The white Evolution Light faded.
The fully evolved form of a pseudo-legendary Pokémon appeared before everyone's eyes.
Not only that, it was an exceptionally rare "Shiny" pseudo-legendary Pokémon... Before this, no one had known what a Shiny Metagross looked like.
After evolving, Metagross's body looked like two Metang stacked atop each other, taking on the shape of a flying saucer. Its thick, powerful steel limbs seemed like four Metagross fused together.
Shiny Metagross had crimson eyes and a snow-white body. An X-shaped metal cross lay across its face. Unlike an ordinary Metagross's silver X, its X-shaped metal was gold.
This extraordinarily rare form made the spectators pull out their phones to take pictures.
...Hating foreign Trainers was one thing, but Pokémon had no borders.
...The regional nature of Pokémon was merely due to Spirit Realms descending in different places.
While the spectators, referee, and opponent were all stunned, Roy opened the System panel to check Metagross's current status.
Pokémon: Metagross Gender: None Type: Steel + Psychic-type Ability: Light Metal Moves: Iron Defense (Master Level), Light Screen (Master Level), Meteor Mash, Bullet Punch, Metal Claw, Zen Headbutt, Arm Hammer, Agility... Overall evaluation 17: A-rank
The terrifying potential of a pseudo-legendary Pokémon had allowed it to make a massive leap in ability after just one evolution, crossing two ranks.
At the same time, the appearance of his sixth A-rank or above Pokémon meant Roy had officially reached the standard of an "Elite-level Trainer" in the eyes of the public.
Roy suddenly recalled his conversation with Fang Hang when he had first joined the school team.
Back then, he had thought he would need to wait until this summer's National Tournament before he could possibly become an Elite-level Trainer.
...Sigh. A