Despite his playful banter with the Bishop of the Divine Cult, Aoki's heart pounded with trepidation.
However, he was genuinely curious about the exclamation mark Unown on the Bishop's hand.
Why did both he and the Bishop possess Unown?
And what was the true identity of this Bishop of the Divine Cult, named Sen? He was once an existence on par with Giovanni.
If one were to list the individuals in the Pokémon world whom Aoki currently held in awe, the top spot would undoubtedly go to the President of the Pokémon Alliance, an ancient monster who had lived for countless years, whose strength was terrifyingly immense, as evidenced by his ability to withstand Giratina's assault with just three Pokémon.
The second was the hidden powerhouse of the Kanto region, Professor Oak, Samuel Oak, who always claimed to be a Pokémon professor. Although he was indeed a genuine and top-tier professor in the field of Pokémon research, his true strength had remained hidden for decades. He had the ability to become the Kanto region champion but ultimately chose to forgo it.
Third was Giovanni, the current leader of Team Rocket! Giovanni's strongest Beedrill and his ground-type Pokémon were absolutely terrifying. Coupled with the nascent Mewtwo, this period could be said to be the peak of Giovanni's power, as he was currently able to fully control Mewtwo.
As a legendary Pokémon, how terrifying would Mewtwo's combat power be? One only needed to compare it to Giratina, another legendary Pokémon, to know.
Although Mewtwo had not yet attained its divine position, it would only find its true self and the meaning of its existence after leaving Giovanni's control and battling Mew. But even without a divine position, its foundation as a legendary Pokémon remained.
And now, there was a person before him who could rival Giovanni, which made Aoki's heart tremble.
It wasn't that Aoki, after all he had experienced, still lacked composure and was easily startled by things beyond his expectation, losing the demeanor of a top expert from the Hoenn region.
It was entirely because he knew too much. Aoki's worldview was different from that of ninety-nine percent of the people in the Pokémon world, simply because the level of things he knew was completely different from theirs.
Aoki knew many secrets that most people in the Pokémon world were unaware of. This was his inherent advantage, and a resource he could utilize. So far, he had used it quite well, gaining many benefits for himself, and it was also key to his ability to raise his strength to this level in such a short time.
But sometimes, knowing more doesn't always mean it's entirely good.
The more one knows, the more thoroughly one understands the world, so when planning, one's overall perspective tends to be excellent.
However, once something outside his understanding appears, it can significantly impact his plans. Knowing more allows one to instantly see the essence of things.
If it were someone else, facing this Bishop of the Divine Cult who hadn't even summoned a single Pokémon and whose specific strength was unknown, they would probably fearlessly charge forward. But Aoki knew that if he charged, he might end up even worse off.
It was precisely because he knew a part of the opponent's strength, because he knew the opponent was someone who could rival Giovanni, someone even Giovanni had to be careful of. Out of his awe for Giovanni, this reverence for power would extend to this person as well.
So, if possible, Aoki would rather continue this awkward conversation with the opponent, waiting for reinforcements to arrive.
However, the Bishop of the Divine Cult clearly wouldn't let Aoki have his way. Although he was waiting for something, engaging Aoki in battle now was not out of the question.
Moreover, just as Aoki was interested in the Unown on his hand, he was also very interested in the Unown on Aoki's hand. He wanted to know what choice those Unown would make if he eliminated Aoki.
Thinking of the ability of the exclamation mark Unown on his hand, if he added the ability of the question mark Unown, even without other special means of increase or decrease, simply doubling the current ability would be quite good.
Thinking of this, Sen finally took out his Poké Ball and threw it, summoning his Latios!
Possessing a Latios Mega Stone, this was a Champion-level Pokémon at the second threshold, capable of perfect Mega Evolution, and once Mega Evolved, it would definitely break through this level.
Right from the start, it was the Pokémon Aoki feared most.
Darkrai and Gengar were summoned by Aoki, looking at the Latios from afar. Both Darkrai and Gengar felt the pressure.
Although this Latios was at the exact same level as the Moltres they had just defeated, the pressure it exerted on them was completely different!
Even though that Moltres was a legendary Pokémon, it didn't exert as much pressure as this Latios.
Aoki slowly landed on the peak of Mt. Silver, stepping onto the snow-covered ground before summoning Tyranitar.
Tyranitar's strength was still decent, but compared to the opponent's Pokémon, its inability to fly was indeed a disadvantage. Although Aoki could use his own psychic powers or the psychic powers of other Pokémon to make Tyranitar float in the air.
However, many of Tyranitar's abilities require contact with the ground to be used, so Aoki still decided to summon Tyranitar to the mountaintop.
Darkrai and Gengar also came to the top of Mt. Silver.
At this moment, Aoki was on the defensive, so he chose a terrain advantageous to himself.
Watching Aoki's actions, Sen wore a faint smile. He, of course, instantly saw through Aoki's plan and the strength of his Pokémon.
He couldn't help but exclaim, "As expected of the Alliance's young prodigy, no wonder you were able to deal with Wallace so quickly. He truly was no match for you."
However, while he spoke in praise of Aoki, his hands did not stop moving.
He had a special ring on his right hand, and embedded in this ring was a Key Stone. His demeanor was somewhat similar to Steven Stone's, equally flashy.
But when Aoki saw his actions, his mouth couldn't help but twitch.
Brother, I'm still a child. Do you really need to go all out right from the start?
Whatever Aoki thought, the opponent wouldn't care. Right now, he just wanted to know what would happen if the Unown on Aoki's body transferred to his own.
"Mega Evolve! Latios!" he uttered in a low voice.
"Oos—!" Latios let out a high-pitched cry. It was currently quite excited, having not had a good battle in who knew how long.
Mega Evolution energy instantly enveloped it, and in the blink of an eye, it completed its Mega Evolution!
The originally blue and white Latios, after Mega Evolving, had its blue parts turn light purple, and its appearance also changed, looking more streamlined, which should further increase its flying speed.
Aoki looked at this Mega Latios with a solemn expression. A Pokémon that had surpassed the second threshold of the Champion level, meaning it had broken through the Champion level.
Such Pokémon were as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns in the entire Pokémon world.
And Pokémon that reached this level of strength could be called Grandmaster-level!!!
The highest level of strength that all Pokémon could achieve. For Pokémon that reached this level, even a difference of just one level meant a huge gap in strength.
Moreover, not all Pokémon could reach this level. Even Pokémon with decent inherent potential would find it almost impossible without a good opportunity.
Therefore, opportunity, potential, and ability are all indispensable.
Pokémon: Mega Latios (Light Purple) — Mega Evolved Form
Gender: Male
Level: 94 (95)
Type: Dragon + Psychic
Ability: Levitate
Held Item: Latiosite
Egg Moves: None
Basic Moves: Memento, Helping Hand, Heal Block, Psywave, Safeguard, Protect, Dragon Dance, Stored Power, Refresh, Heal Pulse, Dragon Breath, Luster Purge, Psychic Transfer, Recover, Telekinesis, Zen Headbutt, Power Split, Psychic, Dragon Pulse
Learnt Moves: Draco Meteor, Snore, Trick, Wonder Room, Tailwind, Water Pulse, Hone Claws, Outrage, Defog, Shock Wave, Ally Switch, Icy Wind, Magic Coat
TM Moves: Dragon Claw, Psyshock, Calm Mind, Ice Beam, Hyper Beam, Thunderbolt, Earthquake, Shadow Ball, Aerial Ace, Steel Wing, Energy Ball, Shadow Claw, Dream Eater, Surf
Mega Latios!
Level reached 95!
Grandmaster-level Pokémon!
This was the first Grandmaster-level Pokémon Aoki had ever seen. Perhaps the Moltres, Articuno, and Zapdos summoned by the President before were also Grandmaster-level Pokémon, but at the time, the Pokémon were too fast for Aoki to scan their data.
So this was the first one he had seen!
Sen's face held a smile. "Aren't you surprised how I managed to get a Latiosite so soon after you just announced Mega Evolution?"
Aoki secretly curled his lip.
I have so many things I'm curious about. My mind is full of questions right now, and you haven't answered a single one.
"Hehe, Mega Latios, Dragon Dance, then use Draco Meteor!" Sen said to the Pokémon beside him, also using telepathy, but he spoke it aloud to see Aoki's reaction.
Aoki's expression darkened. He knew the opponent was deliberately luring him into a trap. If he charged forward now, he would surely become the target of the opponent's attack. At that point, losing Mt. Silver as his base, Aoki would only be able to exert seventy to eighty percent of his Pokémon's strength.
But if he didn't go up to stop it and just watched Mega Latios use Dragon Dance, then the battle would become increasingly difficult later on. This would definitely be a vicious cycle.
In the end, between these two choices, Aoki still chose the conservative approach, staying on Mt. Silver to defend and meet the impact of the opponent's Draco Meteor.
"Tyranitar, Gengar, Mega Evolve!"
The two Pokémon responded instantly, completing their Mega Evolution in a flash.
"Tyranitar!!!"
Mega Tyranitar roared, smashing its massive fist into the ground.
Boom—
A huge rock was directly smashed by Mega Tyranitar from the ground, causing it to jut out. Then, it grabbed the raised corner with both hands, lifting the entire rock from the snow.
Holding this massive rock, Mega Tyranitar continued its movements, supporting the rock with both hands, as large amounts of fine sand constantly converged on it.
Bang!! Bang!!! Bang!!!
Following the same steps, Mega Tyranitar smashed the ground in circles around them and Aoki, lifting up many giant rocks. It raised them all up, like a fortress, completely enclosing the Pokémon and Aoki.
"Tyranitar!!!"
Having quickly finished this, Mega Tyranitar slammed its tail hard on the ground, and pillars of Stone Edge shot up from the gaps between the giant rocks, filling the empty spaces!
And just as its actions were complete, massive meteors from the sky came crashing down towards Aoki's location.
Boom!!!
The first Draco Meteor meteorite struck, causing the defensive fortress that Mega Tyranitar had painstakingly created to shake violently. If Tyranitar hadn't been constantly replenishing energy, it would have almost collapsed.
Just one meteor nearly destroyed Mega Tyranitar's defense.
Would Draco Meteor only have one meteorite?
Clearly not.
Boom!! Boom!!! Boom!!!
One after another, meteors slammed into it. The second one caused cracks in the stone wall created by Tyranitar, and by the third, the top was already shattered. Super Tyranitar could be seen controlling a large amount of sand and rock, frantically converging towards the gap, but unfortunately, the repair was too slow.
The fourth one directly caused the entire defensive castle to completely shatter. No matter how Super Tyranitar tried to mend it, it was too late.
However, it was almost enough. Tyranitar's special defense helped withstand a wave of impact.
"Super Tyranitar, Ice Punch!"
"Darkrai, Ice Beam!"
"Mega Gengar, Icy Wind!"
Aoki calmly commanded the three Pokémon to meet the incoming meteors.
As Aoki's words just fell, a meteor, controlled by Mega Latias, fell towards their location.
Mega Gengar opened its mouth, and a current of air carrying fine snow spewed out, blowing towards the meteor falling from the sky. Darkrai was not far behind, clasping its hands together as a light blue beam shot directly at the meteor.
The meteor, which had been burning with flames, began to emit white smoke, its temperature dropping sharply. Super Tyranitar's dark green fist was enveloped in thick ice, its entire arm up to the elbow transformed into an icy claw, and it swung it without hesitation towards the falling meteor.
Boom!!!
At the point where the fist met the giant meteor, cracks appeared, and then with a "crack, crack" sound, the cracks grew larger and larger. It looked as if this meteor was about to be shattered by Super Tyranitar's single punch.
From a distance, Sen's smile remained unchanged as he watched this scene, glancing at Mega Latias.
The latter instantly understood, its eyes flashing red as psychic power surged, enveloping a meteor in the sky that was originally falling elsewhere, and slamming it into the same spot where Tyranitar was holding up the other meteor.
Aoki's expression changed slightly as he looked at this meteor, "Darkrai! Gengar!"
The two Pokémon immediately acted, once again using their combined skill on the falling meteor.
And after Ice Wind and Ice Beam were used, they didn't stop immediately. Four Shadow Balls instantly condensed in their four hands, smashing towards that meteor, wanting to relieve Super Tyranitar's pressure.
Bang!!!
Finally, the two meteors still collided with very little time difference between them.
This put immense pressure on Tyranitar.
His feet, which had been firmly planted on the ground, caused the rocks beneath to crack, and small fragments of rock shot out rapidly due to the sudden increase in pressure, grazing Aoki's psychic barrier.
If it weren't for the psychic barrier, Aoki felt that such fast-flying rock fragments would be enough to leave scars on him.
This shows just how much pressure Super Tyranitar was enduring at that moment!
Watching Super Tyranitar clench its teeth, its right arm completely covered in ice, this Ice Punch was an extraordinary feat, it couldn't even be called an Ice Punch, it should be called an Ice Arm!
"That's interesting, a good amount of power. Let's see how many meteors you can withstand!" Sen said, his interest piqued as he watched the scene.
Following his command, Mega Latias used its psychic power to hurl the meteors from the Meteor Shower at Super Tyranitar.
Bang!!!
The third meteor fell. Even though the power of the meteor was significantly reduced by the combined efforts of Darkrai and Mega Gengar, the pressure on Super Tyranitar at this moment was still immense.
The weight of three giant meteors, coupled with the impact force from falling from the sky, and the residual high temperature on them, was imaginable for Tyranitar.
At this moment, his two feet were completely submerged in the ground, and the ground around him was completely shattered and sunken, forming a small crater.
But...
Bang!!!
The fourth one!!!
Super Tyranitar once again felt the sudden increase in power, and this was not a simple one plus one plus one.
"Tyranitar!!!"
Super Tyranitar's clenched jaw loosened, and he roared. The markings on his body began to turn red from his belly, gradually covering his face.
With sharp, cold eyes, Super Tyranitar's tail slammed hard on the ground again, and its other arm also became covered in ice, smashing towards the meteor in front of it.
Boom!!
Finally! The first cracked meteor was completely shattered, and falling rocks slid off Tyranitar's body. His rough skin rubbed against the rocks, but it didn't cause any harm to Super Tyranitar.
After the first meteor shattered, the other three meteors that were stacked on top all fell together.
Boom—Boom—Boom—
Three fierce punches, accompanied by Super Tyranitar's roar, completely shattered and broke apart these three meteors! All of them were smashed!
At this point, Mega Latias's Meteor Shower finally ended. Just one move had made Aoki's Pokémon difficult to handle, and this was even with Super Tyranitar performing beyond its usual capabilities.
"Your Tyranitar... interesting, very interesting..." Sen said thoughtfully, rubbing his chin as he looked at Aoki's Super Tyranitar.
Aoki narrowed his eyes and looked down the Silver Mountain. He saw that on the original battlefield, where the cult and Alliance members were fighting, there were heavy casualties due to Mega Latias's Meteor Shower.
The opponent didn't even consider whether they would hit their own people, simply launching attacks recklessly. Any casualties had nothing to do with him.
However, just one encounter made Aoki realize how terrifying a Gym Leader-level Pokémon was. His current Pokémon were completely incapable of dealing with it.
They were not Pokémon of the same level.
Elder Ge's decision to have him block the Cult's Bishop was a bit of an overestimation of him.
"Lance!!!"
Just as Aoki was having a headache, a rough voice soared from the middle of Silver Mountain, reaching the top where Aoki was!
Lance?!
Upon hearing this name, not only did Aoki's body tremble, but even the Cult's Bishop in mid-air also trembled.
"Lance... Lance... Lance... is that it?" Aoki's eyes widened, looking incredulous.
Could it be that the true identity of this Cult Bishop was a member of the Lance family?
If that were the case, then everything would make sense.
With the Lance family's capabilities and heritage, they had cultivated countless trainers, big and small. A large portion of these trainers went to the Kanto Alliance back then.
Some with stronger abilities held high positions, while others with weaker abilities held relatively lower positions.
But no matter what, people from the Lance family were always top-notch; this was a common saying.
If this Cult Bishop was a member, or even a direct descendant, of the Lance family before leaving the Alliance, it wouldn't be surprising for him to know so much about the Alliance.
Moreover, the Lance family is powerful, even older than the Alliance itself. As a family specializing in Dragon-type Pokémon, it's not surprising given their heritage that they would know about Giratina, the Renegade Pokémon.
A brawny man in an Alliance military uniform, riding a Charizard, soared into the sky and arrived in front of Aoki, looking at Lance, who was floating in mid-air.
"Lance, it really is you!" The brawny man said through gritted teeth.
Seeing his identity revealed, Lance felt no pressure. Instead, he let out a long sigh, "It's been a long time since anyone called me by that name, it truly feels a bit unfamiliar.
Long time no see, Taishan!
Oh, you've become an Alliance Corps Leader now. It seems you haven't fallen too far behind these past years. The little kid who used to follow me and Sakaki now finally possesses such strength!"
Upon hearing Lance's words, Taishan's expression became solemn, "Lance, I can understand Sakaki's actions to a certain extent, but you... why?
Aren't you the eldest legitimate son of the former Lance family head? With your potential and ability, inheriting the position of Lance family head was destined, and it wouldn't even be impossible for you to become the President of the Pokémon Alliance!"
"Heh—why?" Lance chuckled lightly, his usually calm expression now becoming exceptionally distorted.
It was as if something deep inside him had been touched. Lance roared, "There is no 'why.' I simply found what I hoped for, what I pursued!
As an Alliance Corps Leader, haven't you noticed that this massive Alliance has become too big to control?
When it was first founded, in order to better integrate regions and facilitate management, it catered to those large and small families. At that time, it indeed had excellent results and stabilized the Alliance's management.
But now! No, or rather, starting thirty or forty years ago, these so-called families have transformed from the original helpers of the Alliance into the current bloodsuckers. These guys are leeches clinging to the entire Pokémon world, serving no purpose, and even constantly draining nutrients from the Alliance...
As the heir to the Lance family, I know far, far more than you do!!!
Back then, I advised Elder Ge, and the result... Heh—"
When Lance met his old acquaintance Taishan, he suddenly spoke a lot of what was on his mind, which also allowed Aoki to learn quite a bit.
It was only now that Aoki finally understood that this Lance was the heir of the previous Lance family head, which meant he was the eldest of the famous three Lance brothers, and the first one to disappear.
As for the second brother, who was Lance's father, he also disappeared after Lance's disappearance and went into seclusion in Viridian City, eventually having Lance. It was only because Lance's talent couldn't be hidden that they were brought back by the Lance family.
And the current head of the Lance family is the third brother from back then.
Actually, the third brother also wanted to run away when he saw his eldest and second brothers leave, but he was brought back by the elders of the Lance family and became the head of the Lance clan, who is Lance's cousin, and the current Gym Leader of Blackthorn City, Clair!
Finally, everything was clear.
Aoki felt as if he had just learned some incredible secret.
The Cult Bishop being the eldest son of the previous Lance family head, and the elder brother of the current Lance family head, this news felt somewhat explosive.
"Why don't you use your own abilities to gradually correct the Alliance's flaws?" Taishan shouted loudly.
"Tsk—If I could really do that, would I still be doing this? These families are already inextricably linked with the Alliance; one move affects the whole. Otherwise, do you think an old guy like Elder Ge would have made no moves for so many years?" Lance said calmly.
Now it's not just the Lance family; there are also the even more exaggerated Joy family and Jenny family. These two families are the heads of all families in the entire Pokémon world!
The area they cover and the scope of their influence are so vast that they simply cannot be removed from the Alliance.
What Lance said did have some truth to it.
It's completely impossible to separate the Jenny family and the Joy family from the Alliance.
The Jenny family's Alliance police force is responsible for the public order of hundreds of cities in various regions of the entire Alliance. The Joy family's Pokémon Centers are also spread across various cities and cannot be separated.
However, the Jenny family and the Joy family are not considered major bloodsuckers, as their contributions to the Alliance are not small.
"More talk is useless. Let me see how much you've improved over these years!" Lance said calmly, regaining his composure.
As he spoke, he took a Poké Ball from his belt, revealing a Super Latios. Although it had reached the Gym Leader level, Yu Longqian dared not underestimate Taishan, a contemporary of his.
"Yas—"
A pink Pokémon flew out, none other than Latias, who was supposed to be a pair with Latios!
Latios and Latias were meant to appear together. It was relatively rare for someone like Adams to only capture one Latios.
Because these two legendary Pokémon usually appeared simultaneously, if captured, they were almost always caught together, or else both were offended together.
Taishan's expression was solemn, but he also summoned his Pokémon. However, compared to flying Pokémon, and like Aoki, he didn't have much of a terrain advantage.
But then Aoki was startled again.
"Charizard!" Taishan shouted, and on his shoulder, where a military insignia should have been, there was now a Key Stone.
"Mega Evolve!!"
"Roar—"
Taishan's Charizard roared, its body enveloped by Mega Evolution energy.
"Oh?" Yu Longqian's eyes lit up. "With the help of so many allies in the Alliance, have you collected Charizard's Mega Stone so quickly?
As expected of Taishan, he has indeed gained a lot of benefits from the Alliance."
"Hmph!!!" Taishan snorted, saying nothing more. Yu Longqian harbored a great prejudice against the Alliance, so anything he said would be useless.
In the blink of an eye, Charizard's Mega Evolution was complete!
Its Mega Evolved form was similar to its original, but its main skin color turned grey-black, and from its lower jaw to the tip of its tail, it became sky blue. Blue claw-like protrusions grew on the front and back of each shoulder, and small fin-like protrusions grew behind its neck.
The inside of its wings turned dark blue, and the lower ends of its wings split into several arc-edged, pointed tips. The protrusions on its wings became sharp claws.
The tips of the horns on its head turned blue and became very sharp, its mouth became slightly shorter, and the flames on its body appeared blue due to the increased temperature.
Mega Charizard X!
Aoki looked at this handsome Charizard. For some reason, he felt a slight pang of heartache; he was truly reluctant to part with such a cool Pokémon.
Pokémon: Mega Charizard X (Dark Blue) — Mega Evolution X Form
Gender: Male
Level: 92 (94)
Attributes: Fire + Dragon
Ability: Tough Claws
Held Item: Charizardite X
Egg Moves: Belly Drum, Dragon Dance, Dragon Pulse, Dragon Rush
Basic Moves: Wing Attack, Flare Blitz, Heat Wave, Dragon Claw, Shadow Claw, Air Slash, Scratch, Growl, Ember, Smokescreen, Dragon Rage, Fire Spin, Slash, Flamethrower, Fire Vortex, Inferno, Heat Wave
Learned Moves: Blast Burn, Outrage, Tailwind, Iron Tail, Focus Punch, Thunder Punch, Fire Punch, Snore, Fire Pledge, Defog
TM Moves: Protect, Hidden Power (Electric), Dragon Claw, Hyper Beam, Roost, Earthquake, Blast Burn, Aerial Ace, Steel Wing, Swords Dance, Rock Slide, Dragon Tail
What Aoki found somewhat regrettable was that this Mega Charizard X, due to its insufficient foundation, had not broken through to the Gym Leader level, even with the aid of Mega Evolution.
And not having broken through to the Gym Leader level, for a Gym Leader level Pokémon, it was still somewhat lacking.
However, it was much better than before; at least there was someone to share the pressure.
"As long as he comes… everything can end…" Aoki thought silently, using his psychic power to sense the point he had been monitoring, which was approaching Silver Mountain faster and faster.
"Mega Charizard, Belly Drum! Dragon Dance! Swords Dance!" Taishan said with a cold face. He knew his Mega Charizard was not an opponent for the opposing Latios and Latias, but if it was boosted like this, it might be a different story.
"Little Brother Aoki! Lend me a hand!" At this moment, Taishan finally spoke to Aoki.
"…"
Big brother, you only remembered me when you were about to fight. Why didn't you think of me when we were chatting so happily just now?
"Okay!" He was very unwilling in his heart, but his body was very honest. Neither of them alone was a match for Yu Longqian, but if the two of them teamed up, they could hold him off for a while.
Actually, before, Yu Longqian only summoned one Latios, and after Mega Evolving, it could suppress Aoki's three main Pokémon.
Then Taishan arrived.
In terms of strength, Taishan's overall strength was still above Aoki's. At least all six of his Pokémon had reached the second stage of the Champion level. After Mega Evolving his Mega Charizard X and using Belly Drum, Dragon Dance, and Swords Dance, it could contend with the newly summoned Latias for a period of time.
But Yu Longqian now had more than just two Pokémon; he didn't just have Latias and Latios.
As the eldest legitimate son of the previous Yu Long clan head, not having the Yu Long clan's signature Pokémon would be somewhat unreasonable.
Sure enough, after Latias and Latios, a Dragon-type Pokémon with a brownish-yellow body and wings completely disproportionate to its body size appeared together.
Dragonite!
Pokémon: Dragonite (Light Purple)
Gender: Male
Level: 94
Attributes: Dragon + Flying
Ability: Inner Focus
Held Item: Dragon Scale
Egg Moves: Dragon Breath, Dragon Rush, Water Pulse, Dragon Pulse
Basic Moves: Wing Attack, Hurricane, Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, Roost, Bind, Thunder Wave, Twister, Dragon Rage, Slam, Agility, Dragon Tail, Aqua Tail, Dragon Rush, Safeguard, Dragon Dance, Outrage, Hyper Beam, Hurricane
Learned Moves: Draco Meteor, Icy Wind, Aqua Tail, Fire Punch, Tailwind, Iron Tail, Thunder Punch, Outrage, Ice Punch
TM Moves: Protect, Dragon Claw, Ice Beam, Blizzard, Hyper Beam, Safeguard, Thunder, Earthquake, Blast Burn, Steel Wing, Stone Edge, Surf
The strength of this Dragonite was also undeniable, having reached the peak of the second stage of the Champion level.
The only thing that made Aoki feel relatively fortunate was that Dragonite did not have a Mega Evolution form, so this Dragonite's strength would not skyrocket to the Gym Leader level.
Don't let it seem like just a level difference, but the quality gap between them was very large. As long as it wasn't a Gym Leader level Pokémon, Aoki was confident he could block it.
"I'll take four, you take two. You choose first!" Taishan turned to Aoki and said.
Hearing Taishan's words, Aoki was straightforward and didn't stand on ceremony. He directly chose a Dragonite he was confident in dealing with, and the weakest one. "Dragonite and that Flygon are mine!"
Aoki's choice somewhat surprised Taishan. He had thought Aoki would directly choose the two weakest Pokémon, after all, at his current age, having such strength was already beyond what could be described as just 'genius'.
Yu Longqian's two strongest Pokémon were Mega Latios and Latias. The third was Dragonite, which was very likely his starter Pokémon.
"Good!" Taishan said in a deep voice, looking at Aoki's with a slightly higher regard.
He had always somewhat underestimated the younger generation of the current Alliance, because the impression he had of these consecutive generations of young Alliance members was not good enough.
Cowardly, indecisive, and lacking ambition were his summaries of these young Alliance trainers.
Although the younger generation was slowly taking over the reins of the Alliance, in his view, it was also because the older generation was there, supporting them.
However, his impression was now somewhat changed.
Taishan was the current Alliance Legion Commander. From the moment he entered the Alliance, the path he took was different from that of other ordinary trainers. He was someone who had climbed up step by step from the Alliance's military system.
He had experienced far more in the military than those naive Alliance trainers, so he had always disliked those weak Alliance trainers.
It was only under the attention of Elder Ge that he focused on the management and training of the Alliance legions.
The Black Emissary who was defeated by Aoki was the commander of the Alliance's Second Legion. Taishan valued that Black Emissary because he was different from many Alliance trainers, being decisive and ruthless in his actions.
So, even if Elder Ge did not fully support it, he still insisted on promoting this Black Emissary to the position of commander of the Second Legion.
Now it seemed that Yu Longqian deeply knew Taishan's character, which was why he acted according to Taishan's ideas, to gain favor and allow his people to better infiltrate the high levels of the Alliance.
Taishan thought of this immediately after learning that the Divine Cult's Bishop was his old friend, Yu Longqian.
Being used by his friend was also the reason for his current anger.
Aoki, however, ignored his jumbled thoughts. He took a Cherish Ball from his waist. Through the transparent glass, he could see that although the Moltres inside had not fully recovered, it was about seventy to eighty percent restored and ready for battle.
Regardless of anything else, if this Moltres could fight according to Aoki's commands, with its true legendary Pokémon status, its strength was quite good.
"Caw!!!"
As soon as Moltres appeared, it let out a long cry towards the sky, scanning the entire field. Seeing Aoki and his three Pokémon, its eyes widened, and the flames in its mouth, unable to be suppressed, wanted to burst forth.
A red light flashed in Aoki's hand, and the originally menacing Moltres was recalled into the Cherish Ball.
Then, he sent it out again...
Moltres still wanted to attack, but Aoki recalled it again.
When it was released again, Moltres finally understood that it was completely under Aoki's control now; as long as he wanted, it would be recalled.
Aoki's expression remained unchanged. Looking at Moltres, which had not attacked again and was barely listening, he said lightly, "If you obey, I will keep you, but if you continue to resist stubbornly, I will let my Tyranitar deal with you and seize your divine authority!"
Moltres could understand Aoki's words. When it heard Aoki say that he would let Tyranitar deal with it and seize its divine authority, Moltres still wanted to laugh.
But when it subconsciously turned its head to look at Tyranitar, its eyes widened, and then its body trembled slightly.
What did it sense?
Mega Tyranitar's cold gaze was self-explanatory. Just the aura that only challengers possessed was something it was most familiar with.
If it hadn't fortunately possessed the same aura back then, gaining the qualification to challenge legendary Pokémon, it would not have become a true legendary Pokémon with the help of certain individuals in the Alliance.
But this was beyond Moltres's comprehension. Since when could an ordinary Pokémon possess such a qualification?
"Could it be… this Tyranitar can really seize my divine authority?" Thinking of this, Moltres's body trembled again. It was not impossible!
Aoki saw Moltres's gaze soften, and a smile appeared on his face.
He had pretty much grasped this Moltres's personality.