Strictly speaking, this battle was Mega Latias's true debut.
During the battle to defend Alto Mare, she had performed the remarkable feat of taking on numerous opponents alone, but it had been only a fleeting glimpse.
Aside from revealing the staggering leap in Latias's strength after Mega Evolution, it had given the world little clear understanding of the true nature of her power.
Starting now, however, the world would come to understand that power anew!
Against Ludicolo, one of Wallace's Champion-level mainstays, she had scored a one-hit knockout!
There had been no overwhelming level advantage, no extreme fourfold type advantage.
Yet before the absolute might Mega Evolution granted a Legendary Pokémon, even a Champion-level Pokémon was as fragile as paper!
The entire manor fell deathly silent. Tens of millions of comments instantly vanished from the livestream, as though the whole world had held its breath.
Only Mega Latias remained suspended above the battlefield, her violet dragon wings beating gracefully.
Like a queen reigning over the mortal world, she proclaimed this indisputable, crushing victory without a sound!
And after that dead silence came an eruption like a nuclear blast!
[A Champion-level Pokémon, knocked out in one hit! Am I seeing things?]
[This is our Latias after Mega Evolution! Now that's super-mega-super-mega! Do your Pokémon have a Mega Evolution like this?]
[Even with a twofold type advantage, isn't that damage a little ridiculous? That's one of Mr. Rice's main Pokémon!]
[Did you think all that work Meowscarada put in earlier was for nothing? They fought for almost ten minutes. Ludicolo was already in pretty bad shape.]
[Meowha: Trust me, it's practically down! I'm a kitten if I'm lying. Go get it!]
[That's exaggerating. It definitely wasn't practically down, but Meowscarada certainly deserves a lot of credit!]
[Mr. Rice is hilarious. One second