Seeing such an opportunity amidst the Team Aqua forces that were on the verge of collapse, Shelly gritted her teeth and issued the order for a general offensive.
The current situation no longer allowed her to worry about so much.
Either leave dejectedly and accept their failure as before.
Or she could go all-in and make one last decisive move!
Retreating would mean all the efforts just now would come to naught. Not only would they suffer serious losses, but it would also deal a severe blow to their morale.
But if they continue...
Can they really succeed?
Shelly's face was uncertain, but after just a few seconds, she had made up her mind.
She ordered all Team Aqua members: "Gather all our remaining strength! Forget Rayquaza! Target—that powerful Pokémon! Attack!!"
Under her urging and command, the remaining Team Aqua members regrouped and launched a final offensive against Deoxys.
This change naturally attracted the attention of Natsui and Team Magma.
Standing on the mountain peak, Natsui could be said to have the best view. Any movement on the battlefield could not escape his eyes.
He was not surprised by Team Aqua's choice.
If it were him, he probably wouldn't be willing to leave so dejectedly either.
The rest depends on how Team Magma chooses...
Looking toward Team Magma's direction, although they were far apart, Natsui seemed to be able to see the hesitation on Courtney's face from a distance.
In the center of the Team Magma team, seeing Team Aqua going all out, several elite members focused their eyes on Courtney.
"Courtney, what should we do now?"
Courtney pondered for a moment.
With all of Natsui's Pokémon returning to his side, his power surged to an unprecedented level. Without Team Aqua to divide his attention, defeating—let alone capturing—him had become impossible for her.
Whether it was Raikou, Suicune, Moltres, Zapdos, Articuno, or other Pokémon, none of them were easy to deal with.
Not to mention that they were all gathered together at this moment!
With only the remaining strength of Team Magma, it was impossible to defeat these Pokémon no matter what.
It seems we must change our strategy...
Thinking of this, she turned her gaze to Deoxys.
She naturally understood Team Aqua's idea and knew that this was indeed the correct choice.
Facing an increasingly complex situation, since she couldn't control it, she should take advantage of her remaining strength to pocket the greatest possible result!
Thinking of the situation Team Magma was facing, she had already made a decision in her heart.
"Change target! Forget about that man, let's go subdue that Deoxys too!"
An elite member asked aloud, "Are we going to fight for it together with Team Aqua?"
"That's right!" Courtney nodded. "Since the goal has become consistent, how can we watch those guys succeed? Even if we can't subdue Deoxys, we absolutely cannot let them succeed!"
"Understood!"
Gathering the remaining Team Magma members together, Courtney led the team and also pounced toward Deoxys and Team Aqua.
Being attacked from the flank made Shelly furious.
This hateful woman!
To think I thought she had come to her senses and knew to deal with the most threatening enemy first. Unexpectedly, after fighting back and forth, she still pointed the spearhead at me!
Hmph, sure enough, I didn't misjudge before. None of these Team Magma guys are good people!
However, although the formation was a bit flustered, it actually didn't exceed Shelly's expectations too much.
After all, they were mortal enemies. Although they had a common enemy at this moment, how could they really let down their guard against them!
First, she separated a part of the people to resist Team Magma, then Shelly hurriedly urged others to increase the offensive against Deoxys and Rayquaza.
The real melee entered its climax here.
Unlike the two battlefields clearly separated before, at this time, Deoxys, Rayquaza, Team Aqua, and Team Magma were fighting completely together. The scene looked extremely chaotic. Especially Zinnia, who was in the very center of the battlefield, could be said to be surrounded by enemies on all sides and soon fell into an extremely disadvantageous position.
Instead, Natsui here was temporarily safe and sound.
"Brother Natsui…" Seeing this, Misty grew a little anxious. "They all went to deal with Deoxys together. Will Deoxys be captured by them?"
Her worry was not unreasonable. After all, Team Aqua alone had entangled Deoxys before, not to mention now it was under the siege of Rayquaza and Team Magma.
Natsui stroked his chin.
"If we stay out of it, Deoxys will definitely fall into the hands of one of them. However, how could I stand by and watch!"
Glancing left and right, Natsui left Gengar and Gardevoir to guard by his side, then waved his big hand.
All other remaining Pokémon rushed toward the battlefield together.
Fight, fight! The more chaotic it is, the easier it is for me to fish in troubled waters!
With Natsui's Pokémon joining the battle like tigers entering a flock of sheep, it also meant that this battle had reached the final stage!
Fighting until now, except for Natsui and Misty, everyone's eyes were red with killing intent.
But no matter which Pokémon it was, after such a big battle, they were all scarred and exhausted. If someone could release a powerful Pokémon at this time, it would definitely turn the tide and tilt the scale of victory toward themselves.
Unfortunately, whether it was Team Magma, Team Aqua, or Zinnia, they didn't seem to have such a trump card.
Natsui walked a few steps forward and came to the edge of the mountain top.
The breeze gently blew his bangs. Standing here, the entire battlefield scene was in full view.
In the sky, Rayquaza and Deoxys were entangled together, the two brightest stars on the entire battlefield.
However, not only did they have to deal with their opponents, but they also had to watch out for attacks from the ground at all times. Their performance was the most eye-catching, but they were also targeted by the focused fire of most Pokémon.
Looking at the ground again, it was a melee between Team Magma and Team Aqua, and also a confrontation between red and blue. Even if the distance was too far to see their faces clearly, their camps could be distinguished just by color.
It can be said that no place in the entire valley was peaceful.
"What a spectacular scene..."
He sighed with emotion, his tone indistinguishable between admiration and sighing.
Sensing that Natsui seemed to mean something else, Misty's heart moved. She walked to his side, looked at his profile, and couldn't help asking, "Do you have any way to break the situation?"
"Break the situation?" Natsui shook his head. "I don't know if I can break the situation, but at least what is certain is that I will give these people and Pokémon a surprise."
Surprise?
Hearing Natsui say this, Misty frowned in thought.
Before setting off, she was right beside Natsui when he changed Pokémon. All Pokémon were already here. Clearly, there were no trump cards left.
Then why would he say that?
Just as she was about to ask, she saw Natsui lower his head and expose his left wrist.
And on his wrist, a bracelet was tied. With just a glance, the sharp-eyed Misty immediately saw a sparkling, round stone on the bracelet.
Eh?
Isn't that the Key Stone we got at Meteor Falls?
Just as she wanted to ask him why he tied the Key Stone there and when this bracelet was made, she saw a smile rise on Natsui's face.
"It's time..."
"What?" Because Natsui's voice was suddenly low as if talking to himself, Misty didn't hear clearly at first and asked subconsciously.
Looking at her, Natsui laughed loudly. "It's time for these people to feel the ultimate brutality!"
Following his voice, Misty saw Natsui suddenly raise his arm high, and the Key Stone tied to his wrist shone with a beautiful light!
Before she could understand what happened, she saw a gorgeous light erupt from the bottom of the lake on one side of the battlefield!
This light was so dazzling and lasted for a long time that it penetrated the lake water and instantly attracted everyone's attention!
Just like Misty's confusion, whether it was Rayquaza, Deoxys, Zinnia, Team Magma, or Team Aqua, these people and Pokémon were equally surprised. But before they could figure out what was going on, they saw the light suddenly disappear. Immediately, the lake water exploded violently, and a huge red figure leaped out of the water!
It was only at this time that Misty suddenly remembered the Red Gyarados she had forgotten for a long time.
This extremely ferocious Pokémon had disappeared into the water since diving into the lake to lure Deoxys out of the water. Then, after rounds of battles, Misty completely forgot its existence!
Unexpectedly, it would appear at this time!
When all the water splashes on that huge red figure fell, Misty discovered that the form of the Red Gyarados seemed to be very different from before!
First was its huge body size. Although the length did not increase, the weight seemed to skyrocket, looking more than half as thick!
Secondly, its skin looked tougher, like wearing a layer of armor, and the color became darker. The horn on its forehead was large and hard, and the two whiskers became extremely long. Not only that, even the original gray keratinous structure on its back had turned into a huge dorsal fin at this moment, looking even more ferocious!
"What is going on!?" She widened her eyes in surprise, then hurriedly looked at Natsui's wrist again, with a face full of disbelief. "Could it be..."
"That's right." Natsui chuckled. "Mega Evolution. My Gyarados has just evolved into Mega Gyarados!"
Mega Red Gyarados!!
Hearing this name, Misty's heart pounded.
She remembered Natsui mentioning to her before that this was a temporary evolutionary state discovered and widely used in the Kalos region, which could greatly improve Pokémon's combat capabilities in battle.
But... but isn't that the power of other regions?
How did Brother Natsui make Gyarados complete the evolution?
Seeing her doubt, Natsui smiled. "To make a Pokémon Mega Evolve in battle, two necessary conditions are required. The first is that the trainer must carry a special item called a Key Stone and resonate with the corresponding Mega Stone carried by the Pokémon. The second condition is that there must be a deep bond between the Pokémon and the trainer."
Speaking up to here, Misty understood completely.
As a Pokémon captured by Brother Natsui during the Kanto period, since Magikarp evolved into Gyarados, it has experienced unknown numbers of battles with Brother Natsui, big and small. Talking about bonds, it had long been achieved.
And not long ago, the two had just obtained the Key Stone, which was still fresh in her memory. Plus, when they were in the Orange Islands before, Natsui got the Gyaradosite from the Pokémon Watcher Tracey, so all the elements can be said to be complete!
"But why can you use items and powers from Kalos?"
Natsui laughed loudly. "How could such a thing stump me? Just browse the forums of the Kalos region casually, and it's easy to find the method from those selfless trainer posts!"
Browsing forums?
Misty suddenly remembered that not long ago, Natsui indeed often held his phone while traveling, seemingly chatting with someone. It seems he has a very good relationship with a girl over there, who also helped him find information.
So that's how it is...
At this moment, the Mega Gyarados in the battlefield had fallen back to the water surface. The huge splash caused by its huge body directly washed all the surrounding Pokémon aside.
This was indeed beyond people's expectations.
After all, they came very late and didn't see how Natsui lured Deoxys out, nor did they know that such a Pokémon was hidden underwater!
So that the moment they saw the Mega Red Gyarados, they didn't associate it with Natsui, but thought this melee angered some terrifying monster that originally lived underwater!
"Let's begin." Natsui transmitted his command directly to Mega Red Gyarados's heart across the entire battlefield through Gardevoir's telepathy. "Release your power to your heart's content and destroy everything here!"
ROAR!!!
Another splash exploded. Amidst countless splashing water, Mega Red Gyarados opened its bloody mouth, flew out of the water, and pounced straight at Rayquaza and Deoxys in the air!
This jump actually flew more than ten meters, showing how strong and powerful its lower body muscles were!
Alarm bells rang in the hearts of Rayquaza and Deoxys. No one dared to underestimate this unexpected guest who suddenly popped up!
From its body, they felt a powerful and extremely ferocious aura, which made them extremely fearful!
The two Pokémon dodged to the left and right. Mega Red Gyarados pounced on empty air again and fell back into the lake water.
This time, some Team Magma and Team Aqua members and Pokémon around suffered heavy losses.
The huge waves rolled. Even those Water-type Pokémon of Team Aqua couldn't control their bodies under such big waves and were swept into the water one after another, let alone those Fire-type Pokémon who feared water currents!
Just like the battle between Rayquaza and Deoxys before, although Mega Red Gyarados's target was not these small pokemon, it still affected them!
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