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Immediately, your mind goes to Latias and how she's getting on at home.

Hopefully, she's not gotten bored and wandered off.

You resolve to swap Volta out of your team for her before you go.

You're sorely tempted to swap Piker for Euphrates as well, but you've not spent enough time with your ugly duckling of a fish.

It's not that you hold being dragged across Lake Clarity against Piker either, so much as the fact that you've very much fallen into the trap Fie noted - that of over-committing yourself by catching so many pokemon so quickly.

It's still five months until the League, but you've got a lot of work to do.

It's just that some of your team need more attention than others - Syurm, Volta and Kay O-o are pretty alright for the time being, you feel.

Sure, they could all stand to learn some more moves, but they're all strong and dependable now. You don't need to worry as much about them.

Nika and Piker meanwhile, need more of your attention than most of the rest of your team - Nika, because she's a week-old pup and you're her primary caregiver and Piker because Feebas are both high-maintenance as a rule and because he needs to learn more moves.

And then on a whole other level, there's Latias.

Latias, who has a curious streak and is arguably the strongest member of your team. Latias, who is one of those rare and powerful pokemon that people refer to as a 'Legendary.' Latias, who if people became aware of you having her, would single you out for battles that you and her both are not ready for.

It's a weighty responsibility and one not helped in the least by the fact that if she gets too strong too quickly, there's every chance she's going to start challenging you.

Hell, to your vague understanding, she should be just about at that point, the same with most of your more experienced pokemon.

You resolve to ask Martha more about it as the nurse finishes up, before you go and call home.

>Roll.