There seems to be something wrong with these Pokémon

"Now let's get to know each other first and get familiar with each other's Pokémon so that we can come up with solutions in time when we encounter danger in the future."

Xiao Mao sat in the passenger seat and spread his palms toward the back, with six Poké Balls scattered on them.

"Blade Turtle, Sea Dragon, White Sea Lion, Rumble Rock, Yongjira, and Toucan."

When he said "Toucan", the Poké Ball in the upper right corner rolled a few times.

Xiao Mao turned his head and looked back at Sakuya Ye, pouting, "It still remembers you, the Spearow in the Pokémon Center in Viridian City."

Shuoya Ye understood and greeted the Toucan who was still resting in the Poké Ball with a smile.

The Pokémon that Xiaomao carries is...very interesting.

As a friend who grew up with Xiao Mao, Shuoya Ye is well aware of his morbid collecting habit.

Judging from his personality, he must have captured at least one of every Pokémon he saw along the way.

But this time when he went to Great Sand Valley, Xiao Mao still chose these few Pokémon.

In addition to his special identity as Professor Oak's grandson, Sakutani Ye guessed that he must have obtained some useful information from Professor Oak.

As a trainer, he can only carry six Pokémon, but three of them are water-type Pokémon.

You know, Pokémon with a single attribute can easily fall into a disadvantage whether in exploration or battle. Only when a variety of Pokémon attributes are matched and coordinated with each other can it be the most ideal Pokémon lineup.

Of course, this situation only applies to novice trainers like them. Pokémon masters like Kona, Hiba, Kikuko, Watari, etc. who have already reached the pinnacle in one attribute field cannot be measured by this standard.

"So many water Pokémon?"

Fujino Sakura also noticed the Pokémon lineup that Xiaomao chose and asked.

"After all, we went to the Great Sand Valley under the name of archaeology this time." Xiao Mao put his hands together to take back the Poké Ball and replied, "Although the possibility is not high, in order to avoid encountering some difficult ancient Pokémon that survived by chance, isn't it difficult to understand that Pokémon with some attribute advantages?"

"Ammonite, fossil helmet and fossil pterosaur?" said Shuoya Ye.

The three most well-known ancient Pokémon in the Kanto region today, it can be said that almost all museums in the Kanto region currently have fossils of the three, but living ancient Pokémon are rare.

Fujino Sakura also understood what Xiaomao meant. She raised her hand to support her chin and leaned against the door handle, saying helplessly, "Do you really think we can be so lucky to meet a living ancient Pokémon?"

"Just in case." Xiao Mao didn't explain too much, just waved his hand and said, "It's your turn now. Introduce your Pokémon to me."

"Butterfly, Stinkpox, Poliwag, Galagala, Duduli and... that's all."

Fujino Sakura did not take out the Poké Ball, but instead told the truth about her five Pokémon.

Sakuya Ye had impressions of the first three Pokémon. After all, he won the Pokémon eggs from the Chiba couple after defeating them.

As for the other two Shuogu Ye, he had seen them a few times during daily meals and rest, and he still remembered Duduli very clearly.

After all, it was Sakura who carried him for dozens of meters with her Pokémon under her guidance. Even though he almost spilled his lunch that time, he still had some aftertaste for it afterwards.

"Fortunately, it seems that he is not as weak as I thought."

However, Xiao Mao looked at the girl with surprise and his impression of her changed slightly.

Before, I just thought she was a sharp-tongued little girl, but I didn't expect that she was actually quite powerful.

"Where's Xiaoye?"

Xiao Mao couldn't help but look forward to it. So many months had passed since they last met in Tokiwa City, and he also wanted to see how Sakutani Ye had grown.

After all, he was defeated by Sakuya Ye in his first battle as a novice trainer, and this incident was something he would never forget.

"Snakey, Ditto, Psyduck, Nidorina, Eevee, and..." Sakuya Ye put the backpack on his knees and carefully took out an incubator from the bag, "This little guy."

The moment Shuoya Ye took out the incubator, the Pokémon eggs protected inside also flashed a mixture of red and white light again in a timely manner.

"I heard from Professor Oak that this is a sign that it will soon hatch." Sakuya Ye gently patted the shell of the incubator and smiled, "It will be able to fight with me soon."

This should have been something worth celebrating, but Xiao Mao's brows were tightly furrowed, staring at the Pokémon egg that was glowing with a faint light, and after a long while he hesitated and spoke.

"It...has always been like this lately?"

"It started about a week ago." As a travel companion of Sakuya Ye, the one who cared the most about this Pokémon egg besides Sakuya Ye himself was Fujino Sakura, "It seemed to be shortly after the earthquake in Lavender Town."

"What's wrong, Xiaomao?"

Shuoya Ye was very familiar with Xiao Mao's appearance. He would look like this when he encountered difficulties or confusion.

"It's a bit strange." Xiao Mao shook his head, "Grandpa did say that Pokémon eggs will flash at the right time when they are about to hatch, but..."

Xiao Mao continued speaking as the atmosphere in the back seat of the car suddenly became tense between the two of them.

"I once passed by a hatching house. On that day, many Pokémon eggs flashed lights that indicated they were about to hatch, but none of them flashed red strangely." Xiao Mao's eyes moved slightly, and he rubbed his index finger and thumb together. "I personally feel something is wrong. We can wait until Da Sandaya meets up with Grandpa and ask him what he thinks."

Shuoya Ye nodded and kept this in mind. He put the incubator back into his backpack and wrapped it with clothes to prevent it from being damaged.

"Hey, go on."

Before the two of them could worry about the Pokémon egg for too long, when Shuoya Ye looked up after hearing the sound, he saw an oval sphere with a bright silver light flying from the front seat and landing right in his hand on his knees.

"This is...?"

Shuoya Ye held the warm stone between two fingers and observed it in front of his eyes.

Faint lines are hidden beneath the hard shell, and if you look closely they look like stars passing by.

"Moonstone." Xiao Mao said surprisingly, "For the upcoming danger, we need to prepare in advance."

"Do you want Xiaoye's Nidorina to evolve?" asked Fujino Sakura.

Xiao Mao nodded and explained, "The Nidoran family is very special. When they evolve from the first stage to the second stage, their abilities are not particularly outstanding, and even the new skills they can learn are very few. On the contrary, when they evolve from the second form to the third form, their abilities will grow dramatically."

"Therefore, I suggest that Xiaoye's Nidorina evolve into Nidorina before arriving at the Great Sand Valley. This will not only enhance our overall strength, but also allow Nidorina to get familiar with her new body during this time in the car."

"Xiaoye, what do you think?"

Fujino Sakura turned to look at Sakutani Ye who seemed to be thinking about something, "I think what Oki said makes sense. We really need to increase our strength as much as possible while ensuring safety."

"let me consider it."

Sakuya Ye did not agree readily, but put his right hand to his waist, took out a Poké Ball, turned his wrist, and released Nidorina.

He gently stroked Nidona's forehead, held the Moon Stone far away with his other hand, and asked softly.

"Nidorina, what do you think?"

----

After Nidona's issue was resolved, the car fell into an eerie silence.

Fujino Sakura and Xiao Mao are not very familiar with each other, and neither of them took the initiative to talk to the other. Sakutani Ye also didn't want to talk about this and that, otherwise it would make everyone feel awkward.

Even the bald driver in sunglasses sitting in the driver's seat stole glances at their faces several times through the rearview mirror, thinking of a countermeasure in his mind.

A loyal driver will not let his master get into an embarrassing situation!

But before the driver could come up with a solution, no one expected that Fujino Sakura looked at the rapidly receding scenery outside and said something seemingly unintentionally.

"That... Oki."

"Hmm?" Xiao Mao turned around in surprise after hearing the girl's voice and asked uncertainly, "Call me?"

"Ah."

Fujino Sakura turned her head and lowered her eyes to stare at her shoes. Her left hand unconsciously rubbed the side of her skirt repeatedly. After hesitating for a long time, she spoke.

"Have you ever heard of...Leaf Stone?"

"Leaf Stone?" Xiao Mao pondered for a moment, "I have heard of it, but this kind of evolution stone is very rare in the Kanto region. I haven't come across one yet."

"Really?" Fujino Sakura didn't seem to have any regrets, but was relieved. "I'm just asking casually, it's okay."

After getting Xiaomao's reply, Fujino Sakura looked outside the car again, quietly released the Poké Ball in her right hand, and put it back on her waist.

She will definitely find it.

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After Fujino Sakura spoke, Sakutani Ye looked at her from time to time with concern.

It’s a pity that apart from the back of the girl’s head with a bun, her face can’t be seen at all.

Is Leaf Stone also an evolution stone?

Sakuya Ye tickled the Ditto that was taking a nap in his arms, and withdrew his hand after hearing its dissatisfied "grunt".

If he remembered correctly, the place where he met Sakura again seemed to be the Golden Mountain, which is known as the Mountain of Evolution Stone.

If Sister Michun had not rescued her in time, the girl might have been buried in the freezing cold snowy mountains.

He originally thought that Sakura appeared in Golden Mountain simply because she was lost, but now it seems that there is another hidden story.

She voluntarily stepped into the dangerous Golden Mountain in search of Ye Zhishi.