Pokemon: The Gameboy Effect

Chapter 618 618: The Shadow Falls

Not bad at all. That was only half power, but the results were still terrifying!

Originally thinking it would only serve as a punching bag, Ho-Oh hadn't expected it could also make others serve as its target.

Therefore, Ho-Oh very happily unleashed its full power.

Leading with Sacred Fire.

From this single attack alone, John could already assess Mega Aggron's Special Defense strength.

The King Arsenal's 150% Special Defense increase was certainly substantial. Combined with the 50% type-disadvantage weakness reduction, type matchups barely affected Mega Aggron anymore.

Compared to Special Defense, Physical Defense was Aggron's true strongest point.

However, if extended into formal prolonged battle, with Ho-Oh fighting Mega Aggron, the ultimate victor could only be Ho-Oh.

From the moment Sacred Fire touched Mega Aggron, the flames never extinguished. No matter how strong Aggron's Special Defense, it couldn't resist those flames continuously burning across its body.

In the games, burn status inflicted percentage-based damage.

Before long, Mega Aggron was defeated.

This result fell within John's expectations. Overall, John was quite satisfied with the process, so Aggron's Divine Treasure forging could be considered essentially perfect.

"Rest well. There's still another fierce battle coming up," John reassured the Aggron inside its Pokeball.

The Pokeball trembled slightly, Aggron's acknowledgment.

John navigated his Gameboy interface to the Pokemon Center, healing Aggron and treating all his Pokemon simultaneously.

The next battle plan in his mind: Capturing Mewtwo.

Regarding capturing Mewtwo, John had been preparing since returning from the Hisui region.

But at that time, he'd had his concerns, so he'd continuously postponed it.

Now, the timing was finally right.

Holding his Gameboy, John first needed to consider one crucial question.

Which Mewtwo did he want to capture?

One location was the Unova region. When he'd claimed the Unova Championship, darkness had descended, Shadow Mewtwo made its powerful entrance onto the battlefield, directly triggering a top-tier dungeon instance.

The other location required traveling to the Orange Archipelago waterways, to a place called "New Island," entering what amounted to the story scenario dungeon: "Mewtwo Strikes Back."

Could there possibly exist two versions of such a unique being as Mewtwo?

John couldn't help wondering, if he captured the ordinary Mewtwo, would Shadow Mewtwo potentially disappear as a result?

This wasn't baseless speculation. The Sky Pillar's Rayquaza had vanished after being captured and never reappeared, even when John visited other locations where Rayquaza could theoretically spawn.

Therefore, John planned for the worst-case scenario first: make a choice, and if capturing one Mewtwo didn't cause the second to disappear, then capture the second one as well.

Between Shadow Mewtwo and ordinary Mewtwo, John chose the former.

Shadow Mewtwo represented amplified power, darker energy, enhanced aggression, everything John valued in combat-focused Pokemon.

However, John knew he could only make Shadow Mewtwo fight once.

Therefore, regardless of his chances of victory, John felt he should test the Unova region first.

All his Pokemon's healing completed. The necessary medicines were packed and ready.

John manipulated his in-game character, having Lugia use Fly.

Thinking back years ago, traveling to the Unova region had required an entire day. Now, using Lugia's Fly, it took mere minutes.

Arriving at the Unova region, John wasted no words and headed directly to the Unova League Battle Arena.

The massive plaza stood empty, devoid of people. Only a single black cloud floated silently in the sky. As John approached, the dark cloud slowly descended, manifesting before him as a transport gateway.

[Enter special dungeon instance "Shadow Descends"? (Disappears after completion)]

[Recommended Entry Level: 100]

John selected "Yes" without hesitation. His form immediately vanished from Forward University's Test Island Seven.

The world reformed around him in fragments of shattered reality.