Lin Feng immediately pointed out what he was really trying to ask.
"Is it called Sylveon?"
Professor Rosen sounded genuinely amazed.
Without a doubt, this was an Eevee evolution he had never seen before.
But when it came to Eevee, perhaps no one should have been surprised by the form it evolved into.
After all, the genes of this Pokémon were incredibly unstable.
[Hmm... I think Sylveon is a pretty good name, so I decided to call it Sylveon.]
[Oh? Then what type is it?] Rosen continued asking.
Recently, Lin Feng's Sylveon was not the only one to appear.
Reports of this Pokémon had begun emerging throughout the Donghua Region and even in other regions.
For researchers like them, professors from different regions regularly shared information with one another.
It was all for the sake of better research.
However, so far, no one had been able to clearly determine exactly how this particular Eevee evolution occurred.
Because of that, researchers and professors across the various regions were desperately searching for more examples.
Everyone wanted to be the first person to discover the evolution method and officially record it.
Hmm...
For researchers, that was probably one of the greatest honors imaginable.
Even people in the Pokémon world were not immune to that kind of desire for recognition.
Especially because one of the latest studies had already provided strong evidence that the Fairy type truly existed.
There was still plenty of research to be done regarding its characteristics.
"Hmm... a newly discovered Fairy type."
[Then, when Sylveon evolved, did you encounter anything unusual?] Rosen asked excitedly.
Right at that moment, Alune the Alolan Ninetales walked out of the house with three Eevee.
Seeing Lin Feng standing at the entrance, they immediately gathered around him.
[Ninetales?]
(What are you guys talking about~?)
[Eevee? Eevee~?]
(Are you talking about me?)
Alune could naturally understand their conversation.
[The professor wants to know how Sylveon evolved, right?]
Lin Feng didn't bother playing some guessing game with him.
[As for A-Jiu's evolution into Sylveon, I don't know the details myself.]
[If you're researching it... or rather, if you want to investigate how Sylveon evolves and need A-Jiu's help, you'll have to ask her yourself.]
To be honest, Lin Feng already knew how Sylveon evolved.
But he wasn't going to tell anyone.
Nor was he going to publish that information himself.
If he wanted to become a researcher, that would be far too easy.
He already knew far more about the Pokémon world than ordinary people.
On top of that, with his [Eye of Appraisal], there were practically no secrets a Pokémon could hide from him.
But he simply couldn't be bothered.
There was already more than enough for him to handle at the nursery.
There was no reason to involve himself in another field.
Besides, doing so would be unfair to the researchers who had already devoted themselves to studying Pokémon evolution.
"Hmm?"
Rosen froze for a moment.
This was clearly the first time he had encountered such an arrangement in his research career.
Normally, when studying Pokémon, everyone was eager to cooperate.
Professor Liang Cai had been right.
He needed to be polite when dealing with Lin Feng.
"Of course. Thank you very much..."
Lin Feng picked up A-Jiu and explained the situation to her.
He then secretly used his Aura to tell her what had just happened.
He also quietly reminded her not to reveal any details about her evolution.
Let Rosen figure it out himself.
"Eevee..."
A-Jiu gave Lin Feng a strange look.
Then she looked at Rosen.
She seemed a little confused, but she also thought the whole thing was rather interesting.
So she nodded.
[Ninetales...]
(Boring...)
Alune flicked her tail and immediately led A-Jiu and the other Eevee away.
Rosen stood there in a daze.
"This..."
[All right, Professor. Around this time, they should be heading toward the river or the forest.]
[They occasionally practice their moves there too. You can go over and observe them yourself.]
Lin Feng was already beginning to send him away.
Rosen looked toward Professor Liang Cai.
The older professor simply smiled and nodded.
Rosen understood.
If he wanted to record data and conduct research, he could only do so according to Sylveon's wishes.
But that was fine.
They were all doing this for the sake of research!
After all, Rosen was still young and full of enthusiasm.
He immediately said goodbye to his teacher and Lin Feng before hurrying in the direction Alune had gone.
As for Professor Liang Cai, after obtaining another Pidgeot feather, he also left with his granddaughter.
.....
[Sylveon, Sylveon... What a beautiful name...]
[It really does sound like a fairy, graceful and ethereal!]
As Rosen hurried toward the river, he kept repeating the name Lin Feng had given Sylveon.
He couldn't help nodding to himself.
If he truly became the first person to discover Sylveon's evolution method and uncover its related characteristics...
Then he would use the name Lin Feng had chosen.
"Fairy type..."
He arrived at the river.
But he couldn't find the Pokémon anywhere.
So he could only follow their tracks and continue searching toward the forest.
Meanwhile, Alune and the three Eevee were busy reviewing their battle from the previous night.
They found a relatively open area within the forest.
Several canine-like Pokémon sat together in a circle.
It looked almost like Team Yell was holding a strategy meeting.
The main agenda was led by Captain Alune.
She raised the first question.
[Ninetales?]
(Why?)
[Eevee...]
(I don't know... It's strange.)
[I clearly used my Fairy Aura...]
[That Charizard is obviously a Dragon type. So why did my Fairy-type moves barely hurt it?]
[Ninetales...]
(Me too...)
Leafeon remained silent.
There was a very simple reason.
It was a Grass type.
If Charizard hit it with a blast of fire, all it could do was focus on protecting itself.
Eevee Five was just as confused.
Lin Feng had clearly told them before.
Fairy and Ice were both super effective against Dragon types.
On top of that, they had eaten all kinds of dishes that strengthened their bodies.
A Fairy-type or Ice-type attack landing directly on a Dragon Pokémon should hurt terribly.
Their battle against Salamence had already proven that.
But against Charizard...
Their attacks had practically no effect.
This left them completely baffled.
Yet none of them thought to simply ask Lin Feng what type Charizard actually was.
[Eevee?]
(Could it be because we were dreaming?)
Eevee Five raised the possibility.
[Ninetales!]
(That could be it!)
The question had been raised by Eevee Five.
Captain Alune immediately accepted the explanation.
Her eyes suddenly lit up.
[Ninetales...]
(So that's why...)
It seemed that they couldn't just rely on dreams.
They needed to find a real Charizard and test it.
And coincidentally...
At that very moment, because Professor Rosen had entered the wilderness area, he brought his own Charizard along with him.
The two of them walked straight into the sight of Alune and the three Eevee...
[Ninetales?!]
The entire team fell silent.
Their eyes slowly locked onto the approaching Charizard.
A moment later...
Captain Alune's eyes began to shine.
The experiment had arrived.
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