Sootopolis City... giant waves?
Dian instantly thought of the scene from his handheld game back in the day, where two monsters fought, throwing in some rain for an extra visual effect.
He had found it pretty entertaining then. Now, it only made his stomach hurt, because just moments ago, he had nearly died in a volcanic eruption. In other words, the big shots had picked a fight, and before he had even caught a glimpse of them, he had almost become background scenery waiting to make the Pokémon Global Times.
No, impossible!
However incompetent the Hoenn League was, it couldn't possibly be that bad... Besides, Champion Lance was there... Dian fell silent for a moment. He couldn't be sure. What if this Champion Lance wanted to watch the big shots fight to gain some inspiration himself?
He hesitated briefly, then hurriedly called his nominal teacher, Lorelei, who was vacationing in the Orange Islands.
"Dian? I'm watching Wailord dance. It's a rare sight. Want me to record a video for you?"
For some reason, it was rather noisy on her end, and his keen ears even picked up the crackling sound of ice forming.
"Elite Lorelei! There are some over there too! What should we do?"
"How about holding an ice sculpture exhibition this year, featuring Wailord ice sculptures out at sea?"
Dian coughed. He felt there was no need to waste time asking pointless questions. "Lorelei, I'm in Unova right now. What's the situation?"
"Nothing much. It's not the worst-case scenario. Little Red and Little Blue just got uncomfortable in their sleep and rolled over. If they really woke up, we'd probably have tsunamis and massive earthquakes on top of this."
Lorelei gave a light laugh.
"But it's about time. You need to be prepared."
"Okay."
Dian nodded, then