"You're using Excadrill? It isn't a Dragon type, is it?"
"I think it is!"
"...All right, all right."
Faced with Iris's utter conviction, Baimu chose to agree.
Of course, he knew Excadrill was eligible because it had been born near Dragon Village.
"You know," Baimu said, "now that you mention it, my Gengar looks rather dragon-like too!"
"Gengar?"
Now it was Iris's turn to stare.
Baimu smiled. "Its Hidden Power is Dragon type."
"Oh, I see."
Realization dawned on Iris, and the two exchanged a knowing smile.
Too bad Porygon2 couldn't learn any Dragon-type moves.
Conversion 2 could turn it into a Dragon type, but only if its opponent used a move that was ineffective against Dragon types.
Otherwise, it could have competed as a 3D Dragon!
As they chatted,
the two Champion Dragon Tamers took their non-Dragon-type Pokémon to register for the Festival Tournament.
The registrar glared at them. They met his gaze with perfect sincerity.
"..."
He silently entered their names.
Grimsley, standing nearby, laughed. "Do you Champion Dragon Tamers have some kind of fixation?"
There were three Dragon Tamer Champions in the world, and all of them seemed fond of using Pokémon that weren't Dragon types.
Lance's Shiny Gyarados was famous the world over.
Baimu sidestepped Grimsley's question and studied the Pokémon beside him. "Krookodile, huh... Is that your tournament Pokémon?"
"Waroo, waroo~"
The great red crocodile with black markings appeared to have huge eyes, but most of that was dark patterning. Its pupils were tiny.
It stood at least two meters tall, with a thick, long tail, powerful forelimbs, and a long snout full of fine, gleaming teeth.
Taken as a whole, it was quite intimidating.
Grimsley smiled. "It knows plenty of Dragon-type moves, so it fits the entry requirements perfectly."
He wasn't wrong. Krookodile could