Get Stronger by Pleasing Pokémon? Who Needs to Be a Trainer!

”Strong, of course it’s strong. It’s the Sky God,” Lin Feng agreed with Dragonite’s words.

Then he added, ”Actually, in this world, there are countless powerful Pokémon. Many of them are even stronger than it or at least on par.”

”Huh?”

Dragonite froze. ”Huh? There are others like that?”

It didn’t understand.

In the world it came from, after evolving, it had always believed it was the strongest. Even after traveling for over ten years, it clung to that belief.

Along the way, few Pokémon or trainers had been able to match its strength.

This mindset gradually made it arrogant and prideful. When surrounded by multiple opponents, it never thought to flee. Instead, it would face them head-on.

Research data had been collected, and a six-month-long study of its blood had been conducted.

Even so, it had never felt weak. Instead, it had resented the underhanded methods used to capture it.

But with the appearance of Mewtwo, doubts began to creep in.

Mewtwo…

It possessed immense power. No matter how many Pokémon an opponent sent out or what technological tools they used, Mewtwo’s psychic abilities rendered everything meaningless.

From the moment Dragonite sensed Mewtwo’s aura, it felt that aura growing stronger. Facing it was like standing at the edge of an endless abyss, unable to resist.

Yes, Mewtwo was incredibly powerful. Powerful enough to ignore that human organization entirely.

Yet it still couldn’t.

At first, it believed beings like Mewtwo must be extremely rare.

But… arriving at this plantation made it realize again that some Pokémon could surpass it.

Gardevoir was clearly strong, yet it willingly cooked for everyone every day.

Mew appeared only during meals, playful and mischievous like a young Dragonite, but capable of transforming into any Pokémon.

Then there was the Moltres that had flown away yesterday.

And the Sky Dragon it had seen two days ago—Rayquaza.

Each of these Pokémon was stronger than Dragonite…

Some of their attacks had even left it gasping for air, reminiscent of the overwhelming feeling it had when Mewtwo attacked. It had no doubt that, in battle, it could be defeated in a single strike.

Lin Feng’s voice interrupted its thoughts.

”Of course, they’re called Legendary Pokémon. For example, your type is Dragon, right? Let me think…”

Lin Feng placed his hand on Dragonite’s back and began to ponder.

”Dragon-type Legendary Pokémon… Latias and Latios. They are separate species, but both are incredibly fast. They are praised as the fastest flying Pokémon.”

”I really want to bond with Pokémon like that. Then I could fly anywhere in the world, to any region I wanted to…”

Although Dragonite was fast, its speed couldn’t match theirs.

”Then there’s Dialga, the God of Time, from the Sinnoh region. I’ve heard it can control time.”

”Palkia, the God of Space, also from Sinnoh, can manipulate space itself.”

”And Giratina, the ruler of the Reverse World. How should I describe it? Take a look at your shadow.”

Hearing about so many Legendary Pokémon capable of matching Rayquaza, Dragonite’s eyes widened. Following Lin Feng’s gaze, it looked down at its shadow.

But there was only darkness—nothing else.

Lin Feng explained, ”The Reverse World exists in shadows and reflections. It’s an inverted version of our normal world. Everything there is opposite, and Giratina rules that world. Isn’t that amazing?”

Dragonite instinctively nodded, unable to believe that a Pokémon could control an entire world.

”But in reality, I feel a bit sorry for Giratina.”

”Huh?” Dragonite looked puzzled.

”Here’s the thing. Even though the Reverse World exists, compared to the real world, everything is upside down.”

So apart from Giratina, that world isn’t suitable for other Pokémon or humans. That means Giratina has always been alone… no, it’s a solitary creature living in its own world.

”Manaphy? Isn’t it lonely too? Doesn’t it have anyone to keep it company?”

”Oh, my…”

A sudden voice made Lin Feng jump. He turned to see Mew returning with Manaphy.

He couldn’t help but smile helplessly.

Mew had gone out to play with Manaphy yesterday and had only returned today. Lin Feng had explicitly told them to come back for lunch yesterday.

”Hehe~” Mew laughed beside him, seemingly trying to make him forget what had happened yesterday.

Manaphy seemed fascinated by the story of Giratina, leaning closer to ask, ”What does it do all day?”

”Sleep? I’m not entirely sure.” Seeing Manaphy’s curiosity, Lin Feng was slightly annoyed but didn’t dwell on their late return.

He pondered, ”You can’t really say that, right? Every Pokémon has its own thoughts.”

After all, if you’re not a fish, how could you understand a fish’s happiness?

He just felt it made the story more sympathetic.

But as soon as he said this, three question marks appeared around him.

”Meow?”

”Manaphy?”

”Huh? Fish? Happiness? Interesting fish?”

They didn’t understand.

Lin Feng paused, then realized.

”Ah… when I said, ’If you’re not a fish, how could you understand a fish’s happiness?’ I meant we’re not Giratina, so we can’t know what it’s thinking. Maybe it just likes quietly staying in its world.”

”Just like Eevee, Espeon, and Umbreon. They’re all Eevee, yet their personalities are different.”

”Meow~” Meowth suddenly understood.

Then it recalled the great dragon hidden in another world.

It was much like what Lin Feng had said.

It spent its days immersed in its own world, sleeping peacefully.

It didn’t know how it could sleep so long.

It could clearly travel to this world from its own world.

It had even tried to visit Giratina, but the latter didn’t cooperate.

Yet Mew felt Giratina was still bored.

Its duty was to guard the Reverse World, so it spent most of its time in that cold realm.

Manaphy seemed a little moved. It murmured, ”If you’re not a fish, you wouldn’t know the joy of being eaten. But why would being eaten be fun?”

”Strange…”

Lin Feng was speechless.

He guessed Manaphy misunderstood him, so he clarified, ”It’s not about fish. I just used fish as an example. It’s the same for other creatures.”

Fortunately, Manaphy didn’t press further and obediently stayed by Lin Feng’s side, clearly curious about the other Legendary Pokémon.

Today, Meowth brought it to the seaside.

There, it saw a Pokémon with massive wings, like a giant bird.

Mew gave it a small bubble that landed on the bird Pokémon, and it swam freely in the ocean.

In the water, it saw many Pokémon and witnessed breathtaking scenery.

Lin Feng’s thoughts were interrupted as he reorganized his words.

”There are also Dragon-type Legendary Pokémon like Kyurem, and its counterparts Reshiram and Zekrom. They represent the beliefs of truth and ideals. Legends say that if you possess these beliefs, you can earn their recognition, and they will fight for you.”

The number of Legendary Pokémon was overwhelming.

Explaining just the Dragon-types had taken Lin Feng a long time.

As he continued, more listeners gathered.

Alolan Vulpix and the Eevee squad formed a circle around him.

Dragonite also walked closer.

From truth and ideals to order and poison dragons, then Koraidon and Miraidon, everyone listened eagerly.

This surprised Lin Feng, who had only intended to speak with Dragonite.

Seeing Dragonite’s growing interest, Lin Feng knew his explanation was meaningful.

Otherwise, Dragonite seemed to exist only for revenge, seeking strength just to settle old scores.

But after revenge… what then?

What should it do next?

Lin Feng believed life should have other pursuits, other meanings.

Becoming stronger wasn’t just for revenge.

Just like Alolan Vulpix, who even dared to set the goal of leading a team to challenge Rayquaza!

”Ying Ying Ying~” (Are there any Ice or Fairy-type Legendary Pokémon?)

After explaining the Dragon-types, Alolan Vulpix raised its paw.

Lin Feng told it that it was an Ice and Fairy-type Pokémon. Its Fairy-type skills were still clumsy, so it usually relied on Ice-type moves.

”Ice and Fairy-type.”

”Of course.”

It wasn’t time to cook yet, so the small pancakes could wait.

Lin Feng was glad he could teach them about these Legendary Pokémon.

”Ice-type Legendary Pokémon… well, everyone’s seen the champion’s Moltres, right? There’s a similar Legendary called Articuno, and another called Zapdos.”

These three Legendary birds controlled the ocean currents. If anyone disrupted their balance, the world’s climate would collapse.

”Ying Ying Ying!” (Amazing!)

Alolan Vulpix’s eyes lit up hearing about Ice-type Pokémon’s strength.

Flying above, Manaphy was stunned.

The past two days, Mew had taken it to a sea area where Legendary birds appeared and caused a massive storm.

Apparently, some treasure had been stolen by villains, which angered the birds.

In the end, they were captured one by one.

Later, the large bird Pokémon, alongside a few humans, defeated the villains. Mew seemed to know those humans and offered a bit of help.

After returning the treasures to the Legendary birds, Mew sailed with the largest bird, touring the ocean.

”Manaphy?”

The story of the Legendary birds felt distant. Lin Feng knew it all.

No wonder—he seemed to know everything!

Manaphy’s gaze on Lin Feng grew even more admiring.

”Ying Ying Ying~” (What about Fairy-types? Which Legendary Pokémon are Fairy-types?)

Alolan Vulpix remained eager.

”Fairy-types.”

Lin Feng recalled several Pokémon, a smile tugging at his lips. Almost all Fairy-type Legendary Pokémon were connected to nature and agriculture.

Tapu Koko, Tapu Lele, Tapu Bulu, Tapu Fini—the guardians of Alola.

Tapu Koko could summon thunderclouds—a Rain Dance.

Tapu Lele drew energy from flowers, making them bloom wherever it went.

Tapu Bulu was a Grass-type guardian.

Tapu Fini controlled water, with purification abilities rivaling Suicune.

But compared to the Alolan guardians, Lin Feng wanted to talk about the Legendary God of Life—Xerneas.

He began explaining, ”Among Fairy-types, there’s a very powerful Pokémon.”

”Ying Ying Ying!”

”Bulbasaur~”

”Manaphy.”

Everyone perked up.

”It’s called Xerneas, the God of Life. It controls life energy.”

”Do you know the forest behind the plantation? If one day a fire burns it down, destroying all the trees and leaving Pokémon homeless, its life energy can instantly restore the forest to its original state.”

”Ying Ying Ying!” (Wow!)

”Bulbasaur!” (Amazing!)

”Ang!”

Hearing Lin Feng’s explanation, the Pokémon widened their eyes. They couldn’t imagine a Pokémon that could reverse life itself.

Unknown to Lin Feng, a Blaziken had joined his group.

Hearing this, it muttered, ”Torchic?” (If the fruits were eaten, could it help them grow immediately?)

Lin Feng: ”???”

”You’re really… always thinking about food!”

But it seemed possible.

Alolan Vulpix heard this and lit up, asking its Eevee squad, ”Ying Ying Ying?” (Could it help Lin Feng level up?)

”Bulbasaur! Bulbasaur!” (Exactly!)

First, Ash raised his paw in agreement. The other two Eevee exchanged glances and nodded with effort.

”Ying Ying Ying~” (If we invite it to join us, wouldn’t it help the new plantation grow lots of fruit trees quickly?)

”Bulbasaur, Bulbasaur…”

Abu agreed even more enthusiastically.

The two Pokémon discussed going to find the Legendary God of Life.

Lin Feng froze. He didn’t even have time to stop them or ask if they knew where Xerneas was.

They grabbed Abu and the third Eevee and left the plantation, disappearing from Lin Feng’s sight.