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"can."

Tetsuya readily nodded; he had already accepted similar challenges nearly four or five times along the way.

Or rather, that was his purpose in releasing the Snivy.

The Snivy is already level 15 and desperately needs battle experience to evolve to the next stage.

Their record along the way was, needless to say, an undefeated record.

Of course, a large part of the reason is that most people will choose to send out opponents who seem to be of similar strength to themselves when faced with such roadside challenges.

For standard beginner Pokémon like Snivy, most battles are between novices, and they won't send out their fully-developed Pokémon.

After all, everyone's goals are pretty much the same.

For example, this mountain climbing uncle.

"Then go! Monkey!" "Hoga~"

A rather familiar Pokémon appeared on the ground; this was Tetsuya's second battle against this Pokémon today.

"Then, I choose you as my Pokémon, Snivy!" "Candy!"

The Snivy, which had been eagerly perched on Tetsuya's shoulder, used its vine whip to control its body and leaped down, standing in front of the monkey monster.

His large eyes were full of fighting spirit.

The monkey monster scratched its ears and cheeks, its eyes filled with rage.

The two exchanged a glance, nodded in unison, and simultaneously issued the command.

"Monkey King, charge forward and use Wild Slash!" "Snivy, use Vine Whip!"

The monkey monster leaped forward, its feet pushing off the ground as it charged rapidly toward the vine snake, its claws gleaming.

Furthermore, Snivy and Tetsuya's teamwork is now quite advanced, and they no longer have the same issues as at the beginning, where one person and one Pokémon have different ideas. Tetsuya no longer needs to issue such detailed commands.

The Snivy stood motionless, its two green vines whipping out rapidly from the sides of its body, grabbing the feet of the running monkey monster.

Pull hard in the opposite direction.

Due to inertia, the upper and lower halves of the monkey monster moved in completely different trajectories, ultimately causing it to crash face down onto the ground.

Although I haven't mastered the skill of tying grass knots, I can still achieve a similar effect by using vine whips, although the damage won't be as high.

"In this stance, charge at your opponent with a powerful headbutt!" the mountain climber shouted with great spirit.

The monkey monster, which had just slammed its face into the ground, slammed its limbs on the ground again, and the entire elf soared into the low sky.

Its head stretched straight out, glowing white, and crashed into the Snivy.

“The rattan whip pulls and binds tightly.”

At Tetsuya's command, Tengi Snake quickly responded as well.

Although the monkey monster "flew" over, its vine whip remained wrapped around the monkey monster's feet.

The Snivy's small face was serious, clearly showing that it was using all its strength.

Mankey, as a Fighting-type Pokémon, is similar in size to Snivy, but its body weight is far greater than Snivy's.

The monkey monster in front of them was quite well-developed, and according to Tetsuya's estimate, it weighed about 30 kilograms, slightly more than the average of 28 kilograms.

Furthermore, Fighting-type attacks have an advantage over Snivy in terms of power.

The vine snake first used its vine whip to pull backward forcefully, which slightly slowed down the monkey monster's speed.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, it controlled another vine to wrap around the monkey monster's body, and then with force, the vine whip bound the monkey monster, tightening it wildly inside.

"Hoga~"

The monkey monster let out a painful howl, but its momentum only slightly decreased. Its white, glowing fur still slammed hard into the vine snake's body.

"Sugar candy."

The vine snake, in pain, released its two vine whips, rolled backward once to relieve some of the force, and stood up again.

The monkey monster wasn't having an easy time either; its white body was marked with clear red welts from the vine whips.

"Snivy, use a sweet scent!"

This time, Tetsuya gave the order first because Snivy recovered faster.

A sweet, pink scent emanated from the Snivy, drifting towards the Monkey King with the wind.

The monkey monster, standing still, smelled the scent and felt dizzy. Its legs, already injured by the vine whip, began to lose their strength, and the entire creature swayed from side to side.

"Monkey monster, perk up, use your glare!"

The mountain climber shouted loudly, trying to use his glare skill to slow down the Snivy's next attack.

"Snivy, Magic Leaf, take care of it!"

However, Tetsuya was unwilling to give him that chance and immediately gave orders to Snivy.

The Snivy nodded its head, concentrated, and leaped into the air, flicking out seven or eight magical leaves with a purple hue from its tail to attack the monkey monster.

"Get out of the way, you monkey monster!" The mountain climber's command sounded so powerless.

Under the influence of the sweet aroma, the monkey monster has lost its basic ability to dodge and can hardly control its body perfectly anymore, not to mention that the magic leaf has a 100% tracking effect.

All the magical leaves struck the monkey monster's body one after another, kicking up a cloud of dust.

A few seconds later, the smoke cleared, revealing a monkey monster covered in wounds with swirling eyes.

"Thank you for your guidance." Tetsuya nodded amicably to the mountain climber.

The vine snake then returned to Tetsuya's shoulder.

"What a clever little guy." The mountain climbing uncle smiled and recalled the monkey monster, handing Tetsuya a thousand-yen Alliance Coin.

"May your military prowess be abundant."

They exchanged a few words of blessing, then passed each other and went their separate ways.

Normal Poké Balls have a slight healing effect. Injuries from simple battles like this can be recovered from in a short time inside a Poké Ball, but you will still need to go to the Pokémon Center for treatment.

Tetsuya casually took out an orange fruit and handed it to Tengi Snake to restore its strength.

"Don't bite the juice all over the place!" "Candy!" "What do you mean, 'not all'? Last time you bit my shoulder and made a mess of juice, and you even used my clothes as a towel to wipe it!"

"Chakoi!" "See, even Togepi says so." "Candy!" "What? You were the one who spilled my water on the bed last time, Togepi?"

The road was filled with the cheerful laughter of the one person and the two elves.

Kanto, Gensei City.

Tetsuya is receiving his little darlings from Nurse Joy at the city's Pokémon Center.

"You're a very good kid. That Snivy is about to evolve, so please keep a close eye on it."

Miss Joey offered her advice with a sweet smile.

"Oh, I understand. Thank you very much, Miss Joey."

Tetsuya returned a bright smile.

Upon arriving at the restaurant, he began to eat lunch. "Hmm, the curry pork chop is much better than the curry beef, and synthetic pork doesn't seem to be that expensive lately."

"Ding dong~"

But then the watch sent a notification.

While eating, Tetsuya checked the messages.

"It's been confirmed that both moss-covered rocks and ice-covered rocks can cause Eevee to evolve. The name Leafeon will be yours, and the other one is Ice-type, which I've named Glaceon. You have no objections, right? —Professor Oak"

"Of course not!"

Tetsuya replied quickly.

Soon, Professor Oak's second message arrived.

"I hope you will complete the paper on the two evolutionary forms of Eevee yourself. If you don't mind, I can put it as your second author and publish it through Oak's lab."

This is another piece of good news. Although I don't plan to become some kind of elf doctor through this, it's all beneficial to me, except that it will make writing papers a bit more tiring.

Furthermore, the evaluation of master cultivators is also related to this.

As for Professor Oak being the second author, this is equivalent to an endorsement and excellent publicity; otherwise, given Tetsuya's current fame, no one would care about him at all.

Even as the discoverer, one is quickly forgotten.

Moreover, it would be a legitimate opportunity to learn from Professor Oak, a chance that countless people would yearn for.

"Thank you so much, it's my honor!"

Meanwhile, Professor Oak, far away in Pallet Town, said to his senior, "Senior, this little guy you've taken a liking to is really good."

Dr. Yamanashi smiled: "You only went out with him for half a day this time, is that not bad?"

"Data can lie, but conversations can't," Professor Oak said with a smile.

The two looked at each other and laughed happily.

After finishing lunch, Tetsuya, carrying Togepi and Snivy, wandered aimlessly through the forests surrounding the city.

But after an entire afternoon, they hadn't made any progress.

With a sigh, but not disappointed, he took the two little ones back to the Pokémon Center.

"Is that going to happen again soon?" "Yeah, yeah, I wonder if any lucky ones will get in this time." "Difficult, difficult, difficult."

Such sounds could be heard throughout the Pokémon Center in Gensei City.

Chapter 173 The Legend of the Mysterious Garden

Tetsuya sat in the rest area, drinking a beverage and listening to the conversations of the trainers around him.

He would have been more elegant to drink tea at this time, but that was simply not something he liked.

"So, it all comes down to luck," he thought helplessly to himself.

His purpose in coming to Qing City this time is the same as that of other trainers.

Yuanqing City was a little-known small city—at least a decade ago—but as the scale of information exchange gradually expanded, its reputation has been spreading.

Especially among trainers who specialize in Grass-type Pokémon.

Legend has it that in a certain place, as the phases of the moon or the stars change, at a specific time, Bulbasaur will continuously pour in from all directions to hold their own unique festival.

During the festival, the participating spirits undergo incredibly wondrous changes.

This mysterious and peculiar place is known as the Garden of the Unbelievable.

The true Garden of Wonders has never been discovered and is therefore believed to exist only in fantasy.

However, near Gensei City, there exists an area that is considered to be extremely similar to the legendary Mysterious Garden.

Aside from the absence of the legendary festival held by Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, and Venusaur, everything was just as people imagined—it is said that Grass-type Pokémon that enter the festival will receive great benefits.

As for what it's like there, and what benefits it brings after entering, those lucky ones kept it a secret; only they themselves knew what they gained.

Even so, this place still aroused the curiosity and frantic exploration of many people. After all, the few trainers who openly revealed that they had entered that area all possessed extremely powerful Grass-type Pokémon.

Unfortunately, over the past decade or so, only a very small number of lucky individuals have managed to get in there.

Most people left disappointed after their fruitless search.

Of course, there are also many people who still persist, and even live in Yuanqing City, just to enter that area once.

As a result, Yuanqing City gradually developed.

At this time of year, the sun halo flower, a unique flower species near Yuanqing City, blooms once a year, and it is only during this time that the area will occasionally appear.

The halo flower blooms only once a year, and lasts for only three days. If it weren't for the obvious signs before it blooms, many people would miss seeing its beautiful bloom.

It is precisely because of this that even though its flowering time varies from year to year, people can still use it to know when that area will be in bloom.

Every year, this period, which is not fixed, is the most prosperous and bustling time in Yuanqing City.

Just like now.

The entire Pokémon Center was filled with people who had come from far and wide to visit.

"I wonder if the little guy's good luck will be able to bring me some too," Tetsuya thought.