Shalin did not feel like pasta; she instead ordered a small meat-lovers pizza. "Oh, and can we get a half-order of garlic bread and a half-order of pizza bread?" she asked the waiter before they took off.

Once they were alone at the table, Shalin answered Ivy's concern. "As Captain, I manage Rustboro's Ranger operations. You can talk to me in my office if you want to report to Rustboro, or you can talk to any of the Ranger Captains about it. You can also talk to Head Ranger ollie morales directly."

Ivy seemed to have more questions about the application process, too. "There are two tests you'll need to pass: a written test and a practical test. The written test makes sure you have the Pokémon knowledge needed for common tickets you'll be working. The practical test will include things like calming Pokémon, rescuing Pokémon in training environments... interacting with them in general without using violence. If you're used to the trainer side of raising Pokémon, it can be a big adjustment." She remembered her own test of taming a giant Linoone in a training environment... by riding on its back and avoiding being flung off.