Escape

Compared to an ordinary Beedrill,

Mega Beedrill was more than half again as large.

Its sharp, streamlined form gave it a fierce, lethal aura.

Its head, torso, and abdomen were no longer directly connected, with black connectors added between the three sections.

The antennae on its head had shortened and extended backward, while its elongated red compound eyes looked especially aggressive.

Its abdomen had become conical, with two cone-shaped grooves at the front, making it resemble an unopened yellow-and-black umbrella.

Its abdominal Poison Sting had grown longer, its toxicity visibly enhanced, and the Twin Needles on its arms had gained structures resembling knight's sword guards, allowing them to pierce an enemy's body more effectively.

And that was not all.

Beedrill's original feet had also turned into two Twin Needles marked with yellow and black stripes after Mega Evolution.

With five stingers gleaming with cold light, even someone utterly unfamiliar with it could tell that Mega Beedrill's physical attack capabilities had improved enormously.

The entire Pokemon was like a fast, precise machine built specifically for destruction.

And that was indeed the case.

Judging purely by the data, the same move dealt more than twice as much damage when used by Mega Beedrill than it had before evolving.

For Giovanni's Beedrill,

Tetsuya had no doubt that, in terms of attack power alone, it could now rival or even surpass most Tier 3 Legendary Pokemon.

The change in its Ability was also something that could not be overlooked.

Swarm Ability plus Sniper Ability had become Adaptability Ability, whose prerequisite was practically nonexistent, raising the power bonus of a Pokemon's Same-Type Attack Bonus moves from around 1.5 times to around twice as much.

The increase in STAB alone was nearly enough to make up for the loss of Swarm Ability.

Moreover, Adaptability Ability did