There seems to be something wrong with these Pokémon

"Don't worry, it's Watari and Hiba!"

When Erica was running away with the two of them, she saw the boy looking back from time to time out of the corner of her eye, and she spoke to comfort him.

"Although... I don't know why Aju betrayed the alliance. But since it has already happened, we are enemies from now on."

"When facing the enemy, Du and Shiba will never show mercy!"

Erika's words made Shuo Guye lower his eyes and replied softly, "Hmm..."

Mr. Aju...how could he be a traitor to the alliance?

Scenes of her daily interactions with the man over the past week kept flashing before Shuoya Ye's eyes, with her emotions and reason pulling at each other.

until--

A dark purple light flashed before her eyes. Erica immediately threw out the Poké Ball and quickly stepped back to grab the two of them.

"Stinky flowers, flying leaves and sharp knives!"

A row of kunai stuck in the ground in front of their feet.

Seeing such a unique weapon, Erica immediately understood the identity of the attacker.

She quickly raised her eyes and looked between the trees.

Sure enough, a shadow was found between the crowns of a tree.

"Stinky Flower, paralysis powder!"

"Hot air."

The moment the man's voice appeared, Shuoya Ye suddenly raised his head in disbelief.

The double-bullet gas mouth blew out bursts of hot air, blowing away the paralysis powder while trying to cause damage to the Vileplume.

"Use the flower petal dance to resist!"

But as a gym trainer who has been through many battles and has reached the pinnacle of his field, Erica quickly found a solution to resolve the counterattack of the Double Dan Gas.

"Mr. Aju..."

When Ah Ju heard the sound, she looked at the young man with wide eyes and hesitant expression.

The next moment, several shurikens pierced through the air.

Kitazawa Lingyou quickly raised his gun and shot down a shuriken that was shot towards Sakuya Ye's neck. The remaining shurikens lost their attack power under the cover of the vines summoned by the monarch snake.

"It seems that you have almost forgotten what I taught you."

Aju stood on the branch and said coldly, "As a ninja, being lenient to the enemy is being cruel to yourself."

"He is not your student!"

Looking at Shuoya Ye who was trembling slightly, Erica immediately stood in front of him and said, "You are just a traitor to the alliance!"

Aju sneered and raised his hand to throw out another Poké Ball.

"Double Bomb Gas, Sludge Bomb. Nidoking, Poison Attack."

Faced with attacks from both sides, Vileplume couldn't dodge no matter what she chose.

Erica was in deep thought.

In this case, why not...

"Sunbeam—"

"Monarch snake, blade leaf!"

The young man who was protected by Erica suddenly stepped forward and stood beside her, raised his hand and commanded, "Then use Yan Fan!"

Upon hearing this, the monarch snake quickly turned over and used its blades to shoot down all the sludge bombs.

Then he used the force to rush straight towards Nidoking.

When Nidoking raised his arm and tried to chop it down, the Monarch Snake used its flexible body to dodge the poisonous blow and quickly raised its tail to inflict heavy damage to Nidoking.

In just two seconds, Serpentine repelled the two Pokémon that were attacking it aggressively, interrupting Akari's offensive rhythm.

Erica turned her head in surprise, but could only see the boy's tough eyes.

"Until the energy of the stinky flower is fully accumulated, leave it to me and the Monarch Snake."

Erica stared at the boy blankly for a moment, then raised the corner of her lips and shook her head.

"Although the sky is a little cloudy, my stinky flower doesn't need to charge that much energy for that long."

Erica turned her attention back to the battle, "Sun Beam!"

At the moment when Erica finished speaking, the daylight that was bright enough to illuminate the surroundings flickered on the pistil of the stinking flower.

No one would dispute the solar energy contained therein.

Even Aju didn't dare to confront it head-on. He simply raised his hand to take back the two Pokémon and disappeared in a flash.

But before leaving, a cold light insidiously hid in the light of the sunlight and pierced the two unaware people.

Only Kitazawa Reiyuu, who fell behind, saw the threat hidden in the sunlight beams, raised his hand and pulled Sakutani Ye back a little.

stab-

The sound of a sharp object cutting through cloth was extremely harsh, and it frightened Erica so much that her face turned pale in an instant and she turned around to look.

A little bright red blood flowed down from his strong arms.

Erica hurriedly leaned in to take a look, then breathed a sigh of relief.

"Fortunately, fortunately, he didn't have time to apply the poison..."

Sakutani Ye felt guilty because Kitazawa Reiyuu was injured while saving him, so he quickly asked, "Really? Nothing will happen, right?"

"Don't worry." Erica said soothingly, "Although the poison used by the Light Red Gym is indeed the most poisonous of all poisons, almost everyone in the alliance has heard of it."

"There are even many people who have witnessed with their own eyes that Ah Ju only used a drop of poison, and the grass within a meter of his feet dried up not long after. It is said that no plants grew for several years afterwards."

With every word Erica spoke, Shuo Guye's expression became more solemn.

However, Kitazawa Reiyuu, who was directly hit by Aju, did not show any fear. Instead, he was indifferent, just like he was listening to other people's stories.

"But looking at the blood and the edge of the wound." Erica pointed to a finger-sized wound and said, "It's a normal color. It can be judged that Aju didn't put poison on it. Don't worry."

Shuo Gu Ye finally felt relieved.

Erica smiled as she watched Sakutani Ye taking away Kitazawa Reiyuu, who had survived the robbery, and saying something, as if he was scolding him.

Her face darkened and she began to think.

What is the purpose of Aju doing this?

It looked like it was meant to stop them from leaving.

Or... delaying time?

Erica raised her head suddenly, turned around quickly and said, "Quick! Let's go!"

But it was too late.

The sky, which was originally gloomy and drizzling, suddenly seemed to be covered with a cover.

Du and Shiba also arrived at the position of the three people at the same time and looked up at the sky at the same time.

Shuoya Ye looked in shock at the huge super-power membrane that separated the forest from the outside world.

At that moment, it seemed as if the entire sky was dyed pink.

In the center of the semicircular super-power film, a black shadow was sitting on it.

Du couldn't help but shout louder, "What is that?"

"I'm looking!" Erica raised the small telescope hanging around her neck, closed one eye and looked towards the top.

"Alakazam... No, that's not right, they look different, but they look very similar--"

"It can't be Alakazam." Kitazawa Lingyou said with half-closed eyes, "Its superpowers are not strong enough to create such a large range of superpower fields."

"Yes, but..." Erica hesitated, her brows furrowed, "Really... he looks too much like Alakazam, I can't find any other explanation."

"Give me."

Erica quickly took off the telescope and handed it to Watari.

Du looked towards the top of the forest and his pupils shrank suddenly.

Shiba, who wanted to take a look as well, looked at the miniature telescope that was not even half the size of his palm. After a moment of silence, he immediately passed it to the next person.

Kitazawa Reisuke took it and looked into the distance.

He pursed his lips and his Adam's apple rolled up and down.

"It's Alakazam. But..."

The telescope finally came into Shuo Guye's hands.

Through the telescope, he saw Alakazam hovering in mid-air and meditating. He had a long, thick beard that almost reached his legs, and five soup spoons floating on his head.

"...It's Mega Alakazam, which is the mega evolved Alakazam."

"Mega evolution?!"

As three members of the Kanto Alliance, they had naturally heard about the new evolutions in the Kalos and Hoenn regions.

But that doesn't mean they're ready for the Rockets to master this evolution.

Only Shuoya Ye was unfamiliar with this term.

But judging from the tone of the others, it was not an easy thing to deal with.

"Has Team Rocket mastered the means of mega evolution?"

Xiba's breathing became heavier, and he turned to the equally serious Du, "We must stop it!"

"I know."

Watari frowned, "There is too little information on mega evolution. We can't act blindly."

He turned around and winked at Erica, who nodded in understanding.

"Let's go check it out. You two stay here and don't act rashly."

Watari walked forward.

As if he had anticipated that the boy would not obey, he raised his hand threateningly, revealing the black watch on his wrist.

"I can monitor your location in real time, so don't think about pretending to obey."

Erica trotted a few steps and turned back to advise.

"Listen, Sakutani. Mega evolution is a brand new evolution method that has not been fully researched in Kanto or even in other regions. No one knows how powerful it will be. We can't let you take risks."

Xiba's hand, as big as a palm fan, slapped down heavily, causing Shuo Guye's shoulder to ache.

"Wait for me to come back and fight me!"

"Let's go." Du put down his hand and swung his cloak in an arc.

Erica and Sheba followed.

In the blink of an eye, he disappeared.

Only Sakutani Ye and Kitazawa Lingyou were left looking at each other in bewilderment.

"Mega evolution, what exactly is it?"

When Sakutani Ye recalled, it was Kitazawa Reiyuu who first determined that the unknown Pokémon was [Mega Alakazam], and he was also the first to say [mega evolution].

He must know what it is.

"It's a new type of evolution first discovered by the Hoenn Champion Daigo."

As expected by Sakutani Ye, Kitazawa Reisuke explained fluently.

"However, this type of evolution is not the same as the normal Pokémon evolution. Instead, it is a short-term evolution like your Eevee."

"This evolution will cause the Pokémon to change its form over a period of time while gaining powerful strength, achieving many impossible things."

"but--"

Kitazawa Lingyou gently stroked his chin, with a frown between his eyebrows.

"Normal mega evolution requires not only the Pokémon and the trainer to wear the Mega Evolution Stone and the Evolution Key Stone respectively, but also a bond between the two that is difficult for ordinary people to match."

"This is the experience summed up by Mr. Daigo."