Pokémon Court

Chapter 856: Mutation

Just having Master Keegan personally design a Poké Ball for a specific Pokémon was already incredibly precious. Now he had gone so far as to come to Fallarbor Town to personally observe each individual Pokémon, rather than simply crafting one based on their species category, further demonstrates the extremely high level of importance Master Keegan has placed on this job.

Since the other party was placing such importance on it, Terrance naturally cooperated to the fullest.

Beautifly, Altaria, Mismagius, Arcanine, Castform, Gallade, Ninetales, Pupitar, Gardevoir, Carbink… ten Pokémon in total. Master Keegan observed each one for nearly an hour, constantly asking questions of Terrance and the Pokémon themselves.

This investigation lasted an entire day.

Master Keegan showed no sign of fatigue and refused to rest; Terrance, of course, would not complain either, staying by his side the whole time.

Devon had more than one Poké Ball smith, but Master Keegan was unquestionably the most influential. Terrance had originally intended to hire ordinary smiths at market price to handle the designs… who would have thought he would end up inviting an expert instead.

As Terrance’s own standing rose, the things he could access increased as well. Taking advantage of this opportunity, he also planned to custom-order a batch of high-end Poké Balls.

Poké Balls specifically suited for Fairy-type Pokémon to inhabit.

As for their purpose… naturally, they were reserved for the first batch of Cutiefly that knew the move Baton Pass.

Because the cost of custom Poké Balls was simply too high, Terrance gave up on the idea of making custom Poké Balls for the Bug-type Pokémon at the Fallarbor Gym…If he ever had the chance to participate in an event while commanding a Pokémon army like Giovanni, Elite Four Agatha, or Elite Four Lorelei, he would definitely lead a fairy army rather than a bug army.

Taking this into account, as well as the future development of the fairy army, after seeing Master Keegan off, Terrance ordered another fifty high-end Poké Balls suitable for Fairy-type Pokémon through normal channels as backup.

With that, Terrance’s savings were completely drained.

……

“On Master Keegan’s end, each Poké Ball takes about three days to make. Ten of them means roughly a month.”

“And the day after tomorrow is already the second match of the Champion League. Sharan has booked my flight to Ever Grande City, I can’t be late.”

“As for the plan to have Pupitar consume the ruin, that will have to wait until the gaps between Champion League battles.”

“On top of that, there are all the Pokémon’s individual training plans, plus the process of absorbing the Genetic Potion… looks like I’ll be extremely busy next.”

“But before all that, there’s something I’ve been preparing for a long time. It’s finally time to give it a try!”

Terrance’s gaze fell upon Mt. Chimney. That was the most suitable place for him to test this plan.

With thirty-six Cutiefly, along with Altaria, Carbink, Ninetales, Gardevoir, and Mismagius, Terrance set off directly.

Target: the summit of Mt. Chimney.

As for why Mismagius was brought along among a group of Fairy-type Pokémon—that was because, with the help of Terrance and Altaria, Mismagius had also learned the Fairy-type move Dazzling Gleam.

Because Mismagius itself possessed outstanding strength, the power of Dazzling Gleam was far from trivial. Combined with Mismagius’s illusion skills, Dazzling Gleam naturally allowed it to integrate into the fairy army and play an incredible role.

In fact, Gallade could also learn Dazzling Gleam, but its style was truly ill-suited to that move. Terrance did not force the issue, as Gallade’s role lay elsewhere.

……

At the summit of Mt. Chimney.

In addition to the forty-one Pokémon Terrance had brought with him, there was also the master of Mt. Chimney, Altaria, and the Rotom Pokédex. They too would take part in this Carbink mutation plan.

After Mismagius set up an illusion domain, this place should no longer attract the attention of humans or Pokémon.

“Forty-one Pokémon pouring out all their strength to offer you fairy power, whether you can successfully mutate into Diancie and become a legend will be decided in this single attempt…”

Terrance spoke solemnly, squatting down to meet Carbink’s gaze. It wasn’t just him, the other forty Pokémon all understood the significance of this trip. One could say that Terrance, along with his entire fairy army, had placed their hopes on Carbink.

Team Rocket had artificially created a legend: Mewtwo.

And Terrance was also attempting to artificially create a legend: Diancie.

If he succeeded, his foundation, and that of the fairy army, would be beyond imagination. Titles such as Fairy Elite Four or Fairy-type master would become truly deserved.

“Same as usual.” When all the Pokémon were ready, Terrance spoke.

Shaping the Ice Moon and practicing the fusion of fairy power was clearly not something Terrance was doing for the first time.

These Pokémon were all very adept at it as well.

“Carbink, it’s starting,” Terrance reminded Carbink, indirectly reminding the other Pokémon too.

As the words fell, Carbink nodded. Using its psychic power, it leapt into the air, while at the same time Ninetales’s deep blue pupils lit up, and a chilling cold descended instantly.

Around Carbink, countless Magic Bounce wildly emerged, enveloping it entirely. Just like the diamond-shaping performance it had shown in Pokémon Contests, Carbink became the core of the diamond, sealing itself within.

At the same time, high in the sky, ice and snow enveloped the diamond. A dazzling, gigantic Ice Moon was sculpted into existence, swallowing the diamond, incomparably magnificent.

Ninetales’s speed in creating the Ice Moon had already become extremely fast—so fast that it could be completed within two seconds.

This Ice Moon was different from those of the past. Carbink served as the core of the diamond formed by Magic Bounce, and the diamond in turn became the core of the Ice Moon…

This arrangement was the key for Carbink to absorb fairy power!

“Gardevoir’s strength has surpassed Ninetales in one leap, but there’s no helping that. Its ‘genes’ are simply too powerful. Still, after being tempered by moonlight, training with Never-Melt Ice, and upgrading the Snowy Weather secret technique, Ninetales now also has the capital to battle an Elite Four’s main Pokémon. What it lacks is time to accumulate; otherwise, its strength would shine even more brilliantly.”

Altaria, having already completed self–Mega Evolution, was the first to move. With Fairy Aura empowering it, it first released Moonblast and Dazzling Gleam. Immediately after, the other Pokémon each unleashed Dazzling Gleam as well. Forty-one streams of Dazzling Gleam, mixed with Moonblast—the radiance of these moves was instantly swallowed by the Ice Moon.

Rotom Pokédex was frantically calculating the limits of the Ice Moon. With Ninetales’s current strength, the amount of power the Ice Moon could bear had already increased significantly, but this calculation was still necessary.

Very soon, the Ice Moon was dyed with the color of Fairy energy, transforming into an otherworldly moon.

Under Altaria’s Fairy Aura, Fairy energy was continuously mobilized, breaking down and surging toward the core of the Ice Moon.

That Fairy energy then passed through Magic Bounce, i.e. Carbink’s own conversion, and shattered once more, successfully being absorbed by Carbink!

In the next instant, Carbink, having continuously absorbed an enormous amount of Fairy energy, began to shine with a dazzling radiance from head to toe!

“How is it?!” Terrance could hardly wait to see through the light with his own eyes.

“It’s not the light of evolution, just the radiance emitted by Fairy energy, Roto,” the Rotom Pokédex reminded him.

“I know, I can’t rush it!” Terrance’s Fairy Mark appeared as he communicated with Carbink. Carbink felt that the situation was excellent, the dense Fairy energy made it feel as if it were in paradise.

Even the first time it had been bathed in Altaria’s Fairy Aura had never felt this wonderful.

“It shouldn’t be a bad thing…” Terrance stared toward the moon’s core, his heart clenched as he watched without blinking. With such an immense amount of Fairy energy, even if Carbink were to absorb it, it would still take some time.

However, in the brief moment when Terrance blinked, a sudden change occurred. Altaria and Ninetales panicked as, for reasons unknown, the Ice Moon instantly shattered, something even Ninetales could not prevent.

Amid the flying ice fragments, Terrance’s pupils shrank, despair even welling up inside him. Yet the Fairy energy explosion he had imagined did not occur. Instead, high in the sky, an incomparably brilliant diamond fell downward, it was the Magic Bounce surfaces that had been wrapped around Carbink.

“It wasn’t that the Ice Moon reached its limit. I was calculating it the whole time, Roto.”

“So that means some unknown change occurred?” Terrance looked on anxiously.

At Terrance’s command, Gardevoir immediately used Confusion to fix the diamond cocoon in midair. Gazing at the radiant diamond cocoon, Terrance hurriedly called out to Carbink.

But…

There was no response?!

“Carbink!” Terrance kept calling, but there was still no answer. He grew so anxious that he ignored the potential danger of the diamond cocoon and ran over himself.

The diamond cocoon, roughly the same size as Terrance, was gently lowered by Gardevoir. Staring at the shimmering cocoon, Terrance was momentarily at a loss.

The mutation he had imagined had not appeared. Instead, Carbink had become this.

What was this?!

The cocoon form?!

Gardevoir’s and Altaria’s powers frantically probed within, and Terrance also communicated with all his strength through the Fairy Mark. In the end… they helplessly reached a conclusion.

Carbink had entered a state of slumber. The Magic Bounce diamond, having fused with Fairy energy, had already merged into a single whole. Before its energy was completely depleted, it likely would not disappear, essentially becoming a true fairy diamond.

And in this situation, Terrance did not dare to destroy it.

Looking at Carbink, now transformed into a diamond cocoon, Terrance’s emotions were complicated. Fortunately, the Rotom Pokédex proved useful, it detected that the energy of the diamond cocoon was slowly decreasing, while the energy of Carbink at its core was slowly increasing.

“You’re saying it’s absorbing Fairy energy in this state?” Terrance asked.

“That should be the case, Roto. Originally, we only intended for Carbink to absorb just enough energy to mutate. This unknown change may be because the Fairy energy gathered by forty-one Pokémon was simply too vast, causing Magic Bounce to mutate and forcing Carbink to absorb it all, Roto.” The Rotom Pokédex’s explanation finally put Terrance somewhat at ease.

Although there had been some deviation from the original plan due to insufficient consideration, knowing that Carbink was safe was enough.

“In other words, once Carbink finishes absorbing all the energy in the diamond cocoon, that will be the moment it emerges and mutates into Diancie…” Terrance said slowly, looking at the forty-one Pokémon and the Rotom Pokédex.

“Theoretically, yes. But at this absorption rate, based on my preliminary calculations, it will take about…”

“Around 130 days, Roto.”

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