Master Craftsman of the Pokemon World

Dark Stone, as black as night, is a magical stone that can evolve certain specific Pokémon.

Hikari Toke received the Dark Stone.

[Rare Material: Dark Stone]

[Effect: A magical stone that can evolve certain specific Pokémon. As black as night.]

[Acquisition Craft: 1]

[Soul Forging Craft (C+): Able to use ghost energy in forging, to forge items with supernatural characteristics. Dark Stone is one of the main materials for this type of craft.]

[Through crafting and collecting corresponding Pokémon materials, you can obtain "Cursed Armor" / "Cursed Shovel".]

Cursed armor and tools!

The Cursed Armor is a evolution item for Charcadet, which can evolve into Armarouge through the Cursed Armor.

The Cursed Shovel is an item in the card game, a red iron shovel exuding ominous supernatural power, looking somewhat like Palossand's little shovel.

In the card game, when the Pokémon attached to this card faints due to damage from the opponent's Pokémon's move, discard the top 2 cards of the opponent's deck.

"Hmm, the effect might be similar to moves like Destiny Bond and Grudge," Hikari Toke thought.

Destiny Bond, after using the move, when fainting from the opponent's attack, the opponent will also faint. Consecutive use will fail.

Grudge, when fainting due to the opponent's move, inflict a grudge on the opponent, making the PP of that move become 0.

But this Dark Stone cannot be used as a forging material now!

"Yowu——!"

Doublade saw the Dark Stone and immediately became excited!

This is the stone, the stone that can evolve itself into its final form!

"Oh, it seems that this stone is for your Pokémon to use." Steven Stone looked at Doublade: "I have seen this kind of Pokémon in the Kalos region. It seems to be called Doublade, a dual-type of Ghost and Steel."

"This Pokémon is exceptionally well-trained, even better than the Doublade I've seen of the same type!"

Steven Stone didn't skimp on his praise. After seeing the second evolution stone with his own eyes, his mood also became relaxed and joyful. This time, he finally carefully observed Doublade.

Doublade had already unsheathed its swords, generously allowing Steven Stone to observe. The more he examined the luster of Doublade's blade surface, the more surprised Steven Stone became. Whether a Steel-type Pokémon is well-trained can be directly judged from the luster. A good Steel-type Pokémon should have a smooth, rust-free, undamaged appearance, without obvious bending or deformation.

The blade was as bright as a mirror, the scabbard was sturdy and beautiful, and its two eyes shone like jewels!

Although it is a Ghost-type, the ribbons did not have the common damage and defects of Ghost-type Pokémon, but were very gorgeous and elegant!

Steven Stone nodded secretly.

As expected of the mysterious craftsman residing in the Divine Capital region, he also has unique skills in training Pokémon!

Before coming to the Divine Capital, Steven Stone had always wondered what kind of person Hikari Toke would be. After all, Hikari Toke's appearance was too strange and mysterious, and living in a hidden location easily made people think that he was a special person with ancient heritage.

If placed in a game, it would probably be a "hidden craftsman" who upgrades equipment. You must do some special tasks to unlock this character, and then create unique equipment!

Devon Corporation also dabbles in the game industry. Steven Stone had also played some RPG games before, so he unconsciously had some associations.

Being able to train a Steel-type Pokémon to this extent, in terms of training techniques, he must be stronger than himself!

Although he is a Steel-type expert, he is not specialized in training. Instead, his friends Wallace and the Gym Leader of Sootopolis City, Juan, often help him train Steel-type Pokémon. Their training techniques are very powerful.

Different from the training methods of regular trainers who love battles, professional Pokémon breeders and Pokémon professors have their own set of training methods.

They pay more attention to the maintenance and care of the Pokémon's body and daily diet, and at the same time, they will specifically use breeding items and allocate the Pokémon to suitable breeding locations to help the Pokémon grow better.

In many places, breeders also raise a large number of different types of Pokémon, or work part-time as ranchers.

Top breeders can even customize their own strengthening and breeding plans for Pokémon of different attributes, or even different types, so the knowledge that Pokémon breeders possess is much more than that of normal trainers! Sometimes, top breeders are Pokémon professors themselves, such as Professor Oak in the Kanto region and Professor Elm in the Johto region!

As for Professor Birch in Hoenn, Professor Birch's research direction is "Pokémon's habitat and distribution and ecology". In terms of breeding, he is slightly inferior to Professor Oak and Professor Elm, after all, the research directions are different, but he is an authority in the academic world in the breeding and research of Pokémon in their natural state!

So, Steven Stone changed the topic:

"I saw some items about Pokémon breeding in the store before. This time, I also plan to purchase some special products, especially breeding items related to Steel-types!"

Steven Stone's expression changed slightly when he said this, and his smile seemed a little bitter:

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"Two years ago, a major incident occurred in the Hoenn region. Perhaps you have heard of it. Organizations called Team Magma and Team Aqua tried to expand the land and sea for their own selfish desires, and eventually triggered the awakening of super-ancient Pokémon. Fortunately, the situation was calmed down by two powerful trainers. In that incident, I also realized my own shortcomings."

"As a trainer, sometimes I am too lazy and neglect the cultivation of Pokémon's battle abilities, so after that incident, I often buy some high-quality ore for my Pokémon to eat, but wanting to transform what you eat into real power is not something that can be achieved by simple absorption, otherwise there would be no Pokémon breeders."

"Food is just one part of breeding. After seeing the state of your Doublade, I confirmed that your breeding skills are not inferior to my friend Wallace!"

Coordinators are also a variant of breeders in many cases. After all, if you want to make Pokémon strong, beautiful, and smart, you must know how to take care of your Pokémon, and have sufficient understanding of their habits, diet, training, and even psychological problems!

Hikari Toke was quite stunned!

His breeding skill level is about the same as Wallace's?

"This praise is really flattering! I'll take it as your recognition of my crafting skills!"

"You want Steel-type breeding items? That's great, come in with me."

"My workshop has a new batch of materials, and I'm preparing to make some props, and I've also prepared the ancient rock you wanted."

The Divine Capital's secret workshop... Steven Stone also looked curiously at this ancient building.

What magical props are waiting for him inside!