The snowman Snorlax clearly hadn't expected so many Pokémon to gather around him, so for a moment, Heath could see him becoming visibly flustered. For some reason, the sight reminded Heath of scenes from an anime he had watched before.
"So that's what it was." Heath froze for a moment, then smiled. He remembered an episode of the Pokémon anime he had watched in which Ash and Pikachu built a snowman Snorlax, only for it to come alive and play with them.
At first, everyone had thought it was just a chance occurrence in the Pokémon world, but then they realized something wasn't quite right, because a whole group of snowman Snorlax appeared at the end of that episode.
Later, people generally came to believe that snowman Snorlax were regional forms, much like Alolan Form Pokémon. Heath simply hadn't expected to encounter one near the Indigo Plateau.
He had to admit that Pokémon had a particularly simple way of making friends. At first, the snowman Snorlax was a little unused to it, but eventually he grew accustomed to the little ones being around. He even let them lie on him to rest, smiling cheerfully all the while.
However, Snorlax never made a sound. It seemed he also knew his voice was far too loud and that calling out might cause some trouble.
Heath also abandoned his original plan to open for business that day. There probably wouldn't be many customers in the snow anyway, so he took the opportunity to spend the whole midday having fun. Only when his phone showed that it was past two in the afternoon did he finally stop, still wanting more.
"Snorlax, we have to go." Heath looked at Snorlax. After spending this time together, he had gained some understanding of his personality. This was