[Steven: Here it is, Roxanne. The Kyogre you wanted is here—go ahead and choose.]
[Roxanne: Choose your sister! Do you think I'm an idiot?! I'm ruling Kyogre out immediately!]
[Gardenia: Can someone important explain Option C? What's Phione?]
[Steven: Phione is... uh, alright, I don't know either.]
[Wallace: Quiet, you amateurs. Don't embarrass yourselves trying to sound smart.]
[Steven: Oh? Judging by your tone, you actually know Phione?]
[Wallace: I'm not bragging, but yes, I do. Ever heard of Manaphy, the Prince of the Sea?]
[Steven: No.]
[Wallace: …...]
Steven's casual "no" almost made Wallace choke. After a long pause, he finally continued.
[Wallace: Just know this — Manaphy, like Mew, is an extremely rare Mythical Pokémon. When a Manaphy breeds, the eggs hatch into Phione. However, Phione cannot evolve into Manaphy.]
[Fuchsia: Wow, how do you know all that?]
[Wallace: The Sootopolis Gym preserves ancient records that mention Phione and Manaphy.]
[Bonnie: Oh, that makes sense.]
[Goodshow: Professor Oak, which one do you think is the right choice?]
[Professor Oak: Hmm… the egg only appeared for less than a second in the video. It's hard to determine what Pokémon is inside.]
It was unfortunate. If he could have seen a clear frontal shot, he might have been able to analyze it precisely. For now, everyone could only speculate.
As the three-second penalty protection ended, everyone prepared to answer.
[Ash: A, the answer is A.]
[Misty: Oh? What's your brilliant reasoning, Ash?]
After all, Ash's recent guesses had been spot-on every time, so Misty naturally gave his opinion some respect.
[Ash: I only know Tentacool.]
[Misty: Get lost!]
[Diantha: I'll choose B. Squirtle is a classic Kanto Pokémon and a Water type. That's the safest bet.]
[Cynthia: That makes sense. I'll go with B too.]
[Wallace: Personally, I'd say C is better. Professor Oak wouldn't go to the trouble of giving Ash such a common egg. Squirtle's too ordinary.]
[Gary: That actually makes sense. I'll choose C too.]
[Steven: But isn't C a bit much? Phione's a Mythical Pokémon, isn't it?]
[Fuchsia: Ash already has Mew, so getting a Phione isn't that far-fetched. I'll choose C as well.]
Under Wallace's influence, nearly everyone avoided choosing Riolu. They all assumed the hatched Pokémon had to be a Water-type.
[Answer Countdown Begins!]
3...
2...
The numbers on the large screen flashed rapidly. Korrina looked visibly conflicted.
Should she choose B: Squirtle, C: Phione, or trust her instincts and pick D: Riolu?
In the end, she followed her heart.
[Korrina: D, Riolu!]
1!
The moment the final "1" appeared, the quiz officially ended.
The black-bordered screen lit up again, continuing the video.
Under the watchful eyes of Ash, Pikachu, Pidgey, and Mew, the Pokémon Egg in the backpack began to glow with a dazzling light.
As the light slowly faded, a small, dog-like Pokémon appeared in front of Ash.
"Riolu," Ash murmured, "Professor Oak really gave me a huge surprise."
[Steven: Riolu? Why Riolu?! Wallace, explain this!]
[Phoebe: Didn't we all agree it would be a Water-type Pokémon?!]
[Diantha: Wallace totally misled us.]
[Wallace: Hey, hey, hey! Don't pin it all on me! I just said it might be a Water type — not that it definitely was one!]
[Aaron: Ugh, I fell for your bait, Wallace… again!]
Aaron, who had already answered wrong twice in a row, looked like he was about to cry. For the next two rounds, he could only sit and watch helplessly.
[Korrina: I got it right! I got it right! Yay, yay, yay!]
Amid Korrina's cheers, the system chimed again.
[Ding! Prize Quiz Results Announced!]
[Top three participants: Korrina.]
[Congratulations to the winner! Rewarding...]
[Quiz participant Korrina — reward: a portion of Ash's Lucario's battle experience.]
[Ash: Lucario? When did I ever catch a Lucario?]
[System: Future.]
The response came coldly.
[Gary: Huh, that reward's kinda lame. It's nothing compared to the Legendary Pokémon rewards Ash and Grandpa got.]
[Diantha: Yeah, and it's not even all of Lucario's experience — just a portion! That's so stingy.]
[Pachira: I actually feel bad for Korrina now.]
It wasn't just Pachira. Everyone sympathized with Korrina — she had finally gotten an answer right, only to get a reward that wasn't as exciting as she'd hoped.
Still, something was better than nothing. With that in mind, Korrina opened the reward package.