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Facing Lance's question, Mewtwo shook his head and said, 'I have deleted this part of the memory from Giovanni's brain, but I can only delete memories based on keywords, and I cannot peek into memories unless the other party opens his mind.'
'So I don't know if anyone else in Team Rockets still has information in this regard, but I can assure you about Giovanni, he no longer has any memories in this regard.'
Although he can delete memories, he does not peek into other people's memories and then delete them. That is not very difficult for him, but if the person whose memory is peeked at does not cooperate, he will become an idiot because of it.
Although Mewtwo was corrupted at that time, he still had some conscience, so in the end, he only deleted the memories of two technologies in Giovanni's brain: replication and forcibly capturing other people's Pokémon with Poké Balls, and did not directly peek into his memories.
Mewtwo's words reassured Lance by half. At least if Giovanni didn't have memories in this regard, it would be quite troublesome to get this technology running. As the leader of Team Rockets, Giovanni's brain definitely contained a core technology memory that outsiders could not know.
If this part of the memory is deleted, even if others still have technical memories in this regard, it will be impossible to produce a finished product again in a short time.
And they will take advantage of this time to completely crush Team Rockets with the greatest force!
During this period, Team Rockets continued to disintegrate, not due to the League's crackdown, but from internal disintegration. Many Team Rockets members were expelled from Team Rockets. Without the protection of Team Rockets, nearly 80% of them were directly arrested by the League.
It is precisely because of this that Team Rockets is now in a state of panic, and no one knows if he will be the next person to be expelled.
According to internal intelligence, many members of Team Rockets are already uniting and preparing to defect. Instead of being expelled, it is better to get some things from Team Rockets and leave as a group.
Maybe they can even form a new organization as their new umbrella.
Given the current situation of Team Rockets, even if Giovanni still has memories of that technology, he should have no time to study those things now.
After the Indigo Plateau Conference ends, they will put pressure on Team Rockets again, and they must completely crush Team Rockets!
Otherwise, Team Rockets, with that terrifying technology, will definitely make a comeback and even cause chaos in the entire world.
However, this is also a future problem. At least there are no problems now. Everything will be discussed after the Indigo Plateau Conference ends.
"Since Giovanni's memory has been deleted, there is no problem. Congratulations, Ash, you have found such a powerful partner. Now you can even challenge the position of Kanto Champion." Lance said with a smile, teasing Ash.
The teasing also carried sincere emotion. Ash had only debuted for less than half a year and had not even participated in his first League conference. As a result, he already had a God Domain Level Pokémon in his hand. This kind of encounter could no longer be described as good luck; it was simply a miracle!
And the source of this miracle was Ash himself. His ability to possess God Domain Level strength was also part of the miracle. How could a human have God Domain Level combat power? Is this still a human?
If Ash didn't have God Domain Level combat power, he would never have been able to subdue Mewtwo. No matter how much Mewtwo admired Ash's character, no matter how much the misunderstanding between Mewtwo and Ash had been resolved, Mewtwo would not have stayed with Ash.
Lance could be certain that 50% of the reason Mewtwo surrendered was because of Ash's own strength.
However, Lance was still wrong. This guess would be fine for those Legendary Pokémon, but for Mewtwo, spiritual comfort was more important. Staying with Ash was very comfortable, as well as Ash's trust in him and his explanations for him. He never treated him as an evil Pokémon under any circumstances. These factors were the reasons why Mewtwo was willing to stay with Ash.
As for Ash's strength... it probably accounted for less than 10% of the reason.
"Kanto Champion is still too far away for me. I'll just win the Indigo Plateau Conference first." Ash smiled foolishly, not taking Lance's words to heart.
No matter whether Lance was sincere or trying to sound him out, he had no intention of using Mewtwo's combat power to reach the Champion's peak.
Since Mewtwo joined, Ash had not considered him a part of his official combat force. As long as the opponent didn't play dirty, he wouldn't use Mewtwo. The reason was the same as with Gengar and Aerodactyl.
Before he cultivated a God Domain Level Pokémon himself, he was not qualified to command a God Domain Level Pokémon—this was the standard he set for himself.
At least he had to train Pokémon of corresponding strength himself before he could use that level of Pokémon after catching them.
If he didn't set such a rule for himself, what Pokémon would he train in the future? He would just use powerful Pokémon to catch powerful Pokémon, and then Snowball his captures. Soon he would have a team of Gym-level Pokémon at their peak. As for the Elite... the probability of encountering them in the wild is no less than that of Legendary Pokémon.
However, even so, if Ash used this method, the speed of his team's combat power improvement would be faster than direct training. Under the advice of the big shots in the group, he set this limit for himself from the beginning of his journey.
Therefore, even after catching Mewtwo, Ash had no intention of using him in official matches.
It's still the same old saying: unless the opponent plays dirty, such as sending out Legendary Pokémon, then don't blame him—but normally, that kind of situation should not happen.
Leaving aside how difficult it is to encounter Legendary Pokémon and how difficult it is to catch them once encountered, even if they are caught... would such a person come to the League conference to bully weaker opponents? This is just playing around!
Seeing that Ash's mentality had not inflated at all, Lance and the others also secretly nodded. There are many Trainers in the world who suddenly catch Pokémon with extremely strong combat power. After catching super strong Pokémon, they become somewhat carried away and forget who they are.
They feel that the Pokémon they caught are completely their own combat power, but their final fates are quite tragic. Many talented Trainers have fallen because of this, but Ash shows no such signs, which shows his character.
"Well, let's leave Mewtwo's matter at that. We will keep it a secret for you. If the League asks, we will say that Mewtwo has left. It's just that..." Bruno rarely showed a hint of embarrassment, and his broad hands rubbed vigorously in front of him.
"Regarding MEGA Evolution, can you tell us about it?" Seeing Bruno, this big oaf, actually showing an embarrassed expression, Lorelei also felt a burst of amusement. She was already quite familiar with Ash, so she spoke directly about their purpose this time.
Dr. Oak saying it and them saying it have different meanings. Even if Dr. Oak has already revealed one of their main purposes this time, it still needs to be said by them personally to appear more sincere.
They can be said to be determined to get the MEGA Evolution system. If they can make their ace Pokémon evolve, they can go a step further in terms of vitality, species ability, and level. That way, they might be able to catch a glimpse of that level that has always been difficult to touch.
"No problem. Anyway, this matter will be exposed at the Indigo Plateau Conference. If the Elite know it first, they can gain some advantage, at least making Kanto stronger." As a native Kanto person, Ash naturally hoped that the Kanto League would no longer be as weak as it is now.
With him and Gary, the mid-to-low-end new generation combat power will grow up in no time. As for high-end combat power, Kanto's most criticized point is that it has no Champion, but the Kanto Elite Four are all formidable, and their combat power is all at the level of ordinary Champions.
Now, with the addition of MEGA Evolution, it will definitely be like adding wings to a tiger. Kanto's top combat power should be able to directly surpass other regions, which will also be more beneficial to Kanto's development.
"Well said, Ash! I didn't expect you, at such a young age, to already have such an awareness!" Bruno immediately praised Ash with excitement when he saw Ash readily agree.
Agatha tapped the ground with her cane, a strange smile appearing on her withered face: "Ash is right, our improvement is Kanto's improvement, but among us, there are two from other regions. I think it's better not to tell them, as that would also increase the combat power of the neighboring regions."
As soon as Agatha said this, Bruno and Lance's faces turned green. Wasn't this singling them out? Playing favorites!
"Hey, hey, hey! That's not right. Although we are Johto's Elite and Champion, we are also Kanto's Elite!" Bruno hurriedly explained. If he couldn't get the information about MEGA Evolution, he would really want to die.
The Kanto Elite Four are basically on par, but if you have to say who has the weakest hard power, it's him.
Now, if he doesn't get the MEGA Evolution system, the distance between them will be further widened, and he might not be removed from the Kanto Elite Four!
"Hehe, alright, Grandma Agatha was just joking with you, can't you tell?" Lorelei covered her mouth and chuckled.
"Hehe... This joke isn't funny." Bruno's mouth twitched, completely unable to understand this excessive joke.
"Then I'll just say it directly. The so-called MEGA Evolution is..." Ash casually pulled up a chair and sat down, beginning to explain everything about MEGA Evolution.
Mewtwo quietly stayed behind Ash. He had just heard Ash talk about the information on MEGA Evolution today, but this time Ash's explanation was obviously more detailed, listing everything from the appearance of the key stone to the types of mega stones.
Misty and Brock also pulled up chairs and listened quietly behind Ash. Gary appeared silently at the doorway. Pikachu jumped from Ash's shoulder to a nearby table. His shoulder was too narrow, and it was more comfortable to lie on the table.
At this moment, only Ash's voice echoed in Oak's Laboratory. Whether they knew about MEGA Evolution or not, they were all very interested in what Ash said.
Because this was the first time Ash had fully revealed the origin of MEGA Evolution and the types of MEGA Evolution he had investigated, which even Dr. Oak had difficulty discovering.
Ash stated that he used Aura to detect the genetic chains of Pokémon, thereby determining whether a Pokémon had the aptitude for MEGA Evolution.
Half an hour later, after listening to Ash's explanation, Agatha and Lance were beaming with joy, while Lorelei and Bruno's expressions were a bit grim.
The ace Pokémon of the four Elite were Gengar, Dragonite, Machamp, and Lapras, but only Dragonite and Gengar had the aptitude for MEGA Evolution. Machamp and Lapras did not!!
MEGA Evolution's enhancement to Pokémon is one aspect, but for them, the more important point is that MEGA Evolution can allow Champion-level Pokémon to go up another level. Regardless of whether this level can reach the God Domain Level realm, it is at least the most successful method currently available.
However, Bruno and Lorelei's two ace Pokémon cannot use MEGA Evolution. Although they have other Pokémon that can use it, the meaning is completely incomparable to the evolution of their two ace Pokémon.
If Lance and Agatha's ace Pokémon can MEGA Evolve, and if they successfully break through to God Domain Level with this evolution, then their gap will truly be completely widened.
Lorelei would also be completely unable to stop Lance from becoming the Kanto Champion.
However, wanting to MEGA Evolve is not only dependent on aptitude; it also requires key stones and Stones. There is not even a shadow of these two things, especially the Stones of pseudo-legendaries, which are not that easy to find.
So Lance and Agatha only had a little hope, and it would probably be impossible to truly achieve evolution in a short time.
But no matter what, there was still hope, which was better than Lorelei and Bruno, who had no hope at all.
"Hahahaha! Good, good, good! This is great! Heaven is helping me! As long as I can find Dragonite's mega stone, then even Dande, I will not be afraid at all!" The usually calm Lance even laughed out loud, which made Lorelei's already bad mood even worse.
"Let's not even talk about whether you can find the pseudo-legendary's Stone. Just the types of Stones Ash just mentioned are dozens, and you have no idea how they are produced or where they come from. It's one thing whether you can find the key stone. You're still thinking about fighting Dande? Win against me first."
Lance: ...This woman is on fire, why is she talking so aggressively!
But then again, if he acted so provocatively in front of Lorelei, it would be strange if Lorelei didn't retort him to death.
And these few retorts were all critical hits!
Even if his Dragonite could undergo MEGA Evolution, the whereabouts of the key stone and mega stone were still a huge problem. The only good news was that only a few of them knew about MEGA Evolution now. After Ash demonstrated MEGA Evolution at the Indigo Plateau Conference, it was likely that the mega stone and key stone would be frantically snatched up by the whole world!
At that time, Dragonite's mega stone might appear among the many people searching. If the discoverer is willing to sell it, that's good, but if that person is unwilling to sell it, then the world will effectively have one less Dragonite mega stone!
Lance could not gamble on that possibility.
So he must do his best to find Dragonite's mega stone before the Indigo Plateau Conference. As for the key stone, that thing should be a little easier to find than the mega stone.