Makomo, Professor Juniper, and Professor Oak were still unaware of the battle outside. But a few minutes later, when they saw Ash rush in looking frantic with Pikachu in his arms, and heard Dawn explain what had just happened, they realized how serious the problem was.
This time, Professor Oak, Professor Juniper, and Makomo joined forces to examine Pikachu once again.
In fact, even without an examination, everyone knew where the problem lay.
It had to be because of Zekrom earlier.
Sure enough, after the three professors conducted another thorough examination, they finally identified the root of the problem.
Professor Juniper's tone grew slightly grave. "From what we can tell now, this was probably caused by an overload."
Ash froze at her words. "An overload?"
Professor Juniper nodded and looked at Ash. "During the lightning strike earlier, Pikachu absorbed too much electrical energy from Zekrom. That's why he can't use his Electric-type moves."
"Th-then what do we do? Will he always be unable to use Electric-type moves like this?"
Seeing Ash's anxious expression, Professor Juniper smiled slightly. "Of course not. Don't worry. This electricity doesn't belong to Pikachu, and his body is rejecting it, disrupting his energy and preventing him from properly using his moves. But as long as we discharge that electricity, he'll soon return to normal!"
"That's great!" Ash's eyes lit up, but then something else immediately occurred to him, and he hurriedly asked, "But Pikachu can't use his energy at all right now. How are we supposed to discharge the electricity?"
"That calls for a gentler method," Professor Juniper explained. "Using moves isn't the only way to draw electricity out of his body. Don't worry. Just leave it to us."
At this point, Ash could only choose to trust them.
Leaving aside how Professor Juniper helped Pikachu