Jubilife Breeding Center.
A small truck drove up the stone-paved road to the entrance, bringing the rewards from the Young Breeders' Competition.
"The Liquid Alloy Training Device, the Pokémon Item Set, and a Pokémon Egg. Please check everything."
Li Wei glanced over the items and, after confirming that the Pokémon Egg was undamaged, signed the delivery slip.
The delivery worker checked that everything was in order, then drove away.
The patterns on this egg gave no clue as to what Pokémon was inside.
Its pale yellow shell had green triangular markings, a very common appearance for a Pokémon Egg.
Even eggs laid by Pokémon of the same species were not completely identical.
Conversely, Pokémon that looked entirely different could have very similar-looking eggs.
To prepare for breeding Pokémon, Li Wei had read all the papers written by Professor Elm, who studied Pokémon Eggs.
Professor Elm had once written a paper,
arguing that the similarities between Pokémon Eggs meant that even eggs lost in the wild would have other Pokémon help hatch them.
Hatching a Pokémon from an egg would awaken maternal instincts, prompting the foster parent to continue raising the Pokémon.
It was not uncommon for other Pokémon to help hatch eggs, and they would keep raising the young even after discovering they were not their own.
For example, the Rowlet Ash later caught in the Alola Region had been hatched by a Toucannon.
Not to mention that Bear God who loved playing mom...
She even raised the Team Rocket Trio as her children...
Li Wei could not tell what Pokémon was in this egg either. All he had was the information provided by the organizers.
An appraisal suggested that it was likely a rare Pokémon.
Whether it actually was or not did not matter.
If it really was a