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Tetsuya followed silently behind with the spirits, only occasionally launching attacks to provoke them.

It's not necessary for all Eevee to be near the moss-covered rocks; two or three are enough.

Fortunately, perhaps because the Eevee tribe is a regular here, they bypassed the Exeggutor tribe along the way, and only a few got separated from the group.

However, as the distance increased, they became somewhat confused, and even with Tetsuya's intervention, only five eventually reached this area.

The rest had long since fled and disappeared without a trace.

The coconut trees near that rock have disappeared, which Tetsuya had confirmed beforehand, just in case.

As soon as they stepped into the rocky area, one of the five Eevee emitted a white light that signified evolution.

"Spirit!" Tetsuya clenched his fist and cheered before turning on the Pokédex's recording function—starting to record halfway through evolution makes perfect sense.

Soon, the white light dissipated, and a spirit with the appearance of both a cat and a fox appeared before Tetsuya and the other spirits.

Its body is brown, its claws are darker, the color between its eyes and ears resembles that of its claws, its ears and tail are more like leaves, and its body is also dotted with leaves, with a particularly long leaf in the center of its forehead.

The remaining four Eevee stared wide-eyed. They had never seen a fellow Eevee like this before, but the scent emanating from it was that of the Eevee before it evolved.

"Blaziken, use Flamethrower on that green Eevee!"

Tetsuya remained calm and directed Blaziken. He was still recording, so he couldn't just call out Yeebu directly.

The Eevee birds scattered and fled, and as for that strange fellow Eevee, all they could do was wish it good luck.

However, although the evolution is strange, it seems to have become much stronger. Let's call the tribesmen to come and see; their little brains are quite clever.

The stronger they are, the easier it is for them to survive in the wild, and the larger their group will become—it's a virtuous cycle.

Just as Yeebu was recovering from its evolution and hadn't even adjusted to its new body, it was hit squarely by Flamethrower, a Fire-type move that was effective against it.

"babble!"

It let out a painful scream, but did not lose its ability to fight.

Tetsuya raised an eyebrow, but before he could speak, Blaziken fired a second Flamethrower. This time, Yeevee lost its ability to battle and collapsed to the ground.

Tetsuya throws out a Poké Ball.

The red light flashed, and this time it swayed on the ground for a full two seconds before Yeezy was officially captured.

Tetsuya picked up the Poké Ball, closed the Pokédex, and turned off the recording function before nodding in satisfaction.

Then, he turned around and left the area without looking back.

As for Eevee eggs? Having discovered this previously undiscovered evolution of Eevee, how could he possibly have the energy to search for them?

Moreover, Zhe also has an even better gift for the person he's going to the banquet to attend later.

Tetsuya practically ran all the way back to the Pokémon Center in Nameless City, humming a song as he went straight to the video phone station inside the center, ignoring the surprised looks from others.

Just as he was about to start a video call, his watch received a notification.

"Respected Trainer Tetsuya Tamaki:"

Hello! The Sasaki family cordially invites you to participate in.........

This was an invitation, followed by a notification from their teacher: "You're very close by now, remember to come quickly!"

Tetsuya naturally replied with an immediate "okay".

His newly built-up excitement was instantly ruined. He smiled and continued dialing.

"duo~"

"Hello, this is Professor Oak. Who is this?"

On the screen is a bowl of instant noodles, but what comes through is Professor Oak's voice, echoing in the Pokémon Center.

Upon hearing these unique voices, the trainers involuntarily turned their heads toward that secluded corner.

"It's me, Tetsuya. Professor, you're pointing the screen at Cup Noodles again." Tetsuya complained to Professor Oak, ignoring the stares of others.

"Oh! It's Tetsuya! What do you want?" The screen shook, and Professor Oak's face appeared in the video.

A gasp of surprise was heard from those around them.

Tetsuya's expression remained unchanged. "Professor Oak, take a look at the video I sent you."

"A video?" Professor Oak asked in confusion. "Wait a minute, I'll go take a look."

He suddenly had a premonition that, ever since he discovered that Cephalopod fossil, Tetsuya was about to surprise him again.

Chapter 169 Ye Yibu

"Oh! What is this!"

A moment later, Professor Oak on the other end of the phone exclaimed in surprise.

Immediately afterwards, his large face was pressed against the video call camera, blocking all corners.

Zhe was also startled.

"Tell me, Tetsuya, where did you take this picture? This is a major discovery in the history of Pokémon evolution!"

"That's...that's Ibrahimovic!!"

Professor Oak's loud voice made Tetsuya's ears ring for a moment.

"It's somewhere in Exeggutor, Professor Oak," Tetsuya quickly explained, feeling like Professor Oak wanted to eat him up.

"I originally wanted to go there to prepare a birthday present for the young master of the Sasaki family, but during the chase, one of the Eevee suddenly emitted the light of evolution."

"It's incredible that Eevee suddenly evolved without an evolution stone, so I filmed it." He briefly explained the source of the video.

Dr. Oak calmed himself down; after all, he was one of the most knowledgeable researchers in the world today.

"This Pokémon was photographed in Sinnoh before, but it disappeared quickly, and nobody knows what it evolved from."

Previously, some people speculated that it was an evolved form of Eevee based on its appearance, but this couldn't be proven. Now, judging from your video, it does seem to be a new, undiscovered evolution of Eevee.

Professor Oak's tone was very excited, "This is a big deal. Although the academic community has always speculated that Eevee's unstable genes can be altered by external factors and evolve into different forms, only the Thunder, Water, and Fire Evolution Stones have ever been able to make them evolve."

No one has ever actually seen Eevee evolve into a fourth evolution besides these three.

Your video is more than enough to prove that Ibrahimovic still has a lot of evolutionary potential.

Tetsuya nodded and added, "That location isn't anything special, and there aren't even any Leaf Stones nearby, but there is a very special rock covered in moss."

I suspect it's either related to the local environment or that rock.

Professor Oak nodded thoughtfully: "It shouldn't be related to the living environment. Of course, it's also possible that there are too many Leaf Stones there, causing excessive energy fluctuations."

As for the moss-covered rocks, they are indeed rare. I remember there were related reports from other regions, but no energy fluctuations were detected. It was simply considered to be a very rare and special phenomenon in nature.

In retrospect, it cannot be ruled out that this particular rock was the cause of evolution.

"Sure, send me the exact location there, and I'll head over there right now to conduct the experiment."

"Huh?" Tetsuya's mouth dropped open. This was too decisive!

And was it really necessary to rush like this? He thought it would be like before, with people coming slowly.

"What do you mean 'oh'? I'm on my way to Wuming City right away. It'll be quick. Perfect timing, I also received an invitation from the Sasaki family, so I'll go and celebrate!"

Professor Oak smiled broadly.

Tetsuya had no choice but to send the recorded location directly to Professor Oak.

"Okay, you go wait there, I'll be right there!" Professor Oak said and hung up the phone.

Tetsuya stared at the black screen of the phone in front of him and sighed helplessly. Others would visit a thatched cottage three times, but he would visit the forest three times.

He stood up and hurriedly ran back.

As for concerns about whether Professor Oak can arrive quickly, putting aside the fact that no one else knows about the relationship between Professor Oak and Celebi, Tetsuya thinks that Professor Oak's Dragonite is probably stronger than Lance's.

The average Dragonite has a flight speed of around 2500 kilometers per hour, which is faster than Pidgeot, not to mention the stronger ones.

And presumably Professor Oak isn't afraid of heights.

Tetsuya stood in front of the moss-covered rocks, pondering the question of Eevee.

It's quite normal for Eevee to be photographed, and it wouldn't be surprising if Glaceon were also photographed.

After all, the wilderness is so vast, there will always be one or two lucky ones.

As for Espeon and Umbreon, that's almost impossible, let alone Sylveon.

These three likely require a high level of intimacy or similar fulfillment of certain requirements to evolve, making them extremely difficult to evolve.

After all, if the intimacy level is to be very high, the training time will inevitably be considerable.

Most trainers will still choose to use evolution stones as soon as possible to evolve Eevee into the three known forms, which are quite powerful.

This will also help you improve your strength quickly, otherwise Eevee's abilities alone will be quite insufficient.

However, when you raise a pet, there's probably a limit to how much intimacy you can achieve.

Overall, the plan should be running smoothly, and if all goes well, it will be a significant achievement for the league.

Tetsuya's eyes flickered. Although he had decided not to climb the ranks of officials within the alliance step by step, this kind of merit would be entirely beneficial to him.

Many benefits, including the opportunity to obtain pseudo-gods, especially those pseudo-gods with good talent, still rely more on the League.

"Yan~"

With a roar, a huge, orange-yellow Dragonite carrying Professor Oak swooped down, then flapped its small wings and came to a perfect stop about ten centimeters from the ground.

Only a wisp of dust was stirred up.

Tetsuya instantly made his own contribution to global warming. With his Pidgeot, he naturally knew what this effortless flying ability represented.

"This is such a wonderful surprise!"

Professor Oak flipped off Dragonite's back and landed on the ground, walking up to Tetsuya and saying with a mix of admiration and praise.

"It's just that I was a bit lucky," Tetsuya said.

“Most people don’t have your luck, otherwise the study of Pokémon evolution wouldn’t be such a huge topic.” Professor Oak shook his head.

"I came here in advance to verify it. If it is indeed correct, we will need to rely on Senior Yamanashi for analysis, as he is the expert in evolution."

As he spoke, he took out six Poké Balls from his waist.

As a professor, the usual restrictions on the number of Pokémon a professor can hold are not a problem for Professor Oak at all.

"Little ones, come out!"

As Professor Oak threw out all the Poké Balls, six Eevee appeared in front of him all at once.

"We had the idea of ​​establishing an Eevee Evolution Research Institute before, but unfortunately we have not been able to succeed because we could not find the exact evolutionary path of the fourth evolutionary form."

If this succeeds, you'll have done a great job.

Professor Oak seemed to be talking to himself, then turned to Tetsuya and frowned.

None of the six Eevee in front of them showed the white light of evolution.

He didn't think Tetsuya was deceiving him. Putting aside the question of whether the videos taken by the encyclopedia could be faked, Tetsuya had no reason to do so.

"Sigh, as expected, evolution isn't that easy." Professor Oak sighed.

Tetsuya was also puzzled. Six Eevee Pokémon couldn't evolve. The probability was too low.

"It's nothing, it's perfectly normal." Professor Oak saw that Tetsuya also had a bitter face, so he smiled and comforted him. "As long as you have this video, it proves that there must be something strange about this area."

Otherwise, why don't other Eevee evolve into this form elsewhere?

"Wait a minute, Professor Oak, look!"

Tetsuya's eyes suddenly lit up, and Professor Oak also suddenly felt a bright light coming from him.

Turning my head, I saw a runaway Eevee standing on a moss-covered rock, radiating the light of evolution. The remaining five were curiously surrounding the rock, without any reaction.

Both of them were trembling with excitement. Of course, Tetsuya was half faking it, and the other half was because he was relieved.

The white light faded, and a Leafeon appeared in the same spot.

Professor Oak excitedly ran up and hugged Yeevee, "Oh! The scent of grass."

Ye Yibu froze, and just as it was about to resist, an indescribable aura pressed down on it, so it decisively chose to remain motionless as a sign of friendliness.

Tetsuya was still worried about whether Professor Oak would get hurt, but seeing Yeevee's well-behaved appearance, he exclaimed, "As expected of Professor Oak, he has such a friendly attitude towards Pokémon."