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

The burning insect paused for a moment, then replied naturally, "Lava—(No problem, I'll definitely help if I can. We're partners, why be so polite?)"

During this period, Burning Insect received a lot of help from his companions, especially the pills shared by Azure Flame Blade Demon, which greatly benefited his various abilities and the purity of his fire energy.

This was the perfect opportunity to repay their kindness, so the Burning Insect readily agreed.

Azure Flame Blade Demon shook his head and said solemnly, "Karu—(This matter is very important to me, and it may also have some impact on you, so you still need to think it over carefully.)"

Hearing this, the Burning Worm's azure eyes grew even more curious. "Lava? (So what exactly is it?)"

Azure Flame Blade Demon slowly said, "Karu—(I would like to borrow your primordial fire.)"

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While the new generation of Burning Bug and Azure Blade Demon enjoyed their pleasant interaction and mutual assistance, the "old guys" led by Senbu were not standing still either.

Especially for Sylvanas, since receiving Xerneas's blessing a few days ago, she has found that the purity of the fairy energy in her body has become increasingly refined.

The rate of growth is no less than that of the first time Xerneas blessed the planet two years ago; in fact, it is quite astonishing.

Because at that time, Sylveon had only recently evolved and its strength was not even at the elite level; it was in its most efficient period of rapid growth.

Now, even without using super evolution, her energy intensity has firmly entered the realm of the Heavenly King level, and theoretically, her growth rate will only slow down further.

However, this blessing was like a powerful medicine, and Xianbu's strength growth rate was rejuvenated!

If it can maintain this pace, Sylveon is even confident that it can defeat Cynthia's Garchomp a year from now, without using Mega Evolution!

The good news didn't stop there; the increasingly refined fairy energy reminded Sylveon of a very distant past event.

Two years ago, after finishing his trip to Carlos, Xanbu seemed to have grasped Xerneas's signature move, Earth Control, but he failed to learn it.

Now that Xerneas's primordial life energy has nourished him, is it possible for him to succeed?

The idea is bold, but if successful, the rewards will be unparalleled.

If the Earth Control ability can be successfully released, the enhancement that greatly increases all abilities could raise Super Senbu's combat power by two levels!

This is true even without super evolution.

Since there was no cost to trying, Senbu rediscovered a long-dormant method of energy guidance and began this highly profitable experiment.

With all four feet firmly on the ground, Xianbu closed his eyes naturally, calmed his mind, and tried to communicate with the earth beneath his feet using his life energy.

An unprecedented surge of energy welled up from the ground beneath his feet, and Xianbu carefully guided it into his body.

This process is extremely lengthy.

Strands of energy converged into a warm current flowing through her body. Xianbu felt a strange power growing vigorously within her, and then erupting.

A rich orange light, signifying successful enhancement, suddenly shone brightly, and Xianbu opened his eyes, his gaze filled with excitement.

It worked!

Chapter 443 The Evolution of the Burning Bug!

After returning to Yuanling Island, Xia Chen's life became quite busy.

Helping the Little Diamond Clan adapt to their new environment, integrating Diancie into the daily training of the Pokémon, and making a couple of trips to the company and research institute...

He also had to cover for Christa's class at a few dojo matches when he had free time, until August when he finally had some free time again.

When Xia Chen shifted his focus back to the elves, he discovered that they had undergone considerable changes.

It was already a pleasant surprise that Xianbu had inexplicably learned to control the earth, but what Xia Chen didn't expect was that Cangyan Rengui's strength had also increased significantly during this period.

In just one month, his energy level broke through from below the Dojo level, which was far behind his companions, to a level close to the Elite Four level.

This means that the gap between him and the top-tier players like Senbu is getting smaller and smaller.

Azure Flame Blade Demon explains its rapid and unusual growth rate as a result of years of accumulated experience.

However, Xia Chen was still a little worried, so she gave him a comprehensive physical examination, which showed that he was perfectly healthy without any abnormalities.

Considering that the elves each possess unique skills, Xia Chen stopped worrying about it.

In addition, the strength of the other Pokémon has also made significant progress during this period.

All things considered, Xia Chen felt this was a gift from Xerneas before his departure.

However, even with the huge surprises from Sylveon and Azure Blade, they are still not the ones that have made the most progress among all the Pokémon.

This month's "Most Improved Player" in Xia Chen's team is none other than the long-dormant Burning Bug.

No, perhaps it should be called the Vulcan moth now.

That's right. Perhaps it was the help of life energy, or perhaps it was influenced by other factors, but the Burning Worm completed its evolution at the end of July.

At this time, there are still more than three months until its first birthday!

Keep in mind, this is a Burning Bug whose development cycle is no less than that of many pseudo-legendary creatures!

Prior to this, the fastest recorded evolution of a Burning Worm into a Volcarona was held by its mother, Ardek's ace Volcarona, at two and a half years.

This student has surpassed the master by more than just a little bit.

While evolving earlier doesn't necessarily mean having a higher potential in the future, it is, to some extent, a manifestation of talent.

The Volcarona, which has been evolving for two and a half years, is already at a champion level. Xia Chen doesn't even dare to think about where his own Volcarona's ceiling is.

After evolving, the energy intensity of the Burning Bug also broke through the Elite level and reached the Gym level.

While it may not be as powerful as Azure Blade Demon, its exceptional fire abilities make it a strong contender for any gym leader's main team.

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August 10th.

In one of the closed-off arenas of the Yuanling Dojo, a fierce, clandestine battle is taking place.

The two spirits battling are Volcarona and Swellow.

The trainers standing on either side of the battlefield are the Gym Leader and the Acting Gym Leader, Xia Chen and Christina.

At this moment, above the battlefield, blazing flames and swift wind blades exuded a dangerous aura, weaving between the two elves soaring and circling in the air.

Both the Volcarona and the Giant Swallow possess the ability to fly, making this battle a dazzling aerial contest.

"Great Swan, wing attack!"

With a sharp shout from Christina, the giant swallow, resembling a swift fighter jet, immediately spread its sharp, blade-like wings, swiftly flipped and turned in the air, and charged towards the Volcano Moth's position.

Having been on Yuanling Island for over a year, Huoyan, a former elite officer of Team Lava, has not only perfectly fulfilled her duties as the head steward of Yuanling Island, but has also made significant progress in her skills as a trainer.

Take her ace Pokémon, Swellow, for example. After moving to the island, it not only grew nearly half a meter in length, but its strength also gradually increased from the original gym level to a level close to the Elite Four.

I don't know if it's because of the good feng shui of Yuanling Island, the good food, or some other reason.

Returning our attention to the battlefield, Volcano responded with remarkable composure to the rapidly approaching Giant Swallow.

In terms of absolute speed, it is naturally far inferior to the King Swallow, which relies on extreme speed. Therefore, Volcano avoids its weaknesses and tries to evade the swift and powerful Swallow Return by using agile movements.

The evolved Vulcan moth is two meters long. Although it looks a bit fat, it is actually quite agile.

After evolving from a Burning Bug into a Volcano, in addition to the most obvious improvement in all its stats, the most important thing is that it grows wings and can no longer crawl around on the ground.

From climbing to flying, there are many more things that can be done.

But then one could see the three pairs of crimson wings of the fire moth flapping, and the spots on them, which looked like solar flares, seemed to tremble slightly under the extremely fast flapping speed.

Volcarona nimbly dodged downwards, narrowly missing the charging Swellow. However, the wind howled behind her, and the Swellow, which had just passed her, actually flipped over in mid-air with an exaggerated "U" shape and came back!

Swallows return!

The move "Tsubasa" is named after Swellow, and no Pokémon understands it better than Swellow.

In its Aerial Return state, Swellow is even faster than usual. Although Volcarona heard the whistling wind behind her, it was too late to react.

…………

Chi-

With a teeth-grinding, ear-piercing sound, the wings of the giant swallow sliced ​​across the body of the fire moth like blades.

The translucent flight-type energy that lingered around the wings flowed in smoothly.

Then, a long and deep scratch appeared on the already scarred body of the Volcano Moth.

"Kona—"

Vulcan's brow furrowed, and a look of pain immediately appeared on her face.

However, the Great King Yan, who had just pierced the sky, showed no sign of letting up. He gathered his energy and immediately prepared to press his advantage.

The situation was not optimistic for the Fire Moth, and Xia Chen, who was behind it, had not yet given the order.

In the two weeks since Volcarona evolved, he has fought against Sylveon and the others, as well as Christina's Pokémon, many times, and he has only given strategic commands.

This is not only to cultivate its ability to adapt to changing situations, but also to observe and analyze the various characteristics of the fire moth.

It has many advantages: outstanding attack power, fast attack speed, and extremely high proficiency in fire-type moves...

However, it is not without its drawbacks, such as not being able to adapt well to its newly grown pairs of wings.

Simply put, the Volcano moth did not make full use of its flight ability.

In order to specifically address this weakness, Xia Chen specially brought in Christina's Queen Swallow as his sparring partner.

So far, the results seem good.

As I pondered, I heard the sound of objects falling from the battlefield.

Xia Chen looked up and found that the battle was over, and what had fallen to the ground was a Vulcan moth.

It fell to the divine bird strike launched by the Great Swallow in quick succession.

This result was not unexpected, and Xia Chen was not disappointed. He took Xianbu with him and went forward to help the Fire Moth heal.

A healing wave rippled through the air, and the Fire Moth slowly awoke. After a moment of stunned silence, it looked at Xia Chen with a hint of self-reproach.

"Kona—(I'm sorry, I lost...)"

Xia Chen smiled slightly, "There's nothing to apologize for. Victory and defeat are common occurrences in war. Everyone grows from repeated failures, even Xianbu is no exception."

Xianbu pursed his lips. "If I hadn't been afraid of scaring you back then, would those kids have even tried to hurt themselves?"

However, seeing Xia Chen's warning look, she could only nod and join in comforting him, "Bu Yi—(That's right, I cried when I lost my first battle.)"