Sunyshore City.
A coastal city at the southeasternmost corner of the Sinnoh Region, nearly half of its infrastructure stood above the sea, supported by long, narrow capes.
The entire city exuded an intensely technological atmosphere.
Vast numbers of solar panels had been installed on every building in Sunyshore City, leaving almost no space uncovered.
High-tech moving walkways also spread throughout nearly every corner of the city.
As a result, there were hardly any speeding vehicles to be seen in all of Sunyshore City.
It had to be said.
Truant was the greatest driving force behind the advancement of human technological civilization.
The luxurious airship landed at Sunyshore City's dedicated airfield.
It had carried Xia Yan and Steven across the sea to the Sinnoh Region, then flown from Snowpoint City in northern Sinnoh all the way to Sunyshore City in the south. Even though Steven's family's airship incorporated plenty of advanced technological equipment, it still needed to replenish its energy.
And an energy city like Sunyshore City was naturally the ideal place to do so.
However.
Just as Xia Yan, Steven, and the others were about to leave the airfield, they were called back by the airship staff.
And the reason.
Left both Xia Yan and Steven dumbfounded.
"It's out of power?"
Steven blinked in surprise.
The staff could only respond with helpless expressions.
Only then did Xia Yan remember.
Volkner was a talent, whether in Pokémon battles or mechanical construction.
But he loved overloading Sunyshore City's entire power grid until it collapsed.
Thinking of Volkner.
Xia Yan remembered battling him in the Lily of the Valley Youth Tournament in another world.
He truly was a genius whose talent and diligence were enough to rival Gardenia's.
And in this world, Volkner was hailed as the strongest Gym Trainer in the entire