Pokémon from Galar

Yuri blushed slightly, scratched her head, and chuckled.

"what……"

Mary suddenly raised her hand to cover her mouth and yawned. She was actually a little sleepy, but talking to Yuri made her happier. Being alone in a foreign country, this made it easier to relieve her loneliness.

Are you sleepy?

"It's alright, it's just a bit comfortable to sit in bed. Oh, by the way, I saw a Z-Move today, it's quite powerful, it feels even stronger than a Dynamax move after Dynamaxing."

"Huh?! That's so exaggerated?"

"I don't know if every Z-Move is this strong, or if the Pokémon I encountered today was just stronger. That Pikachu defeated Palm."

"? Pikachu? Palm? Electric-type versus Dragon-type?"

"Yeah, it's unbelievable, isn't it? With Palm's strength, he was actually defeated by an Electric type. Although Palm brought it on himself, that Electric type was really strong, completely unlike anything Pikachu could have."

"So Balu wasn't discouraged?"

"No, it's fine..."

Mary turned her head to look at Balu, who was sleeping soundly, and explained with a smile:

"He deliberately took a Z-move head-on before being defeated."

"Oh... should I say, as expected of him?"

Since Marnie described it as even stronger than a Dynamax move... Yuri imagined the power of the Dynamax moves she had seen Palm use. She figured she could probably withstand them without Dynamaxing.

"But because of this, Pazu seems to be particularly interested in Z-Moves now, so I'll have to work harder on it."

"Go for it! I believe in Mary-chan, she can definitely do it!"

"Thank you for your blessings."

Yuri chuckled for a while, then suddenly said:

"How about we hang up now? Marie, you look really sleepy..."

"...Hmm, stay with me for a little while."

Mary was silent for a moment, then pulled up the covers and lay down, turning to face Yuri on the other side of the screen, and said with a smile:

"I'm having trouble sleeping here all by myself. Could you do what you're doing and talk to me a little longer?"

"..."

Hearing Mary's soft plea, Yuri took a deep breath, trying to suppress her agitated emotions, and replied with a big smile.

"Of course, I don't have anything to do today anyway."

Yuri actually planned to set off from the Wilderness to Motogakure City right now, but it seems she might have to wait a little while.

"Thank you... It's a little strange living alone in such a big house all of a sudden."

Mary narrowed her eyes slightly, moved the Rotom phone a little closer to her, and clearly recorded her calm breathing in the audio, which was then promptly sent to Yuri's phone.

"Me too, staying in a hotel alone always feels like something's missing."

Yuri had already climbed out of bed and started changing out of her pajamas. The camera hadn't been moved; Rotom still kept the lens pointed at Yuri.

"...Are you really going to exchange it right in front of me?"

"What's the point of saying anything now? You didn't even bother to avoid it when you changed clothes."

"But this camera is pointed at you and filming you..."

"..."

Yuri blushed and glared at Mary.

"Could you please not say it in such a strange way?"

Is it my fault?

"Otherwise what!"

"..."

Mary thought for a moment, then rubbed her head against the pillow.

"Okay...it's my fault."

Chapter 113 About the Island Tour

"what……"

The next day, Mary, who didn't remember when she fell asleep, groggily opened her eyes. Rotom's phone was lying next to her, the screen off. She guessed that Yuri had cut off the call after she fell asleep.

Squinting and nuzzling against the pillow, Mary finally sat up, propping herself up on the bed. The sunlight outside the window was exceptionally bright, but unfortunately, due to jet lag, Mary's spirits were still not very high.

After getting out of bed, Mary changed her clothes, checked the time on her phone, and left the bedroom to start preparing breakfast for everyone.

However, the noise coming from outside the house made Mary decide to go out and take a look. The house was located in a rather remote area, a two-story detached wooden house near the beach and the sea.

The advantage is that it's relatively quiet, and the beach outside is also suitable for Pokémon training, but the disadvantage is that it's a bit far from the city center.

"Hoo~ (Good morning, Mary~)"

"Good morning."

The Pokémon woke up much earlier than Marie and were currently exercising outside. They hadn't had time to practice yesterday, so they couldn't be lazy today.

"Have you all eaten the Energy Cubes?"

"Chiru—(Well, I've already eaten, but I'm still saving room for breakfast.)"

While leisurely helping Xiao Mo with her basic training, Si Jiang turned to answer Mary's question.

"Then I'll go make breakfast."

"Chiru—(By the way, I feel like I'm going to evolve again soon.)"

"So fast?"

Mary blinked. Although Sis-chan's growth rate was indeed not slow, was it really this fast? It had only been a month since her last evolution.

"Chiru... (I'm not quite sure, I just have a vague feeling, or maybe it's just a hallucination of my superpowers getting stronger?)"

Sis-chan wasn't quite sure either, she just had a slight feeling, which is why she told Mary about it.

Mary reached out and patted Sis's head, smiling as she comforted her:

"It's alright. It's good to be able to evolve, but don't worry about it if it's just an illusion. Your growth is already very rapid, so there's no rush."

"Chiru~ (Mmm~)"

Sis squinted and rubbed her palm against Mary's. The trainer's words reassured her a little.

"By the way, speaking of which, Gardevoir's average height is 1.6 meters. You're already close to 1 meter tall, and you might even be taller than me after you evolve."

Mary squatted down, propped her head up, and said this with a smile to Sis in front of her. After all, Mary's height was only about 1.5 meters. Judging from Sis's development, it was almost a certainty that she would surpass Mary's height after evolving.

"Chiru...? (His height? That's a bit hard to imagine...)"

Sijiang blinked. In her opinion, height was not a big deal. She wasn't even the tallest or shortest.

"Well, let's not talk about this anymore. I'm going to make breakfast first."

Mary patted Xiao Mo's head again, then stood up, propped herself up on her knees, turned around, and went back into the house.

It would be great to get a Popplio here, but unfortunately, wild appearances of this kind of Pokémon are indeed rare. As one of the three starter Pokémon in the Alola region that has not yet been fully finalized, it is likely that the island king is controlling the relevant information.

Of course, in other regions, the establishment of starter Pokémon might have made wild starter Pokémon less common, but in Alola, they are genuinely rare, and it's the island kings who are trying to increase their numbers.

After all, the atmosphere in Alola is indeed quite different.

The sixth Pokémon for Mari's team is still undecided. To be honest, they did consider Ultra Beasts, which are generally powerful, but temperament is indeed a problem. Although the memory is not clear, there are still some pieces of information that she vaguely remembers.

This includes information that each Ultra Beast is extremely powerful and dangerous.

If you go to another world and pick up an egg to raise from scratch, that's fine, but just catching one doesn't necessarily mean you'll get along well with it.

"Good morning, Loto! Is breakfast ready, Loto?"

The Rotom Pokédex had somehow flown off to somewhere, and it wasn't until Mary went into the kitchen to prepare the ingredients that it slowly floated in to say hello.

Good morning, are you just up?

"It wasn't Loto. Last night I connected to part of the Aether Foundation's database and entered some Pokémon data, Loto."

"Huh? Don't you have a map in your database that covers several regions?"

"That's the basic version of the Loto. This Loto, as a special model, needs to have more detailed and professional data entered!"

"Oh, I see... I see."

Mary nodded, indicating that she understood. Anyway, it was probably Sonia who applied for it, since the Aether Foundation's Pokémon data was quite comprehensive and of high quality.

……

After quickly finishing Marie's special Alola-style breakfast, just as he was about to head out to the Pokémon School, Ash and Professor Kukui unexpectedly came to visit.

"Wow! Another Pokémon I've never seen before! So cool!"

Before Mary could even say hello, she saw Ash approach Little Chirp and begin to look at her curiously.

"Alola, Dr. Kukui."

"Alola, Marnie, you and your Pokémon look very energetic."

Professor Kukui and Marie didn't pay any attention to Ash's behavior.

"Yes, I rested quite well yesterday. Thank you for the room, Dr. Kukui."

"Haha~ I'm relieved that you're comfortable here. Let's go to school together."

"Yes, thank you for coming all the way here to pick me up, Professor."

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the three of them, along with a group of Pokémon, headed towards the Pokémon School.

"By the way, Mary, the King of the Islands granted you permission to participate in the Island Tour and the Grand Trial yesterday."

“So easy?”

Mary blinked and looked at Dr. Kukui. She had thought she would have to wait a while, but he agreed so easily.

"Haha~ Marie, you seem to have some misunderstandings about the Alola Trials. It's not that difficult to qualify for the Island Tour and the Trials, because the content of the trials is the most difficult part."