Ever since capturing the Shiny Donphan and absorbing its entire herd into his system space, Aiden hadn't recruited another full Pokémon clan.
Now that he had encountered a species he actually liked—
There was no reason to hold back.
After capturing Shiny Riolu, Aiden and Cynthia moved deeper into Sunyshore Forest, toward the Skorupi habitat he had detected earlier.
The moment they arrived, the numbers became clear.
Over three hundred Skorupi.
And surprisingly—
Not a single Drapion among them.
Which meant one thing.
The wild Pokémon strength in this area was relatively low.
Aiden extended his psychic senses and immediately located the leader.
Moments later, a noticeably larger Skorupi emerged from the group—over a meter tall, its tail thicker and coated in visible poison energy. It positioned itself between Aiden and its clan, tail raised high in dominance.
Aiden checked its status.
Ding!
Pokémon: Skorupi
Level: 35
Ability: Battle Armor
Type: Poison/Bug
Aptitude: Purple
Moves: Poison Sting, Pin Missile, Toxic Spikes, Bug Bite, Poison Fang, Night Slash, Screech
Background: Leader of the Sunyshore Forest Skorupi colony. Stronger than average. Proud and combative.
Affinity: 0
Purple aptitude.
Not bad at all.
With proper training, it could evolve into a formidable Drapion.
Without hesitation, Aiden released—
Shiny Donphan.
Red light burst forth, revealing the now Elite-tier Shiny Donphan.
A thunderous roar shook the clearing.
The Skorupi clan immediately stiffened.
They had never encountered such overwhelming presence.
The leader didn't retreat.
It attacked first.
Poison Sting filled the air like a rain of toxic needles.
Donphan calmly used Defense Curl into Rollout, its massive body spinning forward and deflecting the barrage effortlessly.
Then—
Impact.
The Skorupi leader was sent flying.
Donphan's momentum carried it through several more Skorupi, scattering them like leaves in a storm.
Aiden didn't waste time.
Purple psychic light flashed.
In a single sweeping motion—
All three hundred Skorupi were absorbed into system space.
The leader was captured separately in a Luxury Ball.
Click.
Successful.
Cynthia blinked.
"…Three hundred Pokémon. Where did they all go?"
Aiden replied casually, "I constructed a spatial dimension using psychic power. My Pokémon live there. Rest there. Train there."
Cynthia stared at him.
Creating space?
Wasn't that the authority of a deity?
Her boyfriend was starting to resemble something far beyond a normal human.
After leaving Sunyshore Forest, they headed toward their next destination—
Snowpoint City.
Strictly speaking, Aiden had already "cleared" the Sinnoh League.
Champion Cynthia?
Defeated and claimed.
Elite Four Lucian, Flint, Bertha, and Aaron?
All overwhelmed.
What remained were the Gym evaluations.
And as an official Gym Evaluation Officer, there was no need to challenge gyms sequentially like a normal trainer.
Snowpoint City lived up to its name.
Even in summer, snow fell gently across the town.
Icy Rock existed here, allowing Eevee to evolve into Glaceon.
But Aiden already had a Glaceon.
He didn't need it.
Instead of rushing to evaluate Candice's Snowpoint Gym, Aiden chose to rest.
After all—
Work was work.
Life was life.
Snowfall in Hoenn was rare.
Here, it was constant.
And where there was snow—
There were Ice-types.
Perhaps something interesting awaited.
After two days of rest, Aiden shifted his focus inward—
To system space.
And what he saw pleased him.
The clans had flourished.
The Eevee population had exploded.
From eighteen—
To one hundred eight.
Among them—
Five Purple aptitude Eevee.
Perfect.
Aiden currently possessed Glaceon, Umbreon, and Sylveon.
Still missing:
Vaporeon.
Flareon.
Jolteon.
Leafeon.
Espeon.
Those five Purple Eevee could fill the gaps.
Of course, they were still low level.
No rush.
Evolution would depend on their own wishes.
If a Partner Eevee ever appeared—
That would be interesting too.
The Pidgey and Treecko clans had also grown tremendously.
Dozens of fully evolved Pidgeot and Sceptile now existed.
Even more Pidgeotto and Grovyle.
Future Sky Division subordinates would have plenty of choices.
If Jessie and James ever delivered valuable intelligence again—
Rewards awaited them.
The Aron clan continued developing as well.
High aptitude throughout.
Though none had yet evolved into Aggron.
Growth—
Took time.
And Aiden had plenty of it.
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