>>56450074The bird flies away, and Professor Elm hurries in to catch a glimpse of the Missing One before it escapes.
"What in the world was that...? The creature that escaped just now, could it have been a Pokémon? I've never seen anything like it before, have you? Oh dear, it seems I've interrupted an unusual event..."
251 caught, 252 seen. Thanks a lot, Elm.
"I just got a call from my former assistant, Kris. She told me you managed to defeat her in a battle! That's an amazing feat, Rick! Congratulations! Oh, that's right... Rick, I wanted to ask you for another favor. I had planned to ask you to come to my lab, but.. Something about this place seems perfect for it. That mysterious Pokémon seems to have prepared this area for us..."
"Rick... You've defeated the nation's best Pokémon trainers. You've caught all 251 known species of Pokémon. You're truly the spitting image of a Pokémon Master! That's why I want to challenge you, Rick. I need to know if someone like me has what it takes to be your equal."
