Giovanni gazed at the purple energy emanating from Roy and the evolutionary glow emanating from Misdreavus. Was this Bond Evolution?
Seeing it live is definitely a different experience from watching it on video; the special effects alone are incomparable to what you see on video.
Bond Evolution
This is another unique evolutionary method besides Mega Evolution.
However, it seems that only Roy's Misdreavus can Bond Evolution right now.
When Giovanni first learned of this method of evolution, he was more puzzled than surprised, especially since Roy said that Professor Oak had taught him.
The key point is that Professor Oak's research institute has never published this discovery, which shows how well Professor Oak has kept it hidden.
The purple evolutionary light disappeared, Misdreavus Transform into its Flutter Mane form.
"Misdreavus (Flutter Mane), let's go first, continuous Mystical Fire!"
Giovanni was surprised that Roy dared to attack first. "Good lad," he thought, "I wouldn't be surprised what Roy might do in the future."
Several blazing flames instantly condensed on the Red Orb of the Misdreavus (Flutter Mane).
Just as she was about to throw a few balls of fire at Beedrill, she discovered that the Beedrill, which had been not far from her just moments before, had vanished.
Misdreavus (Flutter Mane) looked around, but there was no sign of Beedrill anywhere on the field.
Just as Misdreavus (Flutter Mane) was wondering where Beedrill had gone, it suddenly turned around and flung the balls of flame in front of the orb behind it.
The Beedrill, positioned behind Misdreavus (Flutter Mane), had no idea how the other had discovered it.
However, Beedrill didn't have time to think and used another Blink to dodge the flames thrown by Misdreavus (Flutter Mane).
This is the benefit of Mind Communication. Roy, who is off the field, is also the eyes of the Misdreavus, and can Mind Communication with the Misdreavus to tell the opponent's position.
Seeing Beedrill dodge, Misdreavus (Flutter Mane) conjured another enormous Shadow Ball in front of its Red Orb and accelerated towards Beedrill.
Just as Misdreavus (Flutter Mane) was about to catch up, Beedrill glanced at Giovanni Knob. Then, it sidestepped Misdreavus's (Flutter Mane) oversized Shadow Ball and continued to dodge.
Even in its Speed Forme, Flutter Mane is still not as fast as Giovanni's Beedrill; Misdreavus (Flutter Mane) simply cannot catch up with Beedrill.
Giovanni's Beedrill was like a bolt of lightning; its transparent wings appeared to be not vibrating at all, but in reality, the speed of their vibration was imperceptible to the naked eye.
But seeing the Flutter Mane that was also moving so fast it seemed to leave afterimages on the field, Giovanni was no less surprised than Roy had shown when he caught Wailord yesterday.
Such speed from a low-level Elite Four is truly terrifying. He doesn't believe Pokémon be as fast as Roy's Misdreavus (Flutter Mane).
Don't be fooled by the fact that Misdreavus (Flutter Mane) is being stalked by his Beedrill; that's only because the Beedrill is two or almost three levels higher than Misdreavus (Flutter Mane).
What if Misdreavus (Flutter Mane) also reached the High-level Elite Four rank? What kind of speed would it possess then?
Giovanni suddenly felt a resistance to thinking about it.
For the next ten minutes or so, Beedrill didn't use any moves at all, and just tethered Misdreavus (Flutter Mane) around the field.
It would occasionally appear behind the Misdreavus (Misdreavus Flutter Mane Flutter Mane) and startle it.
Even with Roy's Mind Communication, the Misdreavus (Flutter Mane) still couldn't land a single skill, making the fight very difficult.
Even Roy, who had been calling out the positions to the Misdreavus (Flutter Mane) from the sidelines, was a little dazed by the lightning-fast figure in the air.
Seeing that time was almost up and having clearly grasped the current strength of Misdreavus (Flutter Mane), Giovanni commanded Beedrill:
Beedrill, Double Team.
Suddenly Misdreavus, the Beedrill in the air split into two, then four, then eight, until finally a total of one hundred figures appeared around Misdreavus (Flutter Mane), surrounding it.
Misdreavus (Flutter Mane) sensed the auras of over a hundred Beedrill, only to find that their auras were all exactly the same, making it impossible to distinguish which one was the real Beedrill.
This is clearly different from the Double Team that Drakloak during her previous battle.
The energy fluctuations of Drakloak's clones and his original body are clearly different, making it easy to distinguish which one is the original body and which one is the clone.
The Misdreavus (Flutter Mane) shared her discovery with Roy through Mind Communication.
Roy sighed inwardly; Giovanni's Beedrill had perfected the Double Team Clone technique to its fullest extent.
But now that the Misdreavus (Flutter Mane) was surrounded by its clones, he couldn't see the Misdreavus (Flutter Mane) inside the encirclement at all, so he simply gave the order:
"Misdreavus (Flutter Mane), Continuous Shadow Ball."
Since we can't tell the difference, let's just destroy them all.
A dozen or so Shadow Balls, each about 30cm in diameter, quickly condensed in front of the Red Orb of the Misdreavus (Flutter Mane), and were hurled at the more than one hundred Beedrill on the field.
Under the dense barrage of skills from Misdreavus (Flutter Mane), more than a dozen Beedrill clones were instantly shattered by Shadow Ball.
Just as the Misdreavus was preparing to unleash Shadow Balls for the second time, a cold glint flashed before her eyes.
Beedrill's spear was already only 2cm away from Misdreavus's (Flutter Mane) Red Orb, and then Beedrill made no other moves.
Misdreavus (Flutter Mane) also gave up on Condensing Shadow Balls, knowing that Beedrill's attack would result in a crushing defeat for her.
Roy knew that Giovanni was saving face for him.
The outcome is already decided.
Or rather, this was a battle whose outcome was predetermined from the very beginning.
Roy knew without even thinking that he couldn't win.