Pinery of Eevee Evolution Lab

In a 5-star hotel, a blue-haired woman with blue eyes made a call. "Understand... yes... I see... yes, understand... No, no Its okay.. Yes, bye," she said before putting her phone aside and sitting on her chair.

"Phew... Why is it during my vacation? And it's not even an official job?" she wanted to cry, but there were no tears.

This woman was none other than Pinery, an assistant to Jun's grandmother. She was currently on vacation in Vermillion City after attending seminars to represent Jun's grandmother, who couldn't come due to the location being in Kanto, far away from Hoenn.

She sighed and reached out for her laptop to review the latest entries that had passed the format review. Then she opened her email.

"Enough is enough. This is the umpteenth submission about Eevee that we've received in the last two years," she sighed again.

In academia, professors and scholars are known for their publication records, which serve as a branding tool to distinguish their published works from others. Additionally, some renown professors have their own non-publication house platforms that accept public studies for review. If these papers pass the review process, they can use the publication house brand as added value or, at the very least, guarantee that their papers are authentic and valuable since they have the endorsement of the publication house.

Professors may opt for non-publication house platforms to have more control over the publication process and content of their papers. They can decide which papers to publish and how to publish them, giving them more flexibility than traditional publication houses. Another reason for this approach is to reach a specific audience that may not be served by mainstream publication houses.

Jun's grandmother's boss, Professor Birch, is a professor from the Hoenn region who has his own non-publication house platform for researching Pokemon habitats and the domestication of Pokemon.

Since these non-publication house platforms focus on habitats and domestication of Pokemon, coupled with low submission requirements, inclusivity, and a broad audience, they receive a significant number of papers every day. These papers primarily answer questions like which Pokemon were domesticated and how they were domesticated or where do certain Pokemon live?

Some of the answers are straightforward and reflect the way animals were domesticated in the real world, while others may involve self-domestication or domestication in the presence of humans and our societies.

Genetically can also imply breeding for different traits. For instance, the different dog-like Pokemon. There is a large variation and yet the body structure and functions are all similar. For example Lillipup and Snubbull, with same species type but the characteristics is very different. It also make how to domesticated them is different too.

That's why the domestication of Pokemon are fascinating and allow many people to figure out the true scope of Pokemon and humans' effects on nature and their interactions. Not only for trainer or scholar but also normal people can join the fun.

Pinery has reviewed many of Eevee's articles, and almost all of them were nothing new. He even suspects that the authors who wrote these papers simply learned about Eevee from previous articles or papers. However, it must be admitted that the topic brought by the Eevee craze was still very large. Each issue of major journals will publish some valuable articles about Eevee to attract readers.

Furthermore, Professor Rowan's articles about the genetic instability of Eevee led to many more submissions about Eevee. However, most of these articles were either nonsense or plagiarized.

Pinery originally thought it was another self-attention-attracting article, but when he saw the title of the article, his eyes widened involuntarily, "Eh?"

Topics: "Discovery on Eevee new ability"

After seeing the concise title, editor Pinery quickly looked at the executive summary

"Anticipation ability? The ability to anticipate dangerous moves possessed by the opponent?"

She looked at this paper seriously, Eevee's new ability? At this juncture, the paper was undoubtedly very suitable for publication, and it would cause a lot of reactions, but after glancing at the contributor, he showed a blank expression.

"11-11 years old?" she muttered to himself in disbelief.

She couldn't imagine how someone so young could contribute to the scientific community in such a significant way. However, after considering that she was the granddaughter of an influential figure, he wondered if hereditary thinking played a role in her precocious abilities.

"The beginner pokemon of the contributor is Eevee. Although the author is only 11 years old, it seems that the article is relatively reliable."

Normally its about how to raise Eevee to be more brave or how to change Eevee timid personality, it is all the same topics with different titles. But This kind of article about the discovery of a new ability, as long as there were no major loopholes in logic, was not something she could handle.

"The Anticipation ability goes beyond mere timidity and fear of battle as a personality trait. It is a special ability that has evolved in Pokemon to avoid danger. Eevee, in particular, is highly sensitive to the dangers posed by fighting-type moves, and will show fear if not properly trained. To test the nature of Anticipation, it is best to subject Eevee to moves that are powerful enough to cause harm or even death. Through the exercise of this ability, Pokemon can develop a heightened perception of danger, leading to exceptional combat awareness and the ability to anticipate danger before it strikes."

"Interesting…" Pinery sighed with emotion. Eevee's cowardice was not a character defect, but a special ability? If it was the case then, its possible that Eevee will be a scout type Pokemon in the future.

"It's just that the research method is crude and simple. maybe this is why grandma Helena asking for my help. But this is interesting" Pinery nodded then grab her phone.