Umbreon was struck on the head by Brick Break and fell directly to the ground with a loud crash.
Lucario landed lightly from the sky, almost without a sound, returning to the field in stark contrast to Umbreon's fall.
As the dust on the field cleared, the side-lying Umbreon appeared before everyone's eyes.
"Umbreon has lost the ability to fight, Lucario wins!" As expected, the Umbreon struck directly by Brick Break lost the ability to fight, and though Umbreon's defense was quite good, the level difference with Lucario was simply too vast.
First, it was hit by Extreme Speed, then struck by a full-power Brick Break. Even for a Professional Senior Level, it would be impossible to withstand these two moves, let alone just a Professional Junior Level.
Gary retracted Umbreon and then released the next Pokemon, Gyarados!
The level was still Professional Junior Level. Although it had an advantage over Lucario in terms of attribute, the level was too low to have any effect, and Lucario's Extreme Speed directly sent the opponent flying into the wall of the audience stands in the arena.
This hit was delivered without any mercy, for Ash was also preparing to end this battle.
Gary's strongest Pokemon had already been used earlier, and now the Pokemon he was using weren't even on the same level as before, not to mention that his Lucario wasn't an existence like Annihilape.
In such a massively mismatched battle, Ash's goal was to end it quickly.
However, Gary hadn't used up all his strong Pokemon; he still had his final, go-to Pokemon left.
"Phew... ha..." Gary took a deep breath, put the Gyarados's Pokeball back at his waist, and took out his final Pokeball.
"This is the last one... I'm counting on you, Blastoise!!" With a flash of light, Gary's strongest and final Pokemon appeared on the field, his Blastoise!
The strength of Gary's Blastoise was beyond doubt, having broken through to Gym Level in previous battles. It was the only Gym Level Pokemon Gary had, and it could also undergo MEGA Evolution.
If there's any Pokemon in Gary's roster that could compete against Ash's main force, this Blastoise was definitely the only one.
"You've finally arrived, Blastoise." Ash's expression grew more serious upon seeing Blastoise take the stage. This opponent was different from before, not someone Lucario could easily take down, and even after MEGA Evolution, dealing with it at Lucario's current strength would be quite tricky.
"Come on, Ash, in this final showdown, I'll defeat your Lucario!" Gary's target was clear: he wanted to defeat another one of Ash's Pokemon!
If he could even take down the godslayer Lucario, regardless of Lucario's current strength, wouldn't it be a victory?
For Gary himself, it would certainly boost his confidence significantly, helping him in the subsequent bronze medal match and future development, so this final showdown was not insignificant or irrelevant to victory or defeat. He wanted to win!!
"Blastoise MEGA Evolution!!" Gary raised his arm high, the multicolored Treasure Pearl in the bracelet on his wrist shining with an extremely bright light, and the MEGA Evolution Stone appeared on Blastoise's body, causing it to evolve immediately!
Both MEGA Evolution and Dynamax are skills best used as early as possible. After Dynamax, a Pokemon's physical strength is said to multiply, meaning its damage resistance improves significantly.
As for MEGA Evolution, once it evolves, the state won't fade unless you want it to. Even when put back in a Pokeball, it remains. Combined with the enhancement in all attributes after evolution, beginning with MEGA Evolution is the best strategy.
As the light on Blastoise gradually faded, MEGA Blastoise reappeared in the eyes of the audience. Despite having seen it many times, many still marveled at the wonder of Super Evolution.
Being able to temporarily evolve a Pokemon, breaking its own limits, enhancing its power in all aspects, and greatly aiding future level breakthroughs—what system besides MEGA Evolution could achieve this?
It is precisely because of this that MEGA Evolution, not yet publicly released, is already being praised online. Even though Ash hasn't released any information, plenty of MEGA Evolution data has appeared online.
As for how much of it is true or false, only Ash and the Elite Four would know.
"Blastoise's MEGA Evolution, huh? Then we'll do the same, Lucario!" Ash shouted to Lucario, raising his arm high. On his wrist was a super wristband equipped with a Key Stone!
Because MEGA Evolution had not been officially announced before, Ash hadn't worn such an obvious wristband, even using the Key Stone from the sleeve for Blastoise's first MEGA Evolution deployment.
Now that everyone is somewhat used to MEGA Evolution, Ash took out the Key Stone and proudly placed it on his wrist.