He knows Pokémon better than me.

After a refreshing bath at Lake Axew, Ash and his Pokémon officially returned to Watchtower Castle before dusk.

"Shaymi~!!"

The first to come out to greet them was Shaymin, the short-legged hedgehog who excitedly ran up and climbed up Ash's legs.

Before Xiao Zhi could even reach out to rub his head, Shaymi took a deep breath in his arms.

Hmm? Why does it smell a little?
However, that's not the main point. When she inhaled, Shemi also inhaled some of the Gracidia flower pollen she carried with her, and her whole body radiated light.

call out--!
Small wings sprouted from its forehead, instantly transforming it into a dashing and capable sky form.

"Shaymi, Shaymi!"

It flew around to Ash's back, arched its head, and pushed him toward the farmland area inside the castle.

"Uh, what happened?"

Xiao Zhi didn't have time to put down his luggage and was helplessly led to the farmland area, where he discovered that the area had undergone considerable changes.

The previously lush and colorful farmland has been cleared away, since these are all common plants in the Galar region, and Shemi is too lazy to even harvest them.

So they let the pickpocket cat and the cunning little fox outside in and steal everything.

At this moment, several rows of green shoots have already sprouted in the farmland, arranged neatly.

"Shaymi~!"

Shemi landed to the side, proudly raising her little head.

What kind of crop is this?

Ash curiously squatted down to examine it, then reached out and poked it, at which point a chilling sensation came from behind him.

Turning my head, I saw that my cousin, Mr. Mime, had already walked over, holding a Rotom phone in his hand, performing real-time AI text-to-speech conversion:
"These must be plants grown from seeds!"

Upon hearing this, Ash's eyes lit up, and he immediately reached out and ruffled Shaymin's hair.

"Did those seeds really grow? Shamy's got some skills!"

There were several rows of plants nearby, which Ash was very familiar with, as he often saw them when adventuring in the wild in the Greenland area.

"Healing grass, PP grass, Vitality bud, and Royal leaf. They've all been planted!"

These were all brought back from the Celestial region. Although the roots were still in the soil, they had traveled a long way from Sinnoh to Galar, and by the time they were brought back to the castle, they were basically half-dead.

Unexpectedly, they have all come back to life and have grown considerably in size.

"Shaymi~!"

That's not all! Shaymin let out a triumphant cry and, biting Ash's hem, continued to drag him inside.

In the corner next to the farmland, several thick logs lay haphazardly, their dark brown bark damp and emitting a rotten smell.

What's most special is that clusters of spiky, maple-leaf-shaped mushrooms are growing on the tree trunk.

"Oh, is it a Sword Dance Mushroom this time?!"

Ash approached with delight and discovered, in the shadows beneath the tree trunk, that were curly wood ear mushrooms growing in the same color scheme as Corviknight.

There were also strangely shaped bluish-green mushrooms in the cracks of the wall.

"Iron-walled wood ear mushrooms, shadow-separated mushrooms"

Xiao Zhi recognized them all, his expression growing increasingly joyful. He immediately pulled Shami into his arms and stroked him vigorously.

"Wow, you're incredibly fast, Shemi! You've managed to grow all of these unique mushrooms found only in Xicui?!"

He's only been away from home for a week, right?!
"Shaymi~!"

Shaymin reverted from its Sky Form back to its fluffy, short-legged hedgehog form, still proudly raising its little head and accepting Ash's petting as a matter of course. Previously, Rotom had tested Shaymin's farming level, finding it to be only lv.3.
However, it is, after all, a mythical Pokémon, and has experience farming in the Distortion World.

Now, like Lucario, he should have reached an unbelievable level 4, right?!
"Great, great! This way, we won't have to be stingy with the seeds anymore!"

Xiao Zhi stood up, nodding in satisfaction.

Even if you just use it to quickly learn new moves, you can still squander the Mastery Seeds!

"By the way, Mr. Mime, later you can take Shaymi and Dr. Yamanashi on a phone call to exchange planting tips. You can act as Shaymi's translator."

Xiao Zhi suddenly remembered something and looked at his older cousin to remind him.

While Sinnoh also has Mastery Seeds, and trainers have begun experimenting with Mastery moves—

Although it's not as cool as Mega Evolution, Dynamax, or Z-Moves.

But at least it's a battle mechanic, enough to make Sinnoh fans ecstatic and proud.

However, Dr. Yamanashi's research progress is slow, and with a large number of trainers recently seeking to master Seeds, his stock is running low.

With the experience of Shami, rapid planting should be able to make up for it quickly, right?

After all, there are so many large farms over there, while this is just a small plot of land, not even comparable in scale.

"Bari, bari~!"

Mr. Mime nodded and carefully noted it down in his memo.

"Shaymi~!!"

Shemi is even more enthusiastic about this, even though it is now a "Moisturizing Hedgehog" that has settled in the "Kanto-Reversal World".

However, it still strongly supports the development of its hometown.

clatter--!
Shaymin immediately jumped onto Mr. Mime's head and urged the latter to call Sinnoh as soon as possible.

Before long, the two Pokémon were squatting on the ground, one on each side, greeting Professor Yamanashi on the other end of the phone.

".?"

Upon suddenly receiving a video call from two Pokémon, even the serious and rigid Professor Yamanashi couldn't help but break into a momentary lapse in composure.

"Oh, Dr. Yamanashi, Shamy has already figured out how to cultivate the Master Seed. If you have any questions, just ask him directly."

Ash smiled and went over to Professor Yamanashi, greeting him and explaining as he went:

"By the way, this Mr. Mime can fully understand human language, and it can help you with conversation translation."

Professor Yamanashi's eyebrows twitched. A mythical Pokémon, a Pokémon that could "speak human language"—

Using AI on your phone to speak is even more frustrating than speaking directly like a cat!

but
Mastering the seed is the most important thing!
Dr. Yamanashi's expression gradually became excited as he kept asking about various details and carefully taking notes.

Before long, several researchers crowded onto the other side of the screen, calling him "Professor Shemi" and asking questions all at once.

Shaymi, in his hedgehog form, was still a little shy.

call out--!
However, as it took a deep breath of pollen and entered its confident and capable sky form, its expression immediately became smug.

"Shaymi, Shaymi~!"

In this state, Shemi's personality is somewhat arrogant, and she thoroughly enjoys being the center of attention and admiring the feeling of being questioned.

Ash could only smile indulgently and let Shaymin do his thing on the screen before turning and walking towards another direction inside the castle.

Shaymin has already made such a great haul; now he's curious about the results of his level 4 Crafted Lucario! (End of Chapter)