The instant Gyarados finished its transformation, the system panel automatically appeared in front of Axel:
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— Gyarados: Level 45 → Level 50 (Divine Pokémon, inherited the power of the God of Space, Palkia; can influence space to a certain degree)
— Ability: Moxie (When it knocks out an opponent, it becomes brimming with confidence, increasing its own attack power)
— Type: Water + Dragon (Flying)
[PS: The Flying type still exists, but resistances aren't counted, only bonuses are.]
— Moves: Spacial Rend, Tackle, Leer, Twister, Bounce, Thrash, Whirlpool, Ice Fang, Brine, Bite, Waterfall, Dragon Dance, Hydro Pump, Hyper Beam, Scald, Roar, Rest, Body Slam, Earthquake...
— Potential: Champion Tier → Divine Tier
— Held Item: Waterium Z
— Tags: Dragon of Kings (Gold), Water Floods the Mountains (Gold), Chain Attack (Red), Space Shadow (Supreme), Attribute Increase (Gold)
• Dragon of Kings (Gold): Once the monarch of the Magikarp clan, even after evolving it remains the Dragon of Kings. When it enters battle, it lets out a fierce roar toward the opposing Pokémon, lowering their attack.
• Water Floods the Mountains (Gold): Can easily generate torrents of water, giving great advantage in water-type battles.
• Chain Attack (Red): Each consecutive attack increases power by 3%, up to a maximum of 30%.
• Space Shadow (Supreme): Unlocks the move Spacial Rend. Moves like lightning, mastering the power of instantaneous movement, can teleport enemies to designated locations.
• Attribute Increase (Gold): Through immense power intervention, can increase its own stats.
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Seeing Gyarados's panel, Axel couldn't help but smile.
He hadn't expected Gible to coincidentally drop Gyarados's special Tag entries.
Even more importantly, Gyarados itself had proven capable, pushing through heavy injuries to complete the transformation.
After this transcendence of life's tier, Gyarados's wounds rapidly vanished, its body returning to peak condition.
It looked at Axel, its eyes full of gratitude.
Now, its potential was limitless; in the future, it would surely become a core fighter of the team, Axel's right-hand ally.
On the other side, Palkia was completely dumbfounded.
'What the hell is this situation?'
'How did this Gyarados, after getting injured and attaching my four fangs, suddenly emit power of the same origin as mine?'
Ignoring the fact that it was still being beaten up by Rayquaza, Palkia began to ponder deeply.
Had it, perhaps, left behind some karmic tie over the past few thousand years.
Sensing the bond between Gyarados and himself growing stronger, Axel grinned and gave Gyarados a thumbs up.
"Good job, you've truly transformed from cocoon to dragon!"
This time, Gyarados had genuinely become a dragon that changes with the storm.
Not only had it perfectly inherited Palkia's Tags, but it had also successfully gained the Dragon typing.
With the Dragon type, Gyarados's previous comprehension issues under Rayquaza's guidance would now be resolved.
At the same time, it was also time to let Palkia go.
Axel turned to look at Palkia in the pit, "Your sparring ends here. But I still hope you remember what you've experienced these past days."
"As a regional deity, you shouldn't act on impulse."
"The ancient scholars here honor you and Dialga. What you should be doing is protecting Sinnoh."
As he spoke, Axel waved his hand, and the red chains binding Palkia instantly loosened.
Behind Rayquaza, Dialga's face showed envy, along with a throbbing ache.
'Damn it... before, when I got beaten, at least I had company. Now I'm all alone.'
Just when everyone thought Palkia was going to leave, it suddenly shook its head slowly.
["Axel, I want to stay, for a while, to train Gyarados properly."]
Dialga: "???"
'Bro, have you lost your mind from getting hit?'
'I mean, I didn't want you to leave first, but you can't seriously decide to stay?'
Dialga looked at Palkia, wincing. Deep down, he wasn't thrilled to be left alone, but now that Palkia was insisting on staying, he was... worried.
'Didn't you just see Rayquaza and Mewtwo's expressions, like they were about to skin you alive?'
'Those two are bad enough, but what about that little red dragon next to Ho-Oh? That's the future final boss, for crying out loud.'
Palkia shook his head seriously, ["I don't know why Gyarados has my power, but he's not yet proficient in controlling it."]
["This world shouldn't have unstable spatial energy."]
His reasoning was calm and solid, leaving Axel and Gyarados no room to refuse.
But the truth was, he really wanted to ask Gyarados whether he was its ancestor or something.
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At Palkia's request, Axel left Gyarados at Cynthia's villa to continue training under Palkia in mastering spatial techniques.
Gyarados held no grudges, happily following beside Palkia to learn.
It even dug around the ruins and found a bottle of iced cola, pouring it into a glass for Palkia while listening attentively to his lecture.
Dialga felt a sharp pain in his teeth.
'You've got to be kidding me… you might as well have left earlier.'
He was still chained up with those red locks, while Palkia was now sipping human soda.
Taking advantage of Rayquaza's rest, Dialga secretly used telepathy to speak to Gyarados.
["Hey… does your master have any more disciples? Hook me up with one?"]
Gyarados blinked, then suddenly turned to Rayquaza and roared loudly.
["Dragon God, someone's trying to steal your general!"]
Dialga: "???"
Rayquaza: "!!!"
'You little punk, not only did you beat up Axel's girlfriend, now you're trying to poach from me too?'
["Get up. No rest today, and your cartoon lessons are canceled!"]
Dialga's body trembled, ["No, please, Big Bro! I love studying cartoon hero scenes the most!"]
Rayquaza gave a cold "Heh~" and uttered a profound truth:
["Your cartoon teacher is sick today."]
Dialga's mouth twitched, nearly losing his balance.
Mewtwo, of all Pokémon, what illness could possibly infect her?
'Even if you brought in Deoxys, it wouldn't work.'
At that moment, Dialga finally understood, the difference between having a master and not having one was heaven and earth.
But just as Gyarados had said, there was only one disciple in Axel's team who truly suited him, and that was Rayquaza's general. There was no way he could compete for that spot.
Suddenly, a faint, overlooked memory surfaced in Dialga's mind.
If he remembered correctly, wasn't that Gardevoir's mount quite interested in traveling through time?
If that was the case... maybe he could still make a contribution.
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