The commentator's confusion was shared by everyone in the stadium.
Whether it was the audience, Karen, or most of the guests, everyone had assumed that Sam would save his trump card, Gengar, for the final round.
But to everyone's surprise, Sam had already sent it out in the second round.
Was Sam trying to catch Karen off guard?
Or did he have some deeper plan?
The audience, guests, and commentators all fell into thoughtful silence.
---
"Hmph!"
"Playing tricks like changing the order of your Pokémon won't change anything."
"The final champion will definitely be me."
Karen had been slightly surprised when Sam sent out Gengar so early.
But that surprise quickly turned into confidence.
In her mind, Sam had no better option left and could only rely on Gengar to turn the situation around.
As long as she defeated Gengar—
Victory would be hers.
A confident smile appeared on Karen's face.
She chose not to recall Weavile.
Instead, she planned to use Weavile to probe Gengar's abilities first before adjusting her strategy.
"Weavile, Night Slash!"
---
Sam couldn't help laughing.
Karen's decision felt almost like a joke to him.
How could the same trick work twice?
And this time, the Pokémon on the field wasn't the slow Venusaur—
It was Gengar, whose movements were unpredictable and ghostlike.
The moment Karen gave the command, Weavile vanished again.
But the result was completely different from the previous battle.
"Found you."
Gengar's wide grin spread across its face.
In an instant, it locked onto Weavile's location.
Now it was Gengar's turn to perform.
A pool of purple sludge suddenly appeared in front of Gengar.
Before Weavile could react, the sludge shot forward and wrapped around its legs.
Under Gengar's control, the poisonous substance quickly spread across Weavile's body.
Within seconds, Weavile's body began turning a sickly purple.
It had been badly poisoned.
---
"A Poison-type move…"
Karen narrowed her eyes thoughtfully.
Weavile was clearly suffering from the poison, but Karen's expression remained calm.
Weavile had already completed its mission.
It had helped her confirm another one of Gengar's abilities.
That was enough.
"Return, Weavile."
Karen recalled it immediately.
She signaled to the referee and handed the Poké Ball to the medical staff.
Nurse Joy stepped forward to take the Pokémon for treatment.
---
"Player Karen has handed Weavile to Nurse Joy for treatment!" the commentator announced.
"That means Weavile is considered unable to battle!"
"With Venusaur already defeated earlier, both sides have now lost one Pokémon!"
"Let's see what Pokémon Karen will send out next to face Sam's Gengar!"
---
Karen reached into her pocket and pulled out another Poké Ball.
This one had a silver sticker on it, and the intricate patterns on the ball made it clear she treasured this Pokémon deeply.
Karen held the Poké Ball gently in her right hand.
She leaned forward and lightly kissed it.
"Come out… Absol!"
---
"Absol?"
Even Sam looked slightly surprised.
He hadn't expected Karen's second Pokémon to be Absol.
Many audience members had clearly never seen this Pokémon before.
The stands immediately erupted into discussion.
"I've never heard of Absol before!"
"It looks really cool!"
"Maybe it's from the Johto Region?"
"No idea—I'm from Johto and I've never seen one either!"
---
Fortunately, the commentator had excellent knowledge.
The moment he saw Absol, he immediately began explaining.
"Absol is a Pokémon from the distant Hoenn Region!"
"It's completely normal if many of you don't recognize it!"
"Even in Hoenn, Absol is considered extremely rare!"
"There's something important people should know about it."
"Many ignorant people once called Absol a 'disaster Pokémon.'"
"In the past, during times of superstition, people believed Absol brought disasters and drove it into the mountains."
"But the truth is very different."
"The horn on Absol's head can detect subtle changes in the environment."
"It allows Absol to sense natural disasters before they happen."
"That's why Absol appears before disasters occur—to warn people of danger!"
The explanation amazed many viewers in the audience.
---
Pokémon: Absol
Type: Dark
Strength: High Elite Level
Potential: Champion Level
---
"So… this is where your confidence comes from?" Sam asked calmly.
Karen nodded without hesitation.
"That's right."
"In terms of typing, Dark-type has the advantage over Ghost-type Gengar."
"In terms of strength, Absol isn't weaker than your Gengar."
Karen couldn't think of any reason why Absol would lose.
Her confident smile grew wider.
She was already imagining herself holding the champion's trophy.
---
"Too naive."
Sam shook his head.
"What?" Karen frowned, thinking she had misheard.
"I said you're too naive," Sam repeated calmly.
"Not everything in this world is as simple as you think, Miss Karen."
"Open your eyes and watch carefully."
"Even if my trump card is Gengar…"
"You still have no chance of winning."
---
Sam raised his right arm high.
The bracelet on his wrist suddenly released a brilliant flash of light.
At the same time—
The Mega Stone embedded in Gengar's chest began to glow.
The light from the Key Stone on Sam's bracelet resonated with it.
A powerful energy surged between them.
The dazzling light of evolution enveloped Gengar.
---
"What's happening?!"
"Gengar is evolving?!"
"Am I seeing things?!"
"Mega Evolution?! What is that?!"
The entire stadium exploded with excitement.
Every spectator stared at the battlefield without blinking.
They were about to witness something the world had never seen before.
Even the guests in the VIP section were stunned.
"Evolution? Can Gengar evolve again?"
"This is unbelievable… my understanding of Pokémon has been completely overturned!"
Among them, Blaine stared at the battlefield and muttered quietly:
"Mega Evolution…"
"So it has finally appeared before the world."
iting for.
---------------Author---------------
Read 60 advanced chapter on
👉 patreon.com/Master_fic
U can read 10 chapters ahead just for 5$