The Pokémon rampage was over, but another, far more serious incident had begun. For now, though, no one had the energy to worry about it.
By the time dawn came.
Ogerpon had caught Colress with her vines and tossed him aside. As one of the main culprits behind the rampage, he had to be handed over to the police, whatever his reasons.
After eating dried fruit that quickly restored their strength, Snivy and the other Pokémon affected by the Controller had more or less returned to normal. When they learned they had attacked their companions while out of control, they were all wracked with guilt.
"Momo..."
"Tangtang..."
They could barely eat.
Gabite felt just as guilty. Seeing that his best friend Riolu had evolved into Lucario but still hadn't woken up, he was worried too.
"Don't worry. It took more out of him than it did out of you. I'll take care of him."
Mingyou reassured them, then looked at Lucario lying before him. He recalled Synchronizing with Lucario and the phantom image that had appeared around him, so similar to Mega Evolution.
Normally, Mega Evolution required both a Key Stone and an Evolution Stone. Neither could be missing. But beings like Rayquaza could Mega Evolve of their own accord, without an Evolution Stone.
The principles behind Mega Evolution were still being studied in this world. People called it a manifestation of the bond between a Trainer and Pokémon, but how could Pokémon without Trainers Mega Evolve? No one had an answer yet.
According to some research so far, Mega Evolution was closer to what Pokémon had looked like in ancient times. That power had gradually faded with the ages and eventually lain dormant.
He had also heard another theory: an Evolution Stone forced the latent power in a Pokémon's