"There's an elevator? We walked down the stairs the whole way before." Misty was surprised by the building's design after exiting the elevator.
"Hahahaha, interesting, isn't it?" Blaine chuckled at Misty's surprise.
"I just think it's a waste of money..." Misty muttered. Wouldn't it be better to use the money to improve the gym? But thinking about the difference between Cinnabar Gym and Cerulean Gym, Misty could only sigh with envy.
"Please, have a seat." Blaine gestured for the three of them to sit on the tatami mats, then walked to a wall in the room and operated something. The wall opened to both sides!
Seeing such a mechanism again, Ash and his friends were a little numb and not too surprised.
However, when they saw what was inside the wall, they couldn't help but show surprise. The wall was filled with various props and items!
Ash saw many things, some familiar, some not.
Among the familiar items were evolution stones like the Fire Stone, Sun Stone, and Moon Stone. There were also Everstones, which looked like ordinary stones, and the silver Soothe Bell.
There were even more unfamiliar things, such as pink scales, broken fangs, a teardrop-shaped gemstone, and a strange-looking spell.
"These... are all props?" Brock stood up abruptly, looking at the items stored in the wall in disbelief. They were all sorts of things with various special abilities!
"You're very knowledgeable, Brock." Blaine proudly stepped away from his seat and showed off his collection. These props were the collection he had amassed throughout his life. Except for the evolution stones, all the other props were rare treasures.
"It's unbelievable that they're all props!" Misty exclaimed after hearing Brock's words. She had thought they were just ordinary things, but she didn't expect them all to be props!
Props are what humans call items with special effects. These special items are imbued with the energy of the world and possess unique abilities.
For example, evolution stones were originally just ordinary stones, but because of their surrounding environment, energy infused these stones, changing their essence and giving them the ability to evolve Pokémon.
Like the Fire Stone, which mostly appears in volcanic terrain, Fire-type energy integrates into ordinary stones, altering their essential structure and turning them into Fire Stones, allowing certain Pokémon to evolve.
Another example is the teardrop-shaped gem that Misty recognized. Its essence was just a drop of water, but under the transformation of Water-type energy, it became a gem that could increase the power of the Pokémon carrying it by 20%!
Every prop is a rare item with no market value, and there were estimated to be hundreds of items in Blaine's wall. Such a quantity was truly unbelievable.
Of course, Ash also knew about the existence of props. Besides what he learned from the game, he also learned some from Professor Oak.
Props are items that Pokémon can carry, not by physically holding them like in the anime but by integrating them into their bodies.
When needed, Pokémon can also remove the props, which is a magical phenomenon.
"Originally, I planned to present one of these items to the winner, but your performance far exceeded my expectations. So, as an exception, I'll let you choose one from here." Blaine gestured for Ash to come closer and select one item from his collection.
"Let me choose?" Ash was a little surprised, then stood up, walked to Blaine's side, and examined the various props in the wall.
Honestly, it was difficult for Ash to choose. He recognized some props, but they didn't seem useful to him, and he didn't know the effects of the unfamiliar ones.
Embarrassed, he glanced up and down at the props on one side of the wall, and Ash spotted a somewhat familiar gemstone.
The gemstone was Golden with lightning arc-like lines inside. Ash was very familiar with this item—it was the Light Ball, a prop that had a great effect on Pikachu!
In the game, the Light Ball had undergone several changes. From the original, which doubled Pikachu's Special Attack, to doubling both Attack and Special Attack.
Ultimately, it evolved to double the power of any move Pikachu used.
If it were in the game, the second version, doubling Attack and Special Attack, would be the most effective. But in the real world, the final version was undoubtedly the best!
Doubling the power of any move meant Pikachu only needed to consume half its original stamina to use the same move. If it used its full strength, the move's power would be doubled. This was an absolute way to reduce stamina consumption!
"That's it!" Ash chose the Light Ball without hesitation. It was a huge improvement for Pikachu!
"It's the same as I thought. Since you chose it, then the Light Ball is yours." Blaine wasn't surprised by Ash's choice. When he saw Ash had Pikachu, he thought Ash would choose it. After all, the Light Ball was very rare, even among props.
After taking the Light Ball from Blaine, Ash looked at Pikachu for a while.
"Pikachu, take this, so the power of your moves can be doubled." Ash squatted down and offered the Light Ball to Pikachu.
"Pika..." Pikachu wasn't very clear about props, but it didn't doubt Ash's words. It stretched out its little paw and touched the Light Ball in Ash's palm.
Upon touching it, Pikachu's genes instinctively showed it how to store the Light Ball. Electric-type energy surged, attaching to the Light Ball, and in the next moment, the Light Ball merged with the electric current and returned to Pikachu's body.
Feeling this sudden change, Pikachu was initially at a loss, but gradually, it understood the Light Ball's effect, and its eyes grew brighter and brighter.
From Ash's perspective, Pikachu's information on the system interface had also changed. In addition to the original information, there was an extra column at the bottom:
Carried Item: Light Ball
Light Ball: After Pikachu carries it, the power of its moves is doubled.
"It turns out that even the items carried by Pokémon can be detected. The reason it wasn't there before is because no Pokémon had props?" Ash thought thoughtfully.
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