"Garchomp, Mega Evolve!" Paul's third Pokémon choice was Garchomp. While autonomous Mega Evolution is convenient, it consumes extra stamina.
"Garchomp, Mega Evolve!"
Paul's third Pokémon choice was Garchomp.
While autonomous Mega Evolution is convenient, it consumes extra stamina. And right now, every ounce of strength counts.
So the moment Garchomp emerged from its Poké Ball, Paul raised his left hand and triggered the Mega Evolution through his Keystone!
"Gaaaar~!"
As soon as it hit the ground, Garchomp completed its Mega Evolution. With a swing of both scythes, it activated a unique battlefield phenomenon born from days of intensive research—a fusion of Sand Tomb and Sandstorm. A vicious sandstorm engulfed the entire arena, relentless waves of sand battering down on Mewtwo.
Yet before any damage could be done, Mewtwo's psychic barrier absorbed it all.
"It's over."
Mewtwo turned its head and raised one hand. Its glowing blue eyes locked onto Mega Garchomp as a terrifying surge of psychic power erupted.
Psychic Terrain!
"Gaaar...?"
Just as it summoned the sandstorm field, Garchomp was suddenly lifted into the air, its body suspended midair with no control over its movements. No matter how much strength it mustered, it couldn't break free.
An invisible psychic force like a colossal hand, was squeezing tighter and tighter—trying to crush it.
The feeling instantly triggered a memory: Garchomp's helplessness when facing Sabrina and her Alakazam in the past.
But this time was different—back then, it wasn't even Elite-level. Now, it was nearly at Champion-tier!
If its weaker self could once muster all its strength to fight back, would the stronger Garchomp today die like a mere insect?
Resentment, fury, killing intent, savagery, and wrath—a torrent of emotions exploded within Garchomp.
Bloodline Mode, activated! Outrage, activated! Dragon Ascension Mode, activated!
"GAAAR~!"
In an instant, a blood-red aura erupted from Garchomp's body. A translucent blue dragon avatar formed and wrapped around it like armor.
A powerful force surged from deep within. Empowered by this fury, Garchomp forcefully broke through the Psychic Terrain's constraints, crashing to the ground, blood-red eyes glaring at Mewtwo.
The surrounding sandstorm grew wilder, more chaotic.
"ROAAAR!"
With a roar, the dragon form took flight and lunged at Mewtwo. Crimson energy solidified around its jaws and blades, aiming to tear Mewtwo apart.
"Hmph."
Mewtwo let out a cold snort. Just like before, it raised a psychic shield and rushed head-on into the dragon's charge — a suicidal move, it seemed.
But this was no ordinary "moth to the flame."
BOOM!
As Mewtwo's blue energy sphere collided with the dragon, a look of shock appeared on the dragon's face before it shattered into countless fragments.
Behind its shield, Mewtwo slammed directly into Garchomp's chest.
A loud thud echoed, Garchomp was blasted back like a cannonball.
Fortunately, thanks to the dragon projection's protection, Mewtwo's blow didn't knock Garchomp out instantly.
"Dig!"
Fueled by blood rage, Garchomp immediately snapped out of the pain-induced daze, dug into the ground, and burrowed beneath.
But Mewtwo calmly floated into the air using both its psychic senses and Aura to instantly pinpoint Garchomp's location.
Double-lock acquired. It raised a hand and launched an Aura Sphere.
BOOM!
The Aura Sphere exploded upon impact with the ground, blasting Garchomp out of its tunnel.
"It's over."
With a wave of its hand, Mewtwo used Psychic Terrain again and hurled Garchomp toward Paul.
After the seemingly effortless attack, Mewtwo's composed expression twitched—the toxins in its body surged once again.
The more power it unleashed, the faster the poison spread. Suppressing it became harder and harder.
Stabilization required time.
But Paul had no intention of letting Mewtwo breathe. The moment Garchomp hit the ground without waiting to declare it fainted, Paul recalled it and sent out another Poké Ball:
"Electivire, Thunder Punch!"
Golden light flashed from the Poké Ball and in a blink, Electivire was upon Mewtwo, twin fists hammering down like a relentless storm, moving so fast they left afterimages.
Mewtwo wasn't just any Pokémon. Though its combat experience was still new, its powers of telepathy and Aura detection let it narrowly dodge most of Electivire's strikes. Those it couldn't avoid, it blocked with its arms.
Barely five seconds in, Mewtwo adjusted to Electivire's rhythm and unleashed Psychic Terrain freezing its movements, then followed up with Mega Punch.
Electivire had just enough time to cross its fists in defense.
WHAM!
Like Garchomp before it, Electivire was sent flying like a missile.
Mewtwo went to pursue, but the poisons raging within forced it to pause.
Enduring the increasing toxicity, Mewtwo split its attention launching Psystrike!
Invisible psychic energy surged toward Electivire like a cannon blast, while Mewtwo's body shimmered white using Recover to heal itself completely.
"Light Screen! Protect!"
Mid-air, Electivire's body shimmered. A special square barrier—Light Screen formed, and a pale green Protect shield overlapped it.
The Psystrike first hit the Light Screen, its power halved before striking the Protect.
Thanks to the dual-layer defense, Mewtwo's Psystrike for the first time, failed to shatter Protect on impact.
"Thunder!"
Electivire unleashed an electrified magnetic field and soared into the air, transformed into pure lightning. Hovering above Mewtwo, it released a cataclysm of thunderbolts—judgment from the heavens.
This wasn't just any Thunder attack. It was boosted by Motivated, Charge, Electrum Crystal, and the Magnet item Paul had equipped in advance.
Its ferocity exceeded even the triple-grass combo and Dragon Form's full-force assault.
"Huh?!"
Mewtwo's expression changed. It quickly raised a barrier overhead.
Thunderbolts like dragons tore through the skies. Spears of lightning rained down.
BOOM!
Thunder exploded across the battlefield. The ground beneath Mewtwo cracked, shattered into jagged pieces. For the first time, its expression strained, its back bending slightly under the immense pressure.
"Impressive... but still not enough!"
With a roar, Mewtwo turned the barrier into a giant net, capturing the lightning and redirecting the full force right back at Electivire.
In Mewtwo's eyes, one strike from Electivire here would be enough to cripple it like Drapion before, even if not fatal, the damage would be devastating.
Newly born Mewtwo whether in its base form, from the anime, or other early canon portrayals had one common trait: it loved redirecting opponents' attacks back at them. A potent defense that could backfire on the enemy.
What this Mewtwo didn't anticipate was the existence of Electric Surge!
Upon seeing this, Electivire couldn't help but grin and storm forward with everything it had.
Under Mewtwo's bewildered gaze, Electivire dove directly into the lightning storm.
"How is this possible?"
Explosion, damage, destruction… none of Mewtwo's expected outcomes manifested. Instead, Electivire absorbed the lightning bolts visibly and fully.
In that thunderous moment, Electivire's spirit reached its peak.
"Plasma Fist! Charge! Ultimate Strike!" Paul's voice echoed in its mind.
"Vireee!"
The freshly charged Electivire as pure electricity cracked around it, launched a vertical lightning descent powered by a trio of Electric Surge, Charged Up, and its innate Electric Surge ability.
Its speed exceeded Mewtwo's ability to dodge, so Mewtwo made a bold decision: stand its ground.
Crossing its arms and lowering its stance, it braced for impact, white light pulsing around it.
Paul frowned, he knew this wasn't irrational. Retreat wasn't an option now.
BOOM!
Electivire slammed into Mewtwo, creating a mushroom cloud that blew Paul several meters backward.
Yet, through the chaos, Paul's mental strength and attention were always on the two Pokémon in the field.
In the epicenter, Electivire pushed on, merging thunder and brute force to assault the seemingly defenseless Mewtwo. But under the lightning barrage, Mewtwo glowed with healing energy. Its cells worked overtime—Recover, Recover, Recover...
Finally, as Electivire's assault tapered off, Mewtwo's eyes burned with resolve. It summoned all the power it had endured and struck back—Twice the Focus Punch!
Electivire reacted, launching a Plasma Fist, but the moment their fists met, its arm went numb. Mewtwo's punch pounded it square in the gut.
Pain flashed in Electivire's eyes but only for a moment—then it collapsed, unconscious.
The sheer force behind Mewtwo's counterattack was staggering. Even at full power, Electivire couldn't stand. Paul, ever cool-headed, retrieved Electivire instantly and sent out his next Pokémon.
Mewtwo meanwhile, staggered to its knees. The poison surged again, forcing it to execute two back-to-back Recovers just to stabilize.
Physically healed but mentally, it was frayed.
It had just been born today. From destroying the lab to this fight, no rest. Its emotions rollercoasted, body powerful but mind exhausted.
As Mewtwo tried to steady itself, a chill ran down its spine.
In a flash, Ninetales released from its ball, raced behind Mewtwo in mid-dash. Violet flames flickered around it as it launched a Feint Attack—using the foe's own power against them.
Simulating hit, the flames crossed but Mewtwo barely reacted, summoning a psychic shield that shattered Ninetales into smoke.
True to instinct, Ninetales pivoted into Flame Burst, engulfing the area in explosive fire.
Mewtwo responded with Psychic Tug—a psychic redirect sending the flame storm away. Then it conjured invisible claws to grab Ninetales.
Will-O-Wisp Aura. Flames and psychic energy enveloped Ninetales. Before it could resist, its aura shields were crushed.
Ninetales floated helplessly in midair—its defiant, proud form reduced to suffering. It whimpered, struggling both mentally and physically.
But the psychic grip was absolute. As the pain overwhelmed it, it was clear: Ninetales couldn't hold on.
Its consciousness blurred, dying under Mewtwo's unrelenting pressure.
(End of Chapter)
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