Battle Chateau.
Li Wei and Siebold's battle had already begun.
As per Red and Qinglv's request, Li Wei broadcasted for the first time, filmed by Rotom Dex.
Xiao Huang, with her keen eye, noticed that Lucario had a Lucarionite on its wrist.
The story begins yesterday.
Before Li Wei and Siebold left yesterday,
Siebold suggested to Butler Yi Kong:
"Mr. Yi Kong, I wonder if you could lend the Lucarionite to Li Wei first?"
Siebold wanted to have an all-out battle with Li Wei, so naturally, he wanted Lucario to be stronger.
This was Blastoise's wish too.
Butler Yi Kong pondered for a long time, "Alright."
After all, Li Wei was famous and wouldn't run off.
If he lent it to Li Wei first, and Li Wei could defeat Siebold, it would even save him the step of giving him the Lucarionite.
After receiving the Lucarionite yesterday,
Li Wei immediately bought a special Mega Evolution battle wristband for Lucario.
But they hadn't attempted Mega Evolution yet.
Li Wei and Lucario wanted to save their first Mega Evolution for the Battle Chateau, for their battle against Siebold.
As for losing control?
Impossible, absolutely impossible.
Lucario, who pursued elegance throughout its life,
would never lose control.
Li Wei also trusted Lucario enough.
It should be said that both sides trusted each other.
The moment the battle began, Li Wei and Siebold simultaneously pressed their key stones, initiating Mega Evolution.
"Lucario, Mega Evolution!"
At the same time, Siebold raised his key stone high,
"Blastoise, Mega Evolution!"
Blastoise glowed with dazzling blue light, its body becoming even more robust and heavy, and a third massive cannon grew on its back.
Mega Blastoise, appearing!
[Name]: Super Blastoise
[Ability]: Mega Launcher (Increases the power of pulse and Aura-based moves)
[Strength Rating]: Elite High (Temporary)
Li Wei simultaneously pressed his key stone.
The moment Li Wei pressed the key stone, it resonated strongly with Lucario's Mega Evolutionite,
Several light chains connected Li Wei and Lucario,
Lucario was enveloped by the light of evolution,
In the light, Lucario's form became more slender and agile, its limbs turned Red, and flowing fur extended from its head and tail...
Aura power surged around its body like a tangible force, gradually spreading out.
Mega Lucario, appearing!
Li Wei also received Lucario's new data.
[Name]: Super Lucario
[Type]: Fighting, Steel
[Ability]: Adaptability (Increases the power of moves that match its own type.)
Strength Rating: Elite Mid (Temporary)
Lucario's strength increase was much higher than Li Wei had imagined.
From the Master Class onwards, for a Pokemon to improve its strength, besides investing resources, it also required consistent training and time.
After all, digesting resources also required training and time.
Even if Lucario's Mega Evolution only resulted in an Elite Low rating, it wouldn't be impossible; if it was Mid...
Qinglv, watching this scene, nodded slightly:
"There's a chance to fight, a chance to win."
The gap between the two sides wasn't as big as imagined.
More importantly, Lucario wanted to win.
The only variable was how long Li Wei and Lucario's Mega Evolution could last.
Mega Evolution was very physically demanding.
It was a test for both Pokemon and Trainer.
But this was also the Elite of the Kalos region...
If it were the Kanto Elite Four, Li Wei really wouldn't have an easy win.
"Mega Lucario!"
"Hmph, are they treating this like a World Tournament? Mega Evolving right from the start!"
The audience in the live stream were spamming comments.
Siebold said loudly, "Blastoise, Rain Dance!"
"Ka-me~"
Mega Blastoise let out a low growl, and its three cannons on its back fired Water-type energy projectiles skyward.
The water projectiles exploded in the air, and in an instant, large raindrops poured down, covering the entire arena.
Lt. Surge frowned, "Starting with Rain Dance, he seems very serious."
Originally, Lt. Surge thought Siebold would just have a friendly match with Li Wei, but now it seemed he was very serious.
However, given Lucario's strength after Mega Evolution, being serious was normal.
Blastoise successfully used Rain Dance, increasing the power of Water-type moves and decreasing Fire-type moves.
But this didn't affect Li Wei,
since Lucario didn't have any Fire-type moves anyway.
These heavy rains wouldn't affect Lucario's vision; Lucario, with its eyes closed, perceived everything with its Aura.
When Blastoise used Rain Dance, Li Wei also gave a command, "Amidst the heavy rain, Swords Dance!"
Mega Blastoise's defense was too strong, so Li Wei chose to strengthen first.
Now, Lucario's Swords Dance was even more proficient,
before the torrential rain fell, sword shadows were already rapidly rotating around Lucario.
After Mega Evolution, Lucario's Swords Dance strengthening speed increased even more.
The speed advantage brought by Mega Evolution allowed Lucario to successfully complete its strengthening before the rain took effect.
"What fast Swords Dance!"
"Swords Dance combined with Lucario's Adaptability ability, breaking through Blastoise's defense is not impossible..."
Qinglv analyzed as he watched this scene.
Siebold wasn't worried about Li Wei's Swords Dance, as long as he didn't give him the advantage in close combat.
Siebold also chose to fully utilize Mega Blastoise's ability, "Blastoise, Aura Sphere!"
Unlike his usual gentle demeanor, Siebold's voice was full of power during battle.
Mega Blastoise's main cannon on its shoulder and its two shoulder cannons charged simultaneously, benefiting from the Mega Launcher ability's boost,
Three blue energy spheres, larger and more solid than regular Aura Spheres, whizzed out in a triangular formation, precisely locking onto Lucario!
And Aura Sphere had a homing effect,
Lucario couldn't dodge it!
A-Jin's eyes widened in surprise,
"Is he using Aura Sphere as a triangular attack?"
Although his strength among the Elites was on the lower side, Siebold announced to everyone that an Elite was still an Elite!
"We'll use Aura Sphere too!"
Even if Blastoise had Mega Launcher, Super Lucario's Aura Sphere received a same-type attack bonus from Adaptability.
Li Wei's Lucario was a dual-wielder!
What's more, Lucario also had a temporary battle buff; even though it was just one Aura Sphere, it was huge!
If Super Blastoise's Aura Sphere was three larger-than-normal Aura Spheres combined into one,
then Super Lucario's Aura Sphere was a Spirit Bomb!
The Aura Spheres from both sides collided,
Bang--
In the torrential rain, a loud explosion echoed through the sky.
The first round of confrontation ended in a draw.
Super Lucario and Super Blastoise remained in their original positions,
This was enough to move the audience in the live stream, and even EliteSiebold.
Unbeknownst to them, Lucario was already able to clash head-on with an Elite's ace Pokemon?
Li Wei felt a momentary sense of unreality.
"If Aura Sphere can't break through..."
Siebold launched another fierce attack,
"Hydro Pump!"