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

Photographer Rotom was all ready to make sure he didn't miss this unprecedented moment of evolution.

"Kuma—"

With a roar from the Circly Bear, the light of evolution finally erupted in full force.

The peat moss, hanging in front of the Circly Bear like a necklace, kept getting smaller and smaller, eventually blending perfectly into the Circly Bear's body.

And the girl's body size continued to grow taller and larger under the catalysis of the light of evolution.

Perhaps because its short legs could not support its large and heavy body, the Circly Bear changed its posture from standing to lying down.

"Homu——"

After another heart-shaking roar, the white light went out, and the evolved form of the Circle Bear was finally revealed to everyone.

It is no exaggeration to say that this is a ferocious beast that inspires fear just by looking at it.

Kumamon is already a dominant Pokémon in the wild, but this one seems even more outrageous.

Sharp, pointed fangs; a broad, robust chest and abdomen; short yet extremely strong and powerful limbs...

These physical characteristics all reveal the power and danger of this elf.

Of course, the most obvious feature is the pattern on her forehead that resembles "dark clouds obscuring the moon," which is very distinctive.

"Success!"

Wuhu!

Although they had anticipated this evolution, the young research team still excitedly embraced each other when this scene actually unfolded.

They expressed their excitement with the most primal cheers and shouts.

With the atmosphere already set, a sly glint flashed in Lu Yao's eyes. She waved her arms excitedly, then turned to the side, preparing to hug Xia Chen beside her.

However, before she could even throw herself into the boy's arms, a thick, invisible barrier of spiritual energy kept her outside.

Lu Yao's expression froze, and he noticed that Gardevoir was looking at him with a meaningful look.

She gave an awkward laugh twice and had no choice but to give up.

She was just muttering things like "yandere" and "pervert" to herself.

…………

"Hmm, it really is a Ground/Normal type Pokémon."

Xia Chen didn't notice the minor friction beside him; he was focused on using his Aura to give the new Pokémon, which had just evolved from Ursaring, a "full check-up," with its type being the first thing to check.

Generally, adding ground elements is a completely uncommon attribute combination, nothing special.

In fact, when paired with the "average" attribute, the attributes are all rather mediocre.

It won't be too strong, but it won't be too bad either.

However, for the offensive end, having an additional STAB move would undoubtedly enrich the offensive options, especially for a Ground-type move.

"The energy intensity has also increased by about 10 percent compared to before evolution."

Xia Chen manipulated the power of Aura to explore the new Pokémon, and added.

The research intern next to him hurriedly jotted down this information.

Xia Chen secretly calculated in his mind that the base stat total of Ursaring in the game is exactly 500, so if it's 10%, then the base stat total of this new Pokémon is around 550?

This number is truly astonishing.

It's better than most of the starter Pokémon, placing it in the second tier, just below pseudo-legendary Pokémon.

Of course, it can't be calculated so simply. To some extent, the distribution of racial stats, or the so-called "effective racial stats," is more important than the total value.

I don't know how she'll be assigned to her position.

The foundation of the Circle Bear is already quite good, so we don't need to optimize it much further. Maintaining a normal level is already impressive enough.

However, this thing cannot be detected by waveguide power; it can only be determined through subsequent inspection and experiments.

"Hmm, the characteristic doesn't seem to have changed; it's still perseverance."

Xia Chen discovered new information.

Lu Yao had already adjusted her mindset and rationally added, "However, this is an isolated case. The Ursaring also has the characteristics of [Speedy] and [Nervousness]. I wonder if these will change after it evolves."

Xia Chen shrugged. "It doesn't matter. My willpower is already more than enough."

With the addition of the Flame Orb and sheer resilience, in one word, she's invincible!

"Let's put those aside for now; we'll conduct a more comprehensive check later. Right now, there's something more important."

Lu Yao's tone was somewhat excited, "Naming, what should we name the new Pokémon?"

Naming a newly discovered Pokémon is always a tremendous honor for Pokémon researchers.

This is indeed a question worth investigating.

Xia Chen has always been terrible at naming things. He stroked his chin, racking his brains but still couldn't come up with a good name.

If it were a game, you could come up with a name like "All the good names have been taken by dogs," but a naming sprite...

He was afraid that Xiong Xiong would rush up and beat him up.

"Or...you could do it?"

Xia Chen smiled wryly, "I'm terrible at naming things..."

Lu Yao smiled and shook his head, "This is a project you led, so it's naturally most appropriate for you to name it. Besides, aren't names like [Sylveon] and [Sylveon the Eevee] quite nice?"

Unable to refuse such hospitality, Xia Chen could only stare at Xiong Xiong.

Only when the girl started to feel uneasy under his gaze did Xia Chen say, "The pattern on her forehead looks like dark clouds obscuring the moon, so how about we call her..."

At the crucial point, he paused deliberately, as if to keep the audience in suspense.

This piqued the curiosity of both the people and the bear, who all turned their expectant gazes toward Xia Chen.

As their curious gazes met, Xia Chen slowly uttered a few words.

"Let's call it Dark Cloud Bear!"

The entire room fell silent, and the gazes shifted from anticipation and curiosity to resentment, especially towards "Dark Cloud Bear," which had just received its new name.

You know perfectly well that this isn't the name we want to hear!

Xia Chen chuckled, indicating that he was happy to be cheeky.

"Okay, no kidding."

Xia Chen's smile faded, and he said seriously, "Let's call him Moon Bear!"

Chapter 475 I really didn't want to live off my own elf!

The proposal to name the new Pokémon [Moonbear] was approved unanimously.

First, the word "月月" (yueyue) contrasts with the pre-evolutionary word "圈圈" (quanquan), both being reduplicated words.

Secondly, the fact that this fierce-looking elf has such an adorable name as [Moon Bear] creates a strangely cute contrast.

Kumamon is also very satisfied with her new name. Although she is already a mother of a bear cub, she still has a bit of a girlish heart.

"Hey, speaking of which, after evolving, the green hair is gone too."

"It was a researcher who suddenly said."

Although this change is obvious, it is only being brought up now because everyone's attention is focused on other aspects.

It's not uncommon for Shiny Pokémon to change color after evolving, but whether they become more attractive or less attractive is hard to say...

For example, one of the most popular pseudo-legendary Pokémon evolved directly from an adorable pink Dragonair into a green-skinned fat nerd.

On the contrary, the originally ugly green bear has been transformed after evolution, with its fur becoming a more comfortable brown color close to that of red beans.

The newly evolved Moonbear looked unusually excited, looking around with "malicious intent," as if it wanted to find something to vent its pent-up emotions.

Xia Chen smiled slightly and gave Gardevoir a look.

The latter understood, instantly teleported there, and released a mental shockwave with a wave of his hand—

The only way to truly test a Pokémon's strength is through actual combat.

Xia Chen wasn't afraid that Gardevoir would kill him with a single blow.

Firstly, she knew how to use her strength, and secondly, Ursaring already had gym-level strength before evolving, so it would definitely be even stronger after evolving.

As expected, the excited Ursaring maintained an extremely sharp fighting spirit. When faced with the attacking Gardevoir, its fur stood on end, and it instinctively tried to dodge to the side.

However, Gardevoir's characteristic of teleporting and attacking is its unpredictability. If it doesn't anticipate the attack, even Sylveon and the others can only withstand the blow before they can retaliate, let alone Ursaring.

An invisible spear formed from condensed spiritual energy pierced the broad back of the Moon Bear, but the bear only let out a muffled groan, its stable chassis preventing any deformation of its body.

A glint of surprise appeared in Xia Chen's eyes. Putting everything else aside, this physical defense capability is really impressive.

Although Gardevoir only used 30% of its power in this Psychic Blast, the previous Ursaring would never have been able to withstand it so easily.

No matter how you look at it, physical defense is definitely one of the [effective ability values].

Bonus points! Bonus points!

"Next is, mental focus!"

Although both are Psychic-type special attack moves, they are quite different.

Mental Strength is a pure special damage, while Mental Impact is presented as a physical attack.

The former is used to test special defenses, while the latter is used to test physical defenses.

…………

The second psychic strike is noticeably weaker than psychic impact, which means that the Moon Bear's special defense is slightly inferior to its physical defense.

However, this is only a horizontal comparison. Compared to its unevolved form, Ursaring's Special Defense has improved considerably.

The battle that followed was uneventful; Gardevoir completely thrashed Umbreon, giving the newly evolved and excited Ursaring a good outlet for its frustration.

Even so, the many qualities that Moon Bear displayed in battle were already quite surprising.

All four key abilities—health, attack, physical defense, and special defense—have seen significant improvements.