February 2.
Jubilife Pokémon Theme Park.
The news that Li Wei had caught Latios and Latias had caused an uproar online,
but it had not actually made much of an impact.
The reason was that Tobias had already caught a Latios and even used it at the Lily of the Valley Conference.
One of the Nurse Joys had also caught a Latias, so this was not the first time someone had caught them.
And this time, the person who had caught them was Li Wei.
Li Wei had so many rare Pokémon around him that even Latias and Latios no longer seemed all that rare.
Dawn, who had heard the news the previous evening, had hopped on her bicycle and raced straight to Jubilife City the next day.
"Teacher!"
Li Wei was recording information about Latias and Latios when he spotted Dawn in her winter clothes waving excitedly at him from afar.
What Li Wei was recording about Latias and Latios was not their stats, but their preferences.
For example, what flavors of Berries did they like?
Did they have any special requirements for their living environment?
Construction at the park was about to begin anyway, so he could make arrangements for Latias and Latios at the same time.
"Slow down. Don't trip."
Before long, the energetic girl came running over, panting, while Piplup's round eyes brimmed with curiosity and excitement.
Holding Piplup, Dawn jogged up to Li Wei and Latios.
"No need to worry, no need to worry!"
Her words practically made things happen.
Li Wei could only say that Saiko had been right.
The instant Dawn said there was no need to worry...
Her foot suddenly slipped,
"Piplup!!!"
and Piplup went flying into the sky...
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But Dawn did not fall,
and Piplup did not drop out of