Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 274 The Return of Squirtle and Caterpie

Only when Su Yu walked out of the ranch did Daigo dare to confirm that this was indeed Su Yu's ranch.

Upon seeing Su Yu, Squirtle and Caterpie immediately rushed over; they hadn't seen Su Yu for over two months.

With practiced ease, Su Yu placed the Caterpie on his shoulder and then picked up Squirtle.

"Wow...it's gotten quite heavy. Looks like the new shell conditioner is really effective."

He could feel that Squirtle's shell was much harder than before.

However, with such a significant change, it should have reached the point where it can evolve. Su Yu had previously instructed Squirtle that if it accumulated enough resources, it could remove the Everstone.

Didn't you take Squirtle off?

Faced with Su Yu's question, Squirtle pulled out a broken Everstone. It seemed that the Everstone had shattered due to the long-term suppression of a large amount of evolutionary energy.

After the stone broke, Squirtle asked Steven for a stronger Everstone to wear at all times. It planned to accumulate more strength before evolving.

It will evolve to its final form in one go!

Squirtle even asked Steven for another Everstone because it felt it wasn't conservative enough, so now it wears two Everstones in total.

"Goodness, as expected of you..."

She still has that familiar personality; she hasn't changed at all.

After a brief reminiscing, Su Yu looked at Daigo and asked:

"Are you searching for Reginald in this desert?"

"You actually know about Him?!" Daigo was quite surprised, because he only learned about the specifics of the three Titans after asking Regice.

But Su Yu seemed to... as if he already knew?

"Hmm... I know a little about it; I've seen it in some books."

After coughing, Su Yu replied.

Daigo nodded, and then he continued:

"Currently, we are searching for similar ruins in this area to find where Regirock is resting. However, because a long time has passed since the sealing era, many places have been buried by sand and dust, making the search quite difficult."

"But we've searched almost all day. This desert gets really dusty around dusk, and the sandstorms can last all night, making it almost impossible to see the road. So, we should probably get ready to rest now."

"If you'd like to join us, you can come tomorrow."

It sounds like it will take a long time to find.

However, Su Yu didn't care. He had already moved the ranch here, so even in the desert, he could live a very comfortable life.

Therefore, he nodded. He was still somewhat interested in Regirock.

After reaching a consensus, Daigo planned to go to other places to explore further.

Before leaving, Su Yu asked:

"Are you coming to my place for dinner tonight?"

"You can also invite the other Heavenly Kings over. Perfect, I'll cook more dishes."

Upon hearing this, Daigo nodded with great interest, while Genji, standing to the side, looked puzzled.

As the son of a wealthy family, Daigo has never lacked for food or clothing. Just how good must this rancher's cooking be to elicit that kind of expression from Daigo?

……

After Daigo left, Su Yu finally had time to chat with Squirtle, Caterpie, and the others.

After putting Squirtle back on the ground, it showed Su Yu the moves it had recently learned.

The caterpillar also showed off its growth.

"They actually reached the Heavenly King level?"

Seeing the green caterpillar grow, Su Yu was slightly surprised. Although this growth seemed to be more related to the growth of the Sky Tree.

Regardless, it's quite incredible that a Pokémon as weak as Caterpie could break through its species limit and grow to its current level.

"Later, you can fight the goats you're riding. They've also reached the Heavenly King level now."

Su Yu smiled.

Now it was the caterpillars' turn to be surprised. What had the ranch become in the two months since they left?

"Go back and take a look, and you'll see," Su Yu said mysteriously.

As soon as they entered the ranch, Hoopa flew over immediately. He asked in confusion:

"Rough Feather, what kind of Pokémon are those two?"

"These two are Squirtle and Caterpie. They are both Pokémon that came to the ranch shortly after it resumed operations," Su Yu introduced.

"This is Hoopa. When we came to Hoenn, we relied entirely on his abilities. He can make things move instantly through his aura."

At this moment, Pokémon such as Styracosaurus, Ichimonji, and Alcremie also gathered around. Su Yu introduced them one by one, and also showed Squirtle and the others around to learn about the changes in the ranch.

The ranch has indeed changed a lot since I left for so long. Even the farmland has been transformed by Su Yu into many paddy fields for rice cultivation.

"Jenny, Jenny?" How do you usually supply water to so many rice plants?

Squirtle was very curious, because it seemed that Su Yu alone could not carry so much water from Moon Lake.

"That...that mainly relies on Suicune," Su Yu replied.

Suijun uses his rain-summoning technique almost every day, ensuring rainfall for the farmland.

Therefore, Su Yu hardly needs to worry about watering.

"Jenny..."

Upon hearing this, Squirtle was struck dumb. Did that mean that its job of watering the plants had been taken away by someone else?

Oh no, I've only been away from the ranch for two months, and I've already been "optimized" by the ranch...

"Uh, it's not that serious, is it?" Su Yu said, both amused and exasperated.

"You could also talk to Suikun and have each of you water it for a day."

With its workload halved, Suicune can actually have an easier time. After all, Suicune isn't as enthusiastic about farming as Squirtle.

Upon hearing this, Squirtle finally recovered from the shock.

After touring the ranch, the caterpillar returned to its colony to visit its fellow members.

Squirtle continued to follow Su Yu, getting to know the new Pokémon.

"Squirrel?" What Pokémon is that?

"That one? That's a Spirithorn." Su Yu introduced the Pokémon that Squirtle was pointing to.

He then told Squirtle the story of Ghost Horse and Calycerin, as well as the battle between the three little goats.

"After arriving at the ranch, that Ghost Horse spent almost every day taking aimless walks. However, it was quite familiar with Farfetch'd, and the two Pokémon would often get together and chat," Su Yu said.

Hearing this, Squirtle nodded. It seems that during their time away from the ranch, their mount, the lamb, had done a lot to protect it.

After evolving into a goat mount, it gained even greater power.

This made Squirtle feel a bit threatened. Caterpie and Mount Goat had both reached Elite Four level, while it was still maintaining almost its original strength. It seemed that evolution would have to be put on the agenda.

Speaking of strength, Squirtle suddenly remembered that it had something to give Su Yu.

After unloading the bundle from its back, Squirtle took out a small box and handed it to Su Yu.

"What is this?"

Su Yu asked in confusion, feeling that this thing looked familiar.

Upon opening the box, sure enough, there were several gym badges inside, almost identical to those in the anime.

"This is... something you got from challenging the gym?"

Su Yu asked, puzzled.

Upon hearing this, Squirtle nodded. It looked at Su Yu with expectant eyes.

This was a gift it had thought about for a long time before coming up with a way to give Su Yu in Hoenn. It was said that trainers here judged each other's strength by the number of badges they had, and taking pride in collecting all the badges.

Moreover, once you collect all the badges, you can participate in the legendary Rainbow Tournament, a dream stage that countless trainers yearn for.

Su Yu would probably like it there too?

Su Yu: ...

Can I say that I don't really want to get a baby cup?

(End of this chapter)