2

Hel|lo,| he|llo|! Y|ou
m|ust| be| A.

PRO|F.E|LM |sai|d t|hat|
you| wou|ld |vis|it.

Thi|s i|s w|hat| I
w|ant| PR|OF.|ELM| to|
e|xam|ine|.

A p|ut |the| 
MYS|TER|Y E|GG |in |
th|e K|EY |POC|KET

I| kn|ow |a c|oup|le
w|ho |run| a |POK|eMO|N
DAY|-CA|RE |ser|vic|e.

T|hey| ga|ve |me |tha|t
EG|G.

I| wa|s i|ntr|igu|ed,| 
so |I s|ent| ma|il |to |
PR|OF.|ELM

Fo|r P|OKe|MON| ev|olu|-
ti|on,| PR|OF.|ELM| is|
t|he |aut|hor|ity|.

E|ven| PR|OF.|OAK| he|re
r|eco|gni|zes| th|at.

I|f m|y a|ssu|mpt|ion|
is |cor|rec|t, |PRO|F.
EL|M w|ill| kn|ow |it.

OAK|: A|ha!| So|
you|'re |A!

I|'m O|AK!| A |POK|eMO|N
re|sea|rch|er.

I w|as |jus|t v|isi|t-
i|ng |my |old| fr|ien|d
MR.|POK|eMO|N.

I| he|ard| yo|u w|ere| 
run|nin|g a|n e|rra|nd

f|or |PRO|F.E|LM,| so| I
w|ait|ed |her|e.

O|h! |Wha|t's |thi|s?
A| ra|re |POK|eMO|N!

L|et's| se|e...


H|m, |I s|ee!


I u|nde|rst|and| wh|y 
PR|OF.|ELM| ga|ve |you 

a P|OKe|MON| fo|r t|his|
err|and|.

To| re|sea|rch|ers|
lik|e P|ROF|.EL|M a|nd

I|, P|OKe|MON| ar|e o|ur
f|rie|nds|.

He| sa|w t|hat| yo|u
wo|uld| tr|eat| yo|ur

P|OKe|Mon| wi|th |lov|e
an|d c|are|.

...A|h!


Y|ou |see|m t|o b|e
de|pen|dab|le.

How| wo|uld| yo|u l|ike|
to |hel|p m|e o|ut?

See|? T|his| is| th|e
la|tes|t v|ers|ion| of|
P|OKe|DEX|.

It| au|tom|ati|cal|ly
r|eco|rds| da|ta |on

P|OKe|MON| yo|u've| 
see|n o|r c|aug|ht.

It's| a |hi-|tec|h
en|cyc|lop|edi|a!

G|o m|eet| ma|ny |kin|ds 
o|f P|OKe|MON| an|d

co|mpl|ete| th|at
P|OKe|DEX|!

Bu|t I|'ve |sta|yed|
too| lo|ng.

I h|ave| to| ge|t t|o
GO|LDE|NRO|D f|or |my
us|ual| ra|dio| sh|ow.

A, |I'm
c|oun|tin|g o|n y|ou!

Y|ou |are| re|tur|nin|g 
to| PR|OF.|ELM|?

He|re.| Yo|ur |POK|eMO|N
sh|oul|d h|ave| so|me
re|st.

I|'m d|epe|ndi|ng |on
y|ou!

H-h|ell|o? |A?
I|t's |a d|isa|ste|r!

U|h, |um,| it|'s j|ust| 
ter|rib|le!

Wha|t s|hou|ld |I d|o?
I|t... |Oh,| no|...

Pl|eas|e g|et |bac|k
he|re |now|!

Cli|ck!

A| fo|und| 
POT|ION|!

A p|ut |the|
POT|ION| in|
t|he |ITE|M P|OCK|ET.
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He|llo|, h|ell|o! |You|
mus|t b|e A|.

PR|OF.|ELM| sa|id |tha|t
yo|u w|oul|d v|isi|t.

Th|is |is |wha|t I|
wan|t P|ROF|.EL|M t|o
exa|min|e.

A |put| th|e 
MY|STE|RY |EGG| in|
t|he |KEY| PO|CKE|T

I k|now| a |cou|ple|
who| ru|n a| PO|KeM|ON
DA|Y-C|ARE| se|rvi|ce.

The|y g|ave| me| th|at
E|GG.

I w|as |int|rig|ued|, 
so| I |sen|t m|ail| to|
P|ROF|.EL|M

F|or |POK|eMO|N e|vol|u-
t|ion|, P|ROF|.EL|M i|s
the| au|tho|rit|y.

Eve|n P|ROF|.OA|K h|ere|
rec|ogn|ize|s t|hat|.

If |my |ass|ump|tio|n
is| co|rre|ct,| PR|OF.|
E|LM |wil|l k|now| it|.

OA|K: |Aha|! S|o
yo|u're| A!|

I'm |OAK|! A| PO|KeM|ON
r|ese|arc|her|.

I |was| ju|st |vis|it-|
ing| my| ol|d f|rie|nd
MR|.PO|KeM|ON.

I h|ear|d y|ou |wer|e
ru|nni|ng |an |err|and

for| PR|OF.|ELM|, s|o I|
wai|ted| he|re.|

Oh!| Wh|at's| th|is?|
A r|are| PO|KeM|ON!

Let|'s s|ee...


Hm,| I |see|!


I |und|ers|tan|d w|hy 
P|ROF|.EL|M g|ave| yo|u 

a |POK|eMO|N f|or |thi|s
er|ran|d.

T|o r|ese|arc|her|s
li|ke |PRO|F.E|LM |and

I, |POK|eMO|N a|re |our|
fri|end|s.

H|e s|aw |tha|t y|ou
w|oul|d t|rea|t y|our

POK|eMo|n w|ith| lo|ve
a|nd |car|e.

...|Ah!


You| se|em |to |be
d|epe|nda|ble|.

Ho|w w|oul|d y|ou |lik|e
to| he|lp |me |out|?

Se|e? |Thi|s i|s t|he
l|ate|st |ver|sio|n o|f
POK|eDE|X.

I|t a|uto|mat|ica|lly|
rec|ord|s d|ata| on

POK|eMO|N y|ou'v|e 
se|en |or |cau|ght|.

It|'s a| hi|-te|ch
e|ncy|clo|ped|ia!

Go |mee|t m|any| ki|nds| 
of |POK|eMO|N a|nd

c|omp|let|e t|hat|
POK|eDE|X!

B|ut |I've| st|aye|d
to|o l|ong|.

I |hav|e t|o g|et |to
G|OLD|ENR|OD |for| my|
u|sua|l r|adi|o s|how|.

A,| I'm|
cou|nti|ng |on |you|!

You| ar|e r|etu|rni|ng 
t|o P|ROF|.EL|M?

H|ere|. Y|our| PO|KeM|ON
s|hou|ld |hav|e s|ome|
r|est|.

I'm |dep|end|ing| on|
you|!

H-|hel|lo?| A?|
It's| a |dis|ast|er!

Uh,| um|, i|t's |jus|t
te|rri|ble|!

Wh|at |sho|uld| I |do?|
It...| Oh|, n|o...

P|lea|se |get| ba|ck
h|ere| no|w!

Cl|ick|!

A f|oun|d
PO|TIO|N!

A |put| th|e
PO|TIO|N i|n
the| IT|EM |POC|KET|.

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4+1

H|ell|o, |hel|lo!| Yo|u
mu|st |be |A.

P|ROF|.EL|M s|aid| th|at
y|ou |wou|ld |vis|it.

T|his| is| wh|at |I
wa|nt |PRO|F.E|LM |to
ex|ami|ne.

A| pu|t t|he 
M|YST|ERY| EG|G i|n|
the| KE|Y P|OCK|ET.

I |kno|w a| co|upl|e
wh|o r|un |a P|OKe|MON|
D|AY-|CAR|E s|erv|ice|.

Th|ey |gav|e m|e t|hat|
EGG|.|

I |was| in|tri|gue|d, 
s|o I| se|nt |mai|l t|o
PRO|F.E|LM.|

For| PO|KeM|ON |evo|lu-|
tio|n, |PRO|F.E|LM |is
th|e a|uth|ori|ty.|

Ev|en |PRO|F.O|AK |her|e
re|cog|niz|es |tha|t.

If| my| as|sum|pti|on
i|s c|orr|ect|, P|ROF|.
ELM| wi|ll |kno|w i|t.

O|AK:| Ah|a! |So
y|ou'r|e A|!

I'm| OA|K! |A P|OKe|MON|
res|ear|che|r.

I| wa|s j|ust| vi|sit|-
in|g m|y o|ld |fri|end|
M|R.P|OKe|MON|.

I |hea|rd |you| we|re 
r|unn|ing| an| er|ran|d

fo|r P|ROF|.EL|M, |so |I
wa|ite|d h|ere|.

Oh|! W|hat|'s t|his|?
A |rar|e P|OKe|MON|!

Le|t's |see|...


Hm|, I| se|e!


I| un|der|sta|nd |why| 
PRO|F.E|LM |gav|e y|ou 

a| PO|KeM|ON |for| th|is
e|rra|nd.|

To |res|ear|che|rs
l|ike| PR|OF.|ELM| an|d

I,| PO|KeM|ON |are| ou|r
fr|ien|ds.

He |saw| th|at |you|
wou|ld |tre|at |you|r

PO|KeM|on |wit|h l|ove|
and| ca|re.

...Ah|!


Yo|u s|eem| to| be|
dep|end|abl|e.

H|ow |wou|ld |you| li|ke
t|o h|elp| me| ou|t?

S|ee?| Th|is |is |the|
lat|est| ve|rsi|on |of
PO|KeD|EX.

It |aut|oma|tic|all|y
re|cor|ds |dat|a o|n

PO|KeM|ON |you|'ve 
s|een| or| ca|ugh|t.

I|t's |a h|i-t|ech|
enc|ycl|ope|dia|!

Go| me|et |man|y k|ind|s 
of| PO|KeM|ON |and

com|ple|te |tha|t
PO|KeD|EX!

But| I'v|e s|tay|ed
t|oo |lon|g.

I| ha|ve |to |get| to|
GOL|DEN|ROD| fo|r m|y
usu|al |rad|io |sho|w.

A|, I|'m
co|unt|ing| on| yo|u!

Yo|u a|re |ret|urn|ing |
to |PRO|F.E|LM?

Her|e. |You|r P|OKe|MON
sho|uld| ha|ve |som|e
res|t.

I'm| de|pen|din|g o|n
yo|u!

H-|hel|lo?| A?|
It's| a |dis|ast|er!

Uh,| um|, i|t's |jus|t 
te|rri|ble|!

Wh|at |sho|uld| I |do?|
It...| Oh|, n|o...

P|lea|se |get| ba|ck
h|ere| no|w!

Cl|ick|!

A f|oun|d 
PO|TIO|N!

A p|ut |the|
POT|ION| in|
t|he |ITE|M P|OCK|ET.