While Team Super Z cracked down on troublemakers at Orre Academy.
On the mainland.
N's convoy was passing through a wild Rapidash habitat.
As everyone knew, most wild Pokémon populations now scattered across the region had originally come from Pokémon Park.
They had spread out after migrating.
N knew every Pokémon that had once lived in Pokémon Park, and these Rapidash were no exception. Naturally, Pokémon remembered the people who had treated them well, too.
"Neigh!"
The largest, strongest Rapidash charged over the instant he appeared. At first glance, it looked ready to overturn their vehicle.
But the New Team Plasma members were used to such scenes. Not one of them panicked, even as they felt the heat rolling off its fire-wreathed hooves.
"Neigh!"
The Rapidash skidded to a stop beside N and pressed its enormous head affectionately against his cheek.
N smiled warmly and stroked its short, velvety neck. "Yes, I've missed you all too."
The leader's behavior drew the other Rapidash and Ponyta over. Those that remembered N crowded around him, while those that did not hung back, watching curiously.
Who was that?
They didn't seem to know him.
Then Baimu got out of the car. They licked their lips and surrounded him.
Without a doubt, he had fed nearly every one of these horses. They were all old acquaintances.
In fact, Platinum Silver Mountain knew exactly where wild Pokémon lived throughout Orre. When Calyrex and the Ho-Oh Guard had helped them migrate, they had recorded their habitats and compiled them into an illustrated guide.
And since they had gone their separate ways, Baimu had brought food whenever he passed these habitats on his way to Pokémon Park.
"Newborns!"
N gazed at the Ponyta surrounding Baimu, his face alight with joy.
He looked like a farmer returning after