As winter gave way t, the back mountain—once ravaged by a forest fire and bed in snow—had transformed entirely.

  The dead branches and leaves ed by fmes had turned into nutrients, rejoining the natural cycle and helping this desote pce begin its jouroward recovery.

  On the dirt path leading up to the back mountain, Naoki led a group of Pokémon forward, carefully the surroundings. Behind him, three Gogoats followed, their backs den with bags of saplings and grass seeds.

  After several months, they had finally returo this pce.

  Initially, the Pokémon who once called the forest home hopped forward eagerly, excited at the prospect of rebuilding their habitat. But as they drew closer and saw the barree ndscape, memories of the past came flooding back, especially for the Mino.

  They remembered that fateful night—the fire had spread across the back mountain, red fmes ing everything in their path. Pokémon had fled desperately, some managing to escape, while others had not been so lucky. The Pokémon who had once shared this pce with them were taken away by the relentless fire.

  Saddened by these memories, the Mino lowered their heads, grief weighing them down.

  Notig their distress, Alcremie, who uood the hardships these Pokémon had endured, stepped forward to fort them.

  "Mree!" she cheered, her voice soft and encing.

  Mino and the other Pokémon looked up.

  Then, Pawmot flew in front of Alcremie, his expression filled with determination, and chirped, "Pawmot!"

  They would rebuild this pce—together!

  "Ooo!"

  "Awoo!"

  "Pamo!"

  One by oher Pokémon on the ranch echoed the se, stepping up beside Alcremie and Pawmot to show their support for the forest Pokémon. They promised to work together to restore this pce to its flory!

  The little Tinkatuff, witnessing this outp of unity, stood in awe, her eyes welling up with emotion. She couldn't hold back her tears and expressed her heartfelt gratitude to the Pokémon who had e to help. "Tinka-tuff!" she cried, touched beyond words.

  "Squeak!"

  "Gummo!"

  "Mmm!"

  The Mino, Tandemaus, and Bellibolt also chirped their thanks, moved by the support surrounding them.

  Naoki, who had been walking ahead, turned back to see the se unfold, a warm smile spreading across his face.

  It reminded him of a se from the movie 'Secrets of the Jungle', where a group of wild Pokémon uo protect their forest from harm.

  Even though the Pokémon on his ranch might have their fair share of disagreements in their daily lives, when a real crisis struck, they would put aside any differences and e together—across types, species, and personalities—to protect their shared home.

  Mino, now in high spirits, led the way, followed closely by the other Pokémon. After about ten minutes of walking, Naoki and his group finally reached the heart of the back mountain.

  "Alright, this is where we'll start!" Naoki announced, raising his hand to signal everyoo stop.

  He approached his Gogoat, and with help from Koraidon and Cyclizar, he began unloading bags of grass seeds and saplings, setting them on the ground.

  With a thoughtful expression, Naoki assessed the eager Pokémon before him. He picked up a few bags of grass seeds and assigasks, calling out, "Pawmot, Dragonite, Butterfree, and Wattrel—you're in charge of sowing the grass seeds."

  "Pawmot!"

  Pawmot replied enthusiastically, stepping forward to take a bag of seeds from Naoki. The other Pokémon followed suit, each grabbing a bag and awaiting further instrus.

  Naoki then looked at the Indeedee siblings. "I need you two to use your psychic abilities to se off the area into small plots. Eaon will be responsible for their own plot."

  The Indeedee siblings nodded, fully uanding Naoki's pn. They moved forward and began marking out plots, guiding eaon oo work.

  Turning to Smeargle, Naoki said, "Smeargle, could you use your paint to draw markers on the ground? That'll help everyorack of their ses."

  Smeargle nodded eagerly, ready to assist.

  With the remaining Pokémon gathered, Naoki expined, "I'll be pnting these saplings alongside Cyclizar. Diglett, you and Koraidon will form a team. Diglett, you'll use y move to make holes, and Koraidon will pnt the saplings in them. you do it?"

  "Diglett!"

  The little mole Pokémon puffed up proudly, ready for the task.

  "Perfect. Let's get to work, everyone!"

  Following Naoki's instrus, the Pokémon scattered across the mountain slope, each eager to begin. Butterfree and Dragonite flew low, carrying bags of grass seeds and scattering them evenly across the nd below. Their wings fpped steadily, creatile breezes that helped spread the seeds across the soil.

  Naoki watched the progress with satisfa. Ohe nd was covered, he po call upon the King of Bountiful Harvests to accelerate the growth of the grass and saplings.

  Theoo would lend a hand, helping the nd—and its Pokémon—flourish again.

  Just as Naoki was about to grab a shovel to dig a hole for pnting, he noticed the remaining Pokémon watg him with eager eyes.

  Naoki: "…"

  Alcremie looked at him, tilting its head in curiosity. "Mree?" (What job do we get?)

  After a thoughtful pause, Naoki had an idea. "We still need a cheerleading squad!"

  He looked over the Pokémon who hadn't yet received a task. "Alright, Alcremie, Dolliv, G, Tinkatuff, Petilil, Hoppip, and Foongus, you're all on the cheerleading team! Your job is to cheer for everyone w hard!"

  Tinkatuff looked a bit skeptical, wanting to do something more hands-on. Seeing this, Naoki reassured them with a smile, "Cheering is a big responsibility too! Your encement will help keep everyoivated and lift their spirits when they're tired."

  Hearing this, Alcremie's eyes sparkled with excitement, instantly ready to cheer.

  "Mree!" it excimed, hopping in pce.

  Petilil and Dolliv nodded in agreement, their enthusiasm renewed.

  Only G sighed quietly—it wasly the best at cheering loudly. But seeing everyone else's determination, it decided it couldn't just sit back.

  As the team made their rounds, they arrived at the area where Dragonite was w. Alcremie took a deep breath and shouted, "Mreeeee!"

  Dolliv chimed in with a gentle, encing "Doll!"

  G, feeling the pressure, whispered, "Booey…"

  Alcremie gave G a sympathetic look and demonstrated again, louder this time. "Mreeee—MREEEEE!"

  "B-Booey?!"

  G jumped, wide-eyed at Alcremie's powerful cheer.

  Dolliv and Alcremie looked at G expetly, nodding with encement.

  Taking a deep breath, G gathered all its ce and finally shouted, "Boo-eeeee!"

  Alcremie gave a proud nod, pleased with G's effort.

  "Mree!" Alcremie cheered with satisfa, thrilled with her team's efforts.

  After her shout, G found that cheering wasn't as daunting as it had first thought. With a newfound fidehe cheerleading team, led by Alcremie, tinued on to rally the group of hardw Pokémon.

  "I think I heard G cheering just now." Naoki, who nting saplings alongside Cyclizar, looked up in surprise toward the source of the sound.

  Cyclizar turs head in the same dire and nodded, "Gaao!" It had heard it too.

  Naoki chuckled, impressed. "I have to say, that's the loudest I've ever heard G. It must really want to support the Pokémon who've gohrough so much."

  Cyclizar agreed with a proud nod. "Gaaaaaa!"

  With a smile, Naoki tinued his work, moving a few meters away to pnt the sapling. As he worked, a thought crossed his mind.

  "I wonder when the Paldea League will start their ecological restoration of the back mountain."

  The back mountain was vast, and their efforts alone couldn't cover the entire area, so much of the nd would tention from the League. Even if they worked at different times, Naoki knew he and his Pokémon could always e back after the League finished pnting to help speed up the trees' growth.

  Time passed, and Dragonite and the other Pokémon worked effitly. Ihan two hours, they'd finished sowing all the grass seeds Naoki had provided.

  Naoki and Cyclizar, meanwhile, had nearly pleted pnting the saplings, f what would soon bee a small forest.

  With the main pnting nearly done, Naoki opened a final package. Inside were seeds for berry trees.

  "A forest isn't plete without food," he thought with a smile. These berry trees would be phroughout the forest, creating a reliable food source for Pokémon like Mino and others who enjoyed fing. It was a small but essential part of making the mountain feel like home again for its residents.

  Just as Naoki was about to start pnting the berry trees, Cyclizar beside him suddenly perked up, gazing ily in a particur dire.

  Following its gaze, Naoki turo see a group of people who had arrived without him notig. Some wore blue work uniforms and held shovels, apanied by Pokémon like Sandshrew and Trapinch. The Sandshrew were busily digging holes in the ground, where the workers carefully phe saplings they'd brought along.

  A short distance away from the workers, a small group watched over them. Standing to the left was a woman in a white nurse's uniform with a nurse's cap and long pink hair—clearly Nurse Joy. Beside her was a woman in a sharp poliiform with a Growlithe by her side, sing the area ily. And on the right stood a figure with hands behind their back, dressed ly with an air of calm authority. They chatted with the others as they observed the restoration efforts.

  Naoki was taken aback at the sight.

  "Wait... Is that Nurse Joy, Officer Jenny, and evea, the Champion?" he murmured to himself in surprise.

  Just then, Nurse Joy also spotted Naoki and called out in pleasant surprise, "Oh! Is that Mr. Naoki from Naoki Ranch over there?"

  Hearing this, Officer Jenny aa turheir eyes following Nurse Joy's gaze. From a distance, Geeta reized the familiar figure.

  —A trainer with champion-level strength who has chosen a quiet life running a ranch! Geeta couldn't help but feel impressed, her expression softening into a warm smile as she stepped forward to greet him.

  Seeing this, Nurse Joy and Officer Jenny followed suit, approag Naoki with friendly smiles.

  As they reached him, Geeta spoke first, her voice filled with familiarity, "We meet again, Naoki."

  Naoki returhe smile, nodding politely. "It's been a while, Champion. Are you here to pnt trees as well?"

  "Yes," Geeta replied with a nod, notig the tools in his hands and the freshly pnted sapling behind him.

  Naoki caught her gnd expined, "I took in a few Pokémon who survived the fire, and I promised them I'd help restore their home once spring arrived. So here I am, keeping that promise."

  Geeta's eyes softened, her respect for him deepening. Not only was he remarkably talented, but he also possessed a genuinely ki.

  Nurse Joy, touched by his words, csped her hands together in admiration. "Mr. Naoki, you truly are a kind soul!" she said warmly.

  Officer Jenny, who was already familiar with Naoki's passioure, smiled knowingly. She recalled how he had opened a tavern that served Pokémon in need, not for profit but to offer them a pce e and care—something few would do.

  Naoki felt a bit overwhelmed by the praise, unsure of how to respond.

  Acc to his inal pn, he had inteo ask Calyrex to accelerate the growth of the pnted grass seeds and saplings. But with Geeta and the others now here, that p plicated. If Calyrex used its powers, they'd surely notice the miraculous transformation.

  "This will get out sooner or ter," Naoki thought. "Might as well take this ce to deepen people's belief in Calyrex."

  He opened his mouth to speak, but before he could, Nurse Joy suddenly gasped, her eyes wide with reition.

  "That Pokémon!" she excimed.

  Officer Jenny aa followed her gaze, spotting a very unusual Pokémon among the group. With a rge head emanating a soft blue glow, it floated gracefully above the ground.

  Geeta was momentarily stunned, intrigued by this unfamiliar Pokémon.

  Calyrex seemed to seheir attention, tilting its head toward them, and, as their eyes met, it offered a gentle smile.

  Before anyone could reaurse Joy blurted out, "Oh my goodness! That's… could that be the King of Bountiful Harvests?!"

  Upon hearing Nurse Joy's reition, the King turs gaze to her, sensing her reverend belief in him.

  Officer Jenny, who had heard stories around town, quickly remembered the legend of this revered Pokémon. Acc to local tales, the King of Bountiful Harvests could bless the crops and flowers of any home where people believed in it, ensuring abundance.

  In fact, many people in town had small statues of the King in their homes, and Kosaji Town had retly enjoyed a year of good weather and bountiful harvests. Mayor Thomas had even issioned a rge statue of the King, now standing proudly iown square for celebrations.

  And now, to see the King of Bountiful Harvests here in person—it was a surprise indeed.

  Notig Jenny and Joy's expressions, Geeta grew curious. "The King of Bountiful Harvests?"

  Nurse Joy nodded enthusiastically, "Yes! The god of agriculture, the King of Bountiful Harvests, who bring a flourishing bounty to crops and make flowers bloom beautifully. Lots of people in town have statues of him food fortune. I even pced one in the Pokémoer!"

  Intrigued, Geeta turned her gaze back to the King. A god of agriculture? Fasating. And it seemed that Naoki had somehow gais favor.

  Naoki, expeg the King to be reized, took this moment to speak up.

  "Yes, this is ihe King of Bountiful Harvests," he said. "I came here today to ask for his help i the mountain to its former state."

  "Rest it?" Geeta echoed, slightly taken aback.

  Naoki nodded. "The King of Bountiful Harvests has the power to make pnts grow instantly. With his help, it will only take a moment t life back to the mountain."

  Geeta's face betrayed a trace of skepticism.

  To be fair, she'd never witnessed anything like that before.

  Nurse Joy and Officer Jenny were equally taken aback. They had seen Pokémon with immerength capable of crushing rocks or whipping up powerful sandstorms that could raze a forest, but the idea of a Pokémon that could make pnts and trees grow instantaneously was unheard of.

  To restore aire mountain to life… was that really possible?