Rota City, Cameran Palace.
Inside the luxurious castle, in the banquet hall.
A wild Aipom had appeared on Li Wei's shoulder.
According to Brock, he had already seen this Aipom that afternoon.
Li Wei did not pay it much mind.
The rare Pokémon marker on the Radar kept flashing.
But that was simply how the Radar's detection range worked. It could only tell him that the rare Pokémon was nearby, not pinpoint its exact location.
Li Wei suspected that this rare Pokémon was most likely Mew.
If it really was Mew, the Pokémon could be anywhere in the castle.
It could be invisible, or it could have transformed into any Pokémon.
Mew's Transform was flawless because it possessed the genes of every Pokémon.
Even Li Wei's intermediate appraisal could not see through it.
So Li Wei had no idea that the Mew he suspected was there had transformed into an "Aipom" and was sitting on his shoulder at that very moment.
That came down to Li Wei's intermediate affinity. Pokémon were actually quite willing to approach him.
Rookidee had been the same before evolving into Corviknight, flying onto Li Wei's shoulder all on its own.
That was why Li Wei did not think much of Aipom climbing onto his shoulder.
If Aipom was willing to leave with him afterward, Li Wei would gladly catch it.
By seven o'clock, the ceremony to hand over the Aura Guardian’s Staff was about to begin.
Li Wei, Steven, Brock, and the other guests all focused on Queen Arianna and Ash at the foot of the steps leading up to the throne.
Queen Arianna held a crystal-inlaid scepter in both hands. Opposite her stood Ash, dressed in the Aura Guardian’s Attire, with Pikachu on his shoulder.
A sideways glance gave Li Wei a clear