"This method is really very much worth trying!"
"In itself, a special magnetic field environment is enormously beneficial to a Meltan with the Magnet Pull ability. Even if my idea turned out to be wrong, it would still benefit Meltan and would have no drawbacks."
Once the decision was made, Ethan also began to review information about places with special magnetic fields.
Very soon, he focused his attention on a place called the "snowy mountain Secret Kingdom," where wild Probopass had been found in the past.
When Nosepass was in an area with a special magnetic field, upon leveling up, it attracted three more Nosepass and evolved into Probopass.
Therefore, the fact that Probopass existed in that place indicated that there was probably a special magnetic field there capable of favoring evolution.
In addition, after reviewing the Pokémon Researcher Guild's records on that Secret Kingdom, Ethan believed he had guessed what place it really was.
Snowy mountain and special magnetic field... if he was not mistaken, it was very likely that that Secret Kingdom corresponded to a part of Mount Coronet.
Mount Coronet was located in the center of Sinnoh, being the tallest mountain in that region. It ran completely through it, dividing it into east and west.
At the same time, Mount Coronet was an enormous mountain range covered in snow all year round, and its electromagnetic waves allowed Nosepass and Magneton to evolve into Probopass and Magnezone.
Judging from all that information, the snowy mountain Secret Kingdom fit perfectly with Mount Coronet.
"Mount Coronet!"
"If it were the complete Mount Coronet, it would undoubtedly be a gigantic Secret Kingdom, no inferior to Dragon Valley."
"Many Legendary Pokémon are associated in legends with Mount Coronet; its background would be even much deeper than Dragon Valley's."
All the legends related to Mount Coronet surfaced in Ethan's mind, and he could not help but shake his head slightly. If those stories were real, Mount Coronet would probably be one of the most terrifying Secret Kingdoms of all.
"Legendary matters are still not something I can get involved in. What I must do now is first obtain permission to enter the snowy mountain Secret Kingdom and successfully make Meltan evolve."
Coming back to himself, Ethan once again turned his gaze to the Meltan evolution plan in front of him and continued perfecting it without pause.
Perhaps, within that process, having Meltan strengthen its magnetism as much as possible before evolving was also an important detail to take into account.
And, in addition, another fundamental point was how to correctly make use of all those Steel-type resources, so that the energy contained in them could perform to the maximum.
...
A week later, Ethan's application to enter the snowy mountain Secret Kingdom was quickly approved.
This time, those who would enter the Secret Kingdom were: Ethan, Professor Harris, and Professor Reynolds.
For that purpose, the three jointly submitted a report citing research purposes.
Under those circumstances, the authorization was approved as quickly as possible.
Once all the preparations were ready, the three left Stonefield Town and headed to Everfrost City, in the west of the League.
The Everfrost City region was the highest and most extensive plateau in the world, known as the roof of the world.
In the same way that volcanic Secret Kingdoms were abundant in the Solaris City region, snowy mountain Secret Kingdoms predominated in the Everfrost City region.
At the same time, after the Secret Kingdoms descended into the real world, that place had become a true paradise for Ice-type Pokémon. Countless Ice-type Pokémon lived in the vast uninhabited areas of Everfrost.
Well equipped, Ethan, Professor Harris, and Professor Reynolds landed at Everfrost City's airport.
Once there, they were received by the local Pokémon Researcher Guild, which had already prepared all the arrangements for them.
Due to the particular environment of the place, the Everfrost City Pokémon Researcher Guild was especially inclined toward research on Ice-type Pokémon.
Each year, most of the information recorded in the League about Ice-type Pokémon came precisely from there. Without a doubt, it was a paradise for both Ice-type trainers and scholars.
In addition, in an environment like that, the study of snowy weather and of the move Hail, which belonged to that weather category, was also one of the local guild's main lines of research.
And, within Ethan's group, Professor Harris, who had been the first to successfully research weather and weather moves, naturally received very special attention.
"To be honest, this is the first time I've come to Everfrost City. Now that we have the local Pokémon Researcher Guild as hosts and guides, things become much simpler."
Professor Harris also smiled. During their rest time at the local Pokémon Researcher Guild, Ethan and the other two visited the Hail weather research institute, and both sides held very pleasant conversations from which everyone gained a great deal.
The next day, the Everfrost City Pokémon Researcher Guild led them to the corresponding snowy mountain Secret Kingdom.
That Secret Kingdom, because of the large number of Nosepass that inhabited it, was also known as the Nosepass Secret Kingdom.
Since most of the trainers in the area specialized in Ice-type Pokémon, the Nosepass Secret Kingdom was probably the least visited of all the snowy Secret Kingdoms.
After asking around a little, Ethan and the others discovered that it had already been several months since anyone had applied to enter that Nosepass Secret Kingdom.
"We are entering the Secret Kingdom for research purposes. For that reason, President, we would appreciate it if during these days you blocked any other application to enter the Nosepass Secret Kingdom."
Before entering, Professor Harris also spoke with the guild president, and only then did they enter the Secret Kingdom.
Meltan's evolution was something extremely important to them, so naturally they did not want anyone to accidentally interfere with the process.
"Phew, it really is quite cold."
As soon as they entered the snowy Secret Kingdom, the three could not help but shiver.
Seeing that, Ethan immediately released Charizard so that it could use its thermal control ability and raise the temperature around them.
"What pleasant warmth. Being able to control high temperature even in an environment like this..."
"Ethan, the Charizard you raised is truly impressive!"
Seeing that, Professor Reynolds also let out an exclamation of admiration.
Although both she and Professor Harris possessed quite a lot of strength, Ethan had now already completely surpassed them.
"It's Charizard's innate ability."
Ethan smiled as he explained it, and then took out Meltan.
"Zzzt!"
As soon as it came out, Meltan immediately felt the magnetic field that permeated the surroundings.
And it cried out excitedly, because it knew it was about to evolve.
"Meltan, find the place in the Secret Kingdom where the magnetic field is strongest."
Ethan spoke to Meltan, and it immediately began to concentrate on perceiving it in detail.
Very soon, Meltan identified a specific direction and began to guide Ethan and the other two there at full speed.
(End of chapter)