After acquiring the skill of glowing cooking, Ash could naturally think about the combination of ingredients upon coming into contact with them. How to pair them to increase appetite, how to create dishes that make people feel more energetic, and how to prepare meals that can relieve fatigue...
These recipes weren't in Ash's mind, but the moment he touched the ingredients, he could think of thousands of ways to combine them based on their attributes. This is the ability of glowing cooking.
Even now, the blazing spicy leek pancake for Snorlax was concocted the moment he touched the berries and ingredients.
However, this kind of cooking is different from energy blocks or those things that enhance Pokemon training. Cooking is always about deliciousness, while the latter is mainly about training. Whether it's tasty or not is another matter.
Although Ash can use the 'glowing cooking' skill to imbue food with special effects, the primary objective of this skill is to make the dishes tasty. The medicines or energy blocks used during training, on the other hand, cannot guarantee good taste, but they definitely have a positive effect on training.
The effectiveness of Ash's cooking surpasses that of most auxiliary tools available on the market, but compared to experts in the group who specialize in this area—like Berry Forest Ash—there is still some gap.
The meal prepared for Snorlax not only matches Snorlax's taste and provides a satisfying sense of fullness, but it also has the effect of allowing Snorlax to increase its strength even in its dreams.
Snorlax is a Pokemon that grows stronger by absorbing what it eats while sleeping. The more it sleeps, the more it eats, the stronger Snorlax becomes. This way of getting stronger is something many Pokemon dream of.
Besides Snorlax, only Slaking seems capable of strengthening in this way.
Of course, it's not that Snorlax cannot get stronger through training, but compared to sleeping, training time is limited. It's absolutely impossible for a Pokemon like Snorlax to train for long periods.
If Snorlax could train for extended periods, they would not have such a naturally broad body. If they can't replenish their energy in time during training, they might even regress.
In short, the best training method for Snorlax is sleeping, and that's the basis of the cooking prepared by Ash.
After eating, Snorlax let out a satisfying burp. Despite consuming an unknown number of Sitrus Berries before, it took only three large pancakes to fill it up this time.
Once full, Snorlax fell over and went into sleep mode. Ash patted Snorlax's big belly and smiled happily: "As long as you're full, Snorlax."
"Zzz~~~" Snorlax's response was a snore. Within seconds, it had entered a deep sleep state.
Snorlax has always been a Pokemon fond of sleeping, but when hungry, they find it hard to fall asleep. Ash's special Snorlax was even more so. Because it hadn't filled its stomach, Snorlax hadn't slept for a long time, but now that it's full, it directly fell asleep.
"Guys, time to eat!" With Snorlax sorted, it was time for everyone else's dinner. They all rushed to get their portion of the food, and the large open space was instantly filled with laughter and chatter.
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On the morning of the third day, Ash and his crew packed their luggage and bid farewell to Nainai, continuing on to the next island. Although Nainai suggested they stay a few more days, Ash, having already rested and seen most of the Seven Berry Islands' sights, politely declined.
If they had nothing urgent, they might have spent a week vacationing here, but with pressing matters at hand, that wasn't possible.
After waving goodbye to Nainai, Ash and his group continued their journey on Lapras across the sea.
During these days on the Seven Berry Islands, besides having fun, Ash also used Aura Power and Mewtwo Superpower to combine the berries he had, creating the energy block formula told by Berry Forest Ash. A single berry, combined with some other materials, could produce nearly a hundred energy blocks.
If used solely for training, the effect of one energy block could last for three days.
In theory, it should last four days, but since it was Ash's first time making them, the best outcome after finishing all the berries resulted in an effect of about three and a half days. This conclusion was drawn from observing the shape of the energy blocks and the way energy flowed within.
According to Berry Forest Ash, creating energy blocks that last for three days is already considered a good standard. After all, Ash didn't have specialized equipment for making energy blocks and instead relied on Aura Power and Superpower.
Being able to make energy blocks of this quality under such circumstances is quite impressive.
Ash purchased ten of each type of berry, allowing him to make a thousand energy blocks based on them. Five types of berry attributes equate to five thousand energy blocks, and only one energy block is needed per training session.