To say irritable, wouldn't Pokemon like Ursaring fit the word better?
Unless, is there a Pikachu in Hisui that looks very much like Pikachu, but in Hisui form?
"Um... Professor Laventon, could you have mistaken it?" Ash cautiously asked, "Pikachu has always been a gentle Pokemon."
"Mistaken?" Professor Laventon shook his head like a rattle, "No, no, no, how could I be mistaken about this!"
"In our village, we actually have a Pikachu."
"But it doesn't get along well with people right now. That Pikachu would greet people with powerful Thunder Shock at any given moment."
"If it weren't for the fact that people in our village have generally practiced some Martial Arts, I fear someone might have already fallen under its Thunder Shock!"
He sighed, his face full of bitterness.
"After a long period of effort, that young man named Rei from the village can now barely coexist peacefully with it."
"But even so, that Pikachu still occasionally shocks him. The electric charge is quite a bit weaker than before, barely considered as a joke with him now."
Ash and Pikachu looked at each other once more.
In this era, are all Pokemon so temperamental one by one?
Even Pikachu, known for its gentleness, has become a frightening creature here, seen as dangerous by people?
Beside them, Cynthia's eyes flickered with a hint of contemplation.
Unlike the clueless Ash, she has some understanding of the Hisui Region.
A millennium ago, Sinnoh, known as the Land of Hisui, had not yet truly achieved harmonious coexistence between humans and Pokemon.
In this era, humans enslave and drive Pokemon more often.
And Pokemon, naturally, are not willing to submit to human slavery. They often rise in attacks against humans, guarding against each other, and causing harm.
One could say, this is not a beautiful era.
Compared to the modern scene where humans and Pokemon are intimately bonded and trust each other, this place is practically worlds apart.
However, according to ancient records, it was from this era that humans and Pokemon experienced a critical turning point.
As for what exactly that turning point is...
The ancient book she read did not record it in detail.
All she knew was from the Hisui era, humans and Pokemon truly let go of their prejudices, became partners who could depend on and fight alongside each other.
Judging from Professor Laventon's words at this moment.
In the Hisui they have arrived at, they are obviously still at the stage before humans and Pokemon officially coexist peacefully.
Fortunately, it can be heard from Professor Laventon's words aiming to promote human-Pokemon harmony, this era already stands on the eve of that great turning point.
Everything has already begun to attempt quietly.
Thinking of this, Cynthia gave rise to a subtle feeling of premonition in her heart.
Could they, from thousands of years later, be the variable this era has been waiting for?
Change the 'past' through the 'future'?
She discreetly glanced at Ash beside her.
The boy who could always create miracles was now helplessly being shaken by Professor Laventon holding his shoulders.
Perhaps, this unexpected thousand-year journey is far more interesting than they imagined.