Groudon slowly raised its somewhat short forelimbs.
"Boom—!"
There was no preparatory motion, nor any process of gathering energy.
An orange beam shot into the sky, racing toward Metagross as it transformed into a comet.
Then, without looking back, it continued onward through the ocean.
The light blue and orange energies collided soundlessly high in the sky, appearing almost peaceful.
However.
As the two forces steadily dissolved each other, a tiny black dot abruptly appeared at their center.
"Bzzz—"
The next moment, a tremendous suction force emerged from nowhere.
The towering Water Spout defied gravity and flew straight toward Metagross.
"Gallade, full Resonance!"
"Gardevoir, pull Metagross down!"
"Milotic, control the water!"
The Trainers commanded their Pokemon in perfect coordination.
Powerful Psychic Waves stretched across the air, barely managing to contain that unknown small black spot.
By now, Mega Metagross was covered in scars.
Though it had not reverted from Mega Evolution, it had already reached its limit.
There's still a gap.
Tetsuya, glowing blue as he resonated with Gallade, silently thought.
He was not talking about Metagross and Groudon.
He meant Steven and Metagross as they were now, compared to who they would become in the future.
If Tetsuya remembered correctly, the future Steven would be capable of going toe-to-toe with Legendary Pokemon.
But now, even in Mega Form, he seemed somewhat unable to keep up.
That was not worth being surprised about.
Five or six years, or perhaps even longer, was more than enough for a Genius Trainer like Steven to undergo a complete transformation.
To put it bluntly, Steven's career as a Trainer had only lasted around ten years so far. He was nowhere near the point of stagnation.
"Everyone, let's go together!"
Now that Steven had taken the lead.
The Trainers finally cast aside the remaining hesitation