At the start of the new year, Young Master Mao spent two days in Saffron City with the two beautiful Elite Four members before deciding to return to Pallet Town.
Although his grandfather was away, he could at least give Tracey a couple of days off to visit his family.
Otherwise, Tracey's family might think he had been lured to an industrial park in northern Galar to have his kidneys harvested...
Fortunately, Gengar and Gardevoir helped with the chores, along with Caitlin's head maid, Gothitelle. Gary and the others kept the entire research institute in perfect order.
After breakfast that morning, once he finished putting out food for the Pokémon, Young Master Mao plunged into the Laboratory.
Recording and observing every Pokémon's physical data each day was a research procedure the institute had maintained without interruption for all these years.
With Professor Oak and his assistant both away, Gary was the only one who could do the job.
His fingers clattered across the keyboard as Young Master Mao considered which Pokémon to take on his new year's journey.
The Hoenn squad had been with him for a year, so Gary planned to bring some old companions on his new year's trip.
First was Charizard, who had recently been blacklisted by Charizard Valley.
According to Zinnia's complaints, Charizard was no longer satisfied with one-on-one battles.
Especially after drinking too much, Charizard would fly crookedly into Charizard Valley and chase a whole group of male Charizard around the valley as they fled with their heads covered.
After the fighting, Charizard would simply head back to the institute, making himself completely at home...
Young Master Mao felt somewhat in the wrong himself, so he could only have the Trident at home teach Charizard a proper lesson and order Charizard to learn some new