Pokemon: Reborn Rich Alternate Earth

Chapter 953: Chapter 1170: Good Kids

At this moment, it seemed like Dragonite had been injured by Mega Metagross, and that Jake had gained the upper hand in the battle—but in reality, Jake's condition was already very poor.

He was already using his stamina and mental energy to maintain Metagross's Mega Evolution, and now he had unintentionally entered the Flow State.

This only increased the drain on both his stamina and mental energy.

And he wasn't like Julian, who possessed both Master-level Psychic abilities and the Mega Pallet Town Physique. For him, maintaining Mega Evolution wasn't something he could do that effortlessly.

Jake's physical and mental condition was better than that of most Trainers, but only by a small margin.

"Metagro— thud"

Before he could even finish speaking, Jake collapsed to the ground.

With his fall, Mega Metagross also reverted from its Mega Evolution and exited the Flow State.

The battle ended abruptly just like that.

Deoxys withdrew the protective barrier, and Julian and Metagross immediately rushed to Jake's side.

"Celebi, heal him."

Julian looked at Jake's pale face—it was clearly the result of excessive stamina and mental exhaustion.

Though not life-threatening, having one's mental energy drained was an excruciating sensation, like a needle constantly piercing the brain.

As Celebi channeled natural energy into Jake's body, his pale complexion and tightly furrowed brows gradually began to ease.

"I still lost to you, you brat."

After recovering a bit, Jake stood up from the ground and said with a hint of dejection.

Even though he had known this outcome all along, actually losing still stung a little.

Fathers were strange creatures.

They hoped their children would surpass them—yet at the same time, they didn't want to be surpassed so quickly.

A reasonable yet contradictory feeling.

"Well, that was inevitable. Even if Grandpa came, the result wouldn't change."

Julian smiled.

Then, with a hint of envy, he asked, "Dad, you must have gained a lot from the Flow State, right?"

At that, Jake's previously dejected face immediately turned excited, as he nodded.

"A lot. I can feel my mental energy has improved significantly, and my bond with Metagross has grown even stronger."

"Metagross, how about you?" Jake asked.

"Meta~"

Metagross: "I should be able to reach level 93 in a month or two."

After the Flow State ends, it brings certain benefits to both the Trainer and the Pokémon.

"Kid, how many times have you entered the Flow State?"

Julian thought for a moment and said, "I think only once."

That time had been in Wyvernia, when his pseudo-Champion-level Metagross had faced off against a Champion-level Leafeon, allowing both him and Metagross to enter the Flow State.

"Hmph, I've done it three times already."

Jake said proudly, as he had finally outdone his son in something.

But Julian's next words immediately wiped that smug look off his face.

"That's only because you're too weak, Dad."

"The most important factor for entering the Flow State is pressure. Without immense pressure, it's absolutely impossible to enter that state."

"So you still need to improve your strength. You're already a Champion, yet you can still enter the Flow State."

"Don't go telling people about this—I think it's kind of embarrassing."

Julian said with a completely serious face.

'What the F**k?'

Jake's face immediately darkened. He didn't even know how to refute it—mainly because, absurd as it sounded, he actually felt that Julian's twisted logic made some sense.

"Meta~"

Just as Jake was thinking about how to argue back, Metagross beside him stabbed him in the back.

Metagross: "Makes sense."

'Et tu Brute?!'

Jake glared at Metagross, as if asking, 'Whose Pokémon really are you?'

Then he took a closer look.

Damn, it really wasn't his—it was this brat's Metagross.

This kid was no good, and his Metagross was also a troublemaker. It probably came over here just to say that on purpose.

After saying that, Metagross calmly drifted back to Julian's side.

The reason it and Julian had only entered the Flow State once wasn't due to a lack of bond or understanding—it was simply because Metagross had grown too strong.

At the same level, they barely had any opponents left.

In the past, it could still take on higher-level opponents and enjoy the challenge of hard mode.

But now that it had reached the Champion tier, going beyond that meant facing First-class Legendaries.

And a First-class Legendary was beyond what it could currently handle.

At that level, even if one was only at the early-stage, it was still beyond what a Champion-level Pokémon could fight against.

No matter how strong a Champion-level Pokémon was, it was still a "mortal" being.

And a First-class Legendary, no matter how weak, was still a "god."

"Mad?"

Julian looked at his sulking father and asked softly.

Jake clearly didn't want to talk to this unfilial brat.

'Damn it, how did I end up raising something this annoying?'

"Actually mad?"

"Get lost!"

Jake glared fiercely at Julian, then bent down to take off his shoe.

Seeing that, Julian took off in a flash.

"Brat."

Jake watched Julian's retreating figure and muttered affectionately before letting out a chuckle.

"Metagross, you have watched this kid grow up too. Aside from being a bit mature for his age, there wasn't anything particularly special about him as a child."

"So how did he become such a monster after becoming a Trainer?"

"Meta~"

Metagross shook its head.

Jake grinned. "I know why."

Metagross looked at Jake.

Jake said proudly, "Of course, it's because he's my son!"

"Hey—hey! Metagross, where are you going? I don't have much strength right now. Don't leave—give me a ride!"

Unfortunately, Metagross had no interest in entertaining a fool.

In the backyard, Julian said to Dragonite, "That battle earlier was a bit unfair to you."

After all, it was a fight they could have won, but because of Julian, it ended without a result—neither a win nor a loss, just cut short.

Dragonite shook its head, not caring at all.

It understood clearly why Julian had done that and was more than willing to give Jake a hand.

Back when it was still a Dratini, Jake's Salamence had taught it quite a lot about Dragon-type moves, and even secretly took it out to play sometimes.

Later, after it became the "big brother" among the Dragon-types in Julian's team, it took especially good care of the younger ones—partly because of Salamence's influence.

Patting Dragonite's big belly, Julian nodded approvingly. His Pokémon were all sensible, well-behaved good kids.

"Arf~"

Then he looked at Arcanine, who had dug multiple pits all over the backyard.

The dog was even digging right in front of him—its front paws scraping rapidly, dirt flying backward. Julian, standing behind it, got a face full of mud.

Julian: 'Except this one.'

"Arcanine!!"

"Arf~"

Seeing its mud-covered Trainer charging at it, Arcanine bolted immediately.

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