A hearty meal, then a long sleep.
Alolan Raticate and the Rattata sprawled all over the ground.
"Ratta..."
Totem Raticate lay in a particularly brazen pose, sprawled on its back without the slightest concern for exposing the brown fur on its belly. It also paid no attention to Baimu, who leaned against its waist with his head resting on its stomach.
"I didn't expect you to be so fond of cleanliness."
He had expected a fat, chubby Pokémon that loved to eat to have a very strong odor.
But that wasn't the case.
Its scent was much lighter than its neighbor Bewear's. And perhaps because it had eaten so many Berries that their juices had splashed everywhere, it carried a faint fruity fragrance.
"Ratta."
Totem Raticate replied casually.
A meal of Shining Cuisine seemed to have softened its foul temper. Or perhaps it knew that after today, they would probably never meet again and couldn't be bothered to hold a grudge.
Habit was the most powerful force in the world.
Baimu held up the Sparkling Stone and examined it repeatedly. Sparkling Stones differed somewhat in color depending on where they were produced.
Melemele Island's Sparkling Stones were white, Akala Island's were pink, Ula'ula Island's were black, and Poni Island's were gold. The colors differed, but their effects were the same.
He was inevitably delighted at the thought of soon obtaining the Z-Ring he had been longing for.
With this thing, his trip to the Alola Region wouldn't have been in vain.
But...
Was it worth trying to obtain the Z-Power Ring?
The difference between it and an ordinary Z-Ring lay in whether it could use certain exclusive Z-Moves. Some exclusive Z-Crystals weren't of a standard shape and couldn't be mounted on an ordinary Z-Ring.
Aside from that, it provided no