Xia Chi hadn't expected the first use he discovered for the crystal containing Terapagos's "sleeping pod" to be "charging" Tera Orbs.
It was a little strange. Still, no matter how he looked at it, this was good news.
Terastallization had yet to become widespread.
Never mind regions outside Paldea-once you left Area Zero, a Tera Orb was spent after a single use.
Nobody even knew where to replenish its energy.
But with Terapagos around, Mom would never have to worry about his Tera Orb running out of power again!
Taking that idea further, in future 3v3 or even 6v6 matches...
Could he Terastallize one Pokémon, give the turtle a quick rub to "recharge," then Terastallize his next Pokémon?
Uh... that sounded a little illegal.
His opponent would probably file a complaint after one match, prompting the League to urgently revise the battle rules.
But there were no restrictions at all in a battle out in the wild.
Forbidden art: infinite Terastallization, activate!
Still, merely using the sleeping turtle as a power bank for his Tera Orb certainly wouldn't squeeze out all its remaining value.
Xia Chi decided to think of something else.
Even if you're asleep, you're still working for me!
Xia Chi tentatively asked in his mind, "System Bro, say... can Terapagos count toward our Pokémon Bonds?"
[...]
Xia Chi's question had rendered even System Bro speechless. It took a while to reply.
[Call out to it and see if it agrees to be your Pokémon.]
Xia Chi: "..."
I figured finders keepers.
But taking someone away from their home while they slept was already pretty underhanded.
Forcing a claim of ownership on top of that really wouldn't be justified.
Xia Chi took the advice and abandoned the idea.
Still, he really wanted to reap