Chapter 495:

Kaede directly pinpointed his purpose.

"Is it called Sylveon?"

Rosen was somewhat astonished.

Without a doubt, it was an Eevee evolution never seen before. But for Eevee, evolving into any form didn’t seem exceptional.

Because this Pokémon’s genes were extremely unstable.

"Hmm... I think the name Sylveon is quite good, so I named it Sylveon."

"Oh, what type is it?" Rosen continued to inquire.

Actually, recently, it wasn’t just Kaede’s place where this Sylveon Pokémon had appeared.

In the Eastova Region... and other regions, information about this Pokémon seemed to have surfaced all at once. For research-oriented Professor like them, researchers from various regions shared information to facilitate better research.

But so far, there hadn’t been a clear discovery on exactly what the evolution method for this Pokémon was.

Therefore, researchers and Professor across regions were currently striving to find related Pokémon, aiming to be the first to discover the evolution method and register the name.

Hmm...

For researchers, this was the greatest honor.

Even people in the Pokémon world weren’t exempt from this.

Especially in a recent new study, there were indications that the Fairy-type had been conclusively proven.

It was just that related research was still ongoing.

"Hmm..." Kaede didn’t deny it.

"Then, when your Sylveon evolved, did you encounter anything special?" Rosen continued excitedly.

Just at that moment, Alolan Ninetales led the three Eeveelutions out from inside the house. Seeing Kaede standing at the entrance, they couldn’t help but gather around.

"Ninetales?" (What are you talking about~?)

"Sylveon~?" (Are you talking about me?)

Little Nine, of course, could understand their conversation.

"Professor, you want to know Sylveon’s evolution method, right?" Kaede didn’t play any guessing games with him and stated directly.

"Regarding Little Nine... Sylveon’s evolution method... I’m not aware of it. If you are researching... hmm, or if you want to investigate Sylveon’s evolution method and need its help, you should seek its assistance."

To be honest, Kaede naturally knew about evolution methods and such.

However, he wouldn’t tell others or publish it himself.

If he wanted to become a researcher, it would be all too easy.

He himself had extensive knowledge of the Pokémon world, plus with the [Eye of Exploration], almost no Pokémon held secrets from him.

It wasn’t for any other reason; he just found it troublesome. Managing his own Breeding House already involved enough matters. He didn’t want to get involved in other things, and it would also be somewhat unfair to other researchers in this world who were genuinely studying these aspects.

"Huh?"

Rosen was taken aback. Clearly, this was the first time he had heard such an arrangement in research. Generally, everyone cooperated quite actively when researching Pokémon.

His teacher was right... He needed to speak to him respectfully.

"Alright, thank you so much then..."

Kaede picked up Little Nine, explained the matter between him and Rosen to it, then quietly used his Aura to tell Little Nine about the situation, and secretly asked Little Nine not to reveal the details of its evolution to him, letting him investigate on his own.

"Sylveon..."

Little Nine gave Kaede a strange look, then another strange look at Rosen across from him. Although it found it odd, it also thought it was quite interesting, so it nodded.

"Ninetales..." (How boring...)

But Alolan Ninetales swayed its tail and simply led Little Nine and the others away.

This left Rosen, who had just arrived, stunned.

"This..."

"Alright, Professor. At this time, they usually go to the riverside or the forest. Occasionally, they might practice moves. You can go there to observe and record."

Kaede began to usher him out.

Rosen looked at Dr. Lake, who just chuckled and nodded.

He understood.

It seemed that if he wanted to record data and conduct research, he could only follow the Sylveon’s lead.

But that was okay; it was all for research!

After all, he was still young and full of fighting spirit. He immediately bid farewell to his teacher and Kaede, heading in the direction Alolan Ninetales had left.

And Dr. Lake, after getting a feather from Pidgeot, also left with his granddaughter.

...

"Sylveon, Sylveon, such a nice name... it really is like a fairy, ethereal and graceful!"

Rosen, hurrying towards the river, kept muttering the name Kaede had given, nodding repeatedly.

If he really was the first to research this evolution method and the related Pokémon information, he would use the name Kaede had given.

"Fairy-type..."

He followed to the riverside but didn’t find the Pokémon, so he continued searching towards the forest.

Meanwhile, Alolan Ninetales and the three Eeveelutions were reviewing last night’s battle.

They found a relatively open area in the forest.

Several canine Pokémon sat together like the Paw Patrol holding a meeting, talking.

The main agenda was led by Captain Alolan Ninetales.

It started the discussion. "Ninetales?" (Why?)

"Sylveon..." (I don’t know... it’s so strange. I clearly used Fairy Aura... That Charizard is clearly Dragon-type, so why did my Fairy-type move feel like it didn’t hurt it at all?)

"Ninetales..." (Me too...)

Leafeon didn’t dare speak.

Because it was Grass-type. A mouthful of fire meant all it could do was protect itself.

Little Five also didn’t understand.

Kaede had clearly told them that Fairy-type and Ice-type moves were super effective against Dragon-types. Plus, they had eaten all kinds of special dishes. A move of that type should hurt the opponent a lot.

This had been confirmed from Salamence.

But with Charizard, it had no effect at all.

They were utterly puzzled.

But they just didn’t think to ask Kaede what type Charizard actually was.

"Sylveon?" (Was it because it is a dream?) Little Five raised a doubt.

"Ninetales!" (That might be it!)

The doubt was raised by Little Five and endorsed by Alolan Ninetales. It nodded as if having a sudden realization. So that was it...

It seemed they shouldn’t choose to tackle the problem in dreams; they should find a real Charizard to try it on.

And just at that moment, Dr. Rosen, having entered the Wilderness Area with his Charizard, walked into their line of sight.