After spending a little time training... giving the lovely Officer Jenny Chinami some ideological guidance, Dian returned to the inn to look through certain confidential records that were not stored in the public's memories.
As for Chinami, she naturally had important business of her own—the Officer Jennys stationed in the Decolore Islands were indeed few and far between, numbering no more than five... but custom still required her to visit each of them and pay her respects.
Normally, Dian, her "fake boyfriend," would have had to march off with her, but he had an excuse—no, important business.
Just as he had planned earlier, he intended to recruit some "Pokémon Researchers" and was considering which ones would be easy to abduct... approach for friendly negotiations.
The Clefairy colony on Mt. Moon was a good choice. They lived in groups and had their own religion and social awareness, which should make negotiations fairly convenient. Besides, they were cute enough that they might boost the [Yingyue Research Institute]'s looks GDP.
The problem was that Mt. Moon was a protected area, and it also fell under the Pewter Science Museum's jurisdiction.
And with wild Pokémon or those belonging to Trainers, it was hard to say whether they possessed any research capabilities.
That was important. He was looking for Researchers, not planning to raise a bunch of professional cuteness merchants.
So, rejected!
Next came Malamar. There were several colonies of these Pokémon in the Kalos Region... but they had problems too. First and foremost—they would drag down the looks GDP so badly that even his good looks could not save it.
Second, most Malamar yearned for peaceful, leisurely lives. Mental exertion was not something they enjoyed.
Only a handful of delusional edgelords wanted to take on heaven, earth, and the very air itself.
"Forget it.