Pokémon Dev Chapter 109: [110] : Different Storylines, Setting Out for F

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After learning this truth, Iono felt sowhat dazed for a mont, feeling like everything seed a bit unreal...

So without her knowing, she had actually discussed ga strategies with Cynthia again!

Last night, when Cynthia called to notify her about the ga reward details, she felt a little excited in her heart.

After all, no matter how you put it, even though Iono was a major strear, she was just a Gym Leader of an Electric-type gym in a small place like the Paldea region.

Whether in terms of status, position, or strength, compared to Cynthia, who was a Champion-level trainer, it was naturally like comparing stars to the sun - they simply weren't from the sa world.

But now she not only had Cynthia as a friend in the ga, they'd also chatted about ga strategies on the forum and shared with each other, and they'd even talked on the phone...

And all of this was because of the ga "Erald"!

If it weren't for this ga, she probably would have had a hard ti connecting with Cynthia.

However, the important point right now didn't seem to be this.

The current question was: why would her ga storyline be different from Cynthia's?

As soon as this thought erged, Iono suddenly rembered another important matter.

Back when she was talking with Cynthia on the forum, the other party had asked her a question - whether she had seen an item called the "Rusted Sword" in the list at that room near Fallarbor Town where you exchange volcanic ash.

And according to her mory, she indeed had never encountered such a thing.

Conversely, Cynthia also apparently hadn't witnessed the appearance of the so-called Ultra Wormhole near that small house like she had, nor had she seen Zeraora erge from the Ultra Wormhole...

That being the case...

Iono reached out and touched her chin, seeming to understand sothing.

So the events that each ga player encountered in the ga storyline weren't completely the sa?

From a main story perspective, everyone seed to have no differences - challenging gyms to obtain badges, constantly encountering other trainers and NPC passersby initiating battles, nurturing and making their teams stronger...

But regarding so branching storylines, the situations indeed seed completely different. Whether it was the sword that Cynthia had ntioned before, or the storyline about Zeraora, or even the Pokémon that appeared in this Fiery Path cave, just from the differences between the two of them, this point was already clear.

So... were these differences random?

Or did you need to et certain special conditions to trigger the storyline on Cynthia's side?

While pondering, Iono made a decision - she should go back to Mauville City first to take a look.

According to Cynthia, to encounter Zeraora, you had to trigger the power plant malfunction event.

But when she had just arrived in Mauville City, it seed like the town's electrical status was fine, with no abnormalities whatsoever.

Wouldn't that an such an event wouldn't happen at all?

Sure enough, when Iono returned to Mauville Gym, she didn't see Wattson standing at the gym entrance looking around, nor were there any abnormalities in the town.

This ti, she was certain that her side's ga storyline regarding Zeraora was probably completely different from Cynthia's...

That being the case, wouldn't she have no way to see Zeraora again for the ti being??

After discovering this fact, to say she wasn't disappointed would definitely be impossible.

After all this ti, Iono had been thinking about that special Electric-type Pokémon.

But soon Iono cheered up. Since each player's storyline situations were different, maybe she'd still encounter Zeraora through other opportunities in the future!

After all, before Cynthia encountered the power plant malfunction and witnessed Zeraora's battle, she hadn't seen Zeraora erge from an Ultra Wormhole like she had.

This ant that her side's ga storyline was like being in a different "tiline."

Thinking of this, she opened her friends list to take a look and found that the account nad "Strawberry Ice Cream" was indeed online.

So she directly sent a ssage to Cynthia in the ga, sharing the situation she had currently discovered.

And what she didn't expect was that Cynthia's reply ca very quickly.

[Strawberry Ice Cream: You're right, I've noticed this too. Each player's main storyline is pretty much the sa, but there might be differences in so side quests.]

[I didn't expect that what's hidden in Fiery Path in your ga would actually be a legendary Pokémon like Moltres... I'm sorry.]

[However, I think the power plant malfunction might be part of the fixed main storyline, just delayed on your side.]

Seeing this, Iono couldn't help but nod.

It had to be said... There really was such a possibility.

It's just...

She started typing.

[But if that's the case, if the power plant malfunction and Zeraora's battle are really delayed... I haven't found that Pokémon called Victini, so how would I be able to help him?]

From the discussion in the live chat just now, she had already understood what the original power plant malfunction storyline would roughly be like.

A battle between two legendary Pokémon - if there was no help from Victini, Iono really didn't know what she should do when this storyline happened in the future.

However, she soon received Cynthia's reply.

[I don't think you need to worry too much about this.]

[Since I triggered the power plant malfunction event after encountering Victini in Fiery Path, perhaps you need to defeat Moltres first before the sa situation occurs in Mauville City.]

Looking at this reply on her computer screen, Iono couldn't help but freeze completely.

In her mind, she couldn't help but recall everything she had just witnessed in Fiery Path.

The dazzling flas, the crimson heat waves... that figure radiating with powerful presence.

De... defeat Moltres??

Wasn't that a legendary Pokémon??

However, the next mont, Iono suddenly ca to her senses.

Wait!

This was completely different from ordinary legendary Pokémon - this was in a ga!

According to the hints in the ga, this Moltres was only just over level 70.

And her team's level had already reached level 40, with the level cap directly raised to as high as level 60...

Didn't this an... that soday in the future, the Pokémon in her team could really reach the sa level of strength as that Moltres in the ga?

Even... defeat it fair and square.

Or even... capture it?!

Iono's heart suddenly started pounding wildly!

If Cynthia had such an intense reaction before the legendary Pokémon appeared, then needless to say about Iono.

Before encountering this ga, "Pokémon Erald," she had never even thought about things like legendary Pokémon.

In this regard, Iono really wasn't much different from other people.

But now she suddenly realized that she actually had a chance to capture these legendary Pokémon - that was a completely different concept altogether.

And among these legendary Pokémon, there were definitely many Electric-types, right?

For instance, in the forum ssage content that Cynthia had sent her, it seed to ntion that the other Pokémon in the power plant also appeared to be Electric-type!

For a Pokémon trainer who specialized in Electric-types, what could be more exciting than hearing about sothing like this?

However, Iono soon realized a new problem -

According to Cynthia, if it were simply that her encounter with Zeraora and the triggering of the power plant malfunction storyline were delayed, that would actually be manageable.

After all, by the ti she could defeat that legendary Pokémon called Moltres, she should also be able to directly use her team's power in battle to help Zeraora defeat that other guy.

But the problem was if the power plant storyline didn't happen as she speculated, but appeared ahead of schedule...

At that ti, if her team hadn't reached the level where they could participate in battles between legendary Pokémon,

What ans would she use to help Zeraora?

According to Cynthia's description, originally, Zeraora couldn't beat that other legendary Pokémon.

Iono couldn't help but start getting a headache.

The good news was that Cynthia, on the other end, also seed to realize this point.

[However, if that power plant malfunction storyline happens ahead of schedule, you indeed won't have a way to help Zeraora at that ti... after all, you might not be able to find Victini like I did.]

[But regarding this point, I also have an idea. Rember the Gracidea flower I ntioned before? That kind of flower seems to have extrely strong effects for healing Pokémon's injuries and restoring their stamina.]

[As long as you can get the petals of this flower, even if the power plant storyline appears ahead of schedule, relying on the Gracidea flower, you can still heal Zeraora's injuries and let him defeat Regieleki.]

[Next, I should encounter so places suitable for planting Gracidea flowers. Once I successfully grow them, I'll tell you imdiately. Before then, you should go to the flower bed to the left of Mauville City and see if you can get seeds for this flower - consider it preparing ahead of ti.]

Looking at this string of ssages before her, Iono couldn't help but nod repeatedly and imdiately sent a reply ssage.

[Alright, thanks, Cynthia!]

If the situation were really as Cynthia said, then this matter naturally wouldn't be such a big problem.

She just needed to get those Gracidea flower seeds next and wait quietly for good news from Cynthia.

But if the power plant storyline appeared ahead of schedule before she got this flower, then there really would be no solution.

However, according to Iono's estimation, this ga probably wouldn't be so insane as to do that, right?

Perhaps it was precisely because Cynthia obtained Victini that she triggered that power plant storyline ahead of schedule.

Otherwise, she really couldn't think of how an ordinary player at this stage could participate in a battle between two legendary Pokémon.

As Iono pondered, Cynthia's reply ssage had already arrived.

[You're welco. If there's any information about Ultra Wormholes, please rember to share it with imdiately.]

[Besides that, I now need to find another thing... a "Beautiful Thing." If you see any items related to these words, please contact as well.]

Beautiful Thing?

What was that used for?

Although she was a bit confused about what this thing actually was, Iono still firmly morized it and imdiately gave her reply.

[Okay, no problem!]

At the sa ti, the chat in the livestream also began scrolling and refreshing like crazy.

[The strear's really made it now, getting so close with Cynthia already.]

[Yeah, these two are already so close. Praise the ga - gas really are the great ladder connecting social interactions.]

[But speaking of which, why do I feel like ever since leaving Petalburg Woods, everyone's ga storylines and processes have been a bit different? Could it be that everyone's storyline is different?]

[You asking ? I don't know jack! I'm still stuck in Petalburg Woods and can't get out. Who the heck arranged so many Bug Catchers in the forest? My Treecko's about to get chewed into a sieve!]

[Guy above, that's what happens when you don't choose Torchic as your starter. Not everyone's as skilled as Cynthia, haha...]

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anwhile, on the other side.

After sending the in-ga ssage to Iono, Cynthia arrived at the beach on the right side of Mauville City.

After dealing with several Water-type trainers blocking the way, she used Pelipper's newly learned Surf to cross the water surface and successfully reached the opposite shore.

The good news was that during the brief mont of touching the water surface, she didn't encounter Gyarados again like before, which truly made Cynthia breathe a slight sigh of relief after reaching shore.

However, the chat in the livestream seed sowhat disappointed.

[Where's Gyarados?? It's broad daylight - did Dragon Bro go to sleep?]

[Hahahaha, I thought the strear would encounter Gyarados every ti she got near water. Turns out it only happens when fishing.]

[Do you understand what a conceptual fishing rod is? Newbies always get Gyarados on their first cast - wow, the spawn rate is really high!]

...

After coming ashore from the right side of Mauville City's waterway, light drizzle began gradually falling from the sky, and an extrely dense patch of tall grass appeared directly in front of Cynthia. This seed to be a terrain unique to this area.

According to Cynthia's experience, walking through these grass patches should also result in encounters with wild Pokémon.

She thought for a mont and decided not to use items like Repel first - at least she wanted to understand what types of Pokémon would spawn in grass like this.

However, just as her character was about to step into that dense grass patch, a figure suddenly rushed out from the grass and blocked her path!

When Cynthia saw the appearance of that figure clearly... she couldn't help but freeze completely.

That looked like... a Bewear??

This Bewear looked completely ordinary, almost identical to her own, nearly making Cynthia think her Bewear had secretly run out.

While pondering, Cynthia's character suddenly stopped.

Because Bewear had directly extended one paw and blocked her path!

And in its other paw, it was... holding a photograph.

In the photograph...

It looked like a owth, and a man and woman...?

Cynthia was bewildered.

So what exactly was this situation?

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