vs. Illusion Regirock

"Mmph."

A weak groan echoed through the air.

Norman's Slaking stood there with its mouth hanging open blankly, its eyes spinning in circles. It had clearly lost its combat capability.

"Dilili."

Regirock raised a hand awkwardly, the pattern on its forehead flashing continuously.

Had it used too much force?

But it had really held back.

It had mainly just woken up, so it was feeling a little excited.

"It's fine. It's tough as nails. It'll recover after a period of time."

Tetsuya spoke for Norman and said it was fine.

After all, the latter was staring blankly at Slaking, with only its head exposed above the ground.

That was perfectly understandable.

Any Trainer who saw the powerful Pokemon they had painstakingly raised fail to withstand even a single punch would fall into self-doubt.

It had nothing to do with whether their understanding of themselves was accurate.

It only depended on whether they had encountered such a powerful individual before.

Before coming face-to-face with Legendary Pokemon, people generally believed that although they were stronger than ordinary Pokemon, they could not possibly be that overwhelmingly strong.

Or rather, the truly powerful ones were only those Legendary Pokemon that controlled various rules of the world, such as Ho-Oh.

Otherwise, so many people throughout history would not have dreamed of controlling Legendary Pokemon through all sorts of methods.

Yet the reality was—

Even the weakest Tier 3 Legendary was a dimensional-level blow to ordinary Pokemon.

Forget attacking or defending.

Simply standing before one placed extremely high demands on a Pokemon's strength and mentality.

Being approachable was one thing, but Norman lacked none of the pride a powerful person ought to possess.

"This is... ridiculous."

Fortunately.

His strong heart and extensive experience allowed Norman to quickly regain his composure.

At least, that was how it