Time slipped by, and before anyone knew it, another year had passed.
Newcomers everywhere, brimming with hopes and dreams for the future, received their chosen Pokémon from their local Pokémon League Professors, then set off on their own journeys.
Gyms everywhere entered another busy season.
It was true in the eastern hemisphere, and just as true in the western hemisphere, including the Kalos Region, which had long since adapted to the Pokémon League system.
The continent in the southwest of the western hemisphere always enjoyed a humid, refreshing climate.
With the Pokémon League investing heavily in development and consolidating resources, the Kalos Region had undoubtedly entered a period of rapid growth, and every city had undergone tremendous changes.
The influx of goods from the eastern hemisphere greatly stirred the locals' enthusiasm and helped people from the two regions integrate. Economic development made transportation more convenient, bringing a wealth of tourist attractions to the scenic, pleasantly temperate Kalos Region and drawing even more travelers from the eastern hemisphere and the Alola Islands.
The major cities along Kalos's Southwest coast were especially bustling, their streets filled with people coming and going.
Even Laverre City, a mining and industrial city rich in iron and steel resources, attracted large numbers of Trainers and tourists thanks to its famous rock-climbing activities and rocky caves!
"It feels completely different from the Sinnoh Region!"
With an ice cream in each hand, Cynthia smiled in delight.
She wore a black, knee-length silk skirt, her long blond hair tied into two ponytails. Silver ribbon ornaments fluttered in the breeze as she surveyed the dazzling goods and people of every skin tone along the street, her eyes full of curiosity.
Beside her, a boy's short black hair stirred gently in the wind. Wearing oversized sunglasses, an open blue shirt, and