Ash also shared all his information about MEGA Evolution with Lance and the others without reservation. As for how to find Evolution Stones and Key Stones, that's up to Lance and them.
Even Ash, who seems to know everything in advance, had Professor Oak collect them for quite some time before getting a little bit from Steven.
This can't strictly be called collecting; it was more like outright asking for them!
Steven had spent who knows how much time finding the MEGA Evolution Stones and Key Stones he had. Trying to find them out of thin air in a short time is nearly impossible; even Ash needed MEGA guidance to find them.
So for Lance and the other Elite Four, finding MEGA Evolution Stones is still a long way off. Whoever finds the MEGA Evolution Stones and Key Stones first will take the lead on the path of the Elite Four.
Although Lorelei's and Bruno's main Pokémon can't MEGA evolve, advancing to the Divine Domain is still far off. The short-term use of MEGA Evolution is mainly for boosting the Pokémon's power temporarily.
Slowbro and Steelix, owned by Lorelei and Bruno, respectively, can undergo MEGA evolution. These Pokémon aren't the weakest in their teams, and if they get the MEGA Evolution Stones, their power would increase significantly.
Right now, it's all about who can get their exclusive MEGA Evolution Stone before the Quartz Conference. Whoever gets it will have a much greater chance of becoming the champion after the Quartz Conference!
"Thanks, Ash, for making a special trip here about MEGA Evolution. Consider this a small token of thanks. Please accept it." Lance said, handing Ash an ancient-looking fang.
The fang was even larger than Lance's palm, looking like it came from some gigantic creature, about the size of an ivory tusk.
Ash didn't take the fang from Lance's hand, but instead looked at Lance with a puzzled expression: "Mr. Lance, what is this...?"
"Didn't I say? It's a token of gratitude. Even though for you, it was just telling us about MEGA Evolution, for us, this information is extraordinary. If we had to figure it out ourselves, who knows how long it would have taken us to get the information you provided in just half an hour."
Lance's words were full of gratitude. After his excitement, he didn't forget who gave him the hope of reaching the Divine Domain Level with MEGA Evolution information. He had already prepared a token of gratitude for Ash, which was the Dragon Fang in his hand!
"This fang is a Dragon Fang, but it's different from ordinary Dragon Fangs outside. It's been refined by the Dragon Taming Power of our Dragon Taming Race, increasing Dragon-type damage by twenty-five percent and also enhancing training for Dragon-type Pokémon. But it has a drawback; its effect on Dragon-type Pokémon above Elite level isn't very significant."
The Dragon Fang, like the Spell Tag in Ash's hand, is an item that boosts damage for a single attribute. However, this boosting item is more powerful than ordinary ones.
The Millennium Spell Tag in Ash's hand, groomed by Gengar over a millennium, has the effect of boosting Ghost-type damage by thirty-five percent. Although what Lance provided isn't as extreme, it's still stronger than common boosting items.
The usual item's limit is twenty percent, but the Dragon Fang Lance gave can reach twenty-five percent, and it also provides an additional training boost for Dragon-type Pokémon, highlighting its rarity.
But here's the problem… Ash doesn't have any Dragon-type Pokémon on hand, making this utterly useless to him!
A Pokémon can generally only carry one item; like Mewtwo, merging two MEGA Evolution Stones into his body is simply an anomaly.
Thus, Ash had no way to let Charizard use the Dragon Fang, as Charizard already held the Rainbow Wing. Unless Charizard could completely make the Rainbow Wing its own, Charizard currently couldn't use any other items.
Besides Charizard, Ash doesn't have any Pokémon focused on Dragon-type moves.
Despite Aerodactyl having 'dragon' in its name, it isn't proficient with Dragon-type moves or very accustomed to using them. It prefers using Rock Type and Flying Type moves.
So, Ash truly has no Pokémon that can carry the Dragon Fang.
"What's wrong, Ash? Do you think the gift is too small?" Lance teased Ash with a smile, seeing that Ash hadn't taken it yet.
Ash quickly waved his hands and said, "No, no. It's just that the Dragon Fang is so precious, Mr. Lance. You are giving it just because I told you some info, but I don't have any Pokémon that can use the Dragon Fang, it feels like a waste to me."
Upon hearing this, Lance directly stuffed the Dragon Fang into Ash's arms and continued, "It doesn't matter whether it's wasted or not. Just take it. You can't use it now but that doesn't mean you won't need it later. Don't you know what the championship reward is for this year's Quartz Conference?"
"Uh... what is it? Isn't the championship just becoming the champion?" Ash asked, holding the huge Dragon Fang, with a confused look on his face.
"Hehe, you should know that this year's Quartz Conference is unusually fierce. Even many Trainers with nearly two years of experience are participating. The difficulty is on a whole different level compared to previous conferences." After stuffing the Dragon Fang to Ash, Lance's smile widened even more.