"No problem." Tong Hua nodded. He had already decided what to say on the way over.
"But before that, Professor Xinyuan, may I ask what major events have happened around the world in recent years?"
Although he had a television installed at home, it could only receive channels from the Almia Region and a few from Sinnoh, so the daily news Tong Hua had access to was limited to those two places.
Since he was going to talk anyway, he might as well mention all the major events he knew about in one go and minimize the harm they caused.
Even if he was asked how he knew, he could simply say that Celebi's power had allowed him to see the future. That should be fine.
After all, the Pokémon world had no shortage of prophets. One more should not make much difference, right?
Although Professor Xinyuan was somewhat surprised by Tong Hua's sudden question, he nodded. "Major events around the world? The past few years certainly haven't been peaceful.
"Let me think."
He walked over to a console and pulled up some records with a few quick inputs.
"It doesn't have to be just the past few years. Even ten or twenty years ago would be fine."
Tong Hua and the Pokémon stood to one side, watching curiously as Professor Xinyuan operated the computer.
"Then let's start eleven years ago.
"In League Calendar year 101, Team Rocket in the Kanto Region attempted to control the world using the power of the artificial Pokémon Mewtwo. They were ultimately defeated by several Pokémon Trainers from Pallet Town.
"That same year, Team Magma and Team Aqua in the Hoenn Region coveted the power of the Ancient Pokémon Groudon and Kyogre, intending to expand the land and sea.
"In the end, through the