Pokémon: The Sims.

Chapter 124 Building Your Own Poké Ball

Wu Ge, who was following behind, was stunned when he heard the conversation between the two.

'cone?!'

Wu Ge now knew what was inside those two large boxes.

It turns out to be the raw material for the Poké Balls that the Johto League wanted.

but.

Since it needs to be handcrafted using spheres, it's clear that the red and white spheres in the animation don't yet have the means to be mass-produced.

Perhaps this is why most trainers in this era only carry one Poké Ball.

Poké Balls are not easy to make in this era.

That should be quite rare, perhaps the league will limit the quantity, or it might sell for a higher price.

Wu Ge followed Youmi into Tie Kuai's house.

Iron Block's house was clearly different from ordinary people's homes; it was more like a workshop.

furnace, box, hammer, anvil, saw, axe, plane, chisel, ruler
It has everything you could want.

"Put it here."

Tie Kuai casually found a place for Wu Ge and You Mi to put down the box, then stared at the forest lizard for a while.

"What's wrong? Why are you staring at my lizard? He's a bit skinny, but he's got a lot of energy, and he'll get fat in just a few days if I feed him."

Yumi looked at the iron block with displeasure.

'If I could, I really wouldn't want to gain weight.'

Wu Ge sighed silently; he could only appreciate Youmi's kindness.

Forest lizards get fat?
The scene is too beautiful to look at.

"This is a Forest Lizard, a Pokémon from the Hoenn region. It's not easy to find one in the Johto region."

Iron Block is a knowledgeable person.

I recognized Wu Ge's race at a glance.

"Really? Oh my, lizard, how did you come all the way from there? You must have traveled a long way, no wonder you're so thin and tender."

Youmi glanced at Wu Ge a couple more times, but that was about it.

For the people of Azalea Town, Pokémon from other regions are no different from those in their own town; they're just not commonly seen anyway.

The most common Pokémon in Azalea Town are Slowpoke and the Bug Pokémon from the nearby forest.

"Perfect timing. I'm pretty busy with work these days and need someone to help me out. Why don't you stay and help me? I'll teach you the technique of using your hands to hit Poké Balls."

"Go to hell! Our lizard can't do that kind of rough work! Come on, let's go home with your auntie."

Before Wu Ge could speak, Youmi tried to pull him away.

"Aunt Yumi, I want a Poké Ball."

Wu Ge shook his head; he didn't want to leave.

He wanted two Poké Balls so that he and Newleafy could avoid many unexpected events on their future journey.

"What? You're really going to stay here? This isn't a job for a human being."

"."

The iron block beside it remained silent.

He and Youmi share the same grandfather but different fathers. Youmi is considered Tiekuai's cousin, and she never speaks to him politely.

But it is precisely because they come from the same company.

So Yumi had seen her grandfather punching Poké Balls by hand since she was little, and she knew how difficult and tiring the work was, so she didn't want the frail Wu Ge to suffer here.

"Alright, since you've made your decision, then stay. Come back soon, okay? I'll take care of the kitten for you for now."

Seeing Wu Ge's resolute attitude, Youmi nodded helplessly and turned to leave.

"Stay~"

At that moment, a Slowpoke slowly crawled out of the house.

This Slowpoke is no different from the other Pokémon in Azalea Town; it's also quite fat.

As it crawled, its belly rubbed against the floor.

"You need something from me, don't you?"

Tie Kuai only spoke up after You Mi left.

"Yes, I want that."

Wu Ge nodded and pointed to the box.

"Want some cones?"

Wu Ge shook his head.

"Want a Poké Ball?"

Wu Ge nodded.

"I've been incredibly busy lately, so I haven't had time to make Poké Balls for you individually. If you want to, you'll have to learn from me and make one for yourself."

After saying this, Iron Block opened the box and pulled out a white cone.

"Row!"

Wu Ge agreed without hesitation.

You can learn the techniques and even build your own Poké Ball. It's definitely a worthwhile deal.

He walked to the box and looked inside; there were seven different colors of cones.

Seeing these cones, Wu Ge's memories of the town gradually became clearer.

Huipi Town.

This is an incredible place.

Because there is a shrine here associated with the rabbi, located in that oak grove.

Both versions of the game feature storylines related to this ancestral hall.

"Bring me a color you like."

Tie Kuai turned his head and glanced at Wu Ge, urging him on.

"Then green will do."

Wu Ge randomly picked a fruit that was the same color as himself.

When Wu Ge arrived at the iron block's craftsman's table, he began to work on it.

"To build a good Poké Ball using Berries, you first need to understand them."

While Iron Block was explaining the origins of how to create Poké Balls from Berry, his hands were not slowed down at all.

Clearly, he was already very familiar with how to use Poké Balls.

During the explanation of the iron block, Wu Ge did discover some interesting things.

Iron Block's ancestors came from the former Dragon King Capital.

Although they are not members of the Dragon Royal Clan, their ancestors served the young masters and princesses of the Dragon Royal Clan for generations.

More than three hundred years into the Imperial Dragon Era, which is about five or six hundred years ago today, the Imperial Dragon Kingdom disappeared from history.

The various noble families and clans that originally lived in the Dragon Kingdom were all dispersed to various parts of the capital.

At that time, Iron Block's ancestors did not follow the crowd, but led their clan to run around the city.

When they arrived in this forest where cones grew everywhere and discovered the special properties of the cones, they decided to establish a village themselves.

That is, Hinoki Village.

at first.

Ironhide's ancestors intended to use berries to research a tool that could seal Pokémon.

After all, war raged across the entire city at that time, and ordinary people without Pokémon were powerless against their power and could only find their own way out.

As a result, they ended up developing the Poké Ball, a somewhat useless item at the time, by sheer chance.

Iron Block's ancestors did not give up.

Through generations of research and modification, they gradually invented countless Poké Balls with special functions, such as Nest Ball, Swift Ball, Level Ball, and Speed ​​Ball.

To this day, they have not been able to develop a Poké Ball that can seal the power of Pokémon.

But we don't need that thing anymore.

The Poké Balls that were once considered failures by them have become rare treasures in the eyes of the Pokémon League.

The League recruited many Poké Ball craftsmen from Azalea Town to work in Indigo Plateau.

However, most of them can only create ordinary Poké Balls and special balls that are relatively easy to make.

Some special balls with high difficulty can only be made by iron blocks.

Therefore, the League often places orders for special Poké Balls with Iron Block.

"If I also leave Hinoki Town, then the Alliance will never notice this place again. In the future, this town will slowly disappear from this area. Perhaps many locals in the city will not even know that there is such a town in this land."

Tie Kuai sighed, shook his head, and told Wu Ge about his helplessness.

He couldn't tell the other townspeople about this.

I can only talk to Pokémon like Wu Ge.

"."

Wu Ge remained silent.

He didn't know how to talk to the iron block.

The future Poké Ball manufacturing industry will be divided and monopolized by Silver Corporation, Devon Corporation, and the Poké Ball factories of the League, and the craft of making Poké Balls by hand, such as Ironhide, will gradually be lost.

And
The technology for mass-producing Poké Balls at Silver Company was developed with the personal participation of Ironhide's descendants.

But in any case, Iron Block's efforts were not in vain.

In the future League era, Azalea Town will still have some reputation.

It is probably because of Ironhide's current efforts that the League has taken notice of this town, thus establishing a Bug-type Gym here.

Just as Wu Ge and Tie Kuai were diligently teaching each other at the craftsman's table.

Slowpoke crawled over at some point and suddenly hugged Ironhide's leg.

"Stay~"

"Ok?"

Iron Block looked down and saw that Slowpoke's skin was peeling.

"Forest Lizard, take the iron bucket by the door and fetch a bucket of water from the well. Slowpoke is a bit dry."

"Oh."

"Wait, just take Slowpoke with you and throw him in the well. He'll come out on his own after a while."

Iron Block suddenly changed his mind, picked up the chubby Slowpoke and tossed it into Wu Ge's arms.

Wu Ge reached out his hands to catch it, but he wasn't prepared and almost got crushed by the Slowpoke and sat on the ground.

"So heavy?"

Wu Ge looked at the Slowpoke he was holding and couldn't help but marvel.

This Slowpoke must weigh at least fifty kilograms, heavier than him.

But considering that Slowpoke's length is only 1.2 meters, which is the length of a normal Slowpoke, it's really exaggerated.

This isn't a Slowpoke, it's clearly a Slowpoke Pig.

They carried Slowpoke all the way to the edge of the village.

But the scene that appeared before him made Wu Ge's face immediately turn dark.

There were two guys dressed in black who looked like they were up to no good, each with a Helios, collecting Slowpoke tails!
"Stay~"

"Stay~"

Most of the Slowpokes lying on the ground seemed unaware of the danger.

A small number of Slowpokes did notice, but with their slow crawling speed, they were no match for Kairos.

There are also a few Slowpokes whose tails have been pinched off, yet they are still lying there in a daze.

"Do you want to die?"

Wu Ge put the silly pig out of his arms.

There was a flash of lightning.

Wu Ge rushed over at lightning speed, arriving at the well in the blink of an eye, and flicked his tail at one of the Kairos.

Snapped!
"Kyor!"

The Keros cried out in pain and flew backward.

Kairos, standing nearby, widened his eyes and instinctively used the Insect Bite skill on Wu Ge.

"With this level of skill, you dare to imitate others and do bad things?"

Throwing and beating.

Wu Ge didn't even try to dodge; he raised his hands, grabbed the two large horns of the Keros, and threw it over his shoulder.

After exchanging a few blows, he knew that these two Keros were not of a high level.

It's around level 20.

Wu Ge had already reached Lv.17 in the afternoon's battle against Ariados.

Even the higher-level and more advantageous Ariados was no match for him, let alone two mere Kairos.

Bang!
A tremendous noise echoed around the well.

Many residents of Huipi Town noticed what was happening and rushed over to see what had occurred.

　A couple of days ago, while reviewing the Celebi movie, I discovered that 40 years before Ash's time, Professor Oak's Poké Balls were wooden balls that had to be twisted by hand, which looked very ancient.

　　I was originally thinking about whether to make some changes, but then I decided against it.

　　After all, that movie was released in 01, and the setting is too outdated.

　　The new setting is that the craft of making Poké Balls from berries has been passed down for 400-700 years (by Ash's time, the story is still nearly 200 years away from that era, so the timeline should be correct).

　　Besides, the Poké Balls used in the Green Country region thousands of years ago looked far more advanced than the ones Professor Oak used in the movie.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)