Divine Plan? But I'm a Pokémon trainer.

Chapter 422 Counterattack Energy
Although Tumblecube Island is mostly inhabited by Pokémon within range 151, the island is not located near the Kanto region.

The Dragonite, having surveyed its surroundings, did not see the familiar continent, nor even humans or any man-made objects.

"Fu?"

The fire fox was puzzled; why were there no humans around?

They clearly saw the statue of Ladalada during their previous grassland survey.
Although elves also possess the ability to carve, but...

"Perhaps it's the spirits of the Kanto region that have given us our preconceived notions. There are many different parallel worlds, and they may not all have humans or places we are familiar with. As for the statue, it may have fallen into this place from another dimension."

Even with this explanation, there are still many oddities, and it doesn't make any sense at all.

Dragonite thought that maybe it hadn't flown far enough, so it planned to circle the planet once after eating and resting.

The rest planned to go deeper, investigating artifacts and traces of civilization.

That’s it for now, let’s eat first.

"The expedition team found a lot of ingredients on the Qicheng Grassland. Let's try making dinner using the local ingredients."

Although the main dish in the game is stewed in a stone pot, the aroma would likely attract a large number of wild elves, so Link, who didn't plan to stay here for long, didn't intend to take care of too many.

So he and Munchlax took turns, and with the help of Fennekin and Eevee, they managed to prepare dinner for all the Pokémon—Frankenstein White Rice, Frankenstein Cheese Pudding, Frankenstein Rainforest Steamed Cake, Frankenstein Fire Rock Pie, and Frankenstein Fire Green Stew Pot!

"Done!"

"Fu!?"

Let's leave aside pudding, steamed cakes, and stews for now.

The white sand baked rice and fire agate pie, which are cooked with pearls and fire agate, are simply inedible!
Link shook his head. That's not necessarily true.

"These two dishes are not suitable for you. Here's what I prepared for you: Fang Kele Nianli Rice Cake."

Fire Fox was bribed on the spot.

Link then served the two dishes that he rated as "inedible" to Talebagos and Growlithe.

“Although we usually eat tree fruits as our staple food, I tried using other ingredients this time.”

The nearby Egui Peng seemed to want to say something but stopped, perhaps referring to stone rather than food ingredients.

For elves, it's all pretty much the same.

From a human perspective, many elves are classic examples of pica (eating non-food items).

Compared to a bunch of Pokémon that consume electricity, light, and even emotions, Tyranitar, which needs to eat dirt to evolve, seems much more normal.

Since Tumblecube Island is so rich in resources that even rocks are edible, Link naturally began to try recipes he had never attempted before.

The results were unanimously praised by the elves, which made him want to move the crops here back to his hometown to grow.

But how do you mass-produce those random materials...?

Unfortunately, happy times are always very short.

The pleasant and exciting dinner time quickly came to an end, and it was time for the elves, who had been exploring all day, to share their findings.

First up is the exploration team of Fiery Fox, Incineroar, and Arcanine. Everyone has already seen the food, materials, and strange stones they brought back. What's most intriguing, of course, are the Power Stones that can give Pokémon power.

"Let's call them square stones for now. There seem to be three types of these stones: offensive, durable, and special effects. The principle is similar to that of held items. Fire Fox is still researching why they can stack without needing to be synchronized."

It seems they really found something good this time. After wandering around outside and returning empty-handed, the Dragonite couldn't help but envy the trainer's luck.

"Is that right?"

Link smiled and shook his head. No matter how many Pokémon you can bring, you can only bring one in a proper battle.

In this way, both the stone that provides basic abilities and the stone that modifies the way moves are executed are secondary choices.

At least, Link didn't think his Pokémon needed to change the form of their moves with this kind of thing; if they really needed it, they could train them themselves. "Bonnie?" So these things are actually useless?
That's not entirely true, Link thought. There's still value in giving them as souvenirs to new trainers.

Of course, if the elves later discover materials that can be used to forge the square stones, that would be a different story.

But ultimately, this is something that can be taken away by moves like "Trick" or "Swap". It's great to simply boost abilities, and Dragonite can use it to save time on "Dragon Dance", but it would be bad if the opponent stole it.

"Fum~"

The Fiery Fox wholeheartedly agreed, just as it could steal Dragonite's item in a single glance.

Dragonite was speechless upon hearing this. Why did the Fire Fox need to steal when it was already so strong? Why not just attack directly?
As expected of something hatched by a trainer, even its heart is black.

Egui Peng couldn't pretend he hadn't heard these words; at least the Burning Worm was quite upright.

Fire Fox: "?"

Can this really be considered maintaining it?

In short, finding these stones isn't very useful for them right now, but we can't rule out the possibility of finding more powerful types in other areas.

"If that's the case, I'm almost ready to agree with the hypothesis of the Porygonian cyberspace. Maybe we accidentally stumbled into some Minecraft server?"

"Hey~"

The dolphin didn't understand, but there are indeed many different kinds of fish in the ocean of this world (Bao Ku Fang).

As for the Ghost Tail Black Fish, it confirmed the existence of the other-dimensional space, but that it was not connected to the place they came from, so they could not return from there.

"Fu?"

"Bass!"

If it crashes into a Giratina, it probably won't come back!

Even if the Giratina in this world is also a Pokémon, it won't be chibi or tribi like them, but rather a large, indescribable blob of cubes.

"I agree. One 'angular' elf is enough for me."

Polygons seem to have a strange obsession with this.

"Yes, I also think that in a normal world, the higher the material, texture, and pixel count, the better."

"In short, apart from the exploration team, we have gained nothing else. Apart from Dragonite's plan to fly around the world tomorrow, we can only continue to explore the island."

Fortunately, Polygon has already completed the map modeling for everyone.

Link then suggested that instead of exploring in sequence, they should split into two groups and proceed side by side from both sides of the island.

If you have the chance, you can also bring back anything that looks like a man-made object.

The exploration plan for the second day was thus established, and Link and the elves planned to conclude their exploration and return to Unova within three days.

That was indeed the original plan—

Late that night, everyone heard a loud noise coming from outside the island.

A spacetime distortion at sea appeared amidst a commotion akin to the creation of heaven and earth, emanating an exceptionally strong aura.

"Fu!?"

"Hmm, this energy is indeed 'comeback energy,' perhaps it can be used to make Fang Kele Comeback Energy Drink."

"Gangbi?"

Well, although it's usually like this, now is probably not the time for the trainer to think about food!

Link held back, wondering what kind of expression Munchlax would have when it found out that the illusion fragments produced in this world could also be used for cooking...

(End of this chapter)