Dawn seemed never to have considered the matter from that angle.
That was hardly surprising. After all, she was only a ten-year-old girl. How could she think of so much?
Now that Xia You had mentioned it, she recalled their first encounter with Shaymin. It had emerged from somewhere covered in dirt, looking for food on its own. There had been no sign of any companions nearby. It had been completely alone.
It had looked as though it had suffered quite a bit, both miserable and a little pitiful.
As she recalled this, Xia You's voice sounded beside her again.
"You don't even need to think about it. Though they migrate together, they only gather in the Flower Field during certain months. They probably don't live together the rest of the time. Even if they do, with this Shaymin's personality, it would probably be the one sneaking off alone. Besides... once you catch it, wouldn't you and your Pokémon count as its companions?"
From Xia You's tone, Dawn fully understood what he meant and looked at him in surprise.
"You... you want me to catch it?"
She really could not understand why, with such a rare Mythical Pokémon right before him, Xia You wanted her to catch it rather than catching it himself.
This was a Mythical Pokémon!
It was an opportunity countless people dreamed of. Xia You was a Pokémon Trainer, too. Didn't he know this was also a good chance to improve his strength?
So even if someone was going to catch it, shouldn't it be him?
Why was he giving the opportunity to her?
Besides...
She glanced at May, Cheryl, and Ash again.
In terms of their relationships, those three were clearly closer to Xia You than she was. Even if he didn't like Shaymin, why hadn't