Master Craftsman of the Pokemon World

The Pokémon I've encountered aren't great in terms of nature and ability.

Doublade's Lax nature isn't ideal, and there's no choice regarding its ability, as it only has one.

The same goes for Petilil; an Adamant nature would be good if it could evolve into a Hisuian Lilligant, but it can't evolve right now, and its Own Tempo ability is far less useful than the Chlorophyll ability.

I don't have any 'mints' to change their natures, and mints are hard to come by among all plants. The Kanto and Johto regions don't have them, so even department stores in big cities might not sell them.

The Battle Frontier has them, but they're prizes exchanged for points, which is too costly for me, and I'm not strong enough to win in the Battle Frontier yet.

I vaguely remember that Petilil should be able to learn Sunny Day and Encore, as well as Helping Hand and Pollen Puff. In the Unova region during the fifth generation, it could also learn Toxic.

Toxic and Pollen Puff are both moves that can effectively hit Grass-type Pokémon.

"If it could evolve into a Hisuian Lilligant, that would be convenient. Victory Dance, Triple Arrows, plus Swords Dance and Close Combat, and Sunny Day Weather Ball could also unleash Fire-type moves."

"It needs a Sun Stone and also needs to evolve in the Hisui environment."

"Ancient poems say that the land of Hisui is similar to the land of Sinnoh, which is probably why Hisuian forms of Pokémon appear in the forest."

After observing Petilil, it became tired. Koke prepared some Pokémon food for it and started working on processing the ruins slabs.

With Petilil's help with the planting, I don't have to worry too much.

A ruins slab was placed on the workbench, and knowledge about how to carve them, the "ruins carving technique," gradually surfaced in Koke's mind.

The ruins stones themselves have been weathered by time, containing ancient times and incredible mystery.

Following the teachings of the technique and the relief style of the Sinnoh ruins imprinted in his mind, Koke began to cut and process these three stones.

At the same time, Doublade floated over, and Petilil curiously jumped onto the workbench, looking at the age-old stones.

"Do you want to help too? That's great, show your skills to Petilil."

Koke smiled, picked up an ordinary stone, and then drew a tic-tac-toe grid on it with chalk.

"Come on, cut it according to your ideas... Of course, try it with this ordinary stone first."

Doublade touched its hilt with its blue ribbon, and its attention gradually focused.

"Yo!"

That's right, we must make the new companion realize how amazing we are as a team!

Invisible mental threads appeared in Doublade's gaze, evenly dividing the ruins stone. Doublade woke up from this moment of concentration. The feeling was just like when releasing "Psycho Cut"!

The mental threads gradually overlapped with the chalk lines on the stone, and Doublade drew its blade!

Psycho Cut!

Cleave the opponent with a materialized blade of the mind!

But this time, Doublade didn't swing the Psycho Cut out, but kept the Psycho Cut's energy gathering state, cutting on the stone itself! The tip of the sword cut along the chalk marks on the stone, cutting accurately, which made Koke praise it.

"Amazing precision!"

There was almost no skewing, and it was completely cut according to the chalk marks. The stone scattered all over the ground, turning into a large pile of square pebbles. The power of Psycho Cut even penetrated the inside of the stone, separating the indestructible rock and cutting out a smooth cut surface.

In a sense, this can be considered... "Rock Smash"?

No, in terms of processing, this is much more useful than Rock Smash. Now, processing large stones doesn't require cutting machines or anything!

"Great job, Doublade!"

"Yo!"

Doublade also breathed a sigh of relief. Although it didn't have a mouth, its expression relaxed. Obviously, when its attention was focused just now, all its will was focused on the idea of cutting the stone. Now that it relaxed, its mind was filled with all kinds of fearful thoughts.

"It's like this the first time you process stones. You won't be afraid after more practice. That's the principle of practice makes perfect!"

Koke happily comforted Doublade and encouraged it. The fear in Doublade's heart quickly dissipated, and its single eye stared at the remaining four ruins stones.

And Petilil was already excited watching from the side!

The three leaves on its head swayed back and forth!

"Wawa!"

You could tell from its cry how it was feeling now. Obviously, Doublade's "little show" had indeed made Petilil see the hope of becoming stronger!

"Bai~ Wawa!" Petilil curiously asked Doublade, asking why it could cut so accurately, and Doublade's single eye closed, revealing a "I'm amazing, right?" expression!

"Yo! Yo yo pu~"

That's because I helped Koke with work and learned a new move, "Psycho Cut," so I can cut these stones so accurately! As long as you work hard too, you can definitely learn more powerful moves!

"Bai!" Petilil curled up the small skirt on both sides, cheering itself up!

That's right, I'll get stronger soon!

While the two Pokémon were communicating with each other, Koke had already refocused and devoted himself to work. Five ruins stones were used, three of them, and different textures were carved on the ruins stones. At the same time... the knowledge of craftsmanship in his mind gradually guided him to the carving content of "symbol slabs."

Koke's movements paused slightly, and his expression changed slightly, but he quickly calmed down.

The content of the carving is related to Unown.

But this was expected.

"I should have thought of it earlier. Unown's classification is Symbol Pokémon, and the stone slabs that record ancient texts that appear in various ruins are also written in the shape of Unown. The so-called symbol slabs are small slabs that record the shape of Unown and can be pieced together into ancient words."

The carving work lasted a long time, and to Koke's delight, because the carving style was "Sinnoh ruins style," the craftsmanship effect of this style could slightly enhance the mental power of people and Pokémon and eliminate accumulated fatigue.

This made himself more and more relaxed even though he was working with all his attention. The fatigue in his mind and the fatigue in his body gradually dissipated.

Koke didn't know how long he had been carving. The three ruins stones were not large, but it took a lot of energy to carve the shapes of Unown and the unique textures around them, so it took a lot of time.

"The appearance is somewhat like the stone slabs of the Ruins of Alph... Is it because of the influence of the ancient Johto people?"

Time had passed five hours without realizing it. Koke simply ate some instant food and continued working.

Doublade and Petilil also stared intently. They also felt that their mental state was at its peak at this time, which was quite incredible, and they嘀咕嘀咕exchanged again.

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"Completed, symbol slab, start cutting."

Zila!

Accompanied by Koke's call, Doublade immediately stopped whispering and instead used Psycho Cut to cut the stone. Its state was excellent, and every cut was extremely precise. As for elegance, stone sculptors don't pay attention to these appearance things. Only the work is the only way to interpret elegance!

The three ruins stones were not only cut on the front, but also divided into thin slices in the middle. Since it is text, there cannot be only one set. Dividing almost all three stones and forming at least five sets of character combinations can spell out normal short sentences.

Whirring. The cut stone slabs automatically separated, and equal intervals appeared in the middle. This wonderful scene made Koke stare intently, unwilling to miss any moment. At the same time, the image of these stone slabs gradually emerged in Koke's memory.

That's right, this style is...

It absorbed the style of the Ruins of Alph stone slabs and is very similar to the wooden boards carried by Dr. Shuri in the movie "The Emperor of the Crystal Tower"!

Those are wooden boards, not stones, but the style is somewhat similar to Sinnoh. The ruins culture of different regions once merged, resulting in various similar but different Unown plates, and all these plates can actually be called "symbol slabs"!

Koke picked up a stone slab from the workbench. This stone slab became very small after being cut. A circle formed by the thumb and index finger could contain a stone slab. This thing is like a puzzle.

At the same time, various thoughts began to gather in his mind:

『Completed a job and obtained a "symbol slab"!』

『Description: Symbolic characters created in ancient ruins based on the Unown prototype. These characters are engraved on stone slabs and become symbolic stone slabs. It is said that these characters can give birth to all things.』

『Craft effect: Enhance the mental power of the manufacturer. At the same time, using characters to form words will produce a special association with the Pokémon represented by the word, thereby borrowing the ability of that Pokémon; the stone slab will also predict possible special events about certain Pokémon.』

『Obtained knowledge: 1』

『Ancient inscriptions: These are some knowledge and inscriptions from ancient times. Your understanding of all ruins knowledge has increased by 25%.』

『Doublade helped you complete a craft production and gained experience and growth!』

『Learned the move: Brick Break!』

『Doublade obtained knowledge: 1.』

『Precise cutting: Can accurately cut stone/wood materials and is not prone to errors.』

"Yo~?"

Doublade felt like it had learned a new move at this time and couldn't help but be happy! Then it immediately bounced out and waved in the air!

An invisible aura emerged from the blade!

"Hey! Don't smash the floor!"

Koke's shout made Doublade quickly stop the downward chopping action, and then squinted a little embarrassedly, grabbing the hilt with a blue ribbon.

"Yo ∑(⊙)!"

I was excited, I was excited!

"Bai!" Petilil widened its small eyes. This time it saw the whole process of Doublade becoming stronger with its own eyes. It can also acquire new moves through precise cutting work!

It wants to go out and take care of those herbs and crops now!

Petilil thought of doing it. It curled up its small skirt towards Koke, indicating that it wanted to stay in the field now!

"Go now... It's still raining outside." Koke mentioned, but quickly patted his forehead. Petilil is a Grass-type Pokémon, and rain is a good thing for it.

Petilil also explained that as a Grass-type Pokémon inseparable from the soil, it is more comfortable staying in the soil than staying in the house.

So it jumped off the workbench, hopped, and opened the door to go out!