In the bright morning light, an Aerodactyl took off from Veilstone City's Flight Platform and flew southeast.
Feeling the fresh air and cool breeze, Yong finally shook off the grogginess that had lingered since he woke up.
The farther east they went, the fewer hills and mountains there were, replaced by vast stretches of wetlands and jungle.
He sat on Aerodactyl's back, watching the scenery below.
Narrow bridges spanned patches of low-lying ground, and scattered travelers could be seen making their way along the roads.
They continued flying south. According to the map on his Pokédex, once they spotted Lake Valor, they needed to turn east to reach Sunyshore City.
Deep down, Yong couldn't help wanting to visit one of the Sinnoh Region's famous lakes.
Lake Acuity, Lake Verity, and Lake Valor featured prominently in all sorts of Sinnoh myths.
Flying into the gentle breeze, Aerodactyl gradually descended at Yong's signal. Not far ahead, an enormous lake was already faintly visible...
Lake Valor lay at the end of Route 214, surrounded by dense jungle. For various reasons, however, a broad road led directly to the lake.
According to numerous records, there were several explanations for how Lake Valor had formed.
But two accounts were considered the most convincing.
One held that this place had been the crater of an active volcano during the Hisui era. Frequent eruptions, coupled with shifts in the continent, had gradually altered the Hisui region's terrain. Eventually, the land here sank and leveled out, and the volcanic crater became a lake.
The other held that battles between Pokémon had changed the terrain! They had created a depression that eventually became a lake.
Neither account could be called right or wrong, but both involved changes to the terrain.
Thus, this continent must have undergone enormous changes between