Preliminary experimental findings: The Pokémon Combat Power Measurer, the dawn of a new era!
Dian knew he had little time, so he sent out Jumpluff, a fellow Grass-type, to negotiate with the Gogoat herd, offering assorted human-made Pokéblocks in exchange for their shed horns and fur.
Likewise, Ralts, Serperior, and Mawile went to the garden to trade with Florges for the flowers imbued with fairy power that Flabébé or Floette held.
Although these Pokémon cherished their flowers as much as their lives, there were always a few individuals who favored the new over the old and constantly replaced the flowers they carried. As long as he did not need too many, a deal was still possible.
Tyranitar went to the Pyroar pride to trade for their manes, while Glaceon ran up to the snowy mountaintop to search for ice crystals shed by Avalugg.
All of these were highly suitable experimental subjects.
After spending most of the day searching, Dian successfully won over all the surrounding Pokémon with Pokéblocks and obtained the experimental materials he wanted.
Pyroar mane containing Fire-type energy, Avalugg ice crystals, Floette's fairy flowers, and so on—all of these were biologically active substances containing extraordinary energy.
There were also ordinary leaves, berries, and other materials without extraordinary energy.
From the perspective of genes and cells, all of these qualified as living experimental subjects.
Besides these, there were naturally nonliving materials such as chunks of rock and pure water.
Taken together, these essentially covered all substances found in nature, both living and nonliving.
Pure energy was equally easy to obtain: Misdreavus's Will-O-Wisp, Jumpluff's Energy Ball, Tyranitar's Thunderbolt, and so on.
Together, these became the experimental subjects for his research into the solidifying properties of dark power.
Dian designated living substances containing extraordinary energy as group one, and ordinary living substances commonly found in nature as group two.
Likewise, nonliving rock and pure water