"Bulba?!"
Bulbasaur paced back and forth, hardly able to believe its eyes.
Its good friend, who had been sunbathing beside it, had suddenly grown so strong that it had overtaken Bulbasaur. Hadn't they agreed to work hard together? This was cheating!
The thought of being the weakest on the team made Bulbasaur even sadder. Fortunately, the little Pokémon soon rallied. It fired a Water Gun into the air, and the spray fell back over it. Refreshed, Bulbasaur stood tall, determination shining in its eyes once more.
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While Bulbasaur was busy cheering itself on, Jenny Li's understanding of the world took another blow.
If she hadn't seen wrong, Bulbasaur had just used Water Gun. Was that even a move Bulbasaur could learn?
Jenny Li took back what she had said earlier. Not a single one of Ye Lan's Pokémon was normal!
Unlike the other Pokémon, who were caught up in the excitement, Rillaboom had already begun gathering fallen branches.
By household tradition, every time a Pokémon evolved, they held a Party.
This one would be grander than usual. Ye Lan had said they would celebrate Rillaboom and Serperior reaching Gym Leader level after Oh-no Amoonguss evolved, so preparations had to start early.
With outsiders present, Rillaboom knew it would have to do most of the cooking today instead of its trainer. Otherwise, the others wouldn't be able to eat any of it.
The one thing troubling Rillaboom was the newly evolved Amoonguss.
Perhaps it was imagining things, but Amoonguss seemed to give off a faint fragrance. What would happen if it used that in cooking?
For instance, while making soup, it could have Amoonguss dip its hands—now shaped like two large mushrooms—into the pot. Would that make the soup taste richer and fresher?
But would it be poisonous? They were