After chatting for a while, Xiao Zhi and his group arrived at the villa where Eevee's name tag indicated.
The front yard of this luxurious villa was bustling with preparations for a grand party. Colorful lights sparkled on the trees and roof, and the flowers in the garden exuded a charming fragrance.
In the front yard of the villa, various Trainers were using Evolution Stones to evolve their Pokémon. This party was truly spectacular.
Suddenly, Xiao Zhi's attention was drawn to three young people. Their hair colors were very peculiar—yellow, red, and blue—making them quite eye-catching.
The young man with yellow hair immediately noticed the Eevee in Xiao Zhi's arms. He quickly ran over and thanked everyone with great gratitude.
"Thank you very much for bringing Eevee back! I am Lei Zang, and these are A Qi and Mi Zi Qi," Lei Zang said excitedly, thanking Xiao Zhi and the other three.
A Qi and Mi Zi Qi smiled and nodded in greeting to everyone. A Qi's red hair complemented his vibrant eyes, while Mi Zi Qi's dark blue hair revealed a sense of calm and intelligence.
Earlier this morning, their youngest brother's Eevee had gone missing, which had troubled them for a long time.
Lei Zang seemed to have thought of something and said to the red-haired person, "Oh right! A Qi, quickly call Xian Hou and ask her where she is."
Li Qingfeng: !!!
If he remembered correctly, Xian Hou was the boss of Team Star, and her real name wouldn't be revealed yet.
According to the information in Scarlet and Violet, Xian Hou had taken a year and a half leave of absence from Orange/Grape Academy. During this year and a half, she had returned to the Galar region. Why would she be in Kanto now?
Or perhaps this wasn't the Xian Hou Li Qingfeng knew?
However, this possibility was low. Li Qingfeng thought that the Xian Hou Lei Zang mentioned might indeed be the one he was thinking of.
After all, that person used an Eevee team.
Xiao Zhi was also curious about who the Xian Hou Lei Zang mentioned was. He asked, "Mr. Lei Zang, may I ask who Xian Hou is? Is she a powerful Trainer?"
Lei Zang held his forehead with his hand and thought for a while before replying, "Xian Hou is someone I met while Surfing online. Her online name is Xian Hou, and she is very familiar with Pokémon like Eevee."
"My brothers and I are holding an Evolution Stone Party in Shidun Town. Our friend Xian Hou, who likes Eevee, has three Eevee evolutions that require Evolution Stones, so I specifically invited her to the party," Lei Zang said excitedly.
However, after listening, Xiao Zhi replied, "Um, Eevee actually has five evolution forms that can evolve using Evolution Stones."
"Indeed." Brock and Xiao Mao nodded. They were both Eevee Trainers and had looked up information about Eevee online.
Lei Zang frowned in confusion. "What? Aren't there only Thunder, Water, and Fire? I remember the Kanto papers only mentioned three evolution forms."
"Even if there are new evolutions in the neighboring Johto region, those two don't require Evolution Stones to evolve."
"I once thought that I could evolve Eevee into Umbreon using a Moon Stone, but it was useless."
Speaking of this, Lei Zang sighed deeply.
Xiao Zhi explained with a smile, "Eevee actually has two new evolution forms that can use Evolution Stones. Leafeon and Glaceon can evolve through Evolution Stones; they are the latest discovered evolution forms in the Sinnoh region."
Lei Zang and his brother were greatly shocked after hearing this. It turned out that he hadn't noticed the newly discovered Eevee forms in the Sinnoh region. After he found that Eevee couldn't evolve with a Moon Stone, he assumed that subsequent Eevee forms also couldn't evolve with Evolution Stones.
This was a case of preconceived notions, everyone.
Lei Zang was quite grateful. He hadn't expected Xiao Zhi to tell him such news, which would be incredible if posted online. "I didn't realize that. I've learned something new, thank you."
Xiao Zhi waved his hand; helping others was his hobby. "No problem. May I ask how the Evolution Stones are being sold today? My friends all want to buy some Evolution Stones."
Lei Zang said with a smile, "Of course not!"
"Eh?" * 4
Xiao Zhi and his group were all very confused, not understanding why they couldn't buy Evolution Stones.
Xiao Mao asked in confusion, "Why can't you sell us Evolution Stones? We are willing to pay."
Lei Zang continued to explain with a smile, "Because at this party, the Evolution Stones we provide are free. We hope to offer this special opportunity to all Trainers participating in the party, allowing their Pokémon to evolve into more powerful forms."
Xiao Zhi and the others were very pleasantly surprised to hear this news. They thanked him gratefully, "Thank you very much! This is truly a very generous gesture."
Lei Zang smiled and waved his hand, indicating there was no need to be polite. "The party is to celebrate Eevee's honor and commemorate a special moment. We hope to share joy and friendship through this event."
"So, please enjoy the party to the fullest, choose the appropriate Evolution Stones, and let your Pokémon evolve into more powerful forms!"
At the Evolution Stone stall at the party, Xiao Zhi and his group were pleasantly surprised to find a wide variety of Evolution Stones, numerous in quantity and diverse in type.
Xiao Mao counted, and there were a total of five types of Evolution Stones: Thunder Stone, Fire Stone, Water Stone, Leaf Stone, and Moon Stone.
Xiao Xia saw a little boy walk up to Lei Zang and take Eevee from his hand. However, from the boy's unwilling gaze and attitude, he seemed not to want Eevee to be there.
This little boy was Tai Yi.
Tai Yi carried Eevee to a nearby bench, stroking it with a troubled expression on his face.
Tai Yi sat on a nearby bench, holding Eevee, sighing while stroking Eevee.
"I'll go check over there," Xiao Xia said, then quickly walked over to Tai Yi.
Brock was holding Eevee, and he had no intention of making it evolve. He was full of love and cherish for Eevee, believing that Eevee should choose to evolve on its own.
Xiao Mao saw the Moon Stone displayed at a distant stall, took out his Poké Ball, and released his partner Nidorina.
Xiao Mao gently patted Nidorina's head, gazing at the distant Moon Stone, and exclaimed, "We finally found it, the Moon Stone."
Previously, when he was at Mt. Moon, he had only found one Moon Stone, which he later used to evolve Nidorino into Nidoking.
"Xiao Zhi, catch!"
Lei Zang threw a Thunder Stone to Xiao Zhi, seemingly wanting Pikachu to evolve into Raichu.
When Xiao Zhi received the Thunder Stone, he quickly waved his hand. "No need, my Pikachu can't evolve. It's a Pikachu that can Dynamax, and it doesn't want to evolve either."
Lei Zang had heard about Dynamax from Xian Hou before and felt a slight regret. "I see, that's a pity."