Psychic powers in the Pokémon world were simply too versatile.
Aside from their endlessly surprising applications in actual combat, Psychic-type moves had all sorts of bizarre effects, and most offered excellent support.
Take today's star, Skill Swap.
In theory, quite a few Pokémon could learn Skill Swap.
After all, Pokémon weren't limited to learning moves of their own types. They generally had a remarkable capacity for learning.
Even if they couldn't use Confusion proficiently, having a Ghost or Fairy typing gave them enough of a connection to psychic powers to learn a few support moves with ease.
Pokémon like Sylveon, Clefable, and even Chansey and Plusle could all learn Skill Swap through hard work.
And among all the Pokémon capable of learning this move, Qingyu ultimately settled on the two best options.
Medicham, also known as A-San.
It was the evolved form of Meditite, steeped in curry after undergoing rigorous yoga training.
This Pokémon itself was rather unremarkable, but it possessed an absolutely incredible Ability.
Pure Power.
This Ability was something else. Its effect was simple and brutally direct:
It doubled physical attack power.
Its description was identical to Huge Power's, embodying the beauty of plain, unadorned strength.
Unfortunately, because they had been introduced so early, only a handful of Pokémon possessed Huge Power or Pure Power, and their base Attack stats were lower than the next.
They couldn't remotely demonstrate how terrifying this stat-monster Ability really was.
But that didn't matter.
Precisely because of its years of yoga practice, Medicham had learned not only fighting techniques, but also how to wield psychic powers through meditation.
Its Psychic/Fighting typing meant that, alongside its god-tier Ability, it could learn Skill Swap, a support move that sacrificed its own strength to empower a teammate.
As long as Slaking received Pure Power, the