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Zoroark now had another suffix—"Regi"—making it the Pokémon with the most titles among Chris's team.
It was clear that the blessings given by Regigigas to Zoroark and Slaking were exactly the same as the power given to the five Regi Pokémon.
In addition to the honorary title of "Regi," the real enhancement was the effect called "Blessing of Regigigas" that appeared in their Abilities.
Blessing of Regigigas: Strength increased by 200%, Normal-type move power increased by 100%, and recovers 3% of HP per second when standing on the ground.
The effect was comparable to holding a legendary Pokémon item!
Strength enhanced, Normal-type move power boosted, and HP restoration when standing on the ground.
Three effects—both offensive and defensive!
Chris could say without exaggeration that Zoroark's combat effectiveness had increased more than tenfold just because of Regigigas's blessing!
"So powerful!" Chris couldn't help but exclaim.
His luck was incredible again—he'd really made the right choice coming to this ancient era!
Then he turned his attention to Slaking, who was still surrounded by light.
He wondered if the ability to withstand Regigigas's blessing was related to the time spent in the light. The longer it lasted, the more power would be gained. If that were the case...
"Hm?"
Regigigas suddenly seemed startled and confused.
"What's wrong?" Chris asked quickly.
"This companion of yours has an unexpected compatibility with my power," Regigigas replied.
"Unexpected compatibility?!" Chris's eyes lit up, and he thought carefully about the similarities between Slaking and Regigigas.
If there were any similarities between them, it would probably be that they were both Normal-type, both Pokémon that took the physical power route, and...
Their Abilities?
Slaking's Ability was "Truant"—sometimes fighting, sometimes resting.
Regigigas's Ability was "Slow Start"—requiring time before taking action.
So... was it because they both had delayed effects?
It seemed a bit far-fetched.
However, Chris had no way of knowing the true reason for the unexpected compatibility.
More than ten minutes passed before Slaking finally emerged from the light.
It also had many gray dots symbolizing the power of Regigigas embedded on its two arms and chest. Although they didn't form a pattern, the number was as high as twelve!
More than any of the five Regi Pokémon Chris had ever seen!
Perhaps the strength of a Regi was related to the number of dots it possessed.
Chris made this simple connection and immediately turned on his handheld device to check Slaking's current status.
[Slaking (Normal)] (Regi)
[Level: 88]
[Ability: Truant (Can only use one move every 2 turns. During turns when no attack is launched, energy will accumulate, making the next attack move 100% more powerful.) Blessing of Regigigas (Strength increased by 300%, Normal-type move power increased by 150%, recovers 5% of HP every second when standing on the ground, and the Truant ability is modified)]
[Individual Values: HP (31), Attack (31), Special Attack (31), Defense (31), Special Defense (31), Speed (31)]
[Moves: Yawn, Slack Off, Force Palm, Strength, Karate Chop, Quick Attack, Rollout, Seismic Toss... Brutal Swing, Crush Grip]
[Held Item: Hard Stone]
"!!!"
Chris stared at Slaking's status screen with wide eyes.
He'd imagined that Slaking's stats would be impressive, but he never thought they'd be this overpowered!
300% strength increase!
150% boost to Normal-type move power!
And that terrifying recovery ability that allowed it to recover 5% of its HP every second just by standing on the ground!
More importantly, the Truant Ability had been transformed.
The original effect of the Truant Ability was simply: can only use one move every 2 turns.
But that was the effect in the games. In reality, Slaking was like a lazy individual who slacked off at any time.
Although Chris had used the strongest known Slaking training method—the very training manual given to him by his nominal father Norman, the Gym Leader from the games—it only reduced the probability of Slaking being lazy.
Slaking would still occasionally be too lazy to fight.
But now, the Truant Ability had a new effect.
Truant: Can only launch one move every 2 turns. During turns when no attack is launched, energy will accumulate, increasing the power of the next attack move by 100%.
This was equivalent to turning the originally negative "Truant" ability into something valuable.
From now on, Slaking's laziness was no longer slacking off—it was energy accumulation!
100% increase in move power.
Combined with Slaking's own terrifying strength, plus the blessing power of Regigigas...
Slaking had embarked on the path Chris had envisioned for it.
One-Punch Pokémon!
Chris wasn't in a hurry.
He planned to raise Slaking's level to 100 when he returned. Then he would try to see if it could defeat a legendary Pokémon with one punch!
"Thank you for your blessing!" Chris said sincerely.
Regigigas's generosity amazed him.
Not to mention giving away materials equivalent to five or six hundred legendary Pokémon items, it had also granted Slaking and Zoroark such terrifying power.
"Remember the covenant between us and uphold it. Otherwise, the power I have given will return to the continent," Regigigas said calmly, while also issuing a dismissal.
"I don't have much power remaining. By your reckoning of time, do not disturb me for another hundred years."
"Understood," Chris agreed.
Originally, he'd wanted to challenge Regigigas, but when he'd come to visit, it had proactively given him such generous "gifts."
There was a saying that one's hands are tied when receiving favors, and one's mouth is sealed when eating another's food.
If he challenged it now, Chris wouldn't be able to bring himself to do it.
However, it didn't matter. If he couldn't battle Regigigas here, he could return two thousand years in the future—or in his original reality.
"Let's go," Chris said to Akari, the girl who was still thoroughly confused.
Regigigas's telepathy was directed only at Chris, so Akari had watched in bewilderment as Chris collected rewards, sent out Pokémon, received blessings, and then turned to leave.
"Oh... okay!" Akari quickly followed, making up her mind to ask Chris what had happened once they got outside.
When Chris and Akari left the third floor and returned to the second floor, a stone door descended, blocking the stairs leading to the third floor.
It just so happened that at this moment, the Diamond Clan led by Kamado and the Pearl Clan led by Cyllene came rushing up, arriving late.