Chapter 34: A Grand Harvest, The Battle to Capture Kirlia!

This time, Zhang Feng captured ten Eevees. The two with purple-tier potential could serve as his core team, while the other eight would act as backups. As for their level, both were at level 16, and Zhang Feng was happy to let them decide which evolutionary form they preferred. As long as they had the desire to evolve, he possessed enough evolution stones to assist them, including the eight with lower potential. After evolving, their potential could be further enhanced using potential-boosting stones, ensuring that future offspring would have a higher probability of possessing superior potential, eventually becoming core members of Zhang Feng’s team.

By allocating a portion of the potential-boosting stones to the Eevee population, Zhang Feng also preliminarily resolved the issue of the group's integration. It could be said that every Pokémon Zhang Feng captured in this preserve was intended to be used as either a core or a reserve member. Even the Ponyta could serve as his mount—a transportation Pokémon. Should the Ponyta have offspring in the future, he wouldn't mind training those with high potential as part of his core team. After all, powerful trainers like Elite Four members, Champions, and even Gym Leaders likely possessed multiple Pokémon of the same species. Take Gym Leader Flannery’s father, Norman, for instance; his ace Slaking was at the peak of the pseudo-Elite level when battling Zhang Feng, but he certainly couldn't use his ace during standard Gym challenges and had to rely on other Slakings. Otherwise, how many trainers in the Hoenn region would ever earn the Balance Badge?

Zhang Feng also intended to train the high-potential individuals from the Aron and Eevee groups as reserve partners for his battles. Of course, if they didn't enjoy combat, he would never force them; they could simply focus on working hard to grow their clans within his system space. Later, Zhang Feng encountered three more Ponytas—one with blue potential and two with green—and captured them, allowing his first Ponyta to start a small harem and happily breed in the system space. He also caught four Nidorinos and Nidorinas, two males and two females, all with blue potential. He added four Rhyhorns to his collection as well—one male and three females, with two blue and two green potential ratings respectively. With these, Zhang Feng’s total number of captured Pokémon in the preserve reached twenty-two, leaving him with only eight Safari Balls remaining.

Gradually, the sky grew dark. That night, Zhang Feng released all his newly captured Pokémon and brought out plenty of berries from his system space to share with them, thus passing their first night together. The next day, Zhang Feng asked these Pokémon about the whereabouts of pseudo-legendaries like Bagon, Beldum, and Gible, but received disappointing news: they had no knowledge of these incredibly rare creatures.

It was to be expected; while the villagers of Golden Town were wealthy, it wasn't realistic for them to stock the preserve with pseudo-legendaries for trainers to catch. Consequently, Zhang Feng had to settle for his next best options: Pokémon like Gardevoir and Flygon. Gardevoir, a Psychic-type native to the Hoenn region, was extremely popular among trainers. Many even considered Gardevoir their "waifu," and he had heard of some fanatics who would even choose to "marry" their own Gardevoir. Such things only went to show the level of popularity Gardevoir enjoyed. Flygon, meanwhile, was a great alternative to Salamence—a Dragon/Ground type that could fly, making it an excellent mount for any trainer. If he could find one, Zhang Feng certainly wouldn't miss the chance.

After confirming with his Pokémon, Zhang Feng learned from the Eevees that there were traces of Kirlia nearby. With an Eevee as his guide and riding his Ponyta, Zhang Feng searched everywhere for them. The difficulty, however, lay in the fact that Kirlia possessed the Teleport move; if they wanted to hide, it was extremely difficult for Zhang Feng to find them.

A full day passed without him catching even a glimpse of a Kirlia. Left with no other choice, he temporarily abandoned the plan. Along the way, he unexpectedly encountered several Vibravas and used four of his Safari Balls to capture them, hoping to raise one with excellent potential. It was worth noting that all four Vibravas possessed blue potential. However, this left Zhang Feng with only four Safari Balls remaining. Determined not to capture any more random Pokémon, he focused solely on finding Kirlia as another night passed.

On the final day, after an entire morning passed without finding any Kirlia, Zhang Feng felt like giving up, seeing as there were only a few hours left before the end of the capturing event. But perhaps fate enjoyed playing with people's hearts. Just as he was about to give up, he unexpectedly heard the playful sounds of Kirlia nearby. Realizing they were indeed Kirlia, Zhang Feng immediately lay flat in the grass, not daring to make a sound. Looking out, he saw two Kirlia snuggled up together—they looked absolutely adorable.

"Ding! The current status of the Kirlia is as follows:"
Pokémon: Kirlia
Level: 21
Ability: Telepathy
Type: Fairy, Psychic
Potential: Purple
Bond Evolution: Unlocked
Mega Evolution: Unlocked
Moves: Confusion, Teleport, Hypnosis, Draining Kiss, Psybeam, Destiny Bond, Dazzling Gleam...
Affinity: 15
Background: Sisters who move freely within the preserve, having arrived there by accident.
Hobbies: Likes gentle people.

The two Kirlia had identical status panels, the same level, and even the same hidden ability. Truly, they were sisters—twins, which was quite rare! They also possessed a wide array of moves, indicating that their innate talent was quite high, with both having purple potential. Upon seeing them, Zhang Feng decided that even if he had to deploy his main team from the system space, he would capture these two. After all, for others, having one Gardevoir was a joy, but Zhang Feng had found a pair of twin Kirlia—sisters, no less! If he evolved them both into Gardevoir, wouldn't that be double the joy? Such happiness was something he wanted to enjoy all to himself.

Just as Zhang Feng took action, secretly having his ten Eevees emerge and use Dig to approach the Kirlia, a sudden change occurred!