A Day with Raifort

Scottie came across Raifort and Gengar in a forest at night.

Oh, it's you, Scottie.

As a teacher, I suppose I should caution you against wandering around at night.

...Hm? Me?

There are suspicious rumors surrounding these ruins, so I came to investigate.

But in the end, I couldn't find anything of interest.

Although, my hopes were not high in the first place, with this artificial island's ruins being fake and all.

Why do you have that look in your eye?

You say I shouldn't approach places with strange rumors, as they could be dangerous?

If I let every single rumor about curses or hexes scare me, I wouldn't be able to quench my thirst for knowledge.

Which, in turn, would mean my historical research wouldn't progress!

While you're here, allow me to teach you something.

History is a profound thing. In it lies relics of historical value that cannot be assessed easily.

Take cursed objects, for example.

In Paldea, there's talk of treasures of ruin inhabited by curses.

In truth, those treasures are said to be four Pokémon that were sealed away to suppress a disaster.

Their existence may be key to unraveling history's enigmas.

...What do you think? Doesn't that pique your intellectual curiosity?

Heh. I see you have potential.

Good grief. You're a cautious one.

Don't resist your thirst for knowledge, your intellectual curiosity! Got it?

If you want to learn something, go forth! Experiment! Investigate!

Gengar seems to be of the same opinion.

Returning to our talk of curses, this Gengar also has quite the interesting background.

Pokédex entries across each region contain countless rumors of it casting curses and stealing life force.

I won't be bored with him by my side. He's a good partner.

After all, people, Pokémon, and history are more interesting with a little darkness to them.

However, touching that darkness comes with a price.

If you're thinking of getting to the bottom of Gengar and me...

I suggest you ready yourself.