Undella Town, Cynthia's villa.
As soon as Dawn got home, she excitedly tossed out her shiny Onix's Poké Ball.
The enormous shiny Onix shook the ground violently as it landed.
Pokédex Rotom immediately flew down from the second-floor terrace.
"What a huge Onix, Rotom!"
Lucario, Zeraora, Metagross, and Sirfetch'd, who were in the middle of battle training, stopped fighting too.
"It's enormous."
Lorelei adjusted her glasses as she came down from the second floor.
"It looks twice as big as an ordinary Onix."
Brock nodded slightly. It might have been even longer than he had estimated; its coiled posture had thrown off his judgment.
After Pokédex Rotom scanned it, they finally had a measurement for the shiny Onix's length.
"Total length: 16.8 meters, Rotom!"
An ordinary Onix averaged 8.8 meters in length.
It really was just over twice as long.
Li Wei and Cynthia came over together and approached the shiny Onix.
Cynthia lightly cupped her chin. "So there really was a shiny Onix on that island. I thought it was just a rumor."
Surrounded by so many people and Pokémon at once, the shiny Onix showed no signs of discomfort.
Dawn intended to hand the shiny Onix over to Li Wei.
But Li Wei refused.
"Since you're the one who caught it, you should raise it properly."
Dawn scratched her head. "But I promised to give it a better environment."
"How about this? Onix can stay at my place, and you can ask me for it whenever you need it."
Onix could move straight into the Rock-type facility.
Dawn gently patted the shiny Onix.
"Onix, what do you think?"
Onix nodded. "Roar~"
Li Wei nodded. "Spend some time bonding with Onix for now."
"If you decide to evolve it, I'll find you some Metal Coats. Given Onix's size, it