Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

Guiding the victor after being defeated is unacceptable to many Pokémon. They'd be lucky if they didn't get angry and continue the fight; most of the time, they'd just turn around and leave.

"Dangoro!" "Beep~"

At that moment, the stone balls and Pidgeot on the ground issued warnings almost simultaneously, indicating that enemies were approaching.

Tetsuya narrowed his eyes and gestured to the Scyther and Combusken, who had stopped moving, indicating that they didn't need to worry about them and could continue training.

Combusken followed its trainer's instructions without hesitation. Scyther was a little hesitant, but when it saw Pidgeot, it realized it was probably overthinking things.

Having lived in this area for so long, I know all kinds of Pokémon very well, and this Pidgeot is basically unbeatable in the vicinity.

Command Pidgeot to unleash its Blow Away skill, revealing the enemy hidden among the tree trunks and weeds.

They are four monkey monsters.

Seeing that its body was exposed in the open space, the monkey monster, which was originally a little timid, began to breathe rapidly.

"Air Slash!"

Tetsuya immediately commanded Pidgeot to attack.

This is a sign that the monkey monster is about to become angry after feeling scared. Once it enters an angry state, the monkey monster is still very noisy and will charge at you regardless of the difference in strength, which is very annoying.

After a brief moment of charging, Pidgeot flapped its wings twice, unleashing four sharp air blades that swiftly slashed at the monkey monsters.

Tetsuya nodded in satisfaction. It seemed that the training he had received over the past few days had been very effective, as the charging time for the Air Slash had been significantly shortened.

While it's unlikely that this move can be compressed into an instant cast, a shorter release time increases the chances of gaining the upper hand in a battle.

The monkey monsters were hit before they could even react.

The enormous impact sent their rather small bodies flying, and two of them crashed directly into the trees behind them, letting out painful cries.

Before Tetsuya could give the order, Pidgeot swiftly approached Mankey, leaving afterimages, and shouted, "Steel Wing!"

Almost simultaneously with his command, Pidgeot's wings began to gleam with a metallic sheen.

It swept past four monkey monsters, and the monkey monsters that had just struggled to get up fell down again.

"what?"

Tetsuya sighed softly.

Surprisingly, one of them had not lost its ability to fight and was now trying to get up by supporting itself on its arms.

"Blow it away."

A gentle breeze brushed against the monkey monster's body, and its already exhausted and injured body collapsed completely, disappearing into the bushes along with its companions.

Zhe stopped paying attention to the monkey monsters. They would naturally run away when they woke up.

The elves are quite intelligent. When a wild elf is defeated, it will clearly recognize the difference in strength and will not continue to show any intention to attack.

"Dangoro!"

The stone ball made a sound, indicating that it also wanted to fight.

Tetsuya touched its protruding horn. "Don't worry, you'll be able to join the battle soon after you evolve."

He could sense Ishigaki's eagerness.

Having been nurtured to this point, the number of times Shiwanzi has participated in direct combat can be counted on one hand; most of the time, she participates from the sidelines as a support character.

No wonder it wanted to fight.

Turn your attention to the Scyther and Mighty Chicken on the side.

High potential not only represents the potential of one's energy, but also means that such Pokémon will have a stronger learning ability than those with lower potential.

Of course, this is not as fixed as energy potential. Elite Four caliber Pokémon may also be better at mastering skills than some near-champion or even champion caliber Pokémon.

"just!"

Just as he was thinking this, the Mighty Chicken spun around once, and Tetsuya felt its aura increase slightly.

Ah, this... sword dance?!

He was dumbfounded; although the bonus was small, it seemed to be true.

Even with his confidence in his strong chicken, he didn't think it could learn this move this afternoon. This move was rated four stars by the professors, with five stars being the maximum. Besides, how could Scyther teach it now?

Scyther blinked. This Mighty Chicken learned so quickly! It had only mentioned it casually while instructing the battle, how did it learn it so quickly?

"just."

"Is that right, Master?" the strong chicken asked respectfully.

"Shatelai~"

That's right, that's it. This skill is relatively simple, and among the Pokémon I've seen that have learned this skill, your learning speed is above average.

Scyther restrained itself, maintaining a calm demeanor, and gave a slight compliment to Merach.

"just."

The strong chicken was filled with respect. He truly deserved to be called the master; he was knowledgeable and experienced.

Suddenly, the stone ball on one side used the Rock Slide skill to the side, and a small rock was thrown into the grass.

Huh? Tetsuya, who was instructing Pidgeot, turned his head in surprise. Pidgeot hadn't given any warning, so why was Rock Slug suddenly attacking the bushes?

Chapter 77 An Encounter

Tetsuya tossed the two small fossils in his hand, his expression strange.

The four monkey monsters that were just attacked by the stone balls had unknowingly escaped, but they have returned.

Pidgeot didn't issue a warning because, to it, these monkey monsters were too weak to warrant any alarm after being dealt with so easily.

Pidgeot is confident it can react in time if they do launch an attack.

Moreover, it trusted Shiwanzi quite a bit; the little guy was also a good watchdog, and that's why it realized what was happening.

After the stone balls hit them, the monkey monsters were about to get angry when Pidgeot's cold eyes swept over them.

Their bristles immediately smoothed out, as if nothing had happened.

They are masters of bullying the weak and fearing the strong.

When the monkey monster gets angry, it's hard to stop it, but it also depends on the opponent's strength. Wild Pokémon understand better how to assess the situation.

Pidgeot had just defeated them with almost no effort, and the pain and fear from the blows still lingered in the hearts of the four of them.

If it were Infernape, it might be even more irritable and charge straight in, but Mankey isn't quite like that.

One of them, seemingly the leader of the monkey monsters, hesitated for a while before slowly moving forward, urged on by the other three.

He took what he was holding from behind his back, raised it in front of him, and gestured for Pidgeot to look at it.

Pidgeot glanced at it; it was a boring rock and had no interest in it.

Tetsuya narrowed his eyes instead. These were two ancient fossils, though they were very small.

The monkey monsters were chattering away ahead, basically saying that they hoped the eagle would become their leader.

Because Pidgeot is very strong, it is the strongest creature they have ever seen since they were born. The monkeys believe that if they had Pidgeot to lead them, they could definitely dominate this forest.

They offer their most precious treasures, hoping the Pidgeot will accept them.

Pidgeot glanced at its trainer, who remained silent, and understood immediately.

With a flap of its wings, it gestured for the monkey monster to place the fossil on the ground to the side.

A human-like joy appeared on the monkey monster's face; it felt that the eagles had accepted their submission.

With such a powerful figure protecting me, I no longer need to worry about being killed by the enemy.

Pidgeot flapped its wings, and the monkeys, thinking their new leader had something to reprimand or instruct, quickly came to Pidgeot one by one.

"call."

With a powerful flap of its wings, the Pidgeot unleashed a storm.

The four monkey monsters, bewildered, were swept into the air by the wind and flew directly into the distant forest.

Pidgeot indicated that it had been kind enough not to blow them to the rocky ground.

Falling from the sky into the forest, one can cushion the fall with the branches of the trees. Given the elf's constitution, at least they won't die; they'll recover after a while.

Moreover, the monkey monster is quite agile.

If the wind blows to the rocky areas, there will basically be a pit in every rock, and the pits will be filled with elf ashes.

Tetsuya was a little confused by Pidgeot's series of actions, wondering who he learned them from.

The Pidgey's hands, which were preening their feathers, inevitably slowed down due to its thoughts, and it let out a cry and shook its body.

Zookeeper, why are you slacking off? I brought all your things back, so give me a proper massage, you know?

Tetsuya gave Pidgeot a good-natured tap on the head, feeling utterly speechless.

In fact, it's true that the eagle's current personality is somewhat related to him.

Although in the real world, a Pokémon's personality doesn't have such an exaggerated effect in battles as it does in the game, with percentage bonuses all the time, that would be so unlike Pokémon.

But there will indeed be a slight, negligible impact.

For example, brave elves are more likely to adapt to battle when they are young, and hot-blooded elves are more likely to get carried away in battle and fall into traps, etc.

Of course, trainers will provide timely command signals from an observer's perspective to make adjustments, greatly compensating for the negative consequences of Pokémon having problems with their nature in battle.

A Pokémon's personality is often formed through nurture, and the most crucial influencer is naturally its trainer.

Take himself as an example. Ever since Pidgeot hatched from its egg, Tetsuya has been taking care of it.

At that time, he didn't have many friends to talk to. The only person he could talk to was the little Rattata from before, but unfortunately, it died from the claws of the Spearow.

So Bobo became his second best confidant, since he didn't have to worry about Bobo repeating what he said.

This process involves switching from human language to elven language and back to human language, resulting in vastly different meanings that will be interpreted differently by everyone.

In the course of his rambling, Pidgeot somehow developed the personality it has now, becoming a sarcastic and talkative person.

What's scary is that the Mighty Chicken seems to be susceptible to Pidgeot's infection, but thankfully the Rock Slug isn't. Thank goodness.

"just-"

The strong chicken suddenly made a mistake in its exertion.

"Shatelai~"

The Scyther was very unhappy. What's wrong with you? Why are you suddenly slacking off?

"just."

Mighty Chicken quickly apologized and continued its training, but it was strange to it. It felt like its trainer was calling it just now. Was it just its imagination?

Tetsuya picked up the two small fossils and examined them. After a quick glance, he realized they were things he didn't know what they were.

I put it at the very bottom of my backpack. I'll just leave it there; it's free anyway, so why not take it? It'll probably go up in price eventually, and who knows, I might make a fortune.

He left Scyther with food as a reward for the evening, checked the time, and took his three Pokémon to leave, as he still had a mission to complete that day.

Make money! Make money!

Zheye encouraged himself internally.

The mantis stared at the backs of the man and his three pets for a while before leaving with the food, hoping that the human and the strong chicken would come back the next day as they said.

His aged figure appeared exceptionally lonely.

......

Whoosh, the door opened automatically.

Tetsuya stepped into the Pokémon Center as the sun began to set outside.

I was lucky; after finishing training with the Mighty Chicken, I quickly found the mission objective, defeated it, obtained the materials, and returned to submit the mission, making a small profit.

After restoring his three Pokémon, he suddenly had a whim: why not go check out the little house on the white cape cliff today and see why so many couples go there?

I've been here for several days now and haven't seen it yet, and I've heard that it's a great place to watch the sunset.

After stepping out of the center's main gate and taking out his electric scooter, Tetsuya began his ascent towards the cliff.

As I sped along, all I could see were couples riding tandem bicycles, and a dog named Tutu was showing off its talents by the roadside.