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[It's the middle of the day, not long after quests go up that Akechi greets the Grumpearls with a serious expression.]

Greetings. This is Akechi. To anyone newly arrived, I'm a member of the Oran Berries, and I was also among the group exploring the Northern Forest.

[Images accompany of his words of meandering, overgrown plantlife, strange, glowing vines, and luminous mushrooms eerily aglow.]

As there are multiple quests related to the recent fungal infestation as well as further requests to explore to the north, I'd like to give you all my personal insights.

First...

[He raises a wing, feathers folded in such a way to approximate a hand holding up one finger.]

The spores cause heightened aggression. I highly recommend obtaining some form of facial covering to minimize their effects. While I cannot say how effective it will be, reducing how many spores you inhale will likely serve you well in the long run.

Second...

[He raises another feather.]

Be extra careful when removing the mushrooms. If you can dig around them, that will be ideal, but mushrooms have complex root systems called mycelium, so if you want to be extra cautious, it may be worth digging especially deep. The fruiting bodies are their primary means of reproduction, however, so simply removing and eliminating as many as possible while minimizing contact with the spores would be ideal.

[He tries to convey this with little images of the mushroom caps and the roots spreading far, far beneath the soil.]

Ren and I will return to the northern forest to rectify our... mistake. I also fully intend on gathering and eliminating as many of the mushrooms as possible.

Be smart, expect the worst, and we may be able to overcome this unfortunate infestation.

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Excellent. Do let me know the results; it'd be worthwhile to record them for future reference.

[Alas, Akechi lacks any fire type moves to speak of, so he'll have to defer to those more qualified.]

Of course! It would be useful to know if that is a decent way of removing them. Though of course that could be easily overdone...

[There's not too many other new fire-types, though. Hopefully they could avoid anyone getting too flame-happy about it.]

We should see how many samples Dr. Denne requires. Then, assuming we gather enough, perhaps a fire type guild member could go in after to clear the lingering mushrooms.

Not to mention, burning can be beneficial to a habitat's longevity, if done in a controlled fashion.

[But control is the key word here, and given the spores... Hm. Still could present problems.]

Hmm...it's certainly something to discuss with the guild leadership!

[Ingo's feeling rather cautious about the idea of large-scale burning, but you know. There's no reason not to at least suggest it.]

They would know the needs of the ecosystem better, if nothing else. I suppose Ribombee-san might be the one to turn to...

[Mightyena may know, but she's also not of the forest. It's not really her domain.]

Yes, quite so...I know that there are some places where wildfires happen with regularity, but Hisui is not one of them.

[So he doesn't really know how that works, and also does know that it's something that does not work everywhere!]

To be fair, a vast majority of wildfires are caused by human negligence. It stands to reason that areas more in tune with nature would suffer from fewer incidents.

I also imagine Pokemon would intervene before any such thing could get too bad! Water, ground, and rock types are all quite common!

That gives your world an advantage, at least. Where I'm from, animals can't wield the elements, and fires are much harder to contain.

[Not impossible. An image of fire trucks and fire hoses passes through his thoughts, but it's not the same.]

That does sound rather difficult...

[Though he doesn't really understand "animals" still, nor the...big red things.]

Of course, there are trade-offs. A wildfire is just as likely to be started by a Pokemon battle!

We should be grateful that Ren isn't a fire type. I can only imagine what chaos he'd unleash...

[His mind projects an image of a Sprigatito cackling amidst a fiery backdrop, which makes no sense when he's a grass type, but it's the principle of it.]

[Ingo chuckles a little.]

He may still be able to learn a fire-type move or two! Though it would be a little surprising - while Pokemon often learn moves not of their own typing, they typically are not of an opposing type. There are some natural associations, such as water and ice, but normal-types are the only ones who can typically learn a very wide variety.

I'd be fairly concerned if Ren learned fire type moves, even with his ability.

[Protean does, at least, seem to temporarily change his type, based on what Akechi's observed on the field, but still...]

Still, it's rather strange that the alleged "normal" types can wield such abnormal moves.

Perhaps something like "neutral" would be a better way to put it? It is not utterly neutral, of course, but something very like that!

"Neutral" does seem more appropriate... Then again, the normal types I've encountered largely look like the ordinary animals in my world. Birds, rodents, and the like... Emmet-san is an exception, but he's also part ghost.

[But... why both types? Why not pure ghost? An image of a Hisuian Zoroark appears in his mind, surrounded by question marks.]

[Ingo catches enough of that to intuit what the image of the Zoroark is all about.]

It certainly grants them a great battle advantage. It is an excellent strategic typing!

[Maybe they just did that to be scarier...]

Heh. You're not wrong. With the two types combined, Emmet-san really only has to worry about dark types, if I recall correctly.

[He has been trying to research type charts, but sometimes things slip through the cracks.]

Essentially! There are ways for fighting-types to overcome that inability to hit ghosts, and he would be vulnerable to them as well if one did...but those are all quite specific! A specific Pokemon, or else a separate move they must use first!

[Which, when facing something quick and hard-hitting like a Zoroark, may not be a delay one can afford.]

Fascinating... But even if those who can bypass ghost type's immunity are few, I imagine it's best to keep one's wits about them. Get too comfortable, and your Achilles heel is left wide open.

[Ah, but that... probably won't make much sense to Ingo, come to think of it.]

Quite so!

[He has no idea what that is, true, but the gist is clear from context clues!]

In any case, a type advantage is of course helpful, but it is not always necessary for victory!

True. After all, my only dark type move is Power Trip, but I still managed with those pesky Swoobats.

[He puffs out his chest with pride. It was a great victory!

Just ignore the image of a very wobbly, confused Ren bleeding through his thoughts.]

Ah! We fought those as well!

[A brief image of Ingo, delighted with himself, pulling off some rather large ghost-type attack!]

It's very strange, isn't it? Such continued aggression!

Not only aggression, but hallucination, in other cases. I fully suspect that to be the work of the fog, which means that all these recent troubles stem from nature itself...

[An image flashes by of an Orthworm defending a Tailow's medicine, thinking it's her child. The medicine in question looks like a worm.

Then there's a Persian, fighting off Ren and Firepaw, as they try to rescue Purrloin.]

Ah! I did not realize that was happening! That explains quite a bit!

[Hm...have they all thought they were in the right, then? That's rather upsetting to think about...]

And the recent batch of arrivals came with the fog. Something doesn't bode well.

[Flickers of memories of the crowded clinic pass through his mind. It was rather disheartening to see.]

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