Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 139 Going Out for Barbecue

Fortunately, there was a professional firefighter on the ranch, and the fire was discovered in time and quickly extinguished.

"Sizzle..."

Even after the fire was extinguished, Squirtle continued to use its Water Gun attack to cool down the burned areas and prevent the flames from reigniting.

Growlithe came to Su Yu's side dejectedly. It had gotten so carried away running around that it hadn't even noticed it had learned the Flame Charge move, which had ignited the grass.

Su Yu was also quite helpless about this, after all, Growlithe didn't do it on purpose.

He patted the Growlithe and said:

"It's nothing, just a few patches of hay burned. Luckily, you didn't learn this move over there in the house. Otherwise, we would have suffered heavy losses."

"Speaking of which, how was it like learning Flame Charge? Did you gain any special insights?"

"Awooo..."

Upon hearing this, Growlithe recalled for a moment. It had been running and running, and suddenly felt itself running faster and faster. In addition, the fire-type energy within its body seemed to have become more active, dissipating outwards and forming extremely fierce flames.

"So, frisbee training is actually quite useful?"

The Flame Charge move, as the name suggests, requires you to charge fast enough. The damage caused by this move includes the user's impact and the burning damage from the flames covering the user.

However, if the user's physical condition is not strong, they may suffer more severe backlash.

"We should be going back to Officer Jenny's House around this time next month. Until then, focus on training your Flame Charge and Flamethrower skills, and try to master them."

Growlithe, a Pokémon, can already master a large number of Fire-type moves even before using an evolution stone. This pre-evolution stage can be considered Growlithe's best period for accumulating strength, making it highly adaptable.

After evolving into Arcanine using an evolution stone, their bodies are already set, making it extremely difficult for them to learn new moves, and the difficulty of learning increases significantly.

In the game, this manifests as... many moves can only be learned by leveling up at this stage of Growlithe. After evolving into Arcanine, many of those moves can no longer be learned.

"Awoo~!"

Growlithe nodded, sticking out its tongue. For it, there was no need to think for itself; it just needed to listen to Su Yu.

Su Yu is its external brain (bushi).

"In addition to that... there is one more point that needs to be emphasized."

As he spoke, Su Yu raised his index finger, his expression particularly serious:

"That means you can't use these overly powerful Fire-type moves when Squirtle isn't around."

"There's nothing we can do about it. You just saw the power of Flame Charge; it can easily start a wildfire in the pasture and cause a huge disaster."

As Growlithe's strength grows, its ability to destroy things also increases, which makes Su Yu particularly exhausted. Spending all this training on Growlithe always gives him a sense of unease.

I'll message Yang Wen again tomorrow to see how to solve this Growlithe problem.

Upon hearing this, Growlithe nodded dejectedly; there was nothing it could do.

Squirtle, who was standing nearby, looked over when it heard someone mention it.

Just then, its stomach rumbled. It seemed that after all the commotion, it was hungry too.

Hearing this sound, Squirtle scratched its head sheepishly. Su Yu, feeling hungry himself, glanced back at the small house and said:

"Since it's already so late... how about we skip making our own midnight snack and just go out to eat?"

"At this hour, I wonder what shops in town are still open."

……

……

All the Pokémon were put into Poké Balls, except for Squirtle, which was left without a Poké Ball in Su Yu's hands.

In response, Su Yu asked with curiosity:

"Speaking of which... I've never asked you this before. Have you ever been captured by a human trainer?"

"Jenny, Jenny~"

Upon hearing this, Squirtle shook its head. It used to be a wild Pokémon in the forest, but for some reason, it was brought to work in the Squirtle Fire Brigade by humans.

"How about you stay on our ranch from now on?"

"You've been at this ranch long enough, haven't you? Have you considered making this your home from now on?"

"Jenny, Jenny..."

Upon hearing this, Squirtle first nodded, but then shook his head.

"What does this mean?"

Under Su Yu's questioning gaze, Squirtle explained. Its meaning was simple: capturing Pokémon was possible, but a capturing ceremony had to be performed in the presence of all the Pokémon on the ranch.

"The subjugation ceremony... it's like a wedding."

Su Yu complained helplessly.

But since it was Squirtle's request, what could he say? Since it's his own Pokémon, he might as well spoil it.

Meanwhile, the tropical dragon had already flown to the town.

Su Yu had the tropical dragon fly around the town once, and finally found that only one barbecue restaurant was still open.

So Su Yu let Tropius land. After landing, he released all the Pokémon he was carrying.

This immediately attracted the attention of many guests. After all, in a small town like this, there aren't many people who have caught so many Pokémon, especially since Su Yu's Pokémon include Squirtle and Growlithe, which are considered particularly rare by ordinary people.

Seeing this, the store manager quickly ran over and asked Su Yu:

"Hello, sir. Would you like something to eat?"

Upon hearing this, Su Yu looked at the Pokémon and said:

"You can order whatever you want to eat. Hmm... you guys don't seem to be able to read?"

Upon hearing Su Yu's hesitation, the store manager immediately said:

"It's okay, I can take them to the kitchen and order. Just take whatever you want."

"Thank you for your help." With that, Su Yu nodded to the shop manager and found a seat to sit down.

To Su Yu's surprise, Frost Milk Fairy had also come along. Seeing this, Su Yu asked in confusion:

"What's wrong? Aren't you hungry?"

"Mama..." The barbecue is too greasy, I don't like it.

"Hmm...that's true, but at this time of day, this is the only shop still open in town."

"Luckily, I brought some energy cubes with me when I came out. You can use this to tide you over. When we get back to the ranch, I'll make you some more desserts to make it up to you."

As he spoke, Su Yu took out a small bottle of energy cubes, which he carried with him for emergencies, and they came in handy now.

However, speaking of which, this store seems to also have some berry foods specially prepared for special Pokémon? After all, ranchers like Su Yu usually have quite a few Pokémon like Alcremie and Moose that can't eat barbecue.

Just then, Squirtle returned, carrying a two-liter bottle of soda on its head. Behind it, its riding sheep were chewing on grass they had somehow managed to gnaw on, shaking their heads in obvious dissatisfaction.

"Meow..."

Sure enough, the grass outside is nowhere near as tasty as the grass in the pasture.

However, that magical carbonated drink actually tastes pretty good, and the little sheep mount really likes it.

(End of this chapter)