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The screen went black.

Then it lit up again.

The rancher stood there holding a pitchfork. Suddenly, he blew a whistle. "Tweet—"

Pokémon across the plain turned to look. Three emerged from the herd and slowly approached him.

Baimu took a closer look. They were Tauros, Rapidash, and Ampharos—classic ranch Pokémon, and presumably the rancher's partners.

[You learned from a neighbor who had brought his child over to apologize that your daughter had been mocked by her classmates for a long time yesterday because you had never competed in a League Conference. After thinking it over all day and discussing it at length with your wife, you came to the ranch and gathered your old partners.]

[You decided to challenge Pokémon Gyms and the League Conference, starting from scratch.]

A pixelated woman came out of the house, holding a bag and looking worried. The speech bubble above her head appeared in fits and starts. "Honey..."

The rancher recalled Tauros and the others into their Poké Balls, reassured his wife, then turned toward his daughter, who was hiding inside the house.

[You wanted to say goodbye to your daughter, but perhaps she was still angry with you. She refused to come out and see you.]

[Feeling a little regretful, you set off for nearby Olivine City with your old partners.]

The rancher drove away from home. The modern vehicle made Baimu a little wistful. A man with a clear goal really was different.

But the view did not pull away.

Just as the car was about to disappear into the distance, the ranch girl rushed out of the house, apparently crying and shouting something.

The rancher's car quickly backed up.

The narration told Baimu that the ranch girl was apologizing to her father and urging him not to leave. She no