Chen Shi looked utterly bewildered at Mewtwo's conclusion.
He had no idea why. He understood every word individually, so why did they stop making sense when put together?
He understood that psychic power replaced the bond when he helped Rayquaza Mega Evolve.
But the next part claimed that psychic power hadn't given Dragapult the Bond Phenomenon Ability, but had instead made their bond tangible.
That part truly baffled him.
A bond!
How should he put it? Wasn't that just an emotional connection between a Pokémon Trainer and a Pokémon?
Simply put, it was something intangible, something you couldn't see or touch.
Surely "tangible" wasn't a word you could apply to a bond?
Seemingly noticing his confusion, Mewtwo slowly explained, "When I said tangible, I didn't mean literally tangible. Pay attention: I said tangible 'in a certain sense.'"
Mewtwo stressed those words, and Chen Shi understood a little more. "You mean the Bond Phenomenon Ability represents that tangibility?"
"Exactly!" Mewtwo looked pleased that he was finally catching on.
"As everyone knows, whether it's an ordinary Pokémon, a Mythical Pokémon, or a Legendary Pokémon, no matter how powerful it is, it only has one Ability."
"You could call that an ironclad rule. Not even the great Arceus is exempt."
Chen Shi nodded silently in agreement with Mewtwo, then listened quietly.
Mewtwo continued, "Have you ever wondered why, out of all the Abilities in the world, your psychic power specifically granted Bond Phenomenon?"
"Why not one of the other two Abilities that Dragapult can have?"
"Aren't those better suited to Dragapult than Bond Phenomenon?"
"Even setting that aside, Bond Phenomenon only appears in Greninja, and it's an extraordinarily rare Ability even among them."
"Am I right?"
"That's true." Chen Shi didn't deny it.
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