At that, Professor Sycamore immediately grew serious.
His pen moved continuously across his notepad.
Chen Shi continued, "Diantha saw Xerneas up close before. I don't know whether she told you, but Xerneas looks a lot like the letter X."
"Her eyes also have an X shape in them."
"That's why she's called Xerneas."
"Likewise, there are special reasons behind the names Zygarde and Yveltal."
Professor Sycamore stopped writing and looked up. "Do you have any more specific information, such as their types, Abilities, or moves?"
"You know, as researchers, we're rather curious about those things."
Chen Shi thought for a moment, then decided not to hide anything. None of this was a big deal anyway.
So Chen Shi gave him a brief rundown of the types and Abilities of the Kalos Three Gods.
Finally, Chen Shi added a warning. "Simply put, Zygarde and Xerneas are both lawful-good Legendary Pokémon."
"But Yveltal is different. You must have noticed before that Oluans Forest was almost destroyed when it awakened."
"It has a terrible temper. Don't try to provoke it."
"Otherwise, you could very well end up as a stone statue."
Professor Sycamore's expression stiffened. Who in the world didn't know how terrifying Legendary Pokémon were by now?
Besides, almost all of Oluans Forest had been petrified yesterday.
Who would dare provoke something with such terrifying power?
Then Professor Sycamore asked his final question. "Diantha told me that the disappearance of Fairy-type energy was connected to Xerneas?"
"Is that true?"
"It is," Chen Shi admitted outright. "I asked Xerneas about that too, but she didn't tell me the exact reason."
"All I know is that Xerneas's slumber caused Fairy-type energy to disappear completely."
The Fairy Plate was actually another part of the reason, but he didn't mention it.
After all, the matter of