Meanwhile, in Lance's livestream.
The chat's reaction to him hatching an Applin was clearly completely different from his own.
[I was just wondering what would hatch. Such a tough guess.]
[Hahahahahaha lol]
[I'm dying.]
[Just tell me, is it a dragon or not?]
Watching the cheerful comments keep scrolling past, Lance couldn't help twitching his lips.
He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressed the urge to smash his keyboard, opened the party panel from his bag, and checked Applin's information.
[Applin] [Lv. 1] [Type: Dragon/Grass] [Ability: "Ripen" doubles the effect of a held Berry when it is eaten.] [Known moves: Astonish, Withdraw]
The instant he saw the word "Dragon," Lance's dark expression eased a little.
But then, when he saw the round apple body and the adorably vacant eyes in the image on the left, his expression grew complicated again.
What kind of dragon is this supposed to be?
He couldn't help letting out a despairing roar inside.
Bagon, Axew, either would've been fine! Who are you?
No matter how I look at you, aren't you just a worm inside an apple?
But Lance soon forced himself to calm down.
Although this fellow looked utterly unreliable and didn't remotely match his image of a Dragon-type Pokémon's majesty, this fellow was, after all, genuinely a Dragon-type Pokémon.
As long as it was a dragon, he believed it would definitely be fine.
The Dragon-type aura was enough to cover up any shortcomings in appearance!
And besides...
Lance's gaze settled on the Ability's effect, and he looked thoughtful.
Honestly, this Ability's effect doesn't look bad either. It can double the benefits of Berries.
*Besides restoring HP and curing status conditions, the Berries in this game seem to have some other uses too. Even an Oran Berry picked up by the roadside