Gourmet master of the Pokemon world

After leaving the forest, Anjou recalled Rokon and Nemasyu into their Poké Balls, and then released Genesect, holding Nyarth as he sat on its back.

"Genesect, I'm counting on you," he said, patting Genesect's back.

"Cough cough ~" Genesect nodded, and with a burst of speed, it took Anjou and the others and disappeared into the sky.

With navigation available, finding Melemele Meadow wasn't difficult, and with Genesect's speed, Anjou and the others arrived at their destination in less than an hour.

Landing in Melemele Meadow, Anjou's eyes were met with vast expanses of golden flowers, the very flowers that produce the golden honey.

Butterfree danced gracefully among the flowers, and one could vaguely see Caterpie crawling in the flower bushes.

Among the Butterfree were also some Cottonee.

Seeing the Cottonee, Anjou fell into thought.

Should he help Diantha catch one to take back?

Cottonee can produce soft and breathable cotton, and the fabric woven from it is extremely exquisite. If it could be mixed with the cotton from Whimsicott to be spun together, the resulting fabric would be a first-class luxury item.

Thinking this way, Anjou decided to catch one after finding the golden honey, and also look for Cutiefly and Ribombee.

Since golden honey is produced here, there must be Cutiefly and Ribombee present.

Nyarth anxiously urged Anjou, "Quick, let's go find the honey."

Saying that, it took the lead and rushed into the flower field.

Because it was too worried about Musashi's condition, Nyarth didn't pay attention to its feet, and a clump of yellow honey flowers was immediately trampled by it.

Seeing this scene, the Butterfree immediately glared at Nyarth with angry faces, and in the blink of an eye, they surrounded Nyarth.

"What are you doing, nya? Nyarth isn't afraid of you, nya," Nyarth said, putting on a brave face.

Seeing this, Anjou quickly stepped forward to apologize for Nyarth, "Everyone, don't be angry. Nyarth accidentally stepped on the flowers because it was anxious. Its good friend is poisoned, and we came here to find detoxification materials."

Hearing Anjou's explanation, the Butterfree's anger indeed lessened. Anjou took the opportunity to take out a basin, poured some Honey Pomelo Tea into it, and then added some water and stirred it.

As the water turned into a light yellow color, a rich fragrance spread out, and the Butterfree were immediately attracted.

Anjou beckoned to them, "Everyone, come and have a taste, just consider it an apology for Nyarth's carelessness."

Hearing Anjou's words, Nyarth was immediately moved, with tears welling up in its eyes, it said, "Sir Elite Four, you are such a great person, nya!"

The Butterfree landed at the edge of the basin one after another, lowered their heads, and began to drink from the basin. With just one sip, they were captivated by the deliciousness of the Honey Pomelo Tea.

It's even more delicious than honey!

Even a Cottonee in the distance was attracted, staring eagerly in this direction.

Honey Pomelo Tea is a food that has special effects on Bug-type and Fairy-type Pokémon, and Cottonee is Grass/Fairy type, so it's not surprising that it would be attracted.

Anjou wasn't stingy either. Seeing the Cottonee's longing face, he smiled and waved at it. The Cottonee flew over without hesitation.

Soon, the basin of Honey Pomelo Tea was drunk clean by the Butterfree and Cottonee.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Anjou asked everyone, "May I ask, do you know where there is golden honey?"

"Free ~" The Butterfree hesitated upon hearing this. Golden honey is a treasure of Melemele Meadow, and it can't be given to outsiders casually.

"Ne ~ Ne ~" I know, I know!

However, the simple-minded Cottonee didn't think so much and shouted directly.

Nyarth's face lit up with surprise upon hearing this, "Really? Can you take us to find it? My friend is waiting for the golden honey to detoxify."

"Ne ~ Ne ~" Cottonee nodded without hesitation, then turned and flew in a direction.

Anjou said, "Let's hurry and follow."

"Un ~" Nyarth nodded vigorously.

Seeing this, the Butterfree looked helpless and could only let Cottonee take Anjou and the others away.

Under the guidance of Cottonee, Anjou and the others came to the very center of Melemele Meadow, which is where Cutiefly and Ribombee gather in large numbers, and it's also where golden honey is abundant.

As soon as they arrived here, Anjou and the others smelled the sweet scent permeating the air. Anjou wasn't unfamiliar with this smell, it was the scent of golden honey.

At this time, Nyarth pointed to a clump of flowers and said, "Look, it's golden honey!"

On a yellow petal, a drop of golden honey like a gemstone was rolling around.

After saying that, Nyarth was about to rush forward to collect the honey.

However, before it could get close, a yellow figure blocked its path.

"Doriri ~ Doriri ~" It loudly rebuked Nyarth, telling Nyarth not to approach.

Anjou recognized its identity at a glance—Oricorio.

Oricorio, the Dancing Pokémon, will transform into different forms depending on the type of honey they consume.

When consuming crimson honey, Oricorio will become the Baile Style, which is Fire/Flying type.

When consuming pink honey, Oricorio will become the Pom-Pom Style, which is Psychic/Flying type.

When consuming purple honey, Oricorio will become the Pa'u Style, which is Ghost/Flying type.

When consuming golden honey, Oricorio will become the Sensu Style, which is Electric/Flying type.

Therefore, the Oricorio forms that inhabit different islands in Alola are different.

And the one in front of Anjou and the others is the Sensu Style.

"Nyarth just wants a little honey," Nyarth quickly explained, seeing that Oricorio wouldn't let it approach. "Nyarth's friend needs honey to save its life."

"Doriri ~ Doriri ~" However, Oricorio was still unwilling to let Nyarth approach.

Seeing that it wouldn't budge no matter what, Nyarth extended sharp claws from its hands and threatened, "If you don't get out of the way, Nyarth will get serious!"

However, as soon as it finished speaking, the Oricorio flapped its two wings forcefully, and crackling electric currents appeared, instantly electrocuting Nyarth, leaving it charred and smoking.

Team Rocket's Nyarth is a very special Pokémon, but its strength is weak, only knowing one move—Fury Swipes.

Back then, in pursuit of a female Meowth, it diligently studied human language and behaviors (Meowth mistakenly believed she liked humans). Although it succeeded in the end, it exhausted its potential and lost the ability to improve its strength.

"Meowth was just saying..." After being hit, Meowth rolled its eyes and plopped down on the ground.

The Oricorio had just used its signature move, Revelation Dance, which changes its type based on its form.

The Pa'u Style Oricorio is an Electric-type Pokémon, so the Revelation Dance it used was naturally Electric-type.

Seeing this, Anjay was about to step forward to help explain when a commotion suddenly erupted in the distance. Cutiefly and Ribombee were screaming in panic.

A Heracross, taller than Anjay, was descending from the sky, flapping its wings.

Upon landing, it began to frantically suck the golden nectar from the flowers. Not only did it suck, but it also ruthlessly messed up the flower bushes, trampling many flowers to death.

"Puri ~ Puri ~"

"A Puri ~ Ah Puri ~"

At first, the Cutiefly and Ribombee were very scared, but after seeing the flower bushes being destroyed, they mustered their courage and flew forward, surrounding the Heracross. Then, they collectively launched Fairy Wind.

However, the Cutiefly and Ribombee were too weak. Although Fairy-type moves are super effective against Heracross, they barely caused any damage.

"Hera ~ ~" With a loud roar, Heracross launched Pin Missile, sending a shower of yellowish-green arrows that struck the Cutiefly and Ribombee, scattering them like fallen leaves.

The Cutiefly and Ribombee could only flee in terror.

The Oricorio flapped its wings and flew into the air, once again using Revelation Dance, sending a golden stream of electricity towards Heracross.

Heracross stood fearless. Its arms erupted with a white light, and it used Aerial Ace, meeting the oncoming electricity head-on and shattering it with a single move.

Then, it spread its wings and flew into the air, surrounding itself with giant rocks. With a casual wave, the rocks shot towards the Oricorio.

Seeing this, the Oricorio flapped its wings to dodge, but just as it dodged the first rock, it was immediately hit by the next.

A scream rang out as it fell into the flower bushes.

The Cutiefly and Ribombee quickly flew to the Oricorio's side, looking at it with concern.

The wounded Oricorio struggled to its feet, its gaze towards Heracross filled with resentment.

This hateful Heracross wasn't the first time it had come here to rob them. Every time it came, it would mess up the flower bushes.

It was too strong. None of the Pokémon here could match it, so everyone suffered every time.

Heracross didn't care what the Oricorio thought. After defeating its opponent, it landed in the flower bushes again, greedily sucking the nectar from the petals.

Seeing this, Meowth looked anxious. "What do we do, Meow? That guy's going to eat all the nectar!"

Anjay thought for a moment and shouted to the Oricorio, "Oricorio, I'll help you drive away the Heracross and guarantee it will never come back. How about you give us some golden nectar?"

Although Heracross was a strong enemy to the Pokémon in Melemele Meadow, it wasn't that powerful in terms of strength. Its level was just over 30, and its Individual Values weren't that great.

"Dori ~ Dori ~" Seeing the flower bushes being destroyed more and more, the Oricorio had no choice but to agree to Anjay's proposal.

"Very good!" Anjay smiled, then turned to Genesect beside him and said, "Genesect, you can handle that guy, right?"

This was a rare opportunity to practice. It would be too boring to let Komala handle it.

Although Genesect's level was lower than Heracross's, it was a Mythical Pokémon after all, so it should be able to win against a stronger opponent.

"Cough cough ~ ~" Genesect confidently nodded, then took out the Fire Drive from its backpack and attached it.

Heracross is doubly weak to Fire-type moves, so using the Fire Drive was a wise choice.

After loading the Drive, Genesect flew directly above Heracross, and a white light flashed across its body.

Its Ability, Download, had activated.

Pokémon with this Ability have their Attack raised by one stage if the opponent's Defense is lower than their Special Defense; if Defense is greater than or equal to Special Defense, their Special Attack is raised by one stage.

Heracross's Special Defense was slightly greater than its Defense, so Genesect's Attack was raised by one stage.

Without the slightest hesitation, Genesect directly attacked Heracross, a crimson laser shooting from the cannon on its back.

Heracross was busy eating nectar and didn't notice Genesect's arrival at all. It was immediately blasted to the ground. When it got up, its gaze towards Genesect was full of anger.

In fact, most Heracross are very gentle Pokémon. Even if they are attacked, as long as it's not too excessive, they won't even fight back.

But this one seemed to be an exception. Its personality was a bit closer to Pinsir.

After quickly getting up from the ground, Heracross charged straight into the sky and launched the Fighting-type move Brick Break at Genesect.

Genesect naturally wouldn't show weakness, and once again launched its signature move, Techno Blast.

Although its Attack had been raised by one stage due to its Ability, it was actually better at Special Attacks than Physical Attacks.

The crimson pillar of fire instantly engulfed Heracross.

Just as Genesect thought Heracross would fall because of this, the opponent actually burst out of the flames and punched it in the face.

"Cough cough ~ ~" Genesect was sent flying, barely managing to regain its balance.

After hitting Genesect, Heracross wanted to press its advantage and immediately launched Rock Blast, controlling several giant rocks to smash towards Genesect.

But how could Genesect sit idly by and wait for death? It launched Dark Pulse, sweeping away all the oncoming rocks, then flashed, arriving behind Heracross before it could react.

Techno Blast was launched, and the crimson pillar of fire engulfed Heracross once again.

This time, Heracross couldn't burst out of the flames. When the flames dissipated, it fell to the ground, charred all over.

Anjay threw a Poké Ball and caught it. After the Poké Ball trembled for a while, the capture was successful.

Heracross is a Pokémon that can Mega Evolve, so the gym's Mega Evolution army has another member!

After putting away the Poké Ball containing Heracross, Anjay looked at Oricorio and said, "I've already taken care of Heracross. You should fulfill your promise now."