"The stickers here are really nice! Don't you think, Larvesta?"
"Larva~"
Yong held the Incubator in his arms, with Larvesta perched on his shoulder.
It had been a long time since they left Iron Island, and the egg Riley had given him was now on the verge of hatching. The Pokémon Egg, which had been soaking in nutrient solution all this time, now gave off a faint glow every so often. To witness his new companion's birth, Yong had decided to keep it with him at all times for the next while, so he wouldn't miss that moment.
Sunyshore City's Flight Platform stood beside the lighthouse at the edge of a cliff, and there happened to be a bustling market right there.
This was the largest sticker market in the Sinnoh Region, with a character all its own. The little stickers were cut into the shapes of various Pokémon or featured all sorts of symbols. Beautiful and intricate, they were very popular with women.
They even drew trainers' attention. Trainers would make special trips to Sunyshore City to collect stickers of different Pokémon, whether simply to satisfy their urge to collect or to use them as decorations.
Yong enthusiastically picked out stickers of Steelix, Swampert, Aggron, Flygon, Claydol, Larvesta, and other Pokémon... He found one for every companion except Kleavor.
Kleavor was so rare that some people had hardly ever seen one, so stickers of the Pokémon were difficult to find. Yong searched for a long time without any luck and could only leave in disappointment.
Fortunately, one shopkeeper smiled and promised to make a batch of Kleavor stickers as soon as possible, ready for Yong's next visit...
He followed the road out of the market toward the city beside the cliff.
Sunyshore City was a port city crisscrossed with