Another Year?

"Bond Evolution?"

Red Fire fell into thought.

As a massive organization spanning time-space, he naturally knew about Bond Evolution. Not only did he know of it, he had tried it with his own Charizard, but something always seemed to be missing, preventing them from succeeding.

"But if it's Bond Evolution, Beedrill shouldn't have turned out like this, right? And you just mentioned Flaming. Is it Flaming's Beedrill?"

Beedrill was shaped like a bee, but the Pokémon that had landed before him was a highly technological-looking humanoid Mecha Armor, like biological armor made from a Bug-type creature.

Before Red Fire could continue wondering, his eyes suddenly widened.

In his field of vision, the humanoid Mecha Armor's visor abruptly opened, revealing a human face. It was none other than Flaming.

"Flaming?"

Red Fire cried out in surprise as the yellow-and-black Mecha Armor on Flaming's body further detached. The fallen armor fragments then gathered together, transforming into a slender-looking Beedrill.

Bang!

A flash of red light appeared, and Beedrill returned to Flaming's Pokeball.

Flaming nodded slightly. "You're Red Fire, right? Gym Leader Mark mentioned you a few days ago. Although you didn't see through the Gym Leader's hidden strength, you chose him at a glance. Perhaps you possess a unique talent for perception."

Mark lightly stroked his chin. "That's possible. Red Fire knows practically nothing about research, yet he immediately noticed my research abilities. His evaluations of Doctor Xia Er and the others were also unexpectedly accurate."

Red Fire did not answer Flaming. Instead, he stared at him blankly.

Red Fire asked, "Are you from the Rainbow R Organization too? And that Beedrill just now, was that also Bond Evolution?"

Flaming smiled. "Sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm the Gym Leader Assistant of Clear Stream Gym. You already know my name. Many