That was the light of Mega Evolution. Xiao Ran had never expected to find someone in the Federation Empire who could use Mega Evolution too.
Unlike Z-Moves and Dynamax, Mega Evolution had actually always been possible. The obstacles were that matching Evolution Stones were hard to obtain, the bond required for evolution had yet to be fully understood, and the Pokémon had to be in its final evolutionary form while its Pokémon Trainer had to be at least Gym Leader Class.
Not a single one of those conditions could be missing, which made widespread adoption of Mega Evolution difficult. Even in the Kalos Great Secret Realm, the birthplace of Mega Stones, only a handful of people could achieve Mega Evolution.
Morl's ability to perform Mega Evolution was far beyond Xiao Ran's expectations, and Alakazam's Mega Evolution would take this battle to another level.
I was planning to keep Mega Evolution in reserve, but it looks like that's no longer an option! Xiao Ran thought.
Alakazam's high mobility alone had already caused Diancie considerable trouble. Now that Mega Evolution would dramatically boost its special attack, it was no longer realistic for Diancie to withstand Mega Alakazam's attacks through defense alone.
If an ant bit you, no matter how much you let it bite, it would only hurt or itch a little. But if you let a snake keep biting you, it could genuinely devour you.
"Alakazam!" The light of evolution faded. Alakazam was now clad in a long purple robe, its long whiskers had turned white and trailed along the ground, and a ruby adorned its brow.
A full five spoons floated around it. Those were its weapons, hovering behind it as though it were a Buddha who had attained immortality through cultivation.
"It really is Mega Evolution! Competitor Morl has