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Ash's unexpected move caught everyone by surprise. At that moment, with everyone's shocked expressions watching, Charizard stretched out his claws and grabbed the fallen Master Ball.
His eyes trembled slightly as he held the Master Ball in his hand. Then his claws suddenly applied force, right in front of everyone's horrified eyes.
With the strength of his sharp claws, the entire Master Ball instantly cracked. Then with a loud bang, the Master Ball shattered completely in Charizard's grasp.
Just like that, under everyone's stunned gaze, the Master Ball that all Trainers dreamed of possessing was crushed into pieces by Charizard.
At that moment, all of Team Rocket's efforts were completely worthless. Looking at the scattered Master Ball fragments, the shock in Archer's and the others' eyes couldn't calm down for a long time.
But Ash's face maintained a mocking smile throughout.
The Master Ball wasn't that important to him. Since President Silph had entrusted it to him, the Master Ball belonged to him now.
He naturally had the right to decide what to do with it. Capturing Pokémon without the Master Ball just required a bit more effort, but for a true Trainer, that wasn't necessarily a bad thing.
As long as a Pokémon's trust could be earned, an ordinary Poké Ball could achieve the same effect as a Master Ball.
Just like with Bagon and Squirtle, as long as there was mental acceptance, ordinary Poké Balls would also have a one hundred percent capture rate. So this item was unnecessary for Ash.
But this approach completely disgusted Team Rocket.
You want it? I won't give it to you.
Such an approach was something that even Giovanni hadn't anticipated, and it was a move that left Team Rocket completely helpless.
"Damn brat!" Archer and the others looked at this scene, feeling like they had been completely played by the kid in front of them. Their inner rage couldn't calm down for a long time.
After Giovanni's surprised expression slowly settled, his face returned to its usual calm demeanor, and he spoke.
"Retreat!"
After regaining his composure, Giovanni simply said that one word, then turned and walked directly toward the ladder of the aircraft.
"Boss!" Archer and the others also looked at Giovanni in surprise, naturally unwilling to leave just like this.
"The plan has failed and the Master Ball has been destroyed. There's no need to continue this pointless struggle. Just retreat!"
Giovanni's meaning was crystal clear. It was impossible to capture the three Legendary Birds now, and if Lance was here, other Elite Four members might be rushing over as well.
The Master Ball was gone too. If they continued to fight, it would only be harmful to them.
Obviously, the young man in front of him hadn't destroyed the Master Ball on impulse, but had used this method to force them to retreat.
There was nothing worth fighting for anymore as Team Rocket. If they continued to stay, they would fall right into Ash's trap, so Giovanni made the decision to retreat.
"Yes!" Although his subordinates felt frustrated after hearing this, they also knew there was no point in continuing to struggle now.
A large number of Team Rocket members around them released Koffing and created thick smoke, and the surrounding streets were completely filled with the choking haze.
When Lance arrived and the smoke cleared, Giovanni and his team had vanished, and the aircraft in the sky had already begun to ascend.
Team Rocket hadn't expected that their plan would be ruined by a mere kid.
Giovanni and the others retreated while other Team Rocket members who had remained in the city also began evacuating Celadon City.
In any case, they could no longer stay in their stronghold in Celadon City.
For the residents of Celadon City, this incident had caused tremendous damage to their city, but there was also something to be grateful for.
Originally, they had felt that the existence of the Game Corner had negatively affected the atmosphere of Celadon City. Now that Team Rocket had evacuated, this Game Corner could no longer continue to operate.
Ash watched the aircraft leave but had no way to pursue it. If Giovanni truly wanted to escape, even Lance might not be able to stop him, so Lance didn't give chase either.
If they were pushed into a corner and launched an attack on the city, the citizens would be in danger, so they could only watch the aircraft depart.
But no matter what, at least the situation was resolved, and the three Legendary Birds were successfully rescued. They all came to Ash's side and cried out, seeming to express their gratitude to him.
At that moment, under everyone's surprised gazes, the red glow in Ash's eyes slowly faded, and Charizard was also enveloped in a burst of light.
Under everyone's amazed stares, the light dissipated, and Charizard returned to his original appearance.
"He changed back? What was that?" Gary said in disbelief. As the grandson of Professor Oak, he had never seen such an evolution before. After evolving, it could actually return to its original form.
"That's called Mega Evolution!"
Although he hadn't borrowed a Mega Stone, Ash still recognized that Charizard's form just moments ago was one of the forms achieved through Mega Evolution.
Although he didn't know much about Mega Evolution, he had seen information about Mega Evolution before coming to this world.
As Charizard's Trainer, he knew that Charizard had two Mega forms: Mega Charizard Y and Mega Charizard X.
The Charizard from just now had undergone Mega Evolution.
This was why Lance had felt that Charizard possessed pure Dragon-type power at that time.
After speaking with Professor Sycamore, Ash still didn't understand why he could make Pokémon undergo Mega Evolution without borrowing Mega Stones.
But it wasn't a bad thing. Ash didn't want to overthink it. At least this power had proven effective.
Screech!
At that moment, three figures in the sky spread their wings and soared into the air. The dim night gradually grew brighter, and only then did everyone realize that an entire night had passed without them noticing.
The sun rose slowly, and dawn came once again, gradually illuminating Celadon City, revealing the destruction that lay beyond their sight on the ruined streets.
The three Legendary Birds soared through the air respectively, looking down at Ash below and each calling out, as if expressing their gratitude to Ash once more.