Zeraora.

0:00What if I told you the strongest version of one Pokémon has never actually shown up to a fight?

0:03That's Zeraora, the Mythical Pokémon from Alola, with claws that crackle every time it moves.

0:06Zeraora doesn't produce its own electricity.

0:09It gathers it from the world around it, stores it, and decides what to release.

0:12Every spark you see came from somewhere else.

0:16Pokémon Sword puts a number on what Zeraora is holding.

0:19Ten lightning strikes' worth of electricity.

0:22And then, word for word: When it stops limiting itself, it's in the strongest class of electric Pokémon.

0:25When it stops limiting itself.

0:28So to recap, Zeraora is clearly holding back from its full potential.

0:31What shows up to a fight is the dialed-down, safer one.

0:34The reason traces back to Alola.

0:37Humans found Zeraora a long time ago, and the ones it trusted turned out to be poachers.

0:40They took what Zeraora gave them.

0:44Now Zeraora doesn't show people the full thing anymore.

0:47Ten lightning strikes' worth, and it lets you see maybe two.

0:50Somewhere along the way, you started doing the same thing.

0:53You used to walk into rooms with everything you had.

0:56You answered the phone the first time.

0:59You said how you actually felt.

1:02Then somebody used what you gave them against you, and the rationing started.

1:05You're not less than you used to be.

1:08You've been storing the rest.

1:11The full ten strikes are still in there.

1:15The leash on them isn't even yours.

1:18Somebody you don't talk to anymore put it on.

1:21If you've been giving the world a dialed-down version of yourself for years, comment below.

1:24Then send this to the friend you know is doing the same thing.