"Alright, alright, Latios, let's go down."
Above the clouds in the distant sky, a dazzling blue beam shot across, swiftly traversing the vast distance, accompanied by a whirlwind.
And lying on the blue and white body of this beam was Natsuhiko, who had just spoken.
Psychic power enveloped him, allowing him to withstand the terrifying air currents of high-speed flight.
To be honest.
Without psychic abilities, if you don't have a strong physique, it's really not recommended to ride on a Pokémon like Latios.
Because the speed is too fast.
Not everyone has the physique of a "silly thing."
One careless moment, you might just fall straight to the ground.
Even if you cling tightly to Latios's body to prevent falling, you'd be filled with air and have your face scratched painfully by the wind.
Latios's jet-like flying style is no joke.
The name "Blue Plane" isn't just a casual saying.
It truly is the fastest flying Pokémon that Natsuhiko has ever seen.
Even pokemons stronger than Latios, unless there's a massive disparity in power, few can match Latios in terms of pure linear flight speed.
"Oss~~"
Latios nodded excitedly, gradually slowing down and hovering in the sky.
From here, they could see the peak of Celestial Crown Mountain piercing through the clouds, and beneath the misty layers, houses that appeared smaller than ants.
Natsuhiko smiled and patted Latios's neck, "Don't get too excited, there are many more days for flying in the future."
"Oss!" (๑′ㅂ`๑)
Indeed.
Latios has ended its juvenile phase and entered its mature phase as is typical for Pokémon.
Furthermore.
It only took fifteen days for this transformation.
Much shorter than Natsuhiko had imagined.
Just now was Latios's first full-speed flight after ending its juvenile phase, and also the first time it carried Natsuhiko at full speed; the speed was incredibly impressive.
Judging by Latios's speed, when it normally grows to Gym Leader Level, Natsuhiko believes traveling back and forth between the north and south of the Sinnoh Region would only take one or two hours.
Such speed is already incredibly impressive.
Of course, Latios's current strength isn't sufficient for that yet, but it's already very fast.
From today, Natsuhiko can use Alakazam's Instant Movement for short distances, and rely on Latios's flight abilities for long distances.
Although Latios can't show up in front of others normally in the short term, flights like now above the clouds are absolutely no problem.
Moreover.
Latios, like Dragapult and Dreepy, possesses the ability of self-concealment.
In the eyes of outsiders, they might only see Natsuhiko alone dashing through the sky, not knowing what he's riding, or even unable to recognize it's Natsuhiko due to the speed.
"Oss!"
Latios changed direction.
Like a sharp sword piercing the clouds, it silently returned to the Pokemon Ranch in Suiyi Town.
After fifteen days of planning and adjustment by Natsuhiko, the Pokemon Ranch has taken its initial shape.
It's mainly divided into several areas.
Near Celestial Crown Mountain is the Ice and Snow Area, where pokemons like Froslass and other ice-type or cold-air-loving Pokémon reside. Currently, it's home to a family of Froslass, a group of Abomasnow, and a family of Vanilluxe.
They have completely adapted to the environment there and are living very comfortably.
And apart from Abomasnow, Froslass, and its children as well as Vanilluxe are relatively gentle Pokémon, avoiding conflicts.
The area near the north is the Rock Area, mostly inhabited by Rock Type and Ground Type Pokémon, such as Mudsdale, Onix, and Excadrill.
The rocks there are partly original, partly excavated during the construction of the dojo and Pokemon Ranch, and partly mined from Celestial Crown Mountain, rich with minerals that are one of their favored foods.
The area near the south is the High-Temperature Area, also the Pokemon Egg incubation zone.
With the presence of several Centiskorch with the "Flame Body" trait, the ambient temperature has naturally increased over their prolonged residence.
All Pokémon Eggs bred within the Pokemon Ranch are transported there for rapid incubation, accelerating the propagation and development of the ranch.
A variety of Pokémon reside here, including Centiskorch, Turtonator, Darmanitan, the Houndoom pack, and the Salandit group who have also settled here.
Of course, the Salandit also take on the role of the first line of protection for the Pokemon Ranch.
Currently, the periphery of the Pokémon Ranch has essentially formed a faint ring of Poison Gas, and ordinary Pokémon or humans approaching might become disoriented before reaching the ranch's area due to the poison gas. They would then wander around and eventually leave in a daze, unaware of any threat.
The most important area is naturally the central zone, which is also the largest.
It is primarily inhabited by a family of Noivern, a group of Cherrim, a cluster of Combee, and Natsuhiko's several "Tool Class" Pokémon gradually retiring from the team.
Clearly, this is the area most deserving of Pokémon population expansion.
Plus, Natsuhiko has conscientiously cleared a large blank area within for a variety of Tree Fruits to be planted there, managed by the Cherrim, and it's believed this will soon yield results.