Pokémon from Galar

Upon hearing this, Yuri immediately became interested. Mary nodded, took a sip of water, and slowly began to speak:

"About a few years ago, I begged my brother to take me to play in the Wild Area. I got so engrossed in playing with the wild Pokémon that I accidentally got separated from him."

Mary carefully recalled what had happened back then, but she couldn't tell whether it was because of her child's health or simply her own immaturity.

"At the time, I was mainly worried about being scolded by my brother, so I wandered around the forest feeling a bit sad. Back then, there were no Rotom phones, and I didn't know the way at all. I don't know how long I walked, but it was getting dark, and I was exhausted. Then a Pokémon picked me up."

"Pfft... It's alright to have found it, but is it a Dragonball Tortoise?"

"Yes, but it hadn't evolved yet back then; it had just evolved into Dragapult. Dragapult is the Pokémon with the most overprotective parental attitude when it evolves into Dragapult."

"Eh...is that so?"

Yuri stroked her chin and then opened her profile in her encyclopedia.

"Anyway, it was just a coincidence. That guy had just evolved and hadn't found someone to take care of yet. Then he happened to see me and, mistaking me for a baby Pokémon, put me on his head..."

"Pfft... You can do that?"

"Well, that's just their mentality. If they can't find any of their own kind for a while, they'll look for other baby Pokémon to take care of."

Mary couldn't help but laugh. It was quite funny back then; when she was squatting under a tree feeling down, she was suddenly picked up and had her head rested on someone's shoulder. She was almost scared to death.

"After that, He took care of me for one night, and then the next day after I successfully found Doronmesia, He helped me find my brother. When I found him, He gave my brother a big fright. I will never forget the look on my brother's face when he saw me on Doronmesia's head. It was so funny."

"Wow, this looks really interesting. When I was little, my family would never let me come here. I could only play with the family's Woolstätter."

"You still have Woolstätten sheep at home?"

"Yes, yes, my family runs a ranch, and we specialize in wool for sale."

"Ranch, Yuri, is your home in Hualang Town? Do you know about the Weimei Forest?"

"Mari-chan, are you interested in the Slumber Forest? I've heard there are some really scary Pokémon there."

Yuri looked quite serious, as if she had actually seen it before.

"How to say?"

Mary only vaguely remembered some things. After all, more than ten years had passed, and it was impossible for her to remember all the stories about the Galar region from her previous life clearly.

"Um... Marie, let me tell you, actually before I went on this trip..."

Yuri, with a serious expression, tugged at Mary's sleeve and leaned closer, beginning to tell a ghost story in a low, eerie voice:

"...Hop and I kept walking and walking, and then the fog got thicker and thicker. When we could barely see anyone around us, suddenly a super scary Pokémon appeared! In an instant!! Without any warning!! It appeared!"

"Oh...oh, what kind of Pokémon is that?"

Mary gently patted the little hand that was gripping her arm tighter and tighter, and nodded helplessly in agreement.

"I can't see it very clearly... but it looks like a wolf? And it's huge. The attacks have no effect at all, it's like it doesn't exist."

"Huh... the attack was ineffective? What happened next? You were saved by the champion?"

"No... After we attacked a few times, that Pokémon suddenly roared, and I was engulfed by white mist and passed out. When I woke up, the mist had dissipated, and the Champion had found us and Wooloo. I don't know where that Pokémon went."

"We still don't know what kind of Pokémon it is?"

"Hmm... Mr. Champion doesn't know either, and Sister Sonia can't explain it either."

"I see. But maybe we'll understand when we need it later."

Mary propped her head up and looked at Yuri with a smile, which made Yuri's heart race instantly.

The confidence and certainty in his tone made even the most unconvincing lines seem believable.

Yuri thought to herself

Chapter Eleven: New Companions

The next morning, Mary crawled out of her sleeping bag and saw Doronbarut and his two henchmen gathered around a large pile of something they didn't recognize, doing something there.

"ha--!"

Covering her mouth and yawning, Mary walked over with her hair down, curiously craning her neck, and asked lazily:

What are you doing?

"Hoo hoo~ (Currently tidying up the pile of stuff in the nest.)"

"nya (Sister Mary, look! This big pearl is so beautiful!)"

"nya~nya~ (These pearl-shaped buns are definitely prettier!)"

The two Doron Mesias were each holding a pearl, seemingly very pleased with it, while Marie was looking at the pile of things that hadn't been sorted out yet: star sand, large gold beads, various disposable move learners... and the several large cans of energy cubes she had given them yesterday.

"Why have you moved everything out? What are you doing, moving house?"

Mary was genuinely curious. Ever since she met this guy, that nest had almost always been occupied by Him. Why was He suddenly moving?

"Ee... (What's wrong?)"

Izumi probably heard the noise too. She squinted and twitched her long ears as she walked over, looking drowsy and as if she had finally had a good sleep in the wild.

"Good morning, Ichi-chan. The Dorgons look like they really want to move."

"Eh? (Moving?)"

I-chan walked over to Mari's side, glanced at the two Doron Mesias rolling around in a ball and the pile of items, blinked, and then, as if suddenly remembering something, abruptly looked at the Doron Balto who was lying on the ground beside her, taking stock of his collection.

"Eek—! (Are you really sure?!)"

"Roar! (Of course! I'm not going to let a little guy like you outdo me!)"

"Ee-(Whatever, go and talk to Mary yourself.)"

Ichigo seemed to know something, but before Marie could ask, he yawned and went to take care of Ralts, who had just woken up.

"...So, what is it?"

Looking at Dorombalto in front of her again, Mari smiled and tilted her head.

"Roar—(I want to travel with you, Marie-chan. You are a very special trainer; you possess a certain potential.)"

"Huh...? With me? You should know what that means..."

"Hooray—! (Of course, I want to be Marie's Pokémon!)"

"call……"

Marie took a deep breath. Was Draco strong? Of course it was. In fact, after they had practiced together, Draco could easily become a main attacker in this year's gym challenge.

"Although I have some guesses... I still want to ask for the reasons."

"Roar—(As I just said, Marie, there's a certain potential within you. Eevee is the best example. I've never seen a one-year-old Moon Eevee possess such power.)"

"Perhaps this is Ichi-chan's own talent, just based on this alone..."

"Hoo—(No, Ichi-chan is indeed very talented, but not to this extent. After participating in countless battles over the past year, I can tell that the special one isn't Ichi-chan, but you.)"

"Alright, alright, one last question, what about the two little ones? Should we let them come along too?"

"Huh? (Isn't that obvious?)"

"You're right, I made a stupid mistake. Okay... then which Poké Ball do you like? I'll go get it for you to see..."

Mary turned around to go to the tent to get her backpack, only to find that Yi-chan had brought it over sometime earlier.

"..."

"Ee~ (You're welcome~)"

Silently, he rummaged through his bag and took out the box containing his collection of Poké Balls, then placed it in front of Dragapult.

"Which one do you like? By the way, Ichigo uses this moon ball over here."

Collecting Poké Balls is one of Marie's few hobbies. Excluding some special Poké Balls that are more difficult to obtain, Marie has collected about ten different types of Poké Balls.

"Hmm~ (This one will do.)"

Dragapult tapped a blue Poké Ball with yellow crosses on its tail—a Speed ​​Ball.

"Mmmmm~"

Marnie took out the Poké Ball, pressed the switch, and waited for the Poké Ball to grow larger before gently touching Dragapult's large face to hers.

bang——

The ball bounced from my palm, wobbled in mid-air, and then fell to the ground with a crisp sound of successful capture.

Mary reached out and picked up the ball, cradling it in her hands. She gently lowered her head and kissed the surface of the ball, whispering:

"Please take care of me from now on, Dorungbaltosan."

Marnie released Dragapult again, put away her Poké Ball, and then went to wash up and tidy herself up. Dragapult, meanwhile, continued tidying up the nest with the two Dragapults.

So when Yuri lazily crawled out of the tent, she happened to see Mari and Ichigo dividing up the spoils.

"...What are you doing?"

She asked the same question that Mary had asked before.

"Oh, you've come at the right time. Here, take these skill machines."

When Mary saw Yuri walk in, she grabbed a few skill machines that she had prepared beforehand and stuffed them into Yuri's hands.

"Eh... what is this?"

Yuri stared blankly at the skill machine in her hand, looking completely bewildered.

"Tide Whirl, Protect, and Solar Beam and Sunny Day are one-time use TMs. You can teach Sobble the first two now, and the latter two after you evolve Berrybug."

"Eh, eh eh—!?"

Ignoring Yuri's exclamation, Mary put all the shiny items that could be sold into a large bag and stored them away. Then she sorted the skill machines by attribute and stacked them up before putting them away.

"Why...why are you giving me this??"

Yuri held the TM in her hand, trembling. She had to tremble, even if it was a one-time use TM, it was so well preserved, and it wouldn't be cheap to buy one outside, especially since it had a powerful move like Solar Beam.

When I left home, my mother gave me 30,000 yuan, which was enough for my daily expenses, but I still couldn't bring myself to buy something like a skill machine...

"Why... because there just happened to be extra, and I have spares at home, so I might as well give them to you."

Ever since Mary started trading with Doron, he's stopped limiting the types of TMs he collects, resulting in Mary having a huge collection of all sorts of TMs.

Giving it to Yuri as a favor would be a good idea.