"Are you a cousin or relative of the Nurse Joy from other cities?" Ash asked, looking at the Nurse Joy in front of him.
"Ah ha, I suppose so. Is there anything I can help you with?" Joy replied with a warm smile.
Alex took out a photo and said, "Excuse me, we'd like to ask about these children."
"Oh, are those the children who suddenly disappeared? I saw it in the news," Joy responded.
"Yes, any clues at all? Could you tell us?" Ash asked eagerly.
"I'm sorry, I don't know," Joy said, her expression turning embarrassed.
"And the situation here is also a mess," she added.
"Did something happen?" Misty inquired from the side.
"Recently, the Pokémon in our area have all been acting strange."
"Huh?"
"Look, Cubone and Oddish have become like this, and even the energetic Magikarp, who usually doesn't have much going for it, is the same." Joy led Alex and the others to the back ward, pointing at the Pokémon on the hospital beds.
These Pokémon all looked listless, as if they were wilted eggplants.
"This is Magikarp," Misty said, perking up at the sight of a Water-type Pokémon.
"Magikarp on a chopping board!" Ash exclaimed, staring at the motionless fish.
"Even the flame on that Charmander's tail is almost extinguished," Joy said worriedly, looking at the Charmander lying on the other side.
"And this child has also been constantly troubled," Joy added, holding a wide-eyed Psyduck.
"Psyduck, a Water-type Pokémon found near water, possesses mysterious powers and can use a variety of dazzling moves," the system quickly provided information as Alex was puzzled.
However, even so, Alex took out his Pokédex to identify it, as he had promised Professor Oak that he would collect information.
"By the way, what exactly is the cause?" Brock asked curiously.
"I don't know either," Joy admitted.
"When did they start becoming like this?" Alex pressed.
"About three days ago, I think."
"Three days ago? The children here also started disappearing three days ago," Alex said, turning to Jenny.
"Perhaps there's some connection between the Pokémon losing their vitality and the children's disappearance," Jenny suggested, deep in thought.
"One mystery leads to another. At times like this, only my organized brain cells, those of the great detective Ash, can solve the mystery!" Ash declared, deep in thought and even making grunting sounds.
"So, did you think of something?" Misty asked, her curiosity piqued.
"No, I didn't," Ash admitted awkwardly.
"Sigh," Alex and the others sighed simultaneously.
"I'm really worried," Jenny said just as a phone-like device on her waist suddenly rang.
"It's reacting again," Jenny said, looking at the fluctuating ripples on the device.
"Is that a detector that reacts when there's a good person nearby?" Brock leaned in and asked.
"Sir, please don't bother me," Jenny said impatiently, pushing Brock away.
"This is a Hypnosis wave detector. We've been receiving these Hypnosis waves frequently recently."
"What is that?" Alex asked, intrigued.
"It's a wavelength that can induce sleep."
"But we don't have any Pokémon emitting that wavelength in our Pokémon Center," Joy said, looking perplexed.
"Then it must be coming from outside," Alex mused, stroking his chin.
At that moment, Ash's Pikachu and Alex's Haunter both lost their energy and collapsed onto the hospital beds.
"Huh? Even Pikachu and Haunter are listless," Ash noted.
"Could it be that the Pokémon becoming listless is related to this sleep wave?" Brock speculated.
"Anyway, let's first find out where this sleep wave is coming from," Jenny said, turning and walking out of the room.
Meanwhile, in a small house outside the city, the three members of Team Rocket were gathered around a machine.
"The sleep wave is indeed coming from that city," Jessie said.
"Just as I thought, Meowth," James added.
"Let us find the source."
"Let the Boss also be affected by the sleep wave," Meowth suggested.
"That way, the serious and strict Boss will snore and fall asleep."
"We can enjoy our vacation while the Boss is asleep, Meowth," Jessie said with a grin.
"I don't know how long it's been since I had a good rest," Jessie lamented.
"And it's a long holiday," James chimed in, unable to contain his tears.
"It's not separate vacations; it's a continuous long holiday," Meowth said, wiping his eyes.
"I really want a holiday, boo hoo hoo."
..."Found it! It's this building. The source should be coming from the rooftop," Jenny said, stopping in front of a tall building.
"Okay," they all rushed in together.
In the elevator, Jenny observed, "Look, the machine's reaction is gradually getting stronger."
At that moment, no one noticed the letter R on top of the elevator.
As the rooftop door opened, a villa appeared before them.
"What? There's such a large house on the roof!" Ash exclaimed.
"Okay," he immediately rushed toward the villa.
"Ash is still the same—so impetuous," Alex sighed. "Let's go take a look too."
"It seems like there are people inside; let's go in!" With that, Alex, Ash, and Brock crashed through the door and rushed in.
Inside, a large group of people appeared to be having a banquet, and two Pokémon sat at the central round table.
The group of people stared at Alex and the others as they rushed in, puzzled expressions on their faces.
"Who are you?" a butler wearing glasses asked.
"We tracked the source of the sleep wave and found ourselves here," Jenny explained.
"Sleep wave?"
"Ah, I know! That's what this Venomoth is emitting," the butler said, pointing to a Pokémon on the table.
"Venomoth, the evolved form of Drowzee. A Hypnosis Pokémon, its lower body is dark brown, and it excels at using Psychic-type moves," the Pokédex chimed.
"Drowzee, said to be a descendant of the dream-eating tapir. It is the first Pokémon that can use Hypnosis combined with Dream Eater."
"It finally evolved from Drowzee into Venomoth three days ago," the butler said with satisfaction.
"Three days ago?"
"That's when the children started disappearing, and the Pokémon also became listless—exactly three days ago," Jenny pointed out, looking at Alex and the others.
"Now we're asking them to replace our sleeping pills," a man in a suit at the banquet remarked.
"Who are 'we' referring to?" Brock asked.
"The people in the Pokémon Fan Club," the butler replied.
"Pokémon Fan Club?" Alex asked, intrigued. "What is that?"
"Because all of us love Pokémon very much, the most popular Pokémon among our members is this Drowzee."
"It was through everyone's combined efforts that it was able to evolve into Venomoth."
"In short, the stress of city life is simply too great, so everyone has become sleep-deprived. That's why we came to this place, relying on Venomoth's power!" the butler explained, gesturing to a white-collar worker being hypnotized by Venomoth.
"The Pokémon have lost their vitality due to the sleep wave!" Ash exclaimed, holding Pikachu up for the butler to see.
"The Pokémon at the Pokémon Center have also lost their vitality," Alex added.
"It's a side effect. Venomoth's Hypnosis wave was originally meant to target Pokémon, but because it was forcibly changed to affect humans, the Pokémon were negatively impacted," Brock reasoned.
"In that case, it seems we've made a big mistake," the butler said, holding his head in distress.
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