>>5860725>>5860748>>5860792You decide to get to know the Dratini you caught back at Lake Clarity and named Ayumi.
You release her and almost immediately have the breath crushed out of you as she wraps herself around your torso with a mewl somewhere between playful and excited.
You're briefly reminded of your dad mentioning a lot of his pokemon are like this with him.
"...Down..." You wheeze at length and gasp as she uncoils herself - all two metres of her - and coils in front of her.
Up close, you can see she's about as thick around as your forearm. Her hide looks a little dull and loose though.
This you recognise, though - she's shedding as a result of her Ability.
You've helped your mother with shedding serpent pokemon more than once, so it's no real trouble to start the process off for her so she can slither on out of her skin, before you crack open the grooming kit and work on oiling her presently soft hide to help her next layer stay supple for her next shedding and so her hide lasts longer until she needs to shed again.
"Wow, that was fast." Holly says, coming over as you give the stew a stir.
"I've had plenty of practice helping mum with her Seviper." You explain modestly as you give Ayumi a rub down.
She seems perfectly happy to bask in the attention, which you're glad for. Your mother's Seviper tends to be a bit more of a handful and an energetic Dratini sounds kind of nightmarish to you. Especially after Ayumi's hug on being released.
"Wasn't that dangerous?" Holly asks.
>No moreso than any other pokemon.>...Huh, guess it kind of was.>Nope. There were way more dangerous pokemon.>Other 