Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

To be honest, it's fine to enjoy this kind of life for a day or two now and then, but after five days on the ship, he was starting to get tired of it.

In his previous life, he probably would have collapsed long ago, but his experiences in this life have made his adventurous spirit unusually active, and now all he wants to do is train and travel.

Rest, what is rest?

So as soon as the Saint Anne docked at the port, he greeted the people he knew and couldn't wait to disembark and slip away.

Otherwise, the others would at least exchange pleasantries or something.

To be honest, it feels really good to be down-to-earth, Tetsuya remarked.

I hurried toward the Pokémon Center, not knowing if there were any rooms left. If not, I'd have to find a guesthouse or hotel to stay in.

Remembering that he still had a Leaf Stone waiting for him at the Pokémon Center, his mood improved considerably, and his steps became lighter.

When Tetsuya arrived at the Pokémon Center, he asked Nurse Joy, and luckily there were still a few rooms left, so he quickly booked one.

He took out his ID card and casually mentioned to Miss Joey that he had something else with him.

After confirming her identity, Miss Joey took out an elegant brocade box from under the counter and handed it to Tetsuya.

After discreetly checking the item in his hand, he thanked Miss Joey and returned to his room.

After all, one shouldn't flaunt their wealth. He couldn't very well just open the box in the lobby of the Pokémon Center and foolishly announce that he had struck it rich.

Moreover, his purpose in wanting the Leaf Stone was to prepare in advance for raising the next Pokémon.

Stone Golem only needs special rocks to develop, and no evolution stones with the corresponding attribute have been found.

Many Pokémon experts believe that special rocks found in nature are the best evolution stones for Rock and Ground-type Pokémon.

Aside from lacking the ability to evolve Pokémon, various special rocks can satisfy their various needs, not just those that increase energy.

In terms of training, special rocks are even more effective than evolution stones, especially if there are so-called Rock or Ground-type evolution stones.

The Mighty Chicken can use the Fire Stone to absorb energy and accelerate its growth.

However, Tetsuya always felt that it was progressing fast enough, and if it progressed any faster, it might not be able to control its own power.

Furthermore, considering that the strength of the six Pokémon in the main team may vary, it is not advisable to only train Combusken, as this would create an imbalance and would not be beneficial to him.

Therefore, he chose the Leaf Stone as his reward for this competition, because his fourth Pokémon was supposed to be a Grass-type.

Of course, all of this will have to wait until both Mighty Chicken and Stone Golem have evolved to their final forms, so there's no rush at the moment.

But this also means that the Leaf Stone will have to stay in his hands for a while, which is somewhat unsafe.

After a moment's thought, Tetsuya took out his wristwatch and started calling.

"beep----"

"Hello, this is Xiaogang." The call was answered quickly.

"Don't pretend, you must have known all along." Tetsuya rolled his eyes, since Tsuyoshi couldn't see it anyway. "I chose the Leaf Stone, I'll send it to you later, it'll arrive tomorrow, please receive it."

“Okay, no problem. You can just send me a message for something this small.” Xiao Gang on the other end of the phone readily agreed.

"Well, I mainly wanted to ask you about the matter I asked you to inquire about before. Ye Zhishi was just an aside."

Tetsuya sat down on the sofa.

"Yes, there's no problem. First of all, this thing does exist," Xiao Gang replied after a moment of silence.

It was obvious that he had moved to a different location; the previously noisy sounds around him had completely disappeared.

"I looked it up and found that the technology does exist, but it is very immature and there is no hope of success at present."

Each company seems to have only invested a small portion of the funds, which is still considered a relatively high level of research.

The Pewter Dojo is simply leaving the museum to conduct its own research, since this technology is equivalent to reversing time and creating life, which is too difficult.

To be honest, I hadn't even noticed this myself. I was stunned when you asked me about it last time. How did you even think of that?

"It's nothing. Last time, a newbie challenged my Mighty Chicken and won a small prize."

Also, I think I've seen a similar paper before, so could you please look into whether this technology exists?

Tetsuya replied to Kogo in a calm tone.

"Oh, I see. Also, there's been some progress on that matter you asked me to ask my uncle about last time." As if suddenly remembering something, Xiao Gang's voice suddenly rose.

"You don't need to shout like that. I can hear you; I'm not deaf."

Tetsuya replied quietly.

"Hehe." The other person gave an awkward laugh. "Uncle Gehao meant that he could give you some pointers on your Stone Ball when he gets back. Right now, he's in a very far-off area, and it was only with great difficulty that I was able to get in touch with him."

Tetsuya responded with an "Mmm," and said, "I'll send you the follow-up improvement plan for your little Geodude later. I finished it on the ship."

"Alright!" Xiao Gang was quite happy too. "Little Geodude has been a bit lazy lately, so let's take this opportunity to teach it a lesson."

"Okay, that's settled then. Bye." "Bye."

Tetsuya hung up the phone, thinking about his conversation with Kotsuya.

In other words, the current fossil resurrection technology is not yet fully developed; it has only just begun, and the research and development time and specific details are unknown.

He hesitated, after all, while buying and selling could generate huge profits, the time required for technological research and development was not something he could control.

Investing money in hoarding is risky, especially in high-value items like fossils.

It's unclear how large the fossils needed for the fossil resurrection technology in this world are, or whether the amount of elf genes contained in the fossils affects the resurrected elves.

These are all big problems.

Tetsuya was starting to have a headache; it seemed that making money wasn't as easy as he'd imagined.

After thinking about it, he decided to postpone the matter, as he didn't have enough funds to invest.

The best-case scenario is that the experiment will make progress, and Xiaogang will remember his question and take him to get some soup.

After all, the appearance of so many new rare Pokémon will inevitably lead to a buying frenzy, and the value of fossils is conservatively estimated to increase several times from their current high price.

With such a large profit, it would be good if I could keep even a small portion for myself.

Putting this aside, it's yet another money-making plan that's been nipped in the bud.

Making money is so hard these days.

Tetsuya thought about it and realized that he couldn't go to Daisakuya for the time being.

After all, he didn't know how strong those fossil spirits below were. His vague memories of the anime from his previous life told him that there were quite a few fossil spirits inside, and it was quite dangerous.

As for the plot and the power shown in the animation, he couldn't believe it at all. In the end, his coming to this world was real.

Many things have changed, and from the perspective of the game or animation worldview, they are impossible to become reality, so he dares not take any risks.

Fossil elves lived in ancient times and were all carnivorous. Modern elves, after such a long period of domestication, have had much of their wildness worn away.

Those creatures below the Great Fool Valley have survived since ancient times. I wonder how starved they are. If I'm not strong enough, I'll be bitten to death if I go down.

Besides, that area is a popular spot for fossil excavation, so it's not realistic for me to sneak down there.

The best way is to have a powerful Psychic-type Pokémon; that would solve everything.

That said, if I had started as a Psychic-type Pokémon, I would have already soared to great heights.

With a sigh, Tetsuya thought to himself that the only good news was that Kogoro's uncle, Gehao, was willing to give him some pointers after he returned.

Ge Hao, Wu Neng's younger brother, is no less powerful than him.

Anyway, according to Xiao Gang, his uncle has the strength of a superstar, but because he travels around the world all year round and often goes on adventures, he never registers.

His uncle always felt that registration was useless and he didn't need any related benefits; Pewter Dojo was enough to support him.

His trump card is a pseudo-legendary Tyranitar, a true desert tyrant.

The second-ranked Pokémon is a Gigantamax, whose main development focus is on defense and energy, which is similar to Tetsuya's positioning of his own Gigantamax.

So after finding out, Zhe asked Xiaogang to help him ask if he could give him some pointers.

It seems my luck has turned out to be pretty good after all.

Xiao Gang must have put in a lot of effort in this; we should find some time to properly thank him.

Thinking of this, Tetsuya quickly sent the follow-up training plan for the little Geodude that he had prepared to Tsuyoshi.

After thinking about what else I hadn't done, I realized that I could pay some money tomorrow morning to have the Pokémon Center mail it directly to Pewter City Gym.

I can do it while I'm exercising in the morning, and it should be ready by the afternoon.

Based on the timeline, there are still about six months until the next Quartz Conference.

It seems that Vermilion City isn't particularly suitable for training and completing missions.

Tetsuya tapped his fingers on the sofa. Should he go and get the badge from the Vermilion Gym tomorrow?

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After hesitating for a moment, I decided against it.

Although it's a 2v2 battle, and the probability of winning is high if you send out Rockruff and Combusken, the priority is to complete the evolution of the two Pokémon first.

Thinking of this, Tetsuya left another message for Brock, "Please ask your uncle for me whether, after Rockruff evolves into Mantle Rock, it needs to wait for a while before evolving into Gigantamax, or can it be directly traded for evolution without waiting for the right time."

Even though I know it, I always try to appear ignorant.

Including the errand-running reward promised by Xiaogang for winning the championship, he still has a little over 1100 million yuan.

This amount of Alliance Coins is definitely not enough, so I need to figure out a way to earn more money in the future.

His head is a bit swollen. After resting for a week, his thinking is a little unclear and his reactions are a bit slow.

Forget it, let's rest first and talk about it tomorrow morning.

Lying in bed in a daze, Zhe soon drifted off to sleep.

Nothing was said that night.

The next morning, Tetsuya finished his daily morning exercise and also sent the Leaf Stone to Takeshi.

He had just discovered that the port city of Kurenai, which he was jogging around, had quite a few interesting places.

For example, when he passed by the entrance of a venue, he saw a banner hanging on it.

"Pokémon Ping Pong, a competition where Pokémon and their trainers play together as a team, is waiting for you to join!"

It looks like a table tennis training center.

It was quite novel for him; it was the first time he had ever seen a sport like table tennis in the world.

A banner for the Pokémon Orienteering Race was also hanging outside the Pokémon School in Vermilion City.

It must be said that, due to the widespread availability of Pokémon in this world, although not everyone can become a true trainer, most people still own their own Pokémon.

However, due to a lack of training and talent, most people's Pokémon have very low basic strength.

This, however, did not prevent them from launching one activity after another based on the unique creatures of Pokémon.

Perhaps it is for these reasons that people and elves live together so harmoniously now.

Even though the law of the jungle still applies to some remote and untouched areas, people in most of the cities covered by the Alliance live relatively happy lives.

After passing a house owned by a man named Sakuragi, Tetsuya turned at the corner and headed straight for the Bounty Hunter Center.

After careful selection, I accepted a B-level task worth 30 using my increased privileges.

He checked and found that if he completed 5 more B-rank missions, his hunter rank would be raised to B-rank.

According to the terms Joey offered, you would be able to take on three B-level missions at the same time, which would make you earn money much faster.

As for A-level missions, these are missions that he is not capable of completing, and besides, A-level missions only appear a few times a year in a city.

Long-term missions of rank B and below are the main source of income for most bounty hunters.

I called Duduli, who was parked to the side, and after swiping my card to pay, I asked it to take me to the outskirts of the city.

Tetsuya threw out Pidgeot's Poké Ball, secured himself to Pidgeot's claws, and let Pidgeot fly towards its destination.

After flying "slowly" for seven or eight minutes, Zhe finally caught sight of a cliff and a coastline.

This is Route 24-25.

Also known as the White Cape, it is the northeasternmost point of the Kanto region, named for its pure white sand.

In addition, this is a popular tourist destination, and many couples choose to go on dates here.