Dealing with Spearow was only one part of the assessment. Planes had to drive birds away before takeoff, and riders of flying Pokémon also had to handle unexpected situations like these.
"Wait a moment. Go ahead with the next sections while I check on this."
The instructor remembered Xin Mu's face vividly. Although Xin Mu had spent plenty at the Driving School, he had brought just as many unusual situations with him.
A Meowscarada taking a driving test, a Lucario using Hand-Waving Takeoff to fly straight up, and now a Corviknight scaring all the Spearow away outright.
They had passed every section on the first try, but there was always something oddly strange about it.
The remaining tests were still conducted with a passenger aboard, mainly requiring them to fly through artificially simulated natural environments.
With help from Pokémon, creating weather in a small area was easy. However, the tests only included ordinary rain, snow, and strong winds.
As for sandstorms and thunderstorms, traveling in weather like that was discouraged. Staying obediently at home was the wise choice.
Neither human-made aircraft nor Pokémon living in the wild were suited to traveling in such weather.
In addition, large bird Pokémon like Corviknight had special load-bearing and endurance tests. By the time they finished the entire circuit, a decision had also been reached about the Spearow he had scared away.
If he could scare Spearow away, he could naturally handle the trouble they caused, so there was no issue with the safety assessment. In just half a day, Xin Mu received his Flying License, qualifying him to pilot Flying-type Pokémon over cities.
If some special circumstances arose one day, doing a few food deliveries was an option too.
After they returned home, the situation with their pleasure rides was reversed.
"Come on.