"Are there any Pokémon clans here stronger than yours?"
Chen Shi asked.
This was a crucial question. The moment he arrived, he had noticed only a few scattered Berry trees, and they were the least valuable kind: Oran Berry trees.
Yet these Breloom cared so much about those few Berries that he sensed something was off.
After all, the leader of the Breloom group was already at the peak of Elite Four Level. A Pokémon at that level would be far from weak anywhere—in fact, it could be considered very strong.
Their clan also had plenty of Gym-level, Senior Elite King-level, and even Elite Four Level Breloom.
There was no reason to care so much about a few Oran Berries.
But the fact was that they really did care, enough to mobilize their entire clan.
Logically, this was a top-tier Mystery Realm, so resources should have been plentiful. Berries should have been among the most ordinary things here.
Yet a clan like these Breloom occupied only this tiny share of resources. That suggested there were probably quite a few powerful clans here.
And the Breloom leader was already at the peak of Elite Four Level. If they were even stronger...
"Breloom, breloom~~"
Breloom pointed in a direction as he spoke.
Chen Shi nodded thoughtfully. "You mean there are Pokémon stronger than your clan in the central area?"
Breloom nodded helplessly.
In truth, this forest was practically the Mystery Realm's only source of Berries. Everywhere else was either volcanic, barren, or an endless expanse of ocean.
But there were simply too many Pokémon in this Mystery Realm, including quite a few stronger than them. The Breloom group had only managed to claim a patch of this forest because they had some strength of their own.
Some weaker Pokémon clans could not