"The Rainbow Wing and the Silver Wing?"
Steel frowned when he heard those two names. As a master Poké Ball craftsman, he naturally knew what they were.
Although Professor Elm and Erika knew little about them, their knowledge allowed them to vaguely guess where the two feathers had come from.
Only Chie, who was still young, looked at her grandfather in confusion.
"Grandpa, what are those? Are they feathers from some kind of Pokémon?"
Erika was fond of this innocent, carefree little girl, so she took the initiative to explain on Steel's behalf. "The Rainbow Wing is Ho-Oh's feather, while the Silver Wing is a feather from Lugia, the god of the sea. Because both Pokémon are Legendary Pokémon, even their feathers contain wondrous powers."
"Ho-Oh... Lugia..."
The little girl murmured those two household names, her eyes filled with longing, her thoughts drifting who knew where.
As someone from Johto who had grown up hearing stories about these two Legendary Pokémon, she had naturally heard of their many wonders and knew how deeply the people here revered them.
A Poké Ball made from their feathers must be extraordinary, right?
Compared with the little girl's simple thoughts, Steel and Professor Elm felt much more weighed down.
In truth, making Poké Balls was not a matter of using the rarest, most valuable materials. Their compatibility mattered. Quite apart from whether the crafting succeeded, if the materials conflicted with one another, not only would they fail to bring out their powers, but they would also pose certain safety risks.
Steel sighed. "One of these feathers represents Ho-Oh's flames, and the other represents Lugia's ocean. They're inherently as incompatible as fire and water. The fact that someone could fuse them together shows just how skilled the person who made this Poké Ball was."
There