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Lin Xuan patted Kirullian's head, then turned around and tapped Xiao Xi and Xiao Mi on the head. It's almost mealtime, why are they still sneaking food?

Xiao Xi and Xiao Mi stuck their tongues out at Lin Xuan in perfect unison, and then ate the rest of the tree fruit in one bite. Lin Xuan sighed helplessly and took out a box from his backpack at the same time.

As for Kirlia, she stood there somewhat bewildered, because she understood what Lin Xuan meant when he said that it was time to start evolving!

Kirlian's feelings were mixed; she was excited but also a little scared.

He had always heard Lin Xuan tell him that he would have a huge improvement after evolving into Gallade, and Lin Xuan had even prepared a top-tier evolution stone for him.

But this is also what Kirlia fears... What if she's still this weak after evolving?

Kirlian wasn't afraid of anything else, but rather that he might disappoint Lin Xuan. So when Lin Xuan approached him with the Awakening Stone, he couldn't help but take a step back, somewhat at a loss.

"what happened?"

Lin Xuan opened the box to check the evolution stone, while Eevee and Little Point also came over, wanting to witness Kirlia's evolution firsthand.

However, as Lin Xuan approached, he also keenly noticed Kirulian's unusual behavior.

"You don't want to evolve either, do you?"

Lin Xuan looked puzzled, while Kirullian shook her head with some hesitation.

Eevee, being a master of "psychic powers," sensed some of Kirlia's emotional fluctuations and quietly floated to Lin Xuan's ear to tell him the truth. Lin Xuan couldn't help but chuckle upon hearing it.

"You have to believe in yourself. Even if you don't, you have to trust my judgment. Since I said you would be the strongest, you definitely will be!"

Lin Xuan picked up the evolution stone from the box and placed it in front of Kirlia.

"Buey!!"

"Dandan!"

You're really strong!

[Exactly! Get stronger quickly so you can secretly take me out for fun using teleportation!]

Is it really appropriate for me to say something like "I'll secretly take you out to play" in front of you?

Lin Xuan glanced at Eevee, but considering that she was also encouraging Kirlia, she let her off this time.

"Susu!"

You're really good!

Meanwhile, Xiaoxi and Xiaomi spoke up at the same time. This was their heartfelt thought. Even though their fighting style was countered, Kirlia still defeated them. Didn't that already explain the situation?

"Kiru~"

Seeing the encouragement from Lin Xuan and his other companions, Little Point, Eevee, Little West, and Little Rice, Kirlia's eyes gradually hardened. If Lin Xuan and his companions believed in him so much, then he could definitely do it!

"Let's rest for a bit and digest this energy cube before we're in top condition for evolution!"

Lin Xuan said to Kirulian.

"Qilu!"

After consuming the energy cube, Kirlia rested there for another ten minutes, adjusting herself to her optimal condition and replenishing the psychic power she had consumed when using the Mind Blast.

"Go!"

With Lin Xuan's encouraging gaze, Kirlia accepted the Awakening Stone from Lin Xuan's hand. The moment the two made contact, a pure white light of evolution enveloped Kirlia's entire body.

Even with the light of evolution covering it, Lin Xuan and the four little ones beside him could clearly see Kirlia's figure rapidly growing taller, quickly reaching a level close to Lin Xuan's, and then stopping.

Soon, the light of evolution completely dissipated, and a brand new Pokémon appeared before everyone's eyes.

"Elu~"

Gallade swung his bent arms to the sides with all his might, feeling an inexhaustible power within him—a power he had never dared to believe during his time with Kirlia.

With a slight swing of the arm, the blade extends, instantly transforming into a sharp weapon against the enemy. Even a mere swipe can slice through hard rock like tofu.

Gallade felt the surging power within its body, its eyes filled with disbelief. It hadn't expected that it would actually be this strong after evolving.

"Ailu!"

Gallade excitedly called out to Lin Xuan, and the other Pokémon on the side also burst into cheers. Xiao Xi and Xiaomi even jumped up and down hand in hand. Over the past few days, although Gallade had always played the role of their opponent, it had indeed brought them a lot of help.

Now that Kirlia has officially evolved, they are genuinely happy.

"Su Su?"

So when will we evolve?

Xiao Xi looked at Xiaomi and asked.

"Su...Su Su!"

It's still...it's still early!

Xiaomi simply turned her head away, completely ignoring Xiaoxi.

Because of the unique evolutionary path of this pair of mice, it will probably be some time before Lin Xuan sees them evolve...

"Great!"

Looking at Gallade, whose height was almost the same as hers, Lin Xuan smiled from the bottom of her heart, as if she were watching her own child grow up.

Moreover, after evolving, Gallade's strength reached a level very close to three stars, just as Lin Xuan had expected. Logically speaking, as long as Kirlia adapts well to the power brought by evolution and trains a little, it will probably break through naturally very soon.

It later surpassed others to become the second three-star Pokémon in Lin Xuan's team.

There's no way around it; Kirlia evolves into Gallade, and the changes that come with it are just too great. Its Attack stat is nearly four times that of its pre-evolution form, not to mention the top-tier evolution stone that can further enhance a Pokémon's potential. Otherwise, there would be no reason for Lin Xuan to spend such a high price to buy it.

"Dandan!"

Seemingly caught up in the moment, Little Point suddenly unleashed a Thunderbolt attack on Gallade. Gallade reacted quickly, teleporting directly behind Little Point, understanding his intentions.

He is helping himself to become familiar with power!

Having realized this, Gallade didn't hold back, instantly wielding its blade. Even though it had just mastered the skill, it appeared incredibly proficient in its hands.

As Gallade wielded its blade, an inexplicable aura of holiness unconsciously emanated from it, as if it could disregard everything and cut through everything in its path—

Holy sword!

Chapter 249 Mega Stone

However, Little Point is extremely familiar with Gallade's fighting style. Even though Gallade has evolved, his fighting habits from so long ago have not changed. He still prefers to use Teleport as the first move.

It's not that this fighting method is bad, but we've seen it all before, so we're prepared, and we can even roughly guess where Gallade might attack.

Little Dot lightly patted its arm and flew directly from its original position. It seemed to have narrowly dodged Gallade's Holy Sword attack, but in reality, it had already planned everything.

After Kirlia officially evolved into Gallade, it mastered many skills that it didn't have before, most of which were slashing skills.

The Holy Sword is a prime example. In addition, you can also learn combo slashes, leaf blades, and even water-based water wave blades. With the blade in your hand, you can sweep across the spot where the small point was originally located.

Although he managed to dodge it, Xiaodian could still vaguely sense the terrifying power carried by the holy sword.

Especially the Holy Sword skill, which not just any Pokémon can learn. Very few Pokémon have mastered it. Among ordinary Pokémon, only Samurai, Aegislash, and Gallade can learn this skill.

As for the remaining creatures Lin Xuan knew could learn the Holy Sword skill, they were the divine beasts, such as the Ancient Sword Leopard. But since this skill was mostly possessed by divine beasts, one can imagine how powerful it was.

It can attack regardless of the opponent's ability bonuses with special power; even skills such as shadow clones and shrinking cannot escape the Holy Sword's lock.

In other words, if you react too quickly, you might not be able to dodge it at all.

After dodging the Holy Sword, Little Point didn't stop. Instead, it unleashed an electric net towards Gallade. Gallade crossed its arms in front of it and then slashed to the sides, shattering Little Point's electric net into pieces.

"Dandan~"

Even the tiny speck flying in the air showed a look of surprise. The electric net it used would have made even Eevee quite careful to avoid it, or to use its psychic powers to intercept it in mid-air, but Gallade actually cut it open like that.

"All right."

Seeing that it was about time, Lin Xuan stepped in to stop the fight. Although it hadn't been more than a few moves, he could roughly tell the strength of Gallade after its evolution.

"Ailu!"

After battling with Tiny, Gallade realized its own strength and became very excited. Although it might still be no match for Tiny, being able to fight to this extent was something it had never dared to imagine before.

"Continue training these next few days, master all the power you've gained after evolving, and digest the enhancement brought by that top-tier awakening stone. Your strength should improve even further."

Lin Xuan said with satisfaction, and the other little ones around him also seemed very happy, but Lin Xuan also noticed something.

Lin Xuan's gaze swept over Ibu, but she didn't say anything, and simply packed her things to go home as usual.

Of course, to celebrate Gallade's evolution, Lin Xuan planned to buy more things tonight and have a big meal!

Of course, cooking should still be left to Gallade...

Lin Xuan suggested that they go out to eat, but Elredo said that such an important day should be spent at home!

Because of its evolution, Gallade could only stay in its Poké Ball after leaving the Pokémon Center. Little Sprite flew in the air, still holding a berry and munching on it as usual, looking carefree. Lin Xuan was used to it.

This guy is only reliable during battles; he seems unreliable at other times.

As for Eevee, it was still lying in Lin Xuan's arms, but Lin Xuan could tell from the beginning that Eevee's mood wasn't very good.

Are you not happy?

Lin Xuan lifted Eevee even higher and then asked softly, explaining that he had sensed Eevee's abnormality back in the gym.

Logically, Gallade should have been able to sense it, but after evolving, it first battled with Tiny, and then, due to the joy of evolving, it didn't seem to sense it much.