Although he lost the battle.
Ethan did not feel disappointed at all.
Because his objective had already been achieved!
On the battle field of the Pokémon Researchers' Guild of Solaris City.
At that moment, Ethan and Champion Leo were standing on opposite sides of the battlefield.
In the air above the field, two Charizard were engaged in an intense battle.
Of course, although the fight was fierce, it was obvious that one of the Charizard was guiding the other.
"Very good, Ethan. I didn't expect you to be able to comprehend the Sunny Day Dragon using only your own abilities."
After Ethan's Charizard successfully executed the Sunny Day Dragon, Champion Leo could not help but praise him sincerely.
Although Ethan's Charizard's Sunny Day Dragon was not yet perfect, it had already grasped its essence.
Moreover, Charizard's current strength was only barely at the advanced level, and yet it was already able to execute the Sunny Day Dragon at this stage, which also surprised Champion Leo.
"All of this is the result of Charizard's hard work."
Ethan smiled slightly, with an obvious look of pride on his face.
Then, the Charizard that had used the Sunny Day Dragon immediately unleashed the move Flare Blitz, transforming into a blazing sun that crashed head-on into the opposing Charizard.
However, in the face of the direct impact of the Sunny Day Dragon, Champion Leo's Charizard remained very calm. In an instant, its body was covered in flames, it extended both hands, and directly blocked the Sunny Day Dragon head-on!
"So strong... is this the combat power of the champion level?"
Ethan could not help but sigh inwardly. In the face of absolute strength, no strategy could make up for the gap; "one force crushing ten techniques" perfectly described this situation.
Fuu fuu fuu~
Ethan's Charizard slowly descended from the air, panting heavily.
At the same time, the Charizard on the other side also landed, looking tenderly at the youngster in front of it, with a clearly satisfied expression.
"It seems Charizard is very satisfied with your performance during this period."
Champion Leo smiled and patted his old partner on the shoulder.
"Charrzz!"
Charizard roared a couple of times at Champion Leo and then pointed at the Charizard opposite it.
"I see. Ethan, Charizard wants to spend some time alone with your Charizard," Champion Leo said after communicating with it.
In response, Ethan naturally had no objections. After all, his Charizard was the child of the Charizard on the other side, so this request was completely reasonable.
Moreover, since it was its own child, this champion-level Charizard would surely not skimp on teaching, and at the same time, this was an enormous opportunity for his Charizard.
After obtaining Ethan's approval, Charizard roared excitedly, and immediately the two Charizard were seen rising together and flying toward the distant mountains.
In those mountains there was also a Charizard Valley, where most of Champion Leo's Pokémon resided.
After the Charizard flew away, the battle between Ethan and Champion Leo was still not over.
Champion Leo smiled slightly and threw the Poké Ball in his hand. Immediately, a Magmar with an extremely robust build appeared on the field, nearly a head taller than others of its kind.
Seeing this, Ethan smiled faintly and opened his Poké Ball: Magmortar entered the field!
"Maggarmrr!"
Upon seeing the appearance of Magmortar, the gaze of Champion Leo's Magmar instantly sharpened.
"Magmortar, huh?"
"Magmar, before you complete your evolution, feel the difference between yourself and Magmortar."
Champion Leo smiled. Although this battle was a guidance battle of Magmar against Magmortar, Magmar could also gain enormous benefits from observing Magmortar.
Moreover, in the near future, Magmar would also successfully evolve into Magmortar. Champion Leo needed to extract useful information from Magmortar to design the most perfect evolution plan for Magmar.
Evolution was no trivial matter, especially for a trainer like Champion Leo, whose strength had already reached a bottleneck; this was an extremely valuable breakthrough point, and evolution had to be approached with the utmost caution.
"Explosive Punch... so that's it. Magmortar possesses a special ability to control the explosion of flames."
During the battle, Champion Leo carefully observed Magmortar and arrived at his own conclusion.
When the battle ended, Champion Leo's expression was one of complete satisfaction; he had clearly gained a great deal.
After the battle, Champion Leo and Ethan sat down to exchange information about Magmortar.
The knowledge Ethan had about Magmortar, as well as his views on many moves, once again deeply astonished this champion.
"It seems the two of you are getting along very well in conversation."
At that moment, President Morgan approached with a smile. At his side, surprisingly, there was a Magmortar!
"Magmortar!"
"It seems it was a success."
"An artificial item like the Magmarizer really does possess the ability to make Pokémon evolve! It's simply incredible!"
Champion Leo was also somewhat surprised. Items such as evolutionary stones or the Dragon Scale, which contain powerful energies, could be explained as means of evolution, but that an artificial item could also trigger a Pokémon's evolution...
Then what kind of relationship really existed between Pokémon and humans?
And through human experimentation, could it be possible to make these Pokémon evolve even further?
Or taking it one step further, could humanity create Pokémon by its own means?
As an artificial item, the Magmarizer had provided the researchers with enormous inspiration, showing them more possibilities for the development of Pokémon.
"Yes, it was a success. Moreover, we are already about to begin formal research on Magmortar."
President Morgan smiled and then added, "After all, the Magmarizer is an artificial item. Before we completely master its manufacturing technology, I believe it will be difficult for it to be popularized."
After hearing his words, Champion Leo nodded slightly. "Then, during the next period, I will also help with the experiments on Magmortar and the Magmarizer."
"That would be excellent! With the help of a champion, I believe our research will soon achieve major breakthroughs."
During the time that followed, Ethan also participated in the research on Magmortar and the Magmarizer. In that process, he gained enormous benefits; especially thanks to the intentional or unintentional guidance of Champion Leo, Ethan acquired a much deeper understanding of Fire-type Pokémon, and the champion also imparted numerous breeding methods for this type of Pokémon to him.
Unfortunately, Champion Leo had not raised the Litwick evolutionary line, but from his champion's perspective, he still offered many useful suggestions.
In this experiment, the one who benefited the most was undoubtedly Magmortar. In addition to receiving direct guidance from a champion, when it came to food and nutritional supplements, the Pokémon Researchers' Guild of Solaris City covered all of its needs, causing Magmortar's strength to soar rapidly.
At the same time, after Charizard traveled to the Charizard Valley, under the guidance of the other Charizard, its strength also increased at high speed; its control over temperature and the development of the Sunny Day Dragon became more and more refined.
(End of chapter)