Pokémon: Florette (dark green)
Gender: Female
Level: 30
Type: Fairy
Ability: Flower Veil
Held Item: None
Egg Moves: Copycat, Captivate, Camouflage, Baby-Doll Eyes
Basic Moves: Tackle, Vine Whip, Fairy Wind, Lucky Chant, Razor Leaf, Wish, Magical Leaf, Grassy Terrain
Learnt Moves: Worry Seed, Synthesis, Heal Bell, Aromatherapy
TM Moves: None
Floette, a Fairy-type Pokémon.
The evolved form of Flabébé.
After using a Shiny Stone, it will evolve into Florges, a highly practical support Pokémon, often fulfilling a crucial role as an assist Pokémon in battles.
As a specialized support Pokémon, it also presents a considerable threat to Dragon-types due to its Fairy typing.
Since the Fairy type has not yet been widely discovered, Pokémon like Floette are rare in regions such as Kanto.
They were first discovered in Kalos.
Aoki hadn't expected to encounter a Floette in a place like this.
This kind of Pokémon enjoys living among flowers, dancing with petals, and fluttering alongside butterflies.
Thinking back to the Pangoro he met earlier and watching a Skiddo peacefully grazing on the grass, Aoki realized it wasn't entirely impossible to encounter a Floette here.
The Floette, originally hidden among the flowers, carefully floated away from Aoki.
However, when she glanced back to check if Aoki had noticed her, she locked eyes with his knowing smile.
Startled, she trembled, almost dropping the flower she held.
At just 20 centimeters tall, hiding within the flowers wasn't too difficult.
But now that Aoki had spotted her, and given that he was lacking a solid support Pokémon, the outcome was inevitable.
"Slowking, use Psychic to bring that Floette over. Be careful not to hurt her," Aoki instructed.
"Yah boom!"
Slowking nodded in response, and its eyes shimmered with a psychic glow.
At level 30, Floette wasn't exactly weak, but she wasn't particularly skilled in battle either. After a short struggle, she was restrained by Slowking's Psychic energy and gently lifted toward Aoki.
As she floated in front of him, her eyes welled up with tears, making her look pitiful.
Aoki felt a small pang of sympathy but remained firm. With a faint smile, he remarked, "That Baby-Doll Eyes move is quite effective."
Floette's tears stopped instantly, and she blinked at Aoki in surprise.
She hadn't expected her usual trick, which had worked countless times before, to be completely ineffective against this human.
At that moment, Honchkrow, Weavile, Skorupi, and Gengar gathered around out of curiosity.
A tiny Pokémon like Floette was now surrounded by a group of much larger ones.
Honchkrow and the others were seeing a Fairy-type Pokémon for the first time.
Fairy-type?
Feeling their curious gazes, Floette's eyes welled up with tears again—not as a move this time, but out of genuine fear.
Including Aoki, there were six strong individuals encircling her!
She was so small compared to them.
Aoki reached out and carefully took Floette into his hand as Slowking released its Psychic grip.
A tiny Pokémon like her posed no real threat to him.
Holding the petal tightly in her trembling hands, Floette stood in Aoki's palm, feeling the warmth from his skin. She was still scared.
This was the first time she had been surrounded and watched like this.
"Floette, what do you say? Would you help me out for a while? Assist me while I'm on this island? When I leave, you can choose to stay behind or come with me," Aoki offered with a smile, using Telepathy to communicate directly with her mind.
Floette stared at him blankly.
She had an overwhelming feeling that she *had* to agree. Otherwise, things might not end well for her.
He might be smiling now, but if she refused, she had no doubt that his mood would shift instantly.
Just because she was small didn't mean she was naive.
Unlike the innocent Misdreavus she had once met, Floette had fought to survive among stronger wild Pokémon ever since her days as a Flabébé.
She had just begun to enjoy a peaceful life when this ominous figure appeared.
He smiled, spoke kindly, and yet... Floette could *feel* the hidden menace in him.
A bad guy!
He *said* he was giving her a choice, but that was clearly a lie.
If she said no, would he even allow it?
Just the thought sent shivers through her body.
But she didn't realize Aoki was still reading her thoughts through Telepathy.
Every bit of her inner turmoil was laid bare before him.
Aoki sighed internally.
Such a tiny Pokémon, yet filled with so many thoughts.
But it didn't matter—once she became his Pokémon, she would follow his lead regardless.
Amused by Floette's silent frustration, Aoki sensed she was moments away from cursing him in her mind.
"Ahem," he coughed lightly.
Floette flinched in fear.
She quickly nodded repeatedly.
Better to agree now than to risk getting punished.
Aoki didn't care about the process—only the result mattered. Though, he had to admit, this one gave him a slight headache.
Taking out a Luxury Ball, he lightly tapped it against Floette's petal and captured her.
The Pokéball wobbled in his hand, refusing to settle for over a minute.
Floette was clearly resisting, but Aoki's presence pressured her into submission.
Two minutes later, under Aoki's sharp gaze, the Luxury Ball finally stilled.
He barely held back the urge to scold this stubborn little Pokémon.
Summoning her out again, he placed Floette inside his jacket pocket.
She now resembled a decorative flower pinned to his chest, blending in naturally.
Floette shifted slightly, adjusting herself to a more comfortable position. Holding onto the edge of the pocket with one hand and clutching her flower with the other, she peered down from her new vantage point.
Looking down from such a height for the first time...
It was an interesting feeling.
Maybe... maybe this wasn't so bad.
Perhaps this human wasn't *entirely* terrible after all.