"I'm counting on you, Archeops!"
Greil quietly recalled Primeape and, as usual, handed the Poké Ball to the rescue team's medics.
Then he sent out his fifth Pokémon.
As Archeops fluttered onto the field, Xu Mu and Charizard exchanged a glance.
Hard to say why, but they looked a little puzzled...
"Charizard, this guy seems to have an advantage over you!"
"Roar?"
[Really?]
"Yeah, he's a Rock-type!"
Xu Mu spoke earnestly, and Charizard nodded just as earnestly.
But for some reason, the two of them seemed to have conveniently forgotten something...
"Kwa!"
[I'm a Flying type!]
Seeing that Xu Mu and Charizard were about to label him a Rock-type Pokémon and leave it at that, Archeops spoke up at once.
[I'm both Rock-type and Flying type! Show me a little respect, will you?]
As he spoke, he deliberately flapped his wings twice to show that he really could fly!
And then...
"Roar!"
[Xu Mu, I remember Dragonite telling me this guy's like Dodrio. He runs crazy fast!]
Xu Mu nodded.
"I know, I know," he replied with a straight face. "He runs faster than he flies!"
"Roar?"
[Are you sure this guy can fly?]
Seeing Charizard stare at him in bewilderment, Xu Mu finally realized he had a point!
Could this guy fly?
"I... I'm not sure."
Xu Mu sounded uncertain. He never made claims about things he wasn't sure of.
If he didn't know, he didn't know. If he wasn't sure, he wasn't sure.
If Archeops couldn't fly, then he probably couldn't fly.
Even Greil couldn't stand it anymore!
When I'd sent out Primeape, the two of you had picked on him because he couldn't fly and wasn't too bright.
Fine, I could let that go!
But now I'd switched to someone who could fly to face you, and