Jubilife Breeding Center.
Li Wei pondered in silence. Judging by the Mega Evolution he had just witnessed, it was an excellent way to boost strength.
Metagross had originally been at the advanced Professional level, but Mega Evolution had propelled him straight to the advanced Gym level.
That was a leap of an entire tier.
Steven's Metagross,
meanwhile, had risen from the intermediate Champion level to the advanced Champion level.
That was perfectly normal.
The stronger one became, the harder it was to improve further.
At the Elite Four and Champion levels, even a small step up made a considerable difference in strength.
Leon thought Li Wei was upset about losing. "Don't be sad, son. We still have a bright future ahead of us."
"..."
I don't want to hear about the future.
And I'm not even upset, okay?!
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Metagross's Mega Evolution had inspired Arcanine, Dragapult, and Lucario.
Especially Lucario.
His eyes had been full of envy.
But Lucario had always been considerate, even as a child, so he had not brought up the Evolution Stone with Li Wei.
Nurse Joy took the two Metagross away for treatment, while Li Wei and Steven returned to the house to sign a contract.
Pokéblock sales were regulated by the Pokémon League, which needed to know where the products were going.
So this contract was for the Pokémon League's benefit.
The two of them did not need it to keep each other in line.
Neither was the sort to break an agreement.
Li Wei had originally planned to wait until he drew a Lucarionite with a lottery ticket.
But remembering the look in Lucario's eyes, he gritted his teeth. "Do you have any Lucarionite left?"
If Steven had one, he would buy it first.
Once he drew another Lucarionite later, he could