Anorith evolves into Armaldo. Although its base stat total is only 495, its stat distribution is excellent.
With 125 Attack and 100 Defense, combined with the Ability Battle Armor, it becomes a powerful physical attacker that cannot suffer critical hits.
Its Hidden Ability, Swift Swim, allows it to move twice as fast in rain, making it suitable for rain-based battle strategies.
.....
"Silas, about the Dusk Stone you asked me to help find earlier."
Steven suddenly brought it up.
"We've already made some progress. I was actually wondering how to contact you, but I didn't expect to run into you here."
Silas wasn't surprised.
Given Steven's love for rare stones and the enormous wealth of the Devon family,it would be stranger if their treasury didn't have evolution stones like that.
....
The three of them sat inside a private room in the café, chatting casually.
Their relationship quickly warmed.
Soon, Selene and Steven planned to return to the Solans family research facility, but Silas politely declined.
"I still have some matters to take care of."
After all, the research involved cooperation between the Devon family and the Solans family.
It would be inappropriate for an outsider like him to intrude.
More importantly…
If he wanted to buy the high-quality Dusk Stone Steven had found, he needed more money first.
After purchasing two expensive Pokémon items earlier, Silas had only a little over one million PokéDollars left.
He still needed to reserve some funds for Pokémon training.
Which meant the amount he could actually spend was even smaller.
Clearly, it wasn't nearly enough to purchase a high-grade Dusk Stone.
.....
"Perfect timing to sell those Sandile," Silas muttered to himself.
"They've been following me around and costing me feeding expenses every day."
The Sandile line wasn't very popular in the Hoenn region.
Hoenn had vast seas, so most trainers preferred Water-type Pokémon.
Fire-types were still somewhat popular thanks to Mt. Chimney and inland volcanic areas.But Ground-types were extremely rare.
Among all the trainers Silas had met so far, almost none specialized in Ground-types.
Even on Hoenn's regional network, Ground-type specialists were hard to find.
.....
After visiting the black market, Silas sold:
Five Sandile
Several Pokémon he had captured earlier during his "heroic rescue" incident
Altogether he gained two million PokéDollars.
The most valuable among them was the Sandile that inherited Moxie and the move Double-Edge.
That single high-quality Sandile alone sold for nearly 400,000 PokéDollars.
....
After leaving the black market, Silas returned to town.
He casually hailed a taxi.
When he got out at the Solans family manor, the driver gave him a strange look.
Silas walked inside calmly.
Many guards and servants already recognized him as an honored guest, so no one stopped him.
Before he had walked far, the butler approached.
"Young Master Silas, you've finally returned. Miss Selene has been waiting for you for quite some time."
Silas was slightly surprised.
Wasn't Selene supposed to be at the research facility?
Soon he followed the butler deeper into the manor into an area he had never visited before.
They passed through several solemn corridors before stopping at an old wooden door.
The butler knocked gently.
"Master, Miss Selene, Young Master Silas has returned."
"Come in."
A dignified voice came from inside.
Silas immediately recognized it.
It was Selene's father-the head of the Solans family.
...
Inside the room, Silas noticed something unexpected.
The room wasn't luxurious at all.
There were only a few tables and chairs.Even the sofa showed visible signs of wear.
The only modern object was a scientific instrument placed in the corner, which looked strangely out of place.
Inside the room sat:
Dr.magnus solans (Selene's father)
Steven
Selene
When they saw Silas enter, both Steven and Selene visibly brightened.
"Silas, let me introduce you," Dr.magnus said.
"This is Steven Stone, the eldest son of the Devon family."
"You young people should interact more. After all…"
"There's always a sense of mutual appreciation among geniuses."
After saying that, Dr.Magnus hurriedly left the room.
Apparently another research matter required his attention.
Silas understood immediately.
It seemed the talent he had previously displayed had earned Dr.Magnus's recognition.
....
Once her father left, Selene immediately dropped her noble composure and ran toward Silas.
"Hehe, Brother Silas! It's such a pity you weren't there earlier!"
"The fossil resurrection was a complete success!"
"Father rushed back to record the research data."
Silas finally understood.
No wonder Dr.magnus had left so quickly earlier.
The man truly was obsessed with scientific research.
....
"Come on!"
Steven suddenly stood up excitedly.
"Selene, Silas-let's go see the Pokémon that was just resurrected from the fossil!"
He practically dragged the two of them outside. And honestly…His excitement was understandable.
This was already the second successful fossil resurrection.
It proved that the earlier revival of Aerodactyl wasn't a coincidence.
In the future, more ancient Pokémon could potentially be revived.
That would also strengthen the cooperation between the two families.
....
Soon they arrived at the manor lawn.
Steven tossed out a Luxury Ball.
"Come out, Anorith!"
A strange Pokémon appeared.
Anorith had a flat, elongated body with a pair of large pincers at the front.
Along the sides of its body were eight fin-like appendages, which it used to swim through the ancient seas.
"Is this the Pokémon revived from the fossil?"
Silas asked curiously.
Steven looked extremely proud.
After all, he might be the second trainer in the world to own a revived fossil Pokémon.
Selene immediately began explaining enthusiastically.
"This Pokémon is called Anorith," Selene explained excitedly.
"According to fossil research, it lived in warm oceans over 100 million years ago. Scientists believe it may be one of the ancient ancestors of Bug-type Pokémon."
The Pokémon had a flat, elongated body with a pair of large pincers. Along its sides were eight fin-like appendages, which it used to swim through the ancient seas.
Silas nodded thoughtfully.
"So it originally lived in the sea?"
Although he knew about Anorith from his previous life, he only understood its basic information.
He didn't know many of the ecological details.
Suddenly-
Ding.
Silas's Pokédex beeped.
Steven had just sent him detailed research data about Anorith.
Silas hesitated.
"Is this really okay?"
"It's your Pokémon… and fossil research is supposed to be confidential."
Steven laughed and lightly punched Silas in the chest.
"It's fine."
"We're friends, aren't we?"
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(End of chapter)