Baimu dragged Hydreigon, which had his sleeve in its mouth, around for a look.
Most of the appliances inside had been replaced, but the furniture was arranged just as before.
The backyard, however, had been expanded considerably.
Clearly, Shan Ren had considered how many Pokémon Baimu had on his team now and arranged it so they would have more room to move.
The biggest surprise was the artificial lake, neither too big nor too small, beyond the backyard fence.
It was shared space, and Ayana's Water-type Pokémon could be seen living there. But until the mountain's natural environment was fully restored, it would solve Shiny Milotic's pressing problem: having nowhere to live except cramped spaces like bathtubs and small pools.
"Mii~"
Shiny Milotic swam happily through the lake.
Pyrite Town's climate was hot, and the blazing sun heated the lake water, but it was still far more comfortable than the dry air.
Pokémon were both sensitive and oblivious to their living environments. They could firmly reject places that made them uncomfortable, yet remain unaware of the gradual changes an environment caused in them.
Perhaps in a few hundred or a thousand years, Orre would have Regional Form Pokémon like Alola, Galar, and Paldea.
"Planting trees isn't all we need to do..."
Baimu looked up at the sky.
Though the Pokémon World's environment was structured very differently from the world of his previous life, a continent's climate was still influenced by monsoons, ocean currents, and many other factors.
One bout of rain from Lugia and its child wouldn't be enough to make all of Orre flourish.
But if those two joined forces with the restored Shadow Lugia someday, the three of them could probably nudge the undersea currents enough to improve Orre's climate without pushing things beyond safe limits.
So many