Pokémon: I picked up a reborn Eevee at the start of the game.

Suo Cailing didn't hide anything and nodded.

Trainer

Little Rada recalled that unforgettable process, with a bitter ending.

After thinking for a while, it whispered, "Tap—(If you ever end up like me, come back here.)"

Having experienced the outside world, Rattata knows that there are good and bad people among humans, and the same goes for trainers.

"Dada (Wishing you all the best in the future.)"

After saying goodbye with a touch of sadness, Rada turned and left.

"Wait a minute! This is for you!"

Suddenly, the money spirit called out to Little Rada and handed him a gray gem.

The gemstone seemed to contain some kind of hazy mist, which stirred a slight flutter in Little Rada's heart.

Looking at the gem that inexplicably attracted him, little Rattata asked in confusion, "Tap? (What is this?)"

"Jiwa—(Something that can make you stronger and stop you from being bullied.)"

The Money-Seeking Spirit reminded him, "Chirp—(But remember, don't tell any spirits about this thing's existence. Hide it somewhere no one knows, and absorb it regularly every day.)"

Little Rada nodded, bewildered, knowing that the Money-Gathering Spirit wouldn't harm him.

After giving away the Normal-type gem he had just bought from the item shop, the Money-Grubber picked up his little treasure chest and said his final goodbye.

"Jiwa. (Well then, goodbye. I hope that when I see you again, you'll be a strong Rattata.)"

Little Rada shook his head. "Tada (I don't want to see you again. It would be best if I left this awful place and never came back.)"

Having said that, it picked up the gem and turned to walk into the depths of the sewer.

Suocailing watched Rada's departing figure, then turned to look at Xiaoduolong.

"Jiwa. (Let's go out.)"

It no longer belongs to this place.

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Chapter 249 Speculations on the Evolution of the Money-Grubbing Spirit (5k)

"How's it going down there?"

Inside the milk tea shop, Xia Chen patiently treated the deep and shallow scratches on Suo Cailing's body and asked her questions.

"Chirp."

Suo Cailing nodded.

Saying goodbye to friends and the past, the outcome can indeed be described as smooth.

"That's good. By the way, where's your treasure chest? How did you bring it up?"

Xia Chen had always been quite curious about these strange things.

How can such a tiny person carry such a big treasure chest around?

Because the Treasure-Seeking Spirit is rare and particularly attached to its treasure chest, no one really knew about this.

"Chirp~"

Each Ghost-type Pokémon has its own unique method for hiding things, and the Money-Grubber immediately demonstrated to Xia Chen how to pull money out of his crotch.

A wisp of purplish-black smoke dissipated, and a treasure chest, slightly larger than the creature's body, appeared on the table.

This was the first time Xia Chen had seen the treasure chest that the Money-Gathering Spirit cherished most, and he asked in confusion, "Is the treasure chest really that big? It can't hold many coins, can it?"

This box looks like it can only hold a few dozen coins at most, which should only be the "performance" of the money-making spirit for a month.

"Chirp!"

The money-gathering spirit shook its head smugly, tipped the box over, and with a clatter, at least several hundred coins began to fall out of the box.

Xia Chen suddenly realized that it was a "magical treasure" like a Qiankun bag; Ghost-type Pokémon were indeed amazing.

"Hey, why are these coins all different colors?"

The sharp-eyed Mingyi spotted dozens of unusual, golden-looking coins among hundreds of iron coins.

Xia Chen also noticed the gold coins. He looked at the Money-Seeking Spirit and asked, "Can I take a look at these coins?"

"Chirp~"

Suo Cailing nodded without hesitation.

These coins are certainly its treasures, but showing them to its own trainer is no problem.

After obtaining permission, Xia Chen picked up several coins with different shapes and characteristics and began to examine them.

…………

First, there's the most common original Pokémon Coin. The front has the number "100" indicating the denomination, and the back has a Poké Ball design. There's nothing special about it.

But the other coins are different. Apart from having the same design, the overall color of the coins varies from light gold to golden yellow.

It is worth noting that these "gold coins" have one thing in common: they are usually older than ordinary coins, especially the more golden the coin.

It is clear that these gold coins were gradually transformed from ordinary coins.

Does the Money-Gathering Spirit also have the ability to turn iron into gold?

Xia Chen was puzzled and wondered about the reason for the formation of these coins.

After accepting the task entrusted by Teacher Mo Lan, Xia Chen also searched for information about the Money-Seeking Spirit.

However, this Pokémon has no value in battles, nor does it have the cute appearance that makes it popular with ordinary people like Eevee. It is also extremely rare, so there is not much information about it available online.

Aside from the most basic things like appearance and lifestyle, there isn't much information available for reference.

These coins, treasured and collected by Suocailing, represent a direction no one has ever explored before.

But Xia Chen understood that it was often these details that made it easier to discover unknown, potentially existing evolutionary pathways.

"Hey, you money-grubbing spirit, do you know what's going on with these color-changing coins?"

Instead of guessing, Xia Chen decided to ask the owner of the coins directly, so he curiously inquired with the Money-Seeking Spirit.

"Chirp?"

The Money-Seeking Spirit tilted its head in confusion as it looked at the gold coins, as if it didn't know what was going on either.

His collection of coins stemmed from a deep inner desire, and he was not actually familiar with these coins.

However, it was certain that it only put in the most common Pokémon coins, and every time it opened the treasure chest and put coins in, the coins on the top layer were still the most common type.

With Suo Cailing's animated gestures and Xianbu's translation, Xia Chen understood the information Suo Cailing possessed.

"So, could it be that the coin turned like this because it was in the treasure chest for too long?"

Mingyi offered the most direct and reasonable guess.

The treasure chest itself has the peculiarity of having a capacity far greater than its surface size, and the presence of mutated coins is not unreasonable.

Xia Chen shrugged. "It certainly seems that way, but who knows the truth?"

The biggest mistake in research is to hastily establish a direct link between two phenomena. Whether it's because of the treasure chest still needs more evidence to confirm.

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Xia Chen is still unsure how the gold coins appeared. However, he thought of something else: a short story in the "Padia Local Chronicles" that he had seen with Teacher Mo Lan before his trip.

That golden, mysterious sprite, seemingly an evolved form of the Money-Grubber.

At the time, Xia Chen and Mo Lan speculated that the gold mine might be the key to the evolution of the Money-Seeking Spirit.

Evolution that can only be completed in a certain place is a special kind of evolution, and the Crying Mask of the Galar region is a typical example.

Now it seems there's another possible evolutionary path.

For example, can a Money-Gathering Spirit evolve only when it has collected a certain number of coins that have been converted into gold coins?

In this way, the evolution method of the Money-Grubber is a very typical example of Pokémon item evolution.

This is a fairly common phenomenon in the research and development of Pokémon evolution.

Like the Spirit Cloth of Night Demon, the Beautiful Scales of Milotic, and the Dragon Scales of King Thorn Dragon.

As for whether the Money-Grubber evolves through location like the Galarian Crying Mask or through an item like the Night Demon, Xia Chen didn't want to worry about it. Why not just try both?

After a moment of contemplation, Xia Chen asked, "Soul Catcher, do you remember when you first started collecting coins?"

"Chirp?"

Suo Cailing thought for a moment and then used two coins to represent it.

"Two years?"

Xia Chen guessed.

"Chirp!"

Suo Cailing nodded affirmatively.

Xia Chen frowned slightly. In a year, he had only converted a few dozen gold coins, and more than half of them were not even fully converted. If this was indeed an evolution condition, and the required number was large, this was not a research project that could be completed in a short period of time.

unless

Xia Chen's heart skipped a beat, and following his current train of thought, he had a bold idea.

If all the treasure chests of the Money-Gathering Spirits have the ability to mutate coins, then can the coins of other Money-Gathering Spirits become their own evolution items?

Daydreaming yields no results; practice yields true knowledge.

…………

Xia Chen, his evil intentions growing, suddenly asked, "Money-stealing spirit, do you know where your other kind live?"

"Chirp?"