The next day, the sky stretched high and vast. The autumn breeze was crisp, and a faint chill had already begun spreading across the land.
Winter was almost here!
And when winter ended and the first ice melted, the annual regional tournament would begin.
In the backyard of Fuchsia Gym, Lorelei wore pajamas patterned with snowy-white cherry blossoms and lazily watched the figure before her.
They might have to part again soon, which was all the more reason to treasure their time together now.
"Jumpluff, use Stun Spore on Misdreavus."
Dian looked at the journal in his hands. This was the one hundred and twenty-third time Jumpluff had used Stun Spore on Misdreavus, yet even the clever young lady still couldn't quite grasp the information governing how Stun Spore affected the body.
Now he finally understood why Janine continued to select high-quality Poison-type Pokémon to raise, even with milestone treasures like the toxic gem and Toxic Orb, both of which could directly cultivate Pokémon with potent poison.
There was no other reason. It was simply too difficult.
Even those two Venonat had probably undergone more than two years of hellish training before finally learning this "Light-Eroding Poison."
Recording and integrating these three kinds of "information"—toxic poison, paralysis, and sleep—was a step-by-step process.
Toxic poison was the simplest because the toxic gem and Toxic Orb contained the most primitive form of "Light-Eroding Poison."
It was through studying these two poisonous treasures that Koga's clan had originally distilled the two stages of "poison is universal" and "poison is all things."
"Light-Eroding Poison" was the foundation of both stages. After incorporating the information for "paralysis" and "sleep," one could then advance to a higher level.
The ultimate result should be using "information" like a virus to seize control of an opponent's body, turning