The night passed uneventfully. Early the next morning, Liu Qing said goodbye to Xun Chaoze at Spring Lake, then headed alone to the Train Station and boarded a train bound for Sunyshore Town at the foot of Mt. Coronet's western slopes.
Mt. Coronet stretched across Sinnoh. Like the Indigo Plateau, which spanned Kanto and Johto, it was a vast mountain range renowned throughout the world and rich in resources. With Mountain Spring Town on its eastern slopes enjoying such fame, Sunyshore Town on its western slopes naturally had plenty to offer as well. Strong winds blew through Sunyshore Town all year round, making it home to one of Sinnoh's two main wind power plants. What had begun as a small town for power plant workers and their families had gradually developed into the diverse town it was today. And with Mountain Spring Town about to hold a "Water-type Pokémon Catching Contest," Sunyshore Town was clearly not to be outdone. The moment Liu Qing entered town, he felt an unmistakably festive atmosphere-the same atmosphere he had experienced not long ago at the Pastoria Harvest Festival.
As usual whenever he arrived in a town, Liu Qing headed straight to the local Pokémon Center for his first stop in Sunyshore Town.
"Good afternoon, Nurse Joy!" Liu Qing greeted her after entering the Pokémon Center, just as she handed a tray of Poké Balls to a purple-haired Pokémon Trainer wearing a blue-purple shirt.
"Good afternoon!" Nurse Joy took back the tray, now empty after the Trainer had retrieved his Poké Balls, and greeted Liu Qing with a gentle smile.
"You!" The Trainer had been about to turn and leave after putting away his Poké Balls, but stopped when he caught sight of Liu Qing's profile.
Liu Qing had not paid much attention to the