The Pokémon League Secret Vault was probably the smallest secret vault Xia Yan had seen so far.
But the things inside it...
Even if the secret vaults of the entire Sinnoh League were combined, they probably would not amount to one-fifth of it.
Setting aside the rare items for the moment.
Just from what Xia Yan had seen on the secret vault's list...
Things like the shed Outrage of a Champion-level Dragon-type Pokémon.
The venom sac left behind by a Champion-level Poison-type Pokémon.
A Hard Stone condensed by a Champion-level Ground-type Pokémon, and so on.
Any one of those things, if placed outside, would inevitably spark a mad scramble.
That alone showed...
Just how terrifying the Pokémon League's foundations truly were.
If the Pokémon League wanted to, if it was willing to pile these top-tier materials and items onto a select few people...
Not to mention anything grander, it could still cultivate several Elite Four-level Trainers in a short period of time.
Any shortcomings in a Trainer's command ability could also be compensated for with raw strength.
Of course.
The Pokémon League would not do that, nor could it do that.
The more precious a material or resource was, the more it should be used on those with genuine talent and ability. Only then could its value be maximized.
At the same time.
It was only after seeing these materials and items that Xia Yan suddenly realized something.
His Pokémon...
Had not changed their "equipment" in a long time.
For example, the "Silver Powder" Beedrill carried.
He had picked it up back when he was in Goldenrod City.
He did not know what level the Pokémon it originally belonged to had been, but it was probably no higher than Gym Leader-level.
And Silver Powder produced by a Gym Leader-level Pokémon