Nurse Joy stared bnkly at the three eic Skiddo's frolig on the grass. She had never seen Pokémon like them.

  They used moves as easily as they walk and ate. They could effortlessly perform various moves with just a slight movement, and each move seemed perfectly executed.

  Grassy Terrain, Leaf Bde held in their mouths.

  Was this even possible?

  After a long while, Nurse Joy finally spoke, "I'm sorry, but I 't offer any definitive advi this matter."

  Naoki: "..."

  Nurse Joy tinued, "But don't worry. Judging from their appearahe energy in their bodies doesn't seem to be harming them."

  "And the physical examination showed no issues. These Skiddo's are very healthy. As long as we let them exercise more and expend their energy, they should return to their normal size soon."

  Hearing this, Naoki breathed a sigh of relief.

  "So, all we o do is let them release their excess energy every day, right?" Naoki asked.

  Nurse Joy nodded gently. "That seems to be the case for now. While expending energy, it also help them practice those moves, achieving a training effect so they use them with ease."

  Perhaps the Leaf Bde in their mouths roof that the Skiddo's had mastered the move to perfe, Joy thought.

  "Okay." Naoki thanked her politely. "Thank you very muurse Joy."

  Nurse Joy smiled and packed up her examination tools. Then, she remembered something.

  "ht!"

  "What is it?" Naoki asked.

  Joy expined, "Besides what I just said, I once heard a theory from a doctor."

  "Pokémon evolution is a signifit leap in their life cycle. It's built upon the foundation they've accumuted before evolving. The strohe foundation, the more powerful they bee after evolution."

  "Just like Magikarp evolving into Gyarados."

  "This Grass-type energy should also be sidered part of their foundatiht? After these three Skiddo's evolve, they might bee very powerful!"

  'Is that so'?

  Naoki was surprised and started p Nurse Joy's words.

  The sultation was over. After Naoki paid the fee, Nurse Joy rode her Cyclizar away from the ranch.

  Naoki looked at the three Skiddo's running around and shook his head helplessly.

  At that moment, a raindrop fell from the sky.

  Naoki was startled, then looked up and saw dark clouds gathering above the pasture.

  As the first drop fell, it was as if a switch had been flipped, and suddenly, more rain poured from the sky.

  It was raining.

  Sensing the raindrops, the three Skiddo's frolig on the grass stopped. They looked up at the sky, then skipped back to the awning, standing underh it and the rain with wide eyes.

  A raindrop nded on Smoliv'a face as it napped on the grass. It blinked, lifted its head, and saw Butterfree flying overhead, nding on the wooden box uhe eaves.

  "Alcremie!"

  Alcremie, who had been chasing butterflies with the Nacli in the grass, was drenched like a drowned rat. With a squeal, it quickly herded them back to the salt shelter, hiding inside and watg the rain outside.

  Outside the chi coop, Pawmi, who had been diligently w, sehe raindrops and hurried to usher the hens inside.

  Even the bee stopped colleg ar, fpping their wings aurning to the hive, staying inside and silently waiting for the rain to stop.

  Seeing the rain falling from the sky, Naoki was surprised.

  How could this be? It was sunny just a moment ago?

  Then, it dawned on him, auro look behind him. He saw Drago far away, gazing at the sky with excitement.

  Naoki ran through the rain and asked excitedly, "Did you learn it?"

  Dragonite was ecstatic. "Roar!"

  "That's fantastiaoki was genuinely happy fonite.

  The first Rain Daempt wasn't perfect, and the light rain only sted for about three minutes before the clouds dispersed, and the sun reappeared.

  But even sonite was overjoyed. After learning Dragon Tail, it was vihat with enough practice, it could master an even more powerful Rain Dance! Just like Naoki had said, one day, the whole world would be covered in its rain!

  Dragonite looked up at the vast sky, a sense of ambition welling up in its heart.

  Naoki: "..."

  ...

  It was almost noon, and after a short rest, Naoki returo the to prepare lunch for everyone.

  Just then, the video pho the end of the bed rang.

  "Huh? Who would call me at this time?" Naoki wondered.

  He washed his hands, still sticky from the egg batter, and walked over to ahe call.

  The sed, Professor Sada's (Olim) face appeared on the s. She was still wearing her b coat, with an animal tooth neckce around her ned her hair loose, looking directly at him.

  Behind her was a futuristic, silver-white metal wall, presumably part of a researstitute.

  "Long time no see, Naoki," Professor Sada greeted with a smile.

  "Long time no see, Professor Sada," Naoki replied politely.

  At that moment, a man walked into the camera's view. He was wearing a tight-fitting, futuristiiform and had a short beard on his . Though his face was a bit weathered, it couldn't hide his handsome features.

  The man, about thirty years old, walked up to Professor Sada and turned his gaze to Naoki.

  Professor Sada g the man and introduced him, "This is my husband and partner, Professor Turo. He and I are in different research fields. I'm responsible for studying the past, and he's responsible for studying the future."

  Naoki was well aware of the man's identity. He looked at him and greeted, "Hello, Professor Turo."

  Turo smiled and said, "Hello, Naoki. I've heard about you and Koraidon from Sada."

  Professor Sada then asked, "I'm calling mainly to che Koraidon's current situation. Is he doing well?"

  Naoki nodded. "Everything is fi's eating and sleeping well, no different from a normal Pokémon."

  Hearing this, Professor Sada houghtfully and asked, "Has it shown any violent tendencies or attacked other Pokémon during this time?"

  "No, it has a very docile personality. Uh, how should I put it?" Naoki thought for a moment, the image of Cyclizar ing to mind. "It feels very simir to Cyclizar. They're both very docile and sensible."

  Cyclizars were known for their docile and friendly nature; otherwise, they wouldn't have bee an essential means of transportation for people in the Paldea region.

  Hearing this, Professor Sada and Professor Turo exged gnces, a hint of fusion in their eyes.

  They still remembered when they first summoned Koraidon; it had attacked them directly and nearly destroyed the researstitute.

  What was going on? Was the Koraidon Naoki was talking about the same ohey remembered?

  After a moment of thought, Professor Sada asked, "How does it behave around other people?"

  "Well, it seems to be the same as always," Naoki replied. "Not long ago, I took Koraidon to a local festival. It stayed by my side the eime and even helped me out. It didn't show any signs of stress around the crowd."

  This only deepened Professor Sada's fusion.

  After a moment of thought, she said, "Thank you very much for the information, Naoki. That's all for today. If you enter any problems ter, you tact us anytime through the video phone."

  "Okay." Naoki looked at Professor Sada and Professor Turo on the s.

  Sih professors were here, didn't that mean that Arven would indeed lose both of her parents at once? Was there any way to ge this?

  Naoki was about to say something, but the call ended before he could speak.

  He fell into deep thought.

  Should he try to ge the professors' fate?

  In their pursuit of their dream, they had summoned Paradox Pokémon from the past and future into the present, disrupting the ecological band causing those ferocious Pokémon to ihe Paldea region. Although Professor Sada ter asked the pyers, Arven, Nemona, and Penny, to help shut dowime mae in Area Zero, some Paradox Pokémon had still mao escape into Paldea.

  Naoki didn't agree with the professors' dreams, but judging from the as of AI Sada, who ied their emotions, perhaps they regretted their as in their final moments.

  Because of this, AI Sada made ges and asked the pyer with Koraidon to help shut dowime mae.

  ...

  Meanwhile, deep within Area Zero, at the fourth observatory.

  After the call ended, Professor Sada and Professor Turo walked outside and looked at the valley in the distance where lightning fshed. Nearby, Koraidon y zily on the grass, its eyes closed.

  "They still 't coexist peacefully." Professor Sada remarked.

  Ever since Koraidon and Miraidon had been summohey had stantly fought for territory. But her could defeat the other, and the battles always ended in a stalemate. Eventually, it seemed they had reached some kind of agreement, each occupying half of the territory.

  Professor Turo mused, "Miraidon and the others are just like modern Pokémon; they have intelligend emotions. If we want them to obey, do we o defeat them and gain their reition?"

  But Professor Sada disagreed.

  "Naoki's Koraidon has never been captured in a battle, and that young ma seem like a particurly strong trainer."

  "Hmm," Professor Turo stroked his , lost in thought.

  After a long pause, he finally spoke, "Why don't we let Arven e over and give it a try? Doesn't that child love Pokémo him live with Koraidon and Miraidon and slowly get to know each other. Maybe one day, those two Pokémon will accept him."

  But halfway through his sentence, Professor Turo shook his head. "No, no, Area Zero is too dangerous."

  "Let's tinue our research," Professor Sada said to her husband.

  Besides Koraidon and Miraidon, many Paradox Pokémon had been summoned, such as Slither Wing, R Moon, Sandy Shocks, Iron Thorns, Iron Valiant, and Flutter Mane."

  ...

  After lunch, instead of immediately heading out, Naoki sat at his desk and ahe ranch's ats.

  The rock salt produced by the Nacli and the milk from his Skiddo's had geed signifit profits. bined with the mushrooms from the cave, he had saved a siderable amount of money during this period.

  The money iling up, and the drawer was almost full. Naoki po go to the bank in town to open an at and deposit the money.

  "Well, it's a good opportunity to visit Kora and see if there are any other facilities we build," Naoki thought.

  After some sideration, he decided to prioritize improving the ranch's infrastructure.

  He already had the beehive for the bee, the pen for the Skiddo's, the chi coop, and the salt shelter.

  What was still missihe pen for Mareep and the Pokémoer for Miltank. These two Pokémon weren't native to the Paldea region and couldn't be found in the wild. They could only be imported from ions or purchased from the Pokémoer.

  Besides these, perhaps he could build some other habitats for Pokémon.

  A meadow for Tropius, a field of sunflowers, an orchard for Applin.

  Additionally, he o buy a TV, a refrigerator, and an air ditioner.

  With a refrigerator, food could be stored for longer, and he could also make ice cream and popsicles.

  With a TV, he could snuggle up in bed with the Pokémon and watch shows when he had nothing to do or couldn't sleep at night.

  As for the air ditioner, it was a y. Naoki had learned from the inal owner's memories that summers in the Paldea region were scorg hot. Without air ditioning, staying in the wooden house would be unbearable.

  Naoki shuddered at the thought of being drenched i.

  Therefore, the air ditioner had to be installed before summer arrived.

  Having made his pns, Naoki rode Koraidon to town.

  He first went to the bank to open an at, then headed to Kora's forest .

  When Naoki arrived, Kora was bandaging the wounds of a Mankey.

  Seeing Naoki's surprised look, she smiled and expined, "Ever since I rescued a Squawkabilly not long ago, some injured Pokémon from the forest have been ing to me for treatment."

  As she spoke, Kently patted the Mankey and said softly, "Okay, all better now. Go home quickly!"

  The Mankey looked at the baied into a bow on its hand, scratched its head with its cws, squeaked twice, then turned and ran away.

  Kora watched it go until it disappeared from sight.

  Just as she was about to turn and talk to Naoki, the Mankey suddenly ran back, pced a berry in Kora's hand, and then quickly ran away again.

  Kora looked at the berry in her hand, smiled slightly, put it away, turo Naoki, and asked, "What facilities would you like to build this time?"