Legendary Pokémon were simply too far removed from everyone.
A mighty tremor of the body, an overwhelming kingly aura on display, legendary Pokémon all bowing in submission... That kind of plot had been extremely popular in web novels over a decade ago. Everyone loved reading it.
Then it was banned by the government.
The reason was disrespecting the gods.
Rumor had it that a legendary Pokémon fond of web novels had felt physically ill after reading such plots. To demonstrate its willingness to cooperate, the Pokémon League had banned this genre worldwide.
When Roy first learned of this, he could only call it magical realism.
He was rather curious... Which legendary Pokémon had become addicted to web novels?
Mew's personality made it the most likely candidate, but it had only descended recently.
"For the next seven days, we will be holding a Gigantamax event."
"All of your Pokémon will have one chance to experience 'Gigantamax.'"
"After Gigantamaxing, a Pokémon's vitality and energy intensity will increase severalfold. It will allow Pokémon that have yet to break through their species limits to experience Professional-level power in advance. Researchers have also proven that Gigantamax can promote the accumulation phase."
"Please cherish this opportunity."
"That concludes the explanation for this trip to the Crown Tundra."
The reason the Crown Tundra was so appealing, to the point that Elite Trainers from other countries were willing to serve as "foreign reinforcements" in Dragon Country for that one-percent chance, was because of the Gigantamax event during the final seven days.
An opportunity capable of accelerating the "accumulation phase" was something almost everyone dreamed of.
"Strange." Yang Bowen looked puzzled. "Don't Pokémon become violent after Gigantamaxing? Could Pokémon raised by humans be immune?"
"How could that be?" Fang Hang laughed. "Gigantamax is uncontrollable. Even the Pokémon of Champions