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Honchkrow finished absorbing the energy from Ho-Oh's feather.
With that, his level 67 made him one of the highest-leveled Pokémon on Cain's team, matching Slowking.
Moreover, thanks to the feather's power, his quality also rose to Light Purple, officially marking his entry into Purple-grade quality. And once in that tier, the differences began to stand out.
Judging by the current situation, Honchkrow's Flying-type moves might have even become stronger than his Dark-type ones.
Now that Honchkrow had regained his combat ability, the security of the camp was even more assured.
Even if another group of wild Pokémon attacked the camp, Honchkrow's Moxie ability could play an unpredictable role.
Shortly after he completed his absorption, Blaziken also finished his.
At first glance, Blaziken didn't seem to have changed much, except that his plumage now shone more vibrantly.
His sharp gaze seemed capable of producing fire on its own.
After absorbing the energy, he moved his body energetically, feeling the changes both physically and internally.
From his right hand, a flame rose: the red flame he used to summon had turned completely golden.
Although it didn't reach the intensity of the fire that emerged directly from Ho-Oh's feather, the improvement from before was obvious.
And when Blaziken squinted and focused all his power, a fleeting flash of golden-red fire could be seen in his flame.
It was subtle. Very few would be able to notice it.
Cain used the system to scan Blaziken's new data:
Pokémon: Blaziken (Dark Purple)
Gender: Male
Level: 62
Type: Fire + Fighting
Ability: Speed Boost
Held Item: Blazikenite
Egg Moves: Flame Burst, Agility, Last Resort, Feint
Basic Moves: Scratch, Growl, Ember, Sand Attack, Peck, Double Kick, Flame Charge, Quick Attack, Bulk Up, Blaze Kick, Flare Blitz, Fire Punch, High Jump Kick, Focus Energy, Slash, Brave Bird, Sky Uppercut
Learned Moves: Heat Wave, Low Kick, Laser Focus, Sacred Fire (imperfect version)
TM Moves: Protect, Earthquake, Flamethrower, Aerial Ace, Low Sweep, Stone Edge, Swords Dance
Compared to Honchkrow, Blaziken also leveled up twice, and his quality rose to Dark Purple, which didn't surprise Cain too much.
Although Ho-Oh is a Fire and Flying-type Pokémon, its dominant attribute is Fire, so Blaziken, being a Fire-type, had received a slightly greater boost.
But the most notable part was that, in the learned moves section, a new move had appeared: Sacred Fire (imperfect version).
The last time Cain had seen an imperfect move was when Larvitar evolved into Tyranitar and learned Precipice Blades, Groudon's exclusive move.
He never imagined Blaziken could learn Ho-Oh's Sacred Fire.
According to the system, this degraded version only possessed 5% of the properties of the true Sacred Fire move.
In other words, although it shared the same name, its effect was more symbolic. Visually, it resembled a regular flame.
Perhaps, within it, it retained a faint essence of the real Sacred Fire move.
"It probably has to do with the flame's condensation level..." Cain thought.
After all, Blaziken's fire and Ho-Oh's fire were different in essence.
The fire from the feather was a golden-red, while Blaziken's was just gold. There was a clear difference in level.
The move Sacred Fire could only be used by Ho-Oh and Entei.
Although, strictly speaking, what Entei used was also an inferior version—just with a high degree of similarity.
Cain's mind began to wander.
Currently, Tyranitar's Precipice Blades had reached a 30% similarity, while Blaziken's Sacred Fire was at 5%.
This made him think that exclusive moves of legendary Pokémon weren't impossible to learn; they just required very strict conditions.
Cain fell into thought.
"What makes a Pokémon legendary?"
It's said the Pokémon world was created by Arceus, and many Pokémon were also his direct creations. But some of the legendaries existed even before Arceus shaped the world.
So, where did those legendary Pokémon come from?
It was a question that brushed against the very origins of existence—something that, no matter how much he thought about it, was beyond his understanding.
"Blaziken, try this. Use Sacred Fire on that tree," Cain ordered.
Blaziken nodded solemnly.
He had just discovered he'd learned a new move himself, but he still didn't know its effect or power.
He extended his right hand.
His fist ignited again.
As he activated the move, Cain's eyes narrowed slightly.
"Seems like each Pokémon manifests this move differently..."
The flame on his fist began to change color, shifting from red to pure gold.
And when Blaziken focused all his energy, a thin thread of golden-red fire emerged from the center of the flame.
Both Cain and Blaziken noticed it.
But no matter how hard Blaziken tried, that small flame wouldn't grow.
After a futile effort, Blaziken gave up.
He dashed toward a distant tree. As he ran, the flame on his fist fluttered with the wind but didn't extinguish at all.
A direct hit!
BOOM!
It was as if a missile had struck the tree.
From Blaziken's fist, the fire spread in a fan shape, causing splash damage.
The trunk of the directly hit tree turned black and gray—charred—while the trees behind it also showed burned and deformed holes.
Everything the fire touched evaporated instantly.
Curiously, the fire didn't cause a wildfire. It seemed that once it left Blaziken's body, it lost the ability to keep burning.
A normal tree wasn't enough to sustain it.
Blaziken looked at the result of his attack, visibly amazed.
"Fire can be used like this?" Blaziken wondered in awe.
But Cain had a serious expression.
"This is what it can do with just 5% similarity?"
Cain approached the remains of the charred tree and began to search through the ashes.
And indeed, he found a seed faintly glowing green.
"So it's true... Ho-Oh's fire... rebirth through flame..."
Cain stared silently at the seed.
The Sacred Fire move, when used at full power, could revive deceased Pokémon and even transform them into legendary ones.
Just like what had happened with Raikou, Entei, and Suicune.
So if Blaziken's imperfect Sacred Fire could leave behind a living seed after destroying a tree, it wasn't all that surprising.
Cain stored it carefully.
"I'll plant it on the island, to see how it differs from the other trees..."
(End of Chapter)