Pokemon: I Transmigrated Twice

Zacian and Zamazenta left one after another, and Professor Magnolia also called in the local Officer Jenny police force.

Before long, a team of five officers, led by one Officer Jenny, arrived at the scene in a police vehicle.

Seeing more than a dozen ice sculptures at the scene and learning the details from Professor Magnolia, the three officers removed their hats and bowed to Stephen.

"Thank you for preventing a disaster, Dr. Stephen."

Stephen waved his hand, signaling that it was nothing.

Wedgehurst Town was just a small town, and given the sudden incident in the middle of the night, the local police force could only send a limited number of officers.

The police released their Pokémon, including a Furfrou and a Watchog, and worked together with their Pokémon to transport the ice sculptures.

"Stephen, what will happen to these guys afterward?"

Will leaned in and asked Stephen.

"They'll probably be sentenced to life in prison."

Stephen replied.

"Huh?"

Will looked incredulous. "They caused such a huge incident, and that's all the punishment they get?"

"The League's law doesn't have the death penalty. You didn't know that?"

That's right—there was no death penalty in the League's law.

And thinking about it carefully, the criminal laws in the Pokémon world were indeed quite lenient.

In the original story, those two idiots caused massive trouble, yet their punishment was merely to do community service.

Even Team Galactic's actions were far more extreme—if they had succeeded, the entire Sinnoh region might have been wiped out.

Yet they still weren't sentenced to death.

Saturn, Mars, and Jupiter were caught by Cynthia and imprisoned, but they later reappeared in Journeys.

Whether they were released after serving their sentence or escaped, one thing was certain—they were not given the death penalty.

"Damn, that's way too easy on them!"

Will exaggerated his expression.

If no one were here, he would have ordered Galarian Articuno to twist their family jewels into a pretzel.

But with the police around, he couldn't even think about harming them, let alone doing it.

Stephen stroked his chin, then suddenly walked forward and said, "I'll help out too."

"Oh, thank you, Doctor, we are a bit short on manpower."

The bespectacled officer apologized.

Stephen and an officer each took hold of Sordward's head and feet, lifting him toward the police car.

"Ouch!"

Just as they were about to load him in, Stephen's hands "slipped," and Sordward's frozen head crashed onto the ground, shattering into pieces.

Looking at the now stone-like, shattered Sordward, Stephen's face was "covered in tears."

"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to..."

Through the gaps between his fingers, tears could be seen running down his face.

The bespectacled officer quickly stepped forward to comfort him.

"Doctor, this isn't your fault. It's so late, it's understandable that you couldn't see clearly."

Officer Jennys also looked sympathetic.

The doctor was so kind—he even cried for these scumbags.

Bea stepped forward, grasped Stephen's hand, and pressed it to her chest.

Even so, she could still feel Stephen trembling.

Sonia pursed her lips tightly, wanting to slap herself.

Just earlier at dinner, she had spoken rudely to such a kind-hearted Dr. Stephen.

She felt awful about it.

"Oops, I tripped!"

At that moment, Will stumbled and fell—right onto Shielbert.

But that wasn't the end of it.

As he fell, he tumbled like Neymar, rolling into the remaining frozen sculptures like a bowling ball, shattering them all into pieces.

Stephen peeked through his fingers and almost couldn't hold back from cursing.

Idiot! You overacted!

...

Professor Magnolia and Sonia went to Wyndon City and handed the video over to Rose.

One day later, the entire Pokémon world was flooded with news about the truth regarding the Galarian royal family.

Galar's Wyndon TV reported Sonia's video and interviewed Professor Magnolia:

["It was a great yet terrible night. The great part is that we traveled through 3,000 years of history and discovered who our true saviors were. The terrible part is that two criminals left an indelible psychological scar on possibly the greatest Pokémon Professor since the founding of the League. I hope this outstanding young man can recover soon—Pokémon research cannot afford to lose Dr. Stephen."]

Alola's Manalo Daily:

["Once again, Dr. Stephen has made an irreplaceable contribution to the coexistence of humans and Pokémon. Through the video, the whole world has seen the ugly actions of the Galarian royal family. Dr. Stephen has no reason to blame himself—perhaps this was Arceus' way of punishing them."]

Kanto's Saffron TV:

["Indigo Elite Four member Lance, in a rare interview, condemned the Galarian royal family's arson and violence, calling their actions despicable. He also criticized their historical revisionism—stealing the credit from Zacian and Zamazenta. Lance and Lorelei both strongly supported Dr. Stephen, stating that he should bear no responsibility whatsoever. Even if Sordward and Shielbert were caught and imprisoned again, it would just be a waste of taxpayers' money. However, as we all know, the League has no death penalty, a fact that Lance publicly expressed extreme frustration over."]

Kalos' Lumiose TV:

["Based on our investigation, Dr. Stephen's only female companion, Morgan, has mysteriously left the team. Currently, only his chubby sidekick, Mr. Will, remains. According to our relationship experts, this suggests a possible emotional conflict between the three. Their analysis speculates that while Dr. Stephen is bisexual, he seems to lean more toward men—otherwise, there is no explanation for why the female companion left."]

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...

The next day, Stephen glanced at the news reports from various regions.

The controversy surrounding Zacian and Zamazenta was just as intense as the revelation of the Pokédex.

After all, for 3,000 years, people in Galar—and across the world—believed that the two Galarian royals had defeated Eternatus.

Now, the truth had completely overturned their beliefs.

Especially for the people of Galar, the shock was unimaginable.

But what shocked Stephen even more was that his little prank had become just as sensational as the 3,000-year historical revelation.

If he hadn't done it himself, he might have thought he was the true victim here.

Originally, he had planned to put on an act of depression, but now it seemed unnecessary.

...

Meanwhile, in Wyndon City.

Outside Rose Tower—the Galar League headquarters—protesters gathered once again.

"Sordward and Shielbert only lost their lives, but Dr. Stephen lost his kindness!"

"The brothers themselves had no complaints, so what right does the League have to punish the doctor?!"

"The doctor was so heartbroken, and you still want to hurt him?!"

League President Rose and Champion Leon both announced that Stephen would face no legal consequences and reaffirmed that he would always be a friend of Galar.

Frankly, whether Rose knew the truth or not, even Stephen, as a transmigrator, wasn't sure.

After all, during the original game's events, Rose was already in jail when those two idiots started causing trouble.

With the Zacian and Zamazenta issue settled, the Galar Star Tournament was approaching fast.

Stephen decided to head to the Crown Tundra to help Karen capture Galarian Moltres.

Just as he got up at the Pokémon Center in Wedgehurst Town, his phone rang.

["Stephen-kun, you don't need to feel guilty."]

Lusamine's voice on the other end was uncharacteristically gentle.

"I don't feel guilty. I did it on purpose."

With Lusamine, Stephen didn't bother hiding anything.

After all, they were practically in the same boat.

["You don't have to hide your true self from me. I know you're kind. But the Galarian royal family brought this upon themselves."]

Stephen: …

He wondered if Lusamine's wife's filter on him was a bit too thick.

And it didn't stop there—when he checked his inbox, he found comfort emails from Lillie, Gladion, Iono, Serena, and many others.

After finally finishing his reply and arriving at the lobby, Stephen unexpectedly spotted two familiar faces—Nessa and Sonia.

He had to admit, these two were truly stunning.

Just standing there, they attracted the attention of many trainers in the Pokémon Center.

Some men with girlfriends even had their ears tugged by their jealous partners.

"Doctor, you don't need to feel so guilty..."

Nessa had been repeating this like a broken record from the start.

"By the way, Miss Sonia, why are you back?"

Stephen had no choice but to change the topic. "Didn't you say you were quitting as a trainer and traveling around to relax?"

Although Sonia had more or less decided not to continue down the path of a trainer, she hadn't immediately chosen the researcher route like in Ash's time.

According to what she said before, she wanted to travel around and unwind before making a decision.

"Hehe, so we came to bother you!"

Sonia giggled, linking arms with Nessa. "Dr. Stephen, you're heading to the Crown Tundra, right? The two of us locals would be happy to be your guides. You don't mind having two extra companions, do you?"

The Zamazenta and Zacian incident had given Sonia a new perspective on Stephen.

She thought he'd be a great match for her best friend, Nessa.

Plus, since Dr. Stephen had gone through something heartbreaking just a few days ago, Sonia felt it was necessary to have her beautiful bestie comfort him.

Compared to Sonia, who was eager to play matchmaker, Nessa seemed a bit embarrassed.

"It would be an honor. Let's have breakfast together first."

Stephen nodded.

Meanwhile, Will complained internally, I've taken out quite a few people too, why doesn't anyone come to comfort me…?

Stephen and the others headed to the dining area and released their respective Pokémon.

"Oh! So this is the Beartic that belongs to Elite Four Lorelei! How's his romantic battle going?"

As soon as she saw Stephen release Beartic, Sonia's gossip-loving nature kicked in.

She had previously heard from Bea that Lorelei's Beartic was pursuing Stephen's Bewear, which had piqued Sonia's curiosity ever since.

It seemed that gossip was truly an instinct for every girl.

"Not great," Stephen answered honestly.

To be honest, Beartic's level of simping had exceeded Stephen's expectations.

Previously, after the honey jar incident, Stephen thought that would be enough to make Beartic wake up from his delusions.

Yet, he still kept simping.

"That's not right…"

After hearing Stephen's description and seeing Beartic actively offering sweet syrup to Bewear, Nessa and Sonia both furrowed their brows.

With their looks, they had never been short of simps since childhood, so they could understand how Bewear felt.

But someone as persistently devoted as Beartic? This was a first.

"Just find a way to send him back. You can't exactly beat him to death, right?"

Will dipped his bread into milk before stuffing it into his mouth.

"Hey, hey~ Nessa, I remember that Walrein and Bewear belong to the same Egg Group, right?"

Sonia suddenly leaned in and whispered into her best friend's ear.

"Hmm?"

Nessa was momentarily confused, but then she saw Sonia blinking her big sparkling eyes, glancing back and forth between Stephen's Bewear and her own Drednaw.

Nessa immediately understood what her best friend was suggesting.

"You sure have a lot of sneaky ideas."

Nessa rolled her eyes.

"Didn't Chairman Rose have the same thought?"

Sonia pouted slightly.

She didn't believe for a second that when Rose entrusted Lorelei's Beartic to Stephen, he didn't have that kind of intention.

Honestly, it was a pretty clever strategy.

If the two trainers couldn't become in-laws, then at least their Pokémon could.

And if their Pokémon bonded, there was a good chance the trainers would too.

Across the Pokémon world, it wasn't uncommon for couples, where the man raised a Nidoking and the woman, raised a Nidoqueen, or the man had a Gallade while the woman had a Gardevoir.

Conveniently, Nessa had a Drednaw that could match with Stephen's Bewear.

"What are you waiting for? Send in your Drednaw!"

Sonia playfully waved her fists, eager to stir up some drama.

Although her relationship with Leon was going nowhere, that didn't stop her from acting as a strategist for her best friend's love life.

Nessa pursed her lips but remained unmoved.

Sonia whispered, "Why are you hesitating? It's just your Pokémon, not you."

Nessa was speechless. You're one to talk! You haven't spoken to Leon in years, and you're calling me a coward?

Seeing this, or perhaps just wanting to stir up trouble, Sonia crouched beside Nessa's Drednaw. Pretending to feed him, she secretly pointed at Stephen's Bewear and whispered:

"Hey, Snowball, do you want to sleep with her?"

Snowball was Sonia's nickname for Drednaw. She had known both him and Nessa since he was just a little Chewtle.

Drednaw blinked in confusion. What are you talking about?

Five minutes later, under Sonia's persuasion, Drednaw waddled over to Bewear.

Under the gazes of their trainers—Nessa, Stephen, Sonia—and the other Pokémon in the area, Drednaw hesitantly placed something in front of Bewear.

Nessa looked down and saw that it was a large pearl glowing with a silvery sheen.

It was something Drednaw had found during an ocean swim and had treasured ever since, never letting anyone else touch it.

Even when Nessa, his trainer, wanted to take a look, she had to ask for permission first.

At that moment, Nessa recalled a line from a TV drama she had watched before—You went all out to impress a girl.

Beartic's eyes widened in fury and he immediately lunged at Drednaw, starting a brawl.

How dare you set your sights on my goddess!?

Beartic was, after all, Lorelei's Pokémon, and his strength was naturally beyond what Nessa's Drednaw could handle.

However, since he was a new team member and not yet at an Elite Four level, plus with his trainer absent, he couldn't take down Drednaw right away.

Seeing enough, or perhaps just fed up, Bewear grabbed both of them—one in each hand—like they were little chicks and tossed them into the corner of the dining area.

"What an embarrassment," Sonia muttered, covering her eyes.

While Nessa comforted Drednaw, she couldn't help but rub her temples.

She had a rough idea of why Bewear wasn't interested in either of these two.

Bewear sat back down next to Stephen, letting out a deep "Don-Ahh."

Unfortunately, without Zorua around to translate, Stephen had no idea what his ace Pokémon was saying.

[She said, 'Two useless idiots who can't even break a rice cake.' Oh my~]

A familiar childish voice echoed in Stephen's mind.

Startled, Stephen quickly looked around.

He suddenly noticed a Mew that had somehow appeared in his team, sitting beside his Fairy-type Swablu, stuffing its face with Pokéblocks.

When Stephen locked eyes with Mew, it even raised an eyebrow at him, as if saying, "Surprised? Happy?"

But that wasn't the end of it.

Just as Beartic and Drednaw were about to start the second round, a single-tailed big dog suddenly jumped into the Pokémon Center's restaurant through the window, holding a rose in its mouth, and placed it in front of Bewear.

Bewear: ...

Stephen: ...

Today sure is lively, huh?

...

Meanwhile, far away in Kanto, Karen also saw the related news reports.

She had to admit, she understood Stephen better than Lusamine, Lorelei, or the others.

If something happened to his Pokémon or hers, Stephen would cry.

But cry over killing a scum?

 Karen would never believe that in a million years.

As for whether Stephen would cry if Will got into trouble—that, she wasn't sure.

 But one thing she was sure of—if that did happen, she'd set off fireworks to celebrate.

Regardless, the reports from various regions were overwhelmingly positive toward Stephen.

After all, Stephen was essentially an ultra-enhanced version of Professor Oak from the original series.

And with all the real contributions he had made recently, even those who disliked him had to acknowledge his achievements.

However, when Karen saw the report from the Kalos region, her face turned completely dark.

If I ever get the chance to go to Kalos, I swear I'll burn that TV station to the ground!

After leaving the Celadon Gym, Karen found a public bench in the park and placed the freshly obtained Rainbow Badge into her case.

Inside, eight neatly arranged badges gleamed.

That's right—despite leaving the team only half a month ago, Karen had already collected all eight badges required for the Indigo League Tournament.

"The Kanto region is doomed."

Karen let out the same sigh she had when Giovanni handed her five badges.

Getting three badges in half a month—her speed was terrifying.

Thinking back on the process, even she found it laughable.

At Pewter Gym, the gym leader's strength was mediocre at best—good enough to let her Kubfu get some training in.

But once she sent out Incineroar, the battle ended in just a few moves.

Cerulean Gym was even more ridiculous.

Even using just Kubfu, she ended the match in two moves.

Right after losing, those Sensational Sisters started whining and refused to battle anymore, handing over the badge immediately.

Only the seven- or eight-year-old orange-haired girl sitting nearby had any backbone.

She kept scolding her three older sisters.

If it were Ash, he would've returned the badge under such circumstances.

Too bad Karen wasn't Ash.

She was on a tight schedule—if they were giving it to her, why wouldn't she take it?

As for the third gym, Celadon Gym—

Finally, a normal gym battle.

Gym Leader Erika was young but had both potential and strength, ranking above average among Kanto Gym Leaders.

This was the only normal gym challenge Karen had in Kanto.

"Eight main Gym Leaders—five traitors, one incompetent fool, one flower vase, and only one normal person… And this is supposed to be the strongest league?"

Karen muttered as she enjoyed her lunch at a café, gulping down papaya milk while roasting the entire Kanto League.

"Speaking of which, it's been so long, and still no news from Giovanni. Is Team Rocket's intelligence network this garbage? Compared to Rose's, it's a joke."

She complained.

She had gathered all the badges, but the birthday gift for Stephen had still shown no progress.

"Heh~ Miss Karen—oh no, I should say 'Miss Morgan,' don't forget—you're also a Team Rocket member. At the very least, you should be calling him 'Mr. Giovanni,' right?"

A long-unheard eunuch-like voice rang in her ears, sending a chill down her spine.

She turned around—and sure enough, it was Sird, that androgynous freak!

Dressed in casual clothes, Sird greeted her with a smug smile.

"Besides, comparing Team Rocket's intelligence network to Rose's is unfair. Don't forget—Rose has complete control over Galar, while we're not quite there yet~"

Sird took a seat beside her.

"I'm not in a good mood right now. You better have something important."

Karen said coldly.

"Did you find the Legendary Pokémon?"

"Miss Morgan, sometimes we don't need to 'find' Legendary Pokémon. All we need to do is find the people who own them."

Sird's smirk grew even wider.

"Huh?"

Karen didn't get it.

...

The Battle Frontier was a special battle facility that existed only in Kanto and Sinnoh.

Unlike Gym Leaders, who adjusted their teams based on a challenger's strength, Frontier Brains had no such restrictions.

They always went all out in battles.

Unlike the traditional Gym Challenge, where collecting eight badges granted entry to a Pokémon League Conference, the Battle Frontier had no such structured tournaments.

As a result, while Gym Challenges were widely popular, the Battle Frontier remained more niche.

However, the trainers who did challenge the Battle Frontier were often at a much higher level overall.

And today, at Sinnoh's Battle Castle, a high-level battle was unfolding.

At least, for ordinary trainers, it was high-level.

Two Pokémon clashed on the battlefield—

One was a Fighting/Psychic-type, Gallade, the counterpart to the fan-favorite Gardevoir.

The other resembled a horror novel ghost, its gray hair flowing despite the lack of wind as if it had stepped right out of a nightmare.

Darkrai!

Standing in the Gallade's trainer box was a 13- or 14-year-old girl dressed in a pure white princess dress.

Her waist-length, slightly wavy platinum-blonde hair made her look like a fairy-tale princess.

But more striking than her appearance was the fact that she was floating mid-air!

Psychic powers!

That's right—just like Sabrina from Kanto!

Her name was Caitlin.