Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 39 Sparring Partner (Please read on Tuesday)

And after breakfast.

Farfetch'd, Caterpillar, and Tropius went straight to training.

Su Yu went to the fields to water the crops and also took a look at the pesticides in the fields.

"It seems to be growing a bit slowly, although according to the information Xiaogang sent, this is normal. But this isn't an ordinary soil environment..."

Here, we have environmental modification fluid to assist us.

"The information seems to mention that if growth is too slow, it might be due to a lack of Grass-type energy in the surrounding area, which could allow Grass-type Pokémon to use moves like Grassy Terrain?"

When Su Yu thought of Pokémon that could use Grassy Terrain, the image of his mount, Eyjafjalla, immediately came to mind.

"I wonder if Uncle Yang has prepared a little lamb for me yet," Su Yu thought to himself.

Meanwhile, on the other side...

Early in the morning, Uncle Yang arrived at Su Yu's ranch in a Flying-type Pokémon.

Looking down at the pasture from above, Uncle Yang immediately spotted the cliff face that had just been built for the hairy crabs.

"This place has changed so much since the last time I came!"

Uncle Yang said this.

Upon hearing this, the big-billed gull who was with Uncle Yang nodded.

At that moment, Uncle Yang also spotted the tropical dragons and caterpillars training on the grass.

Caterpie spotted Uncle Yang from afar. Upon seeing an outsider at the ranch, Caterpie immediately abandoned its leaf-blade attack and lay down on the ground, pretending to be an ordinary caterpie.

The Farfetch'd and Tropical Dragon standing nearby were quite puzzled. They looked up and saw Uncle Yang riding a Bigmouth Gull.

But they were still puzzled as to why the caterpillars pretended to be weak when outsiders came.

……

I rode a big-billed gull and circled over the ranch.

Finally, Uncle Yang landed in front of the ranch cabin. As soon as he landed, the surrounding woofers immediately surrounded him, still remembering their old master and showing great affection.

"Alright, alright, stop nudging it. You can have this."

Seeing this, Uncle Yang reluctantly took out a few pieces of grass cakes and distributed them to the flock of woolly sheep.

At this moment, Su Yu also returned and greeted Uncle Yang.

Uncle Yang smiled and said:

"Well done, Su Yu. You're starting to look more and more like a rancher. This ranch is becoming more and more vibrant."

Upon hearing this, Su Yu humbly replied, "No, no."

Uncle Yang: "By the way, I came here to call you over to pick up your little sheep mount. I've already picked out the sheep you wanted, and now you're just waiting to bring them back."

Su Yu listened and nodded:

"Okay, I'll come over when I'm done with my work."

"Would you like to come in and sit for a while, Uncle?"

Uncle Yang shook his head and said:

"No, I have some things to take care of at the ranch. I won't stay any longer."

"By the way, I think I saw your tropical dragon practicing its leaf blades over there just now? How's it going? I heard you're also participating in the rancher competition in two weeks?"

"Yes, I plan to send Tropical Dragon to the tournament to hone its combat experience," Su Yu nodded.

"That's interesting. Hey, don't look at me like that. Your uncle here is a well-known trainer in the pastoral area. I participate in that tournament every year, and I'm guaranteed at least a top-eight finish!"

"By the way, since you're participating in the rancher competition, as an elder, I can't leave without saying something. How about this, Sprout Deer, you stay and be Tropical Dragon's sparring partner!"

As he spoke, Uncle Yang released a tall deer-like Pokémon from the Poké Ball.

This deer-like Pokémon currently has white antlers and a tuft of white fur on its chest; this is how it looks in winter. Its appearance changes with the seasons.

The black tea that Su Yu drank before was made from the horn of this Pokémon.

After releasing the budding deer, Uncle Yang also said:

"This budding deer is an old buddy of mine, growing up with me since I was a child. It has a wealth of combat experience. Leaving it as a sparring partner for your tropical dragon should be enough."

"Thank you, Uncle."

Upon hearing this, Su Yu thanked him happily. Then, he asked Growlithe to call Tropius over and told it about the Sprout Deer staying behind as a sparring partner.

With this sparring partner, it's much more convenient for Tropical Dragon to hone his combat skills on a daily basis.

Upon hearing the news, Tropius immediately returned with a group of Pokémon, clearly pleased to have a training partner.

After all, Farfetch'd is skilled in swordsmanship, and in terms of practical combat experience, Farfetch'd only has experience in swordsmanship duels with other Farfetch'ds.

But this budding deer is clearly different. It looks very experienced, as if it has a wealth of combat experience.

The green caterpillar quietly crawled onto Su Yu's shoulder and whispered in his ear.

It sounds like they're worried that Caterpie's strength and uniqueness will be exposed once Pokémon from other farms arrive.

Upon hearing this, Su Yu smiled and said:

"Don't worry, I'll just keep the Sprout Deer around the house and make sure they don't run around. When you're training, just stay away from here."

Su Yu didn't know why Caterpie was being so cautious, but after all, it was his Pokémon, so what else could he do but spoil it?

Uncle Yang then said:

"Then I'll leave my old buddy here. Su Yu, you'd better remember to feed him. I'll head back now."

"Okay, Uncle Yang, take care," Su Yu replied.

Tropius, on the other hand, couldn't wait to battle Sprout. It invited Sprout to a duel, and Sprout calmly accepted the invitation. The two Pokémon then headed deeper into the grassland, gradually moving away from the house.

Seeing this, Frost Milk Fairy called on Woolbraided Sheep and the others to go and watch the battle with great interest.

Farfetch'd also wanted to see the results of his "apprentice's" training, so he followed along.

Caterpie, however, was not very interested. After the Sprout Deer left, it hid behind the house and practiced its Iron Tail moves by itself.

(End of this chapter)