I haven't decided on a name for my Pokémon trainer yet.

Judging from this psychic power, Gardevoir already possesses strength that is no weaker than or even surpasses its own. How long has it been? How exactly did Ye Feng train his Pokémon?

Like other Master-level Pokémon, Gardevoir gathers powerful energy around it when it Mega Evolves. If this energy is used to launch an attack, it can rival the attack of a Legendary Pokémon.

Unlike other Pokémon, Gardevoir, being a Psychic-type Pokémon and possessing the Spiral Ball with all attributes, has mastered the control of various energies to an unparalleled degree. This energy was now integrated into its body, greatly enhancing itself.

After Mega Evolution, Gardevoir possessed near-legendary strength, and under the enhancement of this energy, it briefly surpassed near-legendary strength. Although it is still far from legendary level, it is already much stronger than Articuno!

"Gardevoir, Fireball!" Ye Feng knew very well that this state couldn't last too long. Although it wasn't enough to defeat Articuno, it was more than enough to wear down the opponent's stamina, so he decisively ordered an attack.

Gardevoir waved its right hand, and a fire-type spiral ball filled with raging energy was formed in the blink of an eye, flying towards Articuno in the next instant.

"!" Articuno's expression hardened. It sensed terrifying energy from the fireball. If it were hit by this attack, it would definitely suffer huge damage!

Articuno quickly flapped its wings, dodging the Fireball attack with a high leap, and then opened its beak to fire a tentative Ice Beam at Gardevoir.

Ye Feng smiled slightly and did not issue any further orders.

Chapter 411 Mega Gardevoir vs. Articuno: A Battle of Near-Legends

A hint of doubt flashed in Articuno's eyes. It had not been formally captured by Ye Feng, so it was not familiar with battles involving Pokémon under the command of a trainer.

The Ice Beam was incredibly fast, and Gardevoir struck it in the blink of an eye without Gardevoir making any attempt to dodge.

To Articuno's surprise, the Ice Beam didn't seem to hit Gardevoir's main body. Instead, it seemed to hit an invisible wall and spread out rapidly without harming Gardevoir at all.

This invisible wall is the defense that Gardevoir has always relied on, a tangible manifestation of its psychic power, known as "Strength".

Now, with its near-legendary strength, Gardevoir's defensive power is even more terrifying. It not only easily blocked the Ice Beam attack, but it is no exaggeration to say that as long as Gardevoir's psychic power is not exhausted, any attack below the Master level has no chance of breaking through Gardevoir's defense.

The current "Solid" defense has only just reached its complete form; Ye Feng strongly suspects that if Gardevoir were to one day possess legendary-level strength, this "Solid" defense might become a wall of sighs standing between Gardevoir and its opponent.

A mere trial shot of the freezing ray would naturally have no effect.

"Strengthen your mental focus!" Ye Feng commanded with a wave of his hand.

A blue light flashed in Gardevoir's eyes, and with the dual boost of Mega Evolution and Energy Enhancement, a violent surge of psychic power swept over Articuno like a hurricane.

Articuno's pupils contracted slightly, and it hurriedly flapped its wings to unleash a blizzard, barely managing to block the attack from the Psychic.

The two attacks were locked in a stalemate, but it was clear to the naked eye that Blizzard was being constantly suppressed and pushed towards Articuno, which was about to give out.

Articuno panicked, letting out a sharp cry and increasing its energy output once again. The power of the blizzard was enhanced, allowing it to withstand the pressure of the psychic attack.

"Boom!" After a brief stalemate, the two energies with completely different attributes finally erupted, causing a violent explosion, and a large amount of smoke instantly covered the sky.

With a soft hum, Gardevoir unleashed its psychic power, dispersing the thick smoke; Articuno, caught off guard, was struck by the psychic power and sent flying backward.

A golden opportunity! Seeing that Articuno was temporarily unable to control its body, Ye Feng's eyes gleamed.

Gardevoir and Ye Feng had long since reached a point of perfect understanding. Almost the instant Ye Feng had a thought, Gardevoir had already thrown a Fireball towards Articuno.

Articuno saw the fireball flying towards it, flapped its wings with all its might, and barely managed to control its unsteady body, dodging the fireball's attack with a high leap.

Just as Articuno was about to continue its attack, a chilling threat suddenly came from behind. Before it could react, it felt a scorching heat, like magma, on its back, followed by a violent explosion.

"boom!"

The fireball that had missed its target somehow returned to Articuno's back and slammed into its back.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!" A fireball caused Articuno a lot of damage. It endured the burning pain on its back and its eyes were full of confusion.

Why was I still hit even though I dodged the fireball?

Actually, back when the Spiral Ball was completed, Gardevoir was still Kirlia and could already remotely control the ball. Now that it has evolved into Gardevoir and Mega Evolution, even though the power of Fireball is not what it used to be, Gardevoir can still control it with ease.

Articuno quickly recalled that it seemed to have demonstrated this special control ability during its first battle with Gardevoir, and it suffered a lot of losses because it was unprepared at the time.

It's just that so much time has passed that it has forgotten some things, and as a result, it suffered a huge loss.

This fireball is several levels more powerful than the one before!

Thinking of this, Articuno immediately became extremely vigilant. In the ensuing battle, the controllable Fireball could no longer pose a significant threat to Articuno. However, it also greatly hampered Articuno, since it had to detonate the Fireball in advance to avoid being ambushed from behind, which inadvertently increased its stamina consumption.

Fortunately, Gardevoir also expends stamina when using Fireball, so neither side gains a significant advantage.

Although Articuno's strength is temporarily suppressed, it is not at a disadvantage at all thanks to its superb flying ability; while Gardevoir, although its flight with psychic power is not as good as Articuno's, has enough confidence to confront Articuno head-on with its strong defensive power.

Articuno opened its beak and forcefully unleashed a beam of Ice Beam, heading straight for Gardevoir.

Ye Feng narrowed his eyes slightly, and Gardevoir unleashed its psychic power, sending a powerful burst of mental energy straight at him.

"Boom!" "Boom!"

The Ice Beam and Psychic clashed and were briefly locked in a stalemate. But soon, the Ice Beam could not withstand the attack and was defeated by Psychic. Before Articuno could react, it was struck by the psychic force and plummeted heavily to the ground.

Although Ice Beam is Articuno's signature move, it is still significantly weaker than Mega Gardevoir in terms of special attack capabilities. Therefore, Articuno lost this battle.

Before Articuno could take off again, Gardevoir followed up with a Fireball at its crash site, causing another violent explosion on the ground.

With a soft cry, Articuno quickly took off. Judging from the charred spots on its body, the Fireball had clearly not missed completely.

The frozen bird was panting heavily, feeling a slight pain in its liver.

Psychic-type Pokémon, especially those with teleportation abilities, are incredibly difficult to catch. Ye Feng's Gardevoir is a prime example; you can't hit it or catch it. And if you finally manage to catch it, lo and behold, it uses a "Steel" move to defend against your attack.

Moreover, Gardevoir not only boasts top-tier evasion and extremely high defense, but its offensive capabilities are also formidable. Not to mention its Fireball, which is super effective against Gardevoir and possesses immense power, it also has Psychic-type moves that, when supported by strong mental energy, are equally powerful and unpredictable, causing Articuno a great deal of trouble.

Just then, Gardevoir's aura suddenly froze and quickly dropped slightly.

A glint of light flashed in Articuno's eyes.

When Gardevoir underwent its Mega Evolution, it sensed the energy it absorbed. Has that energy finally been depleted after all this time?

With the energy boost ending, Gardevoir's second boost finally disappeared. Although its strength was still at the near-legendary level, it was not much different from Articuno.

Fortunately... Ye Feng looked at the numerous charred marks on Articuno's body, and realized that the energy hadn't been wasted.

Looking at Gardevoir, with its Teleport and "Sturdy" abilities, it didn't suffer any damage except for the depletion of its psychic power.

"Magic Flash!" Before Articuno could regroup, Ye Feng shouted the order.

Gardevoir spread its arms, its body bursting with colorful light, unleashing a barrage of magic that precisely struck Articuno, which was trying to dodge.

Articuno instantly lost sight of itself, and at the same time, it felt the pain of being attacked.

Not knowing which direction Gardevoir would attack from, it quickly flapped its wings, and a blizzard swept in all directions, accidentally destroying the incoming fireball.

The blinding effect of Magic Dazzling is not a proper debuff from the move, so Articuno's blindness is only for a very short time. Once its vision is restored, Articuno opens its beak and spews out the Freeze Ray.

Gardevoir used Psychic again to confront Articuno head-on; however, without the Energy Boost effect, although Psychic once again defeated Ice Beam, the subsequent attacks did not do much damage to Articuno, whose Special Defense was not low.

Articuno took to the air again, its eyes fixed intently on Gardevoir.

It clearly realized that the human who used to require three against one to defeat it had now grown to the point where it could dominate in one-on-one combat.

At this moment, Articuno was convinced of Ye Feng's strength. However, as a member of the Articuno clan and a legendary Pokémon, it couldn't just admit defeat like that.

This is my last attack. If I can block it, I'll concede defeat. A hint of certainty flashed in Articuno's eyes.

"Hmm?" Ye Feng keenly sensed the change in Articuno's aura. "Is it planning the final blow?"

"Come—" The Articuno let out a long cry, and the temperature in the vicinity dropped sharply.

A large number of ice pillars suddenly appeared, shooting up from the ground like pillars reaching the sky; in order to seal Gardevoir's Instant Transmission, Articuno used Absolute Zero with all its might this time, sealing off the entire space within the battle range, and Gardevoir couldn't find a place to hide for a while.

Absolute zero? Ye Feng's pupils contracted slightly. This kind of ice-attribute ultimate move, which can instantly kill the opponent within certain rules, was a unique feature of Articuno. This wasn't the first time Ye Feng had seen it.

Last time, this move almost left him and Zhang Qiang trapped in the Frost Realm.

Ye Feng dared not gamble on whether Articuno or Gardevoir was of higher level. In reality, there was no clear definition of this. Who knew whether the level was based on Gardevoir's own strength or its strength after Mega Evolution? What if he got instantly killed? That would be terrible.

When faced with absolute zero, the only options besides relying on rules to become immune are to use powerful techniques to resist it.

The best solution would be the Z-Move.

Unfortunately, Z-Moves cannot be used during Mega Evolution, so...

"Gardevoir, use Fireball at full power!" Ye Feng shouted.

Gardevoir's eyes flashed with intense blue light, and it raised its hands high, rapidly gathering scorching fire-attribute energy into an extremely unstable fireball.

Similar to the initial development of Shadow Ball, Spiral Ball is more powerful, but it also has a stable limit on energy usage.

Beyond this range, even a spiral ball will become unstable and could explode at any time.

But what Ye Feng needs now is not a stable Spiral Ball. Although a stable ball is powerful, it is no match for the Absolute Zero used by Articuno. It cannot withstand such a wide-range attack. If he gets hit even once, the outcome will be uncertain.

What Ye Feng wanted was the massive energy burst that would result from the fireball's self-destruction after it became extremely unstable.

As the fireball rapidly grew larger, the entire sphere became increasingly agitated, and its distortion was visibly visible. Only under Gardevoir's pure control over the flames did it barely manage to avoid self-destruction.

Soon after, the attack from Absolute Zero arrived, with thick ice pillars spinning and pressing down hard on Gardevoir in the center.

"Now! Explode!" Ye Feng clenched his fist tightly.

Gardevoir gave a shout and poured the last bit of energy into the Fireball.

This energy was like the last straw that broke the camel's back. The fireball could no longer hold on and exploded with a bang, spewing out a large amount of flames that rushed towards the spinning ice pillar.

"Chucky!"

The flames and icicles collided, producing a series of piercing sounds.

The flames were extinguished and immediately replaced by new flames, and the ice pillars continued to melt. However, the ice pillars generated by absolute zero were too huge and were still being squeezed inward.

"boom!"