Half an hour later.
"W-Wait, wait, wait! Don't move, don't move."
Heiduo raised a hand to stop Electivire from helping him up. "Let me lie here for a while. I need to rest."
Mega Evolving three Pokémon at once had indeed put a burden on Heiduo's body.
Even with his Constitution at eighty points, he could only hold out for half an hour.
After the Mega Evolutions ended, it felt as though his body had been hollowed out. His hands and legs were weak, and he lay on the ground for ages before he could recover.
Sometimes, Heiduo especially envied people with special talents. They could Mega Evolve five Pokémon at once without even breathing hard, like they had bottomless health bars.
But when it came to him, three was already too much. Anyone who didn't know better would think something was wrong with a certain part of his body.
Off to the side.
Garchomp, Scizor, and Sceptile exchanged glances and silently stepped back.
They were the culprits who had drained Heiduo dry, especially Garchomp. It had been far too obsessed with the terrifying suppression it gained from being able to fight two opponents at once after Mega Evolution, and it had nearly sucked Heiduo completely dry.
"Looks like three is my limit. Maybe putting the other two Key Stones together with the Mega Evolution device could extend the Mega Evolution time, but adding even one more definitely won't work."
Lying on the soft snow, Heiduo exhaled white mist. Typhlosion burst out Ember beside him to keep him warm, while Charizard used its tail to dry the water stains on Heiduo's legs left behind by the melted snow.
"Thanks."
Heiduo smiled at the impatient-looking Typhlosion.
This enormous badger was still difficult to win over, and its Friendship rose slowly. But