As a woman of action, Courtney had not only been a Team Magma executive but was also a scientist. Her thinking was naturally no less thorough than Shelly's.
Yet the two reacted completely differently upon hearing about this.
Courtney provided all the emotional validation he could want!
Her first thought was not what impact this would have on the Sinnoh Region's ecology, its people, or even Team Galactic. Instead, like a fan who idolized a celebrity, she first expressed her admiration and affection.
She was emotional and wild, the exact opposite of the rational Shelly.
Perhaps this was also an important reason why the two would always be sworn enemies.
For once, Shelly did not respond to Courtney's behavior with sarcasm. She merely glanced at her before looking away, her mind wholly occupied with the impact this would have on Team Galactic.
Or rather, how Team Galactic would react if they happened to learn about this.
"You have to keep this secret. Or rather... keep it secret for now," Shelly said thoughtfully. "This is too big. It won't just affect Team Galactic. If those Pokémon Trainers... no, if ordinary people found out, it would have plenty of negative consequences for you too."
Shelly was absolutely right about that.
In this world, evil organizations were not the only ones pursuing top-tier Pokémon.
Ordinary people were no different.
Leaving aside whether they would feel covetous, jealous, resentful, or envious, there would be people who were not quite right in the head, declaring that the God of Time belonged to all the people of Sinnoh, refusing to accept a Pokémon Trainer catching it, and demanding that Xia You release it. As numerous as Magikarp in a river, they would surely keep swarming him, wave after wave, to denounce him.
Even if Cynthia had