Experiment

Lately, Yuga had been feeling a bit overwhelmed. He had been researching extensively to find a way to cultivate Gligar with blue potential. He delved into the knowledge about Ground-type Pokémon and conducted numerous experiments, but none of them yielded promising results.

One day, while Yuga was going through breeding data as usual, he stumbled upon an article written by a long-deceased breeder. In this article, the breeder mentioned materials that had long been used solely for collection purposes—Stardust and Star Pieces. He claimed that these materials could trigger changes in the life energy of Ground-type, Steel-type, and Rock-type Pokémon.

According to him, these materials might have originated from the vast universe, harboring unknown and mysterious powers that remained undiscovered.

When this article was first published, many people had researched it and conducted experiments with Stardust and Star Pieces. However, they didn't achieve any significant breakthroughs, and over time, these materials were forgotten.

Yuga found the article's detailed descriptions and speculations about Stardust and Star Pieces very convincing. He couldn't help but think that if something came from the universe, he might already have something like that in his possession.

Whether the star dust and star pieces come from the universe, you can know if you compare them.

It suddenly occurred to Yuga that he had a meteorite that Deoxys had entrusted to him. It just so happens that I still have some star dust and star pieces in my hand, which are just right for research materials.

When traveling to Lilycove City before, Yuga never had time to deal with the star dust and star pieces that Linoone found on the beach, and slowly forgot them in the system backpack.

Stardust and Star Pieces, despite having different names, were essentially the same substance. They had a dark red color, a fine texture, and occasionally emitted specks of light, resembling stars in the night sky.

As YoYo Day Care lacked suitable equipment for researching Stardust and Star Pieces, Yuga went to the Pokémon Center and asked Nurse Joy for permission to use their testing equipment. Nurse Joy, being well-acquainted with Yuga, readily agreed to his request.

Since he only needed a small amount for testing purposes, Yuga gently scraped a layer of powder from the colossal meteorite, avoiding creating noticeable damage. After all, he didn't want to risk angering Deoxys in case it came back for the meteorite.

Yuga's objective wasn't a detailed analysis of Stardust's composition but rather to verify if its composition was similar to that of the meteorite. Yuga wasn't particularly skilled with the precise equipment at the Pokémon Center, so Nurse Joy assisted him, and they soon had the test results.

Just as described in the article, the main components of Stardust were remarkably similar to those in the meteorite. Many substances were unidentified, even by Nurse Joy.

However, the meteorite contained a unique energy that was absent in Stardust. This energy was extremely faint, challenging to detect, and entirely different from the magnetic energy that triggered geomagnetic effects in the meteorite.

According to Nurse Joy, this unique energy exhibited strong elemental characteristics that aligned perfectly with Ground-type, Steel-type, and Rock-type attributes.

Furthermore, this energy exhibited a strong level of radiation. Even a small amount of it could have an impact on the bodies of living organisms. However, Nurse Joy couldn't determine whether this influence was positive or negative.

Yuga speculated that Stardust might have originated from meteorites but underwent some transformation upon entering the Pokémon world due to natural assimilation. Some of its original energy and substances might have dissipated while new materials native to the Pokémon world were incorporated, resulting in the existence of Stardust and Star Pieces.

However, there was one aspect Yuga couldn't be certain about. Were all meteorites, like the colossal one entrusted to Deoxys, imbued with this unique energy? Or did other meteorites lose this special energy during their assimilation into the Pokémon world? If it existed in other meteorites, why hadn't the unique energy in Deoxys's meteorite dissipated, considering it had been in the Pokémon world for quite some time?

Yet Yuga believed that the energy mentioned by the old breeder, which affected the life energy of Ground-type Pokémon, might indeed be this unique energy. As regular Stardust and Star Pieces lacked it, other researchers had been unable to make sense of it.

Understanding the characteristics of this special energy, Yuga borrowed equipment from the Pokémon Center to extract this energy from the meteorite. He aimed to verify whether the radiation it produced was beneficial or harmful.

Since he couldn't use Pokémon for experimentation, Yuga chose plants as test subjects. He selected seven saplings, each representing different types: Asper Berry, Lum Berry, Rowap Berry, Tomato Berry, Salac Berry, Jaboca Berry, and Kebia Berry. These saplings possessed distinct elemental attributes: Ice, Grass, Water, Fire, Rock, Ground, and Steel, respectively. Yuga wanted to observe if this unique energy would affect the growth of these seven berry trees.

If it did have an impact, he wanted to determine which berry trees it influenced, especially if it correlated with the Ground, Steel, and Rock attributes, as the old breeder had suggested.

Yuga incorporated the extracted special energy into fertilizer and applied it to each of the seven saplings. The fertilizer used was suitable for most berry trees and would yield similar results for all seven types.

To ensure the accuracy of the experiment and prevent external interference, Yuga planted all seven saplings in large pots and moved them to the main Ecopark of the YoYo Day Care. He planned to monitor their growth daily.

To protect the saplings from any accidental damage by other Pokémon, Yuga requested the ever-watchful Noctowl, which constantly patrolled the main Ecopark, to keep an eye on them.