Heiduo had never imagined that one day, he would reveal his deepest trump card in a place like this.
And the reason for doing so was an almost saintly impulse to save those last three people as well.
Honestly, if those three had all been in different places, if they hadn't been injured, if they—
There were no ifs.
Heiduo took a deep breath and stood behind Mega Garchomp.
Looking down at the two monsters below, each seeming capable of sinking the land with a single blow.
They said Xerneas symbolized life and compassion, but when facing its archenemy Yveltal in a fierce battle, even it probably couldn't remain compassionate, could it?
If Heiduo hadn't been here, not only would everyone in the restaurant and their Pokémon have died, but at the very least, there would have been terrible casualties.
At that point, would Xerneas share its eternal life once more?
No one knew.
But Heiduo knew these two were in serious trouble.
Pokémon were incredibly mysterious creatures, and attribute energy was an equally mysterious form of energy.
It could explode through rejection, or through coincidence and conviction, fuse together into something even more terrifying.
That's right.
Heiduo's greatest trump card.
Was the kind of move fusion children's anime loved to show off to its viewers!
Yeah, he had no idea how many times this move had been used to blast Team Rocket away.
Its prototype had appeared in Pokémon Adventures as well.
—The Ultimate Technique three-in-one combo!
"What a shame, what a shame. I'm short one Key Stone and one Mega Stone."
Ignoring Mega Garchomp's refusal, Heiduo recalled him and had him cancel his Mega Evolution.
Then he released Charizard, Sceptile, and Swampert.
"I'm counting on you. Whether this old face of mine gets stomped into the dirt by