Actually, Xia Chi's eagerness to take Reshiram for a "test ride" wasn't entirely driven by his selfish desire to finally ride the dragon of his dreams.
His main consideration was that she had lost her flesh-and-blood body and spent thousands of years with her consciousness imprisoned in the Light Stone.
Now that her body had suddenly been restored, she surely wanted to get used to it.
Given Reshiram's proud, somewhat reserved personality, Xia Chi figured she would probably be too embarrassed to bring up her need for "rehabilitation."
So, as her Trainer, he naturally had to be considerate and create an opportunity for her!
How very thoughtful of him.
Riding the pure-white dragon through the snowy peaks of the Dragonspiral Mountains, he was shielded from the biting wind by the warm field Reshiram naturally radiated. All that remained was the sheer exhilaration of looking down over the magnificent snowy landscape.
Just then, Xia Chi suddenly remembered something.
Now that Reshiram had officially become his partner, he should be able to check her panel, as usual, right?
He already thoroughly understood the basic Fire-type and Dragon-type bond information through Victini and Latias.
What he was most curious about now was the effect of Reshiram's unique "exclusive bond" as Unova's Legendary Dragon.
He immediately focused, slipping his consciousness into the system interface.
However, after searching through it, he found no sign of Reshiram on the Pokémon list.
Puzzled, Xia Chi asked, "System Bro, why isn't Reshiram's information here yet? This doesn't count as catching her?"
[The host's team has reached its capacity. Would you like to replace an existing Pokémon?]
Oh. So his team was already full.
Although he had earned quite a few additional slots through Battle Round rewards during his travels in the Hoenn Region, his roster of