Pokémon: I picked up a reborn Eevee at the start of the game

Chapter 326 Cynthia and Gadriya arrive at their loyal Hoenn.

They discussed some details about the postponement of the Grand Contest with Mikoli, and then ended their conversation.

Putting away his phone, Xia Chen took out the two green beads—the Deoxys Core and the grass-green gem.

They and Guleton are his greatest reliance now.

If Rayquaza could be summoned, along with the weakened versions of Gruuldon and Deoxys, suppressing the two idiots shouldn't be a problem.

The crystal core emitted peaceful, aurora-green ripples, as if comforting Xia Chen.

Several months ago, the energy of this crystal core had stabilized and was no longer significantly aided by the healing power of the Celestial Life Energy. Even so, it still failed to return to its normal state.

Xia Chen had no other choice for the time being, so he could only keep it with him and see if he could consult it when he encountered legendary Pokémon like Ho-Oh or Xerneas in the future.

And ever since that time on the island in the Big Pot Lake, he has never become Ochisis again.

I wonder how much power it will unleash if used again this time, and how long it can last.

Pulling himself out of his thoughts, Xia Chen got up to make breakfast. No matter how turbulent the outside world was, no matter how much the earth shook and the sea churned, he still had to eat.

The door slammed shut, and Gardevoir, who had been pretending to be asleep on the bed, quietly opened her eyes. Her rose-red pupils gazed at the unusual weather outside the window, looking somewhat melancholy.

Turning her gaze away, she strengthened her resolve—I must help Xia Chen overcome his difficulties.

Emulator, start!

Every day ending in "5" marks the time when the simulator cools down, and it's also the time when Gardevoir enters it for training. It's been almost two years and nearly a hundred simulations so far, without missing a single one.

The same applies today.

The light and shadow before her eyes shifted, her consciousness traveled through the tunnel, and Gardevoir opened her eyes again, finding herself in a vast, desolate wilderness.

This is the southeastern part of the Shizuku region, located in the Crimson Lotus Wetlands, only a few dozen kilometers away from Lake Ritsushi, Gardevoir's next destination.

Lake of Willpower is inhabited by Arknom, the god of will. To complete the main quest "Obtain the token of the gods of the lake," you must come to this place and pass its test.

Besides the main quest of this world, Gardevoir also has another thing to confirm: whether the second fragment of the [Gardevoir Mega Stone] will be the reward for completing this quest.

With that in mind, Gardevoir continued to forge ahead, "slaying monsters" as it headed in that direction.

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Unlike the pure white tundra where Gardevoir spent half a year, the Crimson Lotus Wetlands have a mild and humid climate and lush vegetation, which in turn makes it home to more Pokémon.

Gardevoir encountered many Pokémon it had never seen in the real world, such as Goodra, the evolved form of Goodra, a Steel-type Pokémon with a large steel shell, and a bear-shaped Pokémon with a "cloud obscuring the moon" pattern on its forehead.

These two types of Pokémon not only have a unique appearance, but they are also stronger than other ordinary Pokémon.

Goodra completely understands; it's already a pseudo-legendary, and it's a pseudo-legendary with the monstrous Steelix type.

However, Gardevoir was somewhat puzzled by the incredible fighting power displayed by the bear-shaped Pokémon whose name was unknown, which was in no way inferior to Goodra.

She had thought that Nian Meilong was invincible in this Xicui region, but whose general was this?

Through inquiry and communication, Gardevoir learned that this Pokémon is called Ursaring, which is the evolved form of Ursaring, and its type is Normal/Ground.

While its attributes are somewhat unique, there's nothing surprising about them. What truly surprised Gardevoir was that Ursaring actually had an evolution?

As we all know, evolution is an important way for Pokémon to improve their strength step by step, and Gardevoir, which has evolved twice, has a deep understanding of this.

Ursaring was already one of the better Pokémon species, slightly inferior to the starter Pokémon. Now it has evolved further, which explains its immense strength.

But why did such spirits disappear from the annals of history?

To figure this out, Gardevoir decided to spend some time investigating before heading to Lake of Might.

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The investigation took quite a long time. Although Ursaring is a strong Pokémon, it is relatively rare. It took Gardevoir about two hours to find the second Ursaring in Cinnabar Wetlands.

This time, instead of brutally defeating Moonbear with a single mental attack, she first beat it until it couldn't fight back before asking it questions related to evolution.

Although it was unclear why Gardevoir would ask such a question, Umbreon did not hide anything and told Gardevoir about the existence of the evolution item [Peat Block].

Gardevoir suddenly realized that this was a somewhat expected reason: the lack of evolution items had caused Ursaring to lose its way to evolve into Umbreon.

As for why this evolution item called [Peat Block] is no longer seen in later generations... perhaps it's due to climate change, or perhaps it's due to the passage of time. In any case, this is something that Gardevoir cannot understand now.

When Gardevoir asked how to obtain peat moss, Ursaring became quite wary and did not reveal the answer, indicating that this question was of great importance to its species.

Even if Ursaring didn't say anything, Gardevoir had no choice. Without spending any more time searching for the elusive Peat Block, she continued her journey towards Lake of Ambition to carry out the main quest of this simulated world.

She is currently level 67 in the simulator. While she may not be invincible, she is unlikely to encounter any equally matched Pokémon in the wild unless she is extremely unlucky.

With no obstacles along the way, Gardevoir arrived at Lake of Might and Magic.

The same island in the lake, the same cave on the island, the same alternate dimension, but the Pokémon guarding Azelf is no longer Zoroark, but a unique Pokémon that exists only in the Greenland, the evolved form of Needlefish, also known as Thousand Needlefish.

This Needlefish was about the same strength as Zoroark back then, while Gardevoir had improved by more than two levels since that simulation. After a fierce battle, defeating Needlefish and entering the cave was a piece of cake.

Then she saw the second of the Lake Gods, Arknom, who looked like a blue mushroom head.

"You've finally arrived."

Arknom's opening remarks exuded the air of a legendary elf.

Gardevoir readily agreed, saying, "Gardevoir? (...I'm here. What kind of test awaits me this time?)"

Arknom nodded calmly. "This test is terrifying. Are you prepared?"

Azelf's cryptic words made Gardevoir a little nervous. "Sanae... (Are you ready...)"

"Alright, let the test begin!"

Blue Mushroom Head teleported to a distant location and then transmitted his voice, "Chase me. If you can catch me, I'll give you the item!"

Gardevoir: "..."

I can't understand how such trials could be so terrifyingly connected.

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Half an hour later, Gardevoir, whose energy was completely depleted, finally breathed a sigh of relief as it looked at the [Azelf Fang] that Azelf had given it.

Is this how this guy tests one's willpower...?

Okay, it's just a game at its core, so don't take it too seriously. As long as you get the item, that's fine.

After bidding farewell to Azelf, Gardevoir left Lake of Ambition and then set off for Lake Heart, the last lake inhabited by the god Memredor.

The journey from Wisdom Lake to Ambition Lake is long, passing through pure white permafrost and crossing Tianguan Mountain, but the journey from Ambition Lake to Heart Lake is very short, just a short drive from Red Lotus Wetland to the neighboring Obsidian Plains.

Given Gardevoir's current simulation time, she could easily complete the task in this simulation, but she chose not to do so.

The reason is simple: if three Mega Stone fragments correspond to three main quests, then if you simulate doing two quests at a time, wouldn't you lose one chance to draw it?

So after arriving at Xinqi Lake, she didn't go to the small island in the lake, but instead "leveled up" while waiting for the simulation to end.

After spending nearly ten more hours in Xicui, the simulation finally came to an end.

Gardevoir was plunged into darkness.

[This simulation has ended. The system rating is S. Please select your simulation reward.]

Option 1: Energy Level +0.5

[Option 2: 20 Sands of Struggle, 20 Gravels of Struggle, 20 Stones of Struggle, 10 Rocks of Struggle]

Option 3: Gardevoir Mega Stone Fragment (1/3)

The impatient Gardevoir didn't take its time to read through the information from the beginning this time; it even skipped the system introduction and went straight to option three.

As expected, it was the Gardevoir Mega Stone I had imagined!

Without any hesitation, Gardevoir said, "I choose option three!"

As you wished! Only one last fragment remains before the gates to a new world open!

[This simulation has ended. Countdown to the next simulation begins: 239:59:59]

With the system's standards gone, when Gardevoir opened its eyes again, it was now facing a familiar ceiling that no longer existed in the Emerald World.

Gardevoir calmed her still somewhat excited emotions.

The key stone has been found, and only the last fragment of the Mega Stone is missing. Theoretically, in ten days, as long as I complete Mesprit's test, I can obtain the complete [Gardedor Mega Stone] and try Mega Evolution with Xia Chen!

I just don't know if I can reach the level of a Champion after my super evolution, and how long I can maintain that level.

In short, every bit of strength gained before disaster strikes is a good thing.

With that in mind, Gardevoir began her meditation training as quickly as possible.

Outside the window, the downpour seemed to be getting even heavier.

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Mikoli acted very quickly; he had only discussed postponing the grand celebration with Xia Chen in the morning, and the announcement was released in the afternoon.

The gist of the matter is that due to extreme weather conditions such as torrential rain, the grand celebration has been postponed, and the date will be determined based on the weather situation.

Xia Chen and Mikoli thought that this would make the large crowd gathered in Liuli City leave, but they were too naive. The floating population of Liuli City did not decrease as a result.

One reason is the inconvenience of travel due to extreme weather, but another important reason is that it's too hot in places other than eastern Hoenn.

The two were completely helpless. Could it be that Groudon and Kyogre were about to awaken?

Xia Chen decided that if the weather worsened again the next day, this was the only option.

At the very least, the population of Liuli City should be dispersed as much as possible.

However, before the next day even arrived, Xia Chen was greeted by two unexpected people—the champions of the Sinnoh and Unova regions, Cynthia and Cattleya.

"How did you... get here?"

Xia Chen asked, looking completely bewildered.

As he was pondering a solution in the living room, two blonde beauties with unfriendly expressions entered through the French windows, riding Garchomp and Metagross respectively. They were soaking wet, as if they had just emerged from a downpour.

"You think you're the only one with friends in Hoenn?"

Cynthia's expression was as cold as the rain outside the window, and her tone was no longer as gentle as before.

Xia Chen replied somewhat guiltily, "Uh... what do you mean by that?"

"Groudan and Kyogre may awaken in Sootopolis, Hoenn region soon. We request your attention and support."

Gadriya said quietly, "This is a red elf disaster notification issued by the Hoenn League to the high-ranking members of each league this morning. Do you think we wouldn't know about it?"