After saying goodbye to Xiao Qi and hurrying back to the Pokémon Center, Liu Qing immediately handed his three Pokémon over to Nurse Joy. Porygon2 had barely been hurt, and Eevee was merely exhausted, so both recovered quickly. Rhydon's abrasions, however, were severe, earning Liu Qing a stern scolding from the kindhearted Nurse Joy.
"Mom, I've earned the Official Badge from the Goldenrod Gym," Liu Qing told Mili on the video screen beside the telephone.
"Really? Congratulations, Liu Qing. You're another step closer to the Johto League," Mili said with a smile.
"Mom, you remember my Eevee, right?"
"Of course. What about it?"
"During today's match, Eevee nearly evolved, but fortunately, we managed to hold it off for now."
"I see. I remember you saying this Eevee's hidden type was Ice-type, so you want it to evolve into Glaceon, right? But doesn't Eevee only have five evolutions—Water-type, Fire-type, Electric-type, and the Dark-type and Psychic-type forms Professor Ivy discovered recently?" Mili asked in confusion.
"Mom, those are the ones known in Kanto and Johto. To evolve Eevee into Glaceon, it needs to go to the Ice Rock near Snowpoint City in Sinnoh," Liu Qing explained. "Eevee can also evolve into Leafeon at the Moss Rock in Sinnoh's Eterna Forest."
"So Eevee has those two evolutions as well? Did Cynthia tell you?"
"Uh, more or less," Liu Qing answered vaguely. In fact, even Cynthia still didn't know that Eevee could evolve into Leafeon and Glaceon in Sinnoh. After all, Eevee was native to Kanto and extremely rare. It was almost never seen in Hoenn, Sinnoh, or the Unova Region, so no one in Sinnoh yet knew that those two unusual rocks, regarded as scenic curiosities, were special evolution items of great use to Eevee.
"I understand what you're getting at. As it