Chapter 1702 - 1696: The Hidden Power of the League!

The Light Black quality was probably also the maximum limit that a Pokémon like Beedrill could currently reach in the entire Pokémon world.

Although even among common and ordinary Pokémon species, in a place as enormous as the Pokémon world, one or two existences with extraordinary potential would always appear, aptitude still had an upper limit.

And that upper limit was called the shackles of the Pokémon species.

It was like the difference in racial stats between different Pokémon. Pseudo-legendary Pokémon were called that precisely because they possessed extremely high racial stats.

The racial stat limit of a Pokémon like Beedrill was only 395 points. Even after Mega Evolving, when they rose to 495 points, in the end, it still could not make up for the gap caused by the species.

That was something decided by the creator of the Pokémon world.

But this Beedrill of Giovanni's had completely broken free from the shackles of its species and had been forcibly raised to Light Black quality, a quality that originally only Legendary Pokémon should have the right to possess. Now it appeared in an ordinary Pokémon like Beedrill.

Then, the reason lay in the item column: the powers of the Viridian Forest!

This ability, together with psychic power and the power of Aura, was one of the three great special abilities of the Pokémon world. It was also the most mysterious and one of the rarest among its users.

No one knew what the true capability of the powers of the Viridian Forest was, but just from the fact that it could be on the same level as psychic power and the power of the wave, one could already glimpse something.

And this Mega Beedrill of Giovanni's explained that point even further.

"I'm afraid... even an ordinary true Legendary Pokémon would not be a match for this Mega Beedrill of Giovanni's. With this speed and attack power, it can be said that in the entire Pokémon world, there are not many Pokémon capable of matching it."

Cain could not help sighing in his heart, praising Giovanni's powerful strength.

But even so, the council Elder was still resisting. Moreover, on his face, there was no tiredness or decline. He only had a calm expression, which clearly proved that he still had some reserve strength left.

Evidently, the last time he faced Kael, the council Elder also had not shown all his strength.

Besides the powerful three legendary birds, he had three extremely strong pseudo-legendary Pokémon: Dragonite, the pseudo-legendary of Kanto; Tyranitar, the pseudo-legendary of Johto, now as Mega Tyranitar; and Metagross, the pseudo-legendary of Hoenn, now as Mega Metagross.

Precisely because he possessed these six Pokémon, even at his current age, his strength had not decreased at all. On the contrary, the older he became, the stronger he became.

The battle between the two, with their Pokémon unleashing all their power, reached its climax.

"Elder! I thought I already valued you enough, but I did not expect that from the beginning you would give me a surprise. Even now, you are still doing things that surprise me."

"I can only say you are no less than expected... of the overall president of the League, the council Elder!"

Giovanni shouted in a raised voice.

Hearing this, a smile appeared on the calm face of the council Elder. Only, no matter from what angle one looked at it, that smile did not seem normal.

"In this life of mine... Looking back from this moment, I really can say that I have failed quite badly."

"The people I valued most... since I assumed the position of overall president of the Pokémon League, the two people I appreciated the most, two people with completely different starting points, but both favored by me, decades later, in the span of barely one year, one after another..."

"They led their forces to attack the League headquarters. No matter who wins this battle, no matter what the final result is, I am destined to be a loser."

The council Elder's voice was not loud, but because of the special ability he possessed, every person present could hear it clearly.

Whether they were people of the League or of Team Rocket.

Giovanni's smile gradually faded. Looking at the council Elder, who wore a bitter smile, his heart trembled slightly. That inexplicable caution, born from the deepest part of his heart, suddenly emerged.

His instinct told him that, at this moment, that old man before him, who had lived for who knew how many years, was finally going to start showing his strength.

And once he started, Giovanni could more or less guess part of what that meant.

"But... In the end, on the final stretch of my life, at the end of my existence, I once again saw that single ray of hope, that single possibility."

"Because of that, although it was only a few minutes, at that moment, I made a decision that could almost affect the entire Pokémon world."

"I do not know whether that decision in the end was right or wrong, but even so, I staked everything on it. Originally... originally, I thought perhaps I would have the opportunity to wait until that moment. But looking at it now... sigh..."

Giovanni's heart, which had just trembled, suddenly tightened. It was a feeling he had not experienced since becoming the leader of Team Rocket.

That feeling was called tension.

Cain also felt the atmosphere becoming more and more strange.

Immediately afterward, he saw the council Elder slowly move his hand and remove a special pendant from his neck.

Seeing that pendant, Cain's pupils abruptly contracted.

No, not only Cain's.

Anyone who understood what that object represented had their pupils contract at the same time.

Regardless of their identity or strength, everyone who saw that reacted almost the same way.

"Were you not very curious to know why I possess such a special ability? Today, I will open your eyes!"

As he spoke, the special pendant in the council Elder's hand burst out with a dazzling white light, illuminating the entire space in one go.