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"Next up is my strongest Pokemon!"
Ivy reminded herself that this was an assessment, and she didn't need to be overly concerned about winning or losing. However, a trainer's instinct is to desire victory. Any trainer who lacks the drive to win should consider switching careers to become a Pokemon breeder instead.
After losing to Roy twice in a row, Ivy's dignity as both a senior and an examiner had taken a hit, and she was determined to make a comeback. Before Roy could reveal his Pokemon first, Ivy threw her Poke Ball and summoned her strongest ace.
What appeared was a powerful, muscular Blaziken. The moment it emerged, it struck a fighting stance, radiating an intense battle aura.
Roy's Salamence hadn't completed its training yet, so its combat abilities weren't at full strength. For this battle, Roy would naturally use his final main Pokemon—Electivire.
This golden, gorilla-like Pokemon that resembled a yeti instantly made all the trainers present gasp in amazement.
"What is that?"
"I've never seen a Pokemon like that before."
"Roy's last main Pokemon is Electabuzz, right? Could this be..."
Shocked, Ivy voiced what everyone was thinking: "A Mega Electabuzz!"
Roy paused for a moment before explaining, "This isn't a Mega Evolution. It's just a regular evolution. I call it 'Electivire.' As for the evolution conditions, I'll publish that information on the relevant platforms later."
There were plenty of trainers who owned Electabuzz in every region. The discovery of a new evolutionary form for Electabuzz was bound to spark widespread discussion, and when that happened, it would be worth a fortune in popularity points. Of course, Roy wouldn't announce it carelessly.
"I see," Ivy nodded and sighed. "Compared to Mega Evolution, discovering Electivire's evolutionary form is quite remarkable. You're a genius trainer—how did you achieve such a high level in the research field as well?"
"All the researchers I know have probably cried from frustration because of you several times."
Z-Moves belonged to the category of special techniques. Creating such techniques was an honor for trainers. However, discovering a new evolutionary form for a Pokemon fell into the same category as Mega Evolution—the realm of "evolution research." This should be the honor of a researcher, and it represented the highest achievement that countless researchers couldn't accomplish in their lifetimes.
According to rumors, the Pokemon League was likely to restart the selection for the "Acromar Award" at the end of the year. The Acromar Award was the highest honor in the Pokemon research community. It wasn't given out easily, with winners appearing only once every ten years or so.
Its prestige could be understood by looking at past recipients. The award was first presented to the inventor of the Pokemon Center's healing machines. The second time, it went to the inventor of the modern Poke Ball. The greatness of these two individuals lay in how they analyzed the healing pods and Poke Balls found in ancient ruins, then reproduced, improved, and mass-produced them using contemporary technology.
Which of today's trainers could function without these two technologies? Every subsequent winner had made epoch-making inventions, though none quite matched the significance of the first two recipients.
This year's revival of the Acromar Award selection was undoubtedly for Mega Evolution. It was impressive enough that Roy was a genius in the trainer field, but despite not being a researcher, he had a high probability of winning the highest achievement in research. This created an envy that many people couldn't shake.
In terms of pure knowledge, which researcher was truly better than Roy? Roy's theoretical grades had never been particularly impressive. In Shenghai University's written exam, he couldn't even answer how many known forms Alcremie had. It could only be said that his luck was extraordinary.
But returning to the present battle—Blaziken and Electivire faced each other, both sensing the strong fighting spirit in their opponent, and both showed excited grins.
Ivy was the first to signal the attack: "Blaze Kick!"
The moment she spoke, flames erupted from Blaziken's feet. The power of its own leg strength combined with the explosive force of the flames allowed it to rush toward Electivire instantly and deliver a devastating kick.
Even though Electivire had been on alert, it still failed to react in time and was sent flying like a cannonball, crashing into the wall.
BOOM!
The walls made of special alloys shattered into metal fragments that scattered everywhere, stirring up clouds of dust and debris.
Roy was genuinely surprised. So fast... In terms of pure speed, not counting Teleport, even Lucario couldn't match this Blaziken.
However, Blaziken quickly exceeded everyone's expectations of its speed. Before Electivire could recover, Blaziken attacked again. Explosive flames appeared on its feet once more as it unleashed its signature move—Blaze Kick.
In an instant, it kicked Electivire just as it was getting back on its feet. Blaziken's speed had actually increased another level from before.
"Speed Boost ability..." Roy thought grimly, making his assessment. This was an extremely rare hidden ability for Blaziken, with tremendous developmental potential. Every turn, it would continue to accelerate.
Moreover, if Roy wasn't mistaken, the advanced energy this Blaziken possessed had the same nature as a certain trainer's Emboar he'd seen before—explosive power. If he was right, it was derived from the exclusive move "Blast Burn" available to Fire-type starter Pokemon.
By applying explosive flames to its feet, this Blaziken also incorporated the airflow techniques of Brave Bird and Aerial Ace, combined with the Speed Boost ability. This Blaziken's fighting style was essentially perfect speed combat—Blaze Kick with the velocity of Extreme Speed!
"Blaze Kick!" Ivy shouted.
Blaziken's speed increased yet again, now surpassing the limit that Roy's psychic abilities could track. To the other trainers watching, it had become completely invisible—like watching high-level martial artists fight, where ordinary spectators could only see a blur.
The only difference was that there was clearly one combatant getting beaten. Electivire was taking kicks from all directions, with cuts and bruises gradually accumulating on its body. It appeared unable to keep up with Blaziken's speed and had no way to fight back.
However, Roy remained completely calm even as Ivy finally seemed to be achieving victory after everyone else had been defeated. Then, as if feeling somewhat helpless, Roy sighed.
"How long are you going to keep playing around?"
The moment those words left his mouth, violent blue lightning suddenly erupted from every part of Electivire's body.
Its "Lightning Armor" combat technique was well-known, and the trainers present had seen related videos before. But at this moment, everyone was stunned, because the lightning armor Electivire now wore was unprecedentedly refined and controlled.
The previous Thunder Armor, though called "armor," had really just been electricity flowing irregularly around its body, with a lot of voltage wasted unnecessarily. During its Electabuzz period, it couldn't control the electrical flow at all.
But now, the massive voltage was concentrated at high density, flowing orderly and smoothly throughout Electivire's entire body. The current was intensified at key areas like the arms, head, and neck. This truly deserved the title of "armor."
The original black stripes on Electivire's body also glowed with blue light at this moment. It had entered a state with no time limit—a condition truly worthy of comparison to legendary Pokemon.
"Don't be intimidated!" Ivy commanded calmly. "Keep accelerating and continue the attack—Blaze Kick!"
Blaziken obeyed with determination. Speed Boost activated again, and its velocity reached an even higher level, entering the realm of Extreme Speed.
Wind, sound, light—everything disappeared from its senses. The world became a void of nothingness, with only its fighting instincts able to lock onto the enemy.
Blaziken leaned forward and charged, approaching Electivire from the left side, intending to strike from that angle. However, something that completely shocked it happened.
Electivire's eyes were moving! It was tracking Blaziken's trajectory and turning to follow!
Even more impossibly, within the field of Extreme Speed, Electivire's left arm was slowly rising.
Why? How could its reactions keep up with this speed? Blaziken's mind raced as it tried to change direction in horror, but its speed was too great, and there wasn't enough distance remaining to alter its course.
It watched helplessly as Electivire's thick arm positioned itself perfectly to grab its neck. The terrifying grip around its throat instantly cut off its air supply.
When everyone's vision cleared, they witnessed an incredible sight. Electivire stood with one hand extended, gripping Blaziken tightly by the neck.
Blaziken was completely stunned and tried to struggle frantically, but the surge of electrical voltage left it paralyzed and unable to use any strength.
"I'm sorry, Ivy," Roy showed an expression of reluctant necessity and said apologetically. "Electivire is also my strongest Pokemon right now."
"What—" Ivy was stunned speechless.
"Finish it!" Roy commanded.
Electivire grinned brilliantly at the Blaziken in its grasp, then its body suddenly shot upward. Like the legendary Zekrom, Electivire used massive electrical voltage to create an anti-gravity field, allowing it to fly freely without air resistance or gravitational constraints.
The side effect was that it often caused thunderstorm weather in the surrounding area.
Flying high into the air, Electivire's body crackled with electrical current—a sign it was preparing to use Thunder Punch. It was about to bring Blaziken down from the sky and slam it into the ground with devastating force.
But at that moment, Ivy's voice rang out desperately.
"Wait, wait!" Ivy shouted frantically, her examiner's dignity completely abandoned as she looked ready to cry. "I surrender! I surrender! Don't drop it! I still have another candidate to test..."
"Uh..." Roy was at a loss for words.
This was supposed to be a best-of-three match, and she was surrendering this quickly?