Master Craftsman of the Pokemon World

On the other side, at the Pewter Gym, Faulkner was meeting Steven Stone for the first time and felt quite restrained. When Steven asked how to find the Moss Rock, Faulkner could only scratch his head, feeling somewhat helpless:

“I also don’t know where the person is. Anyway, it's near some village in Johto. The package was sent from Blackthorn City.”

Steven was a bit speechless, but considering that he was sometimes the same, like not long ago when someone was trying to deliver a letter to him and was running all over the place trying to find him while he was digging for rocks in Granite Cave, completely unaware of what was happening outside.

Ha, he must have caused quite a bit of trouble for everyone back then. And now, he was experiencing the feeling of not being able to find someone himself.

Truly, times change.

“Craftsmen collect rare materials in the wild; I can understand that. I used to do things like that myself.” Steven smiled. Although he couldn't get the craftsman's address from Faulkner, he at least had another clue: Blackthorn City.

If it was a package, it must have been sent from the Pokémon Center. So, as long as he found the corresponding postal worker who received the package or the Pokémon responsible for the delivery, he could find the sender's location.

But he didn't have much time. The investigation in the Johto region had already taken several days, and he had to rush to the Kanto region immediately to attend the fossil exhibition at the Pewter City Science Museum.

At the same time, Steven didn't suggest buying the Eviolite from Faulkner; he just held it in his hand and looked at it for a while.

“It really is an incredible stone. Even though I'm not a Pokémon, I can feel a strange energy when I hold this stone.”

“Oh, is that so?” Faulkner found it a bit unbelievable, and Steven nodded, smiling as he replied, “I often dig for all kinds of stones in the wild and in caves. Some of my Pokémon are Rock-type, so I'm very sensitive to stones.”

Faulkner thought for a moment, “That craftsman told me that this stone had been further polished by him, so it’s better than normal stones of the same type and can stimulate a Pokémon's potential for a long time. That's roughly what he meant.”

“Better than stones of the same type?” Steven keenly realized the strangeness in this statement!

Without comparison, it would be impossible to say such a thing. The craftsman's words were precise.

And if there was such a comparison, that meant the other party had seen another ordinary Eviolite that had already been used somewhere!

“I see! So, this kind of stone might also exist in other regions, and he used to work in the Sinnoh region... Speaking of famous excavation sites in Sinnoh... the Underground!”

Steven engaged in a series of mental leaps and believed that there should be other Eviolites in the Sinnoh Underground. This discovery and speculation made him feel happy and excited, but considering that he was the Champion of Hoenn and it would be very bad if he spent too much time in Sinnoh, as he wouldn't be able to respond to things in a timely manner...

It was a headache. Otherwise, he should just pass the title of Champion to Wallace. But that guy was saying something about participating in the Grand Festival and not having time... That's right, he seemed to be going to Sinnoh to hold some kind of Wallace Cup. He could just have him dig for stones!

Hmm, if a friend made such a sincere request, how could he refuse?

Steven decided that before heading to other regions, he needed to properly arrange his Champion duties, but considering that the Hoenn Elite Four were all loafers, Steven couldn't help but feel a headache.

Why didn't their region have anyone who worked diligently, someone who liked to wear glasses, read books every day, and work overtime like crazy?

“Thank you, I think I've gotten some useful information!”

Steven thanked Faulkner, returned the Eviolite to him, and Faulkner was a bit confused. Suddenly, Steven proposed a battle with Faulkner.

“Eh?! Me against the Champion?!”

Faulkner was quite surprised. Although he had become a Gym Leader in the Johto region at the youngest age, he didn't think he had the strength to battle the Champion. But Steven said:

“This is to witness the power of the Eviolite firsthand. Please, you must have a Pokémon battle with me!”

At the same time, Steven looked down at the online store page displayed on his Rotom Phone and, after some thought, placed an order.

Maybe these sculptures were also made with some special stones, with some special effects written on them?

Steven purchased the Lairon sculpture and emptied the entire stock of Lairon sculptures in one go.

As for the delivery location...

“Sorry, Faulkner, can you help me receive a package?”

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Of course, besides Steven, the professors who had previously followed the Traveling Workshop also naturally saw the news about the new sculptures.

However, most of them didn't dabble in sculptures. These stonemason and woodcarving crafts were not their research direction. But the special buff effects written on the sculptures were somewhat beyond common sense, making the professors suspicious.

Among them, Professor Elm saw the Arceus sculpture and the effect notes on it, with a stock of 3.

“Can make Pokémon hatched from eggs grow stronger? How can this kind of sculpture have this ability?”

“Speaking of which, I've never seen the design of this Pokémon before. Is it from other regions? But why is the label 'Unknown Pokémon'?”

“Ah, is it an original artistic Pokémon image?”

Professor Elm pushed up his glasses, initially feeling that these effects were beyond common sense and violated science.

But soon, he thought of the ruins in various places. In the ruins, they often unearthed things that were beyond common sense and violated modern scientific theories. Moreover, in the end, so-called common sense was just a summary of existing phenomena.

Some things wouldn't be believed to truly exist without witnessing them firsthand, and this sculpture... the design of this sculpture... depicted a Pokémon he had never seen before.

As a professor specializing in egg groups, Professor Elm was tempted to buy a sculpture to take a look, but seeing the price below made him hesitate a bit.

Although he was a leading professor responsible for main research in the Johto region, the price of 100,000 wasn't exactly expensive, but should buying this thing be considered a personal purchase or included in the research funding?

And it felt like the cost-effectiveness wasn't very high. The description said that the sculpture was only the size of a palm.

As for the image, Professor Elm thought that it was probably a small hobby of the workshop's craftsmen, creating their own Pokémon as an artistic image. Many artists and sculptors did this.

“Ugh! Why has the stock decreased?”

Professor Elm was refreshing the store page on his computer when he suddenly found that the total stock had changed from 3 to 2!

Someone bought it?

“Hiss, should I try it with a feeling of being deceived? If it's really related to Pokémon egg groups, then this is extremely important research material!”

The latest novel is first published on 69shu.com!

“Oh oh, the stock has become 1! Who exactly is buying it!”

Professor Elm gritted his teeth and finally pressed the order button.

“Is this the workshop that mentions stones related to evolution? All I see are sculptures.”

Sinnoh region, Sandgem Town, Professor Rowan's Laboratory.

Professor Rowan is a professor in the Sinnoh region. He lives here and conducts research on "Pokémon Evolution."

His appearance looks even older than Professor Oak, with white hair, a rough white beard, and always wearing a white or brown trench coat, with a blue vest and long-sleeved shirt underneath.

After receiving the message from Professor Oak, Professor Rowan attached great importance to this matter. After all, a strange stone that could be linked to evolution could be of great help to his research.

However, after following the workshop, he found that there were no such evolution stones in the workshop. After waiting patiently for several days, the new products turned out to be sculptures?

However, a Pokémon sculpture caught Professor Rowan's attention, although he didn't recognize that Pokémon. But he felt that the shape of this Pokémon... was very "Sinnoh-esque"?

He felt like he could see shadows of Dialga or Palkia.

The name marked on the stone sculpture was "Unknown Pokémon."

“Looking at the photos, the appearance of this product is like it was just excavated from some relic. If this is antique craftsmanship, the imitation is too good, isn't it? It's almost indistinguishable from the real thing. Or is this real?”

“Could the owner of this store be a tomb robber?”

Professor Rowan had unfounded associations, but due to the existence of this special Pokémon, he became somewhat interested. The sculpture also had a special introduction page, saying that it had unique functions, but saying that it could allow Pokémon to learn moves after evolution was a bit strange.

Of course, some Pokémon had special talents. Professor Rowan had studied them. Some Pokémon with extremely good talents could indeed learn some moves after evolution before evolving. For example, Riolu. These Pokémon had a very small chance of learning "Aura Sphere" before evolving.

Riolu looks like a blue humanoid puppy and is called the Emanation Pokémon. Just like its classification, before evolving, it cannot master the ability of Aura, but can only barely sense Emanation. However, special Riolu with extremely high talents can master the power of Aura during the Riolu period.

This is also an extremely magical phenomenon related to Pokémon.

What exactly is the difference between evolved and unevolved Pokémon? Are those Pokémon without evolution considered "complete form" Pokémon?

However, some Pokémon that were once thought to have no evolution suddenly evolved after new items appeared, such as Electivire and Magmortar.

This is the real reason why Professor Rowan bought the Arceus sculpture.

If the function of this sculpture is real, then it can be regarded as a special item for studying evolution, and items that teach moves have existed since ancient times. It's not a particularly rare thing. Just like the technological product Move Tutor that has been developed now, isn't this thing magical?

“The stock has become 1? Who exactly is buying these things? Forget it, although it's a bit expensive, I'll just place an order!”

“200,000!”

“After buying it, I should inform Cynthia. She has a wealth of knowledge about these things.”