Master Class was a realm even Professor Oak had never reached.
Ye Lan had once discussed this with Professor Oak, who had admitted frankly that if his Dragonite could break through to Master Class, he might have been absolutely confident of facing that "Black Cloud Cataclysm."
But after all his years of research, Professor Oak had become increasingly certain that ordinary Pokémon could hardly take that step. At the very least, no Pokémon League Champion had ever reached that level.
Only Legendary Pokémon that truly wielded authority had the potential to break through to Master Class.
"Master Class? Are you kidding me? Can Azelf really manifest a Pokémon of that level in this mental world?"
Sure enough, the moment Ye Lan cried out, cracks appeared in the air, and the entire world began teetering on the brink of collapse.
"Roar!"
Mega Charizard threw back its head and roared, spewing flames so hot they nearly set the entire world ablaze!
Violent, uncontrollable Fire-type energy surged wildly. Huge sections of the mountain began breaking apart, while empty voids appeared one after another in the sky, swallowing everything around them.
A Vine Whip shot out, bringing Ye Lan onto Serperior's head. He surveyed the apocalyptic scene around him. He had thought Mega Charizard would not lose control completely with Red commanding it, but to his surprise, Red's body was growing increasingly transparent nearby.
"Is my time up?"
Red raised his right hand and glanced at its increasingly insubstantial form. He shook his head with a smile, took off his cap, and tossed it toward Ye Lan.
Under Ye Lan's astonished gaze, the red cap bearing a Poké Ball emblem crossed that enormous distance and landed in his hands.
Feeling the solid material of Red's Cap, Ye Lan tugged at it, still unable to