A Surprise in the Night

That reminded Dian of Haya, the rich girl, and his two other prospects, Rolf and Alina.

Judging by that Eevee that could use Fairy-type moves, it might well be capable of evolving into Sylveon.

And now that Beedrill had learned Toxic, developing Toxic Spikes and Pin Missile from Poison Sting and Twineedle was only a matter of time.

Fell Stinger, which built on Rage or could be used alongside it, and Venoshock, which worked with Toxic, were among his next goals.

Dian thought it through carefully. Once Beedrill had learned those moves, its foundation would be in place. Then came the hard work of honing its skills and addressing its weaknesses.

By the time he had finished considering the paths ahead for Beedrill and Misdreavus, he realized night had fallen.

Dian took a deep breath and stepped out of the tent to look around.

Points of light glimmered around him. On closer inspection, they came from Ledyba fluttering through the air, the star-shaped spots on their backs glowing softly.

"Ledy~"

A group of Ledyba whispered among themselves in a nearby tree. Not far away, a gang of Rattata searched for food.

"Ratta, ratta."

One particularly alert Rattata suddenly looked up and caught Dian watching. It backed away two steps and bared its sharp front teeth.

The two slightly smaller Rattata beside it also tried to intimidate the two-legged creature before them.

Dian smiled, reached into his pocket, and pulled out a small bag of loose Pokéblocks.

They were Standard Pokéblocks he had since replaced. His backpack was too full for them, but he could not bear to throw them away, so he had kept them on him.

He took one out and bit into it himself, then tossed the little bag of Pokéblocks over.

Thwack!

The little bag hit the