But at that time, Ono was just a child, and he could remember it then, but so many years have passed, he's forgotten most of it.
He rubbed her head again, "Remember these well, I'll test you when I come back."
"Oh..." Ono lowered her head.
With that, Natsuhiko called over the Pokémon playing nearby.
It's a taboo to move around in an unknown forest at night.
But as his strength increased, Natsuhiko's confidence grew significantly.
Besides, if his guess was right, that forest truly needed to be entered at night.
Ono pouted, counting on her fingers.
"Fighting Type suppresses Flying Type..."
"Roar—" Kommo-o lay back on the ground, and hearing Ono say this, it quickly raised its head to remind her.
It really didn't like fighting Flying Type Pokémon.
"Oh, Flying Type suppresses Fighting Type, Flying Type suppresses Insect-type, Flying Type... Awu, how can one Flying Type be so troublesome? Natsuhiko also mentioned there are more than ten types, how does he remember them?" Ono looked at Kommo-o for help.
In response, Kommo-o was also helpless and could only give an encouraging look.
...
...
"Cha-koh-ee~~"
Looking at the glowing forest in front of them, Togekiss had little stars in its eyes.
"Buyibuyi!!"
Eevee huddled in Natsuhiko's arms, showing almost the same expression.
"Latios."
Natsuhiko looked at Latios beside him, which had a noticeably uncomfortable expression.
This further confirmed Natsuhiko's suspicions.
"Oss." Latios shook its head, signaling it was okay.
It just didn't quite like this forest.
Natsuhiko stroked its neck, soothing it along its fur and scales.
"If you really can't take it, you can return to the Pokeball first," Natsuhiko comforted.
However, Latios still wanted to stay with Natsuhiko and everyone.
"Alright." Natsuhiko didn't insist, merely cautioning the Pokémon, "Be careful when you go in."
The Pokémon all responded in agreement.
Then, Natsuhiko summoned Steelix, stood on its head, and headed inside along the rugged forest animal path.
"Cha-koh-ee!"
Upon entering the forest, Togekiss immediately conveyed its feelings to Natsuhiko.
"Is the Fairy Energy very active?"
Just as he suspected.
Dragon-type Pokémon naturally repel Fairy Type.
Just like how Psychic Type repels Dark Type, and Ghost Type repels General Type.
In the face of Attribute Suppression, Pokémon might not care.
But in the face of Attribute Immunity, there's a genuine dislike from the heart.
One or two Pokémon are okay.
But if the entire forest is filled with dense Fairy Energy, it's strange if they like it.
In Rayquaza's Alternate Space, Fairy Energy is actually not abundant, Togekiss has told Natsuhiko this before.
But here it's different.
This forest seems to be a Fairy-type Pokémon paradise.
In some areas, the dense mist can even be vaguely seen in a hazy pink.
And in such an environment, there must be no shortage of Fairy-type Pokémon.
Natsuhiko never forgot that one of his goals was to gather a large number of Fairy-type Pokémon in preparation for the awakening and revival of Fairy Energy in the Pokemon Realm.
So such an environment is naturally not to be missed.
In fact, Fairy Energy, aside from being less friendly to Dragon-type Pokémon, is fairly amicable to other Pokémon.
Togekiss became very active upon entering this forest, and the other Pokémon were all excited too.
Only Latios appeared droopy, looking uncomfortable all over.
In such an environment, Togekiss's power would surely grow much faster, right?
As they ventured in.
Tiny specks of light began to descend from the sky.
And the more commotion Steelix made, the more these things, like sparkling dust, fell.
"Stop, Steelix."
Rumble—
Steelix stopped moving.
After spending several days together, Steelix had become much more docile.
Even though it wasn't summoned as a sparring partner for Natsuhiko's Pokémon anymore, every time Natsuhiko summoned those few Aggron for training, Steelix was present.
Observing those Aggron end up in a sorry state, Steelix decisively behaved more submissively.
"Spores..." Natsuhiko looked at the falling dust, using his psychic power to isolate them.
"Togekiss!"
Suddenly.
Togekiss pointed at a branch.
They saw it.
A giant white mushroom with a purple mushroom cap, emitting a glow, appeared on the branch, its large black eyes gazing curiously at Natsuhiko and his Pokémon.
And with the appearance of this mushroom, more and more mushrooms began to stand on the branches.
Until all the surrounding trees were filled with numerous mushrooms.
Each one emitted a strong glow.
When they gathered in sufficient numbers, the forest seemed to return to daylight.
"As expected, it's them." Looking at this group of Pokémon, Natsuhiko softly said, "Shiinotic."
Earlier, outside the forest, observing the forest emitting light, combined with Kommo-o's dislike of the area, Natsuhiko had a hunch about the presence of such Pokémon.
The appearance of spores earlier almost confirmed his suspicion.
So the appearance of the Shiinotic was not much of a surprise to Natsuhiko.
Shiinotic are Grass Type and Fairy Type Pokémon.
Their temperament isn't exactly aggressive, but it's not particularly friendly either.
Shiinotic like to appear at night, using their own light to draw Pokémon or humans close, and then use their spore abilities to hypnotize prey entering the forest, absorbing their essence qi.
Thus, entering a forest inhabited by Shiinotic at night is very dangerous.
Once hypnotized.
Best case scenario, you lose a large amount of essence qi, become weak and sickly, taking a long time to recover, or perhaps never recovering at all.
Worst case scenario, you might end up sleeping eternally in the forest.
Therefore, it can be seen that Shiinotic are a type of Pokémon that feeds on life breath.
If no prey comes near, the Shiinotic can also use their roots to absorb nutrients from the earth, sufficient to sustain their growth.
Shiinotic usually come out at night, spending the day hiding in various nooks or absorbing nutrients from the earth.
With the appearance of the Shiinotic, trees, shrubs, and the ground around them began to bloom with beautiful and different flowers.
"Eevee~~" The little Eevees, upon seeing this scene, had eyes that lit up.
"Manipulation of life energy?" Natsuhiko murmured.
Shiinotic can not only absorb energy but also store and release it.
They can release energy and nutrients to nourish nearby flowers, plants, and trees.
Even.
Shiinotic can quickly revive trees by nourishing them.
If utilized well, Natsuhiko's plan for large-scale cultivation of tree fruits might come to fruition.
Not just plants.
Also including creatures.
For instance, in the original work, when Master Ash and his group entered the Shiinotic territory, after a sleep, they felt full, even Lotto's battery was fully charged.
And most importantly.
Life energy is inseparable from Fairy Energy.
This can be seen from the God of Life, Xerneas.
While Shiinotic cannot create life energy or Fairy Energy like Xerneas can.
They can convert some energy into life energy by absorbing nutrients from the earth or absorbing other Pokémons' essence qi or through consumption.
They possess abilities to absorb, store, convert, and release energy.
So does this mean.
Even if they can't create Fairy Energy or life energy, as long as the supply is sufficient, they can convert it into Fairy Energy and life energy?
In this forest, the Fairy Energy is so abundant, Natsuhiko doesn't believe they are unrelated.
Therefore.
If his hypothesis is correct and feasible.
Could he establish a small fairy territory in his pasture before Fairy Energy fully awakens?
To raise Fairy-type Pokémon.
Let those Fairy-type Pokémon awaken before the Fairy Energy in the Pokémon Realm fully revives, allowing Natsuhiko to take the market lead.
Of course, this is only his conjecture.
Whether it can be implemented or not, practical testing is needed.
However, a Dragon Dojo Master raising Fairy-type Pokémon....
He might be scolded as a "traitor to the Dragon Race"?
Collecting his scattered thoughts.
Under the current situation.
This group of Shiinotic did not show much friendliness towards Natsuhiko and his group's approach.
They even carried a hint of hostility.
Conveniently.
Natsuhiko did not come with good intentions either.
Faced with the Fairy-type Pokémon, Natsuhiko wouldn't selectively capture some high-cost-performance Pokémon.
He stated.
Only children make choices; I want them all!