Pokémon: When the World Changed

"That air blade... has changed!"

Outside the field, all the spectators' gazes focused on Garchomp's air blade.

Before, the air blade Garchomp condensed was transparent, like a blade of wind.

But now, Garchomp's air blade was dyed blood-red!

Vaguely, a killing intent emanated from it, making anyone tense.

"What a violent aura..."

"What exactly happened to Garchomp?"

The spectators began to speculate, while fixing their eyes on the two Pokémon that were still battling on the field.

In this battle, Haxorus was being completely suppressed!

"Phew, it looks like it has mastered it."

Seeing the figure moving at high speed across the field and that blood-red slash cutting through the air, Ethan finally let out the breath he had been holding.

The enormous transformation Garchomp had undergone was, of course, because Ethan had tried to make it Mega Evolve.

Once Garchomp finished its training, Ethan handed it the Mega Stone and began the Mega Evolution training.

That process, in reality, was quite smooth. During the time they had been together, Garchomp had already ended up acknowledging Ethan, and an initial bond had been established between them.

Of course, with the current bond between Ethan and Garchomp, it was very difficult to cause a true resonance between the Key Stone and the Mega Stone.

But it should not be forgotten that Lucario could use its aura power as support to facilitate Mega Evolution.

And so, with the coordination of Lucario's aura power, Ethan and Garchomp's mental energy managed to enter resonance, fulfilling the necessary conditions for Mega Evolution.

And the process itself was flawless: with the help of the Mega Stone, Garchomp successfully evolved into Mega Garchomp, and its wings and claws fused into blood-red scythe-shaped blades.

But, as soon as Garchomp completed Mega Evolution, an unexpected problem occurred.

According to what the Pokédex indicated, Garchomp already had a rather wild nature to begin with, and since its wings, of which it was so proud, turned into scythes, Mega Garchomp's character became even more violent than before, to the point that, when enraged, it lost control and destroyed everything.

Because of that, as soon as Garchomp evolved into Mega Garchomp, being unable to control that new power and together with its much fiercer nature, it lost control and entered a true frenzy!

Fortunately, there was Melmetal, that Elite-level Mythical Pokémon, which managed to suppress Mega Garchomp and force it back to its normal form.

Afterward, for a while, Garchomp tried to Mega Evolve several more times, but it still could not control that strength, and in every attempt, it lost control again.

Under those circumstances, Ethan had no choice but to settle for a more modest objective: taking advantage of the transformation of Garchomp's wings after Mega Evolution and the strength contained in the Mega Stone, he attempted a second development of the air blade, transforming it into a blood-red air blade.

And, from what could be seen, that red air blade, after integrating part of the Mega Stone's power, had increased its potency enormously, to the point of suppressing Haxorus with a single blow!

"This type of energy... Garchomp still does not master it perfectly."

"We have to finish quickly. Before Garchomp loses control of this strength, let's end the battle at once!"

Observing Garchomp's state, Ethan made a decision.

"Gaarrcchhmp!"

Upon hearing that, Garchomp let out a roar.

Next, its eyes slowly began to turn red, while it directly used the move Outrage.

The move Outrage completely released a dragon's natural ferocity, making it even more powerful.

And now, after using the move Outrage, the immense power accumulated inside Garchomp exploded all at once, causing its entire body to become covered in a blood-colored light.

At that moment, Garchomp seemed almost to have completed a Mega Evolution, becoming wild in an instant.

In the next second, Garchomp rushed forward like a rabid beast and, relying on the last remnant of clarity it had left, unleashed a brutal offensive against Haxorus.

Under such conditions, Haxorus finally could not resist anymore and ended up being completely crushed by Garchomp.

And, once it defeated Haxorus, Garchomp immediately fell into a state of confusion and began destroying everything without control.

Seeing that, this time Ethan released Sandslash to suppress Garchomp.

And the terrifying power shown by Totem Sandslash once again left all the spectators dumbfounded.

In that state of madness of Garchomp, that enormous Sandslash suppressed it head-on with complete ease! The strength it displayed was simply terrifying.

If Ethan had directly sent that Sandslash into the battle, probably even Druddigon and Haxorus together would not have been able to defeat it.

"So this Totem Sandslash... is actually his true main force?"

Even Leader Nico, upon witnessing Sandslash's strength, was left with his mouth half-open.

Immediately afterward, the other Poké Ball he had prepared in his hand ended up slowly lowering.

Naturally, Druddigon and Haxorus were not his true aces.

And, in addition, he was convinced that his main Pokémon could suppress that out-of-control Garchomp.

But managing to contain it with the same ease as that Totem Sandslash was doing was something he knew even his aces would find difficult.

"It seems losing was not unjust..."

Nico shook his head again.

This time, seeing that Ethan had sent out Kommo-o and Garchomp, he had also taken a certain fairness into account, so he only sent Druddigon and Haxorus.

Now he saw that this decision had been very wise. Otherwise, if they had really fought with everything, he would surely have lost in an even more humiliating way!

According to the information he had in his hands, Ethan still possessed that Lucario capable of defeating the God of Nightmares, Darkrai.

If they had truly fought a full-power two-on-two, and Ethan had directly sent out that Totem Sandslash and Lucario, that battle simply could not have been fought!

"You worked hard, Sandslash."

Once he managed to recover Garchomp, Ethan let out a sigh of relief.

Although, after using the move Outrage and unleashing part of the power of Mega Evolution, Garchomp had reached impressive strength, it was far too difficult to control.

If he could not solve that problem, it would be very complicated for Garchomp to use that technique again in its following battles.

And precisely that would be the problem Ethan had to solve during the coming time.

If he managed to solve the problem of Garchomp's madness after Mega Evolution and make it able to battle at will in that state, then Garchomp, which had already found its own path, would leap into becoming another of the great main forces of his team!