The disparity in strength, Uchiki comes to the door.

Chapter 28 The disparity in strength, Uchiki comes to the door.

By directing Mega Lucario to unleash its speed and power in the courtyard, and truly assessing its strength, Xia Mu gained a clear understanding of its capabilities.

The base stat increased from 525 to 625; the difference is indeed significant.

Even though the speed increase isn't as outstanding as the physical attack and special attack, it's still a significant improvement.

In summary, given its current strength, Mega Lucario can easily defeat a level 41 Growlithe.

Even though Steel is weak to Fire, Growlithe's Fire type, the outcome will not change.

With super buffs, it can even easily defeat opponents of the same level with opposing attributes.

Unless, of course, it is suppression by a higher level or a higher race.

If it's a level 41 Arcanine, then it won't be so easy for Mega Lucario to win.

Xia Mu's preliminary calculations suggest that this leap in level should be between 5 and 10 levels.

In other words, after Mega Evolution, Lucario at level 36 is at least comparable to Arcanine at level 41, or even stronger.

If facing some ordinary Pokémon, coupled with type advantage, defeating level 46 or even level 50 Pokémon is not a problem.

"Alright, undo Mega Evolution, Lucario."

After understanding the situation, Xia Mu then allowed Super Lucario to break free from this state.

To exit this state, all Natsuki needs to do is unilaterally cut off contact.

Mega Evolution, although achieved through the use of Mega Stones and Evolution Keys, was something Natsuki understood after experiencing it firsthand—it was Bond Evolution.

It's just different from the bond evolution between Ash and Greninja in the original story.

In short, that's a cheat code that belongs only to Ash; otherwise, it wouldn't have been engraved with a special title.

After reverting to its original form, Mega Lucario reverted to its original Lucario form.

This evolution is not permanent, Lucario understood, and the Growlithe, Beedrill, and Gyarados next to it also understood.

Even so, it is still a means to become stronger, and they all want to possess it.

In response, Xia Mu replied that he currently only has Mega Stones for Lucario and Beedrill.

Later on, I'll find the Mega Stones for Gyarados and Arcanine, which will give Growlithe some hope.

As for the red Gyarados, we'll talk about it another time. At least it has Growlithe by its side and can't Mega Evolve, so even if it wants to, it won't have any negative feelings about it.

Then, when asked about Beedrill now possessing a Mega Stone, Natsuki replied that it would be fine once they understood each other's intentions.

This leaves Beedrill with a bit of suspense, to see if its affinity with the beedrill will increase rapidly in the coming period.

……

That night, after much deliberation, Xia Mu finally fell asleep very late.

The next morning, Xia Mu was awakened by a phone ringing.

He glanced at the time and it was only 7:30. Then he saw that the person who had called him was Dr. Uchiki.

After a conversation, Xia Mu learned the purpose of Dr. Uchiki's call.

After the encounter the day before yesterday, Dr. Uchigi collected information about Riolu. He was unable to contact her yesterday due to other matters, but finally managed to squeeze out some time today. So, he wanted to take advantage of the free time this morning to study Riolu further.

Of course, she put it very tactfully, because if Xia Mu didn't have time, she couldn't force her.

Furthermore, since Natsume is Riolu's trainer, any research she conducts must be approved by Natsume.

Xia Mu did not refuse, after all, Dr. Uchiki had helped him in a sense, and he might need her help in many things in the future, so he agreed.

Ultimately, these Pokémon researchers study Pokémon by collecting data and making new discoveries, and generally do not endanger the safety of Pokémon.

However, some things still need to be said beforehand, and I also told Nagi that Riolu has now evolved into Lucario.

Although it evolved from Riolu, Lucario is no longer Riolu.

Xia Mu didn't expect that as soon as he mentioned Riolu's evolution, Nei Mu would be even more eager to come over and study it.

So instead of Natsuki taking Lucario to the Pokémon Lab in Tsuburaya City, Natsuki waited at home for Umi to come over.

After agreeing on a time, Xia Mu quickly got up and washed up.

Then I went downstairs and found my mother's wooden sleeve.

After having a simple breakfast, Xia Mu mentioned that Dr. Uchiki was coming to study Lucario.

Sure enough, judging from my mother's reaction, she has quite a close relationship with Nei Mu.

There may be some age difference, but their relationship is probably not much different from that of best friends.

After chatting with her mother for a while, they talked about her father's affairs in Hoenn. Only after learning that everything was going well did Xia Mu decide to go to the backyard to see the four little ones.

Last night, out of curiosity, all four little ones stayed in the backyard.

Just then, the construction workers arrived, ready to continue the work they hadn't finished the day before.

Xia Mu led them into the backyard and took the opportunity to look at the design drawings that Mu Xiu had given them.

To be fair, my mom really thought things through; she's practically turning this place into our own little wilderness area.

Xia Mu led them to the backyard and showed them how they were renovating the courtyard.

There were six people in total, with clear division of labor and a well-organized work process.

Their henchmen, the strongmen and the powerful men, were responsible for building walls, fences, and planting trees.

Geodude and Grampus are responsible for heavy work, helping with moving things, and also tidying up the messy gravel and useless junk in the yard.

Gophers, tri-gophers, along with trumpet buds and vine monsters, are used to tend lawns, cultivate land, and dig creeks.

The backyard is large and spacious; it would be impossible to create such a commotion without dozens or even hundreds of Pokémon.

Now, with the construction team starting work, there's a sudden feeling of bustling activity.

This left Xia Mu and the four little ones completely stunned.

Simply put, it's incredibly efficient.

What was originally a huge project, in Xia Mu's opinion, would take at least a week or two even if done quickly. Now, after recalculating, even if it can't be finished today, another day tomorrow would be enough.

According to the leader, they should try to complete all the renovation work before evening today.

For more than half an hour, Xia Mu remained in shock.

It wasn't until Dr. Uchiki arrived that Natsuki's attention was diverted.

After greeting Dr. Uchiki, Kiso temporarily handed over the task of entertaining Natsuki and hurriedly left.

He said he had to go to the company and would be back soon.

Xia Mu and Nei Mu didn't have much to say to each other, and could only have some simple discussions and exchanges about Pokémon knowledge.

Uchiki wasn't one to dawdle, so he immediately began gathering information about Lucario.

Natsuki had already given Lucario a heads-up, so Lucario was quite cooperative.

The sooner we cooperate, the sooner it will be over.

However, what was originally just a gathering of information about Lucario turned into a much more exciting experience when Natsuki saw Natsuki's red Gyarados.

Shiny Pokémon are incredibly rare, let alone a Pokémon like Gyarados, which is known for its fearsome reputation and is not commonly seen.

Xia Mu was in a real bind.

He truly hadn't expected Pokémon research to be so complicated and troublesome.

I thought it was just basic information gathering, but it turned out to involve all sorts of details.

During the research process, Uchiki also contacted many well-known Pokémon professors to share information.

Among them is Professor Oki, the most famous professor in the Kanto region.

(End of this chapter)