Even so, Dark had seen quite a few strange and exotic plants.
While marveling at them, he could not help but feel tempted.
"What kind of plant is this?"
After suddenly spotting a banana tree more than ten meters tall, Dark finally could not resist stopping.
Bananas were originally herbaceous plants. Though they looked like trees, they did not actually have real trunks.
Yet this tree before him, laden with enormous bananas, clearly possessed a proper trunk!
However, Mrs. Plant merely looked puzzled when she heard him. "Isn't it just a banana tree?"
Dark opened his mouth, but could not say a word for quite a while.
"Perhaps banana trees in this world are woody plants..."
He muttered to himself, then asked, "Does this banana tree have any essence-bearing part with magical power?"
Mrs. Plant smiled. "Ordinary banana trees are not magical plants, but if you need one, it's not as though I can't cultivate a banana tree with magical power."
Dark scratched behind his ear and hesitated. "Can I place an order in advance?"
Mrs. Plant teased, "Of course. I assume the Duke's Mansion won't skip out on the bill."
Dark could not help smiling, delight rising within him.
If she could cultivate a banana tree with magical power and extract its essence, then perhaps after the failed refinement of "Pride 4," he could use the remaining "Pride" to create a Tropius with the "Solar Power" trait!
"Solar Power" was a powerful trait that allowed its bearer to draw strength from the sun.
Pokémon capable of possessing the "Solar Power" trait included Charmander, Sunkern, Houndoom, Tropius, Heliolisk, and others.
From the name of that trait alone, it was clear that it was highly compatible with "Pride."
And if he used Dragon Grass to cultivate a Fruit of Pride, he