Pokémon: I picked up a reborn Eevee at the start of the game.

With this question in mind, the video continues. The excavation of the seven Mega Stones unveils the first mystery of Mega Evolution—

"This is a new type of evolution that transcends all known evolution and breaks through the boundaries. It relies on the Super Stone in my hand!"

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The words "a stone stirs up a thousand waves" caused an uproar among the audience.

Xia Chen never speaks without a purpose; this is the credibility he has built up over the past two years of researching elves.

For someone so cautious that they publish a paper before revealing a new Pokémon to say something like this, they must be absolutely certain.

The audience gave it 99% trust, leaving 1% for the absurd situation where "this is Zoroark disguised as Xia Chen talking nonsense."

"And Rayquaza's state that day wasn't the Primal Reversion like Groudon and Kyogre; it was Mega Evolution!"

Xia Chen dropped another bombshell as evidence.

"These Mega Stones in my hand are one of the three conditions for a Pokémon to undergo Mega Evolution. The other two..."

Just as Xia Chen was getting to the crucial point, a loud bang interrupted his explanation.

An unexpected event occurs—legend has it that the giant rock swallowed the fairy cloth and transformed into the giant rock Arceus!

Seeing this astonishing and exaggerated scene, even the number of comments on the screen decreased significantly, not because it was boring, but because this was just too damn weird!

The stone moved and even devoured the fairy cloth, transforming into the likeness of Arceus. If it weren't for the complete absence of special effects, no one would believe that this was real.

After the initial shock came the worry.

Although a little research would reveal that the videos had all been released and the ending was naturally a happy one, viewers deeply immersed in the vlog completely overlooked this fact and were filled with apprehension.

Then came the "Two Heroes vs. the Giant Rock" segment, which cut out the appearance of Xia Chen transformed into Deoxys.

The boulder fell, Arceus fell, and the Celestials were freed.

The video has now reached its final, most important, and most essential part.

With Rayquaza's hint, Xia Chen and Sylveon discovered that she could also undergo Mega Evolution.

As night fell, two dazzling beams of light intertwined and merged in the air, transforming into a platinum-gold radiance that enveloped the celestial cloth—

This is a rare video recording of the first Mega Evolution performed by a human trainer and their Pokémon.

Everyone realized this, and those in front of the screen unconsciously held their breath, waiting for Sylveon to appear after its Mega Evolution.

However, just before the light was about to fade, the video abruptly ended.

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Nothing could better express the feelings of the millions, or perhaps tens or hundreds of millions, of people who watched this video than the screen full of question marks in the last frame.

I was about to scream and then you just disappeared?

Is this something that humans can do?

Deep resentment pierced through the screen, traveled along the internet cable, and assaulted Xia Chen, who had committed countless evil deeds. He shivered in his sleep and subconsciously hugged the Gardevoir beside him for warmth.

Hmm, in this cold-hearted society, it seems only being close to Gardevoir can bring a sliver of warmth.

As expected, the video Xia Chen posted at midnight went viral!

When Xia Chen woke up the next day, the number of views had already reached nearly 100 million.

The reason for this unbelievable and terrifying number lies in the trending topics and the frenzied reposting on social media platforms.

Terms like "[New Evolution Mechanism]", "[Mega Evolution]", and "[Mega Sylveon]" appear frequently in news articles, trending topics, and discussion threads on various social media platforms.

In just a few hours, almost the entire world was discussing this topic.

Of course, they also discussed with considerable resentment what the super Sylveon looks like.

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"Tsk tsk, how could I let you know this in advance? This kind of thing will definitely be announced on the day of the grand celebration."

Xia Chen ate breakfast while watching the news and muttered to himself.

What a great opportunity to drive traffic to the lavish celebration, how could he possibly miss it?

"So you're planning to use Mega Sylveon on the day of the exhibition match?"

"That's what Michael asked when he came to visit," said Michael.

During this period, not only Xia Chen ran over to their place, but he and Da Wu also often came down to freeload meals whenever they had nothing to do.

Xia Chen shrugged and replied, "Maybe it's Gardevoir, I haven't decided yet."

Both sides are equally important to Xia Chen, and he doesn't know who to send to handle this matter that is bound to sweep the world.

Without even asking them, Xia Chen knew they would both agree, so for the sake of team harmony, Xia Chen decided to make the decision himself.

Mikkuri certainly wouldn't interfere in Xia Chen's family affairs. Instead, he sighed somewhat dejectedly, "It's a pity that this amount of time is definitely not enough to create a Mega Stone for Gyarados or Swampert, otherwise we could have had a Mega Evolution battle."

When this topic came up, Xia Chen looked at Daigo and asked curiously, "Daigo-san, how's the research on the Mega Stone going?"

Devon has the highest technical capabilities, so they are the main force in research.

Daigo shrugged. "My father brought the core elite team that studies life energy. They've made some progress. Xia Chenjun, your guess was right. The transformation of evolution stones into mega stones is indeed related to the Pokémon around them. However, the principle hasn't been fully understood yet. We're currently in the stage of analyzing the energy wavelengths of the three."

Xia Chen said thoughtfully, "Do you think that if we use a Pokémon as a [mold], the resulting Super Stone would be a better match for that Pokémon?"

Daigo's eyes lit up, and he said excitedly, "I can't rule out that possibility. I'm willing to use my Metagross and Aggron for the experiment!"

Not to be outdone, Mikuri chimed in, "Me too! My Swampert and Gyarados are both ready to dedicate themselves to the cause of Mega Evolution research!"

Xia Chen was speechless. You two weren't doing it out of a sense of sacrifice, were you? You were just greedy for the legendary power of the giant rock. How despicable!

But experiments still need to be done; we can't let the benefits go to outsiders, can we?

After thinking for a moment, Xia Chen said, "Let's just invite them. We can reserve a few trainer slots from our families. We can choose however we like, based on relationships or other criteria. I'll tentatively invite Cynthia, Gadri, Karune, and Mashu."

He didn't try to avoid suspicion; he had originally wanted to bring Mingyi in, but after thinking about it, he realized she didn't seem to have a single Pokémon that could Mega Evolve, except for Greninja, which is a special Bond Phenomenon.

Speaking of which, I reminded her a few days ago during our chat that she was going to train her next Pokémon to Mega Evolve.

Upon hearing Xia Chen's suggestion and the list, Michael clicked his tongue in amazement and said, "So young, yet so many romantic entanglements."

Xia Chen said speechlessly, "I just really enjoy making friends."

To be fair, at least Karuni didn't have those worldly thoughts, right?

Despite his joking remarks, Michael ultimately agreed to the plan.

"Don't let the good stuff go to outsiders" is not only a proverb in Donghuang, but also a concrete manifestation of the selfish gene in humankind, unless one is truly a saint who can achieve "harmony in diversity and universal harmony".

Ultimately, the three individuals, representing the Hoenn League, Devon Corporation, and Xia Chen personally, respectively drafted a list of trainers to experiment with Xia Chen's ideas regarding the relationship between [Legendary Giant Stone], [Mega Stone], and [Specific Pokémon].

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The experiment started quickly—for such a good opportunity, the invited trainers practically rushed over overnight, carrying their Pokémon with them.

The list was finalized on the morning of the 20th, and by the afternoon everyone had arrived.

The first batch of test subjects consisted of eighteen people, all of whom were at least at the dojo level in strength, without exception.

Xia Chen invited a total of six people, including the four mentioned earlier, as well as Professor Oak and Brock.

Xia Chen still remembers the help he received from his two seniors. Since they also had Pokémon capable of Mega Evolution, he invited them over.

Brock came, but Professor Oak didn't. It wasn't because he was busy, but because he gave his spot to his grandson, Green.

Xia Chen knew quite a few of the people Daigo and Michael invited, since Gym Leaders and above were all well-known characters in the games and anime.

They had all watched the video Xia Chen released last night, so they already had some understanding of the experiment.

Of course, this is only a preliminary understanding. There is still much for them to learn about super evolution, an existence shrouded in mystery.

Therefore, before the experiment, Xia Chen, as the [Father of Super Evolution], held a training session for these newbies from various regions.

The most basic elements, such as Keystone, Super Stone, and Bonds, which Xia Chen named the "Three Elements of Super Evolution," were naturally explained in great detail.

Then comes the question everyone is concerned about: which Pokémon are capable of Mega Evolution?

Chapter 340 The debut of the super Sylveon!

"There are about forty kinds of Pokémon that can Mega Evolve. The reason for inviting you all is that you all have Pokémon that theoretically possess a Mega Stone. The list of Pokémon will be sent to you later."

As Xia Chen was explaining, a small, pale hand suddenly rose up from below—it was Cattleya.

What is this girl up to?

Xia Chen watched Cattleya's upturned lips warily; this was usually a prelude to her doing something naughty.

As expected, Gadriya asked a very tricky question, "Teacher Xia Chen, how did you know all this?"

Clearly, in the era of the Mega Stone, where only a few Pokémon existed, Xia Chen, who knew all the Pokémon capable of Mega Evolution, was an absolute anomaly.

Fortunately, Xia Chen was prepared for this kind of problem with Jia Deliya.

"This is the information I learned from Liekongzuo."

Xia Chen spoke in a way that was half true and half false and could not be verified, otherwise he really couldn't explain how he knew this information.

The bigwigs below didn't doubt it, after all, although the explanation was a bit strange, it was still reasonable.

Of course, except for Cattleya.

She remained outwardly calm, but in reality, she was secretly whispering to Xia Chen using telepathy.

"Teacher Xia Chen is dishonest; she even lies to her teacher."

Xia Chen twitched his lips. Putting everything else aside, this relationship was really messy.

However, Gadalia was just joking and didn't take it too seriously.

She was a smart woman and understood that there must be some secret Xia Chen was hiding behind this.

After the brief incident, the experiment officially began.

The newly established research institute has prepared separate spaces for the elves who are the test subjects.

These rooms are all within the radiation range of the legendary megalith's energy wavelength, where elves would spend a long time.

The study was jointly organized by the Hoenn League, Devon Corporation, and Xia Chen. For this reason, the invited researchers were quite reassured about placing their Pokémon here, and many of them chose to return home after staying in Sootopolis for two days.