Chapter 55: The Night of Stars and Moon, Metapod's Transformation! (Two Chapters in One)

Pokémon of different attributes have different taste preferences. Except for Flame Ace, the others didn't eat the boiled pork slices much.

But Flame Ace only focused on the boiled pork slices.

He took a bite and spit out a mouthful of fire. His face was red from the spiciness. It can be said that he was in pain and happy.

Yosuke on the side was almost scared to death. He had never encountered such a thing in his nearly ten years of travel.

This made him ask: "Is it really okay to go on like this? I feel that although this boiled pork slice is spicy, it is not to the extent that it makes people spit fire!"

Naoki was also a little confused. He was about to ask about the physical condition of Flame Ace, but Flame Ace suddenly burst into inspiration and opened his eyes wide.

I saw that its cheeks were propped up high, almost to an exaggerated degree.

The terrible fire attribute energy rose on it. Flame Ace put down the tableware and turned around suddenly. A ball of flames gushed out of its mouth towards the sky and turned into a brilliant red star.

"Boom!"

Amid the explosion, the flame exploded like a gorgeous firework.

Looking at this scene, Yosuke was completely stunned.

That move is...

"Explosive Flame." Naoki uttered the name softly, and he took back what he had just said about Flame Ace's bad luck.

After the move was over, Flame Ace was exhausted and stood there panting with his hands on his knees.

This is the side effect of Explosive Flame. After using it, the Pokémon will enter a state of exhaustion in a short time and cannot move quickly.

Yosuke said in surprise: "Flame Ace, that's the new move you have learned, right?"

Isn't this too exaggerated? There are Pokémon who are so spicy that they learn new moves!

Flame Ace looked confused.

It carefully recalled the feeling of using Explosive Flame just now, and then was surprised to find that it actually remembered the process clearly, and if the energy is enough, it might be able to use that move again!

"Congratulations." Naoki was not surprised.

At this time, Dragonite on the side heard the conversation of several people with sensitive ears.

"Woo?!"

Learned a new move?

These days in the life of the ranch, it learned from Gulton, Motor Lizard and the lamb that the dishes made by Naoki have magical powers.

In addition, it has tried the fruit platter in person, so it is extremely sensitive to related content.

Now that it has witnessed with its own eyes that the rabbit Pokémon has learned a new move after eating that dish, Dragonite's eyes suddenly lit up.

It pointed at the remaining boiled meat slices with its big claws and shouted to Naoki: "Woo~"

Naoki raised his eyebrows: "Do you want to eat too?"

Dragonite nodded repeatedly: "Woo!"

"Okay, then I'll pick up a piece for you to try." Naoki picked up a piece of meat with chopsticks.

Dragonite immediately opened its mouth wide and waited for feeding.

Naoki fed the meat slice into its mouth. After chewing it twice, Dragonite suddenly opened its eyes wide, and its cheeks were red from the spiciness, as if it could spit fire.

Dragonite tried to hold back, and then waited for a long time, but didn't feel that it had learned a new move.

Dragonite was about to cry.

It looked at Naoki with tears in its eyes, aggrieved and sad, "Awoo?"

Naoki: "..."

Seeing Dragonite's look, Naoki suddenly realized.

It turned out that Dragonite didn't just want to taste the boiled pork slices, but wanted to learn new moves like Flare Ace.

However, it was not a fire-attribute Pokémon after all, and this dish had no effect on it.

Poor kid.

Naoki took out the juice he had prepared in advance and handed it to Dragonite.

Dragonite reached out to take it and poured it into his mouth.

After a long while, it recovered and lost interest in the boiled pork slices.

"I'll try other dishes for you later." Naoki said.

Dragonite nodded obediently.

The pleasant lunch ended, and Naoki started to get busy again in the afternoon.

The harvesting of the first batch of crops has been completed. Except for tomatoes and cucumbers, which are two crops that can be harvested sustainably, the other crops basically need to be sown again and planted for the second round.

With the help of several Pokémon, Naoki spent an hour preparing the land and then planted the seeds of the new round of crops.

After that, he took out the fertilizer prepared in advance to fertilize the crops and fruit tree seedlings, and worked until sunset before all was completed.

Naoki stood at the edge of the farmland area with a watering can and wiped the sweat from his forehead, thinking: I have to capture a Pokémon that can use the plowing move in the future.

Plowing, a ground-attribute move, has the effect of plowing the land, making it easier for the grass and crops on it to grow, and also increases the attack and special attack of grass-attribute Pokémon.

If there is such a Pokémon, his work will be much easier.

Pokémon that can use farmland...

The names of several Pokémon came to Naoki's mind: Diglett, Dash, Long-eared Rabbit, Big-tailed Raccoon, Dragon-headed Digger, Digger Rabbit, Mud Donkey, Mud Horse, Sandshrew, Onix, Rhino, Kokoro, and Tapu Moo.

Huh? Tapu Moo?

"Forget the last one." Naoki thought, this behavior is too rebellious. Not to mention that the island guardian will not leave the Alola region, I'm afraid the Alola people will not allow their guardian to be abducted.

But then again, Tapu Moo's ability is indeed very suitable for farming.

It has the power to manipulate plants and make them grow. It is powerful and can protect farmland.

"It's a pity that there is no wild Tapu Moo, otherwise I must bring it back and make it the guardian of my farm."

Naoki felt sorry, but he was not in a hurry to catch these Pokémon immediately.

The land has been planted, and there is still more than a month before the next harvest. During this period, he will also attend the Cherry Blossom Wine Party to experience the customs and customs of the Pokémon world.

In addition to these, the farm currently needs a Pokémon that can use the rain prayer.

Naoki looked at the Dragonite sitting on the grass not far away.

He wanted to capture this Dragonite and let it help water.

As a result, this Dragonite did not know the move of praying for rain...

In addition, the food that can help Dragonite comprehend the move has not been made yet, and the last incident of forgetting the dragon tail made it dare not use the fruit platter to comprehend the move.

At this time, Naoki suddenly had an idea.

It turns out that this Dragonite's comprehension is not bad, as can be seen from its learning of Dragon Tail.

The reason why it has only learned four moves is probably because it has not mastered the correct learning method and skills of using the moves.

Moreover, it is very hardworking and will hardly be lazy in order to become stronger.

After thinking for a moment, Naoki called Dragonite over and asked: "Dragonite, do you know the move of praying for rain?"

"Awoo..." Dragonite looked gloomy.

It knew that on Dragonite Island, many powerful Dragonites knew this move. They could control the airflow and water-attributed energy in the atmosphere, change the weather, and make rain fall from the sky.

It's just that this stupid Dragonite doesn't know it at all.

At this time, Dragonite suddenly felt a hand on its shoulder.

It raised its head and saw Naoki encouraging: "Don't be discouraged, do you remember how you learned Dragon Tail?"

"Awoo." Dragonite nodded.

Naoki: "So, as long as we find the right method and practice diligently, we will learn to pray for rain one day." Then use the rain prayer to help water the land.

Dragonite's eyes lit up, and he regained his fighting spirit: "Awoo!"

In order to find out how to use Pray for Rain, Naoki immediately found Yosuke who was resting not far away, and discussed this move with him.

"Pray for Rain?"

Naoki nodded. He had not seen Pokémon in real life use Pray for Rain. From the anime, it seems that Pokémon will rain as long as they pray to the sky.

But there must be some details in this operation. Naoki thinks it is not that simple.

Sure enough, Yosuke's next words verified his guess.

"This move seems to be related to Pokémon's control of energy. There are no Pokémon doctors and scholars in the Galar region who study this aspect, but Dr. Kukui in the Alola region has published a paper on this aspect."

"He is a very powerful doctor! He is particularly keen on the study of Pokémon moves, and he has even experienced Pokémon moves in person!"

Speaking of this, Yosuke showed admiration.

Naoki: "..."

They are all super newcomers, right?

Yosuke returned to the main topic again: "As we all know, for Pokémon to be able to use moves skillfully, it is related to their own control of energy, commonly known as comprehension. The higher the comprehension of Pokémon, the greater the chance of understanding the moves."

"Although I don't know how to practice praying for rain, I feel that I should start from the sky. After all, when this move is used, rain falls from the sky."

The sky?

Naoki was slightly stunned, and then nodded thoughtfully.

That's right, if you want to teach a Pokémon a new move, then you should let them get familiar with it first, then understand it, and finally use it successfully.

It may not be easy to comprehend it in a sunny environment, so if that's the case, then wait until it rains.

Naoki secretly made plans in his heart. When it rains again, he will take Dragonite to the sky to feel the formation and dripping of rain.

As for now, it's time to prepare dinner.

But before that, the crops harvested today must be sold first.

These goods are sold by weight, and the price of each one is different. In total, they sold for more than 20,000 Alliance coins.

Compared with animal husbandry, this price is indeed a bit low.

But it may also be because there are fewer developed farmlands in the ranch.

In addition to the ones sold, Naoki also kept a part of each one as food.

Yosuke is going to leave Zicqin Town tomorrow to continue his journey, so this is his last night here.

There is not enough space in the wooden house, and there is only one bed, so Yosuke simply set up a tent on the lawn outside to camp.

The weather is clear today. After nightfall, you can clearly see the stars and the moon in the sky. They illuminate the deep night sky, giving people a sense of tranquility, peace and beauty.

After dinner, Naoki did not go to bed immediately, but lay on the grass with a group of Pokémon to look at the stars.

The starry sky easily makes people philosophical.

Yosuke looked up, thinking for a long time, and suddenly asked: "Does the universe also have Pokémon like this planet?"

Naoki rested his head on his arm, with Gultron and Motorlizard lying on his left and right.

Dragonite was yawning not far away, Frostmilk was running around on the grass with five Saltstones, and Minifu was looking at them quietly and gently, her small body swaying gently on the grass.

"Maybe!" Naoki took a deep breath.

There are few opportunities to see such a beautiful starry sky in big cities. Of course, maybe he was busy running around for life in his previous life and didn't notice such a scene.

"Isn't it rumored that the Pipis came to this planet from the moon in a spaceship?" Naoki said.

In addition to Pipis, there are also small meteorites, small nebulae, Necrozma, Deoxys...

Hearing this, Yosuke showed his longing: "I really want to go to the universe to see it!"

Naoki whispered: "Sooner or later you will see them."

Yosuke was a little puzzled: "Huh? Why do you say that?"

Naoki raised his eyebrows: "Humans have never stopped exploring, right?"

There are still Pokémon in this world that have not been discovered by humans, and the achievements that humans can achieve today are also the result of explorers from ancient times to the present.

Yosuke was stunned for a moment and smiled, "That's right!"

At this moment, the motorcycle lizard with its head facing the wooden house seemed to have discovered something and shouted over there, "Gaaa!"

Naoki's attention was attracted. He turned his head and saw that the metal pupa originally hanging under the eaves was shining brightly.

"Evolved?!" Yosuke exclaimed.

He had never seen the process of the metal pupa evolving into Butterfree, which made him very interested.

The two of them hurriedly got up and went to check.

In the strong light, a crack slowly appeared on the back of the hard dark green shell of the metal pupa.

Then, a slightly immature Butterfree with a blue-purple body and a pair of huge white wings behind it broke out of the shell.

It flew out of the shell and danced in the light of the stars and the moon. The scales on its wings shone brightly, leaving a trail like the Milky Way on its flight path.

Yosuke was stunned by this beautiful scene, and couldn't help muttering: "It's so beautiful!"

Naoki couldn't help but marvel at this scene.

One Butterfree is so beautiful, if a group of Butterfree evolves together, what a spectacular scene it would be!

Butterfree spread its wings in mid-air, and after slightly adapting to its current body, it gently landed in front of Naoki.

"Mmmmm~"

Naoki also smiled: "Congratulations, Butterfree."

"Mmmmm~" Butterfree responded softly.

Naoki turned around and went into the house to take out some tree fruits, and said with a smile: "Are you hungry? Eat something first!"

Butterfree happily took it and ate it in small bites while holding the tree fruit.

Naoki sat on the grass and watched Butterfree eat.

Yosuke took out a pen and paper from his backpack, and while his memory was still clear, he quickly drew the scene of Butterfree evolving in the moonlight.

Naoki leaned against the Motorcycle Lizard, the evening breeze blew through his hair, he looked at Butterfree and the quiet night, and felt unprecedented peace and relaxation in his heart.

However, when Gulden saw that Naoki leaned against the Motorcycle Lizard instead of it, he began to get jealous.

"Ah, gah!"