According to System Bro's calculations, the amount of fear came from the difference in strength between the two Pokémon.
The gap between Flutter Mane and a Gym Leader's main Pokémon went without saying.
In levels alone, the difference was probably over thirty.
And when Xia Chi had checked his fear a few days ago, he had noticed it was almost at nine hundred.
Could this battle push him straight past the thousand-fear mark?
Hopefully friendly matches counted.
System Bro probably wasn't the kind of system that would screw him over like that.
Gathering his thoughts, Xia Chi said inwardly, System Bro, open the Battle Log!
Before checking his fear, Xia Chi decided to take a look at the Battle Log.
He had been curious about the levels of a Gym Leader's main Pokémon for a long time.
[Your Pokémon Flutter Mane lv.30 defeated Mismagius lv.65, earning 68.7 fear!] [Your Pokémon Flutter Mane lv.31 defeated Bellibolt lv.63, earning 61.3 fear!]
Huh, had Flutter Mane leveled up after defeating Mismagius, too?
Victini's victory star deserved a lot of credit!
But that wasn't the point.
As expected, their levels were about the same as those of regular Gym Leaders' Pokémon in the games. Mismagius and Bellibolt were both over level sixty.
At level thirty, Flutter Mane had defeated opponents almost twice as strong.
No, more than twice as strong. Everyone knew that the higher the level, the harder it was to improve, and the greater the resulting increase in strength.
In short, although Iono underestimating him and several other factors had played a part,
defeating opponents whose advantage in strength was downright terrifying gave a glimpse of just how frightening Flutter Mane's late-game potential was.
"Now let's check the fear!"
``` [Current fear: 1013.5. Damage dealt by Pokémon with the dark-type