Chapter 848: Special Poké Ball Crafting Technique!_1

"So sweet."

"This is a Pink Ball Fruit, right?"

Under the fruit tree, Fang Yuan held a pink Tree Fruit, gobbling it down in just a few bites.

The sweet juice burst in Fang Yuan's mouth, bringing him a burst of delight.

Then, he looked up.

To describe it as "Tree Fruit" might not be fitting. Another name suited it better.

Apricorn.

Pink Apricorns are pink fruits with a sweet, pleasant fragrance.

In the game, they can be used to make a richly sweet juice, and similarly, they could also be given to Mr. Steel, the Poké Ball master, to create a Poké Ball with special effects--the Sweet Ball.

By the time Fang Yuan had finished the fruit, Dream had already disappeared from sight, perhaps off to play or maybe to check on the Mane Rock Werewolf's training results.

Seeing Dream gone, Fang Yuan remembered what Eevee had mentioned to him this morning.

"Right, the thing I promised Eevee last time, about forming Eevee's Special Operations Team, can be put on hold for now," he said, turning to Rotom.

Eevee had said it wanted to focus on battling Dream lately, and had no time to take care of its juniors.

Eevee had set its sights high, resolute on winning Dream over.

With such a highly skilled individual, who could take on a hundred alone, any special squad would be meaningless in comparison.

Even if he were to form one, it would have to wait until after conquering Dream.

"Got it, Rotom!"

As Rotom responded, Fang Yuan casually plucked another Pink Ball Fruit and offhandedly asked:

"There's another thing, Rotom. The investigation about Slowpoke Well Water I asked you to do, did you find anything?"

"There's no such well..."

The Rotom Phone was at a loss, not understanding why Fang Yuan was seeking this.

"It doesn't matter if it's not there."

"Crunch,"

Fang Yuan bit into another fruit and said.

Man, the fruits here in the World Tree Mystical Realm of Dream's world are really delicious.

They taste even better than the ones that Venusaur forces to ripen.

Sigh.

It's lucky I thought about having Venusaur as the gardener of the World Tree and then getting some perks from Dream.

But in reality, Venusaur doesn't even qualify to be a gardener here.

Fang Yuan had just mentioned "Slowpoke Well Water."

This was actually a material for crafting special Poké Balls.

These days, while the Pokemon were all undergoing intensive training, Fang Yuan was certainly not idle.

He was working on his Wave Guide, Superpower, physical fitness, and learning new knowledge—of course, he couldn't fall behind.

However, Fang Yuan wasn't some training maniac, and after a while, he would tire of it too.

Training himself was much more monotonous than watching Pokemon train.

So to enrich his life a bit, he set a few new goals for himself.

"What exactly is Slowpoke Well Water, Rotom?" Rotom inquired.

In response to Rotom's question, Fang Yuan stood up and said, "When I first became a Trainer, I promised Eevee that someday, I would get it a more comfortable Poké Ball."

"However, since Eevee doesn't like to stay inside a Poké Ball and prefers being outside, that idea was put aside."

"But now, I've suddenly taken an interest again. Even if Eevee doesn't like entering a Poké Ball, there are others like the Self-detonating Magnetic Monsters that do."

"I plan to use my spare time to make some special Poké Balls for them, and Slowpoke Well Water is one of the ingredients for making those Poké Balls," Fang Yuan explained.

As Fang Yuan finished speaking, the Rotom Phone hung in mid-air, dumbfounded.

What does he mean??

Special Poké Balls?

What are those?

Rotom quickly checked the data...

Poké Balls... Aren't they just the Red and White Balls made from mixed metals that you find on the market?

"Anyway, the special Poké Balls I want to make will have the same effects as the Red and White Balls, plus some additional benefits," Fang Yuan continued.

"For instance, having healing abilities, or interiors as luxurious as a villa, or even the ability to simulate special environments like frost and volcanoes inside..."

"Let's see, if I manage to create them successfully, the global Poké Ball market will definitely take a huge hit," Fang Yuan tapped his head, realizing this could be a moneymaker as potent, no... even surpassing Energy Blocks.

In the game, every player loves Red and White Balls, and Fang Yuan was no exception; it was a matter of faith.

Even if he managed to create special Poké Balls, he planned to paint them red and white.

But in reality, if there were Poké Balls that performed better, which Trainer wouldn't want their Pokemon to live more comfortably?

Just like branded watches and handbags, special Poké Balls would surely become a luxury that all Trainers would covet.

Rotom Phone: ┌(.Д.)┐

"Rotom... Rotom??"

Rotom suspected Fang Yuan was feverish and his brain was fried.

How could there possibly be such Poké Balls?

And from the sound of Fang Yuan's tone, it seemed as though they could be mass-produced???

Rotom stared at Fang Yuan.

Fang Yuan also looked at it.

Little guy.

Your Trainer is a genius.

You think that after the Fossil Resuscitation Device, Mega Evolution, Energy Blocks, and Z-Move, I can't have epoch-making research results?

Then you're underestimating my talent... no, my memory.

After a few seconds of eye contact, Rotom chickened out.

Because it remembered Fang Yuan's previous performances, it seemed that, by comparison, coming up with Special Poké Balls wasn't anything to boast about.

"Let me explain to you," Fang Yuan finally stretched and said.

There were still many places where he needed Rotom's help during this process.

It was time to let Rotom in on the Apricorn technology as well.

When he first arrived in this world, Fang Yuan thought that all Poké Balls were made from Round Mandarins.

But as he acquired more knowledge, Fang Yuan discovered that on Earth, Poké Balls were simply made from a mixture of metals on production lines.

The Apricorn technology had not been harnessed at all.

The Poké Ball technology in the Pokémon World... had developed from Apricorn technology to the modern-day Poké Balls.

While Earth had skipped the Apricorn phase entirely and jumped straight to modern-day Poké Balls.

That's why there were no Special Poké Balls with unique effects.

"You know about Dr. Ron and the principle of Poké Balls, right?" Fang Yuan asked Rotom.

Rotom nodded.

The principle of Poké Balls originated from the "Primeape Rage Energy Extraction Experiment".

Dr. Ron from Jade Rainbow University had conducted an experiment to extract rage energy from a Primeape; during the experiment, the Primeape slowly weakened under some special stimuli.

In the end, the weakened Primeape curled up into Dr. Ron's presbyopic glasses case and fell asleep, which is the core principle of Poké Balls.

This experiment established the mechanism of the Poké Ball and laid the groundwork for the birth of modern Poké Balls.

This information wasn't publicly available in textbooks.

But Fang Yuan had already known about it because he had learned about the history of the Pokémon World and some of its settings before crossing over.

The discovery process of modern Poké Balls in the Pokémon World is quite similar to that on Earth.

Also originating from the "Primeape Rage Energy Extraction Experiment".

From this experiment, it's not hard to analyze that Poké Balls do not encapsulate Pokémon due to the Balls having spatial abilities, but rather the Pokémon are shrunken by the Poké Balls.

There are clear records of the history of Poké Balls in the official novel "Pokemon: The Animation" by the PM series writer Takeshi Shudo.

Poké Balls are not spatial items.

Moreover, the ability of Pokémon to shrink is entirely due to their own attributes.

When Pokémon are extremely weak, they will react to certain special stimuli and shrink in size, retreating into a container to rest.

The modern Poké Ball was created by Dr. Ron based on this principle.

Utilizing data from the previous experiment, he used some special mixed metallic materials to replicate the process, establishing the groundwork for Poké Ball technology.

The light generated inside a Poké Ball is the source of the stimulus.

"What I'm saying is that making Poké Balls doesn't necessarily have to involve the specific mix of metals discovered by Dr. Ron."

"What if, the materials Dr. Ron used were just the simplest ones?"

"Rotom... Rotom??"

"Like this one, for example." Fang Yuan picked another Round Mandarin.

The Round Mandarins or Pink Apricorns that Fang Yuan held, are among the most important ingredients for making Poké Balls.

Fang Yuan recalled some details from the games.

In the ancient Pokémon World, craftsmen hollowed out Apricorns and through some special steps, turned them into Poké Balls with unique effects.

Before the advent of modern Poké Balls, these Apricorn-made Poké Balls were very common.

This technology dates back hundreds of years.

However, as science and technology progressed and the era where everyone owned Pokémon arrived, the demand for Poké Balls increased, these special-effect Poké Balls, which took a long time and were less efficient in production, were gradually replaced by the mass-produced red and white Balls made from a mixture of metals.

However, the Apricorn craftsmanship was still preserved.

Special-effect Poké Balls became a cash cow for big businesses in the Pokémon World, being crafted into luxury items.

These are the special Poké Balls in the games that are more expensive than the regular red and white Balls.

Nowadays, the Poké Balls used on Earth are not those made from Apricorn technology but are produced using modern Poké Ball technology on assembly lines.

The former, due to the special nature of the materials, require a time-consuming process and manual labor by craftsmen, and have special effects.

The latter, due to the common nature of the materials and simple production, don't have any special effects.

"This Tree Fruit, although it tastes good, is considered one of the most common due to its very low nutritional value, yet it is the top-tier material for making Poké Balls, can you believe it?" said Fang Yuan with a grin.

"What are you planning to do, Rotom..."

Rotom, now in the form of a smartphone, saw Fang Yuan's smile and suddenly had a bad feeling.

Fang Yuan's smile didn't look like it was simply about making new special Poké Balls for Eevee and the others, it was probably something more.

Fang Yuan didn't say a word, but with the appearance of special Poké Balls and Apricorn technology, he thought that their money-making potential might not be much less than that of Energy Blocks.

Business tycoons like Silph Co. and Devon, which monopolized some fundamental Poké Ball technology and special Poké Ball technology, had become commercial giants because of it.

If he could actually conduct the research successfully, of course Fang Yuan would use it himself, but it would definitely be something he could sell too.

Perhaps the Fang Yuan Group could indeed become Earth's equivalent of Silph Co. and Devon!