Appearance Follows the Heart

Scent Sister had a unique way of searching for wild Pokémon.

It was also through this opportunity that Baimu learned from the narration why she could always find injured Pokémon.

First, through her past herb-gathering trips, she had often discovered nests left behind by all kinds of wild Pokémon. Sometimes, injured Pokémon had even come to snatch things from her. This was experience she had accumulated from those encounters.

Second, she relied on her nose—her sense of smell could easily distinguish hundreds of medicinal herbs and detect the subtle differences between Fragrance Essence. It was enough to catch the special scent carried by injured Pokémon.

So, when she entered the forest, she did nothing unnecessary.

[You began using your sense of smell to search for nearby wild Pokémon]

"What kind of nose is that, the Nose of God?" he quipped. Still, he did not underestimate Scent Sister and Roselia's combat ability. Their earlier medical rescue had already proven quite a lot.

What surprised him, however, was that although Scent Sister had clearly discovered many wild Pokémon, she only stopped to look at them for a while before leaving each time.

Was she dissatisfied?

The narration gave him the answer.

[Seeing those Pokémon leisurely soaking in hot springs, free and healthy, you simply could not bring yourself to disturb their good time, so you gave up]

The forests near Lavaridge Town contained countless open-air hot springs. Wild Pokémon especially loved visiting them because, just as advertised, they could cure all ailments.

Seeing Scent Sister watch a Pokémon walk toward a hot spring without stopping it,

Baimu knew it was the effect of the [Kindhearted] talent.

It seemed Scent Sister would have a hard time catching Pokémon through ordinary means. She would probably either have to rely on