"Secret Medicinal Ointment? There's such a thing?"
This was Ye Lan's first time learning that Fighting-type gyms had practices like this. No wonder their Fighting-type Pokémon always recovered from physical injuries so quickly and returned to intensive Fighting-type move training.
His family had always used Healing Water, though, so he had never worried about that. Still, Healing Water worked best below the Elite Four level. Revival Herbs, by comparison, had a higher ceiling and could be used below Champion Class, though their healing effects weren't as comprehensive.
Once he finished developing the seasoning powder, he would probably have something that tasted good and worked well. He, Ye Lan, was simply a genius!
He also predicted that eating food seasoned with Revival Herbs over a long period would gradually improve a Pokémon's ability to recover.
Just imagining Amoonguss gaining this effect alongside the Ability Regenerator made Ye Lan far more enthusiastic about developing the seasoning powder. After just a few switches, Amoonguss would recover most of its stamina, becoming practically unbeatable and clinging to the field like a damn stubborn plaster.
One major reason Ye Lan was now on the verge of bankruptcy was that he had exchanged his own allowance, the Battle Department's gifted allowance, and the Breeding Department's sponsored allowance entirely for Revival Herbs. He had emptied the academy's stock and even obtained some in advance from other universities.
He had even bought up all the Revival Herbs at Kyoto's auction houses, leading to rumors throughout Kyoto about a rich fool with more money than sense who loved brewing tea with Revival Herbs.
In reality, Ye Lan had used his Pokémon Candy export business to secure an advance of academy points from Huaxia Academy. Those Revival Herbs now lay in bundles inside his Crystal Space, and he had to