Admittedly my own research hasn't been as productive as I would have liked; at the same time, somehow I think you'll be rather able to change that.

[Your incessant yattering on tends to keep him on-task. Who the hell knew.]

However, there was something rather interesting that occurred in July; I'll be sure to tell you about it in person, I'm not about to discuss it over the device, but I think it's something you would have approved of.

As for your Pokémon, I have Alpha and the...companion bat in my possession, at the very least. I assume you're going to want those returned to you?