Eterna Forest

  Located near Eterna City, the forest is a natural byrinth with dense foliage, home to a variety of wild Pokémon.

  On this day, Paul had brought his Pokémon here for training—both for battling and capturing wild Pokémon.

  He let his Pokémon scatter to find different oppos, their performance during battles while guidance when needed.

  "Poké Ball, go!"

  A Poké Ball arced gracefully through the air, striking a Vileplume and successfully capturing it.

  Paul picked up the ball and sed it with his Pokédex.

  "Too old... too ued..."

  After assessing the Pokémon, Paul dismissed it as unfit for his team, releasing it bato the wild.

  Standing beside him like a vigint bodyguard, his Ursaring suddenly she air, its sensitive nose pig up a sweet, distinct aroma.

  The bear Pokémon was momentarily captivated by the delightful st and instinctively moved toward its source, only to stop and regain its posure upon seeing Paul.

  "Is something there?" Paul asked, notig Ursaring's rea.

  "Ursa! Ursa!" Ursaring pointed in a dire, taking a deep breath to emphasize the smell.

  "A unique st? Let's check it out."

  Paul sigo his other Pokémon, calling them back.

  "Vulpix, let's go."

  The fox pokémon, in the middle of a duel with a Pachirisu, decisively used Disable to interrupt the electric squirrel's move. It then flung the Pachirisu into a bush with its psychic powers before leaping onto Paul's shoulder, activating Gravity as part of its training routine.

  "Elekid, e on."

  Elekid, who had been sparring with a Breloom, immediately shifted from friendly training to an all-out offensive. A swift Low Kiocked the mushroom pokémon off bance, followed by a barrage of Thunder Puhat left Breloom incapacitated.

  Grabbing Breloom by the leg, Elekid tossed it at Paul's feet. Paul swiftly captured it, sed it with his Pokédex, and released it, all in one seamless motion.

  As Paul finished, he noticed one of his Pokémon was missing.

  "Where’s Gible?"

  "Ursa!""Vul!""Bzzt!"

  All three Pokémon shook their heads, unsure where Gible had gone.

  "Bzzzt!"

  Elekid pointed in the same dire as Ursaring, indig where Gible had run off to.

  "Let’s go."

  As Paul and his team followed the trail, they noticed several Pokémon, such as Mothim and Aipom, heading toward the same area, seemingly drawn by the alluring aroma.

  "Is someone using Honey here?" Paul wondered.

  In the Pokémon world, trainers sometimes spread Honey on special Horees to attract rare Pokémon.

  Sure enough, when Paul arrived, he saw several wild Pokémon gathered around a rge tree, lig the golden honey smeared on its trunk.

  Not just oree—several nearby trees had been coated with Ho various heights, attrag Bug-types and other Pokémon with a sweet tooth, such as Aipom and Cherubi.

  Hidden in a nearby bush, a blond-haired boy watched the se ily, clutg a Poké Ball like a hunter waiting for the perfeent to strike.

  "Not yet… Just a bit longer… Maybe something even rarer will show up," he muttered.

  His patience paid off when a Gible emerged from the underbrush, chasing a Beedrill with fmes spewing from its mouth.

  “Yes! A Gible! Today’s my lucky day!”

  The boy was about to make his move when a massive shadow loomed over him, sending a chill down his spine.

  Turning stiffly, he found himself face-to-face with an enormous Ursaring, its hungry eyes locked onto him.

  "Ah!"

  Startled, the boy fell ba shock but quickly regained his posure.

  "This Ursaring’s massive! I have to catch it!"

  He grabbed a Poké Ball and threw it.

  "Piplup, it’s your time to shine!"

  The blue penguin appeared, puffing out its chest fidently as it stared dowimidating bear.

  "Piplup, use—wait!"

  The boy, Barry, froze mid-and as he noticed a purple-haired boy stepping out from behind Ursaring.

  "Paul? What are you doing here? Wait… Is this Ursaring yours?"

  "Yes," Paul replied curtly, sing the se. He spotted the Gible chasing Beedrill and he cluster of Pokémon drawn by the Honey.

  The Gible, fmes still bzing in its mouth, was leaping at the Beedrill, trying to bite its wings. But as soon as it noticed Paul, it cleverly burrowed underground and reappeared beside Elekid, feigning innoce.

  "Don’t wander off again," Paul said sharply. "If you’re that eic, I’ll make sure you get extra training."

  The Gible scratched its head sheepishly, remembering the grueling drills Paul’s Ursaring had endured during training.

  Barry, meanwhile, was menting his luck.

  "Why do you get all the good Pokémon?! Ursaring, Gible, Vulpix, even a Blissey!" he excimed, visibly frustrated.

  "Did you smear the Honey?" Paul asked, ign Barry’s pints.

  "Yeah," Barry admitted, his mood dampened. "It’s hard to find good Pokémon, so I figured I’d try this method."

  "If you’re not capturing them, I will," Paul stated matter-of-factly, eyeing the rare Pokémon gathered around the trees.

  "Of course I’m capturing them!" Barry shot back, reinvigorated.

  He turo the Horees, his eyes lighting up as he spotted a Heracross and a Munchx among the crowd.

  "Roselia, use Giga Drain on Munchx!""Piplup, Whirlpool on Heracross!"

  The coorditacks startled the other Pokémon, scattering them, but successfully subdued their targets.

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