Pokemon: Spiritual Master-Chapter 606: Could It Be That Teacher Johan Has Another Trump Card?!

Chapter 606 - Could It Be That Teacher Johan Has Another Trump Card?!

"Ka! Kaah——!"

Gengar cackled, looking at its crystal-like body, feeling a change different from Mega Evolution.

If one were to say...

Mega Evolution provides Pokémon with an all-around enhancement of abilities, while Terastallization strengthens a single type.

Since Gengar Terastallized into the Ghost type, setting aside Terastallization's feature of changing a Pokémon's type, Gengar's mastery of Ghost-type abilities had also increased tremendously.

The best evidence was how it spread black mist across the entire field, forming what seemed like a special "Ghost Terrain," despite Volcarona's intense sunlight that was like the sun scorching the earth.

"So this is Terastallization..."

Johan also felt the changes brought by Terastallization.

Compared to Mega Evolution, Terastallization placed much less burden on the trainer.

Thinking about it carefully, it made sense.

Although Mega Evolution required a Key Stone and Mega Stone, using the bond as a key to unlock the Mega Evolution energy within the Mega Stone through the Key Stone's power.

But what Mega Evolution truly relied on was the bond between trainer and Pokémon, allowing them to achieve a unity of hearts and minds.

Terastallization, on the other hand, consumed energy from the Terastal Orb, making it a one-time "consumable," thus placing much less burden on the trainer.

Of course.

Using Terastallization for the first time wasn't exactly easy for Gengar and Johan, but it was also a novel experience.

However, for Blueberry Academy students, Terastallization was a more familiar enhancement method, although even at Blueberry Academy, not many people were recognized and allowed to use it.

But that didn't stop them from cheering for Johan and the Terastallized Gengar.

Meanwhile, the battle continued.

Volcarona used Heat Wave to command the fire moths, sweeping across the entire field.

Looking at the Terastallized Gengar, Alder's eyes showed a hint of surprise. He had thought Johan and Gengar would use Mega Evolution, not Terastallization...

But this made things more interesting, didn't it?

"Volcarona, let the flames burn even more fiercely!" Alder laughed loudly before shouting.

Whoosh!!

The surging flames, enhanced by the heat wave, made the temperature in the entire arena rise uncontrollably. Since light couldn't completely dispel darkness, then a direct confrontation would resolve everything!

"Gengar!"

After giving Gengar a little time to adjust to the changes brought by Terastallization and feeling the incoming heat waves and fire moths, Johan also called out.

Hum——

Gengar spread its hands, with dense black mist swirling between them, then slashed downward, creating a dimensional rift within the black mist.

At the same time.

In the Distortion World, Giratina was leisurely lying on a relatively intact island, holding Energy Root tea sent by Gengar, watching a TV show projected on a glass screen—the picture of relaxation.

Hmm?

Suddenly, Giratina instinctively turned its head to see a small rift opening in the distorted space, followed by a heat wave carrying dancing fire moths surging in.

Seeing this, Giratina raised an eyebrow slightly, then calmly took a sip of Energy Root tea.

[Oh, more fireworks? Tsk—so bitter!]

From the perspective of the Blueberry Academy students, thick black mist rose from around the field, enveloping the fire moths, and when the black mist dispersed... the fire moths had vanished with it.

"Whoa—what move is that?"

"Why isn't it in our school's teaching move list?"

"I want to learn it! Please teach me!"

"..."

Others might not know, but Alder knew something.

From the precious, confidential video footage preserved from the Opelucid City incident, Gengar had used this move to swallow Team Plasma's entire warship.

"Our turn," Johan's eyes flashed as he said in a deep voice:

"Gengar, Shadow Ball!"

"Ka-kaah!"

Gengar called out, immediately forming a massive Shadow Ball between its hands, but after kneading it a couple more times, the huge Shadow Ball visibly shrank to just palm-sized.

Alder and Volcarona immediately sensed the threat from that Shadow Ball.

In other battles, Alder might have taken a more cautious approach, but this was an exhibition match, so...

Alder's smile revealed a touch of excitement that he himself hadn't noticed.

It had been who knows how long—how long since he had felt this way, this feeling of being completely immersed in battle, with his blood gradually boiling with excitement.

And in this exhibition match with Johan, he felt it again!

"Volcarona, Fire Blast!"

"Wooo!!"

As Alder's partner, Volcarona naturally sensed Alder's change, and its azure eyes lit up with fire.

Its six wings, radiating sunlight-like brilliance, flapped to create a scalding flame that condensed into an enormous "大" character, surging toward Gengar.

The audience in the stands all rose to their feet.

This was the most direct collision, with neither side choosing to dodge or use complex tactics—just pure power against power.

The enormous flames exploded thunderously, and even the scattered rolling heat waves made Gengar feel scorched, giving it a sense of being surrounded by flames, showing how powerful Volcarona's Fire Blast truly was.

BOOM!!!

"Ev-evenly matched?"

"What terrifying energy collision—"

"The heat wave aftereffect can even harm Gengar; it seems Champion Alder might be more powerful?"

"No! Look! The Shadow Ball hasn't completely dissipated!"

Amid the audience's exclamations, from the rising flames, a fist-sized Shadow Ball shot out "whoosh," heading straight for Volcarona.

"Volcarona!" Alder cried out in alarm.

Volcarona, worthy of being Alder's ace, reacted quickly enough, its wings immediately flapping again as flames rose from its body, instantly enveloping it, trying to block Gengar's Shadow Ball.

But the next second.

To everyone's amazement, the Shadow Ball "popped" through the flames, striking Volcarona.

The feeling... was like being punched directly by a Fighting-type Pokémon!

"It's a physical attack!"

The overall quality of Blueberry Academy students was a bit higher than that of ordinary spectators, and someone quickly discovered the key.

"It's actually a physical attack!"

"How can a Shadow Ball be a physical attack?!"

"This move... Teacher Johan seems to have used it in the 'Youth Master World Championship'!"

Special Attack transformed into Physical Attack?

This was Mewtwo's Psystrike technique!

As everyone knows, Volcarona is also a Special Attack-oriented Pokémon with fairly good Special Defense, but in terms of Physical Attack and Defense... it's relatively weak.

This Shadow Ball hit Volcarona quite hard.

Could Teacher Johan actually hold some advantage in this clash with Champion Alder?

Even if it was due to the element of surprise, an advantage was an advantage.

"Volcarona!" Alder's gaze burned like fire. He wasn't angry; rather, a strong fighting spirit surged in his heart. "Our opponent is strong, so we... absolutely cannot fall behind!"

Whoosh!!

Volcarona closed and opened its eyes, and its aura began to rise, its wings continuously flapping, its body rising with it as large patches of sparks scattered.

Seeing this, Johan's eye twitched.

Blaze?

"Artificial" Blaze?

Cheating!

The mighty Champion, actually cheating in front of so many people!

Report him! Referee, I'm reporting him—he's cheating!

This is why Johan really disliked battling "emotional-type" trainers. How are you supposed to play when the other person suddenly gains an extra ability mid-battle?

"Gengar!" Johan gritted his teeth, his eyes fierce, "Maximum power, Shadow Ball!"

The Terastallized Gengar took a deep breath, and the black mist shadows spread across the field flowed back like water, quickly converging into its body.

Then it raised both hands, hurling a massive Shadow Ball as solid as crystal.

Crystal?

Alder was slightly surprised, and even Johan felt somewhat unexpected.

But Alder didn't lose focus because of this, only shouting: "Volcarona, Fiery Dance!"

Whoosh——

All the previously scattered scales instantly ignited, flames and fire moths intertwining to form a spiral fire pillar that surged forward.

The next moment.

Flames collided with the black ball.

BOOM!!!

With the violent explosion, the entire field shook uncontrollably. Cracks appeared on the sturdy battlefield barrier, as if it might shatter at any moment.

It's worth noting that because Blueberry Academy's arena was relatively small, the battlefield barrier's range was also small, but this didn't mean the barrier was weak—in fact, because of the smaller range, the barrier's durability was even stronger.

Could it really be about to break under the impact of the collision?

Just as the announcer was feeling terrified, the countdown on the big screen finally reached zero, and he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, promptly announcing:

"Exhibition time is over!! Thank you to both guests for the wonderful battle!! Let's give them the warmest applause!"

After saying this, the announcer vigorously wiped his forehead.

Good thing they hadn't assigned a referee, otherwise, their life would have been in danger...

Clap-clap-clap——

The entire arena erupted in enthusiastic applause.

And amid this wave of applause, the dust raised by the collision in the arena finally began to settle.

Revealing Volcarona with its burning gaze, and the crystal-like Gengar.

"Ka-kaah~~"

The crystalline form receded from Gengar's body. It glanced at Volcarona, pulled out its sunglasses, and ran back to Johan's side in a few steps, hands on its hips.

"Ka-kaah?"

Was the old master brave or what?

Johan smiled and patted the little fatty's head, "Absolutely brave."

"Nii-mi~Nii-mi~~"

Victini also happily circled around Gengar.

In the VIP room.

Akane swallowed hard with a "gulp" and murmured: "They really were... evenly matched..."

Evenly matched?

Dulse shook his head, saying solemnly: "Although Teacher Johan used Terastallization while Champion Alder didn't, it was indeed Teacher Johan and Gengar who held a slight advantage."

Although the advantage wasn't large, Gengar was definitely ahead by a small margin in terms of stamina.

However, Terastallization did indeed have a significant impact.

Lacey clasped her hands to her chest, her glasses flashing with a touch of admiration as she said:

"But... it's obvious that this must be the first time Teacher Johan and Gengar have used Terastallization, right? Being able to use it like this is already very good..."

Indeed.

The Blueberry Academy group nodded.

If Teacher Johan and Gengar were to become proficient in using Terastallization, then the result would be hard to predict...

Of course, they also noticed Champion Alder and Volcarona's "slow-starting" state.

At this moment.

Shauntal, standing by the floor-to-ceiling window, suddenly said:

"But this isn't Teacher Johan and Gengar's preferred battle style. If it wasn't an exhibition match..."

Everyone: "!!!"

Dulse and the others naturally understood Shauntal's meaning—Gengar isn't the type of Pokémon for direct confrontation...

On the field.

Johan and Alder stood together, smiling, as the announcer interviewed them.

"Teacher Johan, may I ask how you feel?" The announcer held the microphone in front of Johan.

"Ka-kaah! Ka-kaah!" Gengar tried to stand on tiptoe beside him but was held down by Johan's hand on its head.

With his smile unchanged, Johan said:

"We were being clever, taking advantage of Terastallization. In a real battle... between me and Champion Alder, it would be at most... 20-80."

20-80?

"Teacher Johan is being modest," the announcer quickly said.

Indeed.

Gengar had the enhancement of Terastallization, but 20-80 was a bit extreme—at most... 30-70.

They had all witnessed Teacher Johan and Gengar's strength.

"Champion Alder, do you have anything to say?" The announcer then held the microphone in front of Alder.

"zzZ"

A snot bubble hung from Alder's nose—he was actually snoring!

"Wooo!"

Volcarona gently flapped a wing, and Alder's eyes immediately widened as he cried out, "Hot hot hot hot!!"

Everyone: "..."

Fortunately, Alder quickly came to his senses, "Oh, what I want to say..."

He coughed twice.

"Johan is very strong. Without him using his full power, I'd only have a 50% chance of winning against him."

Whoosh!!

The entire arena was in an uproar.

A 50% chance?

50-50?

Everyone stand up!

What an incredibly high evaluation!

Even Johan beside him looked at Alder with some surprise.

Champion Alder, you're... basically praising me to death here!

In Johan's view, if both sides were to fight without holding back... between him and Alder, purely Gengar against Volcarona, it would be at most 40-60.

If it were a full team battle, the odds might be even lower, possibly not even 30-70.

After all, even having lost his strongest ace, a Champion was still a Champion.

50-50 was definitely too high.

However, Johan now had a more accurate understanding and positioning of Gengar's strength.

Without enhancements, it was about on par with a Champion's main team Pokémon.

With enhancements, whether Mega Evolution or Terastallization, it was roughly at the normal level of an ordinary Champion's ace Pokémon.

But with both Mega Evolution and Terastallization, perhaps it could compete with peak Cynthia's normal-state Garchomp.

However, Johan wasn't yet certain if Mega Evolution could be used simultaneously with Terastallization.

As far as he knew now, it was merely a possibility.

When the time came that Gengar, without any enhancements, could compete with peak Cynthia's Mega Garchomp, then he could rest easy.

In short, the road ahead was long, with heavy responsibilities.

"Wait!"

But soon someone noticed another key point in Champion Alder's words, including the announcer, who quickly asked:

"Champion Alder, you just said... 'without Teacher Johan using his full power'... does that mean...?"

"Ah." Alder cheerfully scratched the back of his head and candidly said:

"If Johan were to use his true full power, between him and me, it would probably be... 90-10, or perhaps 100-0."

Johan: "???"

Whoosh!!

The arena was once again in an uproar, with everyone's jaws practically hitting the floor.

Teacher Johan's "true full power"... could crush a Champion?

Johan also looked at Alder with complete astonishment.

Boss, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't just say whatever pops into your head!

100-0 against a Champion?

Not even in his dreams.

Faced with Johan's gaze, Alder just smiled and winked, then shrugged his shoulders.

Alder felt what he said...

Was perfectly accurate!

"Peak" Johan: Left hand White Dragon Reshiram, right hand Black Dragon Zekrom, standing on Kyurem, with Darkrai behind him, Victini on his chest, and Giratina above his head—forget being a Champion, even if he were the Champion of Champions, he wouldn't stand a chance!

Saying it was 90-10 was already flattering himself.

Of course, all this... wasn't really within the ordinary spectators' range of consideration.

They just thought—

Could it be that Teacher Johan has another trump card?!

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