Back at the Secret Base.
After holding it in for nearly three days, Lugia, which had remained in Umbreon form the whole time, finally returned to its massive body.
"I've raised you for so long, so you'd better come through!"
"I've always thought I was pretty reliable, but if we're fighting those two, I really can't be sure."
Lugia lowered its head to meet Heiduo's gaze and answered with unusual honesty.
It had seen Ho-Oh and the other Lugia. Even though it could not directly sense their power through a television screen and could only estimate it, Lugia still found it difficult to determine just how large the gap between them was.
Still, those two Pokémon were definitely a little off.
Well... the truth would come out in battle.
Lugia had enjoyed itself under Heiduo's care for so long that it would have felt embarrassed not putting in some effort.
"It's fine. Those two have something wrong with their heads. They only ever use one move, so as long as you're careful and pull your weight, you won't let us down." Heiduo recalled that throughout the whole thing, Ho-Oh and Lugia had used only their "signature" moves, Sacred Fire and Aeroblast.
Nothing else at all.
It was probably related to the mask Pryce used to control Team Rocket's remnants.
I'll find a way to crack that sooner or later.
"If it's really like you say." Lugia shook its wings, effortlessly stirring up gust after gust of wind.
Because Golden Finger had its limits, Heiduo could not raise all of Lugia's Level Nine Moves and Level Eight Moves to lvmax. But against two Legendary Pokémon that had lost their minds, it should have been enough.
If it was not enough, they could just gang up on them.
After all, his purpose