"What is this?" Gary asked Ash after taking a few deep breaths.
The fact that Primeape can evolve is something not only unseen but unheard of.
"This is a new evolution that has been achieved by fusing with Ghost Type powers. If a Primeape has the Rage Fist move, then everyone can try to evolve their Primeape. As for the method of evolution... just find a way to incorporate Ghost Type Energy into yourself to become your own attribute, and that's it."
Ash said the last part to the surrounding audience, announcing the method of Primeape's evolution without hesitation.
It's actually quite nice to have one's Pokemon become the most unique, but firstly, Ash isn't a selfish person, and secondly, the more Annihilapes there are in the world, the more advancement and development possibilities there will be for Annihilape.
No matter how powerful one person is, their strength is limited. When more Annihilapes appear, there will be more methods to nurture them, more battle strategies for Annihilape, etc...
Isn't Ash's success precisely because of this? It's because of the help from the experts in the group that he's come this far, supporting the idea of strength in numbers. Of course, quality is still very important.
Currently, Ash is the only one who has an Annihilape, and his battle methods may become a significant reference in the future.
"What's the name of this new evolution?"
"Annihilape."
"Annihilape... did you come up with the name?"
"Uh... yeah, I guess." Ash hesitantly admitted.
Although Annihilape has appeared for the first time in this world, in parallel worlds, Annihilape is actually not an uncommon Pokemon, and its method of evolution is already well-known and quite simple. It's achieved by learning Rage Fist and repeatedly using it in battles.
The number of times ranges from about thirty to fifty. This evolution method is almost ridiculously simple, as long as there are enough battles.
But in this world, even if you punched until your fists were raw, you couldn't evolve. The reason Ash's Primeape could evolve was not just because it happened to learn Rage Fist, but also due to the help from Gengar and the aid of an ancient Gengar tool.
This is how it managed to breakthrough the world's barriers and evolve into Annihilape.
However, after Ash's Primeape evolved into Annihilape, it will become relatively easier for other Primeapes to evolve, and as more Annihilapes appear, the difficulty of evolution will decrease, eventually becoming like the other parallel worlds.
The reason Ash is reluctant to admit that the name Annihilape was his invention is the possibility that if their world merges with other parallel worlds, especially with the region called Paldea, he'd be exposed!
In the Paldea Region, the name Annihilape has already appeared. Now if he claims it was his invention, how will he explain it after the regional merge?
But if he claims the name isn't his creation, then how did the name Annihilape come about?
So Ash could only give a vague response to Gary's question, leaving future issues for the future to address.
Gary saw Ash's hesitation but didn't suspect anything. It's just a name, nothing worth doubting.
The main focus now is the battle. After a brief shock and conversation, this semi-final battle is about to truly begin.
The momentum Annihilape showed post-evolution was clear to Gary. Its appearance has become quite terrifying, but its strength is only at the Professional Senior Level, similar to Ash's other main Pokemon, not reaching an unbeatable level.
Gary sent out Alakazam, his second strongest Pokemon, whose strength is at the Professional Senior Level, matching Annihilape, and it even has a type advantage over Annihilape...
On second thought, who holds the advantage in type isn't certain anymore. Ash mentioned the method of Annihilape's evolution, which involves integrating Ghost Type power into Primeape's body. This indicates that Annihilape likely possesses the Ghost Type attribute.
"If the original attribute hasn't disappeared, then it's a Ghost Fighting Type... mutually offsetting each other. Strike first to gain the upper hand, Alakazam, use Psybeam!" Gary muttered his analysis before choosing to launch an attack first!
Annihilape's information was initially unknown, but from Ash's fragmented words, Gary accurately deduced that Annihilape possessed Fighting and Ghost Type attributes.
Even though the Ghost Type restrains the Psychic Type, the Psychic Type also restrains the Fighting Type. For Alakazam, it's like dealing with Gengar. Gengar's type is Ghost and Poison, which also shares a mutually offsetting relationship with Alakazam.
So in this duel, although Alakazam doesn't have an absolute type advantage like before, it's not at a disadvantage either. There's no need to switch Pokemon.
"Alakazam!" Alakazam shouted coldly, its spoons crossing in front of it, and a rainbow beam shot towards Annihilape!
"Dodge it and use Rage Fist." Ash commanded calmly. With Annihilape's speed, it's impossible for such a slow attack to hit.
Annihilape's feet pounded the ground, its figure flickering, and it vanished from its original spot in an instant.