[Professor Magnolia: Arceus? Isn't that the name of the legendary Creator God? Are you saying this Eevee has the bearing of a creation god?!]
[Bashir: I told you Eevee is the most perfect Pokémon! All the Eevee evolutions discovered so far are incomplete! Eevee's true upper limit is absolutely Arceus!]
[Professor Juniper: My dear granddaughter, when you put it that way, it really does make sense! The legendary Creator God is said to possess the power of all attributes. If Ash's inference is correct, then this Eevee has the same potential.]
[Steven Stone: Holy crap, isn't this way too overpowered?! An all-attribute Eevee—there's basically no way to counter that in battle!]
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[Diantha: You know what? The Eevee debate might just end here! All other types of Eevee are incomplete—only Eevee's Eevee is the best Eevee!]
[Lance: Wait! Stop Eevee-ing already! My head's spinning!]
[Cynthia: If Ash's inference is correct, this would be an epoch-making revolution! It would overturn the long-held belief that Eevee must evolve to become stronger. One could say Eevee itself is the form with the greatest potential!]
The audience was completely dizzy.
Who would've thought such a tiny Eevee could be this outrageous?
Being able to use moves of all attributes was one thing.
But it even held such an exalted status!
Everyone was an Eevee—
why were you so outstanding?!
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Got it!
It's all Team Rocket's fault!
If they hadn't come out to cause trouble, Ash wouldn't have discovered the truth!
Although everyone had already grown used to monsters like this appearing around Ash,
still—
so envious!
Waaah~
...
On screen—
Whether this Eevee could evolve was still unknown.
But its potential was undeniably astonishing.
A Pokémon that could theoretically learn all moves was already special beyond measure.
After all, even Mew could only master most moves—
not all of them.
As everyone knew,
aside from Arceus, the Creator God of the Pokémon world,
there was no Pokémon worthy of such a title.
In other words—
this child has the bearing of a creation god!
Of course, for Eevee to learn or use all moves, certain conditions still had to be met.
That meant attribute energies of all types. Aside from the basic energies that could be obtained through evolution stones,
other energies were actually quite easy to acquire.
"Chloe, have you made up your mind?"
"Yes! I've decided. I really like this Eevee. I'll ask my dad to negotiate."
Chloe spoke with firm resolve.
"No need. This Eevee is destined to be with you."
At that moment, a cool, clear female voice came from behind them.
Chloe turned around.
Beside Professor Cerise stood a woman in a researcher's uniform, speaking calmly.
She walked up to Chloe and gently stroked the Eevee in her arms.
"This child really likes you. Chloe, you should become its Trainer."
"Really?! Is that okay?!"
Chloe was pleasantly surprised. Strictly speaking, this Eevee wasn't a wild Pokémon—
it belonged to the Eevee Research Institute.
"Of course. The bond between you and Eevee has already been forged. How could I be such a villain?"
The woman smiled warmly.
Chloe immediately straightened up and bowed deeply at a ninety-degree angle.
A classic traditional move.
And, of course, it worked wonderfully.
Eevee was allowed to stay.
At this moment, Ash handed Chloe a Poké Ball.
"Go on. Form your bond."
Under everyone's gaze,
Chloe set Eevee down and aimed the Poké Ball at it.
"Are you willing to become my partner?"
"Eevee~"
Eevee smiled sweetly, then gently tapped the Poké Ball's button with its little head.
A flash of red light—Eevee was successfully caught.
Chloe picked up the Poké Ball and raised it high above her head.
"I caught Eevee!"
"Congratulations, Chloe. This Eevee is very special. Due to genetic issues, it can't evolve. If possible, I hope you can help it find its own light of evolution."
"I will! I definitely will!"
Chloe encouraged herself silently.
"Eevee doesn't have to evolve. It's fine just being itself. Director, saying it like that will make Eevee sad."
"Hahaha, you're right. Very thoughtful."
The director was momentarily taken aback, then laughed heartily—
so much so that her ice-queen persona cracked a little.
"Take good care of it."
With that, the director waved to Ash and the others and left,
leaving the scene to Chloe and the group.
By now, Chloe's eyes were already red.
She instinctively tried to throw herself into Ash's arms—
but was completely blocked by a suddenly appearing Bayleef!
"Yee~"
Bayleef puffed up her cheeks into a little bun, looking adorable.
Ash is mine!
The scene made viewers watching the livestream burst into laughter.
[Professor Cerise: Sigh, I think even if Chloe were this proactive, the worst it'd do is make Ash lose one night of sleep.]
[Norman: Hahaha, I'm dying here. So there's already a Bayleef that only loves Ash. Chloe can't compare in seniority—looks like your daughter's out, it's time for my May to take the stage!]
[Lt. Surge: You guys really think your daughters can beat Bayleef? Can't you see Ash's smile toward Bayleef is the real deal?!]
[Caitlin: Wow, the competition is that fierce? So to be Ash's girlfriend you have to be more charming than a Pokémon? In that case, the Ash×Cynthia ship is definitely the sweetest!]
[Lance: Exactly! The only things that interest Ash besides Pokémon are battles! Cynthia's advantage is huge!]
[Sabrina: Hehe~ Ash can only be mine!]
[Misty: I'm the one who partnered with Ash first! When I met him, he only had a Pikachu! I've got a big advantage!]
[Flint: Quick! Fight! I love watching women fight!]
[Cynthia: Flint, you've been slacking at work lately. Lucian, arrange for Flint to go work on the Paldea Pit project. He's not allowed back until it's done.]
Cynthia: That felt good.
[Caitlin: This is the rightful queen! My Cynthia! Mom loves you!]
Looks like that needs to be arranged too.
In a while, maybe a trip to the Unova region for exchanges.
Caitlin's getting mischievous again!
Meanwhile, the person involved—Ash—was completely confused.
"Big brother Red, why do they all want to be my girlfriend?"
"I don't know. You'll have to ask Blue."
"Then never mind. Big brother Blue isn't even as strong as you, Big brother Red. He probably wouldn't know either."
Crack.
Blue's fist hardened.
...
On screen—
That night, to welcome Eevee into the family,
everyone at the Cerise household held a welcome party.
Seeing Chloe's flushed face, her mother Yoshino keenly sensed something was off.
After learning what had happened over the past two days from Professor Cerise,
Madam Yoshino revealed a relieved smile.
Her daughter had finally grown up.
Still, watching Ash happily interacting with a group of Pokémon,
Madam Yoshino couldn't help but worry about her daughter's future.
Ah… children and grandchildren have their own fortunes.
Madam Yoshino decided not to overly interfere with Chloe's budding feelings.
But this trend still needed to be curbed a bit—
staring at Ash even while eating wouldn't do!
The next day—
At the Cerise Institute, Ash received a letter from Pewter City.
The letter recorded the Fossil Expo Chairman's gratitude to Ash.
As thanks, he invited Ash to Galar to participate in the excavation of newly discovered fossil Pokémon.
"New fossils have been found in the Wild Area of Galar! Want to go take a look?"
Professor Cerise tempted him.
Unknown Pokémon—
the attraction this held for Ash was self-evident.
"Awesome! I really want to go!"
Chloe raised her hand beside him as well.
"Nope~ Chloe, did you forget your agreement with your teacher? You can't miss the Trainer School exam."
Professor Cerise stopped her without hesitation this time.
This kid had been getting a bit love-brained lately. She needed some time away from Ash to cool off!
Perfect timing, really.
Though reluctant, Chloe could only suppress her disappointment.
"Ash, please! Remember to take lots of photos!"
Professor Cerise clasped his hands together, earnestly asking Ash.
For his daughter, this old father was truly exhausting himself.
Ash, of course, had no idea about Professor Cerise's hidden agenda.
He immediately agreed.
Unknown fossil Pokémon were just too tempting.
Soon after, under Chloe's slightly dejected gaze,
Ash wolfed down the food in his bowl and hurried out the door.
That very day,
Ash boarded a plane to Galar, heading for the Wild Area.
This time,
it was just Ash and Pikachu traveling together.
The Wild Area was a very unique region of Galar.
Wishing Stars often fell here,
and those stars were the most important material for making Dynamax Bands.
In addition, various ores and fossils were frequently unearthed here—
though most were ordinary fossils.
Even so, it was enough to attract countless fossil enthusiasts.
Landing in Galar and barely off the plane,
Ash headed straight for the Wild Area.
"Fossils! Fossils!"
"Pika! Pika!"
Ash and Pikachu soon arrived at the site rumored to have yielded rare Galar fossils.
According to rumors, the fossils discovered this time belonged to the ancient overlords of Galar!
That made the already lively Wild Area even more crowded.
There, Ash met two others who were also mining for ores:
Cara Liss and Cara Dure.
As for their traits—
one was scatterbrained, the other perpetually grumpy.
Liss was the grumpy one; Dure was the scatterbrain.
You could only say their names fit them perfectly.
Although they seemed unreliable,
they were surprisingly competent.
In a desert-filled region like this,
Liss and Dure actually hand-built a Pokémon fossil revival machine.
You heard that right—hand-built!
That level of talent rivaled Team Rocket's!
Ash's luck was incredible as well—he found two complete fossils without much effort.
With the help of the scatterbrain and the grump,
Ash successfully revived two Pokémon.
True masters really were hidden among the people—their fossil machine was even faster than the League's!
However…
something about these two fossil Pokémon seemed off.
The originally slender bird dragon and the chubby fish looked like their upper and lower halves had been mismatched!
Dracozolt became a bird head on a fish body,
and Arctovish became a fish head on a dragon body!
No matter how you looked at them, they were ridiculous!
"Pikachu, don't you think these fossils look a bit different from the ones we found?"
"Pika~"
Pikachu helplessly spread his paws. You're only noticing now? They swapped the heads and bodies!
But Ash doubted nothing. He examined them carefully, analyzed calmly—
and arrived at his conclusion.
"They look even cooler!"
Pikachu collapsed on the spot!
Classic Ash!
Liss and Dure, already sweating bullets, hurriedly wiped their brows.
That was close!
"Well, uh, this is Galar's super-strong ancient Pokémon! In the records, it's known as the invincible war god—Draco… Dracovish!"
"Yes, yes! And this one dominated Galar's ancient lands—Arctozolt!"
They could only grit their teeth and explain, trying to cover up their mistake!
"Pikachu!"
You literally just recombined their names!
Pikachu angrily waved his tiny fists, furious that they were deceiving his Trainer.
But at that moment—
"Beep beep, Rotom! Dracovish! It has a fish-like blue head and terrifyingly powerful jaws! It's said to be able to one-shot opponents! Dracovish's extraordinary leg strength and bite force made it invincible in ancient times. However, after exhausting all prey, it too went extinct."
"Arctovish! Once lived along ancient coastlines. It used ice from its body to preserve food, but went extinct due to its sluggish movements. Its frozen upper body can generate electricity when shivering, but it's very poor at walking."
The Rotom Phone finally remembered its role as a Pokédex and popped out at this moment!
If it was recorded in the Rotom Dex,
that meant these were genuine fossil Pokémon.
In other words—
those two weren't lying!
Pikachu was instantly petrified.
How could Pokémon this strange exist?!
No matter how you looked at them, they seemed like random patchworks!
Even revival should follow basic rules, right?!
Pikachu staggered, feeling his worldview crumble.
Looking at the Rotom Dex's description,
Ash's eyes sparkled with stars.
"So amazing!"
Without the slightest hesitation, Ash stepped forward and stared at the two newly revived fossil Pokémon from every angle,
holding up the Rotom Phone and snapping photos nonstop.
"Gaba~"
At this moment, the freshly revived Dracovish was clearly still confused.
Not yet understanding the situation, it watched Ash darting back and forth in front of it.
A wise light appeared in its eyes.
Food.
The instant it saw Ash,
Dracovish felt an unprecedented urge.
This was food calling out to a predator.
That head looked so tempting!
In just an instant—before anyone could react—
Dracovish bit down in one gulp, including Ash and the Rotom Phone!
"..."
After a brief silence,
everyone panicked!
According to the Rotom Dex, Dracovish was a Pokémon capable of one-shotting opponents!
Would Ash be okay?!
"Q-Quick… save him!"
Watching Dracovish swallow Ash like a bottomless abyss,
they were terrified Ash's exposed half might just fall off!
If that happened—
this would turn into a horror story!
Liss and Dure hesitated.
But Pikachu had already charged forward.
Iron Tail ready, about to slam into Dracovish—
However!
A jaw-dropping scene unfolded!
Ash actually caught Pikachu's swinging Iron Tail with one hand
and pulled himself out of Dracovish's mouth!
"It's fine, Pikachu! Dracovish is just expressing its affection for me!"
"Rotom! That's terrifying!"
Just a head bite, that's all!
His head had already been tempered by Gible countless times!
…?
Was something wrong with us, or with you?!
And yet—
The very next second, Ash's head was bitten again by Dracovish!
Everyone exchanged looks—
to save him or not was suddenly a question.
Pikachu sighed.
"Pika—CHU!"
Golden lightning erupted in an instant, dyeing the entire fossil excavation site gold!
When in doubt—Thunderbolt!
Pikachu wasn't going to indulge Dracovish any longer!
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