"We're on a 'school field trip'", he clarifies, wrinkling his nose at the concept. "There's a school focused on Pokémon back on Alola. I've enrolled to keep tabs on the strange things going on, because a lot of it seems to be centered around the school and students. And it's safer to know about the Pokémon you might encounter."

By now Goliath the Sobble was calm enough to poke his head out and croak curiously at Jou. Those big, sad eyes stare up at him curiously.

"...for example, one of the things we've learned is that if you frighten a Sobble, it cries, and its tears have the chemical effect of cutting 100 onions simultaneously. It forces everyone in its immediate surroundings to break down in tears, allowing it to escape."