Chapter 128: Ancient Zorua! The Doctor's Shocking Big Discovery!

The bulk purchase ended,

Time quickly came to evening,

When everyone returned, the holiday resort already had many more young faces.

It looks like the doctor's invitation has already drawn many people over.

Tonight, including the doctor, Ash and his group, Team Rocket, and others gathered at Croakabubble Villa to sample Team Rocket's cooking.

This can be seen as an entrance exam,

The result is needless to say; aside from catching Pikachu being unreliable, the trio is pretty reliable at everything else.

Their cooking is even more superb,

Even Serena and Clemont were quite surprised and wanted to learn.

After the meal,

The doctor informed Ash that the summer camp would start tomorrow.

But just as the doctor was about to leave,

A white and reddish little fox ran over from afar, clung to the doctor, and circled around him.

This sight made Serena, Tierno, Xiao Guang, and Yurie, who all like cute creatures, light up.

"What a cute little fox! Yurie really wants one!"

"This appearance, is it a Zorua? But what's going on with the color?" Xiao Guang pondered.

Serena put into practice her good habit of consulting the Pokédex when unsure, and pulled it out.

【Zorua, Dark Type, Dark Fox Pokémon, can transform into humans or other Pokémon, hiding its true form to protect itself from danger】

(Picture shows Ancient Zorua)

Ancient Zorua 【General+Ghost】 1

Ancient Zorua 【General+Ghost】 2

Modern 【Dark Type】 Zorua

While explaining, the Pokédex also provided an image of a small fox mainly black, with only a tuft of red fur on its head.

Glancing at the Pokédex's identification info, Xiao Guang froze, "Huh? Is this really a Zorua?!"

"Yes, but why is the color like this?"

"Is it a shiny?"

Everyone chatted among themselves, only the doctor and Ash had no doubts,

The difference is, the doctor wore a bitter smile,

while Ash was more shocked!

【Sprite】: Zorua (♀)

【Form】: Ancient appearance

【Attribute】: General+Ghost

【Trait】: Illusion (transforming into humans or sprites, mastering all abilities equivalent to its current level)

【Level】: 15

【Skills】: Grab, Stare, Nonsense, Claw Sharpen, Shadow Sneak,

【Individual】: HP 24, Attack 25, Defense 29, Sp. Atk 25, Sp. Def 15, Speed 20,

【Base Stats】: Total 330, HP 35, Attack 60, Defense 40, Sp. Atk 85, Sp. Def 40, Speed 70,

Ancient Zorua,

Originating from the legendary Arceus,

So-called Ancient refers to the Sinnoh region of ancient times,

Back then, Zorua was a General+Ghost-type Grudge Fox Pokémon, not the present Dark-type Dark Fox Pokémon.

Besides Zorua, there are many Pokémon from the ancient region.

The most well-known among them is the great Steel/Dragon type, the Kalos pseudo-legendary Ancient Goodra.

"Doctor, what on earth is going on?"

Ash eagerly turned his gaze of curiosity toward Bulatano.

"Ah, I originally wanted to give you a surprise, but I didn't expect this little guy to come running on his own."

"Let's talk about it when we go back."

As they spoke, Bulatano led the way into Croakabubble Villa.

During this, Ancient Zorua also followed closely.

The Team Rocket trio, who were originally about to leave, upon hearing there was big news, immediately exchanged a glance and silently followed.

This was naturally noticed by the doctor.

His gaze swept over Team Rocket and the holiday resort's manager, Ms. Catherine,

Ms. Catherine also didn't go out of her way to be boring,

"Cough cough, I have other things to do, so I'll leave first."

"Then we'll leave too."

Xiao Cilang dragged the unwilling Musashi and Meowth outward.

Of course, leaving for real was impossible; not long after departing, three sneaky figures crept to the villa's side window to eavesdrop.

Ash noticed,

But during the time the trio was away, the doctor had already said this news would be announced worldwide, just needing to be kept secret for now.

Ash was confident he could bluff them into not talking, so he didn't stop them.

"Do you all still remember that super‑huge Meow‑Meow robot I obtained last time?"

"Of course!"

Ash, Serena, Clemont, Yurie,

Even Team Rocket outside the room nodded in succession; after all, that was a machine they built.

"The idea of combining the machine with Super Evolution Energy is truly brilliant; I poured massive effort into it afterward, but unfortunately the project kept failing."

Everyone nodded eagerly, awaiting the professor's next words.

"I didn't give up; I kept persisting, and later, with the help of an unnamed assistant, I succeeded in obtaining a large batch of Super Evolution Energy.

During the experiment an accident occurred, and the machine exploded,

a massive amount of Super Evolution Energy came into contact with the Pokémon, and as a result this little fellow turned into its current form."

Dr. Bulatano clapped excitedly,

"After numerous attempts, I discovered that certain specific Pokémon activate ancient bloodlines during this process, and this little fellow is the result of that experiment."

Serena: "Live experiment?"

"Ahem, this was an accidental discovery, and Super Evolution Energy is incompatible—it cannot be absorbed by Pokémon, so fundamentally it won't harm Pokémon," the professor explained awkwardly.

"I see, then I'm relieved."

Ash, meanwhile, carefully analyzed the underlying principles during this process.

If I recall correctly, Super Evolution is the activation of hidden genes within a Pokémon's body, similar to ancient genes that disappeared through evolution.

Thinking about it,

Super Evolution Energy can cause Pokémon with a Shiny form to change forms, which isn't surprising at all.

Although in terms of base stats it differs from Super Evolution,

from the perspective of activating ancient bloodlines, the form change can be seen as a low‑tier Mega Evolution.

Regard Mega Pokémon as the apex of the food chain in ancient times,

while Shiny‑form Pokémon are considered at the bottom or middle of the food chain; a Goomy, for instance, may lack a fighting spirit due to being herbivorous.

resulting in base stats lower than those of Mega Pokémon.

The more Ash thought about it, the more he felt this might be the truth,

"By the way, Professor, is this transformation process stable now?"

Since Ash will soon capture a Goomy hatchling, he is naturally very interested in this alternative evolution.

"Yes, I compressed Super Evolution Energy into a new Evolution Stone. Referring to the Sinnoh historical data provided by the professor, I named it the Shiny Stone! Pokémon transformed by a Shiny Stone are said to take on the Shiny appearance."

"Shiny Stone? And the Shiny appearance?" Ash was slightly taken aback.

He hadn't expected Dr. Bulatano's discovery to still be linked to Shiny.

But on reflection it makes sense, since it activates ancient bloodlines, and ancient humans all dwelled in Sinnoh.

Naming it Shiny after the ancient name of Sinnoh's land is simply perfect.

"Professor, will you sell the Shiny Stone?"

"Perhaps in the future, but currently synthesizing a single Shiny Stone consumes too much Super Evolution Energy—it's extremely precious, and I don't intend to sell it until the technique is optimized."

The professor shook his head,

"Of course, if you, Ash, want it, there's a chance—you just need to win first place in the summer camp.

For the team that takes first place in this summer camp, I will reward each member with one Shiny Stone."

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