So with Rylen's time skip with our group... Crossing through a desert. It wouldn't be to farfetched if we uped our Pokemon levels do to the traveling and possible encounters we could have had in between then. Like my Gastly being level 12 and Houndour being level 10 or something.

 With the terrorist attack as well.... And Hotaru's father being a scientist. This actually gives me an idea for my next post.