Elf: I Am a Farmer

Chapter 22 Taming Gastly

After wandering around in circles, Chiba Kaede finally arrived at the location of the Kaina City cemetery. 69ᔕᕼᑌ᙭.ᑕOᗰ

The Slateport City Cemetery is built on a hillside overlooking the sea. It serves as a cemetery for both humans and Pokémon, and many trainers choose to bury their Pokémon there.

Because the cemetery was very large, Chiba Kaede searched for a long time before finding the tombstones of her original parents, who were buried together.

Chiba Kaede placed the bouquet he had bought in front of the tombstone. At that moment, he didn't know how to face them, so he could only bow three times to the tombstone.

"I hope your family can be reunited in heaven!"

After standing there for a long time, Chiba Kaede spoke in a strange tone.

As darkness fell, Chiba Kaede took one last look at the tombstone and was about to turn and leave when she heard a sobbing sound coming from not far away.

Without thinking much, Chiba Kaede walked in the direction of the crying. Soon, he saw a little girl squatting on the ground, sobbing.

"Little sister, are you lost?"

Chiba Kaede inquired.

Unfortunately, the little girl didn't seem to hear him and continued to cry.

At this moment, Chiba Kaede also noticed something unusual. He looked around and found that the scenery in the distance had become somewhat blurry, and apart from the little girl's voice, he could not hear any other sounds.

"Come out, Great Swallow!"

Chiba Kaede released Swellow directly. He now knew that he was most likely trapped in the illusion of a Ghost-type Pokémon. After evolving, Swellow had initially activated its hidden ability, Courage.

Pokémon with this ability can use Normal and Fighting-type moves against Ghost-type Pokémon, and they are unaffected by Intimidate. (69 new posts on the site)

After emerging from its Poké Ball, Swellow suddenly emitted an energy that enveloped the surroundings, indicating that it had activated its Courage ability.

"Gastly!"

After being enveloped by the energy emitted by Swellow's Courage ability, Chiba Kaede felt his surroundings change. What appeared before him was not a little girl, but a Ghost/Poison type Gastly.

In the legends of this world, Gastly is said to have been born from the resentment that resided in the gas emanating from a graveyard, eventually transforming into a spirit. Another version says that it was born from poison gas, with 95% of its body being poison gas, and the remaining 5% supposedly being the soul of someone who died from poison gas.

Of course, no one can provide a reasonable explanation for either of these claims; it's just that Ghost-type Pokémon often appear in cemeteries or abandoned houses.

Chiba Kaede never expected that just by coming to the cemetery, she would be targeted by Gastly. Gastly is a Pokémon that loves to scare and play pranks on people. Many of the strange tales in this world are actually created by these Ghost-type Pokémon.

After revealing its true form, Gastly did not run away, but instead made faces at Chiba Kaede. Watching Gastly's constantly changing forms, Chiba Kaede couldn't help but be amused by it.

"Gastly, are you here all alone?"

Chiba asked Gastly.

"Gastly, Gastly!"

Upon hearing Chiba Kaede's words, Gastly stopped what it was doing and nodded.

"You must be hungry. Here are some energy cubes, you can eat some!"

Then, Chiba Kaede took out some basic energy cubes from her backpack and handed them to Gastly.

Gastly looked at Chiba's kind smile, pondered for a moment, then slowly floated in front of him and began eating an Energy Cube. 🐊💣 69𝕤𝕙υא.ςＯᗰ 👤♖

Gastly's eyes lit up as soon as it put the Energy Cube in its mouth, and then it happily ate it.

Chiba Kaede watched Gastly quietly from the side.

After a while, Gastly had finished eating and stopped eating. Now it was no longer wary of Chiba Maple and floated around him, occasionally showing off a few special moves.

"Gastly, would you like to come with me and become my Pokémon?"

Chiba Kaede glanced at the sky; it was completely dark. He then spoke to Gastly.

"Gastly, Gastly!"

Gastly didn't think about it for long and immediately nodded in agreement.

Then, Chiba Kaede took out a Poké Ball, and Gastly crawled inside. After the Poké Ball shook for a moment, Gastly was captured.

However, after only a short while, Gastly popped out of the Poké Ball again; it no longer wanted to stay inside.

Seeing that it didn't like staying in the Poké Ball, Chiba didn't force it.

When Chiba returned to the city, it was already past 8 p.m. He went straight to the Pokémon Center in Slateport City, booked a room, washed up, and then went to rest.

the next day, early in the morning

"It's numb, it's numb!"

Chiba Kaede opened his eyes and saw Gastly sticking out its tongue to lick his face. After being licked by Gastly's tongue, his whole body went numb.

It took Chiba Kaede quite a while to recover from the paralysis.

At this moment, Gastly seemed to realize that it had caused trouble for Chiba Kaede, and looked at him with some trepidation.

"It's alright, Gastly, but please try not to lick me with your tongue anymore!"

After seeing Gastly's appearance, Chiba Kaede's anger subsided, but she still gave it some instructions.

"Did you hear? There's a Pokémon battle tournament happening today at the Slateport City square! I heard the prizes are really good!"

"I found out a few days ago, and I was planning to head to the competition right after dinner!"

Chiba Kaede was having breakfast in the Pokémon Center's restaurant when she overheard the trainers at the next table discussing Pokémon battles.

Chiba Kaede thought for a moment and realized that he didn't have any special plans for today. He thought he could go and sign up to find out what level of strength the Great King Yan was at.

Since arriving in this world, he hasn't had many battles with other trainers, so this competition is a good opportunity for him to experience the fun of Pokémon battles.

After breakfast, Chiba Kaede took Gastly to Slateport City Plaza. When he arrived at the plaza, he found it was already packed with people.

After making some inquiries, Chiba Kaede arrived at the competition registration point and registered.

Now, Chiba Kaede knows that this Pokémon battle is organized by Devon Corporation to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Devon branch in Slateport City.

Devon Corporation has invested heavily in organizing this competition. The champion can choose any 5 different type Pokémon evolution stones, the runner-up can choose any 3 different type Pokémon evolution stones, and the third place can choose any 1 Pokémon evolution stone.

Moreover, the Pokémon evolution stones provided by Devon Corporation are all of superior quality, and the value of these evolution stones alone exceeds 100 million League Coins, not to mention other fees.

Upon hearing about the generous rewards, Chiba Kaede, who had initially only participated in the competition with a playful attitude, clenched her fists and decided to take the competition seriously.

Due to time constraints, the competition will be 1v1 Pokémon battles. Only one Pokémon can be used, and changing Pokémon is not allowed at any time. The loser will be eliminated, and the winner will advance.

This requires trainers to avoid excessive energy expenditure during the promotion process of their Pokémon. If the damage is too severe, it will inevitably affect subsequent competitions, and the Pokémon may even be eliminated by trainers who are not as strong as themselves.

After a period of waiting, the competition finally began. There were four battlegrounds in the square, allowing four Pokémon battles to take place simultaneously.

According to the arrangement shown on the large screen in the center of the square, Chiba Kaede was assigned to Battlefield No. 4.

"Swellia repens, Air Blade!"

"Charge straight at the bear, jump, and use headbutt!"

This was Chiba Kaede's first match. His opponent was a boy who looked like a student, and was probably around the same age as him.

Unfortunately, the difference in strength between the two Pokémon was too great. The Ursaring was directly hit by Swellow's Air Blade, which also caused the move to cause it to flinch. After that, Swellow used Air Blade again, which knocked the Ursaring to the ground and made it unable to fight anymore.

In one morning, Chiba Kaede played four matches, and none of her opponents' Pokémon posed a threat to Swellow.

The competition has progressed to this point, and only 16 contestants remain.

It's almost noon now, and the contestants will have two hours to rest and recover their Pokémon's condition before the final battle begins at 2 PM.

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