Chapter 791 785: Another Mega Stone

"The matters of Hakamo-o and Vibrava have already been resolved. Next will be heading to the Federal League and, after that, going deep into the Pacific."

After staying in Dragon Valley for about a week, Ethan prepared to leave.

And precisely on the day he decided to depart, something unexpected happened.

For some reason, dark Hakamo-o had completed its evolution and had evolved into dark Kommo-o.

"Kommo-o... Have you completed your trial?"

Looking at the Kommo-o in front of him, Ethan felt a little confused.

"Koomom!"

Dark Kommo-o first nodded, but afterward shook its head again.

While Ethan tried to guess what it wanted to tell him, he suddenly saw a cloud of sand rising in the distance.

And immediately, he distinguished Garchomp's figure, running toward them at full speed.

"Garchomp?"

Ethan showed surprise.

He did not understand why Garchomp was coming in such a hurry.

"Gaarrcchhmp!"

Garchomp arrived in front of Ethan, panting heavily.

Immediately afterward, it opened its hand with evident excitement and revealed the object it carried.

It was a stone completely filled with a dark purple color, crossed by red and orange streaks.

"A Mega Stone!"

"And Garchomp's Mega Stone at that?!"

Seeing what Garchomp was holding, Ethan was completely stunned.

He had not imagined that he would discover a Mega Stone in this way.

However, after thinking about it a little and remembering that Dragon Valley was a place where a great many Garchomp gathered, he understood immediately.

For a Garchomp Mega Stone to appear within the Garchomp group of Dragon Valley was something perfectly logical.

"Garchomp, do you want to give this to me?"

Ethan hesitated a little before pointing at the Mega Stone and asking Garchomp.

"Gaarrcchhmp!"

Garchomp nodded without the slightest hesitation.

And immediately, it suddenly pointed to the Poké Balls at Ethan's waist and then pointed to itself.

"You want to become my companion?"

Ethan suddenly understood what Garchomp wanted to say, and his eyes began to tremble intensely.

Garchomp nodded again without hesitation.

At that moment, dark Kommo-o also stood beside Garchomp, and both Pokémon stood together.

"I see... so that was the reason Kommo-o evolved?"

A thoughtful expression appeared on Ethan's face, as he had already guessed the possibility.

Evidently, that was a kind of tacit agreement between the two Pokémon: only in that way could they leave Dragon Valley together.

"I understand. Then, from now on, the two of you will come with me."

Ethan smiled broadly, in a very good mood.

This trip to Dragon Valley had brought him a great deal: not only had he obtained Garchomp's Mega Stone, but he had also gained two Pokémon with extraordinary talent, Garchomp and Kommo-o, so it could be said that the harvest had been enormous.

After all, both Pokémon already had outstanding strength and talent. At that moment, they were already at the professional level, and they probably would not take too long to reach the Quasi-Elite level.

In addition, Ethan now had Garchomp's Mega Stone in his hands, and perhaps in the future, Garchomp could become one of his new main cards.

As for Kommo-o, it now also had the possibility of transforming into a Totem Kommo-o, so its strength could likewise grow very quickly.

After speaking with both Pokémon, Ethan went with them to see the Master of Dragon Valley.

Perhaps out of consideration for Ethan, this time the Valley Master did not hesitate at all and agreed immediately.

With that, Ethan's team once again added two Dragon-type pseudo-legendary Pokémon, and both were also the type with unlimited potential.

Now, the Pokémon he would take with him would become Sandslash, Melmetal, Charizard, Lucario, Kommo-o, and Garchomp, exactly six Pokémon.

Among them, Sandslash, Melmetal, Charizard, and Lucario were the absolute core of his team.

While Kommo-o and Garchomp would be the main Pokémon he would train during that trip through the Federal League.

...

The next day.

After establishing the next stretch of his itinerary, Ethan headed directly to Totem Kommo-o's territory.

Since Totem Kommo-o was a Pokémon that originally inhabited Vast Poni Canyon, Ethan planned to gather proper information before leaving.

In addition, Totem Kommo-o was one of the few Pokémon he had seen capable of using the Totem aura, so he wanted to take the opportunity to better understand how that aura worked.

"Sha!"

After finding Totem Kommo-o, Sandslash began shaking its Poké Ball excitedly.

Ever since it learned that there was a Totem Pokémon like Kommo-o in Dragon Valley, Sandslash had wanted to try battling against it in its new form.

And now was, precisely, the best time for Sandslash to challenge Kommo-o.

At the same time, through that battle, Ethan would also be able to observe other uses of the Totem aura in a much more direct way.

"Koomom!"

When Ethan found Totem Kommo-o, it also recognized him.

After all, in Vast Poni Canyon, it had been Ethan who had found it and who, in the end, through battle, made it accept leaving there to come to Dragon Valley.

Faced with this new challenge from Ethan, Totem Kommo-o accepted without hesitation.

When everything was ready, Ethan sent Sandslash into battle.

On the field, Totem Kommo-o and Totem Sandslash were the same size, and they immediately began clashing violently.

Totem Kommo-o, as a Fighting- and Dragon-type Pokémon, already possessed extremely terrifying real physical capabilities.

However, facing such a Totem Kommo-o, Sandslash did not show even the slightest disadvantage.

And that was speaking only of pure physical capability, without counting shortcomings in other technical aspects, after having improved its body through Steel-type energy.

Now, Sandslash had already strengthened its body through Steel-type energy and, in addition, was deploying the combination move Metal Spin.

In close combat, the truth was that very few Pokémon could withstand even a single attack from the move Metal Claw at high speed.

But, in the middle of the battle, Totem Kommo-o directly activated the Totem aura and, all at once, reversed the entire unfavorable situation.

Although Sandslash also knew how to use the Totem aura, its power could not compare at all with Kommo-o's.

Or rather, among all the Totem Pokémon Ethan had seen so far, none possessed a Totem aura as intense as this Kommo-o's, and he did not know whether that was due to the environment in which it had lived before.

At the same time, while both Pokémon battled, Ethan observed and recorded the behavior of the Totem aura. And the relationship between the intensity of Kommo-o's Totem aura and the environment in which it lived might perhaps become a starting point to help Sandslash perfect its incomplete Totem aura.