The opening of the Secret Realm was drawing near. As university students arrived from all over, the Hawaiian Islands had become exceptionally lively.
"The Secret Realm opens in a few days. Why do you keep staring at that gem? Still haven't decided who to give it to?" Qiu Yuxuan asked as she came over to Xiao Ran and found him sitting on the sofa, gazing blankly at a bead in his hand.
"Mm, I'm still thinking!" Xiao Ran came back to his senses and set the bead down.
This bead was the Fairy Gem Mile had lost to him. Once its energy was fully absorbed, it could raise an Elite Class Pokémon's strength by roughly one minor stage.
Of course, the energy in the Fairy Gem was not as pure as that in Xerneas's Branch. A Pokémon would need to spend a great deal of time and effort absorbing and digesting it, and it could not be used too often.
"Gardevoir, Sylveon, and Primarina can all use it. But Gardevoir and Primarina are already at the late stage of Elite Class. After absorbing this bead's energy, they would have a chance of breaking through to Gym Leader Class."
"But strength gained that way wouldn't be stable. I imagine that's exactly why you've been unable to make up your mind, right?"
As Xiao Ran's instructor, Qiu Yuxuan saw through his dilemma at a glance.
With his entry into the Alola Great Secret Realm approaching, he urgently needed to strengthen his Pokémon. But if he really used the Fairy Gem to gain another Gym Leader Class Pokémon, it would come at the expense of that Pokémon's potential and hinder its future growth.
"Yes. It's not just Gardevoir and Primarina. Sylveon is in the same situation."
"It doesn't have another evolutionary transformation ahead