The gathering ended successfully, but before returning to the ranch, there was still ohing Naoki wao do.

  He po test the upper size limit of giant Pokémon after eating pumpkin pie and to see if their moves would ge in strength or effect.

  So, he called his Dragonite a another piece of pumpkin pie.

  Dragonite uood Naoki's i. After eating the pie, it left the isnd and flew over the sea.

  Naoki and Koraidon stood on the cliff at the edge onite Isnd, watg from a distance.

  Dragoopped about a hundred meters from the shore.

  Then, its body began to groidly—three meters, five meters, seveers… fifteeers… twenty-five meters… thirty meters.

  In the end, Dragoransformed into a giant, nearly the size of the inal giant Dragos massive body hit the sea with a tremendous spsh, creating huge waves like a colossal sea creature.

  "It looks like it's close to the size of the giant Dragonite. Could this be the upper limit mentioned in the description of the pumpkin pie?" Naoki wondered aloud as he watched.

  After thinking for a moment, he called out, "Try using a move!"

  Dragonite responded with a roar and focused. Suddenly, a loud bang echoed as dark clouds gathered from every dire.

  The cloud cover was immense, blog out the sun and casting a shadow even over Dragonite Isnd.

  Thunder boomed, and heavy rain began to pour, instantly dreng the entire world in a downpour.

  The sudden rainstorm startled the Dragonites onite Isnd, who took to the skies to iigate.

  They quickly spotted the giant Dragonite in the sea, their faces filled with shod fusion.

  "Ouch?" (What? Aniant Dragonite?)

  Dragooo, was shocked, but for a different reason. It was amazed by the sheer power of the move it had just used!

  Looking at the storm-filled sky, Dragonite remembered something Naoki had oold it—"Let the whole world be shrouded in your rain."

  And now, it had!

  Dragonite was thrilled, and Naoki shared its excitement.

  "It seems that Pokémon's moves are strengthened when they bee giants. I wonder if they use them multiple times. We should have Dragoest another move," Naoki mused.

  With that, he rode Koraidon out toward Dragonite and asked it to stop the rain and try a different move.

  Dragonite nodded but theured to Koraidon, indig that Naoki should move to a safer distance, as the move would be incredibly powerful.

  Uanding the warning, Koraidon didn't waste time. It turned around and flew Naoki to a safe spot.

  Onaoki was far enough away, Dragonite began to move.

  A purple dragon energy surrounded Dragonite's massive body as it spun in the sea. The intense spinning caused a strong storm to form, and as Dragonite tio turn, the storm transformed into a gigantic tornado.

  The sea was drawn into the tornado, creating a waterspout that ected the dark sky to the o, giving the appearance of a force capable of tearing the world apart.

  "Ooo..." (So scary...)

  The young Dratini on the isnd trembled in fear, watg the terrifying se unfold.

  Eveher Dragonites wore serious expressions.

  Luckily, Dragonite didn't let the tornado st long before dispelling it. Its eyes sparkled with excitement as it moved on to its third move—Drage.

  Purple dragon energy surged fronite's mouth, turning into a massive bst of fmes that shot forward.

  With a loud bang, the sea, which had only just begun to calm, was once again stirred up by massive waves.

  At that moment, after using its third move, Dragonite's massive body suddeed a "puff" sound, shrinking back to its normal size in a cloud of smoke.

  Naoki was a bit taken aback but quickly realized, "It seems that giant Pokémon only use three enhanced moves before returning to their inal form. This is simir to Dynamax."

  He chuckled to himself, thinking, 'It's like a knockoff version of Dynamax.'

  As Dragonite flew back toward him, Naoki asked, " you transfain?"

  "Ouch!" Dragonite nodded fidently.

  "Try shrinking this time," Naoki suggested.

  Dragonite quickly plied, its body shrinking down until it was as small and adorable as a Pikachu.

  Naoki looked at the tiny Dragoh curiosity and said, "Now, show me your moves again!"

  Dragonite nodded eagerly and began to demonstrate its attacks.

  Naoki observed carefully. When Dragonite was smaller, its moves also became smaller and less powerful, but there was a trade-off—Dragonite could use the moves more frequently.

  To firm his theory, Naoki had Dragonite use Thunderbolt tinuously. Dragonite mao use the move thirty-eight times before finally reverting to its normal size.

  Naoki began to summarize his findings aloud: "When a Pokémon grows bigger, its moves bee stronger, but it only has three ces to use enhanced moves before returning to normal."

  He tinued, "Oher hand, when a Pokémon shrinks, its moves bee weaker, but it use them more often. If no moves are used, it seems like the Pokémon stay in its smaller form indefinitely."

  "Alright, let's leave it at that for now!" Naoki said, feeling satisfied with the experiment. He turo the giant Dragonite, who had been listening nearby, and expined his clusion.

  The giant Dragonite bliaking in Naoki's words.

  Naoki added thoughtfully, "It's best not to use your abilities unless absolutely necessary. If you use up all three ces, you might not be able to return to this state again."

  Because pumpkin pie ot be preserved for long and will disappear after beien, and there's no guarantee Naoki grow pumpkins of the same size ime, the giant Dragonite nodded and made a mental note of this.

  "Good!" Naoki smiled warmly at the giant Dragonite. He instinctively reached out to pat its head, just as he did with other Pokémon.

  However, as soon as the giant Dragoiced his hand moving toward it, its gaze shifted toward his h hand.

  Naoki awkwardly paused, his hand freezing mid-air, before he sheepishly withdrew it, scolding himself internally for having the habit of overstepping boundaries with bigger Pokémon.

  Trying to py it cool, Naoki pretended nothing happened and called out, "Alright, it's time to head home. Goodbye, Dragonite!" He turo find the other Pokémon pying with the Dratini.

  "It's time to go home. We'll e bad py again soon!"

  Relutly, Cyclizar, Butterfree, Alcremie, and G said their goodbyes to the Dragonair and Dratini on the isnd auro Naoki's side. He gently returned eae to their Poké Balls.

  Suddenly, only Koraidon and Dragonite remained outside.

  Dragonite was busy being questioned by a group onites fronite Isnd. It basked in their admiration, proudly telling them about the gigantism Naoki had just helped it experience.

  Naoki smiled to himself, imagining their versation about the transformation. He walked over to where his backpack y on the grass, slung it over his shoulders, and hopped onto Koraidon.

  "Let's goime to head home!" he called out.

  "Ouch~" Dragonite replied excitedly, dashing over and giving Naoki a big hug in front of all the other Dragonites before following Koraidon into the air.

  "Bye, see you ime!" Naoki waved at the group of wild Dragonites as they flew away fronite Isnd.

  As Dragonite Isnd gradually disappeared from view, Naoki couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. He hadn't seen the familiar Dratini and Dragonair who usually came to see him off. He wondered if they had go to pick berries or were perhaps napping at the bottom of the ke.

  The previous times, they had been so eager to say goodbye, but their absehis time left Naoki with a small pang of disappoi. Still, he didn't dwell on it too much.

  Koraidon flew swiftly, and in about an hour, they returo the ranch.

  Landing in the pasture, Naoki gnced around and saw that his Gogoat was still rexing peacefully on the grass. It was a sign that everything was calm at the ranch, and nothing signifit had happened in his absence.

  Feeling relieved, Naoki released all of his Pokémon from their Poké Balls, letting them roam freely and py on the ranch.

  After tossing his backpato his bed, Naoki made his way to the refrigerator for a bottle of water. Just as he ope, he heard Ivan calling out to him from outside.

  Naoki grabbed a bottle of juistead, casually sipping it as he stepped out to meet Ivan.

  Meanwhile, baside, Naoki's backpack twitched slightly. The zipper slowly opened, and tiny heads of various sizes popped out, looking curiously at their unfamiliar surroundings.

  Outside in the pasture, Ivan handed Naoki a letter, his face brimming with excitement.

  "Hey, Naoki! Did you hear? The fishing tour is ing up soon!"

  Naoki raised an eyebrow. "Fishing tour?"

  Ivan nodded eagerly. "Yeah, oh of this month."

  Ivan nudged Naoki pyfully with his shoulder. "I heard from Zack that you're really good at fishing! He said you caught a ton of fish a few months ago, so I bet you'll pce well iour!"

  Naoki stood there, expressionless for a moment, thinking, 'Should I tell him that it was Koraidon who did all the fishing?'

  Ivan, oblivious, kept talking. "I also heard that the winner will get a collector's edition fishing rod! Apparently, it's a rod strong enough to catch even a Gyarados!"

  Naoki couldn't help but think, 'That's nothing—I've seen a rod that could catch a Kyogre!'

  He looked down at the letter in his hand. "Is this invitation for the fishing tour?" he asked.

  Ivan shook his head. "No, this one's for the fireworks festival! Mayor Thomas will send a separate invite for the tour. The fireworks party is happening soon!"

  Naoki blinked in surprise. "Fireworks festival? Already?"

  Ivan nodded enthusiastically. "Yep! It's on May 31st, down at the beach. The letter has all the details. It's going to be a huge celebration with tons of fireworks lighting up the night sky all at once. You've got to take your Pokémon to enjoy it!"