Stepping over piles of Dugtrio and Diglett, Giovanni walked out of Diglett's Cave.
The Dugtrio and Diglett that had been knocked out earlier outside had long since woken up and were now nowhere to be found.
Giovanni didn't clear out Diglett's Cave this time; they would eventually return.
It's possible that another powerful Dugtrio might be born in the future, but it definitely wouldn't be as strong as the one Giovanni had captured now.
Delia, who had been waiting anxiously outside, finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Giovanni emerge; she had Butterfree let her down from the tree.
Then she asked Giovanni, "How was it? Did you catch the Pokémon you wanted?"
"Of course," Giovanni patted the Poké Ball locked at his waist, a confident expression on his face.
Although she didn't know how strong the Dugtrio or Diglett Giovanni had caught were, he certainly wasn't going to risk it anymore.
Delia also breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good, that's good."
She glanced at the cave, and seeing some unconscious Dugtrio and Diglett at the entrance, she asked Giovanni:
"Can I catch a Dugtrio?"
There was no change in Giovanni's eyes. "Suit yourself, but you have to be sure you can catch them. I won't help you."
Delia guessed that Giovanni wouldn't help her, so she nodded and said, "Mhm, I can do it myself."
As she spoke, she walked over with Butterfree.
Giovanni didn't continue to bother with her. Anyway, he had already reached Diglett's Cave and captured a Dugtrio, so Delia's usefulness to him was already minimal.
If Giovanni hadn't been a man of his word, he might have already left.
It was just a matter of catching an unconscious Dugtrio, and even if the Dugtrio and Diglett inside woke up, they were still terrified by Giovanni.
Naturally, they didn't dare to attack Delia, so she easily caught a Dugtrio that seemed pretty good.
She wasn't greedy enough to catch a Senior Level one; she had a good understanding of her own abilities and only caught a Dugtrio with decent potential and a High Level.
Even this made her very happy, especially since last time she came, she couldn't even enter the cave and was directly driven away.
This time, she even caught a Dugtrio; it was a huge profit.
"Let's go," Giovanni didn't give Delia time to be happy and walked directly towards Pewter City.
Delia couldn't leave Giovanni now. She hurriedly followed closely behind Giovanni's footsteps, rushing towards Pewter City.
They walked for another day.
Actually, by the time they were in Diglett's Cave, the trees in Viridian Forest were already sparse, meaning they were already out of Viridian Forest.
Upon reaching the vicinity of Pewter City, more stones came into view, and trees were already scarce.
Most of the Pokémon here were Rock-type and Ground-type Pokémon.
However, their potential didn't seem particularly good, nothing that moved Giovanni, so Giovanni was too lazy to catch them. Any Pokémon that got too close were driven away by Persian.
Delia, on the other hand, caught another Pokémon, a Nidoran♀ with decent potential but one that Giovanni didn't care for.
However, this woman was very happy and excited. "I caught a Nidoran♀."
Seemingly noticing Giovanni looking at her, she quickly explained to Giovanni, "Don't you also have a Nidoking? You must have seen the articles and videos by the 'Cat-Loving Researcher'."
As she spoke, her eyes were like stars. "I used to really like Nidoran♀ and Nidorina, but their training value wasn't very high. Now with the Researcher's article, and with the help of the Moon Stone, their development potential has greatly increased."
Giovanni nodded. "I know, that's why my Nidorino had the chance to evolve into Nidoking."
Delia's eyes were filled with admiration, and her words were full of praise and adoration for the "Cat-Loving Researcher."
"And the Researcher seems quite young, about your age. I can't wait to see his next research results."
Giovanni, who usually showed little emotion, felt a bit embarrassed listening to her. "It's alright. By my calculations, it should have been published by now."
Although Giovanni was here, he could have Matt publish articles for him behind the scenes, which wasn't an issue.
And the research Giovanni published this time was precisely on the Water Stone, though Giovanni kept a secret regarding Eevee's evolution.
He planned to release an Eevee evolution compilation later.
However, the research on the Water Stone was clearly more explosive, as many people owned Water-type Pokémon, especially Poliwhirl and Staryu.
Just these two Pokémon alone were enough to spark a craze.
Before the news of the Evolution Stone reached other isolated regions, the overall strength of Kanto Trainers would greatly increase!
The Kanto region would continue to dominate other regions.
The comments were still buzzing with excitement.
"Seeking Fire-type Evolution Stone and corresponding Pokémon!"
"Please update quickly!"
"Are there Ghost-type ones? I'm not saying you're amazing, just purely curious."
"Researcher, I want to cling to your leg!"
Matt looked at the comments below, smiling so wide his mouth couldn't close. He tapped a few keys on the keyboard, "Actually, 'Great Love Research' also put a lot of effort into this project."
Dr. Nishino replied, "Anyway, they are excellent Researchers. I just ask for quick updates."
Matt was even happier. He continued to tap the keyboard, "No problem, very soon, very soon."
This guy was really working hard to become an excellent Researcher in people's hearts.
If it weren't for his restricted identity and the need to stay on the island to help Giovanni train new Shadow Members, he would have wanted to join Giovanni at the exchange conference.
Then he could also enjoy the feeling of making a splash and being the center of attention.
Here, Delia, having heard this, suddenly remembered the issue. "That's right, we need to get to Pewter City quickly."
Giovanni, at this point, seemed unhurried. "We're almost there. There's no need to rush now."
"That's research that can benefit all Kanto Trainers. Why do you seem so uninterested?"
Delia first said this, then asked Giovanni with some confusion:
"By the way, why does your voice sound so familiar to me?"
Giovanni cleared his throat twice. "You're overthinking it. My voice is quite normal."
"Is it?" Delia was a little confused.
Fortunately, Giovanni had gone through puberty, otherwise, he really would have been recognized by an enthusiastic fan like Delia.
Giovanni also understood that staying with this woman any longer would eventually lead to exposure, so he told her in advance, "Let's go quickly. Once we reach Pewter City, we'll go our separate ways."
Delia, whose mind was filled with Giovanni's other identity, didn't react much to this. "Oh, okay."