As the 4th of July rolled in, we find the Brave Olivine and the Dragon Craft finally making their way to Paldea, the home region of Liko as well as Arven, Penny, and Nemona from Uva Academy. It had been quite a wild ride for everyone involved since Liko, Sharon, Kaguya, Rosebelle, and Hiroto's first days together at Indigo Academy but, at long last, they finally arrived at their final destination and the starting point in everyone's search for the Terastal Shiny Rayquaza.
It was also particularly interesting for two particular trainers as one of them would get to see Paldea and its Spanish splendor for the first time and the other would be returning home for a spell.
"HELLO, PALDEA!" Fuecoco cheered excitedly as he and Roy saw the former's fatherland getting closer and closer from the Brave Olivine's observation deck.
"We can see it now!" the young boy cheered, wondering what he'd discover on his first-ever visit to Paldea.
Even Dot was surprised as she got up and finished putting away her bed covers and looked out the window, "Paldea?"
"DAAAAAGH! IT STINKS, UGH! I CAN'T BREATHE!" screamed Quaxly as she ran towards one of the corners of her bedroom, holding her nose as tightly as she could and not daring to breathe.
It turns out She discovered that Dot's Nidothing cosplay had gotten stinky overnight and after breathing it in (thanks to her acute sense of smell), she couldn't find it in herself to breathe and kept herself as far away from her suit as possible until it can be washed.
"What's with you, it's too early for this," Dot muttered in confusion at her.
"Your suit reeks, Partner! It's gotten so bad last night while we slept! It Stinks so bad!" cried the Duckling Pokémon with a fearful shudder as she pointed her towards her suit, desperately doing her best not to breathe in its stinky smell through her nose.
"You think this smells so bad, really?" the young recluse puzzled before she smelled her cosplay, groaning as she took in the suit's dirty smell and passed out.
"It hasn't been that long since I was last here, and if I know Rosebelle and Hiroto given the time they spent here to attend their studies at Uva Academy, they would feel the same way. Yet, for some reason, it feels nostalgic," Liko thought as she and Sprigatito watched Paldea coming into view from the starboard bow, the former knowing that in a short while, she would be home again.
"Not to me, it ain't," Sprigatito chirped happily to her partner.
"Oh, yeah, I forgot! Welcome home, Sprigatito! This is my first time in Paldea with you!"
Her sentiments are well-founded because, on the Dragon Craft, Sharon, Kaguya, Rosebelle and Hiroto were up bright and early as they were watching Paldea coming into view from the Dragon Craft's sun deck. They knew that Director Clavell, Nemona, Arven, Penny, Carmen, Kieran, and the students of Blueberry and Uva Academies would be waiting to celebrate with them and to hear of what they had been up to since they parted ways for summer break.
"Well, there it is. Paldea, as beautiful as she was when we first arrived," Kaguya, And Hiroto sighed blissfully, seeing Nemona, Liko, Arven, and Penny's home region before them.
"It's incredible," Sharon, And Rosebelle agreed, the Four of them knowing that they would be in for quite the welcome upon reuniting with their Paldea friends and classmates.
Paldea, a land full of wonders and adventure never before seen in any of the other regions! Teaming with life and filled with awe-inspiring scenery, graceful and fiery Spanish culture, lots of tasty food, and, of course, complete with an amazing array of Pokémon unique only to the region of true mystery and excitement waiting just around the corner. Like the other regions, the Pokémon of Paldea live and thrive with humans, reading each other's thoughts and memories as they train, battle, and play together in perfect harmony. And, here, our heroes are preparing to land in Liko's fatherland where a certain group of people are waiting anxiously for the return of Rosebelle and Hiroto.
