Groudon stood at a distance, gazing intently at Kubfu.
That appearance was very much like a strict mentor.
"Do not underestimate your opponent," Groudon said.
Kubfu stared at it and then nodded seriously: "Bayah!"
Kubfu's training was still ongoing, and Naoki left it on the World Tree, entrusting Groudon and Kyogre to teach it further.
Compared to some time ago, Kubfu had made some progress.
Next, Naoki was also ready to head to the Alola Region, to search for Z-Moves and Z Rings there.
It was already March, and perhaps soon, Arceus would awaken from its slumber to seek revenge on humanity.
He had promised Giratina that when the time came, he would help it "severely" teach Arceus a lesson.
This was an agreement.
The distance between the Alola Region and the Paldea Region was not as far as going to Sinnoh City.
The shortest distance between two points is a straight line, and departing from the Reversed World, there was no need to detour; they could reach the place quickly.
Naoki planned to go to the Alola Region tomorrow to investigate and also clean up the uninhabited ranch he previously purchased in Paniola Town.
When winter came, he would take Koraidon and Pawmot there for a vacation.
However, before departure, a few students from Paldea Academy arrived at the ranch.
"Mr. Naoki, we've come to challenge the trials!" one young boy said excitedly.
He had heard about the rumors of Naoki Ranch long ago, but because the trials there were difficult and required certain strength, he hadn't had the chance to challenge them.
But now things were different!
The news of Mr. Naoki's visit to Paldea Academy had already spread.
Mr. Naoki had mentioned that the ranch now featured many new trials, accessible even to rookie Pokemon Trainers.
So, here they were!
"Challenge the trials?" Naoki's gaze swept over the three Trainers.
They appeared quite young, apparently just having received their first Pokemon and becoming Trainers.
"Yes, indeed!" a boy nodded.
Naoki: "How many Pokemon have you caught so far?"
"Three!" one boy immediately held up two fingers.
Naoki: "..."
Two Pokemon, one being the starter Pokemon, one being a common bird caught by the roadside, and one being a bug near home...
Naoki was silent for a moment as he recalled which Pokemon trials at the ranch were suitable for these three fledglings.
Koraidon and Flutter Mane's ancient doubles trial? No.
Gogoat's Grass Trial? No.
Dragonite's Storm Trial and Pawmot's Thunder Trial? Still no.
Kubfu could participate, but Kubfu was in the middle of critical training on the World Tree and couldn't come down for battle.
If that's the case, then it's decided!
In Naoki's mind, a few Pokemon images appeared.
Pink and cute, tough and resistant, a good partner for humans, capable of producing plenty of fresh milk, the Pokemon, Miltank!
For a new Trainer, battling against a Miltank was challenging, but not as hopeless as against Koraidon.
Moreover, Miltank's best move was the [Super Rollout].
If those Trainers had done their homework, they could deploy a Pokemon with "Disable" or "Imprison" type moves to prevent Miltank from using "Rollout."
Then they could take this opportunity to go all out and defeat Miltank.
For budding Trainers, this was also a test, albeit a test of their familiarity with Pokemon moves and type interactions.
After three minutes, Naoki summoned several Miltanks and stood on the opposite side of the battle field, smiling as he asked:
"Wisdom Trial of the Miltank, is anyone up for the challenge?"
"Miltank..." one young boy looked confused: "Aren't they just the milk-producing Pokemon on Mr. Naoki's ranch?"
"Milk-producing Pokemon can battle too!" Naoki replied: "And Miltanks aren't weak either! Never underestimate any Pokemon!"
Perhaps to prove they weren't just weak Pokemon, the Miltanks showed off their strong arms.
"Moo moo!"
Seeing this, the boy quickly had no further questions.
He pulled out a Poke Ball and said: "In that case, let's do it! Mr. Naoki, we're ready, go! Fuecoco!"
The boy sent out Fuecoco, while his two companions eagerly watched from the side.
One of the girls took out a Rotom Phone, eagerly activating the recording function.
The battle officially began!
Miltank started with Rollout, curling its body into a round ball, swiftly rolling towards Fuecoco.
"Fuecoco, use Ember!" the boy started to give this command, but then he saw the Miltank rolling straight towards Fuecoco.
At this distance, Fuecoco had no time to attack!
Quickly, the boy changed tactics: "Dodge quickly!"
"Fu fu fu!"
Fuecoco let out a string of panicked cries.
By some twist of fate, it managed to dodge Miltank's Rollout.
Seeing this, both the boy and Fuecoco breathed a sigh of relief.
But in the next second, they saw a truly terrifying sight.