Hearing the noise behind him, Max, who had been sing the area, was startled. He quickly turned around and saw a striking young man with bck hair standing behind him.

  The young man was wearing a blue work suit and was mounted on a powerful, red, and ferocious-looking Pokémon that radiated a wild, untamed aura.

  The iy of the aura hit Max like a wave, causing him to swallow nervously. The Fuecoco perched on his shoulder began to tremble with fear.

  At that moment, Max watched as the young maly patted the Pokémon and said, "Koraidon, don't scare people."

  The Pokémon, called Koraidon, immediately softes demeanor and lowered its head.

  "Uh... hello, my name is Max, and I'm a student at Naranja Academy," Max introduced himself. "I was chasing a Fletg that flew into this ranch, and I was hoping to catch it."

  Naoki looked up in the direax had been staring and spotted the small Fletg dozing on the roof of his house.

  "Are you a udent?" Naoki asked.

  Max nodded weakly, "Yes, I just started this year. This Fuecoco is the first Pokémon I received from the school."

  Naoki nodded slightly. He dismounted from Koraidon, carried the box in his hands, and started walking toward the house, with Koraidon following closely behind.

  "e on in," Naoki said, turning to look at Max. "If you want to catch that Fletg, you won't do it by just standing there!"

  "ht!" Max responded instinctively and quickly followed him, "Excuse me!"

  Naoki pced the box taining the automatic milking mae ihe Pokémon House.

  Max stood on the grass, watg Naoki's movements, and a thought crossed his mind: 'This rancher is definitely not an ordinary try farmer'!

  'Why would an ordinary farmer use a Pokémon like Dragoo water the fields? That's way too extravagant'!

  'And that red Pokémon following him, its muscur build and powerful presence are anything but ordinary'.

  Moreover, Naoki appeared quite young and unmarried, so it was uhat the Dragonite beloo a son or daughter.

  That left only one possibility.

  'In this ranch, whether it's Dragonite, Butterfree, or Koraidon, they're all his Pokémon'!

  But now wasn't the time to dwell on this.

  Max looked up at the Fletg, p how he could possibly tame it.

  When Naoki returned, he found Max standing on the grass, lost in thought.

  Naoki raised an eyebrow and asked, "Do you know how to capture Pokémon?"

  "Of course, I lear in school!" Max replied.

  He khat to capture a Pokémon, you typically o battle it, demonstrate your strength, and then use a Poké Ball to catch it.

  But the Fletg was too far away, and with only one Pokémon, Fueax couldn't reach it.

  Naoki could sympathize with Max's predit. Capturing a Pokémon is something that a trainer must do on their own; no one else truly help in that moment.

  Seeing Max looking lost, Naoki pohe situation. Soon, an idea came to him.

  "I think I might have a solution," Naoki said.

  "What is it?" Max asked, turning his head in fusion.

  Naoki looked up at the Fletg perched on the roof. "I have my Pokémon unicate with the Fletg and see if it's willing to give you a ce."

  "Really? You do that?" Max's eyes widened in surprise.

  Naoki smiled. "There are different ways to capture Pokémon. Some Pokémoo be challenged in battle, while others might be persuaded to join you for a different reason, like food or panionship."

  Max suddenly realized the variety of approaches one could take and then said gratefully, "Thank you so much! I really appreciate this!"

  Naoki nodded and called for Butterfree, expining the situation. After listening, Butterfree flew up to the roof where the Fletg was resting.

  The movement startled the Fletg, which quickly opes eyes and looked around warily.

  Butterfree, however, didn't approach aggressively. It hovered in mid-air, beginning a gentle and calm versation with the little Fletg.

  "Eeyee, eyeeeeee!" Butterfree chirped.

  "Chiu?" The Fletg tilted its head slightly, puzzled. After a few moments, it seemed to uand what Butterfree was saying and gnced down at Max, who was standing on the ground below, his face full of hope. Max ched his fists, clearly eager to make Fletg his Pokémon.

  The little bird tilted its head, sidering Max for a while, then gave a chirped response.

  "Chiu!"

  Butterfree returo Naoki and nodded happily, indig that Fletg was willing to give Max a ce. "Mmmmm!" Butterfree firmed.

  Shortly after, the Fletg fluttered down to the ground, nding softly in front of Max.

  "It looks like it's willing to test your strength," Naoki said with a smile.

  "Awesome!" Max excimed, his excitement clear. He then called out to Fletg, "I'll prove my strength to you—I promise!"

  The battle was about to begin.

  Naoki stepped aside, giving the grass area to Max and Fletg for their battle. He leaned against Koraidon and watched with i.

  As a trainer just starting his journey, Max's fighting style was straightforward and direct.

  With no referees or judges, the battle began immediately.

  Max gave the and to Fuecoco, "Fuecoco, use Ember!"

  Fuecoc into a. It opes mouth, gathering a small cluster of fiery sparks, and shot them toward Fletg.

  As the battle ehe Fletg made its move, but it was a fra of a sed slower than Fuecoco. The sparks from Fuecoco's Ember attack struck the Fletg directly, causing it to flinch.

  Seeing the opening, Max pressed the advantage, ready to unother attack. But suddenly, a white light fshed around the Fletg as it darted forward with incredible speed, hitting Fuecoco with a Quick Attack.

  Fuecoco winced in pain, but it saportunity as the Fletg closed the dista opes mouth wide, a faint light gathering within, and bit down hard on the Fletg with its sharp teeth—a well-timed Bite attack.

  The Fletg was seriously injured and tumbled to the grass, struggling to get back up.

  "Now's my ce!" Max thought, seizing the moment. He quickly pulled ay Poké Ball from his pocket and threw it at the weakened Fletg.

  The Poké Ball hit its mark, encapsuting the Fletg i shook on the ground a few times before ing to a stop, signaling that the capture was successful.

  Max's heart raced with excitement as he realized what had just happened. "Yeah! I caught the Fletg!" he shouted, rushing forward to pick up the Poké Ball that now tained his new partner.

  He turo Naoki, his eyes filled with gratitude. "Thank you so much, Mr. Naoki! I couldn't have do without your help!"

  Naoki smiled and gave him a thumbs-up. "You did great!

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