Eddie thought about it for a long time and finally called Mr. Ramos.
Ramos was very surprised when he received Eddie's call, so he joked: "I didn't expect that a busy man like you would remember to call me. What do you want me to do for you this time?"
"Hehe..." Eddie suddenly felt a little embarrassed after hearing what Master Ramos said, "I do need to trouble you for a small favor."
"I knew it." Mr. Ramos pretended to be angry and said, "Tell me, what's the matter?"
"I would like to ask you to lend me a Cottonee." Eddie requested.
"Just for this? Okay." Uncle Ramos agreed immediately without asking Eddie why he wanted to borrow the Cottonee.
Eddie said gratefully, "Okay, I'll ask Talonflame to pick up Cottonee later, and you can just ask Cottonee to follow Talonflame to my place."
Soon, Talonflame brought back a Cottonee from the Coumarine Gym.
The experiment continues.
"Cottonee, please use Sleep Powder on the Popplio." Eddie said.
"Wow~"
Cottonee gently waved the cotton ball in his hand, and a cloud of brown powder floated out, which was controlled by the breeze and scattered on the Popplio.
Just a few seconds after inhaling the Sleep Powder, the Popplio could no longer control its heavy eyelids and slowly fell asleep.
Seeing this, Eddie injected the golden finger energy into the body of the Popplio again and started the experiment again.
The experiment went very smoothly at the beginning. Eddie controlled the energy of the golden finger and tested the dormant energy circuit bit by bit, over and over again.
With the experience of fruit trees, Eddie knew that this process would require time and patience.
The hidden energy circuit in the Pokémon's body is more stubborn than that in the fruit tree, and Eddie needs to spend more energy and concentration to awaken it.
However, he overlooked one point. Even if the Popplio was sleeping, the pain in its body still existed. Just as Eddie was about to light up a corner of the dim energy circuit, the Popplio's body suddenly twitched violently.
Eddie was so frightened that he immediately stopped what he was doing.
After a while, the Popplio woke up again, and the moment it opened its eyes, it felt a sharp pain somewhere in its body. Although it had been in a coma before, the pain seemed to remain in its body and did not disappear until it woke up.
"Popplio, are you okay?" Eddie asked worriedly.
The Popplio shook his head, indicating that a little pain was nothing.
This is more than just a little pain, Eddie thought. When he saw the expression of the Popplio, he knew that it must be uncomfortable.
"Why don't we just give up?" Eddie said hesitantly. He was worried that he might torture the Popplio to death.
"Woo~Woo~"
The Popplio shook its head vigorously. Eddie was willing to give up on it, but it was unwilling to do so. The experiment had not yet produced any results. If it gave up like this, wouldn't all the suffering it had endured before be in vain?
"Okay then, let's try it one last time. If it doesn't work, forget it!" Seeing that the Popplio was still insisting, Eddie had to agree to try again.
"Cottonee, use Stun Spore on the Popplio this time."
Since Sleep Powder cannot achieve the desired effect, let's switch to Stun Spore.
The reason why the Popplio twitches is that it can feel pain even when it is in a coma, and its body produces a stress response. So, is it enough to just block out the pain?
Stun Spore can cause Pokémon to fall into a paralyzed state, causing it to lose control of its body, which can just block out the sense of pain.
Of course, it is not 100% shielding, and Pokémon can still feel a slight numbness from the tingling sensation, but it is within the tolerable range.
As the Stun Spore fell on the Popplio, it fell into a paralyzed state. Its body was out of control, and its perception gradually disappeared. It could only vaguely feel a slight electric current flowing through its body, making it feel numb and tingling.
"Popplio, does it hurt?" Eddie pinched the Popplio and asked.
After the Popplio fell into a paralyzed state, although its body perception disappeared, its consciousness was still clear.
"Woo~" It doesn't hurt, it just feels a little weird.
"That's good, let's start again now." Eddie said.
The golden finger energy was injected into the body of the Popplio again, and this experiment was finally successful. Eddie successfully lit up a corner of the energy circuit hidden in the body of the Popplio.
During the experiment, the Popplio did not show any stress reactions.
This process is very time-consuming. In order to prevent the paralysis of the Popplio from disappearing, Eddie asked Cottonee to replenish the Stun Spore several times in the middle.
But after spending so much time, Eddie only lit up a little bit and then stopped.
It is impossible to light up all the hidden energy circuits at once. Lighting up the hidden energy circuits of Pokémon is much more difficult than using Berries, so Eddie can only do it bit by bit.
Moreover, he couldn't do it continuously. He needed to wait for a while before the next time, otherwise he was worried that Popplio and Selene would not be able to bear it.
Even though the pain is blocked by the numbness, it doesn't mean it actually disappears.
After Popplio finished, it was Selene's turn, and this time it was completed more smoothly
After the experiment, Eddie asked Talonflame to return the Cottonee to the Coumarine Gym. At the same time, he felt that he should also capture a Pokémon that could use Stun Spore, otherwise he couldn't always go to Uncle Ramos to borrow it every time in the future.
"How do you two feel?" Eddie asked Selene and Popplio, who had fully recovered from their paralysis.
"Woo~" It feels good.
The Popplio replied that although it was not obvious, it felt that its perception of external energy seemed to be clearer.
"Sana~"
Selene felt the same as Popplio.
"That's good." Eddie nodded with satisfaction. "I will help you conduct this kind of experiment every once in a while in the future. You should be mentally prepared."
"Woo~" It's okay, come on!
"We also need a Pokémon that can use Stun Spore to help complete this task. We can't always trouble others, so while we have time, let's go to the nearby area and see if we can capture one."
Seeing that it was still early, Eddie took Selene and the Popplio to a nearby barren mountain.
There are many unowned barren mountains near Prosper Peak. This is why Eddie bought land here in the first place. If he needs to expand the planting area in the future, he can continue to buy one, two... or even more mountains nearby.
There are some Pokémon living in these barren mountains. The number is not too many, but not too few. Eddie thinks it should not be difficult to find one that can use Stun Spore.
Many Poison-type and Grass-type Pokémon have this skill, and the most common Pokémon in the mountains are Grass-type Pokémon.
Before setting off, Eddie brought some Berries in his bag, intending to use them as rewards for the Pokémon he encountered.
He needed to find a Pokémon that could use Stun Spore, but it was impossible for all Pokémon to have this skill, so he had to ask them one by one. This would inevitably cause some Pokémon to be disgusted, so in order to avoid being beaten, he needed to pay them a little reward to calm their anger.
Eddie chose a mountain east of Prosper Peak as his target because he heard from Talonflame and Fletchinder that Pokémon often came to this direction to steal things from the orchard.
The vegetation on this mountain is very lush. Because there are few people here, there is almost no place to step. Eddie had to clear the way as he walked with the Popplio.
Occasionally, flying Pokémon like Fletchling and Pidgeot would fly through the woods, but they were not Eddie's target.
Eddie looked around and listened carefully, paying close attention to the situation around him, fearing that he would miss the target due to carelessness.
After walking for a while, he suddenly heard a rustling sound in the grass. He walked over and dug some grass apart, only to see a Paras growing mushrooms inside.
Perhaps it was frightened, and the moment Paras turned around, it sprayed a mouthful of purple powder at Eddie.
It's Poison Powder, not Stun Spore.
Seeing this, the Popplio quickly created a water curtain to block Eddie and dissolved all the Poison Powder in the water.
Eddie quickly comforted Paras and said, "Don't be afraid. We have no ill intentions. We just want to ask if you know how to use the skill of Stun Spore."
Perhaps because it really felt Eddie's calm attitude, Paras stopped attacking and was no longer afraid. It gently waved its pincers to indicate that it would not.
"Then do you know if there is any Pokémon nearby?" Eddie asked again.
Paras waved his hands again. He was a technical geek who could only grow mushrooms and had no social skills. How could he know a Pokémon that could use Stun Spore?
"Is that so? Sorry to bother you." Eddie felt a little disappointed. He took out a fruit and handed it to it, saying, "This is for you. It's your reward for answering my question."
When Paras saw the food, he immediately took it happily.
After saying goodbye to Paras, Eddie took the Popplio and Selene and continued to walk deeper into the forest. On the way, they met Diggersby, Butterfree, Pidgeot, Swirlix, and Cottonee... but they didn't encounter a Pokémon that could use Stun Spore.
"This is really weird. Did I step on poop? Why is my luck so bad?" Eddie complained. Logically, there should be a lot of Grass-type Pokémon in this forest. Where have they all gone?
"Woo woo woo~~" Hahaha… The Popplio followed Eddie and laughed.
At this moment, Eddie suddenly saw a Sunkern not far away. It was lying on the grass and basking in the sun lazily.
Finally encountered a Grass-type Pokémon, Eddie sighed, but then he thought, this guy doesn't seem to be able to learn Stun Spore?
He walked up and asked, and found out that the answer was indeed wrong.
"Then do you know which Pokémon nearby can use Stun Spore?" Eddie asked again.
The Sunkern shook the two leaves on top of its head and still answered that it didn't know.
Eddie felt so tired.
"Thank you, this is for you." Eddie took out a fruit and handed it to Sunkern as usual.
However, just when Sunkern was about to take the fruit, a shadow suddenly jumped out from somewhere, passed through Eddie's palm like the wind, and snatched the fruit away.
Hey~ Damn you!
Eddie, who was already very angry, was so angry that he wanted to curse. Not only did he not find the Pokémon he wanted to capture after searching for a long time, but he was also robbed. What bad luck he had!
"Selene, let's chase!"
Eddie took out another fruit and threw it to the Sunkern, then picked up the Popplio and chased out with Selene.
The shadow was very fast. It didn't seem to be very big, but its movements were extremely agile. It ran back and forth between the grass and the bushes, almost making Eddie tired to death.
Damn it, if I catch you, I'll teach you a lesson!
Fortunately, Selene was able to use her psychic power to interfere with the opponent, otherwise that guy would have run away long ago.
After chasing for a while, the other party saw that he could not escape Selene's psychic lock and had to stop. Only then did Eddie see the true face of the robber who had robbed his Berries.
It turned out to be a petite and cute Helioptile.
You are a beautiful pokemon, why do you become a thief?
"Hey beep~Hey beep~Hey beep~" It's just a fruit, do you have to pursue it so relentlessly?
The Helioptile held the fruit and cursed at Eddie.
Eddie shouted angrily: "Stop talking nonsense, you are wrong to rob me, give the fruit back to me!"
The Helioptile held the fruit tightly and took two steps back vigilantly.
"Since you won't give it to me, don't blame me for being fighting, Popplio, Water Gun!"
"Woo~"
The Popplio opened its mouth and spit out a stream of water at the Helioptile, but the Helioptile was extremely fast and disappeared on the spot in a flash.
Eddie was a little surprised. The speed of this Helioptile was too fast. It reminded him of Ramos's Deerling.
Sizzle...
A trace of electric light came out of the Helioptile's body, and then a golden ball of light appeared above its head, which it controlled and shot towards the Popplio.
The Popplio opened its mouth and emitted sound waves, and the sound barrier formed by its Sing easily disintegrated the attacking golden light ball.
But Eddie's eyes lit up when he saw it.
This...isn't this Thunder Wave?
He suddenly felt that he had made a misunderstanding before. There were more than one skill that could paralyze Pokémon, not just Stun Spore.
Look... this Thunder Wave will work too. Since we can't find a Grass-type Pokémon that can use Stun Spore, an Electric-type Pokémon that can use Thunder Wave will do!
It's decided to be you!
Eddie's eyes suddenly became hot when he looked at the Helioptile, scaring the Helioptile so much that it shivered involuntarily.
Could this... could this person be a pervert?
Seeing that the other side had a large number of people and seemed difficult to deal with, the Helioptile directly threw the fruit in his arms to Eddie.
I'll just give it back to you!
After throwing it, he turned around and ran.
But how could Eddie possibly fulfill its wish?
"Selene, use your psychic power to catch it!" Eddie spoke quickly upon seeing this.
"Sana~"
A purple light flashed in Selene's eyes, and the next second, the fleeing Helioptile was controlled to fly up.
The Helioptile twisted its body and wanted to resist, but apart from running fast, it didn't have any attack skills.
What do you want to do? I'm not tasty.
Eddie smiled and picked up the Helioptile.
"Just follow me from now on. I promise that you will never have to worry about food and clothing. You can eat as many fruits as you want."
The struggling Helioptile suddenly became quiet. It raised its head and looked at Eddie with bright eyes.