Hello it's me Gary! You know it. Former pokemon master (Well… Not really), and now pokemon researcher. It's been a while since I last saw Ashy-boy in the Johto league and now I've decided to take my work into the Hoenn region. I've absolutely been dying to ask professor Birch on his research. Sure I could've just called him on the videophone, but I just think it would be more fun to ask him in person. Hey don't tell anyone, but right now I'm actually following him into Lilicove right now he's researching water pokemon migration patterns. Birch was in the beach shore with hos lab coat on and all. His eyes would wander occasionally and follow a wave.

"Luvdisc seem to travel together, prefer deep water, and travel in places with lush, and colorful, with underwater plant life." The Proffesor muttered to himself while jotting down some notes.

"Nice Professor! You sure musta' studied Luvdisc quite a bit to know all that!" I was impressed he just seemed to know that by watching the water, so I figured he already knew that.

"Studied HA! You make me laugh my little trainer friend books are for dorks! I learn from first hand EXPIRIENCE!

I of course was insulted the past month I had had his nose stuck in several different pokemon research books. Being a researcher requires a lot of deskwork.

"Then how did you…" The Professor cut me off with his obnoxious laugh.

"My little trainer friend see that patch of yellow of pink over there" he pointed out his chubby finger to the ocean.

"They look like weeds to me what's so special about that?"

"Pay more attention to the pink part"

"LUVDISC!!" I exclaimed.

"Exactly! See, the best way to learn about pokemon is by first hand experience"

"Oh I see! So that's why you take care of all the Hoenn trainers pokemon."

"Oh no."

"No?"

"Nope. I don't just take care of them. I raise them! I AM AN OFFICIAL POKEMON BABY SITTER" He spoke with an expected sense of drama.

"What are thase wailmer doing over there then? They seem to be blocking the exit." The Wailmer had angry looks in their face and bellowed at the sight of my stare. As may be expected they had scared off all the swimmers and tubers on to the land.

"I'm not exactly sure if my research is correct wailmer travel sole."

"Odd. They seem angry."

"I smell foul play"

"Huh? Why?"

"Well mainly because Officer Jenny is rushing over here with an angry look on her face, but also because that is not normal behavior for a Wailmer. Nope, never mind, only because jenny is here."

I don't think I could ever have a serious conversation with Professor Birch, but I still respect him.

"Well, trouble ain't my game. Smell ya later!"

I left quickly. Trouble always scared away the pokemon. Plus I needed to do a lot more research to catch up with gramps. Plus you never know what might happen, I could even run into ashy-boy. I had some research to do on Banette and Shuppet so I went back out to the roads were ghost pokemon were often found