04: Medicine Making

[Day 9]

Necessity is the mother of ingenuity.

Now Darius understands that phrase - Was it like that? He doesn't remember. "Pull!" Regardless, here he was with a bunch of Butterfrees and Caterpies using their String Shots to pull this really large broken and hollow tree in the middle of the forest all because the Butterfree leader was hurt by a Fearow and now the entire Butterfree Forest is under the risk of being attacked by flocks of Spearows, all because that singular Fearow was a Rank 5 Pokemon that had several other Pokemon under their authority.

With their leader hurt, the Butterfrees sought out Darius to help and guide them, so he decided that an upgrade on the base was necessary! This is why they're taking this giant hollow trunk of a fallen tree back to their base, it was just on the outskirts of their territory so it was easy to drag it into the territory to make this hollow tree into a big nursery. The bags of string were strong to hold the Metapods, but they were still not enough to hold the eggs of the Butterfrees, even more now that they were under the threat of a large flock of Spearows! "Pull!" Cerberus was also helping pull the hollow tree trunk. This also worked as a good workout and training for his legs! Thanks to his [Pokemon Anatomy Understanding] skill he was able to deduce that he had to focus more on the strength of Cerberus's legs and jaw, both for his bite strength and his running speed and jumping distance! Maybe Cerberus will develop the Strong Jaw ability? 'Well, it could happen!'

It took them, in the continuous efforts of the whole Butterfree kaleidoscope (a group of butterflies is called a Kaleidoscope!), half an hour to move the big hollow tree trunk- Darius felt this slight shiver in his whole body, turning his face to the side as he rested by the base of the tree trunk that was raised to stand up and stuck into the ground by the use of Sticky Webs and String Shots. "Oh, hello." Darius saw these two small Pokemon that stood by the tree trunk -

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| Name: N/A

| Species: Sableye

| Type: Dark/Ghost

| Held Item: None

| Gender: Male

| Level: 9

| Rank: Novice (1)

| Potential: ★★★☆☆

| Nature: Timid (+Speed/-Attack)

| Abilities -

Trained Abilities: Keen Eye

Obtained Abilities:

| Attributes -

0-10: F

11-20: E

21-30: D

31-40: C

41-50: B

51-100: A

101-200: S

201-500: SS

501-1000: SSS

Strength: 9 [F]

Speed: 35 [C]

Endurance: 15 [E]

Attack Potency: 15 [E]

Vitality: 22 [D]

Energy Control: 36 [C]

Energy Resistance: 25 [D]

Energy Capacity: 45 [B]

Energy Potency: 45 [B]

| Moves - Learned, Trained, Expert, Mastered, Complete Control.

Egg Moves: Recover [T], Imprison [T], Trick [E]

Moves: Leer [L], Astonish [L], Confuse Ray [L], Shadow Sneak [T]

TMs: Fling [L]

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'Huh, he has been trained before?' Not to say the Sableye before him was strong, but he was clearly trained! The evidence was the TM move he has - Fling.

What the move Fling did was that the Pokemon would throw their held item in the face of their opponent, and the damage of the attack would depend on the item they were holding! It also made the enemy Pokemon equip the item if they didn't have any, which opened a few strategies that could be used! The thing is, unless you have a way to get it back, the item will be thrown away indefinitely (In the games, that is), but apparently this little Sableye has a way to get his item back! What the move [Trick] did was that the Pokemon would switch items, if the user of this move has no items they get the held item of their opponent, which makes this move really good with Fling too! "Oh, you have a friend? I'm sorry we took your home, we didn't know you lived there."

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| Name: Sarah

| Species: Phantump

| Type: Ghost/Grass

| Held Item: None

| Gender: Female

| Level: 6

| Rank: Baby (0)

| Potential: ★☆☆☆☆

| Nature: Quiet (+Energy Potency/-Speed)

| Abilities -

Trained Abilities: Frisk

Obtained Abilities:

| Attributes -

0-10: F

11-20: E

21-30: D

31-40: C

41-50: B

51-100: A

101-200: S

201-500: SS

501-1000: SSS

Strength: 1 [F]

Speed: 1 [F]

Endurance: 1[F]

Attack Potency: 1[F]

Vitality: 1[F]

Energy Control: 1[F]

Energy Resistance: 1[F]

Energy Capacity: 1[F]

Energy Potency: 12 [E]

| Moves - Learned, Trained, Expert, Mastered, Complete Control.

Egg Moves: Disable, Venom Drench, Grudge

Moves: Astonish, Tackle, Confuse Ray

TMs: N/A

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"A Phantump?" Now, what was that thing about Phantumps again? 'Ah, never mind!' She is adorable - And recently born it seems, because her rank is [0], or Baby! Baby Pokemon are born at that rank and can not fight to protect themselves- The Baby Period (BP) a Pokemon goes through is dependent on the species, like how a Caterpie goes through their Baby Period in two to three days while other Pokemon take longer. "Sableye?" The Pokemon came forward, weary of its surroundings for the time being while his little friend hid behind him for about 5 seconds before she was floating towards Darius unafraid. 'Is it the [Friendly] Unique Skill?' I mean, he wouldn't hurt the little stump. He has dealt with many baby Pokemon since Butterfrees reproduce faster than rabbits back in his world. "Oh, hi." Darius knew both from experience and his [Pokemon Nursery] skill that babies need a lot of attention and care.

"S-sab-Sableye!" The Sableye hurried over towards them, but Phantump was already in Darius' arms, being held like the baby she was: "Oh, you want to be held too?" Darius teased the little Sableye a little, seeing that his little friend was comfortable in Darius' arms. He just sighed and lowered his arms: "It's okay, I won't hurt her." The little stump giggled in its cutesy ethereal voice- Ghost Pokemon aren't 100% corporeal, which is what makes them immune to Normal and Fighting Types unless the attacker has either the ability Scrappy or has set up the moves Odour Sleuth or Foresight.

Due to them not being completely physical, Ghost Types can also blend into shadows and enter shadows, which is a characteristic they all share.

"Free~" Darius raised his head and saw the youngest of Butterfrees, who just evolved today, fly towards him holding out a bag made of white string, the bag contained the things he asked for- Oran Berries! "Thank you, dear, I'll make the potion to heal your leader soon." The damage the Butterfree took wasn't extremely serious but it also wasn't a simple scratch, Darius tested his [Pokemon Healer] skill on him yesterday and managed to heal the majority of the damage, he's only using this opportunity to make Potions for the future! "Cerberus, can you help me get the crucible? Ah, and help me heat a small cauldron." Making a cauldron with stone was hard, but when you have Pokemon, it helps ease the process!

To make a basic potion, you need Oran Berries, water, fire, and an item called an activator. An activator can be anything! The most common Activator used by big pharma of the Pokemon world was a little salt that activates the energy within the Oran Berries and enchants them to a higher degree, to make the Potion heal 20 points of hp instead of the 10 the Oran Berry does- If we speak in Game terms.

What Darius is going to use as an Activator is the very Oran Berry! It can be done, which makes a slightly stronger potion, too - In game terms, if a basic Potion heals 20 points, his would heal 30 points because the process he's using is special! He is using his own Energy to activate the energy inside the Oran Berry juice, and once he activates the energy of one Oran Berry, the others follow suit, which is also why he is going to dilute the Oran Berry juice with water- To make it last longer.

He is also going to make a batch of antidotes, burn heals, and a few freezers.

"Today's gonna be a long day..."