“Oh, well, one day… Ash and his mother came to our island on vacation! He was enrolled into our school during his stay… he was always on journeys, through different regions, challenging gyms and competing in Pokemon Leagues! But, he was only here on vacation, and Alola didn’t even have a league yet… oh, also, when we first met, I couldn’t bear touching Pokemon at all! Snowy hadn’t even hatched yet… mother was always away at work, my brother had run away, and we all believed my father died when I was a baby…”

Telling stories certainly helps! Ash seemed to be the catalyst of many things, from inspiring the creation of an Alolan league, to helping Lillie overcome her fear of touching Pokemon, which would later help her complete a forgotten project of her father’s and find out where he is.

(It seemed her broken family has only very recently been reunited, so, yes, the fuss over what nearly destroyed it once more will be much more than Shota would want to deal with! It also seemed being abducted and nearly killed or nearly having all her memories erased is… a recurring theme in Lillie’s life, whether by creatures from other dimensions or by a shady man from her mother’s workplace… but she’s overcome many of her fears!)