The Strange Scent, Evolution, Loss of Control

Chapter 12 The Strange Scent, Evolution, Loss of Control

The fragrance emanating from the tangerine tree was indeed a bit too strong. Although it wasn't as pungent as perfume, Mingyou still felt that something was off.

"Attracting Pokémon of the corresponding type... that should be Grass, Fire, Water, and Rock, right? There aren't any of the latter three in the grove, only Grass-type Pokémon, so what does 'be careful' mean?"

Mingyou studied it carefully. After all, Ponpo is a legendary Pokémon, so it's normal for its cards to be somewhat special. He had to figure that out.

But he found out the next second...

Suddenly, a commotion arose in the orchard. The fruit-eating insects, trumpet buds, and acorns living there seemed to be attracted by something, and they all ran excitedly toward this place.

"Feed..."

Just as Mingyou was about to ask what was going on, he was pushed aside by these Pokémon. They surrounded the tangerine tree, enjoying the fragrance of the flowers. The scene was truly bizarre.

The little Snorlax also came out of the villa. Although it wasn't the corresponding type, it thought there was some food because of the smell of flowers, so it ran out.

By comparing the Munchlax with these Grass-type Pokémon, Mingyou could clearly sense the abnormality in the latter's condition, which made him somewhat worried.

"Is everything alright?"

After thinking for a long time, he decided to move the Pokémon aside and cover the flowers with plastic bags to reduce the fragrance and prevent any accidents.

But just as he began to act, one of the trumpet buds closest to the tangerine tree suddenly burst forth with a dazzling blue-white light!

As the light scattered, the other Pokémon around seemed to regain some consciousness and quickly stepped back, watching Bellsprout's body gradually grow larger in the light, its roots converging to form a brown tail hook on the back of its head.

Its yellow trumpet-shaped head began to grow very large, and its mouth also enlarged. Two leaves grew on either side of the yellow flower, and its original beady eyes turned into large, round, black pupils. Three dark yellow spots appeared on its forehead...

[Vessela: The Flycatcher Pokémon, it suddenly evolved, isn't that amazing... It loves to eat, and it can digest many things with its own liquid. It'll eat anything. Giving it more food should increase its affection.]

"Oh My God……"

Mingyou, who had just come out carrying a plastic bag, was stunned. This was Pokémon evolution? She'd only ever seen it on TV before…

No, that's not the point!

Why did the trumpet bud suddenly evolve into a dazed flower? It happened without any warning! It just went to the tangerine tree, smelled the flowers, and then…

"Cut it!"

The evolved Pompom suddenly let out a loud cry, followed by a gush of viscous purple liquid that sprayed out of its large mouth, landing on another mandarin orange tree not far away and instantly dissolving it.

But that wasn't the end of it. Bellossom immediately sprayed its dissolving liquid at the other Pokémon around it, seemingly unable to control the power within its body after its sudden evolution, and thus went out of control.

The fruit-eating beetles and acorns were terrified and ran around in all directions. A few trumpet buds did not flee, but stood not far away in great fear, as if they could not understand why their companions had suddenly become like this.

But the next second, a dissolving liquid was fired directly at them, and Mingyou rushed forward to save several trumpet buds.

But another tangerine tree suffered the same fate. Of the three trees we bought, only one tangerine tree remained in a short time.

Despite the scrapes on her arms, Mingyou told the trumpet buds to hide first, then looked at the out-of-control Aloesplant with a serious expression and shouted, "Hey! Wake up! Your companions are still here!"

"Cut it!"

The Bellsprout couldn't hear any of this. It immediately looked at the Snorlax, which was closest to it and was still smelling the flowers and hadn't run away in time, and then leaped away!

Seeing this, Mingyou immediately shouted, "Stop standing there! Run away!"

"Gambit?"

Hearing the sound, the little Snorlax turned its head to look at him, but the next second everything went black and the Bellossom swallowed it whole... swallowed half of it.

Suddenly bitten and unable to see, the little Snorlax didn't panic at all. It just reached out and tried to pull it off, but when it found that it couldn't pull the Bellossom off, it didn't bother with it anymore and just lay down to continue sleeping.

"Gambit~"

The scene became strangely eerie, and Mingyou hesitated, unsure how to describe it.

The Bellsprout bit the Munchlax, but it was too fat to eat and couldn't continue its attack, while the Munchlax simply ignored it...

The sudden commotion seemed to have subsided just like that. After a long stalemate, Bellsprout had no way to deal with Munchlax. Finally, exhausted, it gradually returned to normal.

"call……"

Watching the Bellsprout being dragged away by the Bellsprouts, Naruto finally breathed a sigh of relief. He really didn't know how to handle the situation just now, after all, he was just a vegetable grower and didn't have the power of a trainer.

However, the commotion earlier had diluted the fragrance of the mandarin orange blossoms. To prevent it from spreading again, he quickly wrapped all the flowers in plastic bags, leaving it like this for now and dealing with it later...

Although there was still a faint floral fragrance, which attracted the fruit-eating insects again, they were still relatively awake. However, given what had just happened, Mingyou reminded them that they could stay nearby, but not to remove the plastic bags.

He then looked at the information about the tangerine tree, especially the information about its fragrance, and began to think.

Then I took out my Rotom phone and, despite the agonizingly slow internet speed, searched for information about Pokémon evolution. Bellsprout's evolution was definitely not accidental...

He soon found a paper written by Dr. Yamanashi from the Sinnoh region, a leading expert in Pokémon evolution.

The paper mentions that evolution often begins with a strong bond with humans, or with a Pokémon's desire to become stronger as it matures (masters its own power).

However, sometimes unexpected situations can occur, such as a Pokémon experiencing unusual emotional changes or absorbing special energy that it cannot handle, etc.

If this happens and a Pokémon evolves prematurely before it is fully mature, there is a very high probability that the Pokémon will lose control of its emotions and go berserk, or lose control and unleash its power.

The paper also gives an example of what happened last year: the infamous Pokémon Mafia Team Rocket used radio waves to force all Magikarp in Lake Rage in the Johto region to evolve into Gyarados, causing the Red Tide incident that shocked the world.

All the out-of-control Gyarados, led by a red Gyarados, attacked the surrounding villages and towns, injuring thousands of people. They were finally stopped by Champion Lance's efforts, and the Gyarados were calmed and sent to the sea...

Mingyou carefully read the paper and roughly understood the reason for the evolution of the trumpet bud. It was all due to the special energy contained in the fragrance of the tangerine tree flowers.

Bellsprout ingested too much at once, causing it to evolve prematurely... or perhaps it was already just one step away from evolving, otherwise other Pokémon would probably have followed suit and evolved soon after.

Therefore, we can now conclude that small amounts of floral fragrances are beneficial to Pokémon, but large amounts can not only lead to loss of control but may also cause harm. So it is best to keep it within a certain amount.

This way, not only can the Pokémon living here gradually become stronger, but they can also protect the Mandarin Tree, which is a win-win situation!

"It seems I've really planted an extraordinary fruit tree. Just the flowers are so attractive; what about the strange tangerines it produces?"

Mingyou grew increasingly excited, knowing she would find out soon. However, there was still a very serious issue that needed to be addressed.

That means he needs a Pokémon partner to fight alongside him, otherwise if another accident like the one just happened, he won't be able to do anything.

"With so many Pokémon in the manor, I should be able to find some here..."

Mingyou's gaze swept around, finally landing on the sleeping Munchlax not far away. After pondering for a long time, he shook his head helplessly.

He then looked around and a petite figure suddenly appeared in his field of vision.

It was only broad daylight when Ponpo, wearing a ghost mask, hopped and skipped towards them.

It seemed to be holding some unusual tree fruits in its hands, as if it wanted to give the fruits it had picked as a gift to someone...

……

(End of this chapter)