Pokémon: Having just completed the Pokédex, I'm now traversing the world of Beast Taming.

The next day, at Chi Hong's villa.

"This is... the Soul-Gathering Fruit."

Chi Hong looked at the fruit in a box and put his phone into airplane mode.

Soul-Gathering Fruit: It will improve a certain aptitude of the pet that consumes the Soul-Gathering Fruit.

His phone is ringing off the hook!

They all wanted to discuss the Soul-Gathering Fruit with him; some wanted to buy it, while others simply threatened him, saying they would hire assassins to kill him if he didn't give it to them!

Chi Hong also laughed. His current strength was at a very delicate stage. Those who were interested in his bounty were simply being given away. Beastmasters whose strength surpassed A-level would not even consider his assassination missions.

"Isn't this just a regular tree fruit, meow?"

"It doesn't look that impressive, meow!"

Meow Meow took the fruit out of the box and examined it carefully, but he really couldn't see what was so special about it.

"But speaking of which, tree fruits have started growing in the pet space too, meow!"

Meow Meow put the Soul-Gathering Fruit back into the box and stroked her round chin as she spoke.

"Berry is starting to grow in my Pokémon space?" Chi Hong asked in surprise. Berries are very useful; even without considering their various additional abilities, berries are one of the main food sources for Pokémon.

It's quite pleasant to eat a couple of fruits now and then. Otherwise, wouldn't it be very boring to just keep them all in the Pokémon Space as you unlock more and more Pokémon?

"Yes, meow, look."

As she spoke, Miao Miao took a fruit out of her small handbag and offered it to Chi Hong.

That's right, Meow Meow now has her own little crossbody bag. Although it can't hold much, Meow Meow seems to like it very much.

Chi Hong glanced at it and saw that it was a Peach Berry. This fruit could cure the poisoning of Pokémon that ate it, which meant that this thing was a universal antidote!

Chi Hong couldn't resist taking a bite. It mainly tasted like peach, but it was sweeter than a peach.

"It's quite delicious," Chi Hong commented, then picked up the Soul-Gathering Fruit, pondering something. This was definitely something he wanted to give to his Pokémon.

"Whoosh!"

At the doorway, Ai Guan's attendant leaned against the doorframe, calling softly to Chi Hong and Miao Miao.

"Hmm? The steward is calling us to go eat, meow!"

"If that's the case..."

Meow Meow reached his paw into his little bag again, pulled out another peach, and gave it to Ai Guan Shi. Now, his Meow Meow little bag was completely empty.

The servant looked very happy and ran out with the peach in his hand.

"Let's go eat first. But speaking of which, Gardevoir has been researching Chinese food lately. I wonder if she's up to the task. I hope it doesn't turn into some kind of culinary disaster!"

Chi Hong touched his nose and went downstairs with Miao Miao, where he was pleasantly surprised by what he found.

As expected of Gardevoir!

Even just by looking at the recipe, she can easily make a sumptuous meal. And according to Meowth, Gardevoir can use her psychic powers to cook with four pots at once!

"Hmph..."

"Since we've made so much, let's eat in the yard!"

"Zoroark! Envelop this entire villa in an illusion!"

Chi Hong summoned Zoroark, who chuckled twice and then got to work.

then....

Chi Hong summoned all the Pokémon at once, including the Raptor, which had actually been integrated into the group for quite some time.

Because of the Pokémon Box, all the Pokémon that Chi Hong unlocked were "familiar faces"!

It is the only one that can punish the horned lion; it is a new member.

"It seems like the sanctioned grizzly bears and poison roses, as well as the shuttlecock grass, have a pretty good relationship."

Chi Hong looked at the shuttlecock grass perched on the head of the sanctioned horned lion and smiled knowingly.

"Cheers!"

"Click!"

"Whoa!!"

The shouts of various Pokémon made the yard lively.

The only one who appeared was Charizard, which yawned loudly as soon as it came out, and then lay down on the spot. Chi Hong could even see tears in the corners of its eyes from the yawn.

"oops...."

"This is the life of my dreams!"

Chi Hong lay back, landing right on the body of the Serpent. The Serpent was coiled up, and Chi Hong felt as comfortable as if he were lying on a sofa.

"Sana..."

Gardevoir crouched down next to Chi Hong, looking at the box in his hand with a curious expression.

Oh, right!

Chi Hong seemed to suddenly remember something, turned around and ran into the room, and came out a short while later.

He was holding a hair clip in his hand, and the hair clip contained Gardevoir's Mega Stone!

"Here, let me put it on you!"

Chi Hong put the hair clip on Gardevoir's "hair," and Gardevoir was overjoyed, spinning around in place.

That's how Pokémon are; once they accept their trainer, any positive action from the trainer will give the Pokémon a great sense of satisfaction!

"Soul-condensing fruit...soul..."

"Some kind of aptitude, soul? Spirit? Special attack?"

Chi Hong watched Gardevoir spinning in the sunlight and muttered to himself.

He then decisively took out a Soul-Gathering Fruit and threw it at Gardevoir. Based on the affinity between the trainer and the Pokémon, he was certain that his throw would miss Gardevoir. Sure enough, Gardevoir didn't even look at it; the fruit stopped in front of her, controlled by her psychic powers.

"Here, have this too. It should be very nutritious!"

Chi Hong chuckled, saying that the other Pokémon were either eating or rolling around on the ground, or chatting. For example, a Dragonite was squatting on the ground, chatting idly with a Mightyena. Chi Hong couldn't understand what a grumpy dragon and a straightforward dog could have in common...

The most outrageous thing was that the muscle-bound mosquito was standing in front of the dragon and the dog, arms crossed, nodding affirmatively every now and then, making Chi Hong quite curious about what the three of them were discussing...

Gardevoir didn't hesitate and took a bite. A happy expression appeared on her face. Yes, this Soul-Gathering Fruit is quite delicious!

After finishing eating, Chi Hong's eyes suddenly widened!

He stood up abruptly!

Nothing more!

Gardevoir's base stats have changed!

Special Attack increased from 125 to 126, and Special Defense increased from 115 to 116!

Although it was only a slight increase in each of the two base stats, it was enough to shock Chi Hong!

He knew all too well what base stats meant in the Pokémon universe!

In this way, Gardevoir's base stats jumped from a total of 518 to 520!

Although the Pokémon universe is divided into two different systems—anime and games—base stats don't really matter in the anime universe, since even a random Pokémon can be considered a legendary Pokémon...

However, he had to admit that even a breakthrough of just 1 point in a race stat would be a qualitative improvement!

"Auntie, how many of these fruits are left?"

"If you keep feeding them like this, you'll definitely create an overweight monster..."

Chi Hong pondered to himself when his phone rang. The familiar ringtone reached his ears, and Chi Hong didn't even answer it immediately so as to listen to the ringtone a little longer.

"Smart, brave, and strong~~~"

It was Lu Yao calling.

"Feed".

"Chi Hong, I've found it. It's in Jinling City. I know who Li Lianzhu's mother sold your pet to!"

"position."

"But that guy couldn't be tamed, so it was put up for auction in an underground auction house."

"Location." Chi Hong repeated these two words again.

"The event will be in a week, but we don't have a location yet. I've never been to one of those auctions before, so Han Wu will have to take you there."

"Okay, I understand."

Chi Hong hung up the phone and subconsciously turned his head, immediately meeting Lucario's sharp gaze.

"Crunch?" Lucario let out a soft cry.

"Hmm." Chi Hong nodded, and Lucario's lips immediately curled up.