Silas quickly realized something—whether in the anime of his past life or in the legends of this life, the Mysterious Garden only appeared at night.
Ash's Bulbasaur had run out in the middle of the night, and the legends also tied the Garden's appearance to the stars and the moon.
However, because the blooming of Halo Flowers was an easier and more convenient reference point, even he had subconsciously assumed that during this period, the Mysterious Garden was present all the time.
And besides, in his mind, for Grass-type Pokémon to evolve and grow stronger, sunlight was essential—so it seemed natural to believe the Garden would appear when the sun was at its peak.
But now, it seemed that wasn't the case.
No wonder the records always showed that by noon on the third day, the Trainers and Pokémon who had entered the Mysterious Garden would emerge from the forest.
It was likely that the Garden only opened for a short time during the night of the second day.
They had all quietly agreed to keep this fact hidden—at least, that was Silas's judgment.
Then, he simply plopped himself down on the ground.
Since it only opened at night, and he doubted his team could break through the vine wall in front of them right now, it was better to just rest for a while.
After all, it wasn't going to sprout legs and run away.
Seeing Silas's action, his Pokémon quickly understood his intent.
"Togepi!"
With a cheerful cry from Togepi, it and Snivy began playing together again.
This time, the rested Pidgeot and Blaziken also joined in the fun.
Only the calmer, more steadfast Gigalith remained standing to the side—both keeping watch and resting at the same time.
"Tsk, you… you were much cuter when you were little."
Silas bent one leg, patted Gigalith's sturdy leg with his hand, and grinned.
Gigalith silently turned its head to glance at him, then turned away again.
It was as if it said nothing… yet as if it had said everything.
Silas rolled his eyes. "I compliment you, and you get shy?"
"Gigalith!"
"Alright, alright, not shy—then why is your crystal glowing? In the mood for romance?"
"Gigalith!"
"Fine, fine, no romance—then you—"
Using his deep understanding of Gigalith, Silas effortlessly teased it.
Gigalith's temperament was gentle and steady, very reliable in serious matters, and it was extremely good at looking after the other team members. But… it was a bit introverted.
Or rather—"introverted" might not be the right word. "Reserved but secretly flamboyant" was more accurate.
At least, that's what Silas believed.
After enduring Silas's relentless "provocations" for two whole hours, Gigalith finally had enough.
It pulled in its head and legs completely, transforming into a solid navy-blue boulder.
Of course, even like this, Gigalith could still clearly sense its surroundings—so it was really just pretending not to hear.
Seeing this, Silas couldn't help but burst out laughing again, but he also decisively stopped teasing it. If he kept going, Gigalith probably wouldn't speak to him until dinnertime.
Everything in moderation.
Silas simply leaned back against Gigalith's body, closing his eyes to rest.
After about ten minutes, Gigalith—finally feeling a bit of peace—slowly extended its head and legs again, resuming its massive, heavy form.
It let out a silent sigh in its heart. Too difficult.
With his eyes still closed, Silas suddenly spoke again.
"Your progress with Gravity has just about reached your current limit.
The next stage will focus mainly on combining Heavy Slam, Stomp, and Earthquake in sequence—especially Earthquake.
Right now, after using the first two, your recovery lag is about 1.5 seconds, but for Earthquake, that downtime is nearly double.
That doesn't match the relative energy output.
It might be due to differences in energy conduction from when you were still a Boldore. First—when you're gathering energy from sunlight… Second… Third…"
"And then there's your two abilities—Sand Stream and Sand Force. I told you back when you were still a Roggenrola that constantly setting up Sandstorm isn't always beneficial.
Especially against Water-types, which counter you, Sandstorm can seriously slow the charging speed and reduce the power of Solar Beam.
Yes, thanks to your energy crystal, you can gather sunlight far more efficiently and even maintain some power output, but the energy cost is too high to be worth it.
At present, you've just stepped into the basics of Sand Force, but your control over Sand Stream still has flaws.
From the speed at which you start the Sandstorm to the power of the storm you maintain, your main problem seems to be—"
Bored and with nothing else to do, Silas launched into a deep discussion about Gigalith's training and battle strategy.
This lecture lasted over an hour.
"In short, take it slow—improve step by step." That was his conclusion.
Gigalith gave a silent nod.
From a pure energy level standpoint, Gigalith's current gap with Pidgeot and Blaziken wasn't actually that big. In fact, because of its unique body structure, Gigalith had even better stamina reserves than either of them.
But in a real battle, with no commands from him, both Pidgeot and Blaziken could easily defeat Gigalith.
That was pure talent suppression—Champion-tier potential showed itself in many ways.
Whether it was energy growth speed, physical development, training efficiency, or skill mastery, Blaziken was clearly the strongest in the team at the moment.
Even though it had started training more than a year later than Pidgeot, Blaziken had been steadily closing the gap.
Pidgeot's advantage lay in its solid foundation—mainly born from years of being raised on a tight budget. That forced it to develop exceptional energy control and unique skill usage.
Add in the agility and speed inherent to Flying-types, and it spoke for itself.
Of course, part of that difference also came from their different roles and development paths.
Gigalith still had many areas in need of training.
It wasn't that Silas had invested less in raising it compared to the others—rather, each Pokémon's talent determined that even if they tried their hardest to absorb resources, it still took time.
Only now had Silas truly come to understand the advantages of Champion-level potential.
It was like the difference between a "study god" and a "top student" in his previous life—both could score full marks on a 150-point exam, but one did so because their ability was naturally that strong, while the other was capped by the limits of the test itself.
A Pokémon with Champion-level potential, if placed in the games, would be the equivalent of having max Individual Values within its species, always gaining the maximum Effort Values possible, and receiving more experience points than normal.
Every level, it would be just a little stronger than others—and those little differences added up into something enormous over time.
And the higher the stage of strength, the larger each point of difference would become.
After finishing his discussion with Gigalith, Silas glanced up at the sun in the sky. It was already close to evening, the power of the setting sun now faint and weak.
As for the other four Pokémon, they had long since tired themselves out. Snivy and Togepi were fast asleep in Pidgeot's wings, while Blaziken was comfortably leaning against Pidgeot's back to rest.
"Dinner time~"
With a knock on the feeding pans, five pairs of eyes instantly opened and looked his way.
After they had eaten, Silas stood before the vine-covered wall. Time passed by the minute, and when the moon finally replaced the sun in the sky, something magical happened.
The vines making up the wall began to slide and shift, their intertwined structure unraveling. One by one, they retracted back into the ground.
The scene before him was like thousands of snakes writhing together. Silas's expression didn't change, but his hair stood on end.
"Go!"
With a short, clear command, Silas and his five Pokémon moved forward into the opening.
The moment Gigalith, bringing up the rear, stepped inside, the vine wall suddenly re-formed behind them.
"Snivy!"
Before he could even dwell on the shock or think about how they would get out, the team's only Grass-type princess, Snivy, began to emit a soft green glow.
Startled, it quickly called out for its Trainer.
"It's alright, don't panic—it's a good thing, it won't hurt you," Silas reassured Snivy.
And indeed, the moment the green light had appeared, Unit Zero had already begun analyzing it based on its stored knowledge.
Right now, Snivy's status panel read: Snivy (Life force abundant, condition steadily improving).
"Snivy."
Hearing her Trainer's words, Snivy quickly calmed down and focused on the changes in her body. It truly did feel more comfortable—lighter, even.
Silas looked around. This change couldn't be without cause—there had to be a reason.
Unfortunately, he couldn't find it.
"Togepii~!"
At the same time, the Togepi in Silas's arms also began to glow—but unlike Snivy's green light, Togepi's was pure white.
Silas frowned. Wasn't it said that only Grass-type Pokémon could gain benefits here in the Mysterious Garden? Why was a Normal-type Togepi affected too?
Or… was it because of Togepi's latent Fairy typing?
His thoughts kept spinning.
Soon, the glow around the two Pokémon began to fade, though faint flickers still pulsed from them.
Whether that meant they were back to normal, or that Unit Zero simply couldn't observe further, Silas didn't know—but their status panels now looked exactly the same as usual.
Silas's expression remained calm. If he wanted to know what had just happened, he could figure it out later—right now, the problem was that he and his Pokémon seemed to be trapped inside.
Looking back toward the way they had come, the path was once again sealed by that same yellow vine wall from earlier in the afternoon.
"Blaziken."
Silas spoke the name simply.
Even without detailed instructions, Blaziken immediately understood—launching a blazing pillar of flame straight at the wall.
BOOM!
Flames scattered everywhere… but the wall remained completely unchanged.
"Bulba~," "Bulba~ saur!"
From outside came a set of calls—calls that felt strangely familiar.
Silas and his Pokémon instinctively moved into formation. Gigalith's massive body took the front, with Blaziken and Silas standing in parallel behind it, while Pidgeot took to the air above.
The two smaller ones—Snivy and Togepi—were in the middle, peeking out through gaps to observe the surroundings.
A small opening in the wall appeared, and through it marched ranks of Bulbasaur, their formation neat and their voices chanting in unison as they entered.
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