Pokemon: Reborn Rich Alternate Earth

Chapter 1076: Chapter 1293: ResurrectionChapter 1077: Chapter 1294: Peak

Metagross transforming from Silver into Gold was simply far too obvious a change. Forget the audience—even the Master herself sensed the difference, as the aura radiating from Metagross gave her a very bad feeling.

Meanwhile, inside the livestream, the grief caused by Arcanine's death was somewhat overshadowed by Metagross' transformation, as countless people began discussing its new appearance.

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> "A golden Metagross? Am I seeing things?"

> "Metagross was already a shiny Pokémon, but there has never been a recorded case of a shiny Pokémon changing its color again!"

> "This golden Metagross looks way stronger somehow!"

> "Silver Metagross, Golden Metagross... is this some kind of alternate form?"

> "Champion Walker is smiling; this fight should be in the bag now!"

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On Drakoria's side, several Elders all turned to look at James, seemingly asking: 'since when did your Walker family's Metagross have the ability to change colors?'

Faced with their puzzled looks, James himself looked just as bewildered—did their family's Metagross have a color-changing ability?

"Come to think of it... don't you all feel that Metagross's color is exactly the same as Lilligant's?" a certain high-ranking official suddenly remarked.

The Lilligant he mentioned was the one Julian had brought out from the Primal Secret Realm, and was later temporarily entrusted to Ella, to help her learn about different forms of dance.

At his words, everyone paused, then looked again at the golden Metagross on the screen and mentally compared it to Lilligant. Sure enough, the colors were indeed exactly identical.

"Champion Walker previously mentioned that there are King Form Pokémon in the Primal Secret Realm, and their most distinguishing feature is a completely golden body, just like Lilligant's."

"Now that Metagross has also turned this color, could it have acquired the King Form?"

Soon, an Elder guessed this possibility.

"I'll call Ella and ask."

James took out his phone and dialed Ella's number, figuring that Lilligant should be by her side.

In her office, Ella looked at the golden Metagross in shock, then glanced at the Lilligant beside her. The color really did seem...

"Gant?!

Lilligant: "King Form?!"

When Lilligant saw Metagross suddenly change color, she also cried out in shock.

Ella possessed psychic abilities, so she could understand Lilligant's words. She quickly asked, "Are you saying that Metagross has obtained a King Form just like yours?"

Earlier, she had already learned from Lilligant just how terrifying the King Form could be.

Lilligant nodded at her question, but then quickly shook her head. "The color is the same, but through the screen, I can't sense Metagross' aura fluctuations."

"But even if it isn't the King Form, it's definitely not far behind. Haven't you noticed that all of Metagross' injuries were completely healed the moment it turned gold?"

Hearing that, Ella finally noticed that Metagross' previously battered and scar-covered body had indeed completely healed.

Earlier, because her attention had been focused on its color change, she hadn't paid attention to Metagross' injuries.

And most people were in the same boat as Ella.

It wasn't until some sharp-eyed viewers spotted that Metagross' wounds had healed and started mentioning it in the livestream.

Not only that, but some people also discovered that the previously dead Arcanine had actually begun emitting faint golden flames from its body.

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> "Arcanine is on fire?!"

> "What's going on? First Metagross, and now even the dead Arcanine is bursting into flames—could it be... a revival?"

> "Has anyone noticed that Champion Walker's smile is growing wider and wider?"

> "Is Arcanine really about to come back to life?!"

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Watching the pale golden flames rise from Arcanine, Julian couldn't hide the smile tugging at the corners of his mouth. He muttered under his breath, "This dumb dog really made me cry... I'm going to give him a good scolding once he comes back."

Soon, the pale golden flames completely enveloped Arcanine's body. Julian originally thought that the revival would take a long time, but after just a few seconds, the pale golden flames vanished, replaced by a somewhat bewildered Arcanine standing on its feet.

Arcanine looked utterly confused—hadn't it died? But the next second, it spotted Julian, and its dog eyes instantly widened.

Julian expected the dog to say something touching, but the next moment he heard it say, "Master... you died too?"

As it spoke, its tail and ears drooped. Since it itself had already died, yet could still see its trainer, then that must mean its trainer had died too.

To Arcanine, everyone else in the world could die, but not its own Trainer.

"I still couldn't protect you..."

Its mood instantly sank even lower.

Feeling that Arcanine truly couldn't say anything smart even after dying once, Julian looked at its expression, walked over to it, and gently hugged its neck while burying his face within its thick mane.

"You dumb dog. I didn't die—you came back to life."

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Pokémon: Arcanine (Fire)

Level: 1 (91)

Potential: Gold

Ability: Flash Fire

Held Item: None

Gender: Male

Moves: Leer, Ember, Howl, Bite, Flame Wheel, Helping Hand, Agility, Extreme Speed, Reversal, Flamethrower, Crunch, Fire Fang, Roar, Retaliate, Play Rough, Take Down

TMs: Protect, Fire Spin, Hyper Beam, Dig, Sunny Day, Giga Impact, Heat Wave, Wild Charge, Psychic Fangs, Blast Burn, Burn Up, Incinerate, Thunder Fang, Flame Charge, Body Slam, Eruption, Heat Crash

Egg Moves: Flare Blitz, Overheat, Double-Edge, Outrage

Note: Fire-type moves are boosted by 20% due to the Fire Crystal.

Note: Possesses the Flame of Life, allowing one Rebirth—after revival, potential rises to Gold, but level resets. (Already used)

Note: Have used the Flintwood, increases the power of Fire-type moves by 30%, raises Burn chance by 70%, reduces damage taken from Fire-type moves by 50%, and reduces damage taken from Water-type moves by 20%.

Note: After soaking in the Terraflux Magma, its Fire-type essence has been purified—physical strength increased by 2 to 5×, Fire-type moves power increased by 50%, Burn chance raised to 100%, and Water-type damage is reduced by 40%.

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The Flame of Life—that was what allowed Arcanine to come back to life.

Because of Arcanine's sudden death, Julian had nearly forgotten about the existence of this thing. It was only after Metagross gained its King Form that he remembered.

That was why a smile had appeared on his face back then.

Now, Julian felt incredibly fortunate that he had given the Flame of Life to Arcanine instead of Moltres, who was also a Fire-type. It wasn't that he didn't care whether Moltres lived or died—

It was just that, this time, it was Arcanine who died. And he had gambled correctly.

'So this is what it feels like to regain something once lost?' It was a wonderful feeling, but he never wanted to go through it again.

"Arf?"

Arcanine looked incredulous. It wasn't that its master had died—it was that it, itself, had come back to life?

Big head. Big eyes. Maximum confusion.

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Feeling the warm presence of his Trainer, Arcanine finally confirmed that it wasn't his master who had died—it was himself who had come back to life.

Arcanine's eyes darted craftily as it quietly muttered, "Master, before I died, you promised to take me to the dog park a hundred times—that still counts, right?"

Julian's face darkened slightly. Before dying, this dog didn't even have the strength to speak. Yet here it was making things up.

But still, Julian nodded, agreeing.

"Master, you also promised to let me tear apart your bed."

"Fine."

Julian nodded again, though his voice had grown noticeably lower.

"And you said you'd renovate my doghouse—I want the deluxe version."

"Alright."

Julian was already starting to grit his teeth.

"Also, before I died, you said you'd let that stupid bird become a stray and that you'd smash its Poké Ball."

"Right, and Master, you—"

Arcanine's mouth was suddenly clamped shut by Julian's hands. By now, all of Julian's joy over Arcanine's resurrection had evaporated.

"Doggo... that's enough."

He looked at Arcanine with a somewhat sinister expression.

Right now, Julian felt exactly like a parent with a child studying far away at university. After not seeing the child for several months, the child finally came home during summer vacation.

During the first few days, the parent would care for them meticulously, feeding them delicious food and showering them with affection.

But after four or five days, that parental love would rapidly decline, and afterward, no matter how they looked at that lazy freeloader of a child, they would find them annoying.

[T/N: So true!]

That was Julian's current mood.

Arcanine immediately nodded, knowing when to stop while it was ahead.

Julian then recalled it back into its Poké Ball and directly locked the Poké Ball shut. Earlier, because of various things, he had failed to lock Arcanine's Poké Ball, which was why it had run out on its own.

Now, although the dog had revived, it was only level 1. With that pitiful combat strength, Julian figured even he himself could beat it.

"Luca~"

Lucario's face was brimming with a warm smile. Seeing its companion revived made its Aura ripple with joy.

"Meta~"

Metagross also narrowed its eyes slightly.

The entire scene of Arcanine's resurrection had been witnessed by the Master, yet she hadn't interrupted Julian embracing his revived Arcanine or break their moment of joy.

It wasn't that she didn't want to—it was that the King Form Metagross was giving her a genuine sense of threat.

Or rather, the so-called "Demon God" behind her was feeling a sense of threat.

The King Form was connected to Arceus. In this form, it naturally carried traces of Arceus' aura, giving it an intensely sacred and divine presence.

As the Creator God, Arceus's status was absolutely supreme. No matter how powerful this so-called Demon God was, it clearly couldn't compare to Arceus.

It was precisely because she sensed the aura emanating from the King Form Metagross that the Master dared not act rashly.

"Here."

Julian tossed a Rare Candy to Metagross. After swallowing it, Metagross's level rose from 99 to 100, officially reaching the peak of the Champion tier.

When he completed the Main Mission, the reward had included not only the King Form but also five Rare Candies usable at the Champion level.

However, these Rare Candies couldn't break through the bottleneck between peak Champion and First-class Legendary tier.

Previously, Julian had easily used Rare Candies to raise several peak Pseudo-Champions into true Champions.

But this time, it wouldn't work.

After all, though a peak Champion and a First-class Legendary seemed separated by only a single level, the gap between them was actually an enormous gulf. It wasn't something that could be overcome by relying on Rare Candies alone.

That kind of shortcut no longer worked.

With four candies left, Julian released Aggron, who was critically injured and on the verge of death.

The Master had just watched Julian give Metagross something resembling a piece of candy, and Metagross's level had immediately risen to Champion peak.

Now, seeing Julian release the dying Aggron, still holding the same type of candy in his hand. There was no way she didn't understand what Julian was about to do.

Even though the current Metagross already gave her a sense of great threat, if Aggron regained its combat ability as well, wouldn't she be in even greater danger?

"Stop him!"

With a furious shout, Dragonite, Salamence, and Hydreigon simultaneously unleashed Dragon Pulses toward Julian's location from the sky above.

"Meta!"

Metagross' eyes erupted with a brilliant azure light. In its King Form, the power of its Steel- and Psychic-type moves had both doubled, and this boost could stack together with the boosts from the treasures it had previously consumed.

Its overwhelming psychic power transformed into a torrent of psychic force, surging forward like a massive wave. In an instant, it intercepted all three attacks.

By now, Julian had already shoved the remaining four Rare Candies into Aggron's mouth.

Although Aggron was heavily injured and on the verge of death, it still retained a sliver of consciousness and instinctively swallowed the Rare Candies.

With four Rare Candies down, its level began to climb—from 96 to 97, 98, 99, and finally to 100. In less than a minute, Aggron had also reached the peak of the Champion tier.

When Pokémon leveled up, they would recover a certain amount of stamina and heal part of their injuries. Thus, Aggron had now pulled itself out of the brink of death.

Although it was still injured, it was far better off than before. At the very least, around half of its injuries had already healed.

The Rare Candies couldn't save Dragonite. Although Dragonite was also near death, its condition was far worse than Aggron's, to the point that it couldn't even swallow the candies.

Rising back to its feet, Aggron scratched its head, somewhat confused. Wasn't it just at death's door? How come half of its injuries were healed now, and its strength had also shot up this much?

And that golden Metagross—why did it look so much like their own Metagross? Had that guy suddenly become more shiny or something?

"Alright, we can talk about Metagross later. Right now, your job is to protect me."

Julian had already jumped onto Aggron's shoulder. Even while still injured, a peak Champion Aggron could at least tank a few Pseudo-First-class Legendary level attacks.

Worst case, it'd just end up near death again.

Aggron: 'You really are the best Trainer ever.'

"Lucario, thanks for your hard work."

Lucario shook its head.

Julian then recalled it into its Poké Ball. Lucario had been guarding him all this time. For a Pokémon that was only at the early-stage Champion-level to endure the shockwaves of Pseudo-First-class Legendary attacks had truly been too much to ask of.

Several times, Julian had even sensed from Lucario an aura of absolute resolve—a willingness to die if necessary.

Fortunately, it hadn't come to that. Otherwise, Julian would have truly lost one of his Pokémon.

"Cough, cough—"

Just as he secured Lucario's Poké Ball to his waist, Julian suddenly broke into a violent coughing fit, spitting out several more mouthfuls of blood.

His own injuries were also extremely severe. Earlier, the immense joy of Arcanine's resurrection had temporarily suppressed the damage within his body.

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