Xia Chi had never expected Miraidon's exclusive Bond to outright tear up the type matchup chart.
After all, nothing like this had happened since the Pokémon universe was first created.
Even an Ability like [Scrappy], which allowed Normal- and Fighting-type moves to hit Ghost-type Pokémon, only affected specific types.
Miraidon's exclusive Bond, which shared its name with its Ability, was completely beyond the normal limits!
Was this the power of a box legendary?
At first, Xia Chi had thought the difference would only be in its stats. Compared to the power of its Bond, those minor statistical differences were nothing.
Still, it wasn't without drawbacks.
"Treats Pokémon of all types as taking double damage." Did that mean Pokémon like Gyarados, whose Water/Flying typing normally made them take quadruple damage, would only take double damage too?
Also, whether this "Overclock Mode" worked against Pokémon with Abilities like [Lightning Rod] remained to be tested.
But even if it didn't, that hardly mattered. Compared to having a super-effective matchup against every Pokémon, these were trivial concerns.
After savoring Miraidon's absurd exclusive Bond a little longer, Xia Chi finally closed the system interface in satisfaction.
When his attention returned to reality, Miraidon had already flown him so far that he had lost all sense of where he was.
Luckily, his all-purpose little assistant, the Rotom Phone, was there. Xia Chi soon pinpointed his location.
He was somewhere between the Asado Desert and the Great Crater of Paldea.
If I remember correctly, the biggest city around here is... Porto Marinada?
The thought had barely crossed his mind when Miraidon abruptly descended.
As they pierced through the thinning clouds, the outline of a city dominated by varying shades of blue gradually came into focus.
"What, had enough fun already, Miraidon?"
Xia Chi sounded a little surprised.