Pokémon from Galar

Sonia, with a "I knew it" expression, put her hands on her hips and muttered to herself as if admiring a younger person.

"It seems he can't wait any longer; he can't wait to surpass his older brother..."

Mary wanted to criticize her way of speaking, saying it made her sound much older, but after thinking about it, she didn't say it aloud.

"So, Sonia, what are you doing here? Are you also going to Grass Road Town?"

"Well, there are some ruins over there, so I want to go and investigate them. Maybe I can find out something."

After saying this, Sonia glanced at Mary, seemingly trying to get some information from her, but Mary remained unmoved, making it impossible to tell what she was thinking.

"Do you see that factory over there?"

Quite suddenly, Sonia pointed to a factory near the mine, which was very conspicuous because of its two tall and large chimneys.

"Hmm, what happened over there?"

Yuri didn't know much about these things, since she had always lived in Mugan Town, so it was normal that she didn't know about these things that weren't of much interest to her.

"That building over there belongs to Chairman Rose's company. They mine for ore, which is called Wishing Star, in the mine in front of Route 3, and then convert it into energy. Even the Dynamax Band you're wearing is Chairman Rose's masterpiece."

"Wow! That feels amazing!"

Seeing Yuri's puzzled yet impressive expression, Sonia smiled and nodded.

"Strictly speaking, the energy industry in the Galar region was built up by Chairman Rose. In the past, the use of Dynamax energy was not as efficient as it is now. The same goes for Dynamax battles."

"Oh...oh oh!"

These words were a bit too early for Yuri; she simply nodded vaguely, finding them amusing, without understanding their meaning.

Why are you suddenly bringing this up?

"It's nothing, I just suddenly felt a bit emotional. President Rose... although he's a bit unpredictable, he's really remarkable."

Sonia's tone carried a somewhat enigmatic meaning. Yuri simply assumed she was caught up in a woman's emotions, but to Mari, who knew more, it took on a deeper significance.

It's not Mary's place to say anything.

"That's true. If it weren't Dynamax energy, but something else, I'm sure Guild Master Rose would have gone much further."

Mary raised her hand, glanced at the enormous wristband on her wrist, and said something that drew the attention of the other two.

"Huh? What do you mean?"

Mary reached out and adjusted Yuri's hat, then continued:

"The limitations of Dynamax mean it can only be confined to Galar and cannot be extended to other regions."

“I’ve wanted to say this for a long time, Marie, you really are family with Nie Zi, neither of you are into Dynamax.”

"Actually, it's not the same. My brother was partly resentful and felt guilty because of Spike Town..."

Mary's evaluation of Nie Zi didn't seem like something a younger sister would say about her older brother. Sonia smiled wryly.

"Don't let Nie Zi hear you say that."

"Of course, and I don't plan to take over the dojo right now. I want my brother to stay there for a few more years."

Sonia laughed for a while, then took two ropes from her bag and handed them over.

"These two are for you. I was planning to give them to you, but I forgot."

"Thank you!" x2

After giving her gift, Sonia left Route 3 and took a shortcut to Grass Road Town.

After carefully putting away the special high-tech escape rope, Yuri glanced in the direction Sonia had left and asked curiously:

"Actually, Sister Sonia, you waited for us here specifically to deliver this, right?"

"I guess they're worried we'll get lost in the mine... But even if we do get lost, we can ask the people working there or our Pokémon for directions."

Mary abandoned her plan to study the rope leading out of the cave. No matter how it looked at it, it just looked like a well-made long rope... How on earth did it automatically find its way and guide itself in the cave? It was too sci-fi in every sense.

The two resumed their journey. Yuri searched around, hoping to find a six-tailed fox, and asked curiously:

"Speaking of which, Mary, will you become a gym leader in the future?"

"A dojo...maybe? But that's definitely a long way off. Before that, I want to travel to different regions."

“Other regions—I hadn’t even thought about that, ah—pfft…”

"Yuri?! What... what are you doing?"

Hearing Yuri fall, Mari initially thought she had been attacked by a Pokémon, but when she turned around, she saw Yuri with her head full of fluff and her bottom sticking out as she fell to the ground.

There was also a little cottony cat nearby, who was frantically trying to run away, but then became trembling with fear after noticing Baloo next to it.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, we won't attack you."

Mary carefully leaned over and touched the flower petal on the top of Yu Mianmian's head.

"nya~ (Hello, hello~ What's your name?)" x2

The two little dragons seem to be getting more and more in sync lately, radiating a reassuring atmosphere around the baby.

"Pfft—Ptooey pfft... Pfft ha..."

Yuri spat out the cotton wool from her mouth while rummaging through her hair and clothes, which were covered in cotton wool, looking quite disheveled.

"Yo... (Are you... trainers?)"

Feeling the Pokémon's kindness, Cotton felt a little more at ease.

"Yes, we are trainers passing by. Sorry for startling you."

"Oh... (No, it's okay, I was just too nervous.)"

"Pah, pah—what is He saying?"

Yuri was still struggling with the lint all over her body, but hearing the commotion, she asked out of curiosity. Mari pulled a cup of Moo Moo Fresh Milk from her backpack and handed it to Yumi as an apology.

Then he turned to Yuri and said:

"She said she forgave you for face-checking in the bushes."

"Oh...hehehe~sorry!"

A little embarrassed, Yuri scratched her head and chuckled as she slumped to the ground.

"Yo yo! (It's delicious, thank you!)"

"I'm glad you like it."

As Mary said this, Yuri had already come over, reached out and curiously pinched the petals on Youmianmian's head, and said with a smile:

"Sorry, I didn't see it clearly and thought it was some kind of flower. I didn't mean to scare you. Please forgive me~"

"Oh~ (It's okay.)"

Young Mianmian seemed a little uncomfortable with the flower petals on her head being pinched, and shifted her body restlessly to avoid Yuri's fingers. She then took two steps back and said:

"Yo... (Um, can I travel with you guys?)"

What did He say?

"He said she forgave you, and then asked us if we would like to take Him on a trip."

"Huh?"

P.S.: I always feel like my Pokémon stories are mostly slice-of-life... when other Pokémon stories are full of battles. Is it just me...?

Perhaps we could bring out those random characters from the game and write more battles?

Bai Pengpeng was going to give it to Yuri; its abilities included poison powder and sleep powder, and its special ability was cotton wool, making it suitable as a shield.

Chapter Twenty-Seven: I-chan Can Also Act Cute

Every Pokémon has its own story, and Pokémon that are willing to actively seek out their trainers and express their desire to travel together are even more so. However, since Marie and Yuri didn't ask, Yumi didn't say anything either.

Getting to know each other is always a gradual process, just like how Sisi has never said that her favorite Pokémon is Eevee.

The relationships between people, and between people and Pokémon, are built up little by little.

After acquiring Cottony as a new companion, the two set off again with a group of Pokémon.

Logically, this gym challenge route, planned by the league, should provide many non-challenger trainers with more battle opportunities. There are adults and children, people who simply enjoy battling, and those who aspire to become challengers in the future.

However, perhaps it was because Baloo, who was following Marie, was too intimidating, that the two of them walked for most of the day without encountering a single trainer who wanted to challenge them...

Young Mianmian seemed quite familiar with the area, bouncing around the two of them and happily humming some random song, appearing to be in a very good mood.

I originally planned to find a Vulpix or Growlithe here, but I ended up finding a Grass-type Pokémon instead.

We haven't decided who Yu Mianmian will stay with yet. It's just that the two of them will be traveling together for this part of the trip, so it hasn't been finalized yet. After traveling together for a few days, the child will probably have a choice.

Mary turned her head to look at Yuri, who was laughing foolishly beside Yumianmian, and felt that the two of them really got along well.

This little cottony creature has quite a talent. After learning more about it, Mary discovered that the child actually knows how to use poison powder and hypnotic powder. These two skills can only be inherited from parents, and the little cottony creature itself cannot learn them.

However, this also means that once Cottony evolves, it will definitely be able to target special attackers, as long as it doesn't encounter opponents with the Contrarian or Competitive abilities.

Similar to Cottony, Marie thought of another Pokémon, Cottony. She hadn't seen any around here, but she had heard that it appeared in the Wild Area when she was looking up information.

Looking up at the fledgling tit flying overhead, Mary thought about finding one to be her companion: the evolved Corviknight, with its Steel and Flying typing, strong resistances, fast flight, and most importantly, intelligence and gentleness.

Moreover, once you have it, you won't need to call a flying taxi anymore. Baloo, with its big head and short arms, is a Pokémon that flies vertically. It's fast, but it can't carry many people. At most, you can hold one person in front of you and there's no room left.

Marie was still a little embarrassed to be carried in a princess carry by her Pokémon in front of others... it was too shameful.

"Ah... Marie, why don't we rest around here for a bit? I'm hungry."

"Then let's rest for a while."

Mary looked around, then found a tree in a corner with Yuri and sat down in its shade.

"Ha... my feet are so tired. How much longer until we reach the mine... it's been a whole day since I started walking yesterday."

"Don't rush. There's no need to rush at a time like this. Besides, you might not even be able to beat Gym Leader Yaro right now. You should focus on training during your journey."

Yuri's current team composition is honestly quite difficult. Sobble is a single Water-type, which is weak to Grass-type, Fruitbug isn't very strong right now, and as for Cottony, Dust moves don't work. There aren't any particularly effective offensive methods either.

The gym leader said he would go easy on newcomers, but only to a certain extent. If Yuri really dared to go to the Grass-type gym like this, she would be taught a lesson she wouldn't tolerate.

"Oh! That makes sense! Let's start training then!"

Yuri seemed to have inexplicably found a boost of energy, and then, carrying the three little ones, she prepared to find a place to train them. Seeing this, Mary quickly said: