The next day.
On the speedboat heading back to Melemele Island from Akala Island, Lana, Lillie, and the others were still marveling at what had happened.
Yesterday, Rockruff had still been a tiny little Pokémon. Now, a magnificent Lycanroc lay at the front of the deck.
"Yeah, it looks so cool!"
As they chatted, they also marveled at how quickly their time on Akala Island had flown by. Six days had passed just like that.
"That just shows how much fun we had on Akala Island! Look, it's getting farther and farther away!"
Lana couldn't help turning to look back at Akala Island in the distance.
Standing in the wheelhouse, Olivia said with a smile:
"Whenever you want to visit Akala Island, just let me know. I'll come pick you up in my boat."
"Thank you, Miss Olivia!"
After they returned to Melemele Island,
although the Master League's opening match was scheduled for that evening, Professor Sycamore still had something else to do.
That was to give Ash's Lycanroc (Dusk Form) a comprehensive examination and register it in the Pokédex.
Although Professor Kukui wasn't an expert in this field, he could handle it too, and was quite accustomed to doing so.
The day after Lycanroc (Dusk Form) came into being,
inside Professor Kukui's laboratory,
Professor Kukui and Pokédex Rotom conducted a detailed examination of Lycanroc's new form.
Ash, Olivia, and the other students watched from the sidelines, nervous and excited.
"So this is how you examine a Pokémon?"
Professor Kukui explained with a smile, "That's right. Once the examination is finished, we'll register it on the Pokémon League Official Website.
After you connect to the network at a Pokémon Center and download the update, you'll be able to see it in your Pokédex."
Although only Ash had a Pokédex