Kanto Region
Pallet Town
Oak Research Lab
After finishing today's experiment, Professor Oak stretched and his stomach Growl.
He glanced at the clock on the wall and realized it was already one o'clock in the afternoon. He had been so engrossed in his research that he had forgotten to eat.
I definitely can't cook for myself, but it's not good to always go to my students' houses for meals.
I might as well just eat a bowl of instant noodles.
Professor Oak skillfully prepared a bowl of instant noodles for himself, casually turned on the TV in the lab, and waited for the noodles to soften before adding the seasoning.
Watching the romantic storylines on TV, Professor Oak was speechless. Couldn't they film something else besides romance?
Feeling bored, Professor Oak picked up the remote and started changing channels, randomly switching to the popular "Edge Cup" broadcast in the Hoenn.
The Edge Cup of Ever Grande City?
Isn't that a tournament in the Hoenn Region?
It seems Agatha went off to be a judge somewhere.
Professor Oak wasn't adjusting any other programs. Although he considered this kind of competition similar to the Baby Cup, it was still better than those lovey-dovey shows.
After setting the program, Professor Oak's instant noodles were ready. He picked up a fork, speared the noodles, and prepared to put them in his mouth.
Before he could even slurp the instant noodles off his fork into his mouth, a Darkrai appeared on the television screen.
Professor Oak stopped slurping.
However, it wasn't this Darkrai without any Divine Authority that made him stop.
He had seen many Legendary Pokémon like this that did not hold Divine Authority.
They're just a bunch of show-offs, all for show.
Later on, its strength is even inferior to some pseudo-legendary Pokémon.
What truly caught his attention was a strangely shaped "Primeape opposite Darkrai.
The host Lei Ye, rode on the back of Charizard, looking down at the "Primeape" below, which was emitting white steam and whose limbs had turned grayish-brown, with a puzzled expression.
What kind of makeup and costume did Roy give Primeape?
Granny gray?
No, the current Primeape gives off an indescribable, gloomy feeling, like a... Ghost type Pokémon.
"Roy's Primeape... is this Primeape...?"
Agatha looked at the Annihilape in the arena and clearly sensed the Ghost type aura emanating from it that it couldn't conceal at all.
She remembered what Roy had told her a few days ago about Primeape still being able to evolve a second time, and now Roy's Primeape had indeed evolved.
Roy wasn't lying to her, and judging from the Ghost type aura on Annihilape, it really was a Ghost type / Fighting type Pokémon.
Let her see just how powerful the evolved Primeape really is.
Roy did not answer the host's question; his gaze remained fixed on the Annihilape on the stage.
Upon entering the arena, the Annihilape caught the energy bar left behind by Drakloak and integrated it into his body. Instantly, he felt a powerful energy erupt within him.
Thinking of Drakloak withstood Darkrai's damage to use Baton Pass, and Dusknoir, who Self-Destruct Dusclops weaken Darkrai.
Annihilape clenched his fists; he absolutely could not let down his two teammates and Roy's expectations.
Next... it's up to him!
The muscles on the Annihilape's arms seemed to have grown larger thanks to the energy bar, and its white, gas-like fur became more flowing, significantly enhancing its aura.
From Roy's perspective, his Annihilape had transformed into a Super Saiyan Monkey, and the chilling aura around him had even materialized.
Darkrai watched the Annihilape that appeared on the field with wariness; it was a Pokémon he had never seen before.
Moreover, after the Annihilape caught the energy bar left behind by Drakloak, the aura emanating from it made him feel threatened.
Darkrai ignored the Annihilape and immediately used Swords Dance at the start, swinging his fists and creating six small Golden swords that surrounded Annihilape.
Darkrai dared not let the Annihilape enhance itself any further. He had intended to use a close-range Sucker Punch to interrupt the Annihilape in front of him, but before he could get close, the sense of threat became even stronger.
He had no choice but to quickly conjure a Shadow Ball in his hand and throw it at the Annihilape.
The Annihilape, struck by the Shadow Ball, turned its head, its blood-red eyes fixed on Darkrai before it.
This time, the Annihilape's eyes lacked the tenderness it had shown Roy; instead, they held only the urge to crush Darkrai before it.
For some reason, Darkrai felt as if he had seen this Pokémon before, and the threat he sensed from Pokémon was constantly increasing.
This was a feeling he had never experienced since the preliminaries; what a monster this was.
A jolt of electricity ran through Darkrai's mind. Darkrai suddenly remembered the scene from a few days ago when he stared at Primeape. Was this the same Primeape from back then?
But why...
Before Darkrai could figure it out, Tobias, on the command post, gave the order:
"Darkrai, Quick Attack followed by Sucker Punch!"
Darkrai, suppressing the feeling of powerlessness, used Quick Attack on Primeape, but the damage Quick Attack negated.
Darkrai's follow-up Sucker Punch also hit Annihilape, but Annihilape didn't dodge at all and took the Darkrai head-on.
The Annihilape continued its Swords Dance, having already been hit by Quick Attack, Sucker Punch, and Shadow Ball– three skills in total.
Even though the damage from the previous Quick Attack was negated, it still ignited the rage within the Annihilape, increasing the power of its Rage Fist by 50*3.
Darkrai immediately dodged after attacking the Annihilape, but the Annihilape showed no intention of chasing him and continued its Swords Dance in place.
He was somewhat bewildered as to why the Annihilape wasn't retaliating.
He clearly sensed a threat from the other person.
Tobias couldn't understand why Roy would let his strange-looking Primeape get beaten up.
Have they already given up?
Some of the audience members in the stands were already getting impatient and demanding refunds.
When the Annihilape first appeared, it was surrounded by white gas, which looked quite intimidating.
Now they're getting beaten up and don't even fight back; they might as well just surrender.
Roy completely ignored the noise from the Arena.
Why were we beaten for nothing?
Of course, it's to stack the Rage Fist.
Darkrai, now Burn, also took a Memento, so even if it's a type-advantage attack, it doesn't hurt much against the heavily bulked Annihilape.
Moreover, the Annihilape isn't without ways to recover.
Seeing that Roy really didn't command the Annihilape to resist, Tobias immediately ordered another Quick Attack and surprise Sucker Punch.
The Annihilape has also successfully used the Swords Dance, with six small Golden swords entering Annihilape body.
Darkrai could sense that the aura emanating from the Annihilape had increased significantly.
No, he had a bad feeling; he had to get this strange Pokémon away immediately.
The Annihilape clenched its fist, and as Darkrai used Sucker Punch to close the distance once again, it clenched its right fist and swiftly arrived in front of Darkrai.
As he took the brunt of the black energy from Darkrai's claws with his body, he unleashed a Drain Punch that struck Darkrai.
Darkrai was instantly blasted into the center of the Arena like a kite with a broken string.
As Darkrai was blasted away, a stream of green Life Energy flowed from Darkrai into the body of the Annihilape.
All the damage Darkrai had just dealt was absorbed back by this punch.
Darkrai was slammed to the ground by the punch, feeling as if his body was about to be shattered by it.
Why did that punch hurt so much?
The Conkeldurr had only managed to take him down with a single Mach Punch after the two Pokémon had weakened him to low health, but this "Primeape" was clearly not right!
Darkrai struggled to get up, wanting to tell his Pokémon Trainer that there was something wrong with this "Primeape"!
However, the Ghostly Purple Will-O-Wisp on his body reignited, Dusclops the Burns inflicted by the will-o' -Will-O-Wisp from Darkrai took away his last bit of strength, leaving Darkrai unable to fight.
"Slaying... slaying a god! Darkrai has lost his ability to fight!!"