"Alolan Ninetales..."
Lorelei watched the screen, studying the ethereal nine-tailed fox with mischief dancing in its eyes, and soon smiled.
It was beautiful and powerful, with an irreplaceable role to boot.
Who wouldn't love a Pokémon like that?
As an Ice-type member of the Elite Four, how could Lorelei not know how important weather was to her team?
But the Kanto Region had no Pokémon with the Snow Warning Ability. Even looking at nearby Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh, only the Abomasnow line had it.
Yet Abomasnow wasn't essential to her team, and besides...
It wasn't pretty!
Lorelei had to admit that, although she'd been eighteen for who knew how many months now, she still had a girlish heart. Her home was decorated in pink and filled with Pokémon plushies, so she did care about looks a little.
She could accept an ugly-cute Pokémon like Jynx, but something as fierce-looking as Abomasnow...
She would pass.
Now that Qingyu had introduced a Pokémon that combined beauty and strength, an intrigued look immediately crossed Lorelei's face.
Aside from its good looks, Alolan Ninetales could also bring snow, and the base stats listed in the Pokédex by Professor Oak's team were quite respectable.
Just as Qingyu had said, it really was a Pokémon that suited her.
But...
Had Professor Oak ever visited the Alola Region? Why didn't she remember anything about that?
Or were professors from other regions responsible for Alola's Pokédex, and she'd simply never noticed because they kept such a low profile?
Either way, this Alolan Ninetales had piqued Lorelei's curiosity.
Beyond its striking looks, an Ice/Fairy-type Pokémon was exactly what she needed.
Its secondary Fairy type would make it completely immune to the threat of Dragon-type energy. Combined with the pressure its Ice type put on Flying-type Pokémon, it was the