"What Pokémon is this, roto?"
Once Victini fell asleep, the Pokémon that had deliberately kept a low profile finally gathered around.
The Rotom Phone lowered its voice and said, "I've never had a Pokémon like this recorded in my Pokédex, roto!"
Of course, this wasn't the personal Pokédex of Pokémon Xia Chi had encountered, but the online Pokémon encyclopedia.
If even that had no record of it, there could only be one explanation-
This Pokémon was the first of its kind ever discovered by humans!
At least, it was the first in modern history, since people had gained the ability to preserve images.
Xia Chi smiled faintly, not surprised in the slightest.
How could anyone have recorded this incredibly rare Mythical Pokémon, Victini, the Victory Star?
Unlike fellow Mythical Pokémon such as Kubfu and Meltan, which had populations of their own, Victini was one of a kind.
At least, that was how the anime portrayed it. It had appeared once, and only once.
That was in the movie "Victini and the Black and White Heroes"!
Victini's name had even come before Zekrom and Reshiram, the two Legendary Pokémon on the covers of Black and White.
Now that's prestige! That's an internationally renowned Legendary for you! (Leans back smugly.)
In that movie, Victini had existed for almost as long as the Land of the Soil, Unova's oldest kingdom.
Perhaps it had been born even earlier.
After that movie, this highly popular Mythical Pokémon had never appeared in the anime series again.
That had left quite a few Pokémon fans disappointed.
Returning from his thoughts, he told Rotom, "Its name is Victini. Just record it yourself for now. Don't upload it to the Pokémon encyclopedia yet."
The same principle applied: the less trouble, the better. Quietly enjoy the windfall.
Rotom replied, "No