This was the full combat outfit Whitney had helped him custom-order.
After saying goodbye to Sabrina, Shen Qi bought a new Float Stone and took a bus to the outskirts of Saffron City.
Then he took off!
With the Float Stone reducing his weight, [Jet Energy] lasted longer.
He opened a Poké Ball and released Golurk.
The youngster dropped a little, but soon actually flew using bursts of energy.
This had nothing to do with the move Fly. Golurk could naturally fly.
Just like birds such as Spearow, it did not matter if they had yet to learn Fly. Beating their wings to fly was instinctive, just like walking for land animals, and did not rely on a move.
With barely stabilized bursts of energy, Golurk kept up with Shen Qi.
A mature Golurk would actually fly very fast.
A top-tier Golurk could reach Mach speeds at maximum, or one times the speed of sound.
However, this was Golurk's burst speed. In terms of endurance, it could not compare with winged Pokémon that flew instinctively.
Chapter 650: The Pidgeotto of the Past
Thump!
The not-yet-fully-grown Golurk was starting to struggle, but rather than suggesting returning to its Poké Ball to train, it wanted wings.
"You're pretty clever."
Golurk had experienced having its types adjusted and knew there was a form better suited to flying.
It did not want to fall behind while following its Trainer, so it wanted to keep trying in a different way.
Shen Qi used [Type Potential] to change Golurk's typing to Ghost/Flying.
Half its typing came from Aerodactyl, and Golurk's form changed as well.
Skeletal wings extended from its back and flapped.
Wings like these could not offer much help with flight. At most, they improved balance and agility.
What mattered was having the Flying type.