Pokémon: Simultaneous time travel, this Ash is too versatile!

Chapter 169 Mewtwo's Mega Stone?
In general, Mega Evolution and Dynamax have their advantages and disadvantages. At lower levels, Mega Evolution is more advantageous, while at higher levels, Dynamax is more advantageous.

"Dynamax can only be used once per battle, and you need to charge it up for the next use. But Mega Evolution doesn't have this limitation, right? If you could use five Mega Evolved Pokémon and one Dynamaxed Pokémon in one battle, the boost would be terrifying!"

Brock has a different perspective on Mega Evolution. Even though the gains from Mega Evolution don't seem to be proportional to the effort, Mega Evolution can be combined with Dynamax, or even multiple Mega Evolutions can be performed!
If you can perform five MEGA evolutions in a single match, you can still turn the tide even if there's a significant skill gap between you and your opponent.

This is almost equivalent to indirectly raising the level of a trainer by one level. Compared to Dynamax, Mega Evolution also has its own advantages!
After thinking about it, Xiao Shi also felt that this was indeed the case. Although Dynamax is strong, it is ultimately limited by time, region, and number. In particular, the region limitation is quite fatal for Dynamax.

Mega Evolution, on the other hand, doesn't have this limitation. As long as you have a strong enough bond with your Pokémon and possess the two corresponding items, you can Mega Evolve anywhere.

And more importantly, Mega Evolution is so cool!!

Imagine yourself on a stage under the spotlight, raising your arm, holding the Evolution Key Stone, and shouting "MEGA Evolution!"

Immediately afterwards, his Pokémon was bathed in countless gazes, radiating the brilliance of evolution, and then became even more handsome and powerful!

Just thinking about that feeling is enough to make you feel amazing from head to toe! That's the true soul of MEGA evolution!
"What are you guys thinking? The most important thing about MEGA evolution isn't all that nonsense!" Blaine interrupted Gary's daydreaming, annoyed.

"The most important thing about MEGA evolution is that it can increase the Pokémon's strength by a small amount. Even if the Pokémon's level increases in the future, it can still increase its strength by a certain amount. Don't you know what this means?"

Xiaoxia and the others looked at each other, then shook their heads.

If you're going to increase your strength, then increase your strength. It's the same as saying which system increases strength. To put it bluntly, it's all for the purpose of battle. The boost from Dynamaxing isn't bad either!
Blaine sighed helplessly. These people are still too young and don't know how difficult the road ahead will be. "Your Pokémon should all become stronger with training, right? But in reality, once you reach the Gym level, most Pokémon will hit a bottleneck. Some have exceptional talent, or have enough resources, or have a bond with their trainer that surpasses everything else, and then they can break through quickly."

"But some elves will be stuck at a bottleneck their whole lives. They exhaust everything, but in the end, they can only go so far. That's the cruelty of reality."

"However, things are different after Mega Evolution. Evolving again does not only mean that the Pokémon's strength increases, but also that the potential within the Pokémon is further developed. Pokémon that had reached a dead end have hope for moving forward again."

"Besides, if some of the top-level Gym Leaders and Elite Four Pokémon were given the opportunity to experience the power of the next level, do you think it would be easier for those Pokémon to advance in the future? Now you know what Mega Evolution represents, right? It's not just a battle tactic, but also a hope for Pokémon to reach a higher level."

Blaine's explanation left everyone stunned. It turns out that MEGA evolution, besides being useful in battles, is so useful in improving Pokémon!

Rather, this system is designed to enhance the future potential of Pokémon. Even setting aside the improvement during battles, the value of Mega Evolution surpasses that of Dynamax, simply allowing Pokémon whose potential has been exhausted to unlock their full potential and experience a second spring.

In an instant, everyone looked at Ash. As things stand, Ash, who has developed Mega Evolution, is very likely to be the one to change the entire landscape of the Pokémon world!
Ash himself was completely baffled. Did Mega Evolution really have this effect? ​​Why hadn't the experts in the group mentioned this...?

The reason why Ash and his friends in the group didn't mention it is because Ash's Pokémon don't need such unorthodox methods to improve. Ash has the bond with his Pokémon and the ability to use Aura in battle.

As long as you fight alongside your Pokémon with one mind, you can overcome any bottleneck. This is much more effective than Mega Evolution. Moreover, given Ash's luck, it's unlikely that he'll encounter a Pokémon with low potential.

Therefore, the greatest benefit of Mega Evolution, as described by Blaine, is only a minor advantage for Ash.

If Blaine knew what Ash and the others were thinking, he'd probably be furious. What others treasured was worthless to Ash—that's the confidence of a lucky guy!
"In short, the value of Mega Evolution is greater than you imagine. However, I know that Ash probably doesn't want to announce this evolution yet, right? After all, if it were announced, the difficulty of obtaining items like Key Stones and Mega Stones would definitely increase significantly. And right now, you should be collecting those two items as much as possible, am I right?"

Ash nodded, confirming Blaine's guess.

Ash doesn't plan to reveal Mega Evolution before it appears in the public eye. If he did, even Professor Oak probably wouldn't be able to collect any Key Stones or Evolution Stones.

This is extremely important to the Champions. Even in other parallel worlds, there aren't many people who possess MEGA evolution, let alone in this world where they haven't discovered a place where MEGA evolution has been discovered yet.

Therefore, Ash needs to collect as many Mega Stones and Key Stones as possible before Mega Evolution is discovered.

On one hand, it's to equip his own Pokémon that can Mega Evolve, and on the other hand, it would be best to equip Misty and Brock with one as well. When there are good items, Ash always thinks of his friends first.

"When did you start collecting them?" Xiao Mao asked curiously.

"I asked Professor Oak to collect these items for me just a few days ago. However, I only showed him what these two items looked like and did not tell him their specific uses. Otherwise, I was afraid that Professor Oak would be tempted to find other professors to study them together, and then the secret would be exposed."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Mao's lips twitched. So you're using my grandpa as a tool? Good heavens!
"I want one too!"

"Um... well, that depends on whether Professor Oak has collected enough Key Stones. Key Stones are held by the Trainer, and only one is needed. As for Mega Stones, that depends on whether your Pokémon has ancient genes and whether you have the corresponding Mega Stone." "Mega Stones are different from Key Stones. They're not universal; they're specific to the Pokémon species. Each Mega Stone corresponds to a different Pokémon, so Mega Evolution is indeed a rather troublesome system. Evolution stones are rare to begin with, and then there's the requirement for a specific species, making it quite complicated."

Ash's words calmed Gary's burning emotions a little. It turned out that Mega Evolution was more complicated than he had imagined. Even if his grandfather had collected a lot of Mega Stones, it was still unknown whether any of them were usable by his Pokémon.

As for how to identify the types of Mega Stones and which Pokémon can Mega Evolve, even if you asked Ash, you probably wouldn't get an answer. After all, Ash only discovered it by chance, so how would he know which Pokémon can Mega Evolve?
These questions will likely only be answered when his grandfather collects enough Mega Stones and experiments with them one by one. Alternatively, he could tell his grandfather the truth about Mega Evolution and ask him to help with the research.

"Wait a minute, Ash, you said that Mega Evolution requires a corresponding Mega Stone, right?" Blaine suddenly asked, as if he had just remembered something.

"Yes, for example, the MGEA evolution stone that my Gardevoir uses can only be used by Pokémon of the Gardevoir type; other Pokémon cannot use it."

"How did you discover this? Do you have other Mega Evolution samples?" Theoretically, it would be impossible to discover this without multiple Mega Evolution Pokémon.

Since Ash isn't a researcher, he has no idea which Pokémon possess ancient genes. So even if Gardevoir's Mega Stone doesn't work on other Pokémon, it might simply be that those Pokémon don't have the ancient genes to activate.

"I do have another Pokémon that can Mega Evolve, and I have also obtained the corresponding Mega Evolution Stone. To be precise, that Pokémon should be the first one I have Mega Evolved, while Gardevoir is the second."

"You're not talking about Aerodactyl, are you?" Brock asked with a strange look. The first Mega Stone was found in Aerodactyl's habitat, so if Ash had a Pokémon that could Mega Evolve, it was most likely Aerodactyl.

Ash nodded in agreement, acknowledging that there was no longer any need to hide the fact that Aerodactyl could Mega Evolve.

Anyway, Blaine has already finished fighting, and Aerodactyl's Mega Evolution will eventually be revealed to everyone, so let's just say it.

Blaine was stunned when he heard this. So you already have two Mega Evolution Pokémon!
You want to make a fortune quietly, huh?
But that's not the point. The point is...

"According to you, these two evolution stones of mine should also be the exclusive evolution stones of a certain Pokémon. I suppose the way to distinguish evolution stones is by looking at the pattern in the middle of the stone. And the pattern in the middle of my evolution stone is different, which means that the two evolution stones correspond to two different Pokémon."

As Blaine spoke, she opened the safe that was placed to the side, revealing two Mega Stones inside once again.

The genetic stripes between the two evolution stones are purple-blue and purple-pink respectively, so they are clearly not the same type of evolution stone.

Ash knows very little about the types of Mega Stones, so he doesn't know what kind of Pokémon these two stones belong to. He'll have to ask in the group after he gets them to find out.

However, since the patterns on the two evolution stones are different, they must be evolution stones for two different Pokémon.

"They should be two different evolution stones, right? By the way, Blade, what did you say before? These two evolution stones suddenly appeared next to Mewtwo when it was first born?"

“That’s right, I can confirm that they appeared out of thin air, but Ash, there’s something I need to tell you. These two evolution stones… have some kind of connection with Mewtwo. I’m not sure what the connection is, but these two evolution stones are definitely related to Mewtwo.”

As Blaine spoke, he closed the safe again and continued, "This safe of mine can block the detection of psychic powers, so Mewtwo never found out that I was carrying these two evolution stones. But when I accidentally opened the safe, I saw through the monitor that Mewtwo would have strange reactions. In other words, as long as the two evolution stones appear, Mewtwo will sense it. This seems a little different from what you said, Ash!"

Ash explained that each Pokémon requires a different evolution stone to evolve, and the way to distinguish between different types of evolution stones is to look at the pattern in the middle of the stone.

The two evolution stones in his hand are clearly different, yet Mewtwo seems to sense both of them. Why is that? Could it be that both of them are Mewtwo's evolution stones?

"There's another point. According to Dr. Blatano's research, the so-called higher level of evolution is actually a reversion to ancestral behavior caused by stimulating ancient genes in the body. How could Mewtwo, as an artificial Pokémon, possibly have genes that can revert to ancestral behavior?" Brock also raised a question at this time.

The mystery seemed to grow even more profound at this moment, and the meaning represented by these two evolution stones appeared to have become quite complex.

If these two evolution stones are indeed related to Mewtwo, does that mean Mewtwo can also undergo Mega Evolution?
Mega Evolution is clearly a reversion to ancestral traits within Pokémon genes. Mewtwo, being an artificial Pokémon, doesn't exhibit any such reversion. Could it be due to the Mew genes within its body?

Even so, why would Mewtwo have its own Mega Stone generated next to it? These mysteries may only be solved after we meet Mewtwo and the leader of Team Rocket.

All they're thinking about right now is just speculation. Whether those two Mega Stones really belong to Mewtwo, and whether they can really Mega Evolve Mewtwo, will only be answered after they see Mewtwo.

"Take this. If you ever get a chance to see Mewtwo, consider it as answering this question for me. But I still want to say... unless you have a Champion-level Pokémon or the strength to fight, your first choice when you see Mewtwo will always be the same—run!"

(End of this chapter)