Bulbasaur was annoyed at being underestimated.
"Bulba!"
[Xu Mu, I'm getting serious!]
Xu Mu looked at Bulbasaur in confusion.
Serious? What did he mean?
What exactly counted as serious?
Bulbasaur's next move gave Xu Mu his answer.
Staring down Arcanine, Bulbasaur used Vine Whip to pull a yellow energy crystal from the seed on his back.
It was a Miracle Seed, which boosted the power of the Grass-type moves used by the Pokémon carrying it.
"Holy crap. That Miracle Seed has to be over ninety percent pure!"
Xu Mu hadn't been too surprised when he first saw it. But then sunlight flashed off the Miracle Seed and struck his eyes, leaving him stunned.
That tiny Miracle Seed alone was worth everything Xu Mu owned!
This was wealth beyond reason!
Wasn't it a bit much to casually whip out a Pokémon item that expensive?
But the display of wealth wasn't over.
Bulbasaur seemed to be taking his first battle very seriously.
Placing the Miracle Seed on his forehead wasn't enough. He rummaged through the seed on his back again with his vines and pulled out a Weakness Policy.
Weakness Policy: When hit by a move targeting its weakness, the holder's Attack and Special Attack rose sharply.
And Bulbasaur still wasn't done gearing up!
Grass Gem: A Grass-type gem that boosted the power of one Grass-type move when held.
By now, Xu Mu was speechless.
After returning from that gathering in the five northern provinces, Xu Mu had thought he was doing pretty well for himself.
But compared to Bulbasaur, he was dirt poor!
This little guy really was the son of the Chief's main Pokémon. On wealth alone, no other Pokémon would dare claim it could compete with Bulbasaur.
Bulbasaur kept going. No matter how dumbfounded Xu Mu, Ahao, and the