Covered in bandages, Sika lay in a room at the Oki Research Institute, silently staring at the pitch-black ceiling. Lying beside him was an unusually tired red man who had been fighting for a day because of a mutation today.

It was still thinking about what it had seen when Dr. Ohki arrived here with a few trainers from the Alliance not long ago.

Lei Gong smashed a huge transparent stone that bloomed with multicolored fluorescence at the bottom of the lake, took out a stone about the size of a fist from the countless flying fragments, and left.

It didn't know what the stone that Lei Gong had taken was it, but it cared more about the flying pieces than the stone, and why it was attracted to him...

Suddenly, a tingling pain in its chest interrupted its thoughts, and it also interrupted its gradual sleep.

The pain kept it from sleeping, and it wasn't until the sun in the east slowly rose over the horizon that Sika fell asleep.

The Oki Institute was unexpectedly quiet today, except for a few Alliance trainers standing guard here, and a few Special Events Prosecutors from the Alliance. After all, so much happened here just last night, and the alliance couldn't care if they wanted to.

Dr. Ohki, who had woken up early, was sitting at his desk, holding his forehead and thinking about something, when the video phone in front of him suddenly rang.

So early, is it a call from the Alliance?

Dr. Oki glanced at the number of the videophone, and saw that it was the phone number of Ash, who was traveling.

"Hey, this is Big Wood, Ash. How's it going? ”

"Dr. Ohki. It's been a long time, I'm okay here, what about you? ”

"Well, what to say, a lot of unexpected things have happened... Is there something wrong with calling so early? ”

"There's nothing to do, I just want to exchange Pokémon... We're right here in Dasha Valley, and recently I heard that someone had excavated Pokémon fossils here, so we wanted to stop by and see... I wonder if there was Sika, maybe I could dig up something. ”

"Besides, since my Eevee has been looking listless lately, can the Doctor help me take a look at what's going on?"

"Ibu's words are good to teleport over, but Sika... It may not be able to teleport to you there for the time being. ”

“... Yes? Why, Doctor. ”

"He needs to recuperate now. Recently, there was a bit of an accident in the research institute, Sika was affected, and he is still being treated, not that if you want me to exchange it for you, you can exchange it for you. ”

"How could it be..."

Ash's face on the other side of the phone was about to be pasted on the screen, and Pikachu next to him was also looking at Dr. Oki with a worried expression.

"It doesn't matter, does it?"

"It just needs to be recuperated. If you really need Sika, I should be able to exchange it for you as soon as noon today. You also know that compared to other Pokémon, Sika's own recovery ability is really the fastest recovery Pokémon I've ever seen in my life, so it's probably okay to let him rest for a while. ”

Dr. Oki shook his head slightly.

"But I can remind you, although Sika should be fine, but mentally tired, are you sure you really need Sika?"

"No, it won't."

"Anything else?"

"Well, not really. But Doctor, my little fire dragon suddenly evolved yesterday, according to the book, my little fire dragon has not even fully passed the juvenile stage, it has evolved into a fire dinosaur, will this bring any side effects? ”

“... Little Fire Dragon, has it evolved now? ”

Hearing Ash's worried words, Dr. Oki's first reaction was a joke, but he remembered that a trainer who had taken a baby fire dragon from him had asked this question before.

It seems that Crimson has met that guy on a trip before.

"Don't worry. Pokémon evolution does not leave sequelae due to problems during the growth period, at most, it is like Sika, there is no way to evolve in the juvenile state. ”

"Evolution makes the Pokémon itself move to a higher level of life, the earlier it evolves, the easier it is to change the shape of the body, the easier it is to reshape the cells in the body, and there is a higher chance that the Pokémon will have a body form that is more suitable for their habits."

"For example, some adult fire dragons are used to using their tails to attack, and their tails may be no different from normal fire dinosaurs when they evolve into fire dinosaurs, but small fire dragons that evolved when they are young may have slightly longer and stronger tails when they evolve into fire dinosaurs. The same can be said for fire dinosaurs when they evolve into Charizards. ”

"I've received it. By the way, although Sika can't be exchanged for you right now, but since you only have five Pokémon on you right now, if you want, I can teleport back to one of those Pokémon caught in the wild wilderness area. ”

"And there's one thing I haven't told you before. Now that you're working for the League in some sense, you can also apply to the League for the right to carry non-competitive Pokémon before you reach adulthood. If you don't plan to use Pokémon for competitive purposes, you can travel with additional Pokémon. ”

Dr. Oki pulled out a notebook from a drawer and flipped it open, rummaging through something as he spoke.

"Extra Pokémon?"

"yes. Non-competitive Pokémon means that even if you carry such a Pokémon, you are not allowed to use them in regular matches. However, I would like to warn you in advance that although it is convenient to carry a lot of Pokémon when traveling, it may take you more time to take care of them, and if you have to stay here in Dasha Valley for a while, let's think about this by the way. ”

"I heard you caught two more poachers during this time? Well done. ”

Ash smiled brightly.

"I was almost caught."

"Either way, if you catch it, you catch it. Okay, do you want me to pass on any Pokémon now? ”

"If you can, please ask the Doctor to teleport the strange power."

He caught a monster in the Pokémon Fields area, and later put it directly to the doctor for storage.

The doctor nodded, telling Ash to tell him to wait a moment.

"I'll probably help you teleport the monster through the noon or afternoon hours. I can't say for sure, but you'll be able to ask for it yourself. ”

"Thank you, Doctor."

"Be careful."

Ash and Oki each said goodbye and went about their own business.

"How's it going, is Sika coming back?"

"Hmm... Probably, Sika is not convenient to come back now, and he was talking about it in the afternoon. ”