Ye Mom tilted her head, looking a little torn as her indecisiveness kicked in. "Anything is fine, preferably something cute."
"Mom, what are you talking about?"
By then, Ye Menghan had had enough fun too. She washed her grubby little hands by the river and ran over.
Ye Qing stroked her twin ponytails. "Nothing. I've decided which Pokémon to pick for you."
"What Pokémon?"
At those words, Ye Menghan's eyes immediately lit up.
Ye Qing smiled and asked, "I wonder if you've ever heard of a Pokémon called Shuckle."
Ye Menghan tilted her head and ventured, "Shuckle? Is that the Pokémon that looks like a turtle?"
Ye Qing nodded. "That's right, that's the one.
"Shuckle is very popular among Breeders. It can distinguish the quality of different Berries and use them to squeeze delicious Berry Juice inside its body. That would be a big help to you, since you like researching Pokéblocks."
Ye Menghan nodded. "Oh, I see. All right, then. Shuckle is pretty cute, actually."
"Good. Then we'll set off once Milotic gets back."
Before long, Ditto, who had transformed into Bellossom, found out where Shuckle was. Just then, Milotic returned from the distance too.
Milotic had everyone sit on its body so they wouldn't get scratched by bushes and branches along the way.
"Ha-cha."
At this sight, Monferno, who was clearing the path ahead, became rather unhappy. Its trainer and his family were one thing, but why had even Ditto climbed aboard? Wasn't this bullying a monkey?
The more Monferno thought about it, the more aggrieved it felt, and it wanted to climb onto Milotic's back too.
"Mi!"
Milotic narrowed its eyes. The murderous intent in them made Monferno shudder involuntarily.
"Mo!"
Ditto covered its mouth and snickered, standing on Milotic's back and throwing its weight around.
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