Pewter City, Fossil Science Museum.
After passing through the fossil section, they arrived at the spaceflight section.
The atmosphere here was entirely different, filled with the cool feel of metal and the ambition of human technology.
A massive rocket model stood in the center, beside a replica lunar lander and models of various satellites and probes.
Yes, the Pokémon world had long since explored the moon, though it had made no particularly remarkable discoveries.
The most notable discoveries were Minior in the atmosphere and Rayquaza slumbering there...
Even Li Wei could not help letting out an admiring sigh at the sight of these spaceflight models.
Although he knew little about the vastness of space, humanity's great feats in exploring the stars never failed to stir his heart.
Metagross seemed to find something here that resonated with it.
It hovered before the lunar lander model, its four eyes flashing rapidly with red light, seemingly analyzing its structure, materials, and propulsion principles.
Metagross's enormous body and mechanical appearance formed a striking scene alongside the spacecraft models around it.
It was as though Metagross itself were a creation that had descended from outer space.
Come to think of it, that was not entirely wrong.
In "An Introduction to the Study of Pocket Monsters," which Professor Oak wrote at twenty-five, he had expressed his questions about Pokémon.
"Why? Why did Pokémon appear in our world?"
Even today, that question had yet to be fully answered.
Arceus had come from an egg in the cosmos, and had in turn created Pokémon.
From that perspective, Metagross could also be said to have come from the cosmos, from outer space.
*(So this is how humans explore "beyond the sky"?) *
Diancie gazed up at the towering rocket model, its eyes filled with wonder.
Shaymin looked even smaller