"Pikachu, use Iron Tail!"
Pikachu swung its hardened, silver-glowing tail fiercely at Persian.
Seeing this, Persian first flicked its tail to unleash Swift. Countless star-shaped light projectiles struck Pikachu's body, draining the force of its frontal charge. Immediately after, Persian's tail lit up with a silver glow as it used Iron Tail as well.
"Bang—"
After a brief clash, Pikachu ultimately lost in strength to the Persian before it. Suppressed by Persian's Iron Tail, Pikachu was struck down to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
"This Persian is terrifyingly strong—not only incredibly fast, but its attack power is frighteningly high!" Brock exclaimed in shock, unable to believe that Pikachu, Ash's main Pokémon, was being suppressed to this extent. Moreover, Persian was fighting entirely on its own, without any trainer's command, relying solely on its own judgment.
"So Team Rocket's real strength is actually this terrifying… no wonder they're called the most powerful evil organization…" Misty murmured, suddenly realizing that the previous trio from Team Rocket were nothing more than 'small fry,' completely incomparable to the Pokémon of these high-ranking executives.
"It's a shame this place isn't suitable for using Charizard, otherwise Ash wouldn't be suppressed like this by Persian," Brock said anxiously.
"That won't work. Charizard's clumsy movement speed wouldn't even be able to hit Persian. It might not even manage to reach the stalemate Pikachu is barely maintaining," Misty reminded him.
Still full of stamina, Persian watched Ash and Pikachu with a mocking gaze. Earlier, it had received Archer's orders—its mission this time was Ash and Pikachu. Only by successfully capturing them would Archer gain the qualification to negotiate with Red.
This was also a cautious decision made by Archer, to avoid being unable to escape from Red's hands if he were to lose later.
Earlier, Archer had already analyzed Ash's personality in an instant—just a reckless ten-year-old kid, absolutely no match for his Persian.
That was why Archer felt confident letting Persian carry out the mission alone. As for Misty and Brock, in his eyes, they were incapable of playing any decisive role—at most, they could slightly increase combat power in a stalemate, nothing worth fearing.
It had to be said, Archer had completely nailed the personality traits of Ash's trio, even estimating their combat strength quite accurately.
...
'This familiar feeling… this is how I was meant to be!'
Blastoise roared toward the sky. In the next moment, a dazzling light of evolution burst forth from its body. The airflow turned into shockwaves, scattering sand and dust in all directions. This scene immediately drew the attention of both Red and Archer.
Red turned his head in disbelief toward the transforming Blastoise, only then noticing the Mega Stone embedded in the corner of its shell. The stone bore interwoven blue and brown patterns—it was clearly a Mega Stone unique to Blastoise.
"Could this be the Mega Evolution that Professor Hemlock once mentioned?!" Archer exclaimed in shock, staring at Blastoise as its body underwent transformation.
After a short moment, the dazzling evolutionary light faded, and the newly Mega Evolved Blastoise revealed itself before Red and Archer.
Mega Blastoise's eyes turned red, a pointed structure formed on its jaw, and a raised ridge appeared on its forehead. Small shells grew on both of its arms, each containing a cannon.
At the same time, the two cannons on its back merged into a single massive cannon positioned at the center of its shell. The barrel extended beyond Mega Blastoise's head, with an attack range reaching up to 10 kilometers.
Due to the massive cannon, Mega Blastoise's body adapted by developing thicker limbs to support its upright stance.
'As expected, your strength isn't simple either,' Venusaur said with slight surprise.
'Either? Looks like your strength isn't limited to this either,' Mega Blastoise replied calmly, stretching its body that hadn't been warmed up for a long time, preparing to unleash its full power.
"Venusaur, we should also put on a good performance in front of Blastoise."
After speaking, Red tossed the Mega Stone in his hand to Venusaur, then pressed the Key Stone in his palm.
"Break your limits and return to your origin! Respond to my call—Venusaur, Mega Evolve!"
A terrifying aura erupted simultaneously from both Red and Venusaur. The seven-colored bond energy formed a link connecting them. Immediately afterward, Venusaur's body burst with evolutionary light, gradually undergoing transformation.
Moments later, as the light faded, the brand-new Mega Venusaur appeared before them.
"Pokémon: Venusaur (Mega Evolution Form)
Attribute: Grass + Poison
First Ability: Overgrow
Second Ability: Chlorophyll
Third Ability: Thick Fat
Moves: Petal Blizzard, Growth, Leech Seed, Razor Leaf, Seed Bomb, Synthesis, Leaf Storm, Power Whip, Frenzy Plant, Solar Beam, Grass Knot…
Nature: Gentle, strong sense of responsibility
..."
With the addition of its third Ability, Thick Fat, Mega Venusaur no longer feared flames, casting a provocative glance at the gradually weakening Houndoom.
"Is the intelligence division just a bunch of useless freeloaders?!" Archer roared angrily, gritting his teeth as he looked at the Mega Evolved Venusaur and Blastoise. He didn't forget to glance at his Electrode and Houndoom, his expression growing increasingly grim.
The intelligence Archer had originally received was simply that this little-known island was inhabited by many Squirtle and Wartortle, with suspected traces of the final evolution, Blastoise.
Thinking it would be easy to capture, Archer hadn't even bothered to gather his subordinates. After all, he was a cold and solitary individual.
Unfortunately, this time Archer had miscalculated. Even if Red and the others had never come to Turtle Island, he still wouldn't have been able to capture Blastoise so easily.
Because the intelligence had described Blastoise as a lazy glutton with an overly developed body, completely ignoring its hidden true strength.
Archer never expected that this Blastoise would also possess the terrifying ability to Mega Evolve independently.
At this moment, Archer wanted nothing more than to turn around and vent his anger on the intelligence division—but he was still waiting for an opportunity, one that would allow him to negotiate with Red on equal terms.
The Electrode floating in the air paid no attention to Blastoise's transformation, still attempting to suppress it with its electrical current.
A high-voltage current burst from Electrode's body, forming a pillar of lightning that shot toward Blastoise.
This time, Blastoise first shook its head at Red, indicating it could fight on its own, then calmly turned to face the incoming lightning pillar.
The small shells on both of Blastoise's arms opened, each revealing a cannon barrel. Blastoise channeled its Aura abilities, gathering azure energy at the tips of both cannons. The energy condensed into two Aura Spheres, which were immediately fired.
After Mega Evolution, Blastoise's Ability became Mega Launcher, enhancing the power of moves like Aura Sphere.
(Mega Launcher: Increases the power of pulse and aura-based moves—except Heal Pulse—by 50%, while Heal Pulse restores 75% of max HP.)
(Unfortunately, Origin Pulse is exclusive to Kyogre, otherwise Blastoise would be unstoppable—what a pity!)
The two small Aura Spheres collided head-on with the incoming lightning pillar, instantly dispersing Electrode's Thunderbolt.
But Blastoise's attack didn't stop there. Its largest cannon also gathered Aura energy, firing a massive Aura Sphere that shot upward and struck Electrode directly, knocking it out of the sky and slamming it to the ground.
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