Chen Kai promised the elderly Appletun that he would do his best to find honey apples or their seeds.
After a short rest, Appletun generously gave Chen Kai many Leppa Berries, filling the sack Chen Kai had brought to the brim.
After a good rest, when bidding farewell to the Applin tribe, Da Jia still kept looking back, gazing at the fruit forest with reluctance.
Seeing this, Chen Kai smiled and said, "If we have the chance, we'll come here often in the future."
Upon hearing this, Da Jia's eyes instantly lit up, and he nodded happily at Chen Kai.
It was still early, so Chen Kai decided to continue forward.
Although one sack was already full of Leppa Berries, his goal for today was to collect two sacks, so he still needed to fill another one.
Along the way, they stopped and went. Whenever they saw a slightly larger fruit tree forest, they would go in and pick some; if they encountered a Tera Crystal Pit of a low level, they would go in and challenge it.
The closer they got to Cheng City, for some unknown reason, the density of Tera Crystal Pits significantly increased.
Two-star and three-star Tera Crystal Pits were handled by Xiao Mei, Hydrapple, and Grovyle.
As for one-star Tera Crystal Pits, Exeggcute and Larvitar were allowed to practice.
In a mysterious forest, dappled with the evening sun, there was a one-star Tera Crystal Pit emitting a strange glow.
Inside the crystal, a giant Smoliv, with a shining Normal Class Tera Crystal embedded on its head, was gathering power, waving the leaves on its head, and unleashing "Razor Leaf."
In an instant, countless sharp leaves shot out like bullets in all directions, attacking Grovyle, Hydrapple, Exeggcute, and Larvitar simultaneously.
Seeing the Razor Leaves about to hit Exeggcute and Larvitar, Grovyle and Hydrapple rushed forward without hesitation.
Grovyle quickly swung its arms, using the tough leaves on its forearms to block most of the Razor Leaves aimed at Exeggcute.
Although a few Razor Leaves still scratched its arm, and blood flowed out, it still gritted its teeth, holding its defensive line.
Hydrapple, on the other hand, positioned its body in front of Larvitar, using the "Protect" move. This move was like an indestructible defense line; the Razor Leaves hitting it only made "crackling" sounds and did not harm Larvitar.
"Exeggcute, seize the opportunity and use Hypnosis!" Chen Kai shouted from behind.
The accuracy of Hypnosis is not high, but fortunately, Smoliv had just finished using "Razor Leaf" and had not yet adjusted its state. Exeggcute seized this fleeting opportunity.
It opened its eyes wide, a soft light flickering within them, and a mysterious wave emanated from its body—it was "Hypnosis."
This mysterious power, like a gentle mist, drifted leisurely towards Smoliv.
Smoliv's originally angry eyes gradually became dazed, and its body began to sway precariously.
Within a few seconds, its eyelids grew heavy, and it slowly closed its eyes, successfully hypnotized and falling into a deep sleep.
"Good! Everyone, quickly attack with full force!" Chen Kai commanded.
Seeing Smoliv successfully hypnotized, Hydrapples, Grovyle, and Larvitar immediately became energetic and quickly followed Chen Kai's command to attack.
Da Jia, Third Boss, and Si Dang Jia took a deep breath, their bodies trembling slightly, and a shining purple Energy Ball condensed in their mouths. Immediately after, they fiercely spat out the Energy Ball, and a thick Dragon Pulse, like a surging torrent, swept directly towards Smoliv.
This was Random Light; where the light passed, the air vibrated with a buzzing sound.
At the same time, a determined look flashed in Grovyle's eyes. Using the ground's reaction force, it rushed towards Smoliv like an arrow from a bow.
The moment it got close to Smoliv, it leaped high, its claws imbued with great power, and unleashed "Malicious Pursuit." Its claws, carrying a sharp whistling sound, fiercely struck towards Smoliv's head.
Larvitar was not to be outdone. It raised its head, let out a thunderous roar, and then stomped its foot forcefully. The ground instantly vibrated violently, and huge rocks protruded from underground, then rained down on Smoliv's back—this was "Rock Slide."
Under the impact of Dragon Pulse, the claw attack of Malicious Pursuit, and the crushing blows of Rock Slide, the sleeping Smoliv had no power to resist.
Its body trembled violently under the attack, and the light on its body grew weaker.
Finally, Smoliv could no longer withstand such a fierce attack and slowly fell to the ground, the crown-like Tera Crystal on its head shattering with a crash, signaling its complete defeat.
Chen Kai had no intention of capturing Smoliv. After waiting for a few seconds, the space shattered, sending Chen Kai and his group back to Area Zero.
Larvitar quickly ran to the crystal, greedily inhaling the powder that scattered after the crystal shattered.
It could actually eat this crystal, but if it didn't defeat the Pokemon inside, the crystal was too hard to bite; and once the Pokemon inside was defeated, the crystal shattered directly, so it still couldn't eat it, only able to take a few deep breaths like an old smoker who hadn't smoked in a long time, just to satisfy its craving.
This scene made Chen Kai laugh and cry at the same time. However, Larvitar had already absorbed several crystals that afternoon, and its level had increased rapidly, already reaching Normal Class.
Chen Kai took out his Pokedex, which showed:
Name: Larvitar
Type: Rock, Ground
Level: Normal Class (Level 20-21)
Ability: Guts
Gender:
Chen Kai thought to himself that he would have to ask Huang Mao for some training fees on Monday.
At the same time, he quickly pushed Exeggcute, Grovyle, and Hydrapple towards the crystal, urging them to absorb some, especially Exeggcute, to make it level up quickly.
Now Exeggcute had also reached the Novice Stage, and the Pokedex showed the following:
Name: Exeggcute
Type: Grass, Psychic
Level: Novice Stage (Level 6-7)
Ability: Harvest (Hidden Ability)
Gender: ♦
What Chen Kai did not expect was that Exeggcute actually possessed the Hidden Ability "Harvest."
In the game, this ability means there's a chance to regain a berry that has been consumed once per turn.
For example, if Exeggcute was holding a Sitrus Berry, once its HP was low enough for it to eat the Sitrus Berry, there would be a 50% chance in subsequent turns for a new Sitrus Berry to regrow for it to consume, and this could be triggered every turn.
If the held berry is consumed immediately after being regained, then the ability can be triggered again until the next Harvest.
Especially under conditions of Sunny Day or harsh sunlight, the trigger chance can even reach 100%!
This ability was indeed very practical, but Chen Kai found it hard to imagine how the berry would regrow after Exeggcute ate the Sitrus Berry.
Even Exeggcute itself couldn't explain the reason.
Since Chen Kai had plenty of Sitrus Berries on hand, he planned to try it out in the next battle opportunity to see how this magical ability would work.