"How do you plan to make it evolve?"
In the backyard of the Fang Yuan Institute, Luo Kuo stood beside Fang Yuan and asked.
Far away, the Bulbasaur was engaged in a battle of wits with the air itself.
It was either slashing at the air with Razor Leaf, whipping the ground with Vine Whip, or running around chaotically, tumbling and rolling over.
"Da na da na!" King of Garlic 8 looked ferocious.
It was obvious that it was currently in the midst of a Dreamland, battling against an illusion.
Bulbasaur initially wanted to defeat the Eevee illusion before evolving, but with Bulbasaur's clumsy form, it was simply impossible to beat Eevee, who was extremely fast in reaction and movement and had moves like Gratitude, Pretentiousness, and Spiral Shadow Ball, without being significantly stronger than Eevee.
Therefore, to stop Bulbasaur from fighting a losing battle, Luo Kuo and Fang Yuan secretly weakened the Eevee illusion's strength, wiping out Eevee's Dangerous Premonition trait and reaction speed. After a few days of hard work, Bulbasaur finally found a chance to win.
The soul was complete, the perfect time for evolution.
"Are you relying on battle pressure, or the normal method for evolution?" Luo Kuo inquired.
Using battle pressure means letting Bulbasaur break through its limits during combat and then evolve, while natural evolution means Bulbasaur would evolve actively through nutrition; it had already accumulated enough nutrients for evolution with its current foundation.
"Neither."
Fang Yuan said, "I want to use the evolution method of the leader of the Bulbasaur Forest."
The leader of the Bulbasaur Forest possessed a massive body, which allowed its defense, attack, and physical strength to reach their limits. Fang Yuan had long determined that the leader was the best template for Bulbasaur's training direction.
The key to Bulbasaur's massive size during both of its evolutions was absorbing a substantial amount of natural life energy from the outside world.
In addition, there are requirements for sunlight, water, and soil.
However, they didn't need to be too sophisticated, as Bulbasaur could only absorb so much energy.
"Does it have something to do with the two Pokémon you summoned for labor?" Luo Kuo asked.
"Yes." Fang Yuan was well-prepared for this.
For Bulbasaur's evolution, Fang Yuan specifically went to Sun and Moon Forest Ranger Defense Line and borrowed a few Pokémon from the grandfather of his senior from the forestry, Xia Jingzhong, who was retired there.
Borrowing the Pokémon went very smoothly, and even the former dean of the Mo University Agriculture Academy enthusiastically suggested sending his granddaughter over to Fang Yuan to help with managing the institute's orchard.
Fang Yuan was embarrassed; there was no need for that...
There were two Pokémon borrowed in total.
One was the Master level spirit Dugtrio, with mastery over Plow Technique, a Ground-type move that could plow the soil, awaken the power of the earth, and facilitate the growth of grass and trees, greatly benefiting Plant system spirits.
And the other was the Master level spirit Venusaur, with mastery over the Green Grass Field Technique and the ability to control the growth of plants.
"You'll see in a bit, and yes, you'll have to help too."
Fang Yuan smiled slightly and looked at Luo Kuo.
Since he had joined him, Fang Yuan naturally wanted Bulbasaur to experience the most luxurious evolution.
The ordinary methods of evolution were just too weak.
...............
Somewhere outside the institute, a Rhydon was diligently tilling the soil, awakening the Earth Power, while the Bulbasaur beside it was using the Grass Field to enhance the surrounding plant energy.
After a while, Luo Kuo and Milotic were also called over.
The right sunlight naturally required Luo Kuo's intervention, and the robust growth of the plants also relied on Milotic's life energy-filled Cleansing Water.
Under Fang Yuan's arrangement, an area the size of a regular courtyard soon became a Grass Field, which with the help of Earth Power facilitating growth, the flow of Cleansing Water, ample sunlight, and the dense natural plant energy, marked this area as particularly suitable for Grass type Pokemon to inhabit.
On the other side, after a strenuous mental battle with the air, eating Energy Blocks to replenish his Physical Strength and resting, Bulbasaur was brought here by Fang Yuan.
"Dana..." Bulbasaur followed beside Fang Yuan, glancing at the four Pokemon nurturing the Grass Field, slightly taken aback.
Just to evolve, is it that grand?
"After evolving, you'll be able to get even closer to Monferno," Fang Yuan encouraged.
"Dana!"
Hearing about Monferno, Bulbasaur's fighting spirit soared, and it stepped into the Grass Field.
"Follow my commands," Fang Yuan said.
Beside him, Rotom had also come over. They had previously analyzed and deduced this evolution scheme. The chance of a successful, perfect evolution depended on Bulbasaur's willpower. However, even if there were some errors, they could still enable Bulbasaur to evolve into a powerful Venusaur with Senior Level combat power without any issues.
"We can start now, Rotom," Rotom said as well.
At this moment, Bulbasaur had already stepped onto the Grass Field. Seeing this, Fang Yuan said, "First, perform Rooting, then call upon the Power of Nature to create an Energy Ball, and finally, eat the Energy Ball."
"Dana!" On the Grass Field, Bulbasaur rooted itself to the ground. The nutrients from the Plow Technique, the Grass Field, and the Cleansing Water were immediately absorbed by Bulbasaur. In an instant, a faint blue light appeared at the tip of the seed on its back, a precursor to evolution.
Under the sunshine, resisting the urge to fully carry out Fang Yuan's instructions, Bulbasaur struggled against the forces of evolution. Due to the discomfort, it wanted to release some of its energy. With a "boom," it unexpectedly shot a Solar Flame directly from its back up into the sky.
It learned Solar Flame?
Fang Yuan was not distracted. Bulbasaur was now starting to create an Energy Ball, slowly condensing the life power from this area's natural vegetation in front of it.
"Compress, focus on quality, not size," Fang Yuan instructed.
While Bulbasaur was compressing, Rotom was monitoring the intensity of the Energy Ball. When the Energy Ball stabilized into the size of a fist, Rotom notified Fang Yuan, who nodded and said, "Now is the time."
"Dana!" Bulbasaur felt a pang in its heart and immediately swallowed the Energy Ball in front of it, dreading that it might explode from within.
The second after swallowing, Bulbasaur involuntarily took a step back as the Energy Ball burst within its body, unleashing a powerful surge of plant life energy.
"Don't panic, use the Growth move,"
Fang Yuan quickly said through Mind Induction, at the same time spreading his Power of the Heart to bolster Bulbasaur's willpower so that it could remain conscious and face this challenge. The Growth move was fundamental for Bulbasaur, transforming the energy absorbed from the Energy Ball, Earth, and sunlight into its own strength.
Boom!!
Under the amplification of Fang Yuan's Power of the Heart, Bulbasaur successfully executed the Growth move, and the tip of the seed on its back now radiated a strong blue light.
A terrifying power erupted within Bulbasaur, and it immediately felt its own strength grow exponentially, confident that it could now defeat the Vicious Monkey Illusion from before in a single blow!