My Pokémon Story of Seasons

He woke up.

The first sensation to return was touch; beneath me was a hard texture, and I was being jolted and shaken.

Then, I heard a gentle breeze and the chirping of birds. I smelled the fresh scent of earth.

Tong Hua opened her eyes and saw a horse-drawn carriage with no coverings. She was lying in it, traveling on a dirt road in the countryside.

What place is this?

Tong Hua sat up, her next reaction being thirst. It was as if her throat had been dried out by the sun.

"Hey, you're finally awake."

Tong Hua looked in the direction of the sound and saw that it was the coachman who was talking.

"We'll be there soon, pack your luggage."

The coachman looked thin and frail, with a wrinkled face, a mustache, and gray hair peeking out from under his cowboy hat.

Tong Hua lowered her head. Beside her was a coarse cloth sack containing a few scattered items.

After rummaging through them for a while, I picked up a water bottle and, without caring what was inside, gulped it down into my mouth.

"Ton ton ton, ha—"

The clear, sweet ice water washed down her throat, and Tong Hua finally felt alive again.

But what exactly happened?

Shouldn't I be at home playing video games? Why am I here?

"Ouch... my head hurts so much!"

It felt as if something had rushed in all at once, making Tong Hua's scalp tingle.

A flood of memories rushed in, and Tong Hua absorbed them all like a sponge. After a while, the expression on his face gradually changed from pain to excitement.

crossed!

After looking at the surrounding scenery, Tong Hua understood the current situation.

He definitely traveled through time.

I guess my computer got struck by lightning while I was playing games last night, and that's how I ended up here.

This is a world completely different from Earth.

Pokémon are incredible creatures on this planet. They can be found in the air, on the ground, in the sea, even in smoky volcanoes and deep in forests with towering trees. They can be found in every corner of the world.

"The world of Pokémon is not bad!" Tong Hua immediately beamed with joy.

After all, it's the world's number one IP, Pokémon, which dominated most of his childhood! Even after he became an adult, he never missed out on Pokémon games, anime, movies, trading cards...

This is, you could say, the world he longed for most.

The thought of traveling the world with Pokémon and adventuring as freely as Ash filled Tong Hua with excitement.

However, once the excitement subsided, Tong Hua quickly calmed down amidst the jolting of the carriage.

It can only be said that there is still a certain gap between ideals and reality.

The person he transmigrated into was also named Tong Hua, and his hometown was in the Almia region, where there were no trainers or Poké Balls.

Because he wanted to become a Trainer, he moved to the Sinnoh region with his parents when he was young.

Just a few years after moving there, her parents died in an avalanche. Before she could become a trainer, she was taken back to her hometown to live with her grandfather.

A few days ago, her last remaining family member passed away. Heartbroken, she sold all her possessions and bought an abandoned ranch, intending to start a new life with her Pokémon.

Ultimately, he succumbed to excessive grief and exhaustion, passing away on the carriage before even reaching the ranch.

Memories flashed through her mind like a revolving lantern, making Tong Hua sigh with emotion.

He too grew up in a broken family, perhaps enjoying a more comfortable material life than the original owner, but the grief of losing loved ones was the same.

"arrive."

The carriage stopped in front of an old wooden house.

The outside was overgrown with weeds and littered with rocks; there wasn't even a path leading to the front door.

Tong Hua carried a sack of things and stepped across the grass. With a creak, he pushed open the heavy wooden door, and a stench of decay, long sealed away, hit him. Tong Hua couldn't help but frown and hold his breath.

The room was quite spacious, and the furnishings were very cozy, with a large wooden bed, a wooden clock that had stopped running hanging on the wall by the window, and a large fireplace on the other side of the wall.

Tong Hua quickly ran over and opened the window. The wind from outside blew in, and she could finally breathe.

"It's a bit dirty, but it'll be habitable after a quick clean." The old man driving the carriage placed a bag of tools outside the wooden house.

Tong Hua then realized that the old man in front of her was the village chief of Chicory Village, where she was currently located.

He was also the one who sold the ranch to himself at a low price.

"I took a look, and the field has been messed up by wild Pokémon from the neighborhood. With a little tidying up, it should still be able to be planted in time for spring."

The well behind the house is still usable, and there are some fruit trees nearby. They don't need much maintenance; just water and fertilize them every few days.

There are other facilities on the ranch, such as sheds and beehives for raising Pokémon. If you need them, you can go to the carpenter in the village and mention my name to get a discount.

I'll bring you some easy-to-raise Pokémon tomorrow. Let's clean up today and let you get used to the new environment.

As he spoke, the old village chief took something out of the bag and handed over a broom and a watering can. After Tong Hua accepted them, the old village chief spoke earnestly again.

"Child, look ahead. People always have to be independent. You're 18 now. Your grandfather was already a well-known craftsman in the village when he was your age. You can't let him fall behind."

The old village chief patted Tong Hua on the shoulder, his pat heavy and firm.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing. Just keep those Poké Balls you brought with you safe, don't take them out to use. Although it's not explicitly forbidden here, most people still dislike those things."

Upon hearing this, Tong Hua nodded without saying anything.

Seeing this, the old village chief sighed and left, leaving Tong Hua alone in the house.

After thinking for a moment, Tong Hua walked out of the wooden house and went to the area behind the house to find a well to draw water.

After all, it seems I have nowhere else to go for the time being. At least a ranch can provide shelter from the wind and rain. As for other things, I should focus on surviving first.

Just as the old village chief had said, there was an orchard behind the wooden house, and a well that was still usable.

With great difficulty, Tong Hua turned the somewhat rusty crank and exerted all his strength to finally draw up a bucket of clear well water.

[Ordinary well water: Quality F, cold underground well water containing a large number of microorganisms. It is recommended to boil it before drinking. Recommended processing methods (cooking/alchemy).]

Tong Hua: "?"

Looking at the panel that appeared before him, Tong Hua was momentarily stunned. However, having read countless online novels, he immediately realized that this was probably the cheat code that every protagonist had.

"Cooking, alchemy?"

Upon seeing these familiar words, Tong Hua naturally recalled some farming games she had played in her previous life.

Gathering materials and producing tools—this cheat ability seems to allow you to see information and quality about various materials.

To verify his hypothesis, Tong Hua put down the bucket and bent down to pick up a stone from the ground.

[Ordinary gravel: Quality F, small stones with low hardness, suitable for decorative purposes. Recommended processing methods (carving/refining).]

He then picked up a twig.

[Withered Branch: Quality F, low-strength wood, too short. Recommended processing method (carving/alchemy).]

After several attempts, Tong Hua gained a general understanding of her "golden touch."

"It seems that it will only display information from materials I personally collected, and all the materials are currently rated F. It seems that the rating system is from F to A, or even S."

"It seems there are only six recommended processing methods: cooking, wood carving, casting, gold engraving, sewing, and alchemy..."

Tong Hua recalled the games she had played in her previous life, and suddenly remembered the online game she had been playing the night before she transmigrated.

"It's Baboon XIV! Right, that's the game I played that got struck by lightning! So, this cheat code is a crafting or gathering profession from that game?"

Everything made sense, and Tong Hua suddenly felt that she understood everything.

No wonder all materials can be used for alchemy; after all, alchemy is the most profitable crafting profession in that game, as players unanimously agree.

"So, I can use these materials to create items with special effects like those in games?"

"But there's no instruction manual! How do you even do alchemy?"