Pokémon: The Genetic Researcher Just Wants to Slack Off.

“The inherited moves are clearly changes at the genetic level, where parents pass on heritable moves to their offspring.”

"This proves that inserting a gene for a specific genetic move will not produce unknown mutations."

"Through generations of breeding, the genetic moves of most Pokémon have now been figured out."

"Since the second-generation machine is already capable of gene editing, perhaps we could try something related?"

Xiao Cai had already fallen asleep without realizing it. Xia Ye tucked the little one in and turned off his phone screen.

Lying in bed, contemplating the possibilities of adding new genetic moves, Natsuno gradually drifted off to sleep.

Good news arrived early on the first day.

Devon's truck was parked in the backyard, and workers with superhuman strength were unloading the goods.

Xia Ye felt there were quite a few people, and when he asked, he found out that they had even brought two second-generation fighter jets.

The real bird still led a team to conduct routine checks, and only after confirming that there were no smuggled items could it be put into the underground base.

Considering the limited space in the laboratory, Fuji decided to arrange for the original first-generation aircraft to be moved.

After making room, place the next second-generation machine.

Looking at the other second-generation machine, Fuji and Natsuno were at a loss.

Looking at the laboratory, Natsuno felt it was still too small and decided to expand it.

To the right of the lab used to be Ibu's room, but it's now empty.

But the interior is actually not very large, and expanding it would only be a drop in the ocean.

Natsuno walked to the left, and the closest place to the laboratory was an office.

He pushed open the door and saw twenty or thirty Team Rocket henchmen looking over, creating an extremely awkward scene.

Natsuno turned and went out to find Sakaki. Just as she was about to speak, Sakaki spoke first.

"Lance and the others are still working hard, and we'll have results soon."

Xia Ye was taken aback and scratched his head: "What's the result?"

Sakaki looked somewhat indignant: "This is something you've been nagging me about three times a day—the dreamlike fur!"

Natsuno suddenly realized: "Oh, that? Okay. No, that's not what I came to ask you!"

"Devin has sent over the second-generation aircraft, which occupies two to three times the area of ​​the first-generation aircraft."

"The lab is really overflowing. Could you expand it? Can you open up the office space on the left for us?"

Sakaki nodded, glanced at Masato, and the latter quickly gave the order.

An hour later, looking at the expanded laboratory, Natsuno nodded seriously.

"Everything is ready except for the final touch, let's get started!"

Considering that each person needs their own machine, and that Dreamy Momo hasn't been found yet, Natsuno smiled.

Since that's the case, let's do some side jobs first!

Xia Ye opened a gene sample that he had just sequenced, which was a gene from a large-mouthed bat.

While the Team Rocket members were helping to expand the lab, Natsuno collected a bunch of samples from them.

The samples are automatically labeled with previously recorded technique gene sequence information, which Natsuno carefully reviews.

"Yes, the moves that the phone can learn must be arranged in a neat and orderly manner according to the corresponding genes, so this area definitely cannot be touched."

"The genes started to get a bit messy after I learned the moves on my own. Let me do a comparative analysis."

"Wing attack, wind, lightning flash, blow away? There are four existing move information sequences."

After comparing them, Natsuno found that all four were indeed genetic moves from the Zubat family.

Natsuno marked the corresponding area as the genetic move zone and continued with the operation.

"Although the specific mechanism is not yet clear, it must involve cutting out the parent's move gene segments and adding them to the offspring's inherited move region."

Let's tentatively name this phenomenon "genetic move pruning". Natsuno suddenly thought of learning device moves.

Learning moves are different from self-taught moves and inherited moves; they are moves that Pokémon can learn after birth.

Normally, Pokémon need to learn these kinds of moves for a period of time before they can fully master them.

Do Pokémon contain genes for TM moves?

Natsuno directly called Masato to explain the required gene sample.

Five minutes later, a henchman arrived at the lab and summoned his cross-bat to take samples from Natsuno for sequencing.

"Your Excellency, my Crobat has also learned Guard and Thief!"

Xia Ye nodded, made a note, and let Lou leave.

The gene sequences representing Guardian and Thief were found in the gene database, and they came from Squirtle and Mightyena, respectively.

Focusing on the movement patterns of genes, Xia Ye initiated fragment comparison.

After 2 minutes, the comparison and analysis results are available.

No matching gene sequence was found in the selected region.

Natsuno made a tough decision and expanded the area he was focusing on, but the result was still that no two segments were the same.

"In other words, the learning device's techniques do not involve changes at the genetic level!"

"It's more like a skill that you learn through repeated practice, just like how people learn to write."

Having reached his conclusions, Natsuno quickly summarized and recorded them on his phone and continued working on the project.

Next, we can consider the possibility of increased genetic traits.

Of course, this increase is not a new addition, but a supplement.

Xia Ye stared at the "Gene Editing" button on the main control page and clicked it forcefully.

"Features are being prepared..."

Warning! Genes are not clay in your hands; do not edit them arbitrarily!

The bright red warning text popped up three times in a row, and then a long prompt box appeared on the page.

It was all just some notes and precautions. Xia Ye scrolled to the bottom, checked the box to indicate that he had read it, and then clicked "agree".

Function activated.

Looking at the Crobat gene from before, Natsuno flipped to the genetic moves section.

There were only three, which Natsuno found pitifully few.

"Poor little genes, do you want to inherit all the moves?"

"Let Uncle Natsuno help you make your dream come true!"

Chapter 170 Supplementing the Inherited Moves

Natsuno compared the genetic move chart of the Zubat family and found the missing moves.

Find the genes corresponding to these moves in the gene database.

Make a copy and extract it next to the target sequence for later use.

After lingering in the original area of ​​genetic moves for several minutes, Natsuno gritted his teeth and activated it directly.

Using gene-cutting enzymes as scissors, the corresponding sites are cut open, and the technique gene fragment sequence is added.

Gene polymerase is used as glue at both ends to reconnect the broken gene fragments completely.

What Natsuno knew on Blue Star was certainly not that simple.

But now he's using a high-tech machine produced by the system, and it's that simple to operate.

Name the final product gene "Experiment 1, Ultrasonic Bat", and Natsuno clicks "Cultivate".

The central control computer started up, and the incubation pod connected to the second-generation machine started up directly.

Excited, Natsuno ran straight to the incubation chamber to watch.

Soon, a supersonic bat egg, entirely blue with purple wing patterns, appeared on the table.

Natsuno looked at the incubation device from left to right, which also caught Fuji's attention.

"Natsuno, what are you cultivating?"

Fuji nodded after listening to Natsuno's description.

"It can also be considered an exploration of move genes. If we really want to create Mewtwo, how to design move genes is indeed a science."

Xia Ye nodded in agreement. He couldn't really remember Lao Meng's moves clearly, except for the mental strike.

The most troublesome thing is the gene for this unique move. Other Pokémon don't have it, so how do you find the corresponding gene sequence?

Natsuno is now quite certain that Mew contains the genes of all Pokémon, and Mew with Psychic Break definitely does too.

Is it possible to obtain the Psychic Break gene by eliminating other Pokémon's move genes using the process of elimination?

Natsuno suddenly slapped his forehead: Wait a minute, other legends also have their own unique moves.

Once you've eliminated the normal moves on Mew, there will still be a bunch of unique move genes left. How will you know which one is which?

Forget it, I haven't even gotten the dreamy furry Giovanni yet, it's too early to think about his signature moves.

Natsuno snapped out of his daze, looked at the supersonic bat egg in front of him, and immediately activated the system scan.

[Scanning... a Zubat egg, expected to hatch with stats of 2112 for all four Life stats and 1112 for all four Energy stats]

[Expected moves after hatching: Ultrasonic Wave, Absorption, Wind Rush, Wing Attack, Quick Attack]

?

Natsuno was confused: System, are you lagging? Why are there only three inherited moves? What about the others?

Unfortunately, the system did not answer him, and the scene fell silent.

Natsuno returned to the second-generation machine and carefully examined the gene he had edited.

"There's no reason for this. The sequences were all completely copied from the database. Is something missing?"