One of Rustboro's finest Elites had been promoted to interim Captain after the Battle of Resurfaced Treasures at Dewford while Shalin was admitted to Dewford Regional Hospital. Her excellent health insurance through the League meant her procedure would be almost fully covered, only costing her hundreds of PD when all was said and done. The procedure itself would be long, tedious, and would take weeks. It would involve surgically grafting healthy skin over the skin burned away and cauterized by Xenon Antheil 's Pokémon's HYPER BEAM.

The skin around both of Shalin's elbows were wrapped in layers of clear bandages held in place by plastic plates beneath that allowed doctors ease of observation. They greatly limited how much Shalin could move her arms, making it challenging for her to do simple tasks such as use her phone. With how far away she had to hold her screen, she had to squint to read text on it.

The only other things keeping her going were her Pokémon. Her Shiny Vaporeon, Rielle, was in a bed next to her in the same room. The large water-type ride Pokémon had it far worse; large portions of her tail and facial fins had been vaporized down to the bone on one side. It was completely grotesque to look at, like a Slowpoke that had its tail cut off. The damage was so great that both grafting and skin culture treatment would be needed. Even after Shalin herself was projected to be discharged, she would be separated from Rielle, the moaning Vaporeon requiring treatment for several months in order to reconstitute her. She would eventually be good as new. It would just take months to heal. Both of them felt miserable. Even Lathiel, the Type: Null keeping both of them company, felt awful for her trainer.

War really was hell, wasn't it?