Chapter 225: I Am the Rainy Day General! (Bonus Chapter 1)

The moment the Swampert's brand-new form was revealed, Dragonite, serving as its sparring partner, froze; cold sweat instantly broke out on its back, and a shudder akin to goosebumps temporarily dominated Dragonite for an instant.

The momentum erupted by Swampert even created the illusion in Dragonite's mind that it was confronting a terrifying flood beast.

Swallowing hard, Dragonite's twin claws glowed with a shimmering green light, its Dragon-type energy rapidly transforming into a pair of solid energy talons.

The moment the Dragon Claw formed, the air seemed to tremble because of it, emitting a faint humming sound.

Quickly assuming a defensive stance, Dragonite waited for Mega Swampert's move as if facing a great enemy.

At this moment, Mega Swampert felt nothing but endless strength surging through its body, feeling as though even if a wall of bronze or iron stood before it, it could smash through with a single punch.

For ordinary Pokémon, the power brought by Mega Evolution might take some time to adapt to, but for Mega Swampert, which possessed far greater strength than its kin since birth, it had already adapted to the suddenly surging power to a certain extent.

During its previous two evolutions, it had experienced surges of power, making it easier for it to adapt to such sudden changes compared to ordinary Pokémon.

Its control over its body might not be called peak perfection, but it could certainly be considered highly proficient.

Spending only a few seconds to fully adapt to the new power, Mega Swampert excitedly looked up at the sky; dark clouds were gathering rapidly, and within the blink of an eye, pouring rain cascaded down.

Those were the rain clouds it had just summoned.

The moment the raindrops touched it, Mega Swampert felt its body, which had become much heavier after Mega Evolution, instantly become much lighter.

Luo Mu had said that after Mega Evolution, it would possess a brand-new Ability.

Its name was—Swift Swim!

The moist air surrounding it was swiftly inhaled by Mega Swampert, as if forming a small vacuum domain around it; surging water wrapped around its fists, and Mega Swampert arched its back high like a drawn bowstring, full of tension.

The next instant.

Accompanied by the cracking of the ground, Mega Swampert's figure vanished from its spot in the blink of an eye, leaving behind only a slightly illusory afterimage; it instantly crossed the distance between itself and Dragonite, punching out!

Dragonite felt its vision blur, and Mega Swampert's right fist, wrapped in flowing water, constantly enlarged in its eyes.

What kind of speed is this!?

Shocked to its core, Dragonite's rich combat experience made it subconsciously cross its Dragon Claws in front of itself to block Mega Swampert's attack, but in the next second, feeling the immense force transmitting through its arms, Dragonite's expression changed drastically.

The moment the shimmering blue water flow clashing with the Dragon Claws, the water displayed a violence different from its weak appearance in the outside world; after a deafening explosion, accompanied by water droplets exploding and dancing across the sky, Dragonite's body flew backward under the shocked gazes of the other Pokémon!

In one brief exchange, Mega Swampert used its fierce posture and absolute violence to interpret what a leap in strength meant.

Both its power and speed were overwhelmingly strong, breaking all conventions!

Cangyan Cangyan Rengui felt its breathing become rapid; if it were in Mega Swampert's place just now, it would not have the confidence to take that punch either; if they truly fought, it could only engage in guerrilla tactics.

Luxray's face turned serious; the speed Mega Swampert had just erupted was extremely close to its own speed when stimulating its flesh with electric current.

Under these circumstances, while it could previously rely on speed and moves of other types to maneuver against Swampert, that would likely no longer work now... the compatibility was simply too poor.

The other Pokémon were even more shocked, especially Mr. Mime; it could not even imagine how it could successfully defend against such a punch from Swampert—

No, it was simply impossible to do!

Dragonite flew backward dozens of meters before relying on the innate physical quality of Dragon-type Pokémon to halt its momentum; flapping its wings, Dragonite wore a look of horror, for to block that heavy punch just now, both its arms were now somewhat numb.

If it took a few more punches, it might completely lose sensation...

Fortunately, Mega Swampert had just used the move Liquidation; if it had used Ice Punch, I'm afraid even the legendary Sky Dragon would have struggled to endure it.

Waiting for Dragonite to slowly fly back to its original spot, Luo Mu, holding an umbrella made from Serperior's Frenzy Plant, walked to the center, his expression subtly hiding an indescribable joy.

The bonus from Mega Evolution seemed to be calculated based on the Pokémon's own strength; weak Pokémon had limited improvement after Mega Evolution, while powerful Pokémon would only become even stronger after Mega Evolution.

The increase in Swampert's strength after Mega Evolution exceeded Luo Mu's expectations; with Mega Swampert, his overall strength now seemed to no longer be what the System had initially called the "weakest Champion."

【Good, good, good, family, I'm shedding tears, my youth is over.】

Even the Hint System sent congratulations; one could tell from the text that its mood was equally unsettled.

After testing its strength, Mega Swampert had no intention of continuing to vent its brute force; it calmly approached Luo Mu, demonstrating that it could perfectly control its power.

Suppressing his slightly excited mood, Luo Mu introduced to the Pokémon: "I believe everyone can notice from Mega Swampert's physique that its strength has increased enormously after Mega Evolution, but what I want to talk about is the new Ability it obtained—Swift Swim."

Luo Mu's gaze fell upon Politoed, whose look of shock had not yet faded: "The effect of this Ability is very simple: as long as it is in a rainy environment, Swampert's speed will increase greatly, achieving that terrifying velocity just now; Politoed should have experienced this before."

The Pokémon's lines of sight quickly converged on Politoed; Politoed froze, then gently nodded.

Indeed, back when it was still a Poliwag and Poliwhirl, its body would become much more agile once it rained.

"Therefore, Mega Swampert's optimal partner is you, Politoed, with your Drizzle Ability."

"In double battles, your team composition will be a nightmare for enemies; with Mega Swampert possessing absolute violence that crushes all opponents, and you, capable of learning moves of many types to provide perfect support, you will be unmatched under the rain!"

Luo Mu pointed at Politoed, his words full of encouragement, making Politoed's eyes shine as it fantasized about the future scene where it and Swampert would dominate battles together.

Luo Mu knew that only under Pelipper's Drizzle and Tailwind, commanding wind and rain, would Mega Swampert transform into a true hexagonal warrior, wielding Earthquake, Waterfall, and Ice Punch to fight all the way from Causeway Bay to Tsim Sha Tsui.

But it was entirely unnecessary to specifically catch a Pelipper for this; it was better to let Politoed and Swampert, who usually stayed together, cultivate mutual understanding; pursuing so-called perfect data in everything was somewhat too obsessive.

(End of Chapter)