However, now that the Pokémon Transfer Device had appeared, Trade Evolution had probably been discovered as well.
Thinking of the person he had met during the Devon Challenge, someone born into a Water type Pokémon family who had nevertheless chosen Scyther, Xinhai became even more certain that Trade Evolution had already been discovered.
He continued browsing the relevant technical previews, introductions to the principles involved—naturally, only superficial ones—and background information on Researcher Bill and his team.
"Three days from now, Cerulean City..." Xinhai's gaze fell on the time and location of the press conference.
Cerulean City was one of Kanto's most famous cities, while Lavaridge Town in the Hoenn Region, where he currently was, lay across vast seas from it.
Knowing that it would still be a long time before the system was officially installed throughout the Hoenn Region, Xinhai continued reading the comments below.
Once he confirmed there were no other worthwhile comments, Xinhai set down the Pokédex and gently let out a breath as he looked at the green roof of the tent.
The Teleportation System... I never expected it to be announced so soon. And, as expected, Researcher Bill was the one leading its development.
Fragmented memories of Bill from the games in his previous life surfaced in his mind—
The Bill from the games had been a combination of "tech nerd + mildly socially anxious." While conducting a transfer experiment, he merged himself with a Clefairy and ended up in a half-baked state with a human head and a Pokémon body, waiting for the game's protagonist to operate the computer and restore him.
The real-world Researcher Bill might still have had that sort of personality, but there were major differences.
This genius researcher, praised as one who appeared only once in a century, had achieved breakthrough