Preparations for Evolution

Over the course of a month, amid day-after-day of grueling training and sweat, time had flown by like a mountain stream.

Behind Dewford Gym, beside the waterfall that surged endlessly like a silver dragon, dense, rapid sounds of collision echoed through the air.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Two crimson figures clashed fiercely on the open ground beside the waterfall, moving at speeds too fast for the naked eye to fully follow.

Their fists, feet, knees, elbows—every part of their bodies had become their sharpest weapons. Each collision erupted with a dull boom, kicking up dust and shredded grass.

They were Xinhai's Combusken and Brawly's Combusken!

After a month of hellish special training, both Combusken had undergone a qualitative leap in strength.

Xinhai's Combusken had become more agile and fluid, its movements carrying a piercing force born of unwavering conviction. Brawly's Combusken, meanwhile, had become even fiercer and bolder, every strike brimming with explosive power and burning fighting spirit.

Eevee, Kirlia, Mightyena, Sandile, Zigzagoon, as well as Brawly's Machamp, Hariyama, and the other Pokémon, surrounded the field and watched this intense internal sparring match without blinking.

Even Feebas in the pool had surfaced, and its slightly vacant eyes seemed to be focused on the battle.

Their movements were as swift as lightning, their transitions between moves incomparably fast. Often, before one move had even finished, the next had already arrived.

The glow of Fighting energy flickered repeatedly where they collided, displaying how much their control over their own strength had improved.

After another straightforward clash of fists, the powerful recoil sent both Combusken sliding backward at the same time, carving shallow trails into the ground before they regained their footing.

Their chests rose and fell slightly as they stared at each other, but the fighting spirit in their eyes had not