Caleb calmly commanded, "Mimikyu, Shadow Claw."
Long before officially joining the battle, Mimikyu had already used Swords Dance to max out its physical attack stat. Combined with the boost from its armored form, its combat ability was now on par with a pseudo-legendary Pokémon...
Caleb felt that Mimikyu could now go toe-to-toe with Cynthia's Garchomp.
The Armor Form didn't just provide a 20% increase in move power. When Nozomi designed this armor, she specifically equipped it with two state-of-the-art nano propulsion engines to compensate for Mimikyu's speed disadvantage.
Additionally, the nano armor enhanced Mimikyu's ability, allowing its Disguise to completely withstand three enemy attacks on top of its original effect.
If Mimikyu's true body wasn't damaged within five minutes, the nano armor's auto-repair function would fully restore the damaged disguise, replenishing its Disguise count by one.
To defeat it, it would take someone who could one-shot Mimikyu with overwhelming damage. But with Disguise MAX, it was clear that no one could defeat Mimikyu in a single move.
Blue flames erupted from the jet propulsion engines on Mimikyu's back, launching it into the sky.
The opposing Beedrill moved so fast, that it left afterimages in its wake. A flash of cold light, followed by a needle strike as fierce as a dragon.
In just one second, the two Pokémon clashed mid-air.
A brief exchange, and they separated!
Beedrill's proud Fell Stinger only managed to break one layer of Mimikyu's Disguise. In contrast, Mimikyu's shadowy claws shredded Beedrill's thin, transparent wings to pieces.
Beedrill's flying ability was completely crippled.
Giovanni frowned, his gaze dark and unreadable as he stared at the Mimikyu in the sky.
Lance, who stood further back, was stunned. He glanced incredulously between Caleb and the strangely armored Mimikyu, opening his mouth but failing to find words.
Unnoticed by anyone, the surrounding battles between the League forces and Team Rocket had gradually ceased, with fighters from both sides watching the confrontation from a distance.
No one could believe that the overwhelmingly powerful Beedrill, the one that had been dominating the League, had been neutralized in a single move.
Under the stunned gazes of the crowd, Caleb calmly checked the clock function on his panel and said, "I'm in a bit of a hurry. So, are you going to surrender, or do you want to keep fighting?"
The word "surrender" didn't exist in Giovanni's dictionary.
But faced with this situation, even he couldn't suppress a flicker of desire to retreat in his heart...
Just then, the battle of the Legendaries in the sky also came to an end. The two Deoxys plummeted like broken kites, crashing right in front of Giovanni.
Mega Mewtwo Y descended slowly, hovering in the air as it coldly stared down at Giovanni.
The tide of battle, which had once favored Team Rocket, was now completely reversed.
Giovanni's lips twitched as he suppressed his shock and turned to flee.
But Caleb wouldn't give him the chance. The moment Giovanni turned, Dragonite blocked his path.
Team Rocket's executives finally snapped out of their daze and shouted, "Cover the Boss's retreat!"
Mega Mewtwo Y snorted, unleashing an overwhelming surge of psychic energy that precisely targeted every Team Rocket member present, lifting them into the air.
Caleb said, "Mind-wipe Team Rocket's Pokémon. Make them forget everything that happened here."
Mewtwo nodded and immediately got to work.
Caleb bound Giovanni tightly and handed him over to Lance, who was still in shock, "He's all yours."
Lance had wanted to ask who he was, but sensing that the other man intended to leave, he instead asked, "Where are you going?"
"Sinnoh." Caleb said, recalling Mimikyu and Lucario into their Poké Balls.
Before leaving, he suddenly remembered something and added, "Oh, and don't touch Jessie, James, or Meowth from Team Rocket! Also, if you have the resources, send reinforcements to Johto and Hoenn."
This upheaval was a global event, not just limited to Kanto.
With that, Caleb and Mewtwo, who was now finished erasing the Pokémon's memories, vanished using the Warp Beacon.
Lance stood frozen, staring at the empty space where they had been...
...
Since Caleb had previously visited Mt. Coronet in this Instance, the Warp Beacon already had the location unlocked. He warped directly to the battlefield there.
The rewards for the war quest at Mt. Silver had already been deposited into his inventory. It was a Pokémon Egg with black patterns.
Now wasn't the time to hatch it, so Caleb simply glanced at it and stored it safely in the inventory...
...
~Mt. Coronet~
At this point in time, the decisive battle that would lead to Cynthia's death had not yet occurred.
Caleb checked the current date, this was around the time when Cyrus had just obtained the Spear Key and was preparing to use it to open the Spear Pillar's gate, then summon Dialga and Palkia.
Instead of heading straight to the Spear Pillar, Caleb followed the path from his memories, traveling with Mewtwo along the mountain trails until they found the ruins of the Temple of Sinnoh, where Arceus had been sealed.
But there was no sign of Arceus.
It's clear that at this point in time, Arceus had not yet been sealed away. Though he didn't know how it had been sealed in the first place, that no longer mattered.
The Temple of Sinnoh and the Spear Pillar were connected. Conveniently, Caleb had a Spear Key in his inventory. He unlocked the path to the Spear Pillar and ascended the ancient steps.
The Spear Pillar was empty at first... But soon, ripples of translucent energy shimmered in the air. Two massive figures that radiated an aura of primordial authority emerged from the distortions.
Dialga and Palkia gazed gently at the human below...
Caleb didn't notice their expressions at first. He had come here to lie in wait and ambush Cyrus when he arrived.
>..We thank you for everything you've done for this world, human..<
Dialga communicated telepathically.
Caleb was taken aback. He looked up and finally noticed the gratitude in their eyes.
"You remember too?" he asked.
>..We have never forgotten your deeds..<
Dialga said softly, lowering its head.
Beside them, Mewtwo also looked at Caleb and said earnestly: >..Thank you..<
The mood suddenly turned sentimental. Caleb felt a little embarrassed.
But then, the moment was interrupted.
>..They're here..<
Palkia said, sensing something as it looked toward the entrance of the Spear Pillar.
As soon as it spoke, the stone gates of the ruins slowly creaked open. Bright light spilled in as Cyrus strode forward eagerly, his eyes alight with ambition.
Touching the Red Chain on his forehead, he thought: 'Soon. My grand vision will finally be realized!'
But then, Cyrus realized something was amiss.
Someone, a young man, stood between Dialga and Palkia, a roguish smirk on his face as he raised a hand in greeting, "Hey, long time no see, Cyrus!"
Cyrus: "..."