A Beautiful Summer Night

Baimu saw the busy Officer Jenny off.

She had only come to check on the situation. Once she found the person responsible, she warned him to have Steelix keep a lower profile.

Trainers weren't the only people who came to Petalburg Woods. There were herb gatherers, woodcutters, fruit growers, families out for picnics and camping trips, and even ordinary people hoping to find a Pokémon. Many had Pokémon with them but little ability to battle.

Besides, most Pokémon on the outskirts of Petalburg Woods were weak. Anything too conspicuous could cause a small panic.

The person who had reported it to her was a herb gatherer. After collecting herbs, he had happened to look up and nearly scared himself half to death at the sight of a Steelix soaring freely through the sky.

The Big Monster movies had been popular lately. They told the story of a Mechanical Tyranitar that appeared and destroyed towns.

The man had taken one look and imagined himself in the movie.

"Taking a movie seriously is a bit much, but I can understand why he was scared..."

Baimu looked awkwardly at Steelix, who looked just as awkward and even a little hurt.

"Rrgh..."

Steelix gave a low growl. It had been so popular in Pyrite Town. No one had ever "disliked" it like this before—or so it thought. Plenty of Pyrite Town's underlings had been terrified of it; Steelix simply hadn't cared at the time.

Looking back now, though, Steelix remembered only good things about Pyrite Town.

Mainly that it could dig there.

"In that case... Sorry for the trouble, but from now on, you'll have to make the trip between here and Pyrite Town more often." Baimu patted its enormous head.

To look after the Pokémon Baimu sent over, N had specially arranged for