Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 174 [Slow Start]!

Special dish: Specialty pancakes

"The pancake, which contains a trace of the primordial power of the legendary beast Regigigas, which is said to be able to move the continent, becomes even more magical after being cooked."

"After consuming, you will gain the special ability [Slow Start]. While possessing this ability, the Pokémon's speed will decrease, and its power will be gradually released during battle, increasing to its limit; after consuming, the Pokémon's power will be greatly increased, its limit will be greatly improved, and its original ability will be replaced (retained)."

"Review: This is an amazing dish! You're a genius for coming up with the idea of ​​making pancakes from stones!"

Holy crap?!

Slow start trait, that's the trait of Regigigas, the Regigigas!

There are almost no words to describe Su Yu's shock at this moment. He never expected that a casual dish he made would actually produce such an incredible pancake.

"This...it's practically invincible whoever eats it!"

Who is the Regalia? It's a mythical beast capable of dragging a continent, and in the movie, it even went toe-to-toe with Hoopa in a one-on-one battle.

It's perfectly reasonable to say that a fully activated Regigigas is powerful enough to punch Groudon and kick Kyurem. After all, Regigigas can indeed achieve that level of power in the face of absolute strength.

As for why other Pokémon aren't mentioned... it's because they're either not impressive enough, or they can fly.

And now, Su Yu has actually made a dish that can replicate the same characteristics as the Holy Pillar King... No wonder Su Yu is so excited.

"But who should eat this dish?"

Thinking about this, Su Yu hesitated. It seemed there really weren't any Pokémon on the ranch suitable for the Slow Start ability. After all, this ability had a huge drawback: the warm-up process was extremely long, and the Pokémon was very weak before warming up.

Before warming up, the Column King in the movie might struggle to even push an iceberg. But when fully activated, the Column King can move continents, its main message being: "Wait until I'm done warming up, then I'll wipe you all out."

After some thought, Su Yu felt that... Wooloo was too carefree and its personality was not suitable for this trait; Growlithe was not good at this kind of close-quarters combat that relied purely on strength, and the same was true for Tropius and Farfetch'd.

"It seems... only the turtle is left?"

Perfectly, Turtle has been working out regularly and learning close-quarters combat techniques, making him arguably the most suitable candidate for this trait on the ranch.

Furthermore... it makes perfect sense that turtle-type Pokémon have the slow-start trait.

Thinking this, Su Yu called over Squirtle and handed it the Special Ability Pancake.

"I've wrapped a rock inside. Remember to use the [Iron Wall] move to cover your teeth when you eat it, so you don't get hurt."

Su Yu reminded him that when Steven came before, Squirtle had asked Steven's Pokémon for advice many times and learned the Iron Defense move from it.

"Jenny Jenny?" Making jianbing guozi with stones?

What kind of strange dish is this...?

However, Squirtle did as instructed, using Iron Defense to protect its teeth and thoroughly chewing up the stone it had swallowed.

However, the stone fragments were still difficult to swallow. Squirtle coughed a few times, then quickly grabbed a bottle of soda and gulped down several mouthfuls.

"Jenny, Jenny..." Stone-shaped jianbing guozi, isn't that weird?

Squirtle complained to Su Yu.

Seeing this, Su Yu smiled and said:

"Keep eating, this is good stuff, it has amazing effects."

good stuff?

Is it some new dish?

Upon hearing this, Squirtle immediately became interested. It quickly devoured the jianbing guozi (Chinese crepe) and took a few gulps of soda.

After eating it, Squirtle was also aware of its body's condition. It felt that the power from the jianbing guozi was spreading throughout its body, making it feel as if it had inexhaustible strength.

"Jenny~!"

Squirtle immediately mustered all its strength, jumped up, and slammed its fist into the ground.

This hammer blow caused the earth to crack open, with the fissure extending seven or eight meters into the ground, which looked quite frightening.

"JennyJenny∑(っ°Д°;)っ" Oh no, I've started destroying the house just like Growlithe?

Squirtle hadn't expected the attack to be so powerful. Seeing this, it carefully picked up a nearby rock, intending to put it in to patch the crack.

As a result, the stone shattered into powder with just a light touch, and it couldn't even be picked up.

"Jenny..."

Seeing this, Squirtle cautiously looked up at Su Yu, only to see Su Yu grit his teeth and say helplessly:

"It's alright...! Luckily, this place is far enough away from the new house. Otherwise, you would have torn down even the foundation of the new house."

"I'll have Mela come over in a few days to repair the crack. It's a bit too deep; we'll probably need to use rock-based energy to fix it."

However, this also shows that the trace of Regigigas's original power in the pancake greatly amplified Squirtle's power, which is why Squirtle had difficulty controlling its own power.

As expected of the original power of the Holy Pillar King.

However, what intrigued Su Yu even more was the [Slow Start] feature, so he asked:

"Besides the increase in power, is there any other power that you find particularly special, such as... a special ability or something?"

Upon hearing Su Yu's words, Squirtle began to sense its own abilities. To its surprise, the power of its original [Rain Disk] ability had vanished.

Instead, it possessed a very peculiar power that seemed to gradually increase its strength during battle.

In other words... it's more like a powerful force is dormant within it, and it needs to awaken this force through battle.

"This explanation does seem more reasonable."

Upon hearing this, Su Yu nodded, as this better reflected the Toilet King's actual situation. After all, the so-called slow start was simply activating one's existing power.

And now, their ranch has welcomed a rare, powerful Pokémon. From now on, if there's any heavy work to be done, they can always ask Squirtle for help.

It might even be possible for Squirtle to emulate Toilet King and drag the ranch all over the world on a wandering adventure?

Su Yu imagined the scene of Squirtle dragging the ranch forward on the sea, and was so shocked that he coughed a few times.

"Uh... By the way, can you change this trait back? I think it can."

Upon hearing this, Squirtle tried switching them. To its surprise, it succeeded.

Its characteristic changed directly from "slow start" back to "rain disc". This amazing operation startled even Squirtle.

"Squirrel?" Can a Pokémon really have two abilities?

"Of course, the legendary Abundance Pokémon Calyrex, after merging with its beloved horse, combines the characteristics of both Pokémon. In a sense, it can be considered to possess two characteristics."

"However... that situation is a little different from yours now."

After the test was completed, Su Yu let Squirtle train on its own. However, after leaving, Squirtle went straight to the farmland.

It seems that it intends to try to plow the land by its own brute force without relying on the armored rhinoceros.

Su Yu also began to ponder how many illegal Pokémon were actually in his ranch.

First up is Reggie Squirtle, the newly joined member of the Regigigas family, then Caterpie, the Sky Bug, and then... the Zergling, the mount sheep.

"As expected, being a chef and rancher is my main profession, while being a trainer is just a hobby." Su Yu nodded, reaffirming his belief.

People say that the strongest trainers are those with side jobs, but Su Yu doesn't agree. Because...

Except for Karuno.

(End of this chapter)