Oreburgh City.

  Situated in the Southern region of Sinnoh, Oreburgh City is a miniropolis blessed by abundant natural resources and teeming with energy.

  The City is also home to the Oreburgh Gym, which specializes in rock-type Pokémon and is currently led by Roark.

  Iingly, Byron, a Gym Leader from ave City, was ohe leader of the Oreburgh Gym. However, he handed over the position to his son, Roark, so he could focus on excavating fossils. This has led to some tensioweewo.

  After arriving in this natural mining town, Paul drove his truck directly to the police station and handed over everything io Officer Jenny.

  "I hought someoh such a terrible track record would finally get what they deserve. Don't worry, we'll ensure he faces severe punishment. Thank you so much for supp our work." Officer Jenny said gratefully as she escorted Paul out after log up the culprit.

  "Alright. If handling his Pokémon bees inveer, you tact the Day Care ter ioy." Paul suggested before leaving.

  In fact, the League typically handles Pokémon from criminals in one of three ways: releasing them into the wild, transferring them to a protected reserve, or finding them a rainer.

  Dealing with a criminal's Pokémon is often tricky.

  Paul wouldn't have cared if these were just an ordinary Pokémon, but the Houndoom and Tyranitar were both rare in Sinnoh. More notably, when he sed them with his Pokédex, he discovered that both were female.

  Well... those who know, know.

  Perhaps they could help the Day Care ter gee some ine.

  "Uood. We'll duct a detailed evaluation ter." Officer Jenny replied with a slightly deeper smile, clearly uanding Paul's hint.

  Handling Pokémon isn't simple. No matter how valuable they are, their behavior and temperament must be thhly assessed.

  For safety reasons, they 't be casually given to a rainer. Even releasing them into the wild or pg them in a reserve requires sideration of potential ecological impacts.

  If a Day Care ter or breeder is willing to care for them, that's naturally the best solution.

  By now, it was already evening, making it unsuitable to challehe Oreburgh Gym. After leaving the police station, Paul decided not to wander around and headed straight to the Pokémoer to rest.

  As he pushed open the door to the Pokémoer, Paul sed the surroundings with a cold expression, a trace of doubt in his eyes.

  The more skilled a person is, the sharper their intuition and observational skills tend to be.

  As a fairly petent martial artist, Paul could passively seraces of aura, enhang his sixth sense.

  From training his Pokémon earlier to battling the criminal and even now, Paul had a persistent feeling that something—or someone—was watg him. It was uling.

  "Is it just my imagination?"

  Finding nothing unusual after a thh look, Paul shook his head and walked into the Pokémoer, handing his Poké Balls to Nurse Joy before preparing to rest.

  Unbeknownst to him, a small figure peeked out from behind a rge tree he Pokémoer once he was inside.

  "Chuuu~"

  "Shah?"

  The little creature froze as its stomach growled loudly. It quickly crouched down and burrowed into the ground, scurrying off in search of food.

  "What kind of Pokémon is this?"

  Dusk had fallen, and Paul who had stepped back outside the Pokémoer, stared thoughtfully at the hole behind the tree.

  The m...

  In the mountainous terraihe mines, Paul was out for his m training with his Pokémon.

  "Blissey~ Blissey~"

  Leading the way was Blissey, cheerfully calling out ce while using Gravity to intensify the workout for Paul, Elekid, and Ursaring.

  This wasn't just a simple m jog—it was a weighted endurance run.

  Elekid wore a specialized training device that forced it to expend signifitly more energy to perform even basients.

  As for Ursaring, it's massive size made it difficult to find suitable equipment, so Paul improvised by strapping some of his ows onto it. He also had Ursaring carry a boulder weighing several hundred kilograms.

  With Blissey amplifying the effects of gravity, even at its modest pace, the training proved uedly grueling.

  "Alright, take a moment to recover before we start the round of training." Paul instructed after an hour of running.

  By the river at the base of the mountain, the Pokémon were drenched i as they caught their breath.

  "Elek...kid..."

  Elekid colpsed onto the ground, panting heavily. Throughout the session, it wasn't just battling the training device but also the oppressive gravity field.

  Unlike in the games, gravity doesn't necessarily pin flying or floating Pokémon to the ground in real life. As long as they're strong enough, they resist it.

  This recisely the point of Paul's training—f Elekid to use Mag Rise to float uhe effects of Gravity.

  It sounded simple but was more far challenging thaing Ursaring in direbat.

  "Boom!"

  "Urrr!"

  Meanwhile, Ursaring heaved the massive boulder it had been carrying onto the ground.

  Lifting the boulder wasn't particurly difficult for Ursaring—after all, even a Teddiursa could ma.

  However, running while carrying it was airely different story. It wasn't just more exhausting but also demanded exceptional trol over strength and bance.

  Under Gravity, the boulder's weight had effectively doubled, making the task expoially harder.

  This warm-up run was axing than Elekid's speed drills.

  Still, Gravity training had its bes. O ended, both Pokémo noticeably lighter, with slight improvements in strength and speed.

  While the two Pokémoed, Paul retrieved a chair and fishing gear from his bag, setting them up by the river.

  Most gym battles required a team of three Pokémon, but Paul currently only had two. This was against the rules.

  Sure, winning was all that mattered, but disregarding the rules would be disrespectful to his oppo.

  Paul po spend the day training and hopefully, catch a suitable Pokémon while fishing. If he couldn't find ohat met his standards, he'd settle for anything that would meet the Gym's requirements.

  "Resume yesterday's training." Paul instructed as he cast his fishing lio the water.

  "Blissey~"

  Blissey retrieved an egg from Paul's bag, carefully polishing it while enveloping the area in Gravity to restart the training session.

  "Elek!"

  "Urrr!"

  Elekid crouched slightly, shaking its arms to warm up, while Ursaring stretched its limbs to prepare for the round.

  Once ready, both Pokémon's eyes sharpeheir fighting spirit igniting.

  The sounds of their training echoed across the area.

  Once again, Paul felt the faiion of being watched.

  Just as he prepared to front the mysterious presence, something else caught his attention, f him to abandohought—for now.

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