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A dominant Pokémon?
Hearing such a special description from Chen Mo for the first time, countless viewers instantly felt their curiosity itch. Barrages of comments poured in, eager with questions.
[A dominant Pokémon—does that mean it's the strongest thing in the entire Viridian Forest?]
[Hydreigon… that name fits perfectly. Just hearing it sounds badass.]
[Whether it's badass or not, I don't know—but among all the Pokémon Mo's encountered so far, this is the first one that made him take one look and immediately run.]
[So is Hydreigon actually a legendary Pokémon? That entrance was insane.]
"First of all, let me clarify something," Chen Mo said. "Hydreigon is not one of the legendary Pokémon I mentioned before."
Without question, most viewers still had a very fuzzy understanding of what legendary Pokémon actually meant. Even though Chen Mo had once used murals from ancient ruins to explain Zekrom, the vast majority of viewers—who had never personally witnessed the terrifying thunderclouds once hanging over the Hongjingpo Forest—remained skeptical of that kind of 'natural-disaster-level' power.
As a result, whenever they encountered a Pokémon that looked strong, imposing, or high-tier, many viewers instinctively lumped it together with legendary Pokémon.
Hydreigon was a perfect example.
Chen Mo was, frankly, a little helpless about this.
Some things simply couldn't be explained clearly with words alone. Whether it was subconscious avoidance or the belief that murals were merely exaggerated myths, for a certain group of people, if they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they would never truly believe that such terrifying existences could be real.
Even in the original Pokémon world, leaders like those of Team Magma and Team Aqua once deluded themselves into thinking they could control legendary Pokémon to achieve their ideals—until they witnessed the clash between Kyogre and Groudon and finally woke up, full of regret, thinking:
How could we ever have been foolish enough to think we could control such power?
So perhaps only when this world truly encounters a legendary Pokémon will people finally gain a real understanding of what that term means.
Until then, Chen Mo could only do his best, in his own way, to keep things from sliding toward the worst possible outcome.
Glancing at the noisy barrage of comments, he continued calmly:
"Although Hydreigon is not a legendary Pokémon, its species—whether judged by rarity or by average combat strength—ranks among the very top in the entire Pokémon world."
"As far as I know, the only Pokémon that can consistently overpower them are the legendary Pokémon themselves."
Comparisons of strength were always the viewers' favorite topic, and also the most explosive one.
The moment Chen Mo said this, the number of comments in the livestream surged several times over.
[So if we exclude those mysterious, almost mythical legendaries—who may or may not even exist—does that mean Hydreigon is basically top-tier among all Pokémon?]
[Damn, we haven't even finished arguing whether Magikarp or Caterpie is the weakest Pokémon, and now we're jumping straight to who's the strongest? Never-ending debates, huh. But I love it—let them fight!]
[Hmph! I'm siding with Zekrom. Forget murals or whatever—if Mo says it exists, I believe him!]
[We talked about this before—based on Mo's description, legendary Pokémon are basically god-level beings. So if that's the case, wouldn't Hydreigon be something like a demigod? Or a proto-god?]
[Half a step to godhood, huh? This is starting to sound like a xianxia novel.]
As expected—in this country, on this land—Pokémon like these could never escape the label of "quasi-legendary."
Chen Mo chuckled softly.
"If you like, you can indeed call Pokémon like Hydreigon quasi-legendary," he said.
"But from a more formal perspective, based on their characteristics, a more accurate term would be—"
"Late bloomers."
"At present, all Pokémon classified as 'late bloomers' require two evolutions to reach their final form."
At that, A Hui suddenly felt something was off.
He looked at Chen Mo, confusion clear on his face.
"Mo… are you saying that Pokémon like Hydreigon aren't just a single species?"
A Hui's question was exactly what many viewers were wondering.
Chen Mo naturally didn't ignore it—after all, this was one of the points he planned to explain next.
"That's right," he nodded. "Pokémon species like Hydreigon aren't unique. As far as I know, there are at least eight different Pokémon lineages with potential and talent comparable to Hydreigon's."
"But perhaps precisely because of that immense potential and talent, these Pokémon require far more time to grow than ordinary species."
"Let me give you an example."
"A normal Pidgey, given enough effort and sufficient nutrition, can eventually evolve into a Pidgeot."
"But under the same conditions, Pokémon like Hydreigon might only just be reaching the second stage of their evolutionary line—or some might not even have reached that stage yet."
"That's why they're called late bloomers."
"They grow slowly, but once they fully mature, most of them become top-tier powerhouses in the Pokémon world."
"Like the Hydreigon we just saw—its presence alone is something ordinary Pokémon simply can't stand up to."
Since this was the first time encountering a Pokémon of Hydreigon's caliber, Chen Mo explained things with exceptional care.
After all, in an era where legendary Pokémon had yet to truly appear, fully matured quasi-legendary Pokémon really did represent the pinnacle of combat power in the Pokémon world.
And the relative strength between opposing sides often played a crucial role in determining whether peace was even possible.
In Chen Mo's view, appropriate education and explanation did far more good than harm.
Especially since many quasi-legendary Pokémon were notoriously aggressive by nature.
Take Hydreigon, for instance—it treated anything that moved as an enemy and attacked on sight. Even Chen Mo had chosen to hide immediately upon seeing it.
Or take Tyranitar, known as the "Despot of the Sands."
With a title like despot, its temperament was naturally nothing gentle.
Explaining more about these Pokémon served as a warning to certain people—and might prevent unnecessary tragedies, for both humans and Pokémon.
As for those quasi-legendary Pokémon with gentle temperaments, whose species were largely friendly toward humans—
Chen Mo deliberately chose not to mention them at all.
At this stage, there was no need to disturb their lives.
And if someone happened to encounter them in the wild?
Well… that could only be called fate.
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