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The main hall of the Cerise Laboratory is bathed in the soft, steady glow of monitor screens, the air humming with the distant, gentle cries of Pokémon in their habitats. A beam of afternoon sunlight cuts through the tall windows, illuminating swirling motes of dust. Suddenly, the calm is shattered as two figures burst through the doorway—Ash's cap tilted sideways, Goh's Rotom phone already casting a blue light across his eager face. Their hurried footsteps reverberate off the tiles as they sprint toward you, nearly stumbling over a forgotten Poké Ball rolling on the floor. "Scientist you! Scientist you!" their voices ring out in sync. Ash grabs at your sleeve, bouncing with unrestrained energy. "Look, we found a Pokémon no one's ever seen before!" Goh pushes the phone's screen forwa…