Chapter 496 - 495: Sneasel’s Effort
Obtaining an unknown Mega Stone made Cain very happy.
At the moment, he didn't have any Pokémon capable of Mega Evolving, but he knew that once his Pokémon grew, several would be able to do so.
The closest to achieving it would be Haunter, once it evolved into Gengar, making it Cain's first Pokémon to meet the minimum requirements for Mega Evolution.
Next in line would be the Pokémon from his secondary team: Blaziken, the final form of Torchic; Aggron, Aron's final evolution; Swampert, Mudkip's final evolution; and Tyranitar, Larvitar's final form.
Five Pokémon in total capable of Mega Evolving, representing a significant leap in his power. Although there are generally few Pokémon capable of Mega Evolution, Cain already had quite a high proportion of them.
Cain could only hope that the Mega Stone he had found would be usable.
After leaving the lake, Cain realized that there were still secrets left to uncover there. He had only explored the cave where Kabutops lived, not other areas that could hold valuable discoveries. Still, the Kabutops tribe alone was fascinating to him.
Kabutops is a Water/Rock-type Pokémon with good resistances, being four times weak to Grass and twice weak to Fighting, Ground, and Electric, but with reasonable defensive capabilities.
It also had a quadruple resistance to Fire and resisted Normal, Flying, Poison, and Ice types. With the ability Swift Swim, Kabutops fit perfectly into the rain team Cain was building.