Master Craftsman of the Pokemon World

"Stone?"

Professor Elm quickly received a reply from Professor Oak, who suggested that the problem of 're-evolution' should be directed to Professor Cozmo in the Hoenn region.

However, Professor Elm wasn't familiar with Professor Cozmo, and Professor Oak was his mentor, so he naturally sought help from Professor Oak first.

After hearing Professor Elm's account, Professor Oak also became deeply interested in the item called 'Eviolite'!

"There's such a stone? It can provide defense for non-evolved Pokémon, has the name 'evolution' in it, but doesn't have the effect of an evolution stone. Hmm... it's a completely undiscovered new rock!"

"Maybe it's a meteorite from space! Indeed, I should inform the experts in the Hoenn region. Also, I'll contact my old friend Professor Rowan in the Sinnoh region. After all, Pokémon evolution is his main research area, so he should be very interested in this stone."

"By the way, does Bugsy have any extra Eviolites?"

Professor Elm quickly replied, "No, it doesn't seem like it. You want to take it for research, right? But he said he only bought one, and the craftsman who sold it to him... well, who knows."

"The craftsman seems to be in a very remote place."

Professor Oak: "I see. Unexplored regions and remote wilderness, huh? These places do hold many secrets, so it's normal for unfamiliar and magical items to appear. If we could contact that craftsman... No, let's wait until I've talked to them on my end."

"Different regions, natural terrains, types of materials, and the appearances and populations of Pokémon are all different. Undiscovered new things... it's truly exhilarating!"

Hoenn Region, Fallarbor Town.

This is an agricultural town located in the northwest of the Hoenn region, very close to Mt. Chimney, so volcanic ash often drifts here, which has the effect of making the local plants grow very lushly.

Professor Cozmo, who is well-known among professors for his research on meteorites and rocks, lives in Fallarbor Town because it is close to Mt. Chimney and Meteor Falls, making it convenient to excavate meteorites. Occasionally, Professor Cozmo also goes to Mossdeep City, an island city in the eastern sea, to conduct further research on meteorites at the Space Center there.

And of course, since Professor Cozmo likes to study meteorites and excavate rocks, he naturally has a strangely rock-loving friend.

Professor Cozmo's image is like an outdoor geologist, wearing an explorer's work clothes, glasses, tall and thin, with bright eyes.

"Eviolite? I've never heard of such a stone! Where was it excavated from?"

Professor Cozmo was quite shocked by the message sent by Professor Oak. Professor Oak is a research authority in the Pokémon world, and even he doesn't know about it, or even heard of the stone!

A passion for researching new rocks gradually burst out from Professor Cozmo's heart!

Indeed, this unheard-of stone might be a new type of meteorite!

However, when he heard that the origin of this stone was unknown, and it was sold by a craftsman from a remote region to a gym leader in the Johto region, Professor Cozmo's heart suddenly cooled by half!

A craftsman from a remote region... if you put it that way, it proves that it's a bit troublesome to go to that region now.

Maybe it's a land as far away as Kalos or Galar, but the logistics from there have reached the Johto region?

They must be using Unova's cargo planes!

After hearing Professor Oak's brief explanation, Professor Cozmo only felt itchy in his heart. Although his research has nothing to do with evolution, egg groups, or weak Pokémon, the precious stone and why this stone can exert this characteristic is the essence of his research!

Just like the various elemental evolution stones that allow Pokémon to evolve!

Now, new evolution stones are being discovered one after another!

However, although Professor Cozmo himself can't go to remote areas because he still has meteorites to study, he thought of a person, and it's someone he can definitely ask!

And that person is right here!

".Beep. Beep." Professor Cozmo dialed a number, and after a brief wait, a magnetic young male voice came from the other end of the line.

"Hello, hello. Professor Cozmo? This is Steven. What's the matter?"

"It's like this..." Professor Cozmo re-outsourced the layers of subcontracted information to Steven.

Although this kind of "I don't know" - "ask a friend" - "layers of outsourcing" thing is funny, if the particularity of this stone is confirmed, it will be a brand-new milestone discovery for the research community!

After all, now that a stone that increases defense can appear, will there be stones that increase attack, increase speed, and increase life in the future?

Its formation, the process of its birth, where it was formed, the geological conditions and environment it was in, and even if it came from outer space, then it involves my major specialties of astronomy and meteorite science... these are all worthy of research!

"You said... what?"

Steven on the other end of the phone also seemed a little incredulous.

He was also hearing about this strange and precious gem for the first time!

And as the most well-known and richest stone collector, Steven's action was directly maxed out!

"Professor Cozmo, it's not clear over the phone. I'll immediately ride Metagross to Fallarbor Town. Don't go! Be sure to wait for me!"

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Steven, full name Steven Stone. He is not only the champion of the Hoenn region, but also a well-known rich second generation, and the young owner of the well-known Devon Corporation. At the same time, he is also a famous gem collector.

However, although his family's company is located in Rustboro City on the west side of the Hoenn continent, he himself lives in Mossdeep City, an island city in the eastern sea.

After Professor Cozmo contacted Steven, he restarted the discussion with Professor Oak, and Professor Elm also joined the discussion group.

And their discussion was conducted via video phone.

Although it is said to be a video phone, in fact, this thing is more like a special machine with multiple functions. The video phone is just an ordinary accessory on this machine. The video phone in the laboratory even has the function of remotely teleporting Pokémon anytime and anywhere.

Professor Oak's image appeared on the screen, the classic red shirt and white coat, gray hair.

"About that stone..." Professor Elm spoke: "I have already asked Bugsy, the local gym leader, and learned the name of the craftsman's shop that sells this stone."

"This craftsman seems to have some relationship with Mr. Steel. He recently returned to Johto from Sinnoh... No, you can't say he's in Johto. In fact, that craftsman seems to be somewhere in the northern mountains of Johto. As you said, it's a very remote location, but there seems to be internet there."

"Steel, huh!" Professor Oak was surprised, but he quickly expressed his doubts: "That's not right! Steel is a craftsman who is good at making Poké Balls, not a craftsman who is good at processing stones."

As the first person in Pokémon research and a research authority, Professor Oak knows and is friends with many famous people. Mr. Steel is one of them.

Professor Elm pushed his glasses: "Yes, it seems to be just an ordinary acquaintance. Bugsy was a customer introduced by Mr. Steel, but Mr. Steel didn't mention much about that craftsman. It doesn't seem to matter much, or maybe he thinks..."

"Thinks he can definitely come up with corresponding good things, right?" Professor Oak pondered on the video phone: "Steel seems to have a lot of confidence in him?"

"Well, then, the name of that shop is..."

The latest novel is first published on Six Nine Book Bar!

Professor Elm immediately informed: ".Traveler's Workshop."

"Traveler's Workshop... the name is not prominent. I thought it would be a more flamboyant name." Professor Cozmo muttered, and then opened a page on the computer to search.

"Found it, this is it... but there is no content about Eviolite."

Professor Cozmo carefully flipped through a few pages and began to scratch his head:

"Wait, look at the descriptions of the things sold in this shop!"

Focus Sash, Focus Band, Black Belt, Cleanse Tag, Spell Tag.

"Oh, oh~, there are some rare items!"

Professor Oak in the video phone touched his chin. He was also checking the shop's goods, and these special items directly attracted Professor Oak's attention.

In addition to these things, the store also has Muscle Band, Shell Bell, and Fire Stone, which are rare items.

"Focus Sash? I haven't seen this thing before. It looks like the sleeves or straps on a martial artist!"

"But Black Belt, Cleanse Tag, and Spell Tag are all rare and precious items!"

Cleanse Tag and Spell Tag are rare treasures, special talismans made by psychics, prayer givers, shamans, and gravediggers, and psychics.

In places where there are many Ghost-type Pokémon, or some ominous spiritual places, and places where a large number of weak Pokémon gather, wearing a Cleanse Tag can easily avoid them.

And an item with a similar effect to this talisman is the Pure Incense in the Sinnoh region. After making certain special herbs into incense raw materials, it can achieve a similar effect to the Cleanse Tag, and the appearance of this incense is also related to a Pokémon called Chimecho.

In the Hoenn region, Chimecho is considered a "complete form" Pokémon. However, in the distant Sinnoh region, the pre-evolution of Chimecho, Chingling, was discovered. An important reason for this difference is that Chimecho needs to carry Pure Incense to hatch eggs, so the offspring that appear will not be Chimecho but Chingling.

As for the Black Belt, it is the belt of an ordinary martial artist, but the Black Belt in the shop clearly states that it can increase the power of Fighting moves, but... it's called Black Belt, why is it red?

It looks like a scrap product of Focus Sash!

".It says on it that this talisman can remove any cursed state on the body at once, but it will be discarded after use."

"The Spell Tag can produce curses, which is not surprising."

"The Focus Sash allows Pokémon to not be knocked out in one hit, even when facing unfavorable attributes, they still have a chance to fight."

"These special effects seem to be different from the similar items I've seen before."

"Is this craftsman a powerful psychic? I also found a material called 'Old Rag' behind his shop. Although the photos look like ordinary rags, even I can feel that these rags are a little ominous. Could it be the 'Reaper Cloth' for evolution?"

The three professors discussed their findings with each other, and Professor Elm suggested: "I'll buy some and hand them over to someone with corresponding experience for research and experimentation!"