After parting ways with the highly motivated Tate.
With two Dreepy perched atop his head, Baimu went to browse Harbor Market, known as the "Lilycove Kitchen," and bought a large amount of fresh aquatic ingredients.
Of course.
With the world's setting closer to the mid-to-late anime era, things like abalone and lobsters were basically out of the question. So-called "seafood" mostly referred to various marine plants, while eating fish Pokémon was absurd beyond absurd, completely at odds with the broader setting of the later anime.
Only in the original series had there been scenes of Meowth, starving beyond endurance, gnawing on a Magikarp raw.
Even so, the taste of aquatic plants was no worse than the fresh fish and shellfish from his previous life.
At least, that was what Baimu's taste buds told him.
Interestingly, Slateport City and Lilycove City were both port cities with tourism functions, yet the latter's fresh aquatic ingredients tasted even better than the former's.
It was a little strange.
But when he returned to the Lilycove guesthouse, he found the atmosphere in the room somewhat odd. He just could not put his finger on what was odd about it...
Hm?
Where was Hydreigon?
Baimu suddenly realized that Hydreigon had not come to greet him when he opened the door. He could not even spot it at a glance. All he saw were Aggron and Shiny Milotic watching the tides from the balcony, Steelix sunning itself on the little sandy beach, and Mawile clutching its phone in the room.
"Dreee~"
"Dreee!"
The two Dreepy split up. The older sister went to watch TV dramas with Mawile, while the younger brother went looking for Dragapult, who was hiding somewhere unknown.
After enjoying the exhilarating speed of a police motorcycle, the little guy's craving had been completely stirred