Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

His understanding was that the normal item was more than twice as effective as the damaged item, far exceeding the data, so naturally the price was more than double.

After all, Tetsuya didn't study energy science, so he didn't really understand it.

Getting back to the main point, Tetsuya sent a quote to the seller.

Tetsuya plans to spend 200 million yen and reserve another 40 yen to buy the bird beak, even though its effect is negligible when battling with trainers.

However, having Pidgeotto with it makes battling wild Pokémon much easier, which helps him complete missions and accumulate funds.

However, a quick reply from the seller immediately darkened Tetsuya's face.

"Climb~"

Chapter 7: The Clown is Me and Training Pidgey (3k!)

Tetsuya: ? ? ? The clown is me??

Tetsuya was completely dumbfounded.

No, that's fine too. Incomplete items don't have that much value to begin with, especially one with only a 6% effect.

Flying items aren't that sought after; 200 million is a reasonable price, or even slightly high.

Tetsuya was a bit confused and sent the seller a series of question marks to try and find out what was going on.

Before the seller could reply, Zhe saw that the post had already been updated.

Sold for 2800 million.

Tetsuya is a real good guy.

Is there anyone who would spend so much money on a useless item? They're not treating money like money at all.

Tetsuya expressed his envy, sourness, and disbelief.

At this point, the seller also replied to Tetsuya's message.

"Sorry, bro, I got a little too excited. You're a trainer, right? 200 million is a high price for a trainer, but two collectors came up to buy it, and the bidding went up to 2800 million. Sorry about that."

"This person is quite polite," Tetsuya thought to himself.

After reading the seller's reply, Tetsuya roughly understood what was going on.

Pokémon collectors are a group of people who enjoy collecting various special Pokémon or related rare items; most of them are extremely wealthy.

Since there's nothing left to brag about with money, the only way to prove one's strength is by collecting more valuable things.

It is said that their gatherings are mainly for showing off their collections, and the rarer the item, the more it is praised.

Tetsuya was short-sighted. A defective item with a 6% effect might be neither useful nor worth discarding for a trainer, but for collectors, such an extremely rare item is highly valuable.

Tetsuya gave a wry smile, but he wasn't too disappointed.

He had only intended to try his best to buy it, but unexpectedly, two collectors appeared out of nowhere and tried to pressure him with money.

It's not bad that he didn't buy it; at least he saved 200 million and can now focus more on training Pidgey.

Tetsuya thought resentfully to himself, "When I have this much money in the future, I'll play like that too..."

But wouldn't it be better to have so much money to raise Pokémon? Why buy this stuff? Tetsuya still couldn't understand the mindset of rich people.

Tetsuya calmed himself down and browsed through the entire forum again, only to find that it was either posts asking to buy or posts trying to start a fight.

For example, this one: "Fire-type Pokémon are all trash, come and argue if you disagree."

Tetsuya clicked in to take a look, and sure enough, the comments section was filled with insults.

"?? You're not worthy. Do you even have a Fire-type Pokémon? You poor bastard."

"It's really trash, but it can only easily beat the common four types of grass, steel, bug, and ice. LOL."

"To be honest, aren't Charizard and Blaziken cool? So what if they have weaknesses? They're incredibly good-looking, and who can't take down a kid with one kick? (doge)"

"Replying to the comment above, that's true, but I still think Nine-Tails is stronger, and Six-Tails has a gentle personality."

"There are rich people upstairs. Six-tailed foxes are rare, and they don't even care about the Fire Stone. I'm so envious."

........

As Tetsuya watched, he suddenly realized something was wrong.

As the argument raged, the replies started discussing which Fire-type Pokémon was better, with each person presenting evidence to theoretically demonstrate the trainability of different Fire-type Pokémon.

Tetsuya realized that the person who posted this was trolling.

Invalid post: Does anyone know which Fire-type Pokémon is suitable for training?

The replies below are: No; Not suitable; Too expensive; Not feasible in the early stages.

Effective water post: Fire-type Pokémon are all trash, come and argue if you disagree.

Tetsuya studied it and found that it was mostly common content and viewpoints.

After a period of boredom, Tetsuya closed the forum.

Tetsuya opened the video section and checked the message notifications. He found that the latest Indigo League finals video and videos of several trainers he followed had been updated. So he paid for them all and started watching them in order with great interest.

These five videos cost Tetsuya 1000 League Coins, but he didn't feel the pinch at all, considering he could learn from the strategies of excellent trainers.

Not to mention that he also occasionally looks at the research papers of scientists, which costs 5000 yuan each time without any explanation, making it even more expensive.

These are all necessary expenses.

...Nothing happened that night.

At dawn, a gentle breeze blew by, carrying the fresh scent of the Viridian Forest throughout Viridian City.

The rising sun in the distance appears exceptionally soft, signifying the arrival of a new day.

It was the time of year when spring transitioned into summer, and the weather was quite cool. Tetsuya was wearing a black sleeveless top and doing his daily exercise in the back garden.

A qualified trainer/bounty hunter must have good physical fitness in order to have a chance of survival in the most dangerous situations. This is a lesson Tetsuya has learned from his own life over the years.

Sweat poured from Tetsuya's face, which was framed by sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and from his angular body visible through his clothes, wetting his short, brown hair.

After finishing the last set of exercises, Tetsuya let out a long breath and took the towel hanging around his neck to wipe away the sweat.

He casually released Pidgey, saying, "Pidgey, you can roam freely for a while. If you're hungry, eat some berries. I'm going to take a shower."

"Phi~" The released Pidgey responded to its trainer, flapped its wings, and took to the sky.

Tetsuya went inside and started taking a shower.

After showering, Tetsuya came out, drying his hair.

Wearing only a pair of light blue casual shorts, Tetsuya, with his muscular body bare, displayed a unique charm of youth.

Tetsuya put on his hoodie and went outside. By then, Pidgey had returned and was perched on a branch of the fruit tree in the backyard.

"Phi~" Pidgey waved its wings in greeting when it saw its trainer come out.

"Good morning, good morning! Training is about to begin today," Tetsuya replied with a smile.

Pidgey flapped its wings to indicate that it was ready.

“Let’s start with a warm-up. Today it’s still 120 miles. Meet at the usual spot,” Tetsuya said, taking out his weights and pointing them at Pidgey.

Pidgey obediently flew to Tetsuya's side, allowing Tetsuya to install the weighted equipment on his body.

After securing the equipment, Pidgey spread its wings and flew into the sky to begin its first training session of the day.

Tetsuya stretched and started jogging slowly behind him.

120 miles is actually a normal distance for a modern Pidgey, considering that the territory of a wild Pidgey can be as long as 60 miles.

Tetsuya's Pidgey can now complete a warm-up in about 25 minutes with weights on, and this time can be reduced to 15 minutes without weights.

The evolved form of Pidgeot will be even more exaggerated. Even wild Pidgeots can reach speeds close to Mach 2. Tetsuya is very much looking forward to seeing how fast his Pidgeotto will be after it evolves.

As for whether Pidgey will slack off?

In this world, the idea of ​​Pokémon becoming stronger is ingrained in their genes, so such a thing is practically impossible. Moreover, Tetsuya and Zero can effectively demonstrate the training results through data analysis.

So there's no need to worry.

For Tetsuya, this amount of time is enough to run six or seven kilometers without breaking a sweat, just enough to get to the place where he trains Pidgey.

Don't think it's an exaggeration. After all, the physical abilities of people in the Pokémon world are basically monstrous, not to mention that Tetsuya has been consistently training hard.

This distance was nothing to Tetsuya.

Breathing in the fresh air, Tetsuya jogged slowly to his usual training ground.

This place is located near the border of Viridian Forest and Viridian City, but it is very remote and surrounded by dense trees.

Tetsuya stretched his body on the spot and waited for a while.

"Bibi~" Bibi the bird chirped as it landed on the open ground.

"Alright, warm-up's over. Next up is agility training." Tetsuya stepped forward and helped Pidgey remove its weights.

"Same as before, use High Speed ​​to move quickly through the jungle ahead." Tetsuya waved his hand, and without giving Pidgey a chance to rest, he started the next round of training. Tetsuya knew Pidgey's stamina very well.

Pidgey was very self-disciplined; as soon as the weight was removed, it skillfully began the next training session.

A yellow shadow darted swiftly through the jungle, occasionally crashing into tree trunks due to its excessive speed, but quickly readjusting itself and continuing to fly.

Tetsuya took out his computer and kept modifying the data based on Pidgey's condition.

An hour later, Tetsuya called out to the Pidgey, who had become a little sluggish, "Alright, you can rest for a bit now."

Pidgey landed panting next to Tetsuya.

Tetsuya took out some medicine and sprayed it on the wounds Pidgey had bruised.

"Let's take a break and then move on to the next training session."

Pidgey gave its trainer a resentful look. Although it was used to it, getting tired was still unavoidable.

Tetsuya smiled and took out a grapefruit he always carried with him and gave it to Pidgey. Pidgey's eyes lit up and it quickly ate it.

Grapefruit is a variant of orange, and the two taste very similar, but grapefruit is better at restoring energy and is also more expensive.

I made a big profit yesterday, otherwise Tetsuya wouldn't have fed Pidgey grapefruit. Usually, Pidgey eats orange berries to recover most of the time.

After finishing the pomelo berries, it was almost time, so Pidgeot began its next training session.

It wasn't until noon, when the sun was high in the sky and the bright sunlight was so intense it was hard to open one's eyes, that Tetsuya finally made Pidgey stop completely.

Back home, Tetsuya ignored his own hunger and first prepared a lunch for Pidgey according to Zero's plan, based on the morning's training. Only in this way could the training be considered truly meaningful; otherwise, it would just be a waste of energy.

Once Pidgey started eating, Tetsuya went into the kitchen, took out a steak from the refrigerator, and began to grill it.

Soon after, Tetsuya, carrying a plate of steak and a glass of milk in his right hand, walked to the table and began to eat his lunch.

That morning, Zhe spent over 10,000 Alliance Coins, including the large milk jug he drank, which only cost 500 Alliance Coins.

The majority of the cost is still in providing nutritional supplements for Pidgey.

In the afternoon, it was battle training. Tetsuya and Pidgeotto continuously challenged trainers and their Pokémon in the battle arena at the Pokémon Center, occasionally replying to Nurse Joy.

In the evening, we went to the mall to buy various items, had dinner, and that marked the end of the day's training.

Two weeks passed uneventfully, and Pidgey successfully reached level 36.

At the same time, Tetsuya, who had just finished training, looked at his rapidly shrinking wallet and gave a wry smile.

Chapter 8: Cleanup Mission and Variables (3k!)

In less than half a month, Tetsuya successfully spent 50 Alliance Coins.

Having spent all of his previous extra earnings, Tetsuya was spending so much money at once for the first time.

Of course, the result was good. Pidgey leveled up to level 36 much faster than before when it was raised normally (without spending 50 League Coins).

Zhe also had a premonition that Pidgey might be only one step away from evolving.

However, looking at the data on the computer screen, whether it was the data he analyzed or the data and breeding plan provided by Zero, it all showed that Pidgeotto's progress had basically stopped.

Tetsuya felt that something was still missing.

After all, the evolution of Pokémon is a very magical process, and no one knows how to successfully evolve.

It could be due to a lack of energy, a lack of the stimulation of battle, or even the influence of the spirit's subjective will; the reasons are varied.