Professor Sycamore's laboratory was different from Professor Oak's.
Professor Oak preferred to work alone, so he had not taken on any assistants.
Things were different at Professor Sycamore's lab. After heading into the back, Chen Shi saw many people in researchers' uniforms busily working.
None of them showed any curiosity about their arrival. They merely glanced over before returning to their work.
Professor Sycamore excitedly led them to a wall covered with photographs.
Most showed indecipherable writing or murals depicting Mega-Evolved Pokémon.
Professor Sycamore pointed to one photograph and said:
"Chen Shi, look. The Pokémon depicted in this mural looks a lot like Gardevoir. Could this be Gardevoir after Mega Evolution?"
At his words, Chen Shi and Diantha looked at the photograph he was pointing to.
Though the mural had faded with time, its general outline was still discernible.
The photograph depicted a Pokémon whose form differed from an ordinary Gardevoir's.
Compared with an ordinary Gardevoir, the Pokémon in the mural wore a voluminous blue dress, and her long, curly blue hair fluttered in the wind.
Her arms were blue, and two red horns protruded from her chest.
She really did look a lot like Gardevoir.
"Chen Shi, is the Pokémon depicted here really a Mega-Evolved Gardevoir?"
Diantha's eyes sparkled. She had fallen in love with this Pokémon's appearance at first sight.
She was looking forward to Mega Evolution more and more now.
Chen Shi's expression turned a little odd. "Though it's somewhat blurry, I can still tell that this is indeed a Mega Gardevoir."
"But..."
"But what?" Diantha asked nervously.
Chen Shi gave an awkward cough. "But this isn't an ordinary Gardevoir. This is a Shiny Gardevoir."
As though worried they might not believe him, Chen Shi added an explanation. "When an ordinary Gardevoir Mega Evolves, her hair and