Altaria gains the Fairy type after Mega Evolution...?
Everyone wore a strange expression. They had never expected Chen Shi to give such a surprising answer.
Altaria was quite well known among Dragon-type Pokémon. Although its lineage was not as pure as that of Dragon-type Pokémon like Garchomp and Dragonite, it was still a famous lesser dragon species.
Yet after Mega Evolution, a Pokémon like that actually gained a type that countered its own.
Could it be... Altaria was a traitor?
Once Winona recovered, she hurriedly asked, "Mr. Chen Shi, could you be mistaken? Altaria is a Dragon-type Pokémon."
Chen Shi slowly shook his head, looking bemused. "Altaria is indeed a Dragon-type Pokémon, but that doesn't mean she can't have a type that counters her own."
"There are plenty of examples of that in this world, aren't there?"
"...Like Gliscor, Chinchou, and Gallade."
To convince Winona, Chen Shi even listed a few examples.
That left Winona with even less to say.
She knew all three of those Pokémon and understood that Chen Shi was right.
Chinchou, for instance, was fairly common in the waters of the Hoenn Region and had both Water and Electric types.
It also fell into the category of countering itself.
Chen Shi had actually wanted to mention Volcanion first, but he was afraid they might not know about it, so he used those three Pokémon as examples instead.
After all, Volcanion's typing was Water and Fire.
Everyone knew that water and fire could not coexist, but Volcanion showed the world that not only could they coexist, they could get along pretty damn well.
Thanks to its Water and Fire typing, it was also the only Pokémon that could use high-temperature steam as a move.
It was ridiculously powerful.
"All right, but what does that have to do