pared to the salt shelter and the chi coop, the stru of the goat pen was much simpler. Skiddo were intelligent Pokémon that knew what to eat and what not to eat, so there was o fihem like ordinary livestock.

  Therefore, the pen was designed with a semi-open structure, featuring a special entrahout a door for them to e and go as they pleased. An open awning was built within the fenced area, providing ample spaot only could it aodate the three current Skiddo, but it could easily house three more.

  The pen included feeding and watering troughs, and the floor was covered in a thick yer of hay. When it raihe Skiddo could enjoy the fresh grass dumplings while taking shelter uhe awning.

  Soon, the pen was pleted. Kora put away her tools, stood up, and said, "It's done! Are you satisfied? If not, I help you rebuild it."

  "It's fi's perfect," Naoki nodded and turo the three Skiddo watg from nearby. "What do you think?"

  "Maa~"

  The Skiddo seemed quite tent with their new home. pared to the wide-open wilderness, this semi-enclosed pen and fence offered them a sense of security. They no longer had to worry about being attacked from all sides by other Pokémon, as they might be in the wild.

  The three skiddos bleated happily, walked around the pen, and then y down on the hay, looking very fortable.

  Kora walked up to Naoki and said with a smile, "It seems they're quite happy with their new home."

  "Indeed," Naoki agreed.

  No matter what kind of Pokémon, they all had a sense of territory. Uhey were very familiar with a pce, they would rarely ehe territory of other Pokémon.

  Kora poio the grass ihe pen and said, "Ohe Skiddo has eaten all the grass, you buy some grass seeds in town. Just sprihem on the soil, and they'll grow on their own, even without watering."

  With the stru finished, Kora aeam left the ranch.

  Naoki retrieved the cooled Green Grass Dumplings from the house and poured them into the Skiddo's trough, leaving them as dinner. He also filled the nearby water trough.

  After that, he found the Nacli ahem to their new home.

  Ihe salt shelter, Naoki smiled and asked the five Nacli, "How is it? This is your new home. Are you happy with it?"

  "Nacli~"

  Just like the Skiddo, the Nacli were very satisfied with their new home. They swarmed into the shelter, curiously expl and familiarizing themselves with the enviro.

  Meanwhile, Alcremie, who had been pying outside, heard that the Nacli had moved into their new home and rushed over with Smoliv to celebrate.

  After spending some time together, the Nacli were no longer afraid of Alcremie, and they seemed to have bee good friends. Naoki described this retionship as "the friendship between caramel cream and rock salt."

  It was that the new cream created by blending the two tasted quite good, with a fvor remi of Assam milk tea with cheese and rock salt.

  "You guys py here. I'm going to see if Dragonite is back," Naoki said.

  "Nacli~" The Naodded in unison.

  Naoki smiled, turned, a outside. He saw Koraidon waiting for him and asked, "Is Dragonite back?"

  "Gahh," Koraidon shook its head.

  "Not yet?" Naoki walked forward and looked towards town.

  Passing by the Skiddo peiced the three Skiddo zily lying on the hay, their bellies bulging.

  Naoki: "?"

  He g the feed trough and saw that the Green Grass Dumplings he had left for them were all gone.

  Naoki: "Hey! Those weren't meant to be snacks!"

  Hearing Naoki's tohe three Skiddo thought they had done something wrong, and their bleats became timid.

  "Maa."

  Naoki sighed. "Never mind, just eat them! It's just a few dumplings. I always make more."

  "It's okay. It's a blessing to be able to eat!" Naoki said, f the Skiddo.

  , he po go back to the house and tinue experimenting with new dishes. But before he could turn around, a green light suddenly burst from the body of one of the Skiddo. The light sank into the earth, and the surrounding area glowed with a vibrant green hue.

  In the light, tless bdes of grass shimmered with crystalline light, swayily, radiating a strong and vigorous vitality.

  A big question mark appeared above Naoki's head.

  "?"

  "Is that, Grassy Terrain?"

  Grassy Terrain: A Grass-type move that transforms the surrounding area into a grassy field for a short period. Pokémon on it will recover HP, and the power of Grass-type moves will increase.

  Had the Skiddo learned Grassy Terrain? Naoki was surprised at first, but then he remembered the three of them had just eaten dozens of Green Grass Dumplings.

  It was the effect of the dumplings! They had learned Grassy Terrain in just one day. If they ate them for over ten years, Naoki couldn't even imagihe kind of moves they could learn!

  After all, Grass-type moves included more than just Vine Whip, Razor Leaf, and Bullet Seed. There was also Frenzy Pnt, Leaf Storm, Sor Beam.

  At that point, his wouldn't be whether the Skiddo would eat the dumplings, but whether it would be legal to ride them. Passersby would probably be terrified if they saw it.

  "It's okay, it's okay, it's okay," Naoki repeated to himself. As long as the Skiddo could tinue produg milk, that was enough for him.

  With that thought, Naoki turo leave. But before he could take two steps, he heard the cry of one of the Skiddo behind him.

  He turned around abruptly and saw a ball of dazzling light f in the mouth of the Skiddo.

  The sed, the light transformed into a beam and shot out, instantly obliterating the newly built wooden fence.

  Naoki: "!!!"

  Where the beam of light passed, no grass remained, leaving a scorched mark on the ground, as if the earth had been buro ashes by intense sunlight.

  The Skiddo looked on ily.

  Naoki took a deep breath, deg not to interfere. He folded his arms and watched their dispy with amusement.

  "Go on! Show me what else you've got!"

  "Maa." The Skiddo looked fused, as if unaware of what was happening.

  How did they suddenly learn a new move? Naoki thought, amused. "If you keep this up, you could all form a group a."

  One Skiddo creates Grassy Terrain, another acts cute to distract the oppo, and the st one uses Sor Beam to attack while on the grassy field.

  The Skiddo didn't uand the cept of debuting as a group. Naoki didn't expin further. Instead, he found an axe, saw, hammer, wooden boards, and nails from the shed and began repairing the fehat had beeroyed by the Sor Beam.

  Just as he fihe repairs, Dragonite finally returo the ranch. It had a small red bag on its waist and slowly nded beside Naoki.

  Naoki quickly stood up and asked, "How did it go?"

  "Roar." Dragonite seemed a bit disappointed, as it hadn't learned any new moves.

  But it had successfully delivered the goat milk! Dragoook out the money Mrs. Dantes had paid from its bag and gave it to Naoki.

  Naoki accepted the money and, seeing Dragonite's dejected look, suddenly felt a bit sorry for it. However, the food that could help Dragonite bee stronger wasn't ready yet.

  After a moment of thought, Naoki asked, " you show me the moves you know now?"

  'Show you'? Dragohought for a moment, then began to demonstrate.

  It flew high into the air, spreading its wings wide, and swooped down.

  "That must be the Flying-type move, Wing Attack," Naoki thought.

  For the seove, Dragonite opes eyes wide, its gaze sharpening.

  "Leer?" Naoki raised an eyebrow.

  This was a move that used intimidation to lower the oppo's Defense. However, Dragonite's cute and round appearance didn't seem very ving. At least Naoki and Koraidon didn't feel scared; instead, they found it rather endearing.

  The third move involved Dragonite creating a whirlwind on the grass, but it wasn't very rge.

  "That move must be Twister."

  For the fourth move, Dragonite opes mouth and unleashed a purple shockwave.

  "Dragoh," Nahe move.

  He tinued watg, but Dragonite remaiill.

  "That's it?" Naoki asked, surprised.

  Dragonite lowered its head, lookied. "Roar."

  It seemed this Dragonite's prehension wasn't very high.

  Naoki took a deep breath and thought about how he would help a Pokémon learn moves if he were a Trainer.

  tless images fshed through his mind: ses from the anime where Ash taught Dragonair, Dragon Dance, Greninja taught Lucario, and Cir taught a group of Pokémon Pulse.

  Most Pokémon moves were based on trolling the energy within their bodies and releasing it in the form of beams of light, storms, shockwaves, bubbles, and so on.

  That's right, it was about energy trol.

  Koraidon was also a Dragon-type Pokémon. Although Naoki hadn't seen it in person, it likely knew quite a few Dragon-type moves.

  Moves like Draeteor and e were too difficult fonite. In parison, Dragon Tail was much simpler.

  After a moment of thought, Naoki looked at Koraidon beside him and asked, "Koraidon, you use Dragon Tail?"

  "Gah!" Koraidon nodded.

  Naoki's eyes lit up. " you teach Dragohen?"

  Koraidon was hesitant. It knew how to use the move but had no experieeag it.

  Seeing this, Naoki said, "It's okay, just demonstrate it fonite." He then expihe principle behind the move.

  That was doable, Koraidon thought.

  Naoki turonite and said, "Don't worry about the deliveries for now. I have another move to teach you."

  Hearing this, Dragonite's eyes sparkled. "Roar?"

  Naoki put aside the fence repairs and led Koraidon and Dragoo an open space.

  "Watch carefully, Dragonite, and pay attention to Koraidon's demonstration!" Naoki instructed.

  In the open space, Koraidon got into position. It transformed into its battling form, and a yer of purple light appeared on its thick tail.

  The moment, Koraidon twisted its body, and its strong, sturdy tail swept forward. The surrounding air currents were disturbed, bending the grass on the ground.

  Dragoched ily.

  The demonstration finished, and Koraidon stepped aside.

  Naoki said tonite, "Give it a try?"

  "Roar." Dragonite hesitantly stepped forward and began to mimic Koraidon's movements, swinging its tail, but failed.

  This disappointed Dragonite.

  Naoki stood by, arms crossed, paring the two Pokémon's movements in his mind. Then, he asked, " you mobilize the dragon energy in your body?"

  "Roar?" Dragonite blinked and nodded.

  "Dragon Tail isn't just about swinging your tail. Koraidon's Dragon Tail is infused with Dragon-type energy," Naoki expined. "Try to trate that energy into your tail, then sh out with it."

  Dragonite seemed to uand but irely.

  trate the dragon energy into the tail.

  Dragoried again, but still failed. This disced it.

  Seeing this, Naoki offered encement, "Don't give up. You need perseverance. Remember what I told you before?"

  Dragonite looked up. "Roar."

  Naoki tinued, "Nonite master a mht away. Since you 't use Dragon Tail yet, let's take it step by step."

  "Break dowire movement. First, practice mobilizing the energy in your body and fog it on your tail. Once you're profit, move on to the step. I see you already mobilize the energy. With practice, you'll definitely be able to use Dragon Tail smoothly."

  Naoki's encement reignited Dragonite's fighting spirit. "Roar!"

  It stood there, trating, taking a deep breath, and began to mobilize the dragon energy within its body.

  Naoki watched for a while, then said to Koraidon, "You stay here and practice with Dragonite. I have other things to attend to."

  "Gaah!" Koraidon s rge head in agreement.

  Naoki turned and walked towards the wooden house.

  Cyclizar was rexing uhe eaves, enjoying the cool shade. That spot had almost bee its exclusive resting pce.

  Seeing Naoki approach, Cyclizar stood up with a chirp. Naoki patted Cyclizar's head, and it followed him inside.

  They ehe kit, and Naoki uzzled by the table full of prepared ingredients and seasonings. After a brief thought, he asked Cyclizar, "Cyclizar, do you have any favorite food? Something you particurly like to eat?"

  Both Cyclizar and Dragonite were Dragon-type Pokémon, so its preferences could be a valuable reference.