## Chapter 262: Moonlit Dance
After discussing the "Forest of the Sun," Bai Feng suddenly thought about his search for a Pokémon that could learn the move Cosmic Power, so he consulted Professor Oak and Red.
These two were big shots; perhaps they knew something.
Red actually did have some information. After thinking for a moment, he said, "How about Clefairy? I happened to see Clefairy there when I passed by Mt. Moon before."
"Clefairy?" Hearing this, Bai Feng looked pleasantly surprised. "Of course! But are there really Clefairy on Mt. Moon? This kind of Pokémon doesn't seem very common."
"I don't know if they're still there now," Red said, frowning. "But I definitely saw traces of Clefairy on Mt. Moon."
"Then I'll go check it out another day." Saying this, Bai Feng took out his PokéNav and checked the location of Mt. Moon. "Luckily, Mt. Moon isn't very far from Pallet Town."
Mt. Moon is located in the northern part of the Kanto region, between Cerulean City and Pewter City. It's a place where meteors often fall.
Bai Feng looked up the legends about Mt. Moon and found one that was indeed related to Clefairy, or more accurately, to Clefairy's initial form, Cleffa.
Cleffa have a star-like appearance, leading some to believe they are reincarnated stars that arrived in the Pokémon World riding on meteors.
Legend has it that if you can find the location where a meteor fell, you are sure to see Cleffa there.
As a place where meteors frequently fall, the legends of Mt. Moon are inevitably linked to Cleffa.
According to research by Pokémon Scholars, Cleffa are very fond of meteors and also like to be with Minior. It's no wonder their legend is connected to stars.
Minior are truly Pokémon that arrived in the Pokémon World accompanying meteors. The meteors people sometimes see streaking across the sky are very likely falling Minior.
Bai Feng also thought of another legend about Clefairy. For a time, Clefairy were rumored to be alien Pokémon that came to the Pokémon World piloting spaceships.
Bai Feng felt this rumor might be related to a movie that was popular at the time. The movie was called "Clefairy's Great Space Adventure," and it told the story of a Clefairy piloting a spaceship on an adventure in space with its companions.
In that movie, Calyrex, who was still a child, even made a cameo appearance in a small role. Bai Feng hadn't seen the movie in a Movie Theater, but he had watched it online. It was very interesting and extremely popular when it was released.
The star Clefairy of that movie is now a household name Pokémon star, and it has never evolved.
Over the next few days, Bai Feng stayed in Pallet Town and spent some warm time with Red's family. Bai Feng and Red, his brother, gradually became more familiar with each other. One had to admit that blood bond was truly wondrous.
Today, Bai Feng finally decided to set off for Mt. Moon to search for Clefairy. As he was leaving, Red asked, "Do you want me to go with you? Mt. Moon is very large, and there are many people adventuring there. It won't be easy to find Clefairy."
Bai Feng waved his hand and said, "No need. You should stay home and keep Sister-in-law and Ash Ketchum company. I have Psychic, so it's convenient for me to find anything."
After returning from Mt. Silver, Red had officially submitted his retirement application to the Pokémon League. He had already made enough contributions to the Pokémon League over the years, so he planned to stay in Pallet Town and live as a normal human from now on.
"Alright then, be careful." Thinking of Bai Feng's strength, Red felt there wasn't much he needed to worry about.
"Then I'm off!"
Bai Feng waved goodbye to Red, then quickly flew into the sky on Dragonair, disappearing into the horizon in the blink of an eye.
Because Mt. Moon wasn't far from Pallet Town, Bai Feng didn't take an aircraft but instead rode Dragonair.
Half a day later, he successfully arrived at the mountain base of Mt. Moon.
Mt. Moon is a famous adventure location in the Kanto region, so many Pokémon Trainers stop at the mountain base every day. To facilitate the management of these Pokémon Trainers, the Pokémon League specifically built a Plaza here. It serves as a place for Pokémon Trainers to rest and conduct trading, and also prevents them from causing trouble.
When Bai Feng arrived at the Mt. Moon Plaza, there were already many Pokémon Trainers staying there. Some had even set up stalls, promoting the things they had obtained on Mt. Moon.
When some people saw Bai Feng appear riding a rare Dragonair, they instantly treated him as a rich sucker and swarmed towards him, constantly introducing things they themselves considered trash.
Bai Feng was blocked to the point where he couldn't even walk, so he had no choice but to use Psychic. A flash of radiance appeared in his eyes, and everyone was pushed far away by him.
Looking at Bai Feng's departing back, the promoting Pokémon Trainers looked at each other.
What just happened?
"Goodness, was that Psychic? So strong!" After a moment of silence, someone couldn't help but speak.
"It... it seems so!"
"Besides Gym Leader Sabrina in Saffron City, are there other Psychics in Kanto?"
"Who knows? Anyway, we can't afford to provoke him. I think even if he doesn't use his Pokémon, all of our Pokémon together couldn't defeat him."
"Let's disperse, let's disperse!"
...
Ignoring those Pokémon Trainers, Bai Feng walked towards the depths of Mt. Moon according to the location information Red had given him.
There are a large number of caves within Mt. Moon. As soon as Bai Feng walked in, a swarm of startled Zubat flew towards him.
Seeing this, Bai Feng had to recall Dragonair and release Heliolisk. Dragonair was too inconvenient to move in the cave, and the agile Heliolisk was more suitable.
Bai Ye and Mewtwo didn't follow Bai Feng this time; they were both staying in the Distortion Space meditating and training.
Besides Zubat, the cave also inhabits a large number of Geodude, Sandshrew, and other Pokémon. No wonder almost every Pokémon Trainer outside had a Geodude, Zubat, and Sandshrew or similar Pokémon.
These types of Pokémon have a low difficulty to obtain and relatively low training costs, making them very suitable for regular Pokémon Trainers.
Besides being abundant in various Pokémon, Mt. Moon also has a large amount of Moon Stone. Therefore, as Bai Feng walked along, he often saw Pokémon Trainers carrying hoes or shovels. They were clearly all searching for Moon Stone.
Although the quality of Moon Stone produced here couldn't possibly be high, for a regular Pokémon Trainer, a low-quality Moon Stone could still sell for a good amount of money. Finding several could lead to getting rich quick.
Soon, Bai Feng arrived at the place Red had mentioned, but he didn't find any Clefairy, not even a trace.
The place Red mentioned was a canyon not far from the mountain top of Mt. Moon. It was covered in crisscrossing caves. There were no Clefairy, but it was inhabited by quite a few Onix.
The Onix here were very ferocious and did not allow human Pokémon Trainers to enter their habitat, so not many Pokémon Trainers came here.
But Bai Feng wasn't afraid. If an Onix provoked him, he would just defeat it directly.
Bai Feng searched every corner with Heliolisk but still didn't see any Clefairy. Unconsciously, evening fell.
Exhausted, he had to find a place nearby to set up camp, planning to search again tomorrow. If he couldn't find them, then so be it. Clefairy weren't the only Pokémon in this world that could learn Cosmic Power; he could just spend money and buy one at a Pokémon Day Care.
Night fell unnoticed. By this time, besides Bai Feng, probably no one else was left on Mt. Moon. All around were the rustling sounds of nocturnal Pokémon activity, which sounded quite scary.
Bai Feng released Volcarona. The bright radiance emitted from Volcarona's body lit up the surroundings in a golden glow. He didn't even need a light.
"Well done, Volcarona!" Bai Feng gave Volcarona a thumbs up.
Truly worthy of being a sun Pokémon!
"Woo~"
Volcarona smiled with squinted eyes, happily flapping its three pairs of wings and flying in the sky. Golden powder fell along with it.
Volcarona's nature was very pure, almost no different from a newly hatched Pokémon. After being fed these past few days, it had become much stronger, no longer as weak as when it was just purified by energy.
"Let's eat dinner!"
After setting up the tent, Bai Feng, Bai Ye, and Mewtwo distributed food to the Pokémon. After feeding was finished, he sat on a stone, holding a bowl of instant noodles and began to eat.
As time passed, a round moon slowly climbed into the sky. Bai Feng chewed his instant noodles and looked up at the sky, only then suddenly remembering that today seemed to be the full moon night.
No wonder the moon was so round tonight.
The reason Mt. Moon is called Mt. Moon is because the moon seen here is like it's right next to you, as if you could reach out and touch it.
Although the surrounding environment was a bit scary, the moon on Mt. Moon was indeed beautiful.
"Gardevoir~" Darling, meteor!
Just then, Bai Ye suddenly exclaimed, pointing at a meteor streaking across the sky. As soon as she finished speaking, another meteor streaked across. Seeing this, Bai Ye quickly put her hands together and muttered something under her breath, no one knew what she was muttering.
"Mother, are you making a wish?" Bai Feng asked.
"Gardevoir~" Yes!
Bai Ye nodded.
"Where did you learn this?" Bai Feng found it funny.
"Gardevoir~ Gardevoir~" The TV says wishing on a meteor is very effective!
Seeing Bai Feng laughing at her, Bai Ye put on a stern face and was very angry.
"I heard someone say that what streaks across the sky might not be a meteor, but a bad omen," Bai Feng joked with a smile, teasing Bai Ye.
Bai Ye was extremely angry and chased after Bai Feng, about to hit him.
"Hahaha~~~" Bai Feng held the unfinished instant noodles in his hand, running and laughing at the same time, and accidentally spilled the instant noodles.
"Gardevoir~" Serves you right!
Bai Ye stopped walking and glared at Bai Feng.
After eating and drinking his fill, Bai Feng spread out a cloth on the ground and lay down on it. The Pokémon gathered around him, squatting or lying down, lying prone or sitting. Everyone enjoyed this rare full moon night together.
Gradually, meteors appeared in the sky again, almost one every little while.
In the blink of an eye, it was midnight. Bai Feng sat up from the ground, planning to go back to the tent to sleep. Suddenly, he saw a Cleffa not far away staring intently at Volcarona, who was emitting radiance from its entire body.
Wait? Cleffa?
Bai Feng was stunned.
But Cleffa wasn't stunned. Seeing that Bai Feng had discovered it, it turned and ran.
Bai Feng, who had originally planned to catch it, suddenly stopped his movement. If there's a Cleffa, then there might be Clefairy and Clefable. He couldn't alert the others.
Thinking this, he quickly recalled all his Pokémon, leaving only Bai Ye by his side.
"Let's go, Mother, we'll follow quietly," Bai Feng said in a low voice.
"Gardevoir~"
Bai Ye nodded.
So the mother and son used Psychic to levitate into Mid-air, using the night to conceal their figures, and quietly followed behind Cleffa.
Cleffa ran while looking back. Seeing that no one was chasing, it patted its round belly and let out a long sigh.
Luckily they didn't chase!
After running around in the mountains, turning this way and that, Cleffa arrived beside a stone wall at the bottom of the canyon and patted it hard with its hand.
"Cleffa~ Cleffa~" Open the door, open the door!
As Cleffa's words fell, that stone wall actually slowly opened, and a pitch-black cave appeared.
Bai Feng quickly discovered that what had just moved wasn't a stone wall at all; that was clearly part of a giant Onix's body.
Bai Feng and Bai Ye looked at each other. Before the Onix moved its body back, they used Teleport to enter the cave, without startling the Onix.
This Onix was in a state between sleep and wakefulness, so its consciousness was not clear. The movement just now was just a habitual movement. It must have opened the door for Cleffa many times, and its body had formed a memory.
The mother and son followed behind Cleffa. After walking for who knows how long, a patch of light suddenly appeared ahead, and at the same time, cheerful calls came.
"Clefairy~ Clefairy~ Clefairy~ Clefairy~"
"Clefairy~ Clefairy~ Clefairy~ Clefairy~"
"Clefairy~ Clefairy~ Clefairy~ Clefairy~"
...
Hearing this sound, Bai Feng was overjoyed in his heart. It was the sound of Clefairy, there really were Clefairy!
Walking towards the light, a stone chamber appeared before Bai Feng. The top of the stone chamber was open, and a round moon like a silver plate appeared above the stone chamber. The bright moonlight came straight down from the sky.
Under the moonlight was a gigantic stone. To be precise, that was a Moon Stone. That Moon Stone reflected bright radiance under the projection of moonlight, lighting up the entire stone chamber as bright as day.
One Clefairy after another were happily dancing around the Moon Stone. Moonlight gathered on the wings on their backs, emitting a faint silver radiance, making the Clefairy look like beautiful fairies.
As time passed, more and more moon radiance gathered on their bodies. An invisible magnetic field was generated among the Clefairy, and even Bai Feng and Bai Ye could sense it.
Suddenly, a white radiance appeared on one Clefairy.
Bai Feng, hidden in the dark, showed a surprised expression.
This is... light of evolution?
As the light of evolution appeared on the first Clefairy, intense light of evolution also appeared one after another on the other Clefairy.
When the radiance dissipated, Pokémon that looked similar to Clefairy but were also different from them appeared one after another. They were Clefairy's evolved form, Clefable!
"Clefable~"
"Clefable~"
"Clefable~"
...
The Clefable still stepped with cheerful steps, singing cheerful songs, dancing the moonlit dance around the Moon Stone. Silver moon radiance gathered on their wings. They flapped their small wings and actually slowly flew into Mid-air.
(End of this chapter)