Who needs a girlfriend when you have Pokémon?

Luo Wei skillfully manipulated the little guy's chin with his fingers. After all, he had already developed a proficient cat-petting technique by petting Xin Ye Miao in the past. Although this little guy wasn't a cat, in Luo Wei's opinion, the petting technique was the same for all four-legged, furry little creatures.

Judging from the feedback, the little guy was clearly satisfied with Rowe's technique and soon started playing around with Rowe's fingers.

Seeing this, the masked cat, not to be outdone, immediately squatted down on the ground, raised her chin, and her face was full of "well-behaved" expression. Luo Wei was both amused and exasperated, and used his other hand to scratch her chin.

"Alright, alright, I know you're in a hurry..."

With Eevee in one hand and Meowth in the other, both hands were put to good use. However, Kirlia, standing to the side, was clearly unhappy. Thus, Rowe finally encountered this damn problem.

How can you masturbate three things at the same time if you only have two hands?

Left with no other choice, I could only use both hands to move back and forth like a windmill over the three troublesome creatures, big and small.

Seemingly noticing Luo Wei's embarrassment, Daigo couldn't help but smile slightly. Then, he immediately coughed lightly, as if to help Luo Wei out of the predicament, and stepped forward to speak.

"This child... comes from a slightly unusual background..."

"Oh?" Upon hearing this, Luo Wei immediately became interested. "How so?"

Do you know that Crimson One?

Upon hearing this name, Lowe immediately showed deep respect. "I know him. He won the Indigo League championship at the age of ten and participated as a key player in the campaign against Team Rocket. A remarkable hero!"

"Yes, there's an Espeon next to that Red. That kid was once a test subject of Team Rocket, forced to evolve during experiments. He was eventually rescued by Red and became his partner. After that, he evolved into Espeon and became a powerful partner of Red!"

At this point, Lowe immediately seemed to have anticipated this, "...So that means..."

"Yes, this child... is the child of Espeon, who is next to Crimson!"

My goodness, she comes from a prestigious family!

Upon hearing this, Luo Wei once again became respectful, and even the way he petted Eevee became more solemn, for this was indeed a person of distinguished birth!

"Team Rocket conducted cruel experiments on that Eevee. Although it was rescued by Red and recovered under Red's care, the experiments still left some effects on Eevee. Although the effects have been largely eliminated after it evolved into Espeon,... these effects were passed down to its offspring..."

Hearing this, Lowe could only shake his head helplessly. Team Rocket was indeed a bunch of scoundrels. Although they had a certain famous group of clowns under their name, they were a minority. Most of the Team Rocket members were no good. They truly deserved to be the series' designated villains.

"So, what exactly is the impact?"

"This child possesses some kind of peculiar evolutionary factor, which is incompatible with evolution stones. In other words, this child cannot evolve using evolution stones..."

"Oh, that's how it is……"

Eevee's classic evolutions all require the use of evolution stones to evolve, so if someone is resistant to evolution stones, that would indeed be a significant obstacle.

"We've discovered that the evolutionary factors remaining in this child's body seem very similar to the 'fairy' type of special attribute we recently discovered..."

Pokémon have different types, and as research and classification continue, new types are constantly being discovered and defined, such as the "Fairy type." In fact, there are quite a few Pokémon with the Fairy type, but it has only recently been recognized as an independent type.

For example, Kirlia, who is with Lowe, was previously thought to be a Psychic-type Pokémon, but it was only recently confirmed that she has the Fairy-type attribute.

"So far, we haven't discovered any 'Fairy' type Eevee evolution branches, so what this child will become is completely unknown..."

"?"

Has the Sylveon evolution branch not been discovered yet in this timeline?

Okay, like Espeon and Umbreon, Sylveon requires friendship as a condition for evolution, so it is impossible for wild populations to exist. They can only be born through the breeding of Pokémon trainers.

Although it sounds absurd, without mastering the correct breeding methods, it is indeed possible that the Sylveon evolutionary branch would not have been discovered until now.

There are too many mysteries surrounding Eevee, and no one can say for sure whether a completely new type of Eevee evolution branch will be discovered in the future.

"That's why we're hoping to find a promising trainer to be this child's partner. What do you say, Rowe?"

Without the slightest hesitation, Luo Wei immediately replied with a smile, "No problem, I will definitely raise this child well, it's decided then!"

Chapter Sixty-Six: Martial Arts Dojo

Since the other party thought so highly of him and was willing to hand over this Eevee to him, Rowe naturally agreed without hesitation.

After all, Rowe really liked Ibrahimovic, and the little guy seemed to have a good first impression of Rowe, so the two quickly became acquainted.

However, the problem of having two hands also began to emerge. Luo Wei felt that he needed to consider that humans should not be bound by their souls by their two hands. A voice instantly appeared in his mind.

You spineless coward, you still have your tongue, don't you?!

Okay, let's put that thought aside for now. After dealing with the Ultra Beast, Daigo immediately sealed the Ultra Cave.

"...Can it be sealed off?"

Luo Wei watched as Daigo commanded Skarmory to seal the Ultra Void with a single wing, and Daigo nodded in response.

"Yes, but it requires special tools. These three years haven't been entirely fruitless. It's just a pity that there aren't many tools to seal the Ultimate Cave."

Currently, only Daigo's Skarmory carries this item. After hearing this, Rowe thought of another question.

"If Ultra Beasts are considered a type of Pokémon, then can't we catch them?"

After all, Ultra Beasts are quite powerful. If they were really Pokémon, they could naturally be caught. However, Steven continued to shake his head.

"No, current Poké Balls can't capture Ultra Beasts. However, they do have a capture reaction, but the success rate is very low. Even with Ultra Balls, there's no record of a successful capture..."

As for higher-level balls, the only ball with an even higher catch rate is the legendary Master Ball, which boasts a 100% catch rate. However, this ball is extremely rare, and Silver Company has only produced less than a handful to date.

These feats are all accomplished through various "coincidences," and most master shots are failures.

Nobody knows why the final yield rate is so low, even though the manufacturing process is the same and every step is strictly controlled.

In terms of yield, those few successes are probably the real "unexpected failures," while the consistently failing ones are the theoretically expected outcome.

So far, the few Master Balls available have been used for research purposes in an attempt to understand the key technologies behind their success. Unfortunately, the results have been quite poor so far, and for a long time to come, the Master Ball will likely remain just a research tool.

Master Balls are excluded, and Ultra Balls are the Pokémon with the highest capture rate under normal circumstances, but Ultra Balls still cannot capture Ultra Beasts.

If the other party is not a Pokémon, then this situation is understandable, but according to feedback from a few trainers who have tried to capture Ultra Beasts, Poké Balls can indeed produce a capture response.

Simply put, any object that can be captured will be put into a Poké Ball, triggering the indicator light on the Poké Ball. If the Pokémon does not break free after the indicator light flashes three times, the capture is successful.

The flashing indicator light indicates a capture response; Ultra Beasts can indeed trigger a capture response.

"The League, in collaboration with Silver Corporation, is currently working diligently to create a Poké Ball capable of capturing Ultra Beasts. The first batch of prototypes is already on the production line and will be ready soon. Then... they will be distributed to the trainers responsible for handling related matters..."

At this point, Daigo patted Rowe on the shoulder, "So, how about it, come and lend a hand later?"

"Haha, I'd be delighted!"

Luo Wei nodded affirmatively. With this, the situation at the ruins cave was considered to be over. The reaction of the Ultimate Cave had disappeared, so it was natural to arrange for archaeologists to continue excavating the murals.

"So……"

The Vine Tree and his Pokémon over there had defeated the Ultra Beast Buzzwole and seemed to be full of energy at the moment.

"...We've warmed up enough here, it's about time for the main course, how about it?"

"Yes, there's absolutely no problem here either!"

Rowe checked on Kirlia and Masked Meow and confirmed that they were both in excellent condition. Seeing Rowe and Fujiki so full of fighting spirit, Daigo became interested and stroked his chin as he spoke with great interest.

"Now that you've seen it, please let me have a look!"

He had previously accepted commissions from the league and that "bad friend" to handle a series of matters. Now that the work at hand has come to an end, it's no big deal for him to take a short rest.

On the other hand, Lowe is arguably the most talented newcomer in the Hoenn region right now, so this match is sure to be very interesting.

"Well then, there's no need to go back to the gym. Let's just stay here... my 'secret base'~"

As he spoke, Fujiki gestured towards the depths of the ruins cave, which, according to him, was his training ground where he often sparred with his Pokémon partners.

The cave was spacious and open enough to rival a gym's fighting arena. As for the referee... Fujiki looked directly at Daigo...

"...I'll leave it to Daigo, is that alright?"

"Of course~"

Daigo gladly accepted the referee's job, walked between Luo Wei and Fujiki, and stepped back two steps to give them enough space.

"How many Pokémon do you plan to send out in battle?"

In response to Fujiki's question, Rowe calmly gestured to Kirlia and Meowth, "Let's send those two out. After all, Eevee hasn't been trained yet."

Lowe held Eevee in his arms. This was originally the spot where Newleaf Meow should have been, but given Masked Meow's current size, it was indeed a bit difficult for Lowe to pick it up. Masked Meow also seemed to prefer sticking directly next to Lowe.

Even so, Masked Cat was still a little unhappy that his former position had been taken by someone else.

This can only be addressed by gradually reconciling the relationships between the partners in the future. After all, in Masked Cat's initial vision, there was no need for anyone else by Rowe's side; she alone was enough.

But when facing Du Juan... and more importantly, when facing Huo Yan later, Masked Cat also realized with frustration that it seemed that she alone was indeed not enough.

Du Juan is one thing, since the dojo battle was just a friendly match, but Huo Yan's battle could have been dangerous if not handled properly.

Not to mention that as this journey continues, there will inevitably be many conflicts with other wild Pokémon.

Masked Cat would never allow Lowe to get hurt because of its own willfulness.

Therefore, even though she was unhappy, she could only accept the fact that Luo Wei needed the help of others...

In short, Eevee has only just joined and hasn't even experienced a minute of battle yet, so it can't be sent out. Therefore, Lowe will send out Meowth and Kirlia instead.

Fujiki nodded decisively in agreement.

"Alright, then it'll be two against two. So... Fujiki, the gym leader of Fighting Town Dojo, please guide me!"

Chapter Sixty-Seven: This Time It's a Reckless Guy

Daigo snapped his fingers, and the Skarmory beside him immediately rubbed its wings together, the metallic feathers colliding and producing a crisp, resonant sound, like the ringing of a bell on a fighting ring.

As the trembling sound rose, Luo Wei and Teng Shu simultaneously assumed their stances, and the two figures leaped up from beside them at the same time. A sonic boom was heard, and a visible shockwave burst forth as the two figures collided.

Fujiki sent out his super-strong character, while Lowe naturally started with his most trusted Masked Cat...

The fists and claws of the two men collided directly, and the impact of their punches seemed to shake the surrounding air.