Roy scanned the Beedrill leader with the System Scan and found that its level had increased by 7 levels without Pokémon Trainer, reaching level 45.
Behind the Beedrill colony was a colony of Combee, with the giant Vespiquen standing out prominently in the center. Upon learning of Roy's arrival, she had the Combee bring Roy hundreds of jars of Sweet Honey.
This Sweet Honey is an essential ingredient for making many Pokéblock; it's highly versatile.
In the Joy family of the Kanto Region, unless the other party provides the materials, each person has a daily limit on the amount they can use. Of course, Top-level Breeder like Joy Lando can use it without limit.
Roy said no, but while declining, he still put all the honey jars into his Spatial Bracelet.
Roy, who had once again gotten honey for free, was unusually a little embarrassed.
He knew that it might take hundreds Combee working day and night to make just one jar of honey, but the other party always brought him so many jars to keep their promise.
Roy also discovered that the Vespiquen was accompanied by a Combee that was much larger than the usual Combee.
Through the system's scan, Roy learned the identity of the Combee: the Vespiquen's Pokémon Egg that he had stolen from Hunter X.
However, he didn't know what secret method the Vespiquen used to increase the Combee's Individual Values by 2 points, bringing them to 22 points, and their level also reached 25.
Upon learning that the Primeape population was thriving and had a good relationship with the Beedrill and Combee populations, Roy and the Annihilape were relieved.
Roy looked at the Beedrill leader surrounding him, praising the leader for his hard work while noting that the scar on the Beedrill's head had faded considerably.
Upon hearing Roy's praise, the Beedrill leader's initially good mood visibly turned sour.
Upon seeing this, Roy inquired about the reason and learned that no matter how Beedrill trained or battled, its strength remained stagnant, and it couldn't feel any possibility of improvement.
Roy knew this was Beedrill's Individual Values (IV) limitation; only 15 Individual Values locked Beedrill potential.
Sensing Beedrill Leader's helplessness at not being able to improve its own strength, Roy thought for a moment, then took out his Pokéblock Maker and customized a Pokéblock specifically for Beedrill Leader's situation.
It can help Beedrill heal the hidden injuries left by frequent battles while stimulating Beedrill's internal energy and increasing the opponent's individual potential, but it can only increase it by a maximum of 2-3 points.
Seeing that Roy had a way to enhance Pokémon's talents, Vespiquen asked Roy to help her make a Pokéblock, which she wouldn't use herself, but only for her children.
Roy agreed to the Vespiquen's request, as he already felt a little embarrassed that she had given him so much honey.
Compared to constantly seeking favors in return, he believed that mutually beneficial transactions were the key to maintaining a friendly relationship between the two parties.
For an entire afternoon, the Annihilape was training the Primeape, while Roy was helping the leaders of both groups create two types of Pokéblock.
Beedrill is a Poison/ Bug type, Vespiquen is a Bug/ Flying type. Naturally, the materials used for the two are different, and Roy wouldn't treat the leaders of the two races casually.
During the crafting process, Pokémon from all three groups can go to the forest in Lilycove City to gather the necessary Berry.
"Alright, you can try it now."
After a burst of purple light, Roy finished preparing enough food for the two for half a year and handed a transparent Pokéblock with alternating yellow and purple colors to the Beedrill leader.
Two light blue Pokéblock were given to the Vespiquen, and the Combee beside Vespiquen looked on with Covet.
The Vespiquen looked at the two Pokéblock Roy handed her and gave one of them to the Combee beside her.
The Combee were attracted by the Pokéblock in the Vespiquen's hand when Roy created it, and they ate the Pokéblock in one bite.
After finishing their own Pokéblock, the Combee, feeling they hadn't tasted anything, looked Covet at the Pokéblock in the Vespiquen's hand.
The Vespiquen didn't eat it herself, and gave her share to the Combee as well.
Watching the Combee devour their food, the Vespiquen had no regrets. She understood that the Combee were the future of the entire colony, and that her own strength could not increase much further.
Roy didn't stop the Vespiquen; he gave her the Pokéblock, leaving it to her to decide how to use them.
Seeing that they both enjoyed the food, Roy gave them half a year's worth of Pokéblock, instructing them to eat one cube a day.
After leaving some Berry that weren't found in the Hoenn for the former leader of the Primeape Roy led the Annihilape out of the forest of Lilycove City and back to the Safari Zone.
When Roy returned to the Safari Zone on his Dragapult, he found a pack of Mightyena and Poochyena circling around Phoebe, with two Little Absol also surrounding Phoebe.
The Mightyena that had been chasing Professor Birch was among them, now lying on the ground, utterly dejected, with Phoebe sticking various brightly colored flowers into its ears and putting a flower wreath on its head.
The Mightyena was utterly speechless. As the patriarch of the Mightyena pack in the Safari Zone, didn't Sangbiao have any dignity?!
"Red Bean Bun, don't move! I've arranged the flowers crookedly."
Phoebe tapped the Mightyena on the head to stop it from moving.
The other Mightyena and Poochyena looked at their leader with puzzled expressions. When did their leader change his name to "Red Bean Bun"? Wasn't he called "Sangbiao"?
The Mightyena, having been knocked on, could only reluctantly lie on the ground, its face showing only impatience.
"Roy, you're back? Look at the new hair accessory I made for Red Bean Bun, he loves it!"
Upon Roy's return, Phoebe immediately showed Roy her masterpiece.
Upon smelling Roy's scent, the impatient look on the Mightyena's face vanished, replaced by a fawning smile. It even barked twice, indicating that it liked its current appearance.
He didn't want to experience that feeling of being completely out of control of his own destiny, like Roy had him in his grasp, again.
The Little Absol with its small black and red wings ran to Roy's side and Roy for a hug.
After learning that Phoebe had already fed Little Absol, Roy lifted Little Absol around in the air.
The black and red wings behind Little Absol fluttered in the wind.
Roy didn't rush to capture Absol with Little Absol Poké Ball, but instead let it stay with its mother for two more days.
Two days later, Roy took out a Luxury Ball and placed it in front of Little Absol. Little Absol used its paw to press the red button in the center of the Luxury Ball.
A flash of red light appeared inside the Luxury Ball, capturing Little Absol without the Luxury Ball even shaking.
Now that Absol's problem has been resolved, Roy was supposed to take Phoebe back to Mt. Pyre, but seeing how happy Phoebe was having, he thought that since they were already out, they might as well take Phoebe to Sootopolis City for a stroll.
With Marshadow in the shadows around, Phoebe's safety is definitely not a problem.
The Absol incident ended with Roy taking Little Absol away.