July 27, nine in the morning.
The central plaza of the Jubilife Pokémon Theme Park.
At the edge of the plaza,
the newly completed giant statues of Arceus and Regigigas seemed to cast approving gazes in the sunlight.
These five-meter-tall statues of Regigigas and Arceus had been built by Bibarel, Bidoof, and Sirfetch'd working together at Li Wei's request.
The painting had been done by the others.
More statues would stand here in the future.
In Li Wei's room, the sleeping Regigigas let out a resonant hum that only Li Wei could faintly sense.
At the summit of distant Mt. Coronet,
the gaze of Arceus's avatar crossed the vast distance.
"This medal belongs to my Pokémon partners-Zeraora, Lucario, Metagross, Corviknight,
and Diancie, Shaymin... Without their trust and dedication, I couldn't have accomplished anything."
Li Wei finished his acceptance speech,
and they officially moved on to the day's second important ceremony-the theme park's opening.
The sun shone brightly, voices filled the air, and a breeze brought a hint of coolness from Swan Lake.
Some visitors who weren't interested in the medal ceremony
had already gone ahead to explore the open areas.
At the Little Ranch, children were already getting up close and personal with Turtwig, Sprigatito, and Eevee.
Li Wei's voice carried across the plaza through the microphone.
"You've probably seen at least a little about the Pokémon Theme Park online or in the news."
"You might be wondering what exactly a Pokémon theme park is."
Just as Li Wei had said, plenty of people were wondering.
What was a Pokémon theme park?
They really couldn't figure it out.
Of course, some sharp-eyed people had guessed the full picture from the areas already open.
Li Wei smiled. "I have a dream: to help more people understand Pokémon properly, just as Professor