[Pokémon: Gardevoir]
[Ability: Psychic Link]
[Gender: Female]
[Talent: Elite Four-tier]
[Level: 36]
[Moves: Growl, Confusion, Double Team, Protect, Psychic Lance, Teleport, Hypnosis, Magical Fire, Draining Kiss, Healing Pulse…]
[Equipped Entries: Psychic Lance, Combat Leech, Mental Focus (Fixed), Final Whisper, Healing Expert, Illusion (Fixed), Psychic Storm (Fixed)]
Due to its base stats, Kirlia had always been in an awkward spot.
Its total base stats were only 278 —
even its highest stat, Special Attack, was a mere 65.
Compared to Frogadier, which already had 405 total base stats in its second stage,
this was abysmal.
Even with the boost from Latias's Scale of Wrath,
Frogadier also had two Entries enhancing its Speed.
The gap was only growing wider.
But now that it had evolved into Gardevoir, this problem was solved.
Gardevoir's Special Attack soared to 125!
If it used Psychic Storm right now,
the power would be unimaginable.
Lin Yu sighed and gave in, letting Gardevoir hug him.
The other Pokémon beside them stared in shock.
"Char!"
"Froga!"
This was like a shot of adrenaline for Frogadier and Charmeleon.
Charmeleon had already been motivated by Dragonite's strength.
Now, watching little Ralts — who had once followed them everywhere — evolve first,
it felt a surge of urgency.
As for Frogadier, it had grown a little complacent after winning so many matches.
But seeing Gardevoir evolve first
snuffed out that arrogance in an instant.
Lin Yu, with his Aura Power active, sensed their thoughts clearly.
He gently patted Frogadier's head to encourage it.
"Froga!"
Ring-ring-ring…
His phone suddenly rang.
Looking at the screen, he saw it was his teacher from Kyoto.
"You did amazing!"
As soon as the call connected, her voice was filled with praise — clearly, she'd watched his Provincial Tournament matches.
In fact, she wasn't the only one.
After the tournament, Aunt Xue, his coach, his teachers, and even some classmates from Shuimu City had sent congratulatory messages.
Lin Yu had replied politely to each one.
On the other side of the video call, Luo Qingfeng still looked as decisive and straightforward as ever, but her excitement was undeniable.
Lin Yu's heart skipped a beat.
She wasn't just calling to congratulate him.
The research on Eevee's evolution must have been completed!
"It's all their doing."
Lin Yu leaned sideways, letting the Pokémon behind him come into view.
"Hm…"
Luo Qingfeng's eyes widened in surprise.
"I was going to tell you — we've finished researching Eevee's evolution.
It's exactly what you said: Umbreon and Espeon's evolution has nothing to do with Evolution Stones!"
She then explained the two evolution methods in detail.
It matched Lin Yu's predictions perfectly.
"Huh? Did Kirlia evolve already?
And Riolu, Frogadier, Charmeleon…"
Her expression changed, and her eyes lit up as she looked at the Pokémon — like a cat spotting fish.
It was the instinct of a researcher.
The success of Eevee's evolution research
had given her a huge revelation.
Pokémon evolution was a matter of genetic choice.
In the past, research on evolution had always focused on growth —
the mainstream method for Pokémon.
As their strength grew, evolution happened naturally.
This had created a blind spot for researchers:
when studying a Pokémon's evolution, they instinctively followed this growth-based approach.
Now, discovering this new evolution method
was a milestone.
It opened up an entirely new way of thinking for all evolution researchers.
Thinking further — Eevee wasn't the only one with this evolution method.
This boy's Riolu…
it was likely to evolve in a similar way.
And what about Gyarados or Milotic?
Could their evolution be related to emotions?
Truly, she was China's youngest Master Breeder.
She'd instantly hit the key point.
But without guidance,
it would have taken other researchers much longer to figure this out.
"I've added your name as a co-author. When will you come to Kyoto? I can understand Frogadier using Electric-type moves, but that Charmeleon… that white fire that burns underwater…"
Luo Qingfeng's gaze fixed intensely on Charmeleon.
This was truly extraordinary.
Fire that could burn underwater!
"Cough, thank you, Teacher!"
Lin Yu thanked her.
Luo Qingfeng sighed softly.
"Sigh. It's clear you have incredible talent as a Trainer. As for Breeding, I have nothing left to teach you. And when it comes to evolution research, you always hit the nail on the head.
This boy… he seems to have extraordinary talent in everything!
I can't even persuade him to focus on one area."
"Let me explain: even though you played a key role in The Evolution Process of Eevee,
you didn't participate in the experiment itself. So for now, the highest title I can give you is Intermediate Researcher.
That's why I hope you'll complete an evolution paper on your own — or lead a small team to do so. For example, your Riolu."
Her eyes were firm.
If she couldn't teach him more about Breeding, and he was so talented…
why not nurture him into an all-round genius?
Lin Yu played dumb, "You mean Riolu's evolution is also this type?"
Luo Qingfeng nodded firmly, "Highly likely!"
She continued, "I'll try to refine the Eevee evolution paper and delay its publication. I hope you'll create your paper on the Evolution Research Network within that time!"
"Thank you, Teacher. I'll work hard!"
Lin Yu felt a warm surge of gratitude.
Delaying the publication was specifically to give him time to research.
Teacher Luo could have easily written the Riolu evolution paper herself, but she was giving him the credit.
"Good. If you have any questions, just ask me."
They chatted for a few more minutes, then hung up.
After the call,
Lin Yu quickly took out his phone and opened the China Evolution Research Network.
Logging into his account,
he saw that he was indeed listed as an Intermediate Researcher — with the right to create papers.
Without hesitation,
he created a new paper titled: A Conjecture on Riolu's Evolution into Lucario!
Then he sat down at the hotel desk and started the tedious task of writing.
For other researchers, this would have been extremely difficult.
But for Lin Yu, it was easy —
it was just a matter of recording his daily life with Riolu, using professional terminology.