Inspiration

Inspired by Alder, Bai Shi had all the Pokémon back home transferred over after returning to the Pokémon Center, so he could spend a little time with them.

He did not want them to think he had forgotten them.

Perhaps it was because they had been apart for so long, but when Bai Shi brought his Pokémon over, he was surprised to find that they had not grown distant.

Instead, their bonds had grown even stronger, filled with warmth and affection.

No wonder people said that absence made the heart grow fonder. There really was some truth to it.

Besides spending time together, Bai Shi also scanned them with his Pokédex.

The scans revealed that nearly all his Pokémon had made some progress.

As he had hoped, Staraptor had successfully mastered Defog.

From now on, Bai Shi no longer had to fear opponents using moves like Toxic Spikes or Stealth Rock against him.

Following the plan, Lopunny had learned Low Kick specifically to deal with large-bodied Pokémon.

Dudunsparce had even mastered Coil.

Though Stantler kept a low profile, it had quietly picked up Imprison as well.

With that move, it could prevent opponents from using any moves it also knew.

Clearly, Stantler had prepared it to stop the Pokémon it mentored from "rebelling."

Zangoose, meanwhile, had learned Taunt.

After learning that move, Zangoose had nearly caught Stantler off guard.

Had Stantler's strength not been so unfathomable, Zangoose might actually have gotten its own back.

Although Manectric had not learned any new moves, it had begun to get the hang of dividing its attention between two tasks.

Complete mastery was only a matter of time.

"Looks like they've been keeping themselves busy at home!"

After checking every Pokémon's condition, Bai Shi finally felt reassured.

He shared a meal with his Pokémon