The Ancient Gengar reverted to its original form, its large, round, purple face filled with confusion as it looked at its own body, not understanding what was happening.
When the light of evolution enveloped him just now, he did indeed feel the evolutionary energy that Roy had mentioned earlier.
Why did it get interrupted?
Regarding Gengar's problem, Roy pondered for a moment and Analytic that the bond between him and the Ancient Gengar was not deep enough, which was why it failed to evolve successfully.
The reason why Steven and Aggron were able to successfully Mega Evolution on their first try was because Aggron had been raised by Steven since it was Aron.
The relationship between Gengar and Agatha needs no introduction. As Agatha's Starter Pokémon, it has accompanied Agatha in countless battles.
That's alright. Bonds, which are invisible and intangible, can be cultivated slowly. I've only had the Ancient Gengar for less than a month, so I'm sure I'll succeed once we spend more time together.
At least now I have this set of tools.
Therefore, Roy is not dwelling on this defeat.
After summarizing his experience, Roy recalled how the Key Stone continuously absorbed energy from his body during the Mega Evolution, which was indeed a terrifying drain on his stamina.
No wonder Steven looked so weak.
However, he has nothing to worry about, because he can use the Ghost Power to maintain his physical strength.
In other words... as long as one's Ghost Power doesn't run out, one's Pokémon can maintain its Mega Evolution form indefinitely.
The Ghost Power within him is like an ocean, making the stamina required for Mega Evolution seem insignificant.
Next time I go back to Hoenn, I'll have a contest with Steven to see who can Mega Evolution the longest and for the longest time. When Steven can't keep up, I'll give him a good laugh.
Looking at the Ancient Gengar that failed to Mega Evolution, and recalling the factors required for Mega Evolution announced by the Kalos League, Agatha seemed to understand the reason.
Moreover, judging from the white appearance of that Ancient Gengar, it's different from my own Mega Gengar.
Agatha then carefully examined Roy's Gengar and her own Gengar.
I was so focused on the tattoos on the other person's body that I realized now that I'm looking at them from a distance, my Gengar is a deep purple while Roy's Ancient Gengar is a light purple.
She remembered that the Shiny Gengar was pale purple.
So, the Ancient Gengar that Roy caught was Flash?
Don't I have any connection with Roy?
The Ancient Gengar, having failed its Mega Evolution, still had droopy ears, and its entire large face displayed a look of disappointment.
Pokémon can't hide their emotions, especially Pokémon like Gengar, which likes to show their feelings on their facial expressions.
Even the Ancient Gengar 3000 years old.
"It's alright. You can already feel that energy. If we work hard in the future, we'll definitely succeed."
Roy patted the Ancient Gengar's bulging belly, offering words of comfort.
"Ghost~~"
Hearing Roy's words of comfort, the Ancient Gengar's droopy ears perked up again, and it nodded at Roy before lunging at Roy.
After seeing the Ancient Gengar and Roy embracing, Agatha's Gengar squeezed between them, pushing the Ancient Gengar away from Roy.
This indicates that although Roy now has Gengar, the Gengar with whom Roy has the best relationship is definitely him.
"Oni~~" (But now I'm his Pokémon.)
"Ghost!!!" (What did you say?!)
The two Gengar's bodies collided again, and Ember flew once more between their one-higher-lower-lower crimson eyes.
The Ancient Gengar and Agatha's Gengar each grabbed Roy's hand on one side, pulling Roy towards themselves with force.
Roy, the one being fought over, looked utterly helpless. It was hard to imagine that two Gengar would fight over him, but he wasn't particularly excited either.
After all, these were just two big, fat purple creatures, not some beautiful woman trying to pull him away.
My own battleground seems a little different.
"Stop pulling! You two are going to tear my arm off!"
While pulling Roy's arm, Gengar's Agatha was trying to laugh at the Ancient Gengar couldn't Mega Evolution with Roy.
But the Ancient Gengar simply let go, burrowed into Roy's shadow, and made a face at Agatha's Gengar, indicating that Roy's shadow was now his territory as well.
What!!!?
Roy's shadow was clearly his territory before!!!
Agatha's Gengar squeezed into Roy's shadow, and the two purple ghost faces cursed at each other in Roy's shadow.
Seeing that her Gengar was about to start arguing with Roy's Gengar again, Agatha felt a bit of a headache, so she simply stopped looking at the two of them and turned to Roy instead.
Pack your things, I'm taking you to meet someone this afternoon.
Are you leaving now?
Upon hearing that Agatha was going to take Roy away right now, Professor Oak had just been chasing Roy away, hesitated for a moment, wondering if he could wait a couple of days before taking Roy away.
"Doctor, I knew you still couldn't bear to part with me."
Hearing Professor Oak's plea to stay, Roy flashed to Professor Oak's side and put his arm around Professor Oak's shoulder.
After spending about a month together, Roy had gained a better understanding of Professor Oak's personality. Compared to his teacher, Professor Oak was much more approachable.
However, Professor Oak then revealed the truth that deeply hurt Roy.
"Summer camp ends in two days, and with Roy gone, I'll have no one to look after these kids."
The main reason is that Roy is such a useful free laborer. He can help him lead this year's summer camp, greet guests visiting the institute, and assist him with experiments... If the other party doesn't want him to do live streams from time to time, it wouldn't be a bad idea to have him stay here as an assistant.
Hearing Professor Oak say that, and seeing Gary's pleading eyes, Agatha still couldn't harden her heart and agreed to leave Oak Research Lab with Roy in two days.
Because there was no space at the research institute, Roy originally wanted to make room for Agatha inside Palossand, but Agatha simply moved out and stayed at Ash's house with Delia.
No... then why couldn't he stay at Ash's house in the first place?
Aunt Delia will wake him up every morning...
Is it too late for me to move in with Ash's house now?
The answer is no, he still has to look after the children at the summer camp.
(Looking for decorative items that can hold Key Stone and Wishing Star, such as bracelets or lapel pins like Steven's...)
The plan is to place the items needed for the two battle systems together, but I haven't decided on what to use for decoration yet. Thanks everyone!!!