"Aura Sphere!"
"Water Shuriken!"
In midair, the two moves exploded against each other once again. But several shuriken within the smoke remained unaffected by the blast and flew straight toward Greninja.
This was the gap in raw strength, leaving Lucario slightly disadvantaged in every head-on clash.
If this continued, defeat was certain! "Lucario!"
Watching Lucario retreat to the edge of the arena once more, Mark shouted and twisted his headband, revealing a multicolored Key Stone glittering brightly.
"Lu..."
Lucario understood immediately and revealed the Mega Evolution Stone hidden beneath its fur as well.
"MEGA Evolution!"
A multicolored light flashed, granting Lucario new power and revealing its new form before everyone.
No matter what its Ability had been before, Mega Lucario now possessed Adaptability, directly doubling the power of its same-type moves! Seeing the increasingly determined look in Mark's eyes, Sato could not help shaking his head with a smile.
"So this is the trump card you've been hiding—Lucario's Mega Evolution?"
"Not only that. Just wait and see!" Mark laughed smugly before continuing to Command, "Lucario, Close Combat!"
"Luca!"
Mega Lucario let out a domineering roar, then Charged Forward fiercely and arrived at Greninja's side in an instant.
Fists, elbows, kicks, headbutts, bites—Lucario used every part of its body that could be used to attack, unleashing a heavy rain of frenzied strikes upon Greninja.
Yet in the face of such an assault, Greninja's gaze remained as calm as ever. With agility so bizarre it seemed unbelievable, it narrowly dodged every single attack!
Even a powerful move like Close Combat failed to accomplish anything, and Greninja's display was enough to make one's Scalp Tingle.
After all, even in the deep sea, where the water pressure was terrifyingly intense, Greninja had relied on its monstrous agility to toy with Pokemon like Floatzel and