I'm popularizing ecology in the Pokémon world.

The familiar ringtone sounded—

"Pokémon, getdaze!"

Chen Mu answered the call groggily and subconsciously, but the first words he heard made his heavy eyelids instantly open.

"Hello, Teacher Chen, have you arrived in Joey Wakayama City yet?"

Wait a minute, where did she just say that? Tokiwa City?

Where did I end up? Is this still in China?

Just as he was about to ask a question, a massive flood of memories suddenly rushed in, causing a sharp pain in Chen Mu's head.

Two full minutes passed before the call was disconnected, and only then did the pained expression on Chen Mu's face ease somewhat.

He exhaled, his expression complex, and forced a relieved smile.

I never imagined I'd have a time-travel experience.

This is no longer a question of whether it's in the country or not; he has already arrived in another world.

This is a world where Pokémon exist.

As a Pokémon game streamer with a small following and a little fame before his transmigration, Arceus treated him quite well by transporting him to a world where Pokémon actually exist.

However, this world seems a bit too real, completely stripping away the fairytale charm of the original work.

Here, the relationship between humans and Pokémon isn't as dark as depicted in some extreme works, but it's still quite different from the harmonious and beautiful relationship in the original work, which is like a fairy tale.

Especially after the advent of modern times, the population surge and urban expansion brought about by the development of civilization have inevitably affected the natural ecology, and in turn affected the habitats and ecosystems of wild Pokémon.

Even in another world, the relationship between humanity and nature remains a complex and contradictory one.

At this very moment, the journey that Chen Mu embarked on happened to be closely related to this topic.

Not long after, the phone call came in again.

"Teacher Chen, can you hear me this time? Was the signal bad on your end just now? Or did your Ralts mischievously use Psychic to block out the sound again?"

Actually, before you said that, I hadn't even remembered that I had a Ralts. Chen Mu thought to himself.

I was just distracted by organizing my memories, and after answering the phone, I didn't speak for a long time, which led to the other party misunderstanding me.

"You can hear me now."

He quickly replied to avoid any further misunderstanding.

"That's good, Teacher Chen. If you ask me, you really should keep a closer eye on your naughty Ralts."

By the way, have you arrived in Tokiwa City yet?

Okay, it seems the other side has already unilaterally defined the minor incident that just happened.

Sorry, Ralts-chan, whom I've never met but who took the blame for me.

"I haven't arrived yet, but I should be there soon."

After receiving the memories, Chen Mu realized that he was currently on an express train traveling from Konoha City to Viridian City.

His purpose in going to Tokiwa City was to resolve a conflict between humans and nature that was currently taking place there.

The assistant on the other end of the phone sighed to himself, "Oh, you really should have arrived earlier. This morning we visited the city hall, but all we got were excuses and a bunch of polite, official replies."

Afterwards, we visited the Tokiwa Dojo, but unfortunately the dojo master was still not there.

Without your guidance, we've worked hard all day without making any progress.

The Gym Leader of Viridian City during this period... well, according to my memory, it was still Giovanni.

It's not surprising that the owner of the museum wasn't there for a moment.

The challenges that Chen Mu and his team faced on this trip were actually not complicated—

There is a large construction company with a complicated background in Viridian City that plans to build a large housing development on the outskirts of Viridian Forest, and even plans to cut down part of the forest.

This move will inevitably affect the natural ecology of the Evergreen Forest.

Many ecologists, Pokémon doctors, and academic institutions have suggested changes to the property's location after evaluation, including the college where Chen Mu originally worked.

Even Professor Oak, a leading figure in the Pokémon academic community in the Kanto region, recently updated his personal blog on the matter, subtly expressing his opposition to the chosen location.

Unfortunately, my great Tokiwa City has its own special characteristics!

In short: This is the birthplace of the Rockets!

As the most dynamic community organization in the Kanto region and even the entire Indigo League, Team Rocket is a household name in the area.

Although Team Rocket moved its headquarters to Goldenrod City, the most bustling city in the Kanto region, a few years ago after becoming wealthy, and built the tallest building in the Kanto region—Silver Department Store—there;

Although the gym owner, Sakaki, spends at least 300 out of 365 days a year away from Viridian City.

But the Rockets' influence in Everlasting Park remains strong.

This makes the alliance's suggestions and opinions often seem less effective here.

Chen Mu's ecological research team arrived in Tokiwa City a few days ago, but based on the information they have so far, their lobbying efforts have clearly not been successful.

Soon after, the train arrived at the station, and Chen Mu officially set foot in Tokiwa City.

Immediately after leaving the train station, Chen Mu was soon struck by the "simple and honest" local customs!

A young man wearing a t-shirt, shorts, and a straw hat, with large tattoos on his arms and a blade of grass in his mouth, met his gaze and immediately excitedly strode over to greet him.

As he approached, he arrogantly tossed a Poké Ball around while glancing sideways at Chen Mu, saying, "Hey kid, I'm talking to you! You've made eye contact with me, so don't even think about running away! Let's have a thrilling Pokémon battle, or you'll have to leave all your money behind!"

Here it is, one of the unique features of Tokiwa City, a city with a simple and honest folk culture reminiscent of Gotham: shorts/bug catchers on the roadside!

The unique feature is that once you make eye contact with someone, you are forced to engage in a battle, and the loser must pay a considerable sum of money.

Although, according to their verbal rules, the loser of the match, regardless of who it is, has to pay money, including themselves.

In reality, unless the outsider accepting the challenge possesses astonishing strength comparable to the legendary trainer Red, or an extraordinary background like the one-day champion Green, even if they manage to win a round, the outsider will then face only a constant stream of "shorts-wearing" companions from nearby and an endless hellish battle.

A few years ago, a well-known streamer who was passing by the area refused to believe the superstition and accepted the challenge on his live stream, even vowing to clean up the bad practices in the area.

As expected, the anchor battled in front of the camera for more than four hours, vividly portraying the entire process from grand pronouncements to rambling nonsense, and finally to a state of utter despair, resulting in a highly entertaining program.

The anchor later left behind a memorable quote.

"They could have just robbed me, but they were willing to spend four hours playing dozens of games with me. They really are something else. I'm so upset."

Reporting this to the police afterwards is useless, because a trainer challenging someone to a battle in the wild can be considered part of the traditional culture of this world, and it cannot be directly classified as robbery.

Rumor has it that many years ago, even Lance, the current Indigo League champion and a genius of the Dragon Clan, paid a considerable "tuition fee" when he first passed through Viridian City as a novice.

This is Tokiwa City!

The main theme is equality for all people and a simple and honest folk culture!

If it were the original Chen Mu from before, he would probably be panicking by now.

The original owner was just a young associate professor of natural ecology in the college. In order to make a name for himself and strive to be promoted to professor as soon as possible, he took on the lobbying task that none of the old hands in the college wanted to take on.

Moreover, the original owner had almost no experience in Pokémon battles, and encountering such a difficult situation right outside the door was a nightmare for Chen Mu.

But right now, Chen Mu, who has transmigrated, just smiled slightly, and on the surface, he didn't seem afraid at all.

Even though he was panicking inside, he remained calm and collected, walking forward with an air of composure and gradually getting closer to the young man in shorts until their faces were almost touching.

Then Chen Mu leaned down slightly, got close to the other person's ear, and spoke calmly in a magnetic voice like Captain America's.

"Long live the Rockets!"

At that moment, the young man in shorts suddenly froze.

Then Chen Mu took a small step back and lightly punched his left chest with his right fist.

That's where Rockets players often embroider the letter R.

At this moment, Chen Mu revealed an incredibly resolute look in his eyes: "Loyalty!"

The young man in shorts froze completely.

The young man in shorts was thrown into chaos.

The young man in shorts tried to organize his thoughts, but failed.

The young man in shorts lost his will to fight!

Chen Mu then walked past the man and strode away quickly, disappearing around the corner outside the station in the blink of an eye.