"Sunyshore City was truly something else. You'll see why in a moment, I'm sure. But it was also something...final for us all. The last city we'd travel to together before I faced the Pokémon League. It would be the last city we travelled to with Jeremy, because in a few weeks' time he would be going off to join the Pokémon Rangers. It was the first city Lyss and I travelled to as a couple. It was also where we met a future friend of ours, as well as travelling partner, but that's a story for a later date."
Sam, Lyss, Jeremy and Niya perched atop the small mountain range that surrounded Sunyshore City.
Nestled on the white-sand beaches of Southern Sinnoh, and backed by a forested mountain range, Sunyshore City was the beacon of the Eastern Sinnoh Sea.
It truly was a city of the future.
While speaking with Saturn, he had learned that as a means of funding Team Galactic's endeavours, and not wanting to give up on their original dream of renewable energy, Saturn secretly sold green technology to Volkner to help him use less power when powering both his Gym, the city, and the lighthouse.
Saturn had done this under an assumed identity, and surprisingly, this technology had allowed Sunyshore, a city about the size of Hearthome, use about half as much energy as Hearthome City.
The streets were covered in durable solar panels, as were the raised walkways, bike paths and solar-powered magnet train that ran about the city.
"Where do first?" asked Niya.
"The Gym," stated Sam flatly, "I couldn't get a hold of Volkner or the Gym on the way here...I need to go make my appointment in person."
"That's odd," added Niya, "I wasn't aware of any gym closures coming up...we could have delayed our trip here if that was the case."
"Maybe they were just busy?" suggested Lyss, who walked close to Sam, firmly holding his hand.
Sam shrugged. "We'll see once we get there."
They proceeded down the crowded streets.
The buildings were a mixture of older adobe homes and newer brick and mortar and glass.
Everything was retrofitted with solar powered generators, solar panels, house batteries and water basins to collect and purify rainwater.
Most homes weren't larger than a single storey—some were two storey duplexes, however.
Even the commercial buildings weren't overly large or tall.
The tallest building in the city was the Sunyshore Lighthouse sitting atop a large outcropping of land to the west of the city, up on a high sea shelf.
Even at a distance it could be seen from kilometres around.
They passed a massive, building that was long, with high windows, and a high vaulted ceiling and beautifully painted adobe walls.
"That's the bazaar," explained Niya as everyone watched the bustling crowds go in and out as they went about their day, "Some of the rarest finds in Sinnoh are going to end up here."
"You've been?" asked Jeremy.
Niya nodded. "Once," she added, "It's bigger than it looks, and it's busy. It's been here since the Sunyshore tribe settled here millennia ago."
Sam looked out on the massive city.
It sat not just down by the flat land that once formed a shore, but also carved into the terraces of the high mountains and cliffs that surrounded the city, spanning up and down the coast.
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Pokemon Heroes: Sinnoh Saga [Book 1]
FanfictionAfter finding an injured Starly at Lake Verity near his hometown of Twinleaf, Sam is introduced to the elderly Professor Rowan; a world renowned professor of Pokemon. Convinced Sam was destined for greatness, Professor Rowan invited Sam and friends...