"Well... Chen Shi, didn't I take good care of Rayquaza for you?"
Professor Oak spoke with a cheerful smile.
At first, Professor Oak had followed Chen Shi's instructions, keeping Rayquaza well supplied with food and drink.
But later, Professor Oak discovered that Rayquaza could eat an astonishing amount.
As it ate, its level kept shooting up.
He grew curious about just how much Rayquaza could eat, and how high its level could rise.
So he kept piling on the food.
To his surprise, Rayquaza turned nothing down and ate Professor Oak's storeroom empty.
Eventually, seemingly needing time to digest everything, Rayquaza stopped gaining levels and started gaining a lot of weight instead.
And that was how it had ended up looking like that.
Even Professor Oak couldn't help laughing as he thought back on it now.
Chen Shi's face darkened. Rather than dwelling on it, he got straight to the reason for his visit.
"Professor, I'm planning to stay here with Steven and Cynthia for a while. We'd like your Dragonite and Kangaskhan to help put our Pokémon through some special training."
"No problem! Stay as long as you like!" Professor Oak's eyes lit up, and his gaze immediately settled on the Jirachi in Chen Shi's arms.
Seeing Professor Oak staring intently at it, Jirachi shrank fearfully into Chen Shi's embrace.
Chen Shi promptly pulled his jacket over Jirachi.
He certainly didn't want Jirachi ending up all chubby too.
A little embarrassed, Professor Oak turned his attention to the Mew on Chen Shi's shoulder instead.
This Mew was something special. A video of it in Sootopolis City had previously circulated online.
That Eevee had transformed into Glaceon and frozen an entire stretch of sea with a single thought.
Even his Dragonite couldn't accomplish such a feat.
So this was definitely