It came from Area Zero.
It had once lived with humans, but something red had defeated it. It lost its strength and fled.
Baimu picked out the important details.
What could have sparked a fight on that scale? Why hadn't its trainer—or whoever was responsible for it—intervened?
He sank into thought.
Whatever had defeated Miraidon might have been some advanced Paldean technology. Or it might have been the other Cover God, the one called... Koraidon?
He remembered a large red lizard styled like a tribal chief, built with the muscles of an athlete.
As for its trainer... Geeta?
He pulled out his phone, found a photo of Geeta, and showed it to Miraidon.
"Did you used to live with her?"
"Gahss~"
Miraidon shook its head.
Baimu found photos of every well-known figure in Paldea and showed them to it one by one.
Since it came from Area Zero, the person it had been with must have had some connection to the place. Perhaps they worked for the Paldea League.
But Miraidon shook its head at every face. Surely anyone connected to a Legendary Pokémon would be an important NPC with their own character design in the games!
Baimu scrolled through the photos without thinking while Miraidon shook its head like a rattle.
Then, all at once—
"Gahss!"
It cried out and rolled excitedly from side to side, like a cat gone wild.
Baimu turned the phone around to look. "Professor Turo?"
Of course. How had he forgotten him?
The professor's main field was Terastallization, and he had developed the Tera Orb ten years ago.
In the games, he appeared only in the "Violet" version. The "Scarlet" version had a different professor, a woman named Professor Sada.
They differed in more than gender. Their clothes were different, too.
Professor Turo dressed