"Hoopa!"
Floating in midair was a gray-and-pink Pokémon that looked somewhat like the genie from Aladdin's lamp, only much smaller. It had a pair of horn-like ears, each adorned with a golden ring.
They were the golden rings that had appeared when Sylveon's donut was stolen earlier.
Tears welled in the little one's eyes as it covered its palm and looked fearfully at Xia Yan and the Pokémon who had suddenly appeared before it.
It was precisely the Pokémon Xia Yan remembered.
Hoopa!
"Toge!"
Togekiss pointed at Hoopa across from them, recognizing those two golden rings and its arms as well.
"Sylveon—!!"
Sylveon was even more upset.
After all, the donut that had just been stolen was its donut.
Sylveon could even see a few donut crumbs at the corner of Hoopa's mouth.
Alakazam, however,
remained as calm as Xia Yan as it observed Hoopa, a hint of puzzlement flashing in its eyes.
Alakazam felt that
the little fellow before it did not seem to have much fighting ability.
Yet its powerful Psychic-type intuition told it that this little one was anything but simple—simple enough to threaten its life.
"Sylveon, I'll buy you another one later," Xia Yan comforted it.
He could not underestimate Hoopa just because it was still in its Confined form.
That black Rayquaza that had accomplished the feat of taking on seven opponents alone had been summoned by it.
"Sylveon."
At his words, Sylveon's mouth drooped, its pink eyes full of grievance.
Xia Yan could only crouch down and stroke its head while soothing its emotions.
There was no helping it.
What, was he supposed to make Hoopa spit out the donut it had eaten?
However,
when Hoopa saw Sylveon's aggrieved expression and Xia Yan comforting it, its own grievance instantly burst forth.
Its arm was