"Why would you come up with a theory like that?"
Instead of immediately doubting Chen Shi, Professor Sycamore first wanted to understand why he had such a hypothesis.
And more importantly—
What evidence supported it?
Chen Shi smiled faintly.
"Professor, have you heard about the legendary Pokémon battle in Hoenn yesterday?"
Professor Sycamore immediately replied:
"How could I not?"
"That incident completely dominated Kalos's news headlines. It'd be harder not to know about it."
When Groudon and Kyogre clashed, even people all the way in Kalos could hear the distant thunderous echoes of the battle.
And on top of that, reporters had livestreamed the entire event across the Pokémon League network.
At the time, even Professor Sycamore himself had marveled at the overwhelming power of legendary Pokémon.
Chen Shi slowly nodded before continuing:
"Then you should also know that during the battle, Groudon and Kyogre used a transformation similar to Mega Evolution."
"Their strength increased dramatically, and even their abilities changed."
"Yes, that did happen."
Professor Sycamore nodded.
Originally, he still didn't understand why Chen Shi suddenly brought up the legendary battle.
But now—
He was beginning to understand where this was going.
Chen Shi continued:
"Afterward, I met Rayquaza personally."
"And according to Rayquaza, that transformation is called Primal Reversion."
"Rayquaza told me the purpose of Primal Reversion is to return Groudon and Kyogre to their original forms."
"In other words…"
"Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre are their true original appearances."
Naturally, Chen Shi was mixing truth with fiction here.
Rayquaza had never personally told him that.
It was simply knowledge from his previous life.
He merely borrowed Rayquaza's name to make Professor Sycamore believe him more easily.
However, Steven, Cynthia, and Diantha all wore rather strange expressions afterward.
Because if they remembered correctly—
Chen Shi already knew about Primal Reversion before Rayquaza took him away.
Had they remembered wrong?
Meanwhile, Professor Sycamore first became excited, but quickly calmed himself down again.
He said seriously:
"But Groudon and Kyogre aren't ordinary Pokémon."
"Even if I personally believe your reasoning, others won't necessarily believe it."
In truth, Professor Sycamore already found Chen Shi's theory somewhat convincing.
But scientific research couldn't rely purely on guesses or one-sided claims.
You needed evidence.
Only then would people truly believe.
For example—
Before the World Championships, if someone claimed Charizard could evolve even further, most people would've thought they were joking.
Or outright insane.
But after Chen Shi publicly demonstrated Mega Evolution—
No matter how unbelievable Mega Evolution seemed, it instantly became reality.
Because everyone had witnessed it personally with their own eyes.
The evidence stood directly before them.
No one could deny it.
Chen Shi naturally understood this logic as well.
So he turned toward Cynthia.
"Do you remember the Shiny Beldum I searched for back in Sinnoh?"
Cynthia froze briefly before nodding.
"Of course."
"I even spent an entire month helping you search for it."
"Unfortunately, we never found anything."
"But what does that have to do with this?"
"It has nothing to do with the Shiny Beldum itself."
"It's related to the place where we searched for it."
Chen Shi spoke slowly.
"Do you remember that unusual Aerodactyl we encountered back then?"
"That unusual Aerodactyl?"
Cynthia paused before recalling the memory.
At the time, they were originally searching for the Shiny Beldum.
But instead of finding Beldum, Chen Shi discovered two starving Pokémon—
The original Togekiss and Leafeon.
The moment he saw them, Chen Shi immediately wanted to catch them and tried communicating with them.
Unexpectedly, however, the two Pokémon were extremely timid.
The instant they noticed humans, they fled without hesitation.
Naturally, Chen Shi and Cynthia chased after them.
Later, Eevee and Togepi accidentally fell into a cave and awakened an Aerodactyl sleeping inside.
Even now, Cynthia still remembered how unusual that Aerodactyl looked.
Its wings and body were covered with sharp rocky protrusions, making it appear far more terrifying than ordinary Aerodactyl.
"That did happen…"
"But what does that Aerodactyl have to do with what we're discussing now?"
"Of course it matters."
Chen Shi immediately replied:
"That Aerodactyl looked special because its appearance was actually the same as Mega Aerodactyl!"
The moment those words were spoken—
It was like thunder exploding inside everyone's minds.
Before anyone could respond, Chen Shi continued:
"When I first saw that Aerodactyl, I also found it unbelievable."
"Because its form wasn't fully complete. There were still some differences compared to a true Mega Aerodactyl."
"But those changes that differed from ordinary Aerodactyl…"
"…were indeed characteristics unique to Mega Aerodactyl."
"Don't you think that's strange?"
"How could an Aerodactyl living deep underground transform into that state?"
"If it were Mega Evolution, that doesn't make sense either."
"Because it had no Trainer assisting it."
"Its form was incomplete."
"And more importantly…"
"…it permanently remained in that state."
"But if it wasn't Mega Evolution…"
Chen Shi left the sentence unfinished.
But everyone already understood what he meant.
If it wasn't Mega Evolution—
Then that meant the Aerodactyl's original form had always been like that!
"That's incredible…"
Alain kept muttering to himself while staring at Chen Shi with eyes full of admiration.
At that moment, Steven suddenly spoke up:
"Speaking of Aerodactyl…"
"Our Devon Corporation also discovered a strange Aerodactyl inside the Great Canyon before."
"That Aerodactyl had sharp rocks growing from its wings."
"At the time, I thought maybe it mutated after eating something strange."
Chen Shi smiled faintly.
"Then that confirms it."
"Sharp rocks growing from the wings are exactly what Mega Aerodactyl looks like."
Steven fell silent for a moment before sighing emotionally.
"Old Chen…"
"If you actually manage to prove this theory…"
"…your reputation is going to rise to another level entirely."
The reason Steven said this was simple—
He already believed Chen Shi's theory.
Chen Shi merely smiled without responding.
He planned to properly deal with this after his future research institute was built.
Besides—
He absolutely wasn't going to waste enormous amounts of personal time researching it himself.
If research truly became necessary, he would simply recruit a large group of researchers and leave the work to them.
And honestly—
Whether this theory was truly correct remained uncertain anyway.
At the moment, it was still just speculation.
Professor Sycamore sighed deeply.
"The younger generation really is surpassing the older generation."
"The future truly belongs to young people like you now."
Chen Shi immediately teased him:
"It makes sense if my teacher says something like that."
"But Professor, you're still too young to say it yourself."
"On the way here, I heard you even have the nickname 'The Public Lover.'"
Professor Sycamore froze briefly before bursting into laughter.
"Did something like that really happen?"
"It's all nonsense! Just nonsense!"
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