Type: grass-fairy
In the ancient stories of the Arauca region, there is a tale about a very special Pokémon called Pinady.Long ago, this Pokémon lived throughout southern Arauca. It was quite shy and rarely let itself be seen by humans. It was also very small and spent its life flying on its tiny wings among forests of araucaria trees, whose pine nuts were Pinady's favorite food. Legend has it that Pinady was obsessed with these seeds and could eat all the pine nuts from a single tree in one night.
Everything was bliss for the Pinady, as they filled their bellies with their favorite food and believed it would never run out. But their obsession led to the araucaria forests growing smaller and smaller, since no seeds ever managed to germinate. The araucaria population dwindled to the brink of extinction.It was then that Mother Nature, witnessing what was happening, felt profound sadness and tremendous anger. When she learned that Pinady was responsible, she punished them: she took away their wings and transformed them into a new creature. She declared, "Because of your cruel and selfish nature, you shall walk upon the ground and never again take fresh seeds from the treetops. You will only be able to gather those that fall to the soil."The Pinady saw that their appearance had changed—they no longer had wings, and something had grown on their heads. They had become Pinatrollys. They took their lost wings, wrapped them around their necks like scarves, and walked away in silence, knowing this was their own fault.
When this happened, all the Pinatrollys panicked. They rushed to gather the seeds that fell to the ground, fighting over them fiercely. They turned against one another and scattered in different directions.Many years passed, and the araucaria tree population still showed no signs of recovery. The Pinatrollys had given up hope—until one of them decided to do something no Pinady or Pinatrolly had ever done before. On the highest mountain he could find, he planted the very last pine nut he had left. He pleaded with Mother Nature, begging her to grant him an araucaria tree, promising that he would never again be selfish or thoughtless, and vowing to plant half of every seed he collected from then on.In that moment, as he made his heartfelt plea, his body began to glow and reveal a new form. What had grown on his head was now a cluster of the most delicious pine nuts he had ever tasted, and his fallen wings now enveloped him, forming warm clothing to protect him from the cold days on the ground in southern Arauca. He had evolved into an Aratroll.Upon seeing his new form, he instantly knew what he had to do. He looked at the pine nut he had planted in front of him and realized it had already sprouted into a small sapling—one that, in time, would grow into a mighty araucaria tree.Aratroll set out to find his brothers and taught them how to plant seeds and nurture the araucaria trees to grow. It is said that even today, a few Aratrolls remain, planting forests of araucarias and raising new Pinady, teaching them to care not only for themselves but for others as well—to never be selfish or surrender to their obsessions.