Hau'oli City, Pokémon School.
Kiawe and the others had also watched Cynthia's livestream from the History Museum in Eterna City the night before.
Sophocles exclaimed in surprise, "Ursaring can evolve into Ursaluna! Did you guys see that?"
Kiawe nodded vigorously. "I did! It even made me want to try catching an Ursaring!"
Lana asked in confusion, "But didn't you want to become a Fire-type Trainer?"
Kiawe scratched his head with a smile.
"I only said I wanted to try, didn't I?"
Since Ursaluna was a Ground- and Normal-type, Kiawe couldn't quite commit to the idea, despite his interest.
"I'll pass too."
Mallow liked Grass types, and Lana liked Water types.
Sophocles, meanwhile, liked Electric types.
The one most likely to catch an Ursaring was actually Ash. After all, he wasn't picky about types.
"Are you planning to catch an Ursaring, Ash?"
"If I run into one, I will!"
Kiawe rubbed his chin.
"But judging by what the Pokédex says, Ursaring doesn't seem like a great fit for Ash's battle style."
Holding the Pokémon Egg, Lillie shook her head.
"That won't do. Ash's goal is to become a Pokémon Master. He needs to learn how to command even relatively slow Pokémon."
Although she had never commanded a Pokémon in battle,
Lillie really did have the greatest store of knowledge and tactics of all the students present.
Even Kiawe couldn't match her.
That was the value of having started reading at four or five years old.
Li Wei entered the classroom and clapped his hands. "You can talk about Ursaluna after class. Let's start our lesson."
In the classroom,
Li Wei was explaining the diversity of Pokémon ecosystems, focusing on the importance of protecting them.
Just then, without warning, the Pokémon Egg on Lillie's desk began to shine with a soft, steady