"Wait… what's going on?"
Everyone was stunned as the Dragonite suddenly burst into the Gym.
Reis had originally planned to challenge Red to avenge his younger brother—
But this unexpected interruption threw everything off.
In the end—
It was Team Rocket who reacted first.
"If we can catch this Dragonite—!"
"And catching just one Pokémon shouldn't make the Gym Leader mad, right?"
After holding back for half a month—
The trio finally snapped.
They rushed forward and pulled out the capture device they had prepared .
Unfortunately—
They had severely misjudged their target.
Before they could even act—
They were greeted by Dragonite's fist.
Fire Punch!
One punch—
And Team Rocket was sent flying.
"Blasting off again—!"
Their Gym uniforms were burned away—
Revealing their Team Rocket uniforms underneath.
Ash, Misty, and Brock stared in shock.
"What?! Team Rocket has been right next to us for half a month and didn't do anything?!"
After knocking them away—
Dragonite returned to its usual cute demeanor.
Then—
It slowly walked up to Red .
From the small bag on its back—
It rummaged around for a while—
And took out three invitation letters.
It handed them to:
Red , Gary, and Ash.
After nodding to the three—
Dragonite spread its small wings—
And flew off into the sky.
"…Using Dragonite as a courier…"
Reis was visibly shaken.
"I underestimated the foundation of Songzao Gym…"
Red 's mouth twitched.
Forget Songzao Gym—
Even the entire League couldn't casually use Dragonite as a mail carrier.
In fact—
There was probably only one being in the world capable of this.
No—
More precisely—
One Pokémon.
Feeling the psychic energy lingering on the envelope—
And recalling this delivery method—
Red immediately thought of something.
"Mewtwo Strikes Back."
He rubbed his temples.
"According to the original timeline… Mewtwo should only rebel after Gary gets severely injured …"
"But now… it's happening earlier."
"Is this because of me?"
Seeing Red 's complicated expression—
Reis sighed.
"Looks like you have urgent matters to deal with."
"I won't disturb you any further."
"Let's go, Paul."
Paul looked at Gary and Ash unwillingly.
"You're both entering this League Conference, right?"
"I'll be waiting for you there!"
Though they had won—
Gary and Ash both acknowledged his strength.
"Then we'll meet at the League!"
"The winner will be me!"
Ash pointed confidently at himself.
After setting their promise—
Reis and Paul left the Gym.
Red received the mission reward—
10 points.
Just enough to exchange for the final evolution potion—
Allowing Larvitar to reach perfect potential—
And unlock its second Ability.
Its strength would increase dramatically.
But—
Looking at the letter in his hand—
Red honestly wanted to throw it straight into the trash.
"Who wants to attend Mewtwo's trial and let their Pokémon get cloned?"
At that moment—
Gary and Ash approached him with their letters.
"Master, what should we do with these?"
Red sighed.
"Leave them with me for now."
"This is definitely not good news."
"If it weren't for the psychic energy on them, I'd have already thrown them away."
He casually tossed the three letters into a corner.
"Right now, the priority is upgrading Larvitar's potential to perfect!"
He called Larvitar over—
And fed it the final evolution potion.
After consuming it—
Its potential finally reached Perfect Tier.
But unlike before—
This time, there was no dramatic outward change.
Then—
The system notification appeared .
[Ding! Larvitar has reached Perfect Potential]
[New Ability unlocked: Sand Stream]
Red exhaled deeply.
"Finally… all that effort paid off."
[Pokémon: Larvitar (Shiny) ♂]
[Level: 18]
[Talent: Perfect (31/31/31/31/31/31) Total: 186]
[Ability 1: Sand Veil (Evasion increases in sandstorm)]
[Ability 2: Sand Stream (Summons a sandstorm upon entry)]
[Moves: Dragon Dance (Inherited), Pursuit (Inherited), Tackle, Leer, Rock Throw, Crunch, Fire Red , Slash…]
[Evaluation: A perfect Larvitar blessed by fate. With dual abilities, its potential is limitless!]
At that moment—
Larvitar suddenly felt something strange.
The next second—
It closed its eyes.
A sandstorm erupted, instantly filling the entire Gym.
Xiaowen looked confused.
"Larvitar? What's wrong? Why are you suddenly using Sandstorm?"
Larvitar opened its eyes—
Equally confused.
It hadn't used the move—
So why was the sandstorm responding to it?
Then—
Red 's voice echoed in its mind.
"Calm down."
"This is the reward for your hard work."
"With your talent, you'll master it quickly."
Following his guidance—
Larvitar focused.
To it—
The once violent sandstorm now felt gentle—
Like a flock of obedient sheep.
At that moment—
Castform rushed in from the backyard, looking horrified.
Its expression screamed:
"I trained for THREE DAYS to barely control sandstorm—"
"And you mastered it in THIRTY SECONDS?!"
Larvitar's talent dealt a heavy blow to Castform's confidence.
Even Marshtomp—
Usually calm and unbothered —
Widened its eyes in shock.
Inside his Poké Ball—
Tyranitar suddenly stirred .
Its expression was one of disbelief.
"Did I see that right?!"
"Sand Stream?! That's Sand Stream?!"
It began questioning its entire existence.
Larvitar, still confused—
Raised its tiny fist excitedly.
Then—
Pulled out a lollipop from nowhere and stuffed it into its mouth.
Looking completely satisfied.
Clearly—
Even with perfect potential and dual abilities—
Some habits never change.
Red patted Marshtomp and Castform.
"Don't worry."
"It won't be long before you reach the same level."
Castform's eyes filled with determination.
Marshtomp, however—
After thinking for a moment—
Came to a simple conclusion:
Larvitar got stronger.
So… should we battle now?
Watching Larvitar get beaten back by Marshtomp—
Red silently calculated:
"Time to increase Larvitar's training intensity."
"With Sand Stream… it can become my second core battler."
But looking at his team—
Castform as support…
Larvitar and Marshtomp filling similar roles…
Red realized something.
"I need a special attacker."
And the moment he thought of that—
One name surfaced in his mind.
Mewtwo.
"…So what exactly am I supposed to do about this thing?"
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