Settling Matters Before and After Death

Heiduo decided to look for the Mega Stones first.

First, he had no intention of leaving Longren, the protagonist of Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, to face the entire New Shadow Team alone.

Second, if Garchomp obtained Garchompite, their strength would not merely double. Even multiplying it fivefold would be perfectly normal.

The greatest difference between Mega Evolution in reality and the Mega Evolution in games, which changed types, abilities, and base stats, was this:

It came with an inexhaustible supply of immense energy.

There was no need to explain what energy represented.

The power of a Pokémon's moves was determined by three things: base stats, type matchups, and energy. The greater the energy output, the higher the power, but correspondingly, the fewer times you could use those moves.

Even Scizor, a Pokémon with Special Attack so low it was outrageous, could raise their power to a considerable level by increasing their energy output!

...Though perhaps the extra typing helped a little too.

The same went for Beedrill. Their base stats were naturally low, but if Mega Stones made up for that, then even if they remained as fragile as paper, their excellent Attack and Speed could still elevate them to an extremely impressive level.

Only with their Evolution Stones would Heiduo have more confidence when fighting Shadow Lugia.

Otherwise, to be honest, Heiduo did not think he had any chance of capturing Shadow Lugia.

When he returned to the Secret Base, Fei Liu had already curled up inside the kotatsu and was sleeping soundly. Beside him, Gliscor was squeezed in with him.

Most Rangers only had one Partner Pokémon in their entire lives. To them, their Partner Pokémon were like family and friends.

Umbreon, meanwhile, had their lower body tucked inside the kotatsu as they fiddled with their laptop.