Phione.

  The Pokémon that hatches from Manaphy's eggs, Phione, is born on the cold seabed and lives in warm waters. It's a famous migratory Pokémon.

  Each year, they swim great distao return to the pce where they were born.

  At this moment, these sea-dwelling Pokémon were swimming in rge groups across the o, as if on a grand pilgrimage.

  As they swam, tidal waves formed, and tless pale blue Phione danced gracefully iides.

  Sometimes they leapt high into the air, bringing up rge amounts of seawater that created upward ns, making it look as if the o itself was flowing toward the moon.

  When they dove deep, the seawater gathered around them naturally, f graceful tidal waves.

  Their blue bodies blended with the color of the sea, flying toward the moon and sky along with the water flow.

  The soft moonlight bined with the star-like water droplets to create a stunningly magnifit se over the deep blue sea.

  Naoki gazed at this sight in awe, pletely taken aback by the beauty.

  After a brief moment of dazed wonder, he quickly switched his camera from photo mode to video mode to capture it all.

  Underh the waves, tless Dratini and Dragonair were swimming fiercely.

  They were battling the forces of nature and their own limitations, striving to overe the powerful o currents and swim upward.

  But the sea's power was immense and heavy.

  The young, inexperienced Dratini and Dragonair were small and fragile in parison.

  Again and again, they were swept bato the deep sea by the whirlpool, and the rough water currents left marks on their soft bodies.

  Yet despite their hardships, the Dratini and Dragonair refused to give up.

  With eaew attempt, they adjusted themselves and charged at the whirlpool again, injuries and all.

  After a fierce struggle, the first Dragonair broke through the whirlpool a into the sky.

  Water droplets, shimmering in the moonlight, fell from its body, and the sed, a brilliant white light burst forth from the evolving Dragonair.

  That was the light of evolution!

  "Ooooou!" it cried melodiously, and within the glow, a newly evolved Dragonite was born.

  Then came a sed one, followed by a third.

  The adult Dragonites flying high in the sky watched with pride.

  None of them stepped forward to help because they khis was something every Dragonair and Dratini had to do alone—each of them had gohrough the same trial.

  "This is truly incredible!" Naoki couldn't help but excim, deeply moved.

  He zoomed in with his camera and, among the many Dratini and Dragonair, spotted a shiny Dratini with a noticeably different color.

  It was struggling, falling behind as its slender body ushed back by the powerful current.

  Naoki could see clearly that the shiny Dratini was rapidly losing strength, barely able to swim anymore.

  Time after time, it was swept into the whirlpool, disappearing into the dark depths of the sea. It was gone for so long that Naoki's heart began to pound with worry.

  "Dratini… It's not going to drown, is it?"

  But just when Naoki feared the worst, the pink, delicate figure reappeared on his camera s.

  It was swimming with all its might, its face full of determination.

  Yet, the force of the o was s that despite its relentless effort, it could barely make any progress in the fierce current.

  For a moment, the battle seemed hopeless.

  Seeing that the Dratini was about to be swept away by the sea again, Naoki couldn't help but shout:

  "Dratini, you do it!"

  The surrounding Dragonites all turo look in his dire.

  But Naoki didn't care—he was focused entirely on the Dratini through the lens of his camera.

  In the frame, it almost seemed as though the little Dratini had heard his encement.

  With a sudden burst of energy, the small Pokémon swung its body vigorously and, with a whoosh, finally broke through the whirlpool, flying high into the sky.

  Water droplets sparkled like stars as they scattered off its body, and for a moment, the se seemed frozen in time.

  The Dratini's pink skin shimmered dreamily uhe moonlight.

  Then, the sed, a bright light burst from its body.

  In that radiant glow, the Dratini began to evolve.

  Its body grew longer and mraceful, now covered in smooth, pink scales. Its belly turned a bright white, and its eyes sparkled bd full of life.

  A small white horn sprouted from its forehead, while two tiny white feather-like wings appeared oher side of its head. A orb, resembling a delicate bell, hung around its neck.

  "Yes!" Naoki cheered, gehrilled for the newly evolved Dragonair.

  The newly evolved Dragonair immediately flew over to Naoki, ndiedly in front of him.

  "Woo!" it cried happily.

  Naoki ughed and asked, "Did you hear me cheering for you?"

  The shiny Dragonair nodded slightly, then affeately nudged Naoki with its head.

  Naoki smiled aly petted the Dragonair, taking a moment to admire its body, particurly the golden orb around its neck.

  "Could it be a rge Dragon Pearl?"

  Curious, Naoki reached out and touched the orb.

  The moment his hand made tact, a mysterious energy surged fronair.

  With a soft hum, the once-ordinary-looking golden orb began to glow faintly, and air currents swirled around Dragonair's body.

  Suddenly, the weather overhead began to shift.

  The clouds that had covered the night sky mysteriously dispersed, revealing a clearer, starry sky above.

  Naoki's clothes fluttered in the wind, stirred by the energy ing fronair.

  As he looked up at the sky, a memory of something he had read about Dragonair came to mind.

  It was said that Dragonair possesses incredible amounts of energy within its body and focus its power through the orbs on its ned tail to trol the weather.

  For turies, Dragonair has been revered by people, especially farmers, who believed that it had the power to influence weather patterns. In times ht or storms, s were made to the ke where Dragonair lived in hopes of favorable weather.

  It seemed, now, that these legends were true.

  Standing nearby, Dragonite couldn't help but feel a pang of envy as it watched the se unfold.

  But it had to admit that this Dragonair was exceptionally gifted—perhaps even more so than most of the Dragonites on the isnd.

  Lately, Dragonite had e to uand that human trainers often preferred more powerful Pokémon. It had notiaoki's fondness for the shiny Dragonair and couldn't help but feel a bit insecure, fearing that Naoki might like Dragonair more than it.

  Naoki, always in tuh his Pokémon, quickly sensed Dragonite's mood shift.

  He knew his chubby friend was feeling a bit down again.

  With a chuckle, Naoki pyfully pulled Dragonite and Koraidon close, draping an arm over each of them, and spoke tonair:

  "We're all so proud of you! You did amazing today. Isn't that right, Dragonite?"

  Dragonite, realizing Naoki was f it, perked up. The dark cloud that had been hanging over its head instantly disappeared, repced by a bright, sunny feeling. With newfouhusiasm, it nodded and agreed: "Oooou!"

  Dragonair didn't give it much thought. After evolving, it was naturally overjoyed. After thanking Naoki, it looked around and quickly flew off to joiher newly evolved Dragonairs, happily pying with them.

  Meanwhile, the Phione and the radually disappeared into the distance as their migration tinued.

  With that, the evolution ceremony came to an end.

  Naoki, Koraidon, and Drago on a rock at the edge of the cliff, listening to the sound of the waves crashing against the shore while reviewing the video captured on Naoki's camera.

  "Wow, this footage is incredible—it's like having a treasure trove of research material!" Naoki marveled.

  Whether it was the migrating Phione or the evolution onair and Dratini uhe moonlight, the footage riceless for Pokémon researchers.

  Naoki figured that if he sold this ecological data, it could fet enormous price.

  But... he wasn't short of mohis felt more like something to treasure—perhaps a family heirloom.

  Tug the camera away, Naoki gnced around to make sure no other Dragonite were watg. Then, with a mischievous grin, he gestured fonite and Koraidon to follow him as they quietly snuck away.

  Dragonite, puzzled by Naoki's sneaky behavior, tilted its head: "Awoo?"

  "Why don't you say goodbye to everyone?" Dragonite seemed to ask.

  Naoki paused and said with a teasing smile, "If you want to invite a few Dragonites back to the ranch, go ahead."

  'Of course not!'

  Dragonite quickly uood. Without needing another word, it took the lead, pulling Naoki and Koraidon along as they made their escape fronite Isnd.

  Seeing Dragonite hurry ahead, Naoki couldn't help but ugh. "Don't worry, you're still my favorite Dragonite."

  "Awoo?"

  Naoki reached out and patted Koraidon's neck, adding with a grin, "And you're my favorite Koraidon."

  Both Pokémon were immediately satisfied, their previous s melting away.

  Naoki breathed a sigh of relief. He silently promised himself he wouldn't go overboard colleg Pokémon as he did in the games—trying to bahe retionships between them all would be exhausting!

  Dragohought it had finally left behind the troublesome Dragonites onite Isnd.

  But, early the m, just after su spotted some very familiar figures in the pasture.

  Dragonite rubbed its eyes in disbelief. There, standing before it, were the two wild Dragonites and five Dragonair!

  The wild Dragonites and Dragonairs blinked and cheerfully greeted it: "Awoo~"

  Dragonite: "!!!"

  Dragonite was utterly shocked.

  But then, recalling Naoki's earlier words, it smirked mischievously, crossing its arms with a grin.

  "Awooo!" (You stay at the ranch, but you'll have to help out to earn more Poke Puffs!)

  At the mention of Poke Puffs, the two wild Dragonites immediately remembered the delicious treats from the ranch.

  They nodded eagerly: "Awooo!"

  Seeing their enthusiastic agreement, Drago out a sigh of relief, thinking, 'They're just here for the food.'

  'That's a lot easier to deal with.'

  "Awoo, awoo, awoo!" (It's hard for Naoki to prepare food, and humans are different from us. They o spend moo buy food. Yesterday, you ate all our Poke Puffs, and now there are no. If you want more, you'll have to help Naoki with some work!)

  Hearing this, the two wild Dragonites began to associate Poke Puffs with work in their minds.

  Nearby, Dragonair also perked up, curious about what was being discussed.

  Uhe two wild Dragohe Dragonair weren't just ied in the Poke Puffs—they genuinely liked Naoki as well.

  The two wild Dragonites blinked in fusion: "Awoo?" (What is work?)

  Dragonite sighed: "…"

  It then patiently expio the Pokémon in front of it what work typically involves.

  "Awoo." (It's tough for Naoki to mahe ranch all by himself. All the Pokémon at the ranch pit. What you'll be doing is easy—just like me. Your job will be to deliver the fresh Moomoo Milk produced at the ranch to the ers who have ordered it. But remember, you must not drink it along the way!)

  Dragonite gave them a serious look and tinued: "Awoo." (If you drink the milk secretly, Naoki won't make any more Poke Puffs for you.)

  The two wild Dragonites, eager to have more Poke Puffs, shook their heads vigorously, promising not to sneak any milk.

  Satisfied, Dragohought for a moment and added: "Awooo!" (From now on, you have to listen to me!)

  The two foodie Dragonites had no objes to that.

  Seeing them agree, Dragonite felt an ued sense of pride. It had never imagihere would be any Dragonites who would listen to someone like it.

  "Woo?" At that moment, several nearby Dragonair asked.

  (What about us?)

  Dragonite, being part of a species that often cares for its younger Pokémon, couldn't help but feel a sense of responsibility toward the Dratini and Dragonair.

  Even though they might pete for Naoki's attention, Dragonite's instincts kicked in, and it chose to take care of them anyway.

  "Awoo." (Just stay out of trouble. Once you evolve intonite, you help Naoki too.)

  With a wave of its cws, Dragonite herded the five Dragonair toward the ke, ensuring they wouldn't cause any mischief.

  Dragonite, however, stayed behind to teach the two wild Dragonites how to properly deliver milk.

  So, early in the m, pedestrians in Kosaji Town were stunned as they looked up to see three Dragonites flying gracefully across the sky, arriving in town.

  People were left in shod disbelief.

  "Was that… a Dragonite?"

  "Am I seeing things? Did a rare Pokémon really show up in Kosaji Town?!"

  But there were a few townspeople who were already familiar with Dragonite's milk deliveries.

  They noticed the small red shoulder bag on the lead Dragonite.

  "Huh? Has Naoki's ranch hired new employees again?"

  "Oh, it's that Dragonite, right?"

  "You know it?"

  "Of course! It's quite famous around here," one local said with a smile. "Every m, you sponite flying from Naoki Ranch, delivering fresh milk to the ers who ordered it. Dragonite's got such a great personality, and the townspeople adore it. I even heard Mrs. Dantes bakes cookies for it sometimes."

  "Using a Dragoo deliver milk? Isn't that a bit, extravagant?" excimed a trainer from anion, clearly taken aback by the revetion.

  The townspeople merely shrugged, as if this was the most normal thing in the world. "You'll get used to it," one of them replied casually. "Dragonite flies really fast, and it's gentle as be. Why wouldn't we trust it with milk deliveries?"

  "This... this is..." The visiting trainer was left speechless, uo process what he was hearing.

  To him, Dragonite was a revered Pokémon, especially among the Dragon Tamer families in the Johtion, where it was sidered a precious, rare panion.

  If those Dragon Tamer families could see this, using their revered Dragonite as a milk delivery Pokémon, they'd be fbbergasted! They'd probably kick up a fuss, yelling that it was a plete waste of such extraordinary talent!