Pokémon from Galar

"Miss Marie, your Pokémon has recovered!"

Joy's voice pulled Mary back to reality. She quickly stood up and ran to the counter, where she saw Ralts being carried out, looking full of energy.

"Laru (Mari!)"

"Thanks for your hard work."

She reached out and picked up Sis-chan, patted her head with some relief, thanked Sister Joey, and then returned to her previous spot.

"...Silk Sauce".

"Laru? (What?)"

Looking at Sissy sitting at the table eating energy cubes, Mary said seriously:

"I apologize for the mistake in my command during the battle just now."

"Ralu... (I'm the one who... didn't follow orders. I clearly said that Marie would be my trainer.)"

"No... your on-the-spot judgment was correct. You did very well."

Mary reached out and lifted Sis's overly long hair, then looked directly into her innocent eyes and gave her an encouraging smile.

"Ralu...? (Really...?)"

"Yes, didn't I say that if you think my instructions are wrong, just do it your way? After all, you're the one fighting, and there are many things that I can't perceive."

"Ralu... (Hmm...)"

Mary gently lowered her bangs, her thumb tracing the spot where she had been pecked earlier.

"It must have hurt, I'm sorry. I'll do better next time, Suzu-chan. Why do you want to become my Pokémon?"

"Raru~ (Haha~ It's so itchy, but it's okay, it doesn't hurt anymore.)"

Sisi stretched out her little arms, hugged Mary's thumb, and moved it away before saying seriously:

"Laru! (I do!)"

P.S.: The gym challenge is about to officially begin!

What is Route 3 in Chapter Twenty-Five?

When choosing a Poké Ball, Marie thought that Sue would choose the Sweet Ball from before, since she seemed to like it quite a bit, but in the end she actually chose the Heal Ball.

These balls can be bought in the city of Machine Engines, so they're not considered rare. But since Sis-chan likes this color, Mari won't say anything more.

Pressing the Poké Ball switch releases Sue again. Marie extends her hand for Sue to hold, and says with a smile:

Please guide me in the future.

"Ralu~ (Me too~)"

Mary breathed a slight sigh of relief, then turned her head to look out the window again. The two of them had changed into woolly sheep and fruit-eating worms.

Why did they put the fruit-eating worms up there...? Mary looked at the field outside, where the Woolpied Sheep were chasing each other and running around in chaos, a truly pitiful sight.

Before the fruit-eating worm finishes eating its own apple and evolves, it has no fighting power whatsoever... it can only be cute.

Somewhat amused, Mary turned around, let Yi-chan out to watch over Dian Si-chan, and then lowered her head to contact Sonia.

The research institute has a lot of information, and Mari plans to ask Sonia for permission to access it and find some information about Ralts. The existing information is mostly about Psychic and Fairy types.

It's not that it can't be used, but since there are conditions, Marie still wants to refer to more detailed information about the Gardevoir family before making the compilation.

The information on the Doryo clan is also relevant. Although solid basic training is effective for someone like Baloo, there are still two Doryo Mesias by his side, so he should at least take care of them.

After waiting a while, Sonia still hadn't replied to the message, but Hep and Yuri came in ahead of time. They waved to Mari and then went straight to Joey.

After all, they had just finished a battle and all the Pokémon needed treatment and rest.

After the two people came over and sat down, Mary asked curiously:

"What was the result?"

Yuri sighed dejectedly, slumped onto the table, and said helplessly:

"I lost..."

"Haha~ Because you don't have a third Pokémon yet, Yuri."

Hop's words are easier to understand. Before evolving, the Fruitworm had little combat power and was slow, but its defense was good. Unfortunately, it was a bit timid and was just taking hits in previous battles.

"Haha... I originally wanted to let the fruit-eating worm get used to the battle a little, but it failed."

Slumped listlessly on the table, Yuri was also a little depressed. She still didn't know when the Fruit Eater would evolve, and it seemed she needed to catch her third Pokémon soon.

For example, that Sweetie from before...

“Mary-chan…”

When Mary saw Yuri suddenly turn her head and call her name, she raised an eyebrow.

"what?"

"Sweet bamboo..."

"You still remember?"

Mary was also a little surprised, not expecting that Yuri actually remembered this.

"Of course! I remember everything Mary promised me!"

"..."

"But there aren't any Sweet Bamboos on Route 3. Are you going to the Wild Area?"

Hop was familiar with the area along the way; the Wild Area had the richest distribution of Pokémon.

Perhaps because Dynamax Dens are so densely distributed, there are fewer other places where Dynamax energy gathers. Humans have built cities, constructed railways, and mined minerals there. They have also established Gyms to guard these energy points.

It's normal for the number of Pokémon species to decrease due to human factors.

Conversely, in the Wild Area, there are numerous Dynamax Dens, and no one is willing to build cities here. Even the railways are deliberately bypassed by bridges, and over time, it has become what it is today.

Of course, deeper reasons, such as why Dynamax dens are so dense in the Wild Area, are still undetermined, and Marnie is not a scholar of humanities and history, nor does she intend to explore these matters.

"Um, Yuri, what are your plans? Should we go to the wilderness first, or to Grass Road Town?"

"Well……"

Yuri scratched her head in annoyance. Although there was no time limit for challenging the gym, it was her first time after all... Yuri didn't really want to break away from the group and run in the opposite direction.

"Actually, it's fine to go to Grassy Town first. If you go to Grassy Town from here, you have to go through Route 3 and the mine. Vulpix and Growlithe are there, which are very suitable for Fire-type attacks. Zigzagoon and Codman are also very strong after they evolve."

"Marie, you've investigated this very thoroughly."

Hep listened to Mary's story as if it were very familiar. Mary simply nodded.

"Hmm... I've done research on Pokémon in the Galar region because of my interests."

"Mr. Hop and Ms. Yuri, your Pokémon have recovered!"

"OK--!"

After tilting his head in response, Hep smiled at Yuri and Mari and said:

"I'll be going now, Yuri, good luck!"

After saying that, he hurriedly got up and went to Nurse Joy to retrieve his Pokémon, then left the Pokémon Center.

Yuri went to get her Pokémon, sat down next to Marie again, looked at Ichigo and Suzu sitting quietly beside her, took a deep breath, and said with a smile:

"Let's go to Caolu Town."

"Okay, let's take Route 3 then. Vulpix is ​​cute too. Besides, Mr. Yaro is the Grass-type Gym Leader. If you ask him, he'll definitely tell you."

Having decided on their direction, the two didn't plan to linger. After a simple lunch, they left Motostoke City and embarked on Route 3.

Although it's called a 'road', it's actually not very easy to walk on; it's basically just a passageway that can be used by people in the wild.

There are many small groves and bushes here, and the Pokémon aren't too afraid of people, just wandering around.

Once in the wild, Marie released Balu as well. Xiao Zuo and Xiao You flew around, seemingly quite curious about the place. Occasionally, they would run too far or get stuck in some crevice, and Balu would catch them and bring them back.

"kon~kon~ (I'm so cute, please give me some food~)"

"Pfft..."

When Mary saw a six-tailed fox suddenly appear, squat in front of the two of them, and say something cute, she couldn't help but laugh.

"Huh? What is Mary-chan saying?"

Yuri was also curious about Mary's reaction, so she tugged at Mary's sleeve and asked her to help translate.

"It wants you to give it some food."

"Oh, I see!

Yuri clearly hadn't experienced anything like this before, so she immediately took a piece of bread from her bag, squatted down, and handed it to her.

"Eat up, eat up~ But you have to let me touch it first~"

Unfortunately, the little six-tailed ogre showed no mercy, snatched the bread and darted away, not giving Yuri a chance to touch it at all.

"Eh..."

Yuri rubbed her hands together, somewhat disappointed, feeling quite regretful that she hadn't been able to touch the fluffy Six-Tails.

P.S.: How about Growlithe? To be honest, the Growlithe in the garden at the next station really impressed me.

I'm thinking of adding a fire-type, but I'm also considering a water-type. I'm a bit torn.

I have considered Litten from Alola and Popplio; both the muscular and the cross-dressing types make me chuckle a little...

I chose the Water starter in Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, and its signature move is so cool!

If we really can't decide, let's just go for five... and then in June when the DLC comes out, we can get a regional Moltres.

Chapter Twenty-Six: Journeys are always accompanied by chance encounters.

"Hey, you two gym challengers! I watched the opening ceremony, you're both so cool. By the way, where's Hop?"

Not long after Mary and her companion walked, they ran into Sonia, who seemed to be doing something else.

"Hep went first."

"really,"