Glaceon's icy-blue feet lightly touched the waves rising from the river. A faint series of cracks sounded as the water froze, and a lifelike splash solidified beneath its feet, reflecting the early summer sunlight in a rainbow of colors.
Yet this sight did nothing to frighten the wildly irritable Ursaring. Summer was a season of crushing loneliness and misery for singles, and the same held true for single bears—only their suffering was even worse!
Thus, among Trainers setting off on their first journeys, there was a familiar saying.
In spring, don't attract unwanted admirers.
In summer, never make wild bears jealous.
"Roar—!!"
"Roar!!"
"Roar, roar—!!"
With nowhere to vent their frustration, the Ursaring pounded the yellow rings on their chests with their paws. Their faces twisted fiercely, and blazing white energy gradually gathered in their slightly open mouths—their signature Hyper Beam!
Mamoswine stared at the rows of Ursaring across the river, imagining what would happen if it went out there to block them...
Countless searing things would shoot onto its neatly groomed back. The pain was secondary. The real problem was...
The humiliation!
No. Absolutely not. Not even if it killed me. Even if I go hungry for three days, five days, half a month, I'm not going... When Mamoswine says no, it means no!
Don't I have my dignity?
Time and Pokémon were always the surest means of helping a Trainer grow. After spending so long with Mamoswine, Dawn had come to understand its piggish nature.
Without another word, she tossed out a bag of Pokéblocks in Mamoswine's favorite spicy flavor!
The bag of Pokéblocks, barely enough to fill a gap between Mamoswine's teeth, sailed in an arc toward the space between the frozen splash and the Ursaring...
"Ma... mo..."
Mamoswine's eyes immediately locked onto it, and a tragic