A never-before-seen evolution—a brand-new Beedrill.
The shock it brought Lance and Cynthia was no less than when they had first witnessed Fairy-type Pokémon.
Lance's eyes lit up.
He stared fixedly at the Mega Evolution Stones in Xia Yan's hand.
At that moment, Clair probably did not look as appealing to Lance as those two Mega Evolution Stones did.
"So Pokémon can evolve again."
Cynthia was no less eager than Lance, but she was a little more rational and still had time to marvel at it.
The emergence of Mega Evolution had, to a certain extent, overturned their original understanding of the Pokémon World.
And.
Mega Beedrill's changes were far from limited to its appearance.
What shocked them most was the change in Mega Beedrill's aura.
Originally.
Among Xia Yan's Elite Four-level Pokémon, Beedrill had already been one of the more outstanding ones, but it was still very far from surpassing the Elite Four-level.
But now.
Not only had its aura been greatly strengthened, even the threshold beyond the Elite Four-level no longer seemed so unattainable.
This tangible increase in raw strength was what shocked them the most.
They had thought the Alola Region's Z-Moves were already broken enough, but now it seemed Mega Evolution truly had the potential to change the world's balance.
"Here."
Without giving them much time to be shocked, Xia Yan stuffed different Mega Evolution Stones into their hands.
At the same time, he explained quickly.
"The conditions for using Mega Evolution Stones are harsh, but that should not be a problem for you. The biggest restriction is that each Mega Evolution Stone only corresponds to one type of Pokémon, and you also need a Key Stone to activate the energy inside."
As he spoke, he handed each of them a Key Stone.
For that, he had