Chapter 73 73: Ogerpon’s Exclusive Terastallization
"Ponii…"
Ogerpon had no time to care about what Kimia was thinking.
Right now, she was enduring the debuff from Volcanion's Scary Face.
"Ponii—ah!!!"
But in the very next moment—
It was as if she shattered some invisible shackle.
Her aura surged violently, far beyond before.
"What?!"
Volcanion was completely dumbfounded.
No—what kind of Pokémon are you?!
After taking Scary Face, you should be slowed, suppressed, struggling to move!
Why are you getting more energized instead?!
Something's wrong!
What is happening?!
Volcanion immediately stopped using Scary Face.
In the distance, without the suppression—
Ogerpon's Defiant ability gradually calmed.
But it was enough.
Just that brief moment—
Her Attack had increased by 200%, a full +4 stages.
Still far from the theoretical +10 limit—
But Sora had never expected her to stack it fully.
That wasn't realistic.
"300% attack…"
"…That's enough."
Even Sora hadn't expected this opportunity.
Originally, Volcanion had no moves that could be exploited like this.
Yet somehow—
The opening appeared.
Ogerpon had already broken past level 80.
And now—
She'd been handed another massive boost.
"Next…"
"One move to decide it."
"Ogerpon!"
"Cornerstone Mask, and then—"
Sora took a deep breath.
Ogerpon mirrored him, fully focused.
"Terastallize!!!"
"Ponii—ah!!!"
Brilliant, prismatic light burst from Ogerpon's body.
The gray Cornerstone Mask transformed—
Into a towering crystalline oni mask, over two meters tall, like a wall standing before her.
The sudden spectacle left Kimia and all the watching Pokémon completely stunned.
"So… beautiful…"
It was her first time seeing Terastallization.
She couldn't look away.
More dazzling than any gemstone in reality—
Even a royal princess could only describe it as the finest work of art in existence.
"What is this…?"
"This power… it's… breathtaking… it's art…"
What should have been a savage Pokémon battle—
Now resembled a radiant, magnificent performance.
Light flowed.
Colors shimmered.
A spectacle beyond words.
"It's not over yet!!"
Sora clenched his fists.
He could feel his stamina draining rapidly.
But—
A second, third, and fourth mask flew out from Ogerpon's hands and sleeves—
Hovering around the crystallized Cornerstone Mask.
Then—
"Bzzzz—!"
Crimson.
Emerald.
Azure.
Three more radiant lights erupted—
Each no less dazzling than the Cornerstone Mask.
Yes.
Not one mask—
But four.
Ogerpon had broken free from the constraints of the "game."
No longer limited to a single mask—
She could now wield them dynamically in battle.
Granting her—
The near-impossible advantage of simultaneously manifesting four abilities.
And that wasn't all.
If masks can coexist…
Then what about Terastallization?
Since obtaining Ogerpon, Sora had never stopped exploring her potential.
Catching a Pokémon was only the beginning.
Developing its power—
Was the trainer's responsibility.
So he experimented.
With Terastallization.
A battle system introduced in the Paldea region—
Where Pokémon shine like gemstones, emitting radiant crystalline light.
When Terastallized—
They gain a crown-like crystal above their heads.
Their bodies gleam like cut jewels.
But in essence—
Terastallization originates from the energy deep within Paldea—
The manifestation of the legendary Pokémon Terapagos.
Which is why—
Outside Paldea, the phenomenon normally cannot function.
Much like Dynamax in Galar—
It is region-locked.
Only with the invention of the Tera Orb could trainers use it elsewhere.
Even then—
It required recharging with Paldea's ambient energy.
But Ogerpon?
She had no such limitation.
First—She didn't need a Tera Orb.
Second—Her Terastallization was directly tied to her bond with Sora.
Joy.
Anger.
Sorrow.
Happiness.
These four emotions—Corresponded to her four masks.
Her four attributes.
Rather than Ogerpon Terastallizing…
It's the masks themselves that transform.
That was Sora's realization the first time he saw it.
Her Terastallization—Was fundamentally different.
No elemental crown.
No standard transformation.
Instead—
The masks themselves became the core of the phenomenon.
"So… can multiple masks Terastallize at once?"
That question—Had started everything.
At first, Ogerpon didn't understand.
It was her first time experiencing this power too.
She had no reference.
No precedent.
But she trusted Sora.
Completely.
So she tried.
Again.
And again.
First—
Single-mask Terastallization.
Then—
Two masks.
Trying to maintain dual attributes.
Failed.
Didn't work.
Too exhausting…
Body and mind—both pushed to the limit.
So—Should they give up?
Maybe Ogerpon's Terastallization—
Was meant to be singular.
Like in the games.
No.
"If this power exists—"
"Then there is no such thing as absolute limits."
This was the real world.
And any power that existed—
Could be studied.
Refined.
Mastered.
Just like how, in the anime, an Eevee could turn Sand Attack into something extraordinary—
If one attempt failed—Try ten times.
If ten failed—Then a hundred.
A thousand.
They would push forward—Until it worked.
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