The Lake of Purification is very special.
Its uniqueness lies not only in its properties but also in its form.
The surface of the water in this lake is like a layer of Diamond Dust.
But through the surface, it's impossible to see anything inside the water.
Fang Yuan quietly sat down and began to wait for the Ugly Fish.
But just two seconds had passed when Fang Yuan started to worry.
The Ugly Fish wasn't as powerful as the Water-type Spirits of other Trainers, and it was still very weak.
Could it encounter a situation where it couldn't withstand the pressure of the water and struggled to swim back?
"..."
Fang Yuan stroked his chin, feeling that he was probably overthinking.
Two seconds later...
Fang Yuan took out the Glutton's Poké Ball again and called out the bewildered Glutton.
"I still have to ask you to go down and take a look... I really can't stop worrying about the Ugly Fish."
In Fang Yuan's Team, only the Glutton could dive into the lake without any pressure just like a Water-series Spirit.
"Si Si Ta..." The Glutton looked unwilling, then began to explain.
If the Glutton could be considered as "Poison," then the water of The Lake of Purification was like "Detoxification Medicine."
A Trainer asking a Poison-type Spirit to bathe in Detoxification Medicine was either foolish or malicious.
The Glutton raised its head, scratched its cheek innocently with its three claws, and looked at Fang Yuan.
Fang Yuan had a face full of black lines. The Glutton was indirectly calling him both stupid and bad.
Between Pokémon teammates... can't there be some true feelings?
"Or... Eevee, you go?" Fang Yuan turned towards the Eevee lying on the lakeside enjoying the scenery.
"Bwoo..." Eevee looked helpless.
"I remember you know freestyle, breaststroke, sidestroke, diving, lifesaving, armed swimming, backstroke, and even dog paddling..." Fang Yuan recalled Eevee's skill set.
But most importantly, Eevee could use Confusion to shield itself from water pressure.
With a little help from Superpower... it could barely manage to dive.
Fang Yuan stared at Eevee.
Apart from some advanced skills, it seems Eevee had mastered nearly every sport.
"If I take Eevee to Hawaii sometime, then teach it shooting, flying, driving, and yachting, that would be perfect," Fang Yuan thought of the all-purpose Hawaii, the last wall-breaking achievement cultivated there.
Eevee rolled its eyes. As a Pokémon, it was exhausted.
"Bwoo..."
However, Eevee also noticed Fang Yuan's concern for the Ugly Fish. At a time like this, it had to be more reliable than the Glutton, and promptly took on the responsibility. At the same time, it extended its paw pad to signal Fang Yuan.
"30,000, deal," Fang Yuan said.
Plunk!
Eevee rolled to the side and dipped into the water to find the Ugly Fish.
In the water of the lake, Eevee immediately felt the pressure just a few meters below the surface.
Tough stuff...
Eevee looked around, and upon seeing no other Pokémon nearby, it transformed in a second, evolving into Sun Eevee, and wrapped itself in a powerful Confusion barrier.
Under the blue Confusion barrier, Eevee continued to dive.
...
After diving deeper into The Lake of Purification, the Ugly Fish immediately felt the pressure as well.
The pressure inside the lake was strange, but the Ugly Fish didn't know what was strange about it.
Thinking of Fang Yuan's theory, it could only swim downwards as much as possible. Only by doing so could it challenge its limits.
Since it rushed down in haste, the Ugly Fish had forgotten how many meters it had gone below.
However, as it went deeper, the Ugly Fish could clearly feel an increasing pressure on its body.
Given enough depth, the pressure of the deep sea can instantly crush steel giants, but in such deep waters, some fish species can easily survive.
The physique and abilities of Water-type Spirits make it easier for them to maintain equilibrium between their bodies and external pressure compared to most marine organisms.
This was true even for the weakest Magikarp and Ugly Fish.
They both possessed amazing vitality... However, the pressure of The Lake of Purification might be more terrifying than the deep sea, totally defying common sense.
After diving a bit further...
At this point, the Ugly Fish felt it had reached the limit of its body. Any deeper, and it would be unable to withstand the pressure, risking injury.
Currently, the Spirit that had reached the deepest part of the lake was Feng Yin's Seismitoad, which had the Water Storage Feature and had specifically trained its Fighting ability to be strong enough to withstand the pressure better.
The Water Storage Feature could effectively relieve water pressure to some extent and was considered an advantage for Pokémon.
After hanging around at this depth for a few seconds, the Ugly Fish felt some changes occurring in its body, which was enduring the pressure.
Its body was rapidly adapting to this level of pressure!!
Adaptation Ability!
"Gurgle gurgle~~" The Ugly Fish opened its eyes and remembered what Fang Yuan had told it.
["Your trait is Adaptability. The most obvious manifestation is that the power of your Moves of the same type as yourself will be significantly increased. If you don't understand what a trait is, that's okay; you can think of it as you have an exceptionally strong ability to adapt to various adverse environments..."]
Especially when it came to water, its adaptability was nearly twice that of other Spirits of its kind that didn't have this trait.
Fang Yuan simply made the Ugly Fish realize that the power of its Water-type Moves was far greater than that of its Ice-based Spells. This was the bonus of Adaptability. But like the Dangerous Premonition trait, in reality, Adaptability wasn't so narrowly defined.
Adaptability also manifested in the Ugly Fish's ability to adapt to environments. Even in mud, dirty water, or even out of contact with water, the racial talent brought on by Adaptability allowed the Ugly Fish to do better and live tougher than other Pokémon. Indeed, the Ugly Fish that had cleverly escaped capture by Human Trainers owed a lot to the Adaptability trait.