Ethan, rescued and brought to Eterna City, faces a room full of authority figures: Nurse Joy, Gym Leader Gardenia, and Agent Looker of the International Police. They do not believe his story of being from a world without Pokemon until he requests a psychic mind-reading. Alakazam links everyone's minds, and they witness the entirety of his life on Earth: the video games, the anime, the cards, the movies. They see his memories of Team Galactic, of Ash Ketchum, of every legendary Pokemon he ever knew. The room falls silent. Looker rushes out to make calls. Gardenia, shaken, signs herself up for therapy. The information Ethan carries is not just personal history; it is a strategic goldmine for the entire Sinnoh region. In that moment, he transitions from a lost man to a person of immense value, a living archive of future events. The League, grateful for his foreknowledge, agrees to help him build a new life, a ranch deep in the very forest where he was stranded.

Ethan, now officially a resident of Sinnoh, decides to become a Move Tutor and Breeder. He needs a Pokemon to return to his clearing, but his attempts to befriend city Pokemon fail miserably. A Glameow repeatedly uses Sand Attack on him. Desperate, he is given a Swinub to tutor by a mysterious woman named Cici. As he teaches the little pig Mud Shot, a Chatot, one of his favorite species, mimics his voice from a nearby tree. She is curious, musical, and unafraid. When Ethan offers her a home on his berry ranch, she taps the Pokeball without hesitation. The bond is instant. Later, he discovers that Cici is actually Champion Cynthia, and that she has publicly praised his tutoring skills. This single act of advertising brings a flood of trainers to his door, overwhelming his unprepared operation. The Chatot, his first true partner, becomes the cornerstone of his new family, a symbol that even in this strange world, dreams can come true.

Ethan returns to his clearing, now named Berry Falls Ranch, with his small family: Chatot, Pachirisu, and Shuckle. The construction crew builds him a proper home, a pond, and a training field. His dream is becoming reality. But the first group of trainers to camp on his land brings disaster. One trainer, Joanna, attempts to poach a Teddiursa cub from the local Ursaring. The mother bear nearly unleashes a Hyper Beam that would have obliterated everything. Ethan, furious and heartbroken, calls the Rangers. Joanna is arrested. The incident shatters his illusion of safety. He realizes that his ranch, full of rare berries and friendly Pokemon, is a target. He captures the two Teddiursa himself to protect them from future poachers, a morally gray solution that bends league rules. The crisis forces him to confront the harsh realities of his new world: not everyone is kind, and his peaceful sanctuary will need defenders.

Cynthia arrives at the ranch to thank Ethan for his intelligence on Team Galactic. She challenges him to a battle, a four-on-one spar that ends quickly with his defeat. But the loss is not the point. She uses the battle to teach him that his Pokemon are stronger than he believes, and that he must learn to trust them. More importantly, she gifts him two Pokemon eggs. One hatches into an Emolga, Ethan's absolute favorite Pokemon species. He breaks down in tears of pure joy. The moment is captured in a painting by Smeargle, a former trainer's Pokemon who has chosen to stay at the ranch. The Emolga, a tiny flying squirrel, represents the fulfillment of a dream Ethan never thought he would achieve. It is a turning point: he is no longer just surviving or building. He is living a life he could have only imagined, surrounded by creatures he loves, and beginning to understand that his role in this world is not to be a hero, but a caretaker, a protector, and a friend.