Inside a cave on Mt. Moon.
Li Ke led the way while introducing the place to Dongshu. "This cave was actually excavated by the people of Pewter City to make traveling to Cerulean City more convenient. Later, though, it became a paradise for Wild Pokémon. But don't worry—the Wild Pokémon living here are all very gentle. Once we pass through here, we'll be able to see Cerulean City!"
"Thank you very much." Dongshu thanked him politely.
However, he suddenly noticed that many extremely bright incandescent lamps hung from the ceiling of the cave.
Under their illumination, the cave, which should have been pitch-black, was as bright as day.
Not far away, there were also many Pokémon that seemed to be in a rather strange state.
Watching that scene, Dongshu could not help asking, "What happened to those Pokémon?"
"This?" Li Ke glanced over there, then sighed helplessly and explained, "Some strange people turned the cave into this state, throwing the lives of the Pokémon that live here and are already accustomed to darkness out of balance."
"Like those Paras over there—they can't help planting shiitake mushrooms all the time."
Dongshu looked over and, sure enough, saw a group of Paras using their claws to pluck the mushrooms off their backs and plant them in the ground. Several Paras beside them were lying on their backs, staring up at the ceiling.
"And Sandshrew are being dried out by these incandescent lamps to the point of dehydration. Zubat have become extremely irritable too. I patrol all over the place to protect Mt. Moon from being damaged by bad people," Li Ke explained.
"Then shouldn't we just take these lights down?" Dongshu frowned as he looked at the miserable Pokémon.
"I've taken them down many times before, but not long after I did,