Alcremie and Dragonite looked over.
Seeing Naoki, Dragonite cheered, "Awooo!" (Naoki!)
Naoki nodded at it and then smiled, saying, "Open your mouth."
"Aw!" Dragonite immediately obediently opened its mouth.
Naoki tossed a few cookies over, then looked at Alcremie.
Alcremie heard Naoki's comforting words but seemed conflicted: "Maa-maa…" (But I still want to become stronger...)
Naoki: "..." In hindsight, he shouldn't have told that story to scare Alcremie.
Recalling what Alcremie had just said—becoming the strongest Pokemon in the world.
The strongest... Even he wasn't sure of that, but becoming the biggest was definitely possible.
His family's field could grow pumpkins of any size, which could change Alcremie's form.
Moreover, apart from pumpkins, he could also help Alcremie Dynamax, though they'd need to make a trip to the Galar Region.
Thinking of this, Naoki handed the cookies in his hand to it: "Alright, I'll think of a way to help you later, but for now, have some snacks! I just baked these little cookies, give them a try!"
Alcremie started eating the pumpkin cookies.
Watching this scene, Naoki suddenly thought of something.
That Alcremie could learn Metronome!
Directly helping Alcremie grow into the world's strongest Pokemon was difficult, but at times like this, smart people learn to solve problems indirectly.
For example, first let Alcremie eat the Lucky Pudding, and then eat the pumpkin cookies while the good fortune from the pudding is in effect.
Combining double luck might just allow Alcremie to perform some incredible moves.
But the problem was, Alcremie didn't know Metronome yet, and in his entire ranch, only his sister Indeedee knew this move.
After a moment of thought, Naoki said to Alcremie, "I have a way to help you become stronger."
Upon hearing this, Alcremie's eyes lit up, and it quickly asked, "Maa-maa?" (How?)
Is he going to teach it to fly?
"Metronome." Naoki pointed to the pumpkin cookies in front of Alcremie, explaining the cookie's effect: "Although it can't make you stronger directly, it can help you borrow the power of other Pokemon to use those powerful moves."
"Maa-maa..." Alcremie was a bit confused.
Naoki thought for a moment and gave an example: "You know Koraidon, right? Its most powerful move is jumping high into the sky, then unleashing a fierce Tackle towards the opponent."
"If you grasp Metronome and then eat one of these cookies, you might borrow Koraidon's power to use this move that only it knows to defeat the bad guys who want to eat you."
"Maa-maa!" Alcremie looked hopeful; could it really perform such powerful moves?
Naoki smiled: "Not just Koraidon, Metronome can unleash many powerful Pokemon's moves."
How amazing! It had to learn this move!
But, how could it learn it? Alcremie looked puzzled.
Seeing this, Naoki laughed: "That will depend on Indeedee's help."
But it was already time for dinner.
They first went home to fill their stomachs before finding his sister Indeedee.
Naoki looked expectantly at his adorable sister Indeedee: "You know how to use Metronome, right?"
"Ayee~" His sister Indeedee nodded happily, then looked over curiously, what was going on?
"I'd like to ask you to teach this move to Alcremie." Naoki explained, "The pumpkin cookie you just ate has the effect of enhancing Metronome."
His sister Indeedee instantly understood, looking down at the expectant Alcremie, nodding willingly.
"Ayee~"
So, Naoki took a few Pokemon to a secluded grass field.
Naoki looked towards his sister Indeedee: "The pumpkin cookie also works on you, and during its effect, maybe you could use some very rare moves."
His sister Indeedee gently nodded, having understood the cookie's effect.
Seeing this, Naoki didn't say much more and stood at the back, watching his sister Indeedee's demonstration.
"Ayee!" (Watch closely, I'm going to demonstrate now!) His sister Indeedee looked at Alcremie.
Alcremie nodded excitedly: "Maa-maa!"
Then, his sister Indeedee gently waved her fingers.
Her hands were instantly enveloped in milky white light, a magical power emanating from within her.
All the white light converged at a point, and when the energy reached its peak, it transformed into a dazzling Flash Cannon, fiercely blasting forward.
Feeling the terrifying power contained in this move, Alcremie's eyes shone: "Maa-maa!" Amazing!
"Steel Techniques, Flash Cannon." Naoki murmured the name of the move shaken out by Metronome in his heart.
Seeing Naoki and Alcremie's reaction, his sister Indeedee felt a bit helpless.
"Ayee..." Right now, shouldn't the focus be on the action of using Metronome?
Naoki scratched his head apologetically: "Sorry, sorry, it's my first time seeing this move, and I found it too fascinating."
He looked at Alcremie, thinking its focus must also have been on the Flash Cannon rather than Indeedee's actions.
Naoki: "Want to try again?"
His sister Indeedee nodded helplessly.