New Littleroot Town

Unlike the handful of cottages in the games, Littleroot Town in the anime was a sprawling coastal town.

Skyscrapers stood everywhere. It had a train station connecting it to other cities and even a vast harbor large enough for the Love Milotic to dock.

Baimu remembered the final episode of the Original Series. Ash's Pikachu and Meowth had encountered plenty of wild Pokémon around the dockside warehouses, including huge swarms of Haunter. He wondered whether they had been driven away.

As he disembarked, many trainers he had gotten to know came to see him off.

"Come visit Kanto when you get the chance!"

"Kalos too!"

"You have to come to Alola! I'll treat you to the best Malasada!"

"Johto's Rage Buns are delicious too!"

"Can they beat my Castelia Cones?"

"What the hell are you talking about?"

"Oh? Got a problem with that? Then let's battle!"

"You think I'm scared?"

The bunch of clowns got so caught up in their squabble that they ignored his farewell wave. Baimu helplessly spread his hands at Mawile beside him.

"That's what it's like out there. You meet all kinds."

"Maw!"

Mawile wholeheartedly agreed, then urged her trainer to visit a department store for a pretty tent and a cute little pillow.

After more than a week aboard the ship, and with Baimu's further explanations, she finally understood that traveling meant she generally couldn't sleep in a princess bed.

Mawile was disappointed, but she settled for making him promise to buy her a pretty tent and a cute sleeping bag or little pillow.

Baimu readily agreed.

But having just arrived in Hoenn, he had quite a lot to do.

First stop: the Pokémon Center.

Littleroot Town hadn't had one before, but as the town grew, a three-story Pokémon Center had been built.

"Maw..."

Mawile