Introduction from Mysterious People

Scottie took Sina and Dexio around town...

Thanks for showing us around, Scottie.

Our partner Pokémon seem to like Pasio as well!

These Veevees are so cute...

Veevees?

Oh! I was so drawn in by the Veevees, I didn't even realize I was walking over here.

H-hey, Scottie...

Your friend is a little odd, isn't she?

Your Sylveon is quite lovely, too!

R-really? I'm happy to hear that...

Oh, um. I'm Penny. I'm from the Paldea region...

What about you two with the Veevee partners?

I'm glad you asked, Penny!

Allow us to introduce ourselves too.

I'm Dexio.

My name's Sina! A beautiful name for a beautiful lady!

We've traveled all over Kalos and Alola.

And now, we've come to Pasio to see the sights and test our skills.

We're quite confident in our knowledge and experience as Trainers.

Why, a few years ago in Kalos...

Dexio and I were entrusted with Pokédexes by Professor Sycamore!

You could call us Pokémon-voyage veterans, and mentors to Serena and her friends, who're also from Kalos.

Really? Sounds impressive...

So far, we've mostly been using our experience to support new Trainers.

But now, we'd like to challenge ourselves to something new on Pasio!

We still don't know what exactly we'd like to do, though.

True, up until a moment ago!

Huh?

I had a lightbulb moment when I saw Penny's backpack!

U-uh, wha, ? My backpack?

Let's hold a meet-and-greet for Eevee family Trainers!

I see... That could be interesting.

Here on Pasio, there are lots of Trainers who have Eevee and its Evolutions as their sync pair partners. Right, Penny?

Uh, yeah... I can think of a few people...

Wonderful!

So let's expand our network through our fellow Eevee friends...

and search for ways to help out on Pasio!

Yeah, sounds worth a try.

Then let's spread the word about the meet-and-greet!

Really? That would be great!

Scottie has a lot of connections, so we'll probably find people in no time.

Yeah! If we're gonna do this, we might as well get everyone we can.

All those Veevees in one place... Sounds heavenly... Hehe.

We'll be taking our leave now! We need to get ready, bon voyage!

I look forward to seeing you again the day of the meet-and-greet!

News about the meet-and-greet spread in the blink of an eye...

I'll join with my Vaporeon!

You're going too, right, Kris? Let's go together!

Yeah! I'll be there with my Jolteon.

Professor Sycamore, about the organizers of the event...

Yes? What about Sina and Dexio?

Oh? You know them?

What are they like?

Hehe, well...

They're people of mystery!

A few days later...

Penny and Eve, I've been so excited to see you and everyone else at this meet-and-greet!

Same here.

This meet-and-greet is the perfect excuse to see you two.

We need an excuse to see each other? That's so sad...

We don't need a reason to hang out! Just come over anytime!

Th-that's adorable...

She's got a point. Let's hang out more from now on!

We should still go out and do things on days there are no special events going on.

Y-yeah! Why not!

Yaaay! I'm so excited!

You'll join us too, right, Scottie?

It's OK if your partner Pokémon isn't an Eevee or Eevee Evolution!

I'm a little curious what kind of Veevee Scottie would bring, though.

By the way, I noticed both your partner Pokémon are still Eevee.

I guess you don't wanna evolve them?

Well, that's not entirely true...

I want to be considerate of Eevee's feelings.

And I just want her to evolve into whatever she wants.

I want the same for me!

When Eevee evolves, I wanna evolve and grow, too!

Yeah... I'm sure you will.

You seem to be having a lot of fun today, Penny!

Can you tell?

I'm on cloud nine with all these Veevees around me...

It's like my own personal paradise!

And it's all thanks to the organizers of this meet-and-greet.

The organizers were Sina and Dexio, right?

Oh, you all know each other?

Yeah, we met back in Alola.

They came up to us saying they were tourists.

But it turned out they weren't there just to sightsee.

Apparently, Professor Sycamore asked them to look into something!

Do you think they also came to Pasio for something other than sightseeing?

I wonder... I guess we won't know unless we ask.

Speaking of those two...I haven't seen them around.

I haven't seen them for the entire meet-and-greet, either.

Now that you mention, that girl dressed as Eevee...

I haven't seen her for a while either.

Hm, you're right... Maybe she already went home?

Oh, should we go look too, then?

Yeah! I wanna know where they went.

What? No, that can't be...

Just to be safe, let's split up and look for them.

If anyone finds them, spread the word!

Oh, Scottie?

Were you looking for us because you were worried?

We had a little moment of panic, but we're all safe.

Team Break targeted her Eevee...

But we were able to stop them.

I'm just so relieved these two are OK.

Yeah... These two saved us...

They're so amazing. They organized the meet-and-greet and even saved us from danger...

But I... I couldn't do anything to help.

Phew... I'm glad.

Ugh, Team Break really are shameless troublemakers. I'm glad you're all OK, though.

All right, then. I'll leave the rest to you.

Eevee's still shaking...

I couldn't do anything to help him 'cause I'm too weak...

It's my fault he went through such a scary experience...

I wasn't sure yet what Eevee was gonna evolve into.

But maybe I should have him evolve soon so he can get stronger. Then he won't be targeted as easily...

There's no need to rush into a decision.

That's right. Think carefully before you decide what to do.

In the same way Eevee has many potential Evolutions...

you two have endless potential as a sync pair.

You could become the strongest sync pair on Pasio.

Or Eevee could evolve into an unknown Pokémon no one has seen before.

Potential like that is possible for those who face themselves and their Pokémon head on.

So it's OK to take time to think this through.

Your Pokémon-voyage veterans are here for you, too.

That's right! We'll always be here for support.

Really?

Of course! Our promise!

Let's keep growing, Eevee.

We'll evolve into something only we can.

And become the strongest sync pair there ever was!

Seems like they're feeling better.

Watching them made me realize what I'd like to do on Pasio.

Oh? What a coincidence. Did you think the same thing I did, Sina?

The way Eve worried about her relationship with her Eevee...

There must be other sync pairs on this island who are going through the same thing.

We want to create a space where partners can face each other and truly communicate...

That's what I was thinking.

I'm sure it'll be a lot of work, so we may ask you to lend a hand, Scottie!

We wanna help, too!

OK! Let's become the ultimate team.

We'll stand by the sync pairs who are going through a difficult time and give them all the support we can!