The villa at Kala'e Bay, Melemele Island.
Li Wei and Cynthia stood surrounded by Pokémon: Darkrai's gaze, Corviknight's body, Sirfetch'd's proudly puffed-out chest...
Molly hadn't drawn a portrait sketch, but an oil painting.
Yet it captured them remarkably well.
After seeing Molly's painting,
Lucario, Zeraora, and the others were all very pleased, as were Li Wei and Cynthia.
When Cynthia learned that Molly was a wandering street artist, she even offered to help her find work.
There were plenty of studios looking for artists like her, both in Sinnoh and the Alola Region.
Li Wei added, "My studio needs artists too, though you might have to go to the Sinnoh Region."
Li Wei's Pokémon game studio also needed artists for its current work.
"If you're interested, I can recommend you directly," Li Wei offered.
But Molly declined both offers.
"I'm not ready to look for a job yet. I still need to improve my painting skills and travel around looking for inspiration."
Cynthia didn't push her. "If you ever need anything, you can come find us in Jubilife City in the Sinnoh Region."
"If you're in the Alola Region, I'm sure Li Wei and Professor Kukui can help too."
"Thank you," Molly said gratefully.
"I'll be on my way, then."
Molly had only recently come to paint on the streets of Hau'oli City. Before that, she had painted elsewhere.
Molly was from Poni Island, and Li Wei had also spotted a Z-Ring and a Fairy Z-Crystal on her wrist.
She had taken them off while painting earlier, though, so they were probably in her bag now.
Although she was a street artist, Molly probably wasn't completely destitute. She had a home on Poni Island.
Pokémon School.
While Ash and the others were having class on the school field, the