Pokémon: Dreams Come True Starting in Sinnoh

Chapter 468 Aura Power and Mega Evolution

"Come out, Salamence."

With a flash of red light, Salamence appeared in the center of the arena.

It spread its huge wings and let out a low, affectionate growl at Ash, clearly curious about being suddenly sent out.

"Pikachu?" Pikachu looked at Ash with a puzzled expression, thinking that Ash suddenly wanted to have a battle training session.

To everyone's surprise, Ash just smiled and then took out a shining stone from his backpack—the Mega Evolution Stone of Salamence.

This stone appeared in his bag along with Garchomp's Mega Stone, but he hadn't had a chance to use it because he didn't have the matching Key Stone.

"Salamander, can you help me? Use your head to support this for now."

Salamence lowered its head, allowing Ash to gently place the Mega Stone on its forehead.

The stone emitted a faint glow the moment it touched Salamence, as if responding to something, but without a Key Stone, the Mega Stone is ultimately just an ordinary stone.

Ash took a deep breath, closed his eyes, raised his right hand towards Salamence, and then began to activate the Aura power within his body.

"Although I don't know if it will succeed, let's give it a try..."

Ash slowly reached out his hand towards Salamence and Mega Stone, sensing the subtle connection between them.

Remember when Dr. Platano told him that the key power source that enables Pokémon to complete Mega Evolution is actually the Mega Stone, and the Key Stone is just a medium to mobilize the energy of the Mega Stone.

If that's the case, then theoretically, waveguide power, which can regulate the energy inside a human body, could also serve as a substitute for keystones.

This idea came to Ash after watching Dawn's performance, since the coexistence and transfer of energy is, in a sense, consistent with what he wanted to do.

"Pikachu..." Pikachu called softly, seemingly worried about Ash's attempt.

However, Ash on the other side was completely immersed in this feeling.

As Ash was enveloped by the power of the Aura, he felt the energy emanating from the Mega Stone. That ancient power became active under the touch of his Aura.

He began to try to gently push the energy with the power of the waveguide, guiding it into the body of the Salamence.

"Can you feel it, Salamence? There's a feeling of energy slowly flowing into my body..."

"Roar--"

The Salamence let out a low growl; at that moment, it truly sensed something.

An external energy is slowly entering its body and gradually merging with its own power. Although it is external, it is of the same origin as its power. At least the Salamence does not reject this power.

Xiao Zhi continued to guide the flow of energy, sweat dripping from his forehead.

Without the aid of a keystone, it is not an easy task to completely replace a keystone with the power of waveguide alone.

If his aura power hadn't been strong enough, it would probably have been absorbed and exhausted the moment it came into contact with the Mega Stone.

As time went on, Salamence felt the power within its body growing stronger and stronger.

Its eyes began to glow, and faint energy fluctuations appeared around its body.

"That's it..." Ash encouraged in a low voice, increasing the output of his Aura.

"Roar!"

Suddenly, the Salamence raised its head and let out a deafening roar, shaking the entire training ground.

Its body began to emit a strong light, a colorful and vibrant light, within which the spiral pattern unique to Mega stones could be faintly seen.

Ash felt the time was right and suddenly grabbed with his outstretched arm, as if he had completely locked the power under his control into Salamence's body.

"Now!"

Salamence's body was completely enveloped in light, which grew even stronger, forcing Ash and Pikachu to close their eyes temporarily.

Meanwhile, Salamence's form also began to change.

When the light finally faded, Mega Salamence gently flapped its wings and stood in front of Ash.

"Pika?!" Pikachu exclaimed in surprise, its little eyes wide open, clearly incredulous at the sight before it.

Ash was equally shocked as he stared at the Mega Salamence before him.

Its body was more robust, its wings were joined together to form a crescent shape, and it exuded a powerful aura.

"It actually...successful?" Ash muttered to himself, finding it hard to believe that his attempt had actually succeeded.

Without the Key Stone, he completed Mega Evolution solely using Aura and Mega Stone.

If Dr. Platano knew, he would surely be pleasantly surprised.

Xiao Zhi was thinking to himself.

What surprised Ash even more was that after completing this Mega Evolution, he felt that the Aura Power within him had become purer and more powerful, as if he had undergone a baptism-like sublimation.

"It seems there really is some connection between Aura Sphere and Mega Evolution..."

Is it a bond?

After all, having the power of aura means being able to completely understand the thoughts of Pokémon, which in a sense can indeed deepen the bond between trainers and Pokémon.

Dr. Platano himself has said that, in addition to Key Stones and Mega Stones, completing Mega Evolution also requires a considerable bond between the trainer and the Pokémon.

However, there are many examples of trainers and Pokémon achieving Mega Evolution even without a bond between them.

Ash didn't understand why Dr. Platano's conclusion included this element.

I'll ask Dr. Platano later.

Ash stood up, walked towards Mega Salamence, and reached out to stroke its hard scales.

Mega Salamence lowered its head and affectionately rubbed against Ash's palm, then proudly raised its head, clearly excited about its new power.

"This power... will definitely come in handy in the upcoming League Tournament." Ash's eyes gleamed with determination.

Pikachu jumped back onto Ash's shoulder, looking at Mega Salamence with equal excitement.

"Would you like to try out this new power?"

Ash asked the same question to Pikachu as he asked Salamence.

However, asking this question was merely a formality; for two extremely warlike Pokémon, the answer was self-evident.

Soon after, a sound that seemed capable of shaking the entire city of Cherfeng came from the open space.

at the same time.

In the Unova region, thousands of miles away.

Above the sky, thick with thunderclouds.

A pair of crimson eyes slowly opened, gazing into the distance towards the Sinnoh region.

Suddenly, dark clouds began to cover the skies around the world, and the "Guardians" in various regions awoke from their slumber after sensing this power.