Master Craftsman of the Pokemon World

Paldea Region, Mesagoza.

A long-distance international package finally arrived safely at its destination, and the renowned sculptor Kofu could barely contain his excitement. Beside him was his friend, Rika, the Dragon-type Elite Four member of the Paldea region.

Both had unique attainments and insights into art, but compared to the more optimistic Rika, Kofu, as a renowned sculptor, often fell into slumps due to a lack of inspiration. It was Rika who suggested he browse more Pokémon news and information online to find some inspiration. It was during that process that they discovered the Mossy Grotto shop.

Its strong retro style, like an antique sculpture reproduced from ruins, captivated Kofu at a glance. He was deeply fascinated and instantly burst with new inspiration.

Although he was an artist who advocated nature, he believed that the atmosphere of civilization was also part of nature. Humans, Pokémon, the sky, the earth, the ocean, the rivers... Humans and nature were originally one. The towns built and the ancient ruins covered in moss under the erosion of time, telling old stories, were also a form of artistic expression.

Therefore, during the days when the sculpture was being transported, Kofu himself tried to "reproduce" the antique products in the photos. However...

The results were hard to describe.

Sculpting techniques cannot be easily imitated, especially when the other party's sculpting skills have reached a superb level. Kofu sculpted several works, but no matter how he imitated them, he could not reproduce the ancient charm.

He didn't know much about the ruins, and Kofu believed this was one of the important reasons why he couldn't imitate the other party's skills. Another point was that there was a big difference between the two in terms of sculpting level.

It was a big difference between himself and the other party!

Kofu and Rika transported the ordered sculpture boxes to their respective carving rooms. During this process, Kofu carefully looked at the sculpture works he had imitated before.

"These works are all useless. Whether it is the carving technique, the sculpting style, or the charm, I haven't carved any of them!"

His emotions were a little low, and Rika, who was taller, put the box in the designated location and then comforted him:

"Kofu, it's just that your sculpting styles are different. The other party's style can be seen as having undergone repeated polishing and research, just like it is difficult for you to imitate that shop owner's style. Maybe that shop owner can't imitate your sculpting style either."

Rika patted Kofu on the shoulder, and Kofu sighed: "No, in terms of carving skills, there is also a big difference."

"The store also offered wood carving ordering services before, Rika, you should have seen it. Even the wood reveals an ancient atmosphere, a strong retro style. Even through the Rotom Phone, it seems to have taken me to a distant ancient time, that unfamiliar world... What was the world like hundreds or thousands of years ago? You can get a glimpse of it from the sculpture!"

Kofu became more and more excited, and while maintaining this excitement, he opened the transport box.

This time, it was really an ancient atmosphere that hit him!

The Sudowoodo and Gible sculptures were taken out. Although the movements of these two Pokémon were very ordinary, their charm was perfectly presented, as if they were living Pokémon that had been sculpted. Kofu looked at the Sudowoodo sculpture and felt that its eyes seemed to be able to speak, quietly gazing at him.

Kofu even had an illusion that the Sudowoodo would come alive from its sculpture state in the next moment!

The word lifelike is not enough to describe the exquisite craftsmanship on this antique sculpture! This is the charm of art!

"This is avant-garde art!"

The life and death of a work depends on the artist. What the eye sees and what the hand touches can all become hints for creating art! And the sculptures in front of him were truly like living Pokémon. They seemed to be telling Kofu that they were once alive like this, truly alive in a very, very long time ago!

"This is really shocking..." Rika was also stunned. Outsiders may only think that the sculpture is more beautiful and has a unique artistic style, but only insiders like them understand how exquisite and superb the technique revealed on the sculpture is.

"The real thing is more refined and ancient than the picture."

"As for the effect..." Rika felt that the least important thing in this sculpture was the so-called special effect.

The Sudowoodo sculpture can deepen the understanding of imitation.

The Gible sculpture can improve excavation efficiency and enhance the corresponding Pokémon's understanding.

"Fuka!" Rika's Gible shook its body, opened its mouth, jumped onto the table, looked at the "companion" that seemed the same as it but also seemed petrified, and made a questioning sound.

Why did its partner turn into a stone statue?

Rika immediately explained with a smile: "Haha, Gible, this is not a real Pokémon, it's just a sculpture. Did it give you an illusion?"

"Fuka?" Gible looked at the two people in confusion, and then looked at the sculpture, touching its head with its small claws to express its incomprehension.

It had never seen such a powerful sculpture before. It thought it was its companion!

Gible stared blankly at the sculpture. Suddenly, some strange ideas gradually emerged in its mind.

That feeling was like an instinct. Following the traction of this instinct, Gible began to move unconsciously.

Shaking its body, pulling the strength of its whole body to gather towards its tail, its perception of Dragon-type power became more sensitive. In the past, it used moves according to its instinct, but this was the first time it felt that power could be moved freely.

So, it used all its strength, clenched its two small claws, closed its eyes and tried hard!

"Fuka..."

"Oh oh, Gible, what's wrong!" Rika looked at Gible's changes, and then immediately checked the instruction manual. At this time, Gible's tail gradually became larger, and a burst of expanding Dragon-type energy was concentrated on its tail!

The radiant Dragon-type energy overflowed from its tail and turned into a powerful Dragon Tail!

Gible learned "Dragon Tail!"

"Fuka!" Gible shouted, shaking the tail formed by the energy gathering. Its own tail was very short, so it couldn't sweep the enemy with a huge tail like other powerful Dragon Pokémon, but now, it also had an extra tail!

Gible was very happy!

"Really comprehended the move, improving the corresponding Pokémon's understanding... So that's how it is! What exactly did Gible feel just now? Why did it suddenly use force?"

Rika and Kofu were both surprised, looking at Gible from left to right. Kofu completely saw the scene just now, and inspiration suddenly emerged in his mind!

New sculpture, new artwork - "Gible learns Dragon Tail"!

"Inspiration... inspiration is emerging!"

Kofu looked excitedly at the Gible stone sculpture. He already knew what he should sculpt next. At the same time, he looked at the Sudowoodo sculpture. At this time, many inspirations gradually emerged in his heart again, and they were endless!

He immediately found wood and arranged the carving tools. Rika was taken aback, and Kofu said: "This time, this time I will definitely be able to reproduce this style of sculpture. The real thing and the photo are completely different! This aesthetic that transcends time and space, I will perfectly reproduce this carving technique!"

"And apply this carving art to new works! Oh oh, avant-garde art!"

Kofu fell into artistic frenzy. As an artist, he had a perfect obsession with his works, so he often fell into bottlenecks and even closed the gym he was in charge of. At this time, seeing Kofu in an artistic frenzy, Rika knew that Kofu was now in no mood to communicate with others, only thinking about completing a new carving as soon as possible, so he could only sigh helplessly, but then smiled again.

In short, the shop owner's work can allow Kofu to break through his bottleneck, such a result is the best!

And Rika himself also gained a lot of inspiration from those sculptures. How to embody the ancient style in paintings and music is a very difficult thing, but trying to turn this feeling into reality and present it to others is the charm of painting and music.

Rika opened the Rotom Phone, looked at the Mossy Grotto shop, pondered for a while, and then sent a message.

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"Shop owner, have you considered making some musical instruments? Or customization is also possible..."

"There are also some breeding props... The new products are glass whistles and earth foods."

"By the way, isn't Poppy, a member of the Elite Four, a Ground-type expert? These things should be helpful to her, recommend them to her!"

Ding ding——

Suddenly, at this moment, Rika's Rotom Phone rang. Seeing the caller ID, Rika opened the call with a helpless expression:

"Yes, it's me, Rika. I'm in Mesagoza. Chief, you want to inspect the gym? But now, I'm not slacking off. Kofu is now in an artistic frenzy and will not pay attention to others for the time being. Before, he was worried about the lack of good works for the Mesagoza Art Exhibition in the second half of the year."

"The reason for this change is because we recently saw a shop... By the way, in addition to some works of art, there are also some battle and breeding props in the store. Chief, you should be interested, right?"

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"Ground-type breeding props, earth glass whistle and earth foods."

"These descriptions look very powerful, especially the earth foods, but will there be such things in reality? It's like the legendary Secret Spice..."

A handsome woman with green hair and wearing neat professional attire flipped through the products. She had just completed a new interview and defeated a rising star trainer who was trying to challenge the Paldea League.

However, as a Paldea Elite Four member with little experience, although she was valued by Geeta and appointed as an interviewer and assistant, the more she battled with others, the more she could feel her own shortcomings, especially in the process of fighting with rising star trainers, this feeling was very obvious.

Perhaps she should increase the intensity of her training... Sometimes Poppy felt that she might not reach the standard of the Elite Four level.

Speaking of which, the League is now implementing a long-term plan, intending to train the students in Paldea Academy through various tests, in order to improve the overall strength of Paldea. This is a plan jointly launched with Paldea Academy, and a new level "Champion Class" has been established. The focus of the academy's learning has also shifted to the goal of "cultivating Champion Class trainers".

Although no one has passed this Champion test so far, the teenagers in the academy are giving themselves a lot of pressure, which should have been a good thing, but it made Poppy have some self-doubt.

Just when she was a little troubled, Rika, the Dragon-type expert and fellow Elite Four member, seemed to have noticed her low mood hidden under her optimistic appearance and recommended this shop to her.

As a veteran member of the League, Rika, although he has strange verbal tics and the habit of lecturing, is a very reliable person. Perhaps because he is also an artist, he is also quite delicate.

"Really can't hide anything from Rika's eyes... Even the fact that I have doubts about my own strength has been discovered..."

There are very few Ground-type experts in the first place, and they are very rare in various regions, so breeding props related to Ground-type are even rarer.

"Since it is recommended by Rika, then buy it and try it. At least I know props like Soft Sand, this should not be a lie."