Kinger

We need to talk.

[Akechi looks and sounds a bit more tired than usual, but thankfully in the time since taking on Mega Chimecho, he's mostly healed, has properly preened, and looks presentable enough to address the Pearls.

He even has one of his notebooks at the ready, open to an illustration of Mega Chimecho.]

Some of you may already know what we encountered with the bounties. I can't speak for every team or every bounty. My team prioritized the Mega Chimecho, but based on what she told us, it appears the rifts are to blame for each bounty's sudden transformation, rush of power, and lack of reasoning.

[In addition to the illustration, he projects a memory through the Pearl. It shows an ordinary Chimecho inspecting a tangle near the northern cliffs of Bottlecap Bay, and a stray dark spark causing a painful transformation.]

Emmet-san mentioned something called Mega Evolution, though from our discussion, it seemed that this is extremely abnormal. And, considering the spatial instabilities and tears in time, I believe this may hold the secret to the missing Pokémon repeatedly disappearing without the clinic ever noticing.

But, ideally, I'd like to compare and contrast the experiences with other teams and other targets. I considered asking at the clinic, but with the severity of the injuries and fatigue, it seemed ill advised.

Now, however, we've had enough time to recuperate, and given that Chimecho-san's fellow scholars are still missing, I don't believe it wise to lower our guard.