Pokémon Contest

But there was nothing he could do about that.

For a Pokémon to undergo Mega Evolution, it needed more than just its own Mega Stone.

Its Trainer also needed to wear the corresponding Key Stone, along with the deep bond between them.

After leaving Professor Cozmo's residence, Hu Yang began considering a trip to Meteor Falls to try his luck.

Meteor Falls was a massive cavern formed by a meteor impact.

The interconnected underground waterways within the cave had formed a magnificent waterfall.

Like Petalburg Woods, it was home to a large population of wild Pokémon.

However, due to the different ecosystem, the types of wild Pokémon living there differed greatly from those in Petalburg Woods.

One obvious difference was that the terrifying Caterpie and Weedle could no longer be found there.

In their place were Zubat, Geodude, Solrock, Lunatone, and more.

However, compared to Petalburg Woods, it was clearly much more dangerous.

For example, the Lunatone from the anime that could single-handedly control every resident of an entire town. (Pokémon Advanced Generation, Episode 87)

"What are you thinking about?" Saori asked.

"Meteor Falls," Hu Yang replied.

Saori chuckled softly and said,

"It's been a thousand years, and no one has ever seen those three Legendary Pokémon. You don't need to take Uncle Cozmo's words too seriously. He once even said he'd discovered traces of powerful alien Pokémon invading Earth."

Hu Yang: "..."

Could he tell her Professor Cozmo was telling the truth?

The meteorite capable of changing Deoxys's form was still sitting in his house.

Xiao Yi said hopefully, "It would be great if I could see Rayquaza with my own eyes!"

Hu Yang: "..."

If Rayquaza appeared, that meant Groudon and Kyogre had started up again.

"Alright, enough about that. It's time to train!" Saori said optimistically.

The three of them returned to the Pokémon Contest venue. Hu Yang went to spar with other Trainers to hone Roserade's battle skills.

Meanwhile, Saori and Xiao Yi trained Skitty for its performance.

Hu Yang planned to visit Meteor Falls after this Pokémon Contest ended.

As long as he kept a low profile, nothing should go wrong.

But for now, he needed Roserade to see whether it could upgrade Magical Leaf into a weaker version of Leaf Storm.

"Control the Magical Leaf and try gathering them together!" Hu Yang instructed.

"Roserade!"

Roserade nodded firmly. Countless green leaves immediately flew out from its rose buds.

The Magical Leaves filling the sky seemed to come alive as they converged. In the blink of an eye, a green vortex tornado roughly two meters tall appeared before Hu Yang.

"How long can you keep it up?" Hu Yang asked.

"Roserade..." Roserade frowned. It did not know either.

One second, ten seconds, fifteen seconds...

Time passed quietly.

Finally, at the twenty-third second, the green vortex tornado dispersed where it stood.

The snow piled on the ground was swept high into the air, exposing the frozen soil beneath.

As the cluster of Magical Leaves scattered, the snow fragments that had been drawn up fell back down in great flurries.

"Roserade..." Roserade apologized weakly. It had no strength left.

"You did great." Hu Yang stepped forward to comfort it.

He looked at the now-empty patch of ground with surprise.

When Budew had successfully used Paralysis Bomb on its second attempt before, he had not paid much attention. He had assumed Budew had simply been lucky.

But now, Roserade had unleashed such a large-scale Magical Leaf on its first attempt and had even successfully gathered the leaves into the shape of a tornado.

That showed just how extraordinary this Roserade's talent for Energy Control was!

However, this move also consumed an enormous amount of Roserade's stamina.

"Can you still use Magical Leaf?" Hu Yang asked.

Roserade gave it a try, then shook its head.

It could not use it anymore.

Hu Yang fell into thought.

In the games, the number of times a Pokémon could use moves in a single battle was limited.

For example, Magical Leaf could only be used a maximum of ten times in one battle.

In game terms, that could be called PP: 10.

This weaker version of Leaf Storm seemed to have used up the energy for all ten uses at once.

At the same time, though, its power had increased enormously compared to an ordinary Magical Leaf.

There was no doubt that with enough practice, this move could become another one of Roserade's trump cards.

Sure enough, when Hu Yang looked at Roserade's information again, the moves section had changed once more.

[Species: Roserade ♀]

Type: Grass, Poison-type

Ability: Leaf Guard

Base Stats: 400 (HP: 50, Attack: 60, Defense: 45, Special Attack: 100, Special Defense: 80, Speed: 65)

Known Moves: Mega Drain, Stun Spore, Seed Bomb, Paralysis Bomb (Stun Spore + Seed Bomb), Landmine Bomb (Seed Bomb +), Poison Sting, Magical Leaf, Magical Leaf (max!)

Current Mood: Tired, wants to rest

Physical Condition: Fatigued

Friendship: 100 (It likes you very much and wants to be with you forever)

Hu Yang took out the Berry Juice he carried in his backpack and fed it to Roserade. Watching the bottle empty, he said, "Get some rest first. You worked hard today."

"Roserade..."

Roserade was truly exhausted. It gave a soft cry, then turned into a beam of light and returned to its Poké Ball.

Three days later, the Pokémon Contest officially began.

After cheering Xiao Yi on, Hu Yang and Saori headed up to the spectator stands.

Lively discussions rose all around them.

However, the venue soon quieted down.

Vivian, the host of this competition, picked up the microphone and began introducing the judges for this Pokémon Contest.

They were Mr. Contesta, Director of the Contest Affairs Bureau.

Mr. Sukizo, President of the Hoenn Pokémon Fan Club.

And Nurse Joy of Fallarbor Town.

Hu Yang looked toward the short, easygoing middle-aged man whose eyes were narrowed into slits.

He remembered him. Sukizo, the man who only ever had one thing to say about contestants' performances: "I like this!"

Very soon, the Pokémon Contest officially began.

Seeing that the other spectators had their Pokémon in their arms as they watched, Hu Yang thought for a moment before holding Cramorant and Roserade in his arms as well.

Gengar floated beside him, casually glancing at the performances onstage.

The real Pokémon Contest was not all that different from what was shown in the anime.

For example, one contestant had Beautifly use Silver Wind to wrap itself up, making it look as though it were draped in a layer of silver gauze.

Another had Eevee fire a Shadow Ball into the sky. When the Shadow Ball exploded overhead, its energy turned into dazzling colors under the refraction of light, like fireworks blooming in the sky.

To Hu Yang, a transmigrator, these performances held no novelty at all. They could even be called rather ordinary.

That's it?

He could do this too!

"Roserade..." As Roserade watched the Pokémon onstage freely display their charm, a longing gleam appeared in its eyes.

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