"Hello, everyone! I'm Nurse Joy!" After some time had passed, while the contestants below the stage were still chatting among themselves, Nurse Joy stepped onto the stage with a microphone in one hand and greeted the sea of people. "I'll be your host for this contest. First, thank you to the more than five hundred friends from far and wide who have come to participate in Mountain Spring Town's Water-type Pokémon Catching Contest! The rules are the same as in previous years. There are no special restrictions on fishing rods. You may use your own or one provided by the organizers. You can catch as many Water-type Pokémon as you like within the time limit, but..."
As she spoke, Nurse Joy picked up a Poké Ball decorated with a mountain-and-water retreat design from a tray held by an attendant and raised it high. "You may only catch three Pokémon with Spring Balls. Anyone who catches three Water-type Pokémon from Spring Lake within the time limit can advance to the second stage of the contest-battling! These will be one-on-one battles, meaning you may use only one of your three captured Pokémon in each match. The contestant who fights their way to the very end will be the champion! Now, please look over here..."
Nurse Joy gestured to her right, where an attendant stood holding a gleaming golden trophy, and continued, "This is the trophy the champion will receive. In addition, the winner may choose one of their three captured Pokémon to take home. Everyone, if you want to become a powerful Pokémon Trainer like Miss Cynthia, and obtain Pokémon as strong as her Gastrodon and Milotic, make sure you seize this opportunity!"
"What the hell? This is the top-secret information Nurse Joy was talking about? Since when could a secret be