Intermediate Treasures Aren't All Equal! LV4 Wang-style Cannon Fist! Vital Force Integration?

As his Points were deducted, a palm-sized emerald-green leaf appeared in his Pocket Space.

With a thought from Mu Yun, the leaf appeared in his palm.

[Ding! The host has come into contact with a physical Pokémon Treasure—Harmonious Light Leaf (Intermediate Level). Exchange it for 37,500 Energy Points?]

"Thirty-seven thousand five hundred?"

Mu Yun was a little surprised by the system notification.

An Intermediate Level Pokémon Treasure cost only twice as many Points as a Basic Level one. Why was it worth so many more Energy Points?

A Mystic Water that boosted move power by 12% could only be exchanged for 12,000 Energy Points. By a rough estimate, that was less than a third of the Harmonious Light Leaf's value.

"Is the Harmonious Light Leaf special, or do Intermediate Level Treasures simply contain more energy?"

Mu Yun was curious.

To test his guess, he immediately spent 20,000 Points on an Intermediate Level Pokémon Treasure called the Black Bone Fang.

It was a treasure carried by an opponent he had faced during the Provincial Tournament.

It increased the rate at which canine Pokémon gained levels and helped them learn biting moves faster.

[Ding! The host has come into contact with a physical Pokémon Treasure—Black Bone Fang (Intermediate Level). Exchange it for 33,000 Energy Points?]

"Only thirty-three thousand. A little less than the Harmonious Light Leaf..."

Mu Yun frowned slightly at the notification for the Black Bone Fang.

The difference in Energy Points meant that, like Basic Level Pokémon Treasures, Intermediate Level ones varied somewhat in quality within the same tier.

But none of the dozen or so Intermediate Level Treasures he had seen simply increased a numerical stat, so he had no way to pin down the details.

Judging by the results, though,