"Let's continue. The battle isn't over yet."
Baimu recalled Alolan Meowth, instructed Miraidon to move the tree, and had Blissey retrieve the Eviolite.
Without question.
This Eviolite had originally belonged to her. Later, her trainer had traded a hand-knitted nurse's cap for it and passed it down to Porygon2.
Not long ago, Porygon2 had loaned it to Alolan Meowth to boost her defenses, so she would not be instantly taken out if she encountered an overly powerful opponent.
How nostalgic!
"Happy..."
Blissey's eyes filled with reminiscence. She got some clean water and a white cloth from Gengar, then carefully wiped the Eviolite clean.
Miraidon bit down on the branch of the broken tree and dragged it backward.
Though he was a Special Attack-oriented battler, moving a mere fallen tree was easy enough.
Kieran and Carmine were still immersed in thought.
It was not that Baimu's words had been so earth-shattering that they had suddenly achieved enlightenment and resolved to change their ways.
It was simply that, with the added weight of his identity as a Regional Champion and idol, the two naturally felt that his words contained some profound meaning worth pondering.
When his thoughts were interrupted.
Kieran hurriedly said, "O-okay!"
His hand hesitated among the Poké Balls in his pouch. After a few seconds, he chose one and threw it.
Bang!
A massive apple landed on the ground, and a green serpent-like creature emerged from the hollow at its top.
"Chiss..."
It flicked its bright red tongue like a snake.
Hydrapple, the apple hydra Pokémon, the final destination of Applin's third evolutionary path.
Baimu found that Game Freak seemed especially fond of Pokémon made up of multiple individuals.
Leaving aside the early generations, Wishiwashi from Generation Seven, Falinks from Generation Eight, Maushold from Generation Nine, and others all consisted