On Shiko's side—
Ralts had just been taken to the Pokémon Center for a thorough checkup.
After confirming there was nothing wrong with her body, everyone finally let out a sigh of relief.
They returned to Himeko's villa.
In a great mood, Himeko decided to cook personally and make a delicious meal for Shiko, Lopunny, and Ralts.
Meanwhile, under Lopunny's gaze that was practically about to shoot sparks, Shiko stayed alone with Ralts and asked her some questions.
On the way back, he also took the opportunity to check Lopunny's and Ralts's stat panels.
There wasn't anything problematic with Lopunny.
After evolving, her base stats had increased substantially.
Besides that, all the extra base stat points she'd had before—higher than others of her species—were fully retained.
Her style as a high-speed, high-attack striker continued unchanged.
As for Ralts…
After Shiko glanced at hers, he couldn't help but freeze in astonishment.
[Species: Ralts]
[Type: Psychic, Fairy]
[Ability: Synchronize (Passes poison, paralysis, burn, etc. to the opponent)]
[Level: Entry-mid (Lv. 15, 0/100 Experience Points)]
[Status: Good]
[Potential: Champion-level (Lv. 70–80)]
[Base Stats: HP 38 (28), Attack 25 (25), Defense 25 (25), Sp. Atk 85 (45), Sp. Def 35 (35), Speed 40 (40), Total 248 (198)]
Note: The numbers in parentheses are the normal six base stats of an ordinary Ralts.
[Moves: Draining Kiss, Hypnosis, Light Screen, Charm, Confusion, Psybeam, Future Sight, Amnesia, Dazzling Gleam]
[Description: A Ralts with limitless potential. Hidden within her body are the genes of a certain Legendary Pokémon. She possesses an innate and powerful understanding of Psychic-type energy. In the future, she may not be able to escape a fated duel.]
…
This was really something.
Shiko couldn't help sighing to himself.
Good grief!
Ralts's talent and potential were actually Champion-level!
Exactly the same as his current potential!
For a wild Pokémon to have this kind of talent…
It was unbelievably rare!
No wonder she could unleash such terrifying Psychic energy and sweep across the entire forest.
And on top of that!
Her move pool was absurdly rich.
Quite a few of those moves were extremely powerful—
Not something a Ralts of her current level should be able to learn at all!
Shiko kept reading.
Only when he reached the final description line did he show a look of sudden realization.
No wonder Ralts had mastered so many powerful moves.
So it was because of the Legendary genes inside her body.
In that case, it was very likely these genes had given her inherited moves.
If that was true…
Then those Legendary genes were way too strong!
But which Legendary Pokémon were they from?
Shiko's mind immediately started guessing.
Right after that, Shiko began asking Ralts about the full story.
Why had she appeared in Wintergreen Forest?
And why had Team Dark gone to such lengths to capture her?
These questions had been bothering Shiko the whole time.
After some questioning, Shiko finally got his answers from Ralts.
It turned out…
She had hatched in Team Dark's Pokémon Breeding Center.
The batch of Pokémon that hatched alongside her—
All of them were special experimental specimens, created through experiments that granted them Legendary genes.
However…
That entire batch died young.
Only she survived.
And precisely because of that, Team Dark kept her under strict control, keeping her in their base at all times, terrified that something would go wrong.
After living for a period of time in a lightless underground base…
One day—
Ralts suddenly heard a voice calling to her, over and over.
That voice made her feel warm and close.
It filled her with an impulse—one that made her want to find the other party no matter what it cost.
And so—
Driven by that impulse, she used Hypnosis to deal with the base guards, then escaped from there.
Following that voice's guidance, she kept moving forward the whole way.
But in the end—
In Wintergreen Forest, Team Dark's pursuing forces discovered her trail.
After resisting for a while, she was ultimately outmatched.
In the end, she was still captured.
Shiko nodded.
Now he finally understood the full sequence of events.
So that was how it was!
No wonder this little girl was so affectionate and clingy toward him.
This was exactly the same kind of "plot" as with Lopunny.
Turns out he'd played the role of the hero saving the beauty—and captured Ralts's heart.
But this time it wasn't just a simple rescue.
He had completely freed Ralts—
From her cage and her miserable life.
(End of Chapter)
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