The insights from the "Hatcher's Knowledge"... Wait a minute, something about this knowledge doesn't feel right.
As Hikaru was trying to comprehend this knowledge, he keenly noticed some crucial parts. For example, "Bringing a Pokémon egg to specific locations can allow it to learn some knowledge in advance and influence its personality and abilities after birth. For instance, if taken to a game center..."
"Could this be Gold's insight?"
Gold, a character from the Pokémon Adventures manga, was one of the protagonists from the Gold and Silver era. In the games, his counterpart is Ethan. As a Pokédex holder, his special ability was "Hatching"!
But Gold's personality was somewhat mischievous and careless, with a free-spirited nature. And although his ability was related to hatching, he often did nothing during the hatching process—this was his own description.
Later, he gained a better understanding of hatching. For Pokémon eggs, Gold only needed to nurture them with sincerity and care, which would speed up the hatching process!
Hikaru carefully tried to grasp the essence of this knowledge.
The information within this knowledge was very formal. Since it lacked tone and emotion, it was hard to detect anything wrong at first. But after analyzing it more closely, it became clear that something was off!
However, putting aside the parts about game centers, amusement halls, and pool-related things, the core of this knowledge was still very useful!
Indeed, Pokémon eggs hatched in different places and environments could have varying personalities and abilities. Recent research by Professor Elm pointed out that Pokémon eggs could sense the surrounding environment and situation even before hatching and would respond accordingly. The mood and behavior of the hatcher could also affect the state of the Pokémon.
Eggs in research facilities are carefully nurtured to prevent them from absorbing too much external information, thereby developing problematic personalities. After all, if a rookie Trainer received a Pokémon with behavioral issues or a delinquent nature, just like Gold's Togepi who mastered billiards, poker, and dice games, that would be quite the disaster!
Newbie Pokémon (wearing black sunglasses): "Trainer, go and cook me two dishes!"
Just imagining that scene was enough to make Hikaru burst out laughing.
"Well, as long as I remove the parts related to Gold, this hatching insight is still quite valuable!"
Of course, once the elements associated with Gold were filtered out, there wasn't much left of the knowledge. This was what they called taking the essence and discarding the dross!
As for the egg in his hand, in the Black/White games, deep within the Relic Castle's ancient city, there was a Volcarona that had lived for hundreds of years. In Pokémon Adventures, this Volcarona was captured by Ghetsis and laid an egg, which hatched into a Larvesta and was used by the "Dark Trinity."
In the games, this Volcarona wasn't discovered by anyone. It quietly stayed in the deepest chamber of the Relic Castle, where the room was filled with beautiful sacrificial pottery and an ancient mural depicting the Legend of Volcarona.
The Sun Pokémon Volcarona was revered as the incarnation of the sun since ancient times. According to legend, when volcanic ash blocked out the sun due to a volcanic eruption, Volcarona's wings emitted light to replace the sun's radiance and illuminate the world.
Perhaps that Volcarona, having lived for hundreds of years, was reminiscing about the people of the past, which was why it never left. However, it was strange that the ancient city was filled with sand. What exactly did Volcarona eat to survive until the modern era? That remains a mystery!
『What you hold in your hand is a Pokémon egg? Its life force is very weak. Let me help it grow.』
Calyrex still had some crumbs from the energy cubes left on the corners of his mouth, and he looked at the partially petrified ancient egg with his wide, blank eyes. He raised his hand, gently gathering psychic energy.
A faint life force flowed from Calyrex's body, injecting into the ancient egg.
『...Huff... Huff... Is this... the limit of my power now?』
Calyrex looked at his hand in frustration. The power he could currently exert was just too weak!
Hikaru, however, was curious.
"Is this power the same as the one that stimulates land and plants to grow?"
In the games, Calyrex once promised to show off its power in front of the protagonist, only to struggle and produce a single carrot from a farm. But perhaps that was also a manifestation of Calyrex's life-giving power.
Calyrex: 『It's my "Healing Pulse." But my power is too weak right now. I can't fully restore this egg to its original state.』
"Roar~" Walking Wake growled softly.
So, this thing wasn't a precious stone? It was a Pokémon egg?
"Do you even know what a Pokémon egg is?"
As a Paradox Pokémon, Walking Wake belongs to the "Undiscovered Egg Group" and cannot breed in the games. But Hikaru wondered:
For an ancient Pokémon like Walking Wake, was reproduction also done through eggs in its era?
"Roar?"
Walking Wake rolled its eyes upward, showing confusion and contemplation.
It didn't know. It had never thought about such things!
Primitive creatures didn't have such weird requirements. As long as they could fight and eat, they were satisfied! But eggs did exist in its time.
Hikaru: "Then, do you even have a favorite Pokémon?"
"Roar~" Walking Wake expressed that it loved Pecha Berries. Then it looked at the petrified egg, as if ancient memories had been awakened.
When it came to hatching eggs, there was a shortcut—just spray fire directly! As Walking Wake roared and opened its mouth to breathe fire, Hikaru quickly held its mouth shut!
You're not trying to hatch the egg; you're trying to roast it to eat! Saliva was already dripping down!
"Roar, roar!" Walking Wake protested, insisting that it had truly seen eggs hatch from fire before, and breathing fire really could accelerate the hatching process. It wasn't just messing around this time!
Hikaru pondered about Walking Wake's claim of "eggs hatching from fire."
Perhaps it referred to the eggs of a Pokémon known as "Slither Wing," which is believed to be the ancient variant of Volcarona.
Although Larvesta, Volcarona's pre-evolution, was said to be born from the sun and could absorb flames, that was just an ancient myth. Judging by the weak life force within the egg, one burst of Flamethrower would probably extinguish its life force altogether.
"I have a good idea." Hikaru's eyes gleamed as he carried the nearly petrified egg into the room and placed it next to the Light Stone!
The Light Stone's power would fill the surroundings with vibrant life energy. By absorbing the power released from the Light Stone, perhaps the Pokémon egg could gradually regain its true form!
[The Light Stone is puzzled by the egg.]
To speed up the hatching process, Hikaru, having understood the essence of egg-hatching, even created a stone statue of Arceus within the dream!
The statue of Arceus could influence the Pokémon egg being hatched, enhancing its potential and possibly even making it a Shiny Pokémon!
However, just as the Arceus statue was placed, the Light Stone and Dark Stone trembled slightly!
[This statue... It seems to be affecting me?]
[I... I feel it too...!]
A strange thought emerged in the minds of the Light Stone and Dark Stone.
This statue possessed miraculous power, created by the very "Hero Candidate" they had chosen. And the Black and White Dragons had already experienced the special tools and abilities crafted by this artisan.
But now, was this egg-hatching statue trying to treat them as "eggs" too?!
(End of Chapter)
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