Ursula's Pokémon?
The image of a pink-haired girl with twin ponytails flashed through Baimu's mind first.
Then he remembered that someone else in LaRousse City had Plusle and Minun—
Tory.
One of the protagonists of Destiny Deoxys.
He had formed a friendship with a Deoxys from outer space, helped Ash resolve the rampaging cube robot incident, and gone from fearing Pokémon to being able to get close to them.
"Where did you two come from?"
He pinched Minun's ear.
"Mina~"
The grinning Minun found it a little ticklish. It shook its head, crackling with electricity, and the numbing sensation made Baimu quickly pull his hand back.
"Pluu!"
Seeing this, the Plusle beside it excitedly leaned its head over, its expression practically screaming, Me next! Me next!
Baimu gave it a pinch too.
Crackle!
Tiny arcs of electricity danced through the air.
The two rabbit-like Pokémon immediately waved their arms and laughed, then hopped onto his knees and touched the positive and negative tips of their tails together.
Bzzzt—
With a sharp burst, bright yellow electricity suddenly shot upward like scattered blossoms.
"Plulululu—"
"Minaaa—"
The self-entertaining Plusle and Minun were delighted.
Baimu, meanwhile, raised his phone high with lingering fear. Fortunately, he had lifted it quickly enough to avoid the wildly dancing current. Otherwise, he would have had to pray that its quality was up to standard.
After all, in the homes of many Electric-type Pokémon Trainers, electronic devices were considered short-term consumables.
"Ah! Where did this Plusle and Minun come from?"
Lisia and Dawn had finally noticed the two adorable "uninvited guests." The former wore an affectionate smile, while the latter froze for a moment and looked around.
"Ursula is here too?"
Plusle and Minun had once been a psychological shadow for her, and Ursula had even used them in