Chen Shi certainly hadn't made up Professor Sycamore's nickname, "the heartthrob professor."
Practically everyone in the Kalos Region knew about it, and the staff at his laboratory sometimes teased him about it.
It always sent everyone into peals of laughter.
Diantha said with a smile, "Absolutely. Professor Sycamore is the man of many girls' dreams here in the Kalos Region."
Her words made everyone present laugh.
The atmosphere, which had grown somewhat serious while they discussed business, instantly became much lighter and more cheerful.
Professor Sycamore waved his hands repeatedly, looking a little embarrassed. "All right, let's get back to business."
Then he turned to Chen Shi with a serious expression and said:
"I asked you to come here for two reasons: Mega Evolution and Fairy-type Pokémon."
Before Chen Shi could answer, Professor Sycamore continued with a detailed explanation. "You might not know this, but the Kalos Region doesn't just have many ruins related to Mega Evolution. It's also home to a lot of unusual Pokémon."
"Take the Florges you use, for example. It's a Pokémon native to our Kalos Region."
He paused briefly, seemingly gathering his thoughts so he could explain himself more clearly.
"These Pokémon all have one thing in common: something is off about their typing."
"I suspect that many Pokémon in the Kalos Region are Fairy-types, so my main reason for inviting you here was to ask you to help us identify them."
Chen Shi nodded. Professor Sycamore's request didn't surprise him.
After all, he had already had a few suspicions before coming here.
Most likely because of Xerneas's presence, the Kalos Region was indeed home to a large number of Fairy-type Pokémon.
Besides, the paper Chen Shi had published on Fairy-type Pokémon last time wasn't comprehensive enough. Many Fairy-type Pokémon hadn't been included.
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