Throwing a ball certainly looked cool, but scrambling to pick it up afterward looked pretty pathetic too.
The normal way to use a Poké Ball was to hold it in your hand with the button facing outward, then activate it with Type Energy of any kind.
Grass-green light spilled out, and Lilligant appeared in the hall, vivid and lifelike.
Her expression held a little gratitude, along with reminiscence and sadness.
Unlike Chansey, who had never been inside a ball and simply found it peaceful and comfortable;
Lilligant had once accompanied a wealthy young lady, and those memories remained vivid.
[Narrator: Lilligant resolved to carry that final wish with her to greater heights and more distant places.]
"Let's try getting in the car first. We'll go see Uncle Dev."
Shen Qi opened the Little Sheep. Lilligant took the passenger seat, while Chansey sat in the back.
All three fell silent for a while before realizing something was still missing...
He had been so focused on modifying the car's performance that he had overlooked another, more basic item.
The driver's seat needed upgrading to a bucket seat, and the passenger seat also needed a specially made Poké Ball Rack.
With the Poké Ball half-open, the Pokémon could take on an energy form, adding hardly any weight while still being able to use moves. That was what made a proper driving-assist Pokémon.
A Poké Ball Rack could keep the ball half-open and stabilize its energy transmission, while also saving Shen Qi from having to free up a hand to touch the ball.
A setup like that started at 3,000 b, another considerable expense.
"Ah, one step at a time."
Shen Qi started up, first getting a feel for the differences between moves used by different Pokémon.
"Lilligant."
[Yes.]
His intentions came across smoothly.