Story 30

Whoa! Now this is a surprise!
When I saw the town all lit up, I figured the humans had finally come back...
But you Pokémon got the town glowin’ again all by yourselves?

Talk about a SHOCKIN’ development! I even let loose an extra-large lightnin’ bolt—that’s how shocked I was!
…And, uh, if it hit anyone...my bad.…

Y’know, I’m not really sure where all the humans went.
With big bad natural disasters happenin’ all over the place, I guess they ran off somewhere safe.
As for this town in particular, those huge clouds were keepin’ it super dark all the time, right?
Humans can’t live without sunlight, y’know!
By the time I realized what was goin’ on, this place was already a ghost town...

Looks like my awesome lightning cleared out those nasty clouds, though!
Maybe the humans’ll come back when they realize the clouds are gone?

Anyway, I think I’m gonna head out! Tell your friends I said, “What’s up!” I’m best buds with ALL of you now!

Raikou, the Thunder Pokémon, has been registered in your Pokédex...
Your Trainer rank increased to …!

Catch ya later, bud! Hope we can hang out next time our paths cross!

(your name)! Did that Pokémon happen to be Raikou?

Oho, so I was right! It’s quite astonishing that a Legendary Pokémon would appear in this town as well!

What an impressive lightning strike that was! I’d expect nothing less of Raikou!

Hmmm, natural disasters, you say?
Now that you mention it, all the land I saw before I met you was terribly ruined... What in the world happened?

Oh! How could I forget?! It seems Snorlax is unharmed. What an incredibly tough Pokémon!

But, oh dear... It looks as if they’re stunned and cannot move due to the lightning.
Could you try talking to them for us, (your name)?

Try talking to Snorlax, would you?

Could you try speaking to Snorlax?

It seems like there’s still more for you to do in ….

Somethin’ seemed a li’l...shockin’ just now...

*yaaawn* Sure was a nice nap I jus’ had, though.
... ... ... ... ... ... Wouldn’t hurt to sleep a li’l more, I s’pose...

Hey, now! Haven’t you slept enough?!

Hmmm? Who are y’all s’posed to be?

You were sleeping here long enough to be completely covered in moss, Snorlax! Why, some other Pokémon even took to calling you Mosslax because of it!
We were quite worried that you would get weaker and weaker, sleeping away without anything at all to eat, so we all worked together to wake you!

…*GRRLLLGRRMMMBLLL*

Oh... Now that ya mention it, I am a li’l hungry.
... ... ... Ya reckon I lost some weight?

... ... ...

... ... ...

...Mosslax, huh? S’pose that describes me well enough.
So, uh...y’all pretty much saved me, huh? That sure was a nice thing to do! Thank ya kindly!

Listen, Mosslax, do you remember anything about what happened before you fell asleep?
Do you know where the humans went?

Hm? I don’t remember a whole lot, but—wait, the humans are gone?!
Well, that ain’t good... They gave me food!

Oh? Does that mean you lived in harmony alongside the humans?

Sure did! Y’know how there’re naughty Pokémon out there who like to play tricks on folks?
Well, I’d run those Pokémon off, and the humans would gimme food in return—Ah! I jus’ remembered somethin’!
At some point, I stopped gettin’ as much food as I used to!
Seems the humans had run low on food themselves...

I wonder if those natural disasters Raikou mentioned had anything to do with that?

Eventually, I started to get kinda hangry, and I scuffled with a real ornery-lookin’ Pokémon, thinkin’ I might let off some steam...
But I got whupped soundly! And that frustrated me so bad I figured I’d jus’ sleep it off.

You seem a tad dangerous yourself.

My goodness! Do you mean to say you were buried in the dirt and covered in moss because...you took a nap?

Huh... Yeah, I s’pose that’s what happened. Can’t say I really remember it all that well, though.

So the humans were struggling as a result of natural disasters... So much so that they didn’t have enough food...
Then where did they go after that?

I dunno, but I sure am grateful to y’all for savin’ me! Keep in touch now, y’hear!

Say, (your name), there seems to be another gate in this town, apart from the one we came in through.

Now that you’ve registered Raikou in your Pokédex, you may be able to pass through it!

I think you should go check it out when you’re ready.
And I’ll be coming with you, of course!

Oh, and remember that sand-covered building we found on the beach in …?
Something about that keeps tugging at my mind as well.

I’d appreciate it if you could check on it every now and then.

Thanks to you, this town has gotten much livelier—and of course much brighter!

If you’d like to explore somewhere you haven’t been before, I recommend heading back to the previous town and going through that other gate there.

And whenever you do, you can be sure I’m coming with you!

Let’s do our best to brighten up the town! We must find a way to wake up Snorlax!

Even small Pokémon can live an enjoyable life in this town! The thought alone fills me with such joy.

You’re skilled at so many things, (your name). I am quite envious!

You’re always transformed to look like your Trainer, (your name).
They must have been someone very important to you.