Chansey's Egg Bomb, Defense Curl, and Work Up were all Normal-type moves.
Lilligant's "Growth" sounded like a Grass-type move, but it was actually Normal-type too.
When the driving wasn't too intense, Shen Qi could use Energy Coordination to smooth out Chansey's rather unstable amplification curve and make it last longer.
He could also make Lilligant's relatively gentle style of moves more direct and forceful.
Not only had he gotten the hang of Normal-type Energy Coordination, but he had also begun to grasp the basics of Grass-type Energy Coordination.
Shen Qi also wanted to see what rewards the 100% completion of "Speedy Hot Girl" had yielded, and what the walkthrough game meant by an "official player."
But he was simply too tired. Using moves consumed Mental Power, and high-intensity driving was mentally exhausting too.
He would look tomorrow. He would also wait until tomorrow to tell Lilligant about Shan Sheng's huge misunderstanding over supposedly "knowing the race car's origins."
With that decided, Shen Qi relaxed, falling into a sleep so deep it bordered on unconsciousness.
When he woke the next day... the sun was setting.
"I... slept for seventeen hours!"
Rubbing his still-groggy head, Shen Qi pushed himself upright, knowing he couldn't keep sleeping.
Stepping over to the window to greet the last sunlight of the day, he could see Chansey in the yard, pummeling wild greens in a large vat.
Making pickled vegetables required pounding and squeezing them (the traditional method really did involve stomping on them). Chansey substituted punches for pounding, practicing a punching force that blended hardness and softness.
"So energetic."
Shen Qi went downstairs and ate something. Only after chatting with Chansey did he learn that Lilligant had gotten up during the day.
Grass-type Pokémon liked basking in the sun. Despite her physical and mental exhaustion, she