In truth, even Terrance hadn't anticipated Mega Altaria to be so powerful now.
His understanding of Mega Altaria's strength was still stuck in the Alola period.
This was the first time Altaria had Mega Evolved since gaining the totem aura.
With the dual system's enhancement, the power unleashed by Mega Altaria didn't just shock the Top Trainers and the masses of spectators, it even caught Terrance, the one who had spent every day by Altaria's side, completely off guard.
"No matter. It's a change for the better."
Battle!!
With such tremendous strength, Terrance completely abandoned his previous battle style and ordered Mega Altaria to attack aggressively.
What a joke! Up to this point, even though he'd managed to knock out two of Leo's main Pokémon, Terrance had been holding back his frustration for a long time.
Arcanine only managed a draw with its opponent, and that was under the condition of continuously taking damage and paying a heavy price.
As for Mismagius, even when unleashing the vast energy hidden inside its body, it was still defeated. Terrance could accept these outcomes, but it didn't change the stifling feeling in his heart.
If your strength is inferior, you have to accept reality.
But now, Mega Altaria possessed power beyond that of the opponent's ace Pokémon. So why not launch an overwhelming offensive?!
"Electivire, Swift!"
Leo snorted lightly. Electivire's hands and twin tails suddenly began to transform, and massive golden stars appeared all around it!
Swift. When the command was heard, many in the spectators wore expressions of surprise. But in the next moment, they were stunned as they watched the Swift get unleashed.
"Ion Deluge..." Terrance narrowed his eyes and muttered.
Ion Deluge: Disperses electrically charged particles, turning Normal-type moves into Electric-type moves.
This was incredibly similar to Mega Altaria's new ability.
Under the influence of Ion Deluge, each Swift was now charged with powerful electricity, imbued with lightning-like speed. Combined with Swift's inherent nature, the move appeared absolutely stunning. As those countless electrified stars rained down toward Altaria, the spectators couldn't even begin to imagine how one could defend against it.
Could a move like this really be faced head-on?!
Terrance and Mega Altaria's answer was…..why not?!
The beam that burst from the sky was like a world-ending meteor. The electrified Swift clashed directly with Mega Altaria's Draco Meteor.
Electricity radiated in all directions, its power astonishing; it was difficult to describe this collision.
The resulting shockwaves and gusts of air swept in all directions, throwing the entire battlefield into chaos.
"Monsters…"
Staring at the two Pokémon on the field, the entire audience muttered this word in unison.
At this moment, Electivire resembled a ferocious monster cloaked in lightning, who could unleash a powerful thunderbolt with a sweeping punch, and summon countless bolts of lightning with a single jump.
Yet, against this lightning monster, Mega Altaria not only held its ground but also unleashed an equally fierce aura. This battle style, so starkly different from its beautiful appearance, left many spectators in deep silence.
Battle! Battle! Battle!
Electivire and Mega Altaria, locked in a back-and-forth, unleashed one of the most savage exchanges of the entire match.
At this moment, Leo and Terrance were both fired up to the extreme. They shouted commands relentlessly, directing their Pokémon without pause. Electivire and Mega Altaria clashed in a display of combat that was nothing short of incredible.
A battle of this level is rare, even in Elite Four matches.
The intensity of the fight instantly drew in everyone.
"This is truly…"
Raoul Contesta looked at Terrance speechlessly. He… couldn't find any words to say.
The rookie he thought highly of had suddenly transformed into someone capable of fighting head-to-head with an Elite Four–level Trainer. Even for an old man like him, this transformation was hard to process.
"I acknowledge you!" As Electivire and Mega Altaria continued their brutal clash, Leo finally spoke.
"So, prepare to take Electivire's strongest attack!!"
Terrance replied, "Thank you, my Mega Altaria also has a strongest move it hasn't used yet."
The two locked eyes, both seeing the fiery determination in the other. Terrance felt his heart race. Even before the battle began, he had never imagined he would be able to fight an actual former Elite Four to such a degree.
Mega Altaria's strongest attack was not Dragon Rush, nor Draco Meteor, nor any other Dragon-type move.
While Altaria had started off as a Dragon-type powerhouse, under Terrance's training and with many fateful encounters along the way, both he and Mega Altaria had long since broken free of the path set by Master Victor.
Now, they had grown stronger, and forged a path uniquely their own.
"Electivire, Wild Charge!!" Leo shouted.
As electricity surged and flickered across Electivire's body, the currents on the battlefield coalesced into an Electric Terrain, gathering massive amounts of electric currents toward Electivire as it began to charge up for its most powerful strike yet.
"Mega Altaria, Giga Impact!" Terrance gave his command as well.
Giga Impact - a move where the user uses every bit of its power to launch a devastating charge at its opponent. Any Pokémon who performs this move will be unable to move for a short time afterward.
If it can still move afterward, it means it never used every bit of power it had.
This was why Giga Impact's destructive power surpassed both Dragon Rush and Draco Meteor. Besides…
With the changes brought by Mega Altaria's new ability, it can infuse Giga Impact with Fairy-type energy, transforming it into a Fairy-type move. Moreover, it can further slightly increase the move's destructive power on top of that.
Just imagine: a move performed by a Mega Altaria empowered by both Dragon and Fairy energy, enhanced further by its Totem Aura, how powerful would it be?
Terrance didn't know. But when that lightning monster collided head-on with the glowing Mega Altaria in midair, the entire arena seemed to explode. The sheer force of the impact left no one doubting that this attack could flatten a massive building.
"Metagross, envelop the battlefield with Confusion!"
At some point, Steven had already left his seat, commanding that eye-catching silver Metagross to strictly protect the venue.
BOOM!!!!
Even through the shield, the tremors emanating from the Confusion-shrouded battlefield were enough to shock anyone.
At this moment, it wasn't just the people in the stadium watching—viewers from Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh—all across the regions were watching this match, their faces filled with shock as they saw the battle unfold through the broadcast.
Terrance gasped for breath as he surveyed the battlefield, his expression complex. The intensity of the battle had exceeded his expectations. The fusion of Totem Aura and the Mega Evolution system drained his stamina more than ever before, merely sustaining the fight was a struggle, let alone using a Mini-Z Move. But…
Looking toward the stage, at Mega Altaria slowly rising into the air with its wings fluttering gently, Terrance knew that he had won.
As the smoke cleared, Electivire collapsed to the ground, unconscious on the shattered arena.
Seeing Electivire in such a miserable state, Leo fell silent. He had been utterly defeated.
Defeated by a much younger man.
A rising star.
A Coordinator who hadn't been taken seriously by anyone before.
And now, the camera froze on that awe-inspiring moment: Terrance had defeated a former Elite Four.
Raoul Contesta flipped his table and burst out laughing, unable to contain his joy.
Albus let out a loud "Ah!" with fire burning in his eyes.
Steven….Wallace…..stared with astonishment at the man they thought they knew so well, emotions surging in their hearts.
Those familiar with Terrance and those unfamiliar alike found it impossible to suppress the surge of emotions in their hearts at this moment.
"Everyone was wrong. A second Wallace… has appeared." Glacia stood up and gazed out the window.
In the arena, Vivian, the announcer, had completely forgotten to commentate. But even if she didn't say a word, everyone understood. From this moment on, Terrance's name would echo like thunder.
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