A Surprise in the Night

Thinking of this, Dian recalled the beautiful and wealthy young woman, Haya, as well as his two aggrieved parties, Rolf and Alina.

Judging from that Eevee that only knows Fairy-type moves, it might have the potential to evolve into Sylveon.

Once the Beedrill's Toxic skill is mastered, it will only be a matter of time before other skills such as Poison Sting Toxic Spikes and Pin Missile, which are derived from the Venomous Sting and Twineedle Needle skills, are developed.

The next targets are derivative skills of the Rage skill, or combined skills such as Toxic Fell Stinger and Venoshock, which are based on Venom.

Dian thought about it carefully. Only after all these things were completed could he be considered to have laid a solid foundation. Next, he would have to work hard, hone his skills, and then consider his shortcomings in order to make up for them.

After he finished considering the next steps for Beedrill and Misdreavus, he realized that it was already late at night.

Dian took a deep breath, stepped out of the tent, and looked around at the night scene.

He then noticed that there were tiny glowing lights around him. Upon closer inspection, he realized that Ledyba were flying around, and the glowing lights were emitted by the star-shaped spots on their backs.

"Lei~"

A group of Ledyba whispered among themselves in a nearby tree, while a group of Rattata searched for food in the distance.

"Raticate, Raticate."

One of the more alert Rattata suddenly raised its head, noticed Dian's gaze, and immediately took two steps back, revealing its sharp front teeth.

The two smaller Rattata beside them also Intimidate the two-legged creature in front of them.

Dian smiled, reached into his pocket, and took out a small bag of loose Pokéblock.

This is a universal Pokéblock that has already been replaced. There's no more room in his backpack, but he can't bear to throw it away, so he's carrying it with him.

He took one out, took a bite, and then threw the whole bag of Pokéblock over.

Snap!

A small bag of Pokéblock rolled onto the ground, startling the three Rattata.

They quickly took a few steps back, then cautiously looked at the cylindrical object on the ground. Although their intuition told them it was food, they still dared not eat it out of caution.

However, after waiting for a while, a Rattata couldn't wait any longer; it had been hungry for a long time. "Raticate, Raticate!"

It barked twice eagerly at the larger Rattata, but unfortunately, the most cautious Rattata remained unmoved.

With the eldest remaining silent, the other two Rattata could only droop their purple heads, listlessly staring at the food so close at hand.

Just then, a Brown Figure suddenly darted out from the side. It quickly picked up a small Pokéblock, then hopped a few steps and lay down on a Bluestone, beginning to carefully eat the Pokéblock in its mouth.

"Eevee?!"

The prince was surprised to see Eevee with fur that looked like it hadn't groomed itself in a long time.

A wild Eevee?!

That's really rare.

His first thought was to subdue them!

Unfortunately, before he could react, the Eevee became alert and quickly disappeared into the night.

Dian stopped in his tracks, wondering, "Is it Ability premonition of danger, or a keen, primal instinct honed from living in the Wilderness for so long?"

He watched helplessly as this precious Pokémon disappeared before his eyes, and instantly understood why some Trainer were so devoted to the Wilderness, even setting off on journeys in the dead of night.

Because you never know when you might encounter a rare Pokémon in the Wilderness, which is much more likely than in the city.

This rare surprise instantly made Dian happy.

That's part of the fun of the Pokémon Journeys. This time you encounter an Eevee, so it's very likely that the next one will be Absol, and the one after that might even be an adorable Larvitar.

Everything unfolds within this endless adventure; unknown surprises await you.

Suddenly, Dian touched his chin, thinking that an Illuminate Umbreon was pretty cool.

Just imagine him going out to admire the moon at night, with a haughty Umbreon following him, plus a Mengmeng Misdreavus —it seems pretty classy, doesn't it?

He suddenly became very interested in Eevee; after all, compared to the distant Absol, the down-to-earth Eevee seemed more reliable.

Suddenly, a series of "crunch, crunch" sounds interrupted his sweet dream. It turned out that the three Rattata had finally let down their guard and started eating.

Dian smiled, then turned and went back into his tent to prepare for Rest. He had to travel tomorrow, so he needed to rest early.

"Lei~"

The Ledyba continued their carefree nighttime gatherings, discussing where to go for fun the next day.

The next day, early morning.

A hazy mist gradually enveloped the entire Forest, including the path leading to the temple.

Dewdrops slowly slid from the leaves to the ground with a soft "plop," announcing the arrival of morning, waking the Sleep Caterpie, and telling them that another "eating" day had begun.

"Dream!"

Miss Misdreavus Fairy ran out of the tent with a bright and cheerful expression, and began to look around curiously.

"Huh?"

A Caterpie eating leaves suddenly felt "darkness." It lifted itself up and looked down, only to find a mysterious red-eyed creature it had never seen before grinning and staring intently at it.

"Waaah, waaah..."

The Caterpie curled up in fear, giving up the half-eaten leaf.

"A dream, a dream."

The Misdreavus placed a bunch of Standard Pokéblock on the leaf as a viewing fee, and then went to find the next viewing target.

"Huh?"

The Caterpie waited for a while, and after the strange creature left, it tilted its head, not quite understanding what the other party wanted to do with its limited knowledge.

For it, eating is the most important thing right now. Only by eating enough food can it continue to evolve into Metapod, and then eventually emerge from its cocoon as a butterfly, becoming a Butterfree Fly freely in the sky.

"Waaah!"

Thinking of this, the Caterpie's eyes gleamed with anticipation, and then it happily began to devour the leaves again.

It accidentally ate the Pokéblock on it, and then suddenly its whole body flashed with White Light. When the White Light dissipated, a crescent-shaped pupa of the Pokémon Metapod appeared.

Metapod laughed happily, then diligently spun out silk threads that stuck to a nearby tree, pulling the surrounding leaves along with it, perfectly concealing itself among the foliage, quietly waiting for the day it would evolve into Butterfree.

The Misdreavus continued to wander around happily until it got hungry, at which point it returned to the camp.

As for the Standard Pokéblock she took? Hmph, she already has much better food, so why would she go back to eating these bland things?

She's now a discerning gourmet.