Everything was ready; it was time to witness a miracle.
Matt was the one recording, and Giovanni, dressed in a research uniform, held the highest-grade Moon Stone in his hand. Aside from his somewhat youthful face, everything else looked quite professional.
In front of Giovanni was Nidorino, who had been eager for a long time.
To better highlight the research aspect, Giovanni first introduced the Moon Stone and then stated his hypothesis.
"Evolution Stone, as the name suggests, are resources that can help Pokémon evolve again, and they are incredible stones! This is a general term; later, I will successively release research on other Evolution Stone as well."
Giovanni continued:
"Through my research, I found that this type of stone contains a large amount of elemental energy. This can be referenced in Dr. Professor Oak's article, 'Pokémon Elemental Introduction.'"
"My conclusion is that each element's Evolution Stone is also divided into ordinary, good... and top grades."
Giovanni then opened his palm, revealing the Moon Stone inside. "I call this Evolution Stone the Moon Stone. Currently, the Pokémon confirmed to evolve are Nidorino and Nidorina. Here, I will use Nidorino as a demonstration."
"A quick reminder: wild Pokémon also have a chance to evolve because Evolution Stone will attract corresponding Pokémon."
Here, we can refer to the folk deity Arcanine in the Kanto region, before the introduction that Evolution Stone could help Growlithe evolve.
The rare Arcanine was indeed created as a deity.
However, it wouldn't be long until Giovanni's research emerged, and then Arcanine would fall from its divine status.
It's just unknown what the Officer Jenny Family would think.
But this way, even ordinary people could understand the function and use of Evolution Stone.
Giovanni gestured to Matt, who immediately moved the camera slightly to focus on Nidorino.
Giovanni smiled slightly, "Are you ready, Nidorino?"
Nidorino nodded, his eyes incredibly bright.
Giovanni gently tossed the Moon Stone towards Nidorino. "Then, it's time to witness a miracle."
Nidorino leaped up, drool flying everywhere. The moment his body touched the Moon Stone, the light of evolution burst forth!
His body, originally like little pig, began to grow wildly, and then he slowly stood up. After all, it was a top-grade Moon Stone condensed over thousands or even longer years. After it took effect, a normal Nidoking would at most be only one meter fifty-something tall, but Giovanni's Nidoking soared to one meter ninety.
Nidoking's entire body was purple, no longer having spots. His head had an even larger horn, and the edges of his ears had small spikes, with green insides.
With sharp fangs and triangular eyes, spikes on his back, a wide tail, huge claws and paws, plus his horizontally developed physique, he was clearly a monster.
"Niga!!!"
Nidoking roared to the sky, letting out angry shouts!
His level skyrocketed by three, directly reaching level thirty-seven.
He directly learned a series of moves such as Mega Horn, Helping Hand, Toxic, Poison Jab, Earth Power, and Sludge Wave.
His power surged!
His aptitude also went from dark green to dark blue, and he hadn't even fully consolidated it yet!
Giovanni hid his joy and continued to introduce Nidoking with a serious expression, "With the help of the Moon Stone, Nidorino evolved into a new Pokémon, which I call Nidoking!"
"His type also changed from Poison-type to Poison-type and Ground-type dual-type. His ability remains the same, still Poison Point."
Giovanni gently patted the tall Nidoking and finally said, "Similarly, Nidoking also learned Ground-type moves. So, that's all for now."
"We'll see you next time."
Beep!
Matt suppressed the shock in his heart and ended the recording.
He looked at the tall Nidoking, the fervor in his eyes almost scorching Nidoking.
The somewhat uncomfortable Nidoking looked at Matt and couldn't help but turn his head away, "Niga?"
"How was it?" Giovanni asked Matt. He didn't have a chance to rewind at this point; once he finished speaking, any flaws would just have to remain.
Matt couldn't help but praise Giovanni:
"Excellent! Both the speech and the Pokémon's evolution were the best."
Giovanni smiled slightly, "That's good."
Matt thought for a moment, but still asked Giovanni:
"However, you said Nidorina can also evolve? If there's no basis or no results, saying that in the middle could lead to criticism."
Giovanni thought for a moment and then listed a few Pokémon he could currently think of.
"Don't worry, since I dared to say it, it means it will definitely work. Have my mother's side prepare a good-level Nidorina, Clefairy, and Jigglypuff for me."
Matt nodded repeatedly, "Okay, with this result, Boss will definitely support your research very much."
Giovanni pointed to his head and said to Matt:
"The research is fine; as long as this is here, everything is easy to talk about. But once this video is released, Evolution Stone will be completely revealed, and it will be difficult to search for them then."
Matt reassured Giovanni, saying he had confidence in Madame Boss on this point.
"Don't worry, you have to believe in Boss's business acumen. She is a capable person who can develop Team Rocket from nothing to this scale."
Giovanni also understood this point, but since he wasn't handling it himself, he was still a bit uneasy.
Without strength, this was the only way.
Anyway, besides Evolution Stone, there was also the business opportunity of Mega Stones.
Giovanni finally said to Matt, "I'll leave the video to you. Make a backup copy, and then take the other copy back to mother."
Matt immediately left, "Okay, I'll go do it now."
As soon as Matt left, Persian and Beedrill couldn't wait to run out, curiously surrounding Nidoking.
Giovanni took this opportunity to carefully observe Nidoking, placing his hand on his body and channeling Power of Viridian into him.
Feeling the vigorous energy within him and the steadily increasing power, Giovanni was also very surprised.
However, thinking of the Moon Stone's special nature, he could understand why. As long as it could make him stronger, that was all that mattered.
Nidoking rubbed his head and gave Giovanni a simple, honest smile, "Niga."
Don't let this guy's bulky appearance fool you; you can tell how cunning he is from his shrewd, darting eyes.
Giovanni gently patted Nidoking's thick arm. "Although you've evolved, you can't be complacent, otherwise you'll still be surpassed. You should understand this."
"Niga." Nidoking nodded vigorously, indicating he understood. For a while, he had indeed been at the bottom, dragging behind in battles and everything else.
But starting today, he, Nidoking, had risen!
Nidoking
Poison-type and Ground-type
Male
Aptitude: Dark Blue
Ability: Poison Point (Contact with the Pokémon may poison the attacker.)
Level: 37
Height: 1.9 m
Weight: 100 kg
Moves: Glare, Poison Sting, Peck, Focus Energy, Fury Attack, Toxic Spikes, Double Kick, Horn Attack, Protect, Mega Horn, Helping Hand, Toxic, Poison Jab, Earth Power, Sludge Wave
Egg Moves: None