"Cold!"
Umbreon, hiding in the backpack, shuddered and couldn't help grumbling under its breath.
It had been impossible to see outside in the pitch-black darkness, but once he truly entered Lugia's "room," Heiduo understood what bitter cold was and what an outdoor temperature difference meant.
Mega Garchomp, the guy who hated the cold, nearly turned around and ran.
"Phew..."
White mist swirled around them. Heiduo tightened his collar. There were no records in the Pokémon League archives regarding Lugia's height or weight, but without a doubt, this ghostly creature, with its body and long neck raised, stood at least six or seven meters tall. Garchomp, at just over two meters, looked like a little brother beside it.
"It really is huge. A typical Pokémon Adventures size."
Lugia's size had never been consistent between the anime and Pokémon Adventures. The Sea God Lugia in the anime could fit four or five people sitting closely together on its back at most, but the Whirl Islands Lugia in Pokémon Adventures had a back broad enough for Silver and Elite Four Will to battle on.
Individual differences, just like how captured Pokémon in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! displayed different height and weight data. The Lugia in Pokémon Adventures had developed far too well.
Looking away, Heiduo counted the thick iron rings restraining various parts of Lugia's body and the chains attached to them.
There were eight shackles in all, located around its mouth, neck, wings, abdomen, feet, and tail.
They pinned the giant bird firmly to the ground, making it look like a massive statue in the middle of a plaza.
Heiduo met Lugia's indifferent gaze and slowly stepped forward. Once beneath Lugia, he reached out and touched its abdomen and ribs.
It felt icy cold, as though he were