Chapter 331:
"Ah?!"
Over there, the moment Takagi Megumi saw the white light emanating from Floragato, she froze for a second, then stared with her mouth agape in disbelief. "E... evolving?"
Then, her eyes gradually filled with shock.
Was that... Leafage from Brother Kaede's "Floragato"?
Why did the Leafage from the two Floragato look so different?
This was almost completely one-sided suppression!
What shocked her the most right now was Floragato's evolution.
If she remembered correctly, without any exceptions,
Brother Kaede's Floragato was born around November, right?
That was only about forty days ago!
And that included the newborn period!
So, it evolved from Sprigatito to Meowscarada in just one month?
This made her forget to give the command for her Floragato to dodge the incoming Leafage.
And Floragato (Megumi) was the same.
Looking at the overwhelming leaves before it and the white light enveloping the opposing Floragato, it, like its Trainer, widened its eyes and stared blankly at the other side.
It wasn't until the leaves engulfed it completely that Floragato (Megumi) finally reacted and wanted to dodge, but it was already too late.
In its daze, it could only see the white light surrounding Floragato (Kaede) fade away, revealing a new Pokémon.
This was a humanoid Pokémon, about 1.6 meters tall, with pink eyes and dark green, mask-like fur on its face.
Its arms were slender at the front and thicker at the back, with three sturdy claws and soft pink paw pads.
Red flowers bloomed on its neck and shoulders.
Its lower body consisted of slender, long legs covered in black fur.
A flash of joy also appeared in Hayashi Kaede's eyes.
Although he had long seen that Floragato was on the verge of evolution,
witnessing the evolution firsthand still filled him with joy. He immediately used his [Eye of Exploration] to inspect Meowscarada's stats.
[Pokémon: Meowscarada]
[Gender: Female]
[Ability: Overgrow]
[Potential: Gold]
[IVs: HP (27) Attack (28) Sp. Atk (24) Defense (29) Sp. Def (25) Speed (31)]
[Level: 42 — 45]
[Moves: Ally Switch, Leech Seed, Leafage, Tail Whip, Hone Claws, Quick Attack, Seed Bomb, Grassy Glide...]
[Friendship: 99]
[Happiness: 80]
"Its Potential turned Gold too!"
Hayashi Kaede's eyes brightened even more as he looked at Meowscarada's stats.
From what he knew, in the Pokémon League Conference, before reaching the top 16, most contestants' Pokémon were around this level.
Some were even lower.
"Meowscarada?"
Meowscarada was also staring blankly at its own hands, looking at its evolved body.
Now that the wild thoughts in its heart had vanished, it felt only happiness about its evolution.
Meowscarada looked at Hayashi Kaede with shining eyes. "Meowscarada~" (I evolved!)
Hayashi Kaede timely offered his congratulations. "Congratulations, Meowscarada."
\^o^/: "Meowscarada~~"
Meowscarada adjusted to its body for a moment, then turned to Hayashi Kaede, unable to resist running over to share its joy.
"Hey, Meowscarada, you're still in a battle."
Hayashi Kaede quickly raised a hand to stop it.
Takagi Megumi's Floragato had only taken half the Leafage and hadn't fainted yet; it was already getting up.
"Meowscarada?"
Only then did Meowscarada react and look towards the other side.
After the initial shock, Floragato (Megumi)'s eyes now only held complexity.
"Why? How could it evolve?"
Takagi Megumi also exclaimed, her mindset somewhat crumbling.
She had thought that in this battle, she would at least have a back-and-forth fight with Brother Kaede's Floragato, if not win.
But now she was being told that Floragato (Kaede) had evolved directly?
Her Floragato had only recently evolved from Sprigatito not long ago.
But now, Brother Kaede's Floragato had overtaken it and evolved into Meowscarada first.
It was unbelievable.
But the battle was still ongoing. Hayashi Kaede showed no mercy and directly gave the command, "Meowscarada, Magical Leaf!"
This time, several leaves with fluorescent green colors tightly followed Floragato like homing missiles. Even though Floragato dodged once, the Magical Leaves quickly caught up and exploded with a loud noise.
*Boom!*
As the smoke from the Magical Leaf explosion dissipated, Floragato fell to the ground, unable to stand steadily.
"Wah..."
Takagi Megumi quickly ran to Floragato, crouched down to check its injuries, and after sighing in relief, looked towards Hayashi Kaede and Meowscarada walking over.
Her gaze held disbelief and resentment.
"What, can't accept losing?"
Seeing Takagi Megumi with that expression, Hayashi Kaede raised an eyebrow.
He had advised against this battle earlier.
"Not at all..."
Takagi Megumi took out a Potion spray, applying it to Floragato's wounds while pouting from feeling aggrieved.
Hayashi Kaede, however, laughed heartily, pulled Takagi Megumi up, and patted Floragato's head.
"If you don't compare yourself to me, your Floragato is already very excellent."
To be honest, the rapid progress of his Meowscarada in such a short time involved many unrepeatable processes.
Like the Rare Candies, for example.
Those things didn't play by the rules.
Takagi Megumi's Floragato, by all accounts, had probably been with her for just over two months. Reaching this level in two months was already quite good.
"Praising yourself indirectly..." Takagi Megumi muttered quietly, but soon, upon hearing Hayashi Kaede's praise, she showed a smile.
But then she saw the Meowscarada next to Hayashi Kaede and couldn't help but mutter, "This is unbelievable."
In just a few breaths, her emotions had shifted three times.
Hayashi Kaede glanced at the time. "Alright, time to head home now. Remember to have Blastoise and the others come over."
"Okay~"
Hearing this, Takagi Megumi smiled.
She had originally planned to bring Floragato for training too.
Since it was already late, it was naturally mealtime.
Blastoise was probably still sleeping.
It might have just woken up; she needed to go back and call it.
So she decided to head back immediately to get Blastoise.
"Wait," Hayashi Kaede called out to her.
"What is it, Brother Kaede?" Takagi Megumi turned back.
Hayashi Kaede explained, "Forgot to tell you, after January 13th, I'll be away for a few days, probably two or three. I'll prepare Energy Cubes for Blastoise and the others for those days, so you don't need to come over."
"Away? Where to?" Hearing this, Takagi Megumi immediately became interested.
She had some understanding of Brother Kaede's personality.
She knew well that Brother Kaede was quite laid-back.
He usually wouldn't want to go out unless necessary.
"I am going to participate in the Pokémon League Conference..."
"What?!"
Takagi Megumi's eyes widened once again.