>>56261502Before stepping into the next room, Lance offers to heal our party before the final battle. If the player accepts, the true Champion's Pokémon will be boosted to have maxed out Stat Experience. If the player declines the heal, the levels will be normal. In rematches, this option is skipped and the true Champion's Stat Experience will be maxed out by default. Needless to say, we can't win this fight with just one Ballsack, so we take the offer. When we step into the true final chamber, it's a familiar face that we haven't seen in a long, long time. A face we never thought we'd ever see again.
"Huh...? Rick!? Could it be...? Oh my gosh, it's really you! It's been three months since the St. Anne incident... I saw you on the deck, Rick. I saw you try to protect everyone from Team Rocket. After the storm ended, I found myself ashore at Cinnabar Island. All this time, I was afraid that you might have... I'm just... so happy that you're alive. Deep down, I knew you must've been strong enough to survive! That hope of seeing you again is what helped me move forward and challenge every Gym across Kanto. And now... Here I am! I have risen up over those who called themselves the Elite Four! I am the Pokémon League Champion! Rick... Don't you know what this means? It's the battle we've wanted ever since we started our race to fill the Pokédex! Rick... As the Pokémon League Champion, I accept your challenge!"
