The early m sun bathed the entire ranch, and several Taillows were zily resting on the roof. Suddenly, a group of Pidgeys flew over from the distance, clearly agitated.

  The Taillows, sensing petition, immediately fpped their wings and rushed forward, squawking loudly as they began to fight for territory. After a brief struggle, the Pidgeys were defeated, retreating in a flurry of feathers, leaving the victorious blue-feathered group proudly perched on the roof.

  'Humph, this nd belongs to us!'

  Naoki, still half-asleep, was jolted awake by the noisy squawking.

  Sighing, he resigned himself to getting out of bed, rubbing his forehead. "Ah, these Tailloidgeys are driving me crazy," he muttered. Not only did they wake him up every m and evening, but they also helped themselves to his crops. Worse, their noisy behavior kept the poor bee thteo leave their .

  At first, Naoki had beeant to drive them away thinking, 'Pokémoelligent creatures, after all'. But now, he had had enough.

  Grabbing a stick, he called Dragonite and climbed onto the roof. He could still uand the taillows thanks to the transtion crisps he'd eaten the day before. The taillows were cag about how "This territory is ours!"

  Naoki snorted. "This territory is mine! Dragonite, chase them off!"

  "Oooouuu!" Drago out a mighty roar, and the taillows, realizing they were no match, fluttered away in a hurry, leaving only a few blue feathers in their wake.

  "Finally," Naoki sighed in relief as the squawking died down.

  He tossed the stick aside a back down, where the two Indeedee had already woken up. Brother Indeedee had goo make Naoki's bed, while Sister Indeedee was busy preparing breakfast i.

  "How thoughtful!" Naoki smiled, gd to have their help. While the meal was being prepared, Naoki decided to get active. He ced up his running shoes, called the ever-eic Cyclizar, and decided to go for a m jog around the ranch.

  Dragonite, meanwhile, dos little delivery bag and headed off to deliver fresh Moomoo Milk to Mrs. Dantes and Hugh in the nearby town.

  The sleepy Koraidon yawned and sprawled out zily on the grass, watg Naoki and Cyclizar zoom past repeatedly.

  Suddenly, a bright white light enveloped Pawmo's body as it ran.

  "Pawmo?!"

  Pawmo stopped in surprise, feeling the ges within itself.

  Naoki wasn't shocked; he had been waiting for this.

  "Pawmo, it's happening!" Naoki cheered, excitement bubbling up inside him.

  The light surrounding Pawmo grew stronger, its body rapidly ging. It grew taller and fluffier, its size increasing from a small half-meter to nearly a full meter. When the light finally faded, the newly evolved Pawmot let out a joyous cry and immediately jumped into Naoki's arms.

  Naoki caught the Pawmot and couldn't resist rubbing his cheek against its soft fur. "You're even cuter now!" he excimed.

  "Pawmot~" Pawmot responded, snuggling into Naoki's embrace.

  Cyclizar, who had been running alongside them, watched with a dazed expression, feeling genuinely happy for Pawmot.

  Not far away, Koraidon tilted its head, realizing something new. Watg Naoki bury his fa Pawmot's fur made Koraidon feel envious. It gnced down at its own belly.

  After their run, Dragourned from its deliveries in town. Breakfast was ready, thanks to Sister Indeedee, who had thoughtfully id it out oable.

  Naoki sat down with his Pokémon and smiled. "Let's dig in!"

  "Ah gah!"

  "Gah!"

  "Pawmot~"

  "…"

  After breakfast, Naoki decided to take Sister Indeedee to help with the milking and feeding of the Gogoat and Miltank.

  But before heading out, the newly-evolved Pawmot ran over with its red cloak, which had obviously bee too small.

  Its face was filled with sadness and it looked at Naoki with tearful eyes: "Pawmot..."

  Naoki gnced down.

  After evolving, Pawmot had grer, and the inal cloak was now too tight, making it impossible for Pawmot to wear it.

  Seeing this, Naoki thought for a moment and said, "Don't worry, I'll go to town ter and buy you a new one."

  But Pawmot still looked unhappy.

  That red cloak held great meaning for it.

  It gazed at the cloak in its paws, recalling the time Naoki had sat by the door, carefully washing the cloak by hand when it had gotten dirty before.

  Tears welled up in Pawmot's eyes. If it had known this would happen, it might have chosen not to evolve.

  Seeing Pawmot so upset, Naoki couldn't help but smile.

  He gently patted Pawmot's head and reassured it, "This one is special, I know. We'll get a new one, but you should keep this one safe."

  Only then did Pawmot feel a little better.

  Knowing that Naoki po take it to town ter, Pawmot sat patiently on the porder the eaves, listening to the wind chimes overhead and watg Naoki and the two Indeedee as they milked ahe Gogoats.

  "The grass balls in this basket are the main food for the Gogoats. You just o pour them into the trough each day, and the Gogoats will take care of the rest," Naoki expined, demonstrating the task to the two Indeedees.

  The brother and sister nodded, indig they uood.

  Naoki smiled and moved over to the three Gogoats, exhausted after helping cultivate the World Tree:

  "Say hello to them. These are our new friends, the Indeedees. The one on the left is the older brother and the one on the right is the younger sister."

  At his words, the three Gogoats turo look at the two siblings.

  They bleated softly iing, still a little tired.

  Naoki rubbed their heads, and as soon as the grass balls were poured into the trough, the three Gogoats eagerly rushed over, eating hungrily to replenish their grass energy.

  Ohey had eaten enough, the Gogoats wandered back to the fields, using their Grass-type abilities to help care for the crops and fruit trees.

  Seeing this, Naoki decided it was time to introduce the two Indeedees to the Digletts and Naclstack living underground.

  But just before they could desd into the cave, a Dragonite suddenly soared through the sky, catg Naoki by surprise.

  'Could it be that Baby Bear and Mew sent him a postcard again?'

  Naoki mused that they were being quite extravagant this time, sending a Dragonite of all things to deliver it.

  So, he paused to watch as the Dragonite gracefully nded in the pasture.

  However, in the moment, Naoki realized something was off.

  This Dragonite looked very familiar!

  It was one of the Dragohat had tried to follow him home fronite Isnd when he first visited, only to be stopped by his own Dragonite!

  Dragonite's rea firmed Naoki's suspi.

  As soon as it saw the wild Dragonite nd, the usually rexed Dragonite lounging in the sun immediately jumped to its feet.

  "Ouch?!" Dragonite excimed, clearly surprised.

  The wild Dragonite cheerfully replied, "Awoo… Awoo~"

  Unfortunately, Naoki had used up his transtion seeds, so he couldn't uand what they were saying.

  But after hearing what the wild Dragonite said, Dragours gaze toward the ke where Dratini and Dragonair lived.

  Naoki's curiosity iqued, aepped forward to ask, "Are you here to take Dratini and Dragonair back to the isnd?"

  "Ouch!"

  Dragonite nodded enthusiastically, eyes sparkling with excitement. Its whole attitude toward the wild Dragonite instantly shifted.

  Suddenly, it was all affe, gently leading the wild Dragonite by the paw toward the ke, clearly eager to reuhem with Dratini and Dragonair.

  It almost looked like Dragonite couldn't wait to pack them up ahem bae to the isnd.

  Naoki: "…"

  (Oh, e on, Dragonite. Everyone see exactly what you're up to!)