At that moment, Cain was acting as the defensive side, so he looked for terrain favorable to himself.
Seeing what Cain was doing, a faint smile appeared on Kael's face. Naturally, at a glance he had understood Cain's plan as well as the strength of his Pokémon.
He could not help but sigh: "No wonder you are one of the brightest among the League's younger generation. It is no surprise that you dealt with Marcus so quickly. He truly was not your opponent."
However, although his words sounded like praise toward Cain, the movements of his hands did not stop.
On his right hand he wore a special ring, and embedded in that ring was a Key Stone. From the way he wore it, it even looked somewhat similar to Steven's: equally ostentatious.
But upon seeing what he was doing, the corners of Cain's mouth could not help twitching.
Brother, I'm still just a kid — is it really necessary to start directly with the ultimate attack?
No matter how Cain thought about it, the other party did not care in the slightest. Right now, all he wanted to know was what would happen if Cain's Unown ended up in his hands.
"Mega Evolve, Latios!" he said in a low voice.
"Oos!" Latios let out a sharp cry full of excitement. At that moment it was quite thrilled; it had been a long time since it had been able to fight a proper battle.
The energy of Mega Evolution enveloped it instantly, and in the blink of an eye it directly completed the Mega Evolution.
The originally blue-and-white Latios, after Mega Evolving, saw the blue parts of its body turn light violet, and its appearance also changed slightly, acquiring a more streamlined form. Its flying speed would surely increase once again.
Upon seeing that Mega Latios, Cain's expression became grave. A Pokémon that had surpassed the second barrier of the Champion level, that is to say, a Pokémon that had broken above the Champion level.
An existence like that, even in the entire Pokémon world, was as rare as phoenix feathers or unicorn horns.
And a Pokémon with that level of strength could be called: Master Level!
The highest level of power any Pokémon could aspire to. Once reaching that stratum, even a difference of a single level meant an enormous gap in strength.
Moreover, that level was not something just any Pokémon could reach. Even if a Pokémon had quite good potential, without a good opportunity it was practically impossible.
Therefore, one could say that opportunity, potential, and capability were three indispensable elements.
Pokémon: Latios (Light Black) – Mega Form
Gender: Male
Level: 94 (95)
Types: Dragon + Psychic
Ability: Levitate
Held Item: Latiosite
Egg Moves: None
Basic Moves: Memento, Helping Hand, Heal Block, Psywave, Safeguard, Protect, Dragon Dance, Stored Power, Refresh, Heal Pulse, Dragon Breath, Luster Purge, Psycho Shift, Recover, Telekinesis, Zen Headbutt, Power Split, Psychic, Dragon Pulse
Learned Moves: Draco Meteor, Snore, Trick, Wonder Room, Tailwind, Water Pulse, Laser Focus, Outrage, Defog, Shock Wave, Ally Switch, Icy Wind, Magic Coat
TM Moves: Dragon Claw, Psyshock, Calm Mind, Ice Beam, Hyper Beam, Thunderbolt, Earthquake, Shadow Ball, Aerial Ace, Steel Wing, Energy Ball, Shadow Claw, Dream Eater, Surf
Mega Latios!
Level 95!
A Master Level Pokémon!
It was the first Master Level Pokémon Cain had seen. Perhaps the Moltres, Articuno, and Zapdos that the council elder had summoned earlier were also Pokémon of that level, only that at the time they had moved too quickly and Cain had not been able to scan their data.
So this was the first one he had clearly seen!
Kael smiled.
"Are you surprised that you only made Mega Evolution public not long ago, and yet I have already obtained Latios's Mega Stone?"
Cain clicked his tongue inwardly and thought: I'm curious about many things. Right now, my mind is full of questions, and I haven't seen you answer a single one.
"Hehe, Mega Latios, use Dragon Dance and then Draco Meteor," Kael said to the Pokémon beside him. And he did not use telepathy, but spoke aloud, as if he wanted to see what reaction Cain would have.
Cain's face darkened. He knew perfectly well that the other party was deliberately provoking him. If he rushed forward at that moment, he would inevitably become the target of the enemy's attack. And then, after losing Mt. Silver as a base, his Pokémon would only be able to display seventy or eighty percent of their true power.
But if he did not go out to stop it and simply watched Mega Latios use Dragon Dance, the battle would become increasingly difficult from that point onward. It was undoubtedly a vicious cycle.
In the end, between those two options, Cain chose the more conservative one: remain on Mt. Silver, prepare a solid defense, and withstand the impact of Draco Meteor.
"Tyranitar, Gengar, Mega Evolve!"
Both Pokémon responded instantly and completed their Mega Evolution in the blink of an eye.
"TTTYYYRAAANNN!!!"
Mega Tyranitar roared and smashed its enormous fist into the ground.
Boom—!
A gigantic rock was directly torn out of the earth with a single blow by Mega Tyranitar. It lifted one corner of it, grabbed that raised edge with both hands, and pulled the entire block of rock out from beneath the snow.
Holding that enormous rock in its hands, Mega Tyranitar did not stop. Grasping the rock with both hands, large quantities of fine sand immediately began to gather upon it.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Repeating exactly the same process, Mega Tyranitar struck the ground in circles around Cain and the others, raising numerous gigantic rocks, lifting them all as if constructing a fortress, enclosing Cain and his Pokémon within.
"Tyran!"
After quickly finishing all that, Mega Tyranitar slammed its tail heavily against the ground, and sharp rock formations emerged one after another from the cracks between the massive rocks, filling all the gaps.
And just as it finished doing that, gigantic meteors descended from the sky toward Cain's position.
BOOM!!!
The first meteor from the Draco Meteor attack struck from above and violently shook the defensive fortress that Mega Tyranitar had painstakingly built. If Mega Tyranitar had not been continuously replenishing energy, it would almost have been unable to withstand it.
Just one meteor had nearly completely destroyed Mega Tyranitar's defense.
Would Draco Meteor launch only a single meteor?
Obviously not.
(End of chapter)