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Moreover, the eighth generation of Fossil Pokémon in Sword and Shield do not have the Rock-type because they are artificially synthesized.
Except for these artificially synthesized ones, all other Fossil Pokémon possess the Rock-type.)
Name: Aerodactyl
Type: Rock + Flying
Ability: Rock Head (will not be damaged by recoil from its own moves)
Level: Level 5
Potential: Elite
"This is the only flaw with this machine. If the revived ancient Pokémon are slightly larger, the chamber can't withstand the pressure and will break. Next time, I should see if I can make the machine bigger."
Blaine shook his head, displeased about the broken vessel.
"Alright, Eddie, let's quickly capture this Aerodactyl. It's currently just like a newborn baby. There's no need for any capture process—simply touching it with the Poké Ball is enough."
After Blaine finished speaking, Eddie nodded and took out a Poké Ball. Under the curious and somewhat affectionate gaze of the Aerodactyl, he lightly tapped its forehead and captured it in the Poké Ball.
"This Aerodactyl has excellent potential and ability, but my team is already complete, so I'll set it aside for now."
The Aerodactyl was revived under Blaine's operation. Since it had already been brought back to life, Eddie wouldn't arrange it as part of his third team of Pokémon. He would see whether it needed to be treated as his fourth team, fifth team, or something like that in the future.
Anyway, he would just carry it with him for now, keep it on his person, and let it gain experience through the Exp. Share.
"But I've always wondered—shouldn't a Pokémon like Aerodactyl, which is so obviously dragon-like in appearance, be a Dragon and Flying-type? Why is it a Rock and Flying-type?"
Right in front of him was a Pokémon researcher who was not much less knowledgeable than Professor Oak. Eddie thought of this question and decided to ask.
"Eddie, your question is also something we researchers have always wanted to study and investigate."
Blaine heard this, walked to the side, began typing on the keyboard, and kept looking up relevant information.
"According to some studies of living fossils, Aerodactyl should have been a Dragon and Flying-type Pokémon in ancient times, but today's Aerodactyl are merely the product of amber revival, not their original form."
"Not only Aerodactyl, but all other Pokémon revived from fossils possess the Rock-type.
Many experts speculate that the reason why Fossil Pokémon all have the Rock-type isn't because they possessed this type and then became fossils that survived to the present day, but rather because they gained the Rock-type as a result of becoming fossils."
Blaine spoke enthusiastically about this topic, and Eddie found it interesting to listen to occasionally.
"But these are just speculations. Even if this speculation is correct, it remains just that—speculation. Without key evidence, it cannot become established fact, unless..."
"Unless they undergo 'Primal Reversion'?"
Eddie suddenly thought of this term and blurted it out.
In his previous life, this term had been relatively well-known.
Although only two Legendary Pokémon had achieved Primal Reversion, it was precisely because they were Legendary Pokémon that everyone remembered this term.
Groudon and Kyogre—these two Legendary Pokémon returned to their primal forms through natural energy. This phenomenon was called "Primal Reversion."
The meaning was very clear: some Pokémon today are different from their ancient counterparts, and if they could revert to their original appearance, it would also be called "Primal Reversion."
By the way, Rayquaza, which was a super-ancient Pokémon like Groudon and Kyogre, did not have Primal Reversion but could Mega Evolve instead.
After its Mega Evolution, the changes to its body were very similar to those of Groudon and Kyogre during their Primal Reversion.
"If my memory serves me correctly, in my previous life, there were many documents on various websites about Pokémon that could Mega Evolve, and they all described how these Pokémon would look after Mega Evolution, like Aerodactyl and Absol."
Eddie recalled the information he had read in his previous life and couldn't help thinking about it.
From this, one could infer that for some Pokémon, perhaps Mega Evolution was equivalent to "Primal Reversion" to some extent.
"Huh? Eddie, you actually know this term? The concept of 'Primal Reversion' was only recently proposed by experts."
Blaine looked at Eddie in surprise. He had only recently heard of this term himself, and it was merely a term—experts were still working to understand its specific meaning.
"But what you just said is correct. To prove the state of Fossil Pokémon in ancient times, we would need to have them undergo 'Primal Reversion,' but this is a theory that cannot be proven."
"Why? Once the theory is proposed, why can't it be proven?"
Eddie was asking even though he already knew the answer, but he also wanted to know whether the situation here matched the information he had read in his previous life.
"Because 'Primal Reversion' is very dangerous.
Restoring these ancient Pokémon to their original appearance might grant them tremendous power in the short term, but ultimately it's not good for them.
The modern environment is vastly different from the ancient environment.
Reverting to their primal form would probably be a slow form of suicide for all Pokémon except the Legendary ones."
Blaine shook his head. He felt that it was essentially impossible for a Pokémon to undergo Primal Reversion in this era, and naturally, it wouldn't be able to prove the issue regarding Fossil Pokémon.
"But I heard that the Mega Evolved Aerodactyl looks exactly like its ancient counterpart, yet even after Mega Evolution, its typing didn't become Dragon and Flying."
Blaine was momentarily stunned when he heard that. He was somewhat surprised that Eddie knew so much.
However, he didn't ask Eddie why he possessed such knowledge. Instead, he patiently explained to Eddie.
"You're correct. The Mega Evolved Aerodactyl may indeed resemble its original form. However, there's a key point to consider."
"Mega Evolution, also known as Super Evolution, is a miraculous evolution that we scholars agree is equivalent to a temporary 'Primal Reversion' for some Pokémon."
"But this is only true for certain Pokémon. Some Pokémon's Mega Evolution is indeed not much different from Primal Reversion, but other Pokémon truly undergo an 'evolution.' For Aerodactyl, Mega Evolution doesn't seem sufficient to make it completely undergo Primal Reversion."
"Its appearance has reverted, but its typing has not. After all, Mega Evolution is not a complete 'Primal Reversion.'"
(T/N:The contents of this chapter are all personal opinions of the author. Please don't criticize if you disagree. Thank you.)