Darkest Lariat! A piercing effect that penetrates surface defenses!

"Two of the six Base Stats chosen at random, or the highest Base Stat from each of its two forms..."

Mu Yun looked at the options the System had given him and quickly made his decision.

Choosing two at random was clearly risky. It could easily boost the wrong stats and leave its strengths untouched.

Pokémon battles weren't about being good at everything. A Pokémon only needed to excel at something.

So Mu Yun chose the second option without hesitation.

If he remembered correctly, the highest Base Stat in each form was Physical Attack and Special Attack, respectively.

[Ding! Host selection confirmed. Evolution Essence is being used. Based on the Base Stat distributions of its two final forms, the highest stats are Physical Attack and Special Attack. Enhancing Base Stats...]

[Ding! Evolution Essence fusion complete. Charcadet: Physical Attack +125, Special Attack +125!]

[Pokémon: Charcadet]

"Physical Attack and Special Attack, just as I thought. Not bad. You'll be a mixed attacker, at the very least!"

Ceruledge leaned toward Physical Attack, but its Special Attack Base Stat wasn't particularly low either.

With the Evolution Essence's boost, once Charcadet evolved into Ceruledge, even its lower Special Attack stat would reach 185.

Its Physical Attack would soar to 250.

And that didn't include the additional Base Stats from evolving with the Ceruledge Divine Armor.

With those factored in, the numbers would likely be even higher.

"I can't wait to see your bright future, Cang Yan."

Cang Yan was the name Mu Yun had given Charcadet.

Since its final evolution was already decided, Mu Yun had taken the first two characters of that name for him.

His full name was Cang Yan, and his nickname was Xiao Yan.

Now that Xiao Yan had hatched, Mu Yun had only