"I lost."
"Come back, Beedrill."
Giovanni recalled his Beedrill.
Seeing the spear in front of him disappear, the Misdreavus also exited its Flutter Mane Form and flew back to Roy's side.
She still couldn't understand why the Beedrill was so fast; it was a completely different species from the Beedrill she had caught on the outskirts of the Lilycove Forest.
It was also much stronger than the Flygon that Drake fought against in the final exhibition match of the Edge Cup.
Roy sensed the Misdreavus's despondency, channeled the Ghost Power into the Misdreavus's body, and comforted it through Misdreavus Mind Communication.
The match had actually ended when Beedrill entered the game; he could tell that Giovanni just wanted to see his strength.
Seeing Roy and Misdreavus interacting offstage, Giovanni could tell that Roy really liked Misdreavus, which explained why their evolution was called Bond Evolution.
After calming the Misdreavus down, Roy looked at Giovanni.
"I'm sorry I made a fool of myself in front of Brother Giovanni just now."
Giovanni Knob. If Roy was a joke, then every single one of the new generation of Pokémon Trainers was a joke.
"Your Misdreavus is very strong. If they were of the same level, my Beedrill might not be able to beat your Misdreavus."
Hearing Giovanni's words, Roy suddenly felt a mischievous glint in his eye and asked:
"With Giovanni's strength, he should be more than just Gym Leader, right? I think he could easily be one of the Elite Four."
Why not take another step towards the championship?
Giovanni was momentarily at a loss for words when Roy asked him that question.
Let him, the leader of the Team Rockets, win the championship?
Putting aside whether he's willing or not, the old fogies in the Pokémon League can't agree to it.
You could see Roy's expectant eyes.
Giovanni cleared his throat and said to Roy with a serious expression:
"The future still belongs to you young people. I have high hopes for you, Roy."
I hope one day I can see you at the championship.
Seeing that Giovanni could only change the subject and avoid answering his questions, Roy's mischievous pleasure was satisfied, and he stopped pressing the issue.
Although what he said earlier was meant to deflect attention from Roy's problem, it truly came from Giovanni's heart.
Roy's Misdreavus (Flutter Mane) already possesses such strength; it's hard to imagine the upheaval it would cause in the Pokémon Trainer if it reached the level of High-level Elite Four.
Moreover, Roy is too young. His youth is his greatest asset. Giovanni really finds it hard to imagine that the current generation of young people has such strength.
He knew Roy was a Ghost-type Trainers, and he didn't need those two items, so he figured he might as well help him out, as a reward and investment for Roy's advice.
Giovanni took out an irregular purple fragment and a purple spherical stone from his Spatial Bracelet.
Um????
Roy sensed that the energy emanating from the broken fragments was similar to that of the Ghost Slate Shard in his Spatial Bracelet.
So this is also Ghost Slate Shard?
The purple spherical stone next to the Plate fragment is...
System Scan
Item: Gengarite
Effect: A magical Mega Stone that allows Gengar to Mega Evolution during battle when held by it.
Gengar's Evolution Stone and Ghost Slate Shard?
Giovanni actually has Gengarite and Ghost Slate Shard?
Seeing Roy's surprised expression, Giovanni finally saw the expression that should belong to someone his age on Roy's face.
"This stone is Gengarite. You've seen Mega Evolution, so you should know how to use it."
Also, I don't know what this piece of gravel is, but I imagine you'll need it.
According to Giovanni, he obtained the Ghost Slate Shard by chance during his trip to Johto, but he had no use for it.
After saying that, Giovanni placed the two items in Roy's hands.
To Roy's astonishment, Giovanni, who was Matori to the side, gave both of his treasures to Roy. His surprise was written all over his face.
The leader must value this boy highly to entrust him with both the Gengarite and that mysterious energy fragment.
After giving the two items to Roy, Giovanni prepared to leave gracefully.
"Brother Giovanni, wait a minute!"
Roy caught up with Giovanni and started rummaging through his Spatial Bracelet.
Giovanni stood still, watching Roy's actions. He didn't think Roy had anything that could attract him, until Roy took out a stone that looked like a marble.
"Although I don't have Beedrill Evolution Stone, this is probably what you need."
Roy handed a Key Stone from his Spatial Bracelet to Giovanni.
The value of the gifts Giovanni gave him was beyond monetary measure. Roy could tell that Sakaki had genuinely given him two treasures, and he was simply returning the favor.
"This... this is Key Stone?!"
Before Giovanni could even utter a sound, Matori, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but make a sound after seeing the Key Stone in Giovanni's hand.
Giovanni looked at Matori with a slightly reproachful gaze.
The latter realized what was happening, quickly covered his mouth, looked around to make sure no one was paying attention before letting go of his hand and standing behind Giovanni.
Even if someone notices, it doesn't matter; she doesn't believe anyone can steal the Key Stone from their own leader.
Giovanni looked at the Key Stone in his hand, which resembled a small marble with a special pattern inside, and his surprise was no less than that of Matori.
The thing that Team Rocket had searched for with so much manpower but couldn't find, was unexpectedly given to them casually by a teenager.
After the initial surprise, Giovanni looked at Roy with a puzzled expression. He was unsure if Roy, who knew about Evolution Stones, would be unaware of the Key Stone he had given him.
"Roy, do you know what this stone is?"
"I've already battled a Mega Evolution Garchomp, how could I not know this is Key Stone?"
Roy said nonchalantly.
"Then why...?"
Giovanni couldn't understand why Roy would give him the Key Stone if he knew it could be used with the Gengarite gave him to achieve Mega Evolution.
Seeing that no one was around, Roy leaned close to Giovanni's ear:
"It's okay, I still have one."
There's another one?
Giovanni was surprised, but then he remembered that Roy had come back from the Hoenn Region, so he understood.
As mentioned before, many Key Stones and Mega Stones have been discovered in the Hoenn Matori Kalos Regions.
Looking at the small, marble-like Key Stone in his hand, a fire ignited in Giovanni's heart.
Now that we have the Key Stone, all that's left is a Beedrillite to Mega Evolution his Beedrill.
Giovanni's Beedrill is already this strong; Roy can't imagine how strong it would be if Giovanni's Beedrill reached Champion level and could Mega Evolution.
Before Mega Evolution, Beedrill's base stat total was only 395, but after Mega Evolution, it became 495. While its HP and Defense remained unchanged, it managed to significantly increase its Attack and Speed by lowering its useless Special Attack.
Mega Beedrill, after its Mega Evolution, becomes a high-attack-speed assassin.
Combined with its Adaptability Ability and the move Fell Stinger (which greatly increases attack power if used to defeat an opponent), Mega Beedrill's damage output becomes explosive.
Perhaps this is the true meaning of Mega Evolution.
(You agree, Garchomp?)
"I'll accept the Key Stone, thank you... thank you."
Giovanni didn't know how long it had been since he had said the word "thank you."
"Don't mention it, Giovanni- san. We're friends, aren't we?"
Besides, you gave me two treasures; I got the better deal.
Seeing the smile on the young man's face, Giovanni smiled as well, a rare occurrence for him, and put the Key Stone into his Spatial Bracelet with one hand.
He put his other hand on Roy's shoulder.
"Yes, we are... friends."
Giovanni Roy realized that he hadn't really treated Roy as a junior, but rather as a peer.
Seeing this, Matori felt that the two were more like close friends despite their age difference.
Speaking of Giovanni's friends, Matori recalled the International Police who broke into the Team Rocket Base in the Kanto Region a year ago.