Joy's first reaction was to ask where this Evolution Stone had come from. Roy did not look like someone with much money, yet he had casually produced an Evolution Stone.
Roy said he had won it by participating in the Rookie Cup.
"Rookie Cup?"
"You're... Roy!"
Roy nodded. It seemed his popularity was doing fairly well now—even Miss Joy, whom he had never met, knew who he was.
Miss Joy opened iq and entered the Rookie Cup forum. The first post showed the awards photo from the finals, and the boy standing at the far left was the one before her.
No wonder Roy had seemed familiar at first. He was the Ghost-type Pokémon Trainer who had recently gained some popularity on iq.
One of her close friends, Joy, had also served as a Rookie Cup judge and had mentioned Roy to her before, saying he was a very handsome boy.
Now that she saw him in person, he seemed to be more than just handsome. He was kind as well.
"Roy, do you know what you're holding? Are you sure you want to use this Leaf Stone to exchange for Blissey's egg?"
Miss Joy's tone turned serious. She clearly had not expected Roy to be willing to take out something so valuable for a Primeape.
Although a Leaf Stone was not as rare as something like a Shiny Stone or Dusk Stone, quite a few Pokémon needed Leaf Stones to evolve.
It would certainly sell easily, yet Roy was willing to take it out for a Primeape.
"Yes. As long as Primeape can be cured, money isn't a problem."
"But..."
Miss Joy hesitated. The family rules only allowed treatment fees to be paid in cash. If they settled the bill with a Pokémon item...
Seeing her hesitate, Roy assumed