Jubilife Pokémon Theme Park,
in the living room at home.
There were so many people and Pokémon to introduce that by the time Melmetal had met everyone,
it was already nine in the evening.
Everyone now knew that Li Wei had caught a new Pokémon that wasn't in the Pokédex.
Lucario, Zeraora, and the others were delighted to have another Pokémon to spar with.
They could tell just from the presence Melmetal gave off
that Melmetal was strong.
Sirfetch'd had actually beaten an opponent above its level.
The type disadvantage had simply been too severe.
Besides, ever since Sirfetch'd had learned the Knight Breathing Technique taught by Elite Four member Wikstrom, its critical-hit rate had gone through the roof.
Its final Meteor Assault and its opening Brutal Swing had practically scored a critical hit with every blow.
With type advantage and critical hits combined, even Melmetal couldn't withstand the attacks despite being higher-leveled than Sirfetch'd.
Li Wei explained, "Although it isn't in the Pokédex, this isn't the first time Melmetal has been discovered."
"According to the cyclops legend from the Galar Region, people discovered Melmetal long ago. It just wasn't recorded in the Pokédex."
"So that's how it is."
Dayou rubbed his chin. "But a cyclops? Isn't it a little short for that?"
Li Wei's Melmetal stood around 2.6 meters tall, certainly not enough to qualify as a giant.
Mizuki speculated, "Could it be the same sort of thing as Registeel, Regice, and Regirock?"
"That makes sense!" Dawn said excitedly.
Cynthia shook her head. "No, it's because of Galar's Dynamax energy."
When Li Wei mentioned Galar's cyclops legend, Cynthia remembered it too. She had seen an illustration.
It was probably a Dynamaxed Melmetal.
Since it had been so long since she had seen it, Cynthia couldn't remember offhand whether it