Chapter 649: Battling Alain
"Mr. Terrance?!"
Terrance came down smiling and greeted Clemont.
"Clemont, we meet again."
Ash and Alain were also drawn by the commotion, releasing each other’s hands and looking toward Terrance.
"Senior Terrance." That was how Ash addressed him when Terrance had been teaching him and Pikachu.
Alain looked at the approaching Terrance and was momentarily taken aback. This temperament...
He had only ever felt it when facing those four people.
Chef Siebold, Steven, Lysandre, Malva!
These four were also the strongest Trainers he had ever battled!
The aura of a powerful Trainer...
Even though they had just met, Alain felt as if Terrance was watching him, giving him the feeling of being locked onto.
Wait a second..Ash’s form of address just now...
Ash’s senior?
So he really is a Trainer.
"Yo, Ash, how’s the special training with Pikachu going?" Terrance waved with a smile.
"We’ve totally mastered it! Plus, my Greninja and I have learned a powerful form!!"
Seeing Terrance, Ash spoke excitedly.
"Wanna have a battle later and see the new power Greninja and I have?!"
Terrance made a "hold up" gesture and said awkwardly, "Easy there, no rush."
"Besides, you and your Greninja aren’t totally familiar with that form yet, right? I saw the battle just now, you know."
"Umm..." Ash instantly deflated. It was true! He and Greninja couldn’t fully control that new power yet.
Now that Terrance had pointed out his weak point directly, Ash felt a bit embarrassed. After all, challenging someone with an unstable power did feel a little disrespectful.
"Also, I came here today with another purpose," Terrance said with a smile.
After speaking, he turned to Alain and said, "Excuse me, are you Mr. Alain?"
"Uh... me?" Alain looked surprised. So this person really had come for him.
"I’m Alain. May I ask who you are..."
"Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Terrance. I heard about you from Mr. Kamon and came to challenge your Mega Charizard."
As Terrance finished, Ash and the others showed surprised expressions, and Alain himself was also quite caught off guard.
"Kamon?" Alain recalled. It seemed that was the name of the Trainer he had challenged a few days ago, one who can also wield the power of Mega Evolution.
"So, you’re also a Trainer who has mastered Mega Evolution?!" Alain looked intrigued.
Terrance clearly didn’t seem like a weakling. On his path to becoming the strongest, Alain aimed to defeat all Trainers who had mastered Mega Evolution and stand at the top!
Terrance’s challenge fit perfectly with Alain’s thoughts.
"Uh..." Terrance suddenly froze.
Then, a bit embarrassed, he said, "While I do have a Pokémon that can Mega Evolve... the one I want to use in battle is a different Pokémon."
"No problem. But could we first have a battle between our Mega Evolutions?" Alain bowed and said, "I’m currently in the midst of Mega Evolution training. I hope you’ll grant me this request."
"Hmm..." Terrance scratched his head. Mega Charizard versus Mega Altaria?
Wouldn’t Mega Altaria have way too much of an advantage?
However, Alain’s attitude made it hard for Terrance to refuse. The other party was very polite, and since it was Terrance who had initiated the challenge in the first place, he sighed lightly and had no choice but to agree: "Alright then, let’s start with a Mega Evolution battle."
"Senior Terrance, you’ve also mastered Mega Evolution?!" Ash exclaimed in surprise.
During the couple of days he had spent with Terrance, he hadn’t known this at all.
"Yes." Terrance smiled and said, "Oh right, let me introduce you all. This is my traveling companion, Akon."
With that, Terrance pulled Akon over, and everyone introduced themselves to each other.
Terrance’s battle with Alain was scheduled for later. Having just finished a battle, both Ash and Alain needed to head to the Pokémon Center to recover.
Once it was confirmed that Terrance would be battling Alain, Ash became very excited and planned to stay and watch.
At the same time, he began to wonder which of Terrance’s Pokémon could Mega Evolve. Would it be that Gallade?
"Alain, you’ve already challenged quite a few Trainers who possess the power of Mega Evolution, haven’t you?" Terrance asked.
In fact, it wasn’t just from that Trainer named Kamon that Terrance had heard about Alain. This Alain seemed to be a challenge fanatic, and had taken on quite a few Trainers who possessed the power of Mega Evolution.
Terrance had heard rumors about him several times.
At the Pokémon Center, Terrance, Ash, Alain, and the others started chatting casually.
"Yeah, I’ve probably already challenged over twenty Trainers with the power of Mega Evolution," Alain nodded.
"Over twenty..." Terrance was surprised.
He had gone through so much just to find a few people. How had Alain managed that?
"Alain, tell us about the strongest Trainers you’ve faced," Ash said, intrigued the moment he heard that Alain had taken on more than twenty powerful Trainers.
"Alright." Seeing Ash’s eager expression, Alain gave in and began recounting a few of his experiences.
Alain’s journey of challenging Mega Evolution truly had a legendary flair to it, and even Terrance listened with great interest.
"So then, I lost to Chef Siebold..." When talking about his battle with Elite Four Siebold, Alain still felt some regret.
"But I’m not the same as I was back then. Now, I’ve earned the right to battle the Elite Four!"
"Really?" Clemont cried out in astonishment.
The Elite Four?! That was a realm most ordinary Trainers never even got close to in their entire lives.
Seeing Clemont’s shock, Alain recalled that grueling series of battles he had gone through.
He fought ten powerful Trainers who each had mastered Mega Evolution, almost without any rest. Even though his Charizard had used the best potions and recovery items after each battle, it had still accumulated many wounds along the way.
In the final match, against Kalos region’s Fire-type Elite Four Malva, his Mega Charizard narrowly defeated her Mega Houndoom. That victory had brought Alain’s confidence to its peak.
After that intense battle, his Mega Charizard’s power had also grown unprecedently.
"The Pokémon’s stamina has been restored." Just as everyone was about to continue chatting, Nurse Joy’s voice came from the counter.
"Looks like it’s time for the battle," Alain stood up.
"Yeah." Terrance also stood up. Since his battle with Leo, Altaria hadn’t had any intense fights.
He wondered if this Trainer named Alain could push Altaria to its strongest form.
Ash, Clemont, Serena, Bonnie, and Akon also stood up, and the group began walking toward the battlefield.
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