The pollen landed on Shaymin as though drawn by some invisible force. At that moment, Shaymin's entire body shone with dazzling golden light, and before everyone's eyes, its form actually changed!
As the golden light slowly faded, they could clearly see that Shaymin no longer looked like a hedgehog. Instead, it had taken on features resembling a dog and a reindeer, looking more like a little white puppy!
Its legs and body had grown longer, and scarf-like fur now surrounded its neck. Green fur covered the top of its head, and white wings flanked its eyes, making it look light and agile.
Even its little expression had turned smug. It stood there wearing a look that said, "I'm handsome. Hurry up and praise me."
Not only that, but when it leaped up, it actually flew a lap around the carriage!
Just as it had said before, it really could fly. The time simply hadn't been right earlier, and now, its moment to fly had arrived!
"Wh-what's going on?"
Ash looked completely bewildered. He couldn't understand how simply sniffing that Gracidea flower or whatever it was had turned Shaymin into this!
"This is Shaymin's Sky Forme." Still leaning there, Xia You spoke calmly. "The Gracidea is an important item that changes Shaymin's form. It lets Shaymin switch freely between Sky Forme and Land Forme."
Dawn was surprised, then remembered something. "Does that mean this is what Shaymin meant by the Flower Migration?"
"More or less." Xia You didn't actually know much about it either and simply shared what he knew. "The Flower Field they're heading to is a field of these Gracidea flowers. Around this time every year, they all change into Sky Forme together."
Shaymin didn't contradict Xia You. Instead, it glanced at him.
It seemed not to have expected