On this day, every Gym Leader on good terms with Ye Lan received special pastries he had made using Pokémon Candy version 4.0. He had not even forgotten Steven's Cradily, specifically sending a portion to Devon Corporation as well.
As a result, Ye Lan received nearly thirty promotional videos from Cradily, like some shameless self-promoting matchmaker.
In over thirty videos, Cradily happily dragged over one different Lileep after another, as though it were introducing potential partners to Ye Lan. It analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of every Lileep, terrified that Ye Lan would not choose one of its juniors.
It even raised the stakes by bringing Steven on camera. Though he did not explicitly say anything, Ye Lan could not help feeling as if catching a Lileep would somehow earn him Steven's fortune...
Back to the point: compared to the previous 3.5 version, version 4.0 had not made any major breakthroughs in technique.
It was simply that, after gaining access to more and better ingredient suppliers, the quality of Pokémon Candy had naturally improved along with the ingredients themselves.
Compared with the low-cost, high-effectiveness version 3.5, version 4.5 was high-cost with ordinary performance, and its value for money did not satisfy Ye Lan. He was merely letting everyone try this experimental product, hoping to gather feedback and find some inspiration.
Normally, on New Year's Eve, everyone should have been spending time with their Pokémon. Yet Erika alone was in the accommodations arranged by Huaxia Academy, leaning somewhat wistfully against the window and watching snowflakes drift down outside.
"Ms. Erika, the snow outside is getting heavier and heavier. Let one of your Pokémon come have a snowball fight with us! We happen to be short one Pokémon!"
Erika did not answer immediately. Her already wistful face gained another trace of helplessness