Bck Rayquaza is one of the legendary Pokémoured in the movie "Hoopa and the Csh of Ages." In that movie, it aplished an unpreted feat of battling seven endary Pokémon at once, showg strength far beyond that of an ordinary Rayquaza.

  Naoki was amazed that such a powerful Pokémon had appeared in the Paldea region. Though he couldn't be certaiher this was the same Rayquaza from the movie, the mere possibility was enough to leave him in awe.

  Acc tonite's description, the sudden disappearance of the typhoon was closely lio this Rayquaza. This brought to Naoki's mind Rayquaza's unique ability—Air Lock.

  When Rayquaza appears, all weather effects are ed.

  The idea that this Rayquaza could disperse a devastating typhoon simply by showing up and using its ability was a testament to its legendary status.

  'This is truly the dragon of the skies!' Naoki thought, marveling at the power of Rayquaza.

  His thoughts then drifted to the lucky pudding he had given Dragonite before it set off. Naoki specuted, "Sonite must have eaten the lucky pudding and, by sheer luck, entered Rayquaza in the sky."

  "And after witnessing Rayquaza's incredible dispy of power, Dragonite was able to learn Dragon Dance."

  The realizatiht a twinge ret to Naoki's heart.

  'If only I had goh Dragonite yesterday!' he thought ruefully.

  He had never seen a real Rayquaza, let alone a Shiny os rarity was beyond description, and most people would never have the ce to see a Rayquaza in their lifetime.

  But Naoki had missed that opportunity.

  He couldn't help but feel a pang of disappoi.

  Seeing Naoki's expression, Drago out a fused cry, "Ouch?"

  Naoki shook off his regret and instead chose to ence Dragonite. "Dragonite! Remember what that Pokémon looked like. Set it as yoal and keep w hard!"

  Hearing this, Dragonite's eyes filled with determination. "Ouch!" it responded with renewed vigor.

  'One day iure, I be able to attain the same level of power as that Rayquaza, strong enough to break up a typhoon with just one move?

  In Dragonite's mind, the image of itself as the most powerful Dragonite began to take shape. It envisioned returning tonite Isnd, where the other Dragonite would look at it with shod admiration. The thought alone filled Dragoh excitement.

  But then, Dragonite realized something.

  It hadn't thought about its favorite Dragonite from the isnd in a long time.

  Life at the ranch had been busy and fulfilling. During this time, Dragonite had not only bee stronger and learned many new moves, but it had also made a lot of new friends.

  There was Koraidon, Cyclizar, Alcremie, Butterfree.

  In parison, Dragonite suddenly realized that the idea of returning to its old life onite Isnd wasn't as appealing anymore.

  Now, it had found a new goal in life.

  It wao keep training hard to bee like that mysterious Pokémon it had entered—the oh the power to and the skies and the storms.

  One day, it would cover the entire world in its rain and storm!

  Dragonite's heart surged with fighting spirit. Without hesitation, it turned and flew to an open spa the pasture to practice the new moves it had learned.

  Naoki watched as Dragonite, suddenly energized, began its training. He couldn't help but feel puzzled.

  What's going on? he wondered. I didn't even ence it this time, so why is Dragoraining so intensely on its own?

  He stood by and observed Dragonite's as.

  It ractig Hurrie.

  Iy, Hurrie wasn't just a simple move—it was a rge-scale area-of-effect (AOE) attack. Its area of impact was vast, making it difficult for opposing Pokémon to dodge, especially in a standard battlefield.

  Dragonite practiced tirelessly, and as Naoki watched, he began to think of all the moves Dragonite currently knew. Suddenly, an iing idea popped into his mind.

  What if It bined Rain Dahunder, and Hurrie?

  These three moves could create extreme stormy weather ditions, which could be used to disrupt the oppo.

  Dragonite, being a Pokémon naturally adapted to storms, would be able to move freely in such ditions, ign the chaos it created.

  If the oppo wasn't specially traio handle su enviro, they would likely be thrown into disarray.

  And at that moment, Dragonite could use Thuo deliver a devastating blow.

  In theory, this strategy seemed entirely feasible.

  However, Naoki realized that Dragonite hadn't learhunder yet; it could only use Rain Dand Hurrie.

  But even so, it was a solid foundation to build on.

  Excited by the potential, Naoki immediately shared his thoughts with Dragonite, expining how the bination of these moves could be used in battle.

  After listening to Naoki's expnation, Dragonite looked puzzled at first, but then its eyes lit up as it finally uood what Naoki was suggesting.

  "Ouch!" it excimed, eager to try out the strategy.

  "Want to give it a shot?" Naoki asked.

  Dragonite nodded enthusiastically.

  It started by using Rain Dance.

  Soon, dark clouds gathered overhead, f a small cluster above Dragonite, and a gentle rain began to fall.

  "Ouch?" Dragouro Naoki, asking if that was all.

  Naoki looked up at the sky and shook his head. "No, the scale of this rain is too small. It's more of a drizzle than a downpour."

  Hearing this, Dragonite didn't get disced. It focused harder, bining its experience from using Rain Dand the times it had watered the pnts around the ranch. trating intensely, it tried again.

  The dark clouds in the sky grew darker, and the light drizzle turned into a more sistent rainfall, with rger raindrops. But it still wasn't the heavy rain they were aiming for.

  Dragonite looked to Naoki for feedback, but again, Naoki shook his head.

  Seeing this, Drago out a small sigh, feeling a bit disheartened. But it quickly shook off the feeling and perked up once more.

  Si couldn't achieve the desired effect yet, it resolved to keep practig Rain Dail it could.

  Drago a small goal for itself: use Rain Dance 10,000 times! Through stant practice, it would increase its profi the move.

  Just then, Dragonite remembered that the ground hadn't been watered today. It flew over to the farmnd, preparing to summon rain.

  Seeing this, Naoki quickly called out, "No, no, no! It rai night. There's o water now. If you do, the crops in the field might get flooded!"

  "Ouch…" Dragonite paused, looking at the farmnd. It suddenly realized that the farmnd was a bit too small for all the practice it wao do.

  It would be great if Naoki could grow more crops, Dragohought. That way, it could practice Rain Dance more often.

  Dragonite expressed its regret that the farmnd wasn't big enough, hoping that Naoki might sider expanding it so it could have more room to practice.

  Naoki was momentarily at a loss, unsure whether to ugh or cry.

  'Sonite is a bit of a straightforward, no-nonseype', Naoki thought, finding the realization both endearing and amusing.

  So silly, yet so cute!

  He reached out and patted Dragonite on the shoulder, reassuring it. "This isn't something that be rushed. It's not a goal you achieve ht, so don't worry. Take your time! You have plenty of time to practice, so be patient."

  Dragon-type Pokémon are known for their loy, with lifespans that stretch over hundreds or even thousands of years.

  Naoki thought of the Dragonite featured in the Pokémon ahat had lived for an incredibly long time, watg over several geions of trainers.

  This particur Dragonite resided in the Dragon Sanctuary in Bckthorn City, in the Johtion, as the Pokémon of the previous Bckthym Leader. The fym leader had dedicated his life to proteg the Dragon Sanctuary, and when he passed away, the Dragonite ied his will, tinuing to protect the sanctuary and guard it to this day.

  'Dragonite has plenty of time', Naoki mused, 'and with that time, it will bee just as strong as it dreams to be.'