-new figure appear on the battlefield, he froze.
For a moment, he did not even recognize it as Greninja.
What the hell kind of Pokémon is that!?
Titan cursed inwardly.
Forget it.
Doesn't matter.
I just need to capture that one too.
Damn it…
Today's opening my eyes whether I like it or not.
Feels like everything I knew before this was a waste.
Titan's expression twisted as if he had swallowed something sour.
…
Meanwhile, on the other side of the battlefield, Bisharp was also tangled in tree roots.
But Bisharp possessed the strength of a champion-class peak-stage Pokémon.
With one swing of the blades on its arms, countless roots were sliced apart.
More roots immediately surged in like wooden snakes, wrapping toward it once again.
At that moment, golden light flashed.
Infernape appeared in front of Bisharp.
Its fist carried terrifying energy.
Kaio-ken!!
"RAAAAH!"
Infernape roared, golden eyes filled with icy killing intent.
Its Kaio-ken-charged fist slammed viciously toward Bisharp.
Bisharp's eyes narrowed.
Powerful energy surged from its body and gathered in its hand.
A silver-white Metal Claw appeared, slicing through the roots before swinging straight toward Infernape's Kaio-ken.
BOOOOM!!
A massive explosion shook the forest.
Terrifying energy waves rolled outward like a raging river, sweeping in every direction.
A deep crater instantly appeared in the ground.
The area beneath Bisharp caved in.
But Infernape's strongest strike had still been blocked.
"Bisharp…"
Inside the crater, Bisharp looked down at its metal palm.
A small wound had appeared there.
Infernape's Kaio-ken had injured it.
…
On the other side, Magneton floated in the air, using electromagnetic force to avoid the twisting roots.
Powerful yellow energy surged from its body.
Electricity crackled around it.
Discharge was ready.
At that moment, Snorlax charged toward Magneton at astonishing speed.
White Solar Fire covered its body, cloud-like smoke curling around it, while blazing white flames wrapped around its fist.
Haki coated the fist like black metal as it tore through the air.
Seeing Snorlax rushing in head-on, Magneton immediately released its gathered electricity.
A thick bolt of lightning shot straight at Snorlax.
CRACKLE! CRACKLE! CRACKLE!
Terrifying electricity struck Snorlax directly.
Lightning crawled across its body, crackling sharply.
Mockery filled Magneton's large eye.
Did this thing have no idea how strong it was?
It dared to charge straight in without thinking?
Wasn't that basically suicide?
He did not even bother watching the result and turned to leave. In Magneton's mind, after taking an Electric-type attack like that head-on, Snorlax should have been burnt to a crisp.
But then—
"SNOR-LAX!!"
An excited cry rang out from inside the lightning.
Magneton froze.
Wait.
Why did that sound happy?
A huge figure burst straight through the electric light, white flames blazing around its fist.
Gomu Gomu no Bajrang Gun!!
BOOOOM!!
The punch landed before Magneton could even defend.
It was sent flying like a broken magnet, smashing hard into the ground and blasting open a deep crater.
"SNOR-LAX!!"
Snorlax raised its fist and roared with pure excitement.
Magneton never could have imagined it.
Snorlax's body had already become rubber.
One hundred million volts?
Completely useless.
Because rubber does not conduct electricity.