This Houndoom had the Early Bird Ability, which let it wake up quickly after falling asleep. This Ability paired extremely well with Rest.
A special Psychic-type energy surrounded Houndoom. As the energy put it to sleep, it also healed every injury on its body.
"Mega Lucario, attack Houndoom with Focus Blast!" As soon as the Mega Evolution was complete, Ye Tian ordered Mega Lucario to attack the sleeping Houndoom.
Mega Lucario was still suffering from a burn, so all the moves Ye Tian ordered it to use were powerful special attacks.
A barrage of Focus Blasts formed from Fighting-type energy hurtled toward Houndoom. Just before they struck, Houndoom woke up and instinctively formed a Protect barrier in front of itself.
The Focus Blasts pounded the barrier. Since Houndoom had created the transparent barrier hastily, it was not particularly sturdy, and Mega Lucario's assault soon broke through it.
With the Protect barrier shattered, the Focus Blasts struck Houndoom's body, inflicting considerable damage. Fortunately, the barrier had blocked some of them; otherwise, Houndoom might have been injured even more severely.
"Houndoom, Mega Evolve!" After Mega Lucario's assault ended, Liao Wu also chose to have Houndoom undergo Mega Evolution.
When Lucario began its Mega Evolution, Liao Wu had originally intended to have Houndoom evolve at the same time, boosting its strength so it could contend with Mega Lucario.
However, Houndoom's Ability would change after Mega Evolution, turning from Early Bird into Solar Power.
If its Ability changed, the price of using Rest to recover would be far too steep. That was why Liao Wu had planned to wait until Houndoom finished resting before having it undergo Mega Evolution.
The Mega Evolution began. Dense Fire-type and Dark-type energy flowed out of the Evolution Stone in Liao Wu's hand. Infused with this power, Houndoom Mega