After sleeping from evening until noon the next day, Yong finally felt back at his best! He said goodbye to Nurse Joy and left the Pokémon Center, bundled in his down jacket. Setting out from the port, he followed the coastal road south.
The original story had mentioned that Wooden Barrel Town was a port town southeast of Snowpoint City. The two were not far apart.
Strong Wind Town lay between Snowpoint City and Wooden Barrel Town, surrounded by mountains!
By comparing the two towns' locations on the map and narrowing down the general direction, he could more or less pinpoint the rocky mountain where the Shiny Metagross might be.
After all, it was easy enough to identify a place that had appeared in the anime. Later on, Ash, Dawn, and their friends would stop here. Dawn would enter the Pokémon Contest held in Wooden Barrel Town and win a Ribbon, while Ash would compete in Strong Wind Town's Sky Ring Tournament!
The coastal road was flat at first, but gradually, wooded hills became more frequent, and the road began to rise and dip.
When he saw the road ahead gradually disappear into the mountains, Yong knew he was probably heading the right way.
The snow-covered world around him slowly faded away, replaced by stands of tall pines and brown mountain walls! The sunlight overhead finally gave off some real warmth, and the temperature gradually rose.
"It's finally warming up! Right, Larvesta?"
"Lar~"
A little head poked out of his jacket collar. Larvesta gave a muffled chirp and curiously surveyed their surroundings.
Yong, who had been using the little Pokémon as a hand warmer, chuckled. He took off his down jacket, put it into his backpack, changed into a light shirt, and held Larvesta in his arms again.
"There! That