Accepting Gifts

Dreepy

Category: Grieving Pokemon

Height: 0.62 m (average: 0.5 m)

Weight: 2.8 kg (average: 2.0 kg)

Level: 33 (elite)

Potential: Champion

Compared with its previous stats,

Dreepy's changes were not particularly significant.

But the surprise it brought Tetsuya exceeded even the news that Garchomp had mastered Dragon Dance.

"Its potential actually rose to Champion?"

He checked again in disbelief.

It had received no blessing from any Legendary Pokemon, nor had it used any special item.

The greatest benefit Dreepy had gained this time was that its potential had changed from Quasi-Champion to Champion.

After all,

a major reason why the younger Gabite had gradually caught up to it in level was that Gabite possessed Champion-level aptitude, while Dreepy only had Quasi-Champion aptitude.

It seemed like just a single step separated them.

In reality, the gap between them was far greater than one might imagine.

Combat capability and comprehension were only part of it.

When it came to growth speed, Champion-level aptitude also stood out among many.

Tetsuya had been entirely fair in the resources he invested into raising the two little guys. There was no favoritism involved.

Unfortunately, Dreepy simply absorbed nutrients less efficiently than Gabite.

How was he supposed to solve something like that?

All he could do was try his best to find ways to raise Dreepy's potential in the future.

But when the words "Quasi-Champion-level Dragon-type pseudo-Legendary" were put together, it was easy to imagine just how difficult that would be.

Now, though, the problem had been solved—saving him time, effort, and worry.

Tetsuya was already imagining the future, with the two pseudo-Legendaries standing at his sides as guardians.

Well, Blaziken would be in front, Pidgeot overhead, and he would be riding Gigalith.

All right, having too many Pokemon really could cause some problems.

If