Amidst the dazzling white light, Pichu's form began to undergo astonishing changes.
First, its body slowly became a bit sturdier from its original slender shape, and its tail grew longer and thicker, looking like a jagged lightning bolt.
Next, its height also increased a little, but not by much.
Finally, its ears changed from rhombus-shaped to long, leaf-shaped.
When the white light dissipated, a pokémon appeared, with yellow fur all over its body, two brown stripes on its back, deeper colored electric pouches on its cheeks, and black tips on its long ears.
It was Pikachu!!!
"Pikachu~"
Pikachu let out a cry, still as adorable and naive as ever.
This did not change with its evolution.
"Pikachu!"
Looking at the adorable creature in front of him, Adrian was overjoyed.
His Pichu had evolved into Pikachu at a crucial moment!
And with Pichu's evolution, Adrian's live stream exploded, with bullet comments filling the screen.
"Oh my god! Pichu evolved into Pikachu. It got stronger and even cuter!"
"Oh my, how can there be such a cute pokémon as Pikachu? Pikachu, mommy loves you!"
"Everyone, do you remember that old friend I mentioned last time at the Pewter Gym? Now that Pichu has evolved into Pikachu, it's even more like him!"
"Pikachu, go! Beat Raichu black and blue!"
"Raichu, use all your strength!!! Auntie is watching!"
While the netizens in the live stream were discussing animatedly, many wealthy netizens immediately sent out rewards, including Luxury Balls, Master Balls, and various Draco Meteors from Dragon-type pokémon.
For a time, the live stream screen flashed wildly, with various reward effects appearing one after another, dazzling everyone.
At the same time, Pichu's evolution during battle also brought a new highlight to the live stream, with countless netizens flocking in and the popularity continuously swelling.
"Last Gym battle, Magikarp evolved, and this time it's Pichu evolving. How can this guy be so lucky? His pokémon always evolve during battle?"
Iono blinked, sighing at Adrian's incredible luck, while also being captivated by Pikachu, her eyes sparkling as she said, "Wuwuwu~ Pikachu is so cute! I want to rub it!"
As an Electric-type Gym Leader, Iono naturally had a unique love for Electric-type pokémon.
"Damn it! It actually evolved during the battle?"
On the battlefield, Lt. Surge sighed.
Originally, if Raichu had unleashed its full power to discharge electricity, there was still hope of overwhelming Pichu and winning.
But now, with Pichu's evolution, that hope was clearly extinguished.
Because when a pokémon evolves, all its physical functions or basic abilities are greatly enhanced; it's a leap in life.
And with Pichu evolving into Pikachu, it's foreseeable that the development of its Lightning Rod ability will skyrocket, and the storage capacity of its Electric Pouch will also surge.
"Pikachu~"
On the battlefield, Pikachu curiously examined its own body, appearing very intrigued.
At the same time, the feeling of almost being overwhelmed had completely disappeared, and Pikachu looked energetic.
Raichu's electricity had now all transformed into its nourishment, making it radiant.
"Pikachu~"
After a cry, Pikachu gave the opposing Raichu a challenging glance.
"Raichu, can you still go on?"
"Rai~"
The opposing Raichu looked troubled.
Although it hadn't been attacked, with the massive release of electricity, its stamina was inevitably depleted, and it began to pant.
It was almost drained dry!!!
At this moment, it had to interrupt its discharge move and take a breather.
Seeing this, Pikachu was greatly disappointed.
Either you can or you can't, what do you mean by taking a breather?
"Rai~ Raichu~"
Looking at the 'unsatisfied' Pikachu, Raichu really wanted to grit its teeth and use Thunder Shock again.
But its trembling legs told it that it was no longer capable, so it should save its strength!
While everyone was still amazed and shocked, Adrian began to check Pikachu's latest attribute panel.
[pokémon: Pikachu]
[Type: Electric]
[Ability: Lightning Rod (Draws Electric-type moves to itself, takes no damage, and raises Special Attack)]
[New Moves: ————Magnet Rise, Nasty Plot, Encore, Fake Out]
"Learned four new moves?"
Adrian's eyes lit up, pleasantly surprised.
In terms of quantity, four new moves were already quite a lot.
But what truly astonished Adrian was the value of these four moves.
Magnet Rise, this is a move that allows Pikachu to float into the air, not only enhancing its mobility but, more importantly, Ground-type moves can't hit it once it's floating.
Thus, Pikachu's only weakness was gone.
Nasty Plot, this is a stat-boosting move that greatly increases Special Attack, similar to a Special Attack version of Swords Dance; its power needs no further explanation.
Encore, a Normal-type move, its effect is to force the opponent to repeatedly use the last move they used, which has many clever applications on the battlefield.
As for Fake Out, it's an even more divine move!
Not only can it perform a priority attack, but it can also make the opponent flinch, which is equivalent to adding another layer of offense, and it's excellent for breaking abilities like Multiscale and Sturdy.
Closing the attribute panel, Adrian was about to order Pikachu to counterattack, but upon seeing the panting and exhausted Raichu, a new idea suddenly popped into his mind.
"Everything for the live stream effect."
Adrian comforted himself, "Anyway, Raichu suffers a bit, and I'll bear the blame."
So he quickly changed tactics and shouted, "Pikachu, use Encore!"
"Pika?"
On the battlefield, Pikachu was stunned for a moment.
With so much electrical energy accumulated, it was already ready to counterattack with electricity, frying Raichu to a crisp to vent its anger.
But it didn't expect that now—
Although it didn't understand, Pikachu obediently used Encore.
"Pikachu~"
Raising its hands, Pikachu generated a white spherical energy in its hands, then threw the energy at the opposing, panting Raichu, hitting it.
Buzz!
After being hit, Raichu's body suddenly glowed white.
Immediately after, its body seemed to lose control, its electric pouches constantly flashing with arcs, and all the remaining electrical energy within them was discharged.
Zzzzzzz!
Raichu desperately discharged electricity, but the current was still very weak, not even enough to tickle Pikachu.
"Pika~"
Pikachu looked disgusted.
'What's the point of this little bit of electricity?'
'It's not satisfying at all!'
"Rai~"
Raichu was furious, but its body remained uncontrollable.
After three discharges, Raichu became dizzy and collapsed to the ground with swirling eyes.
Seeing this, both the people present and the netizens in the live stream collectively gasped.
Raichu was forced!
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