Lumiose City,
Sycamore Pokémon Lab.
Professor Sycamore was astonished by the data they had spent the entire morning collecting.
If the boost to Lucario's physical moves was slightly above expectations, then the boost to Special Attack was terrifying!
"The boosts to Flash Cannon and Aura Sphere after Mega Evolution were 111.3% and 111.6%, respectively!"
Chloe's voice was filled with surprise. "Both exceeded the projected figures by 11%!"
Professor Sycamore looked at Li Wei solemnly. "If there's no error in the data,
then Lucario's boost after Mega Evolution is the greatest I've ever seen in a Pokémon."
"To make the experimental data more accurate, we'll probably need at least two more rounds of testing."
"If possible, I'd like to run five tests. That would reduce the margin of error even further."
Li Wei nodded. "No problem."
Li Wei guessed that this might be due to the dishes Lucario had eaten that provided special bonuses.
Those dishes already gave Lucario a boost, making his baseline stats higher than those of other Lucario,
and Mega Evolution gave him another increase. Perhaps stacking the two had produced this result.
Just then, Steven, who was standing nearby, suddenly said, "Professor Sycamore, I have a suggestion."
Professor Sycamore nodded. "Go ahead."
Steven proposed, "Run detailed tests on my Metagross and Li Wei's Metagross as well."
Professor Sycamore asked in puzzlement,
"May I ask why?"
Steven considered for a moment. "I think I can only give you an answer after the tests. Perhaps you'll figure it out yourself during testing."
This was Steven's guess.
He had a vague feeling that Metagross had improved after attending the Breeding Center's Summer Camp.
But Steven hadn't done any precise testing.
For Steven, this round of tests
would also verify his theory.
However, if they followed Steven's suggestion, they might have