On the bench, Mallow and Lana revealed why Mallow had been so upset.
When Mallow was little, her mother had rarely been able to stay by her side because of her illness.
One day, Mallow's mother took her for a walk in the forest behind the Pokémon School.
Mallow had been very excited.
Ever since she was little, Mallow had longed to go for a walk with her mother.
It was on that outing that Mallow and her mother happened upon Bounsweet.
Seeing how much Mallow liked Bounsweet, her mother caught Bounsweet with a Poké Ball.
She hoped Bounsweet could take her place,
and stay by Mallow's side.
Her illness was terminal,
and Mallow's mother knew she did not have much time left.
All they could do now was manage her symptoms.
That was why Mallow's mother had forced herself to take Mallow out for a walk despite her frail condition.
Not long afterward, Mallow's mother was hospitalized again.
And every time Mallow went to see her, her mother would apologize to her.
As a child, Mallow had not wanted to hear that.
But looking back now, Mallow could understand how her mother had felt.
Mallow's mother had been sorry that she could not give Mallow a complete, happy childhood or stay with her as she grew up.
But Mallow back then...
As a child, Mallow had not understood.
So, in a moment of anger, she had impulsively said some hurtful things.
"I hate having a mom like this! I hate it so much!"
But Mallow had not known that this would be her last conversation with her mother.
It was not that Mallow had not wanted to see her. She had simply felt too ashamed to face her.
This was the first time Lana had heard Mallow talk about