"I don't know what it ate. Feel its belly. If you feel anything hard, or it seems to be in a lot of pain, you should take it to the Pokémon Center."
Young Pokémon living on city streets were prone to swallowing things they shouldn't. Rock-type and Steel-type Pokémon were easy enough to deal with, since their stomachs could digest even ore and metal. Other Pokémon were more troublesome.
Other Pokémon had sturdy bodies too, but things they couldn't digest could still cause them considerable pain.
"Once it wakes up, just let it recover gradually. If you can, get it a Fire Stone.
The energy inside a Fire Stone will help regulate its body."
"Okay, understood. Sorry for the trouble, Ms. Mania."
"It's all right. You helped me a great deal last time too, and things at the Cat House are better than ever now. Your Meowscarada is there with you, isn't she? Sprigatito wants to see her."
After that last "Donghuang-style exchange," Sprigatito had regained her confidence, as though she had suddenly seen the light. Once she returned to the Cat House, she stopped feeling inferior and successfully rallied the other Sprigatito using the methods Meownei had taught her.
Now Mania only had to work through this one Sprigatito to manage all the Sprigatito.
"Meownei, your little apprentice wants you. Have a chat with her."
"Meow~"
Meownei took over the video call and began discussing Sprigatito's next steps with her. Since she was already the boss of the Sprigatito, for instance, her next goal should be becoming the boss of the Cat House.
"Lucario! Come here a second!"
Xin Mu wasn't sitting idle either. He had no medical equipment here, but he did have an Aura scanner in beast form.
"Luca?"
Lucario lowered the barbell from her shoulders to