After a brief moment of thought, Chen Shi had decided which Plates to trade the remaining two kings for.
Pop!
A Poké Ball at his waist suddenly opened. Charizard rushed out eagerly and took the Flame Plate from Chen Shi, his face alight with excitement.
At the sight, Berilla and the dozen or so people she had brought stared wide-eyed in shock from a distance.
This Pokémon they had never seen before had actually come out of such a tiny ball?
How on earth had that worked?
Chen Shi was speechless. "Seriously, aren't you being a little too impatient?"
"What? Were you afraid I wouldn't give it to you?"
Charizard hurriedly shook his head. After absorbing the Flame Plate into his body, he grinned like a complete fool.
Ever since joining Chen Shi's team, he had been competing with Metagross.
Although they had never fought, they competed over who trained harder and leveled up faster.
But a while ago, Metagross had immediately gained a level after obtaining the Iron Plate, then gained another level later.
Meanwhile, Charizard had been stuck in place.
That had left Charizard deeply frustrated for a time. The boost from a Plate was simply too great. No matter how hard he worked, he couldn't compete with someone using cheats.
All he could do was silently pray that his Trainer would hurry up and find a Plate suited to him.
The moment the Flame Plate appeared, Charizard knew it was meant for him.
That was why he had rushed out so eagerly.
Of course Chen Shi knew what Charizard was thinking. "All right, you've got your Plate. Go back and take some time to get a feel for it. I still have things to do here."
"Roar!"
Charizard answered, reached out to press the button on his