Elf: Start your slow-paced life after becoming a farmer.

For example, Joy from the Galar region, their partners might be servants with both superpowers and normal attributes.

For example, Nurse Joy from the Alola region might have a partner like the Alola region's fairy Pokémon, Flowery.

For Carl, his favorite healing Pokémon is Almostdoll, the main assistant at the Pokémon Centers in the Unova region.

(The author is away on business, so the illustrations will be delayed.)

Almost-Doll possesses extremely powerful hearing and emotional perception abilities, which allows it to accurately judge the physical and psychological state of Pokémon.

More importantly, Almosty is the only Pokémon Center Helper that can Mega Evolve, and it becomes even cuter after Mega Evolution.

After touring the campsite, Carl took Piper back to the campsite near the off-road vehicle.

As for Nemo? She's currently engaging in Pokémon battles with the trainers at the camp.

Back at camp, Piper planned to bond with the newly joined Salt Stone Pokémon, while Carl planned to train the new Pokémon, or more precisely, Gengar.

After all, the majestic tooth is too big, and the noise it makes during training might disturb people resting in nearby camps.

After conducting a simple test, Carl looked at Gengar with a complicated expression: "You've mastered seven moves?"

"Heh? (Isn't everyone like that?)"

Chapter 69 The Dragon's Roar Deep Within the Pillar Cave

Carl was initially very surprised by Gengar's "skill spoon," but after recalling Gengar's bizarre history, he felt that it made a lot of sense.

"Gengar, do you want to become stronger?"

According to Pokémon scholars, battling is like breathing; it's an instinct ingrained in a Pokémon's genes. This is why most Pokémon will engage in a capture battle with their trainer before being captured by the trainer.

After all, a Pokémon that wants to become stronger will naturally choose a trainer who can make it stronger.

However, there are actually some Pokémon in this world that are not enthusiastic about battles. They may choose to follow a trainer because the trainer feeds them delicious food or because they receive help from the trainer.

Of course, this doesn't mean that Pokémon will refuse to fight; rather, their purpose in fighting is not to become stronger, but to protect their trainers.

Given the current strength of Carl's team, there is absolutely no need for Gengar to step in and fight.

Therefore, if Gengar is not interested in Pokémon battles, Carl will respect its wishes and only give it some basic training to control its instinct to drain the life force of others.

"Jehovah! (I want to become stronger!)" Gengar's eyes immediately turned into stars as it excitedly agreed.

"Have you thought it through? My requirements are quite strict," Carl reminded him one last time. Gengar agreed without hesitation: "Hehehe! (Bring it on!)"

“In that case, give me a few days, and I’ll create a training plan for you,” Karl said, a meaningful smile on his face.

After hearing Carl's words, Gengar began to fantasize about kicking Winged Beast and punching Ursaring in the future.

At this moment, Gengar had no idea what kind of "hell" it would face in the future.

……

The next day, early in the morning.

Sleepy-eyed Piper slowly emerged from the tent, followed closely by Godfather Mastiff. He looked around, carrying the still not fully awake Salt Stone, but did not see Nemo in the camp.

So Pipa asked Carl, who was sitting in a folding chair drinking oatmeal, "Carl, where's Nemo?"

"She went to battle with the trainers at the camp first thing this morning." After finishing the last mouthful of oatmeal in his bowl, Carl turned and laughed, "What? You think everyone sleeps until the sun is high in the sky like you?"

"I... I was getting to know Saltstone last night!" Papa retorted, her face flushed. "That's why I slept in a little longer!"

"Alright, alright, whatever you say goes." Carl waved to Pipa nonchalantly. "Come and eat quickly. By the time you're done eating, Nemo should be back soon."

While Piper was having breakfast, Carl began to create a training plan specifically for the newly joined Gengar and Majestic Fang.

Shortly after Pipa finished breakfast and put down his dishes, Nemo's energetic voice rushed into the camp.

"Brother Karl, I've heard some good news!"

Nemo ran back to camp, panting, her voice excited: "The noise from the Pillar Cave has stopped! Many people have already started their journey! Let's hurry and go too!"

Upon hearing this, Carl immediately stood up: "OK, then let's pack up the tent and set off right away."

Twenty minutes later, Carl drove the off-road vehicle away from the camp and headed towards the Pillar Cave.

Along the way, Carl did see many backpackers walking towards the entrance of the cave with their Pokémon, including the trainer who had brought Chansey yesterday.

With a bumpy ride in the off-road vehicle, Karl and his two companions officially entered the columned cave.

Compared to the colonnaded cave in the game, the real-life colonnaded cave is much more spectacular. Towering stone pillars support this underground cave formed by years of erosion, and air carrying the smell of soil and humus seeps into the car through the slightly open windows.

Ground squirrels and earthworms would occasionally emerge from the cracks in the rocks, only to quickly disappear into another patch of shadow. A group of fire lizards were sneakily gathering together and running towards the depths of the columned cave. Every now and then, a buzzing bat carrying a tree fruit would fly overhead. If it weren't for the low beam headlights, Karl might not have even noticed them.

Pipa and Nemo peered out the car window at the completely different natural ecosystem inside the columned cave, exclaiming in amazement.

Although the road conditions inside the colonnade are quite complicated, Karl was pleased that so many tourists came by car that roads were "carved" out of places where there were no roads before.

Carl only needed to follow the tire tracks on the ground, and he wouldn't have to worry about getting lost in the colonnade.

After traveling for nearly three hours through the colonnade, Karl finally saw a small, temporary camp set up inside the colonnade.

Due to the recent disturbances deep within the Pillar Cave, this temporary campsite was temporarily abandoned. Therefore, Karl and his two companions became the first travelers to visit the campsite today.

"Wow! We're the champions!" Carl got out of the car and came to the camp, letting out a small cheer.

Pipa and Nemo were already used to Carl's occasional "outbursts" of behavior. They followed Carl into the camp and looked around.

Even though Pipa and Nemo didn't have Carl's extensive wilderness survival experience, the large patch of messy tracks on the ground was enough for them to tell that the camp had been frequently visited by wild Pokémon from the Pillar Cave recently.

And indeed, upon hearing the commotion of Karl and his companions' arrival, many wild Pokémon emerged from various corners of the camp, curiously observing these three "uninvited guests."

"I have a feeling that Chef Xiong will probably have to make a little more lunch today," Nemo said earnestly.

"You don't need to have a premonition," Pipa casually remarked. "With Master Kuma's skills, it's inevitable that he'd attract wild Pokémon."

As time went by, a sweet aroma gradually filled the small camp, and all sorts of Pokémon gathered there, their eyes fixed on the three large pots in front of Urshifu.

For convenience, Master Martial Arts only prepared one dish today – a Padiya-style seafood porridge.

Although the process of making mixed porridge looks very simple, it actually requires a high level of culinary skill.

Because the characteristic of mixed porridge is the unique flavor of different ingredients combined together, if the chef's control over the flavor of the ingredients is off, the taste of the mixed porridge will become very "strange".

The ingredients for the mixed porridge that Chef Xiong is making today come from the Ziqin Market: fist-sized dried scallops, a whole piece of Slowpoke's tail, and other top-quality ingredients.

It's safe to say that this was the most extravagant lunch the three of them had eaten during their trip.

Just after Master Bear finished distributing food to all the Pokémon in the camp and Carl and his two companions, an extremely angry dragon roar came from the depths of the pillar cave:

"Roar----"

Chapter 70 Single Mother's Fierce Garchomp

"Is that... the sound of Garchomp?"

Garchomp is a pseudo-legendary Pokémon that first appeared in the fourth generation of Pokémon, Pokémon Diamond and Pearl.

As the ace of the popular character Cynthia (also known as Cynthia), Garchomp is loved by many players for its cool appearance and powerful strength.

Even though Garchomp can't learn Dragon Dance, which even Dratini can learn, and Dragon Dance requires Gible Scales, it doesn't diminish its status in players' hearts.

That's why, when the Mega System was introduced, Game Freak naturally thought of Garchomp, a popular Pokémon, right away.

Although Garchomp loses 10 to its base Speed ​​stat after Mega Evolution and gains a rather useless ability called Sand Power, Garchomp players say, "Why not just not use Mega Evolution?"

In Pokémon ZA, Garchomp, having endured many years of hardship, gained a second Mega Evolution, just like Charizard.

Although the current Mega Garchomp Z has lost its Ground type and its Attack and Special Attack base stats are quite close, its high Speed ​​base stat of 151 and its unannounced ability still give Garchomp a glimmer of hope for a comeback.

As a trainer from the Sinnoh region, Carl naturally knows a lot about Pokémon like Garchomp.

In fact, when Carl was first taken by Dr. Yamanashi to visit Dr. Sorrel in Godtown, the kind old man gave him a chance to communicate with the Garchomp family.

Unfortunately, perhaps because Carl was tainted by the aura of the Winged Beast, the Garchomp forbade him from getting close to the baby Gibles, preventing him from "winning the heart of the beauty".

But precisely because of this, Carl had a very deep impression of Garchomp's roar, and the moment he heard that dragon's roar, Carl immediately recognized it as Garchomp's roar.

Due to the unique structure of the Pillar Cave, Carl estimated that most trainers who entered the Pillar Cave could hear Garchomp's roar.

For weak Pokémon, the roar of a Dragon-type Pokémon means one thing: danger.

From the moment Carl heard that roar, the wild Pokémon that had been surrounding the three of them began to tremble involuntarily.

Zhenyi, who was happily devouring his food, tilted his head and asked, "Huh? (Why aren't they eating anymore?)"

"Roar? (I can't get there?)" Charizard poked its head out of its special food bucket, glanced at the wild Pokémon trembling in fear of Garchomp's roar, and let out a puzzled roar.

Before the wild Pokémon could recover from its shock, another roar, distinct from Garchomp's, came from the depths of the pillar cave: "Roar!"

Upon hearing the second roar, Charizard's expression visibly darkened, and the flames on the tip of its tail intensified in response to its changing mood.

As the number one glutton in Carl's team, Charizard doesn't like anyone other than Carl disturbing its meals.

After all, for Charizard, eating, especially eating food cooked by Ursaring, is a very sacred thing.

"Roar!! (What's all the noise about? If you keep making noise, I'll beat you all up!)"

Charizard used "Taunt" on the two Pokémon deep inside the pillar cave, then buried its head in the food bucket and happily began to eat.

After Charizard uttered those harsh words, Carl had already foreseen what was about to happen. He first sighed, then sped up his boasting.

The Charizard had already uttered its threats; what could he do? Since things had come to this, let's eat first.

After Karl devoured his third bowl of mixed porridge in a whirlwind, the ground beneath him began to tremble noticeably.

Small pebbles on the campground bounced up and down in rhythm with the vibrations.

Carl pulled out a napkin to wipe the mouth of the Charizard that had just finished eating, and said in a casual tone, "Now that we've finished eating, let's have some after-dinner activities."

"Hoo! (Just what I wanted!)"

As the tremors intensified, the sand content in the air also increased dramatically. Karl squinted slightly and said to Charizard, "Charizard, clear skies!"

With Karl's command, dense fire energy emanated from Charizard's body, and the next moment, a fiery red ball of light was spat into the sky by Charizard.

The moment the ball of light touched the top of the cave, the weather inside the pillar cave instantly changed to a bright, sunny day that could amplify the power of fire-attribute moves.

As the sunny day unfolded, the air, which had initially carried a slight chill, began to warm up slowly.

At the same time, Karl could feel the "particle-like" sensation in the air disappearing rapidly as the sunny day unfolded.

Just then, Carl finally saw the Pokémon that emerged from the depths of the pillar hole. It looked exactly like the only protagonist in the MonsterVerse – Godzilla. This Pokémon was none other than Tyranitar, the Sandstorm Lord.

Tyranitar, an armored Pokémon, is covered in a green, armor-like shell. Several spikes of different sizes extend from the back of its head, neck, and shoulders, and there is also a ring of smaller spikes at the end of its tail. It has a pair of sharp teeth in each of its upper and lower jaws, and its hands and feet each have three claws.

Because Tyranitar's common ability is "dust blowing," which can cause sandstorms, it is the core weather unit for most sandstorm teams.

Karl wasn't surprised by Tyranitar's appearance. He simply waved his hand in the direction of Tyranitar and said, "Charizard, use Aura Blast."

The moment Charizard heard Carl's command, it instinctively activated the Fighting-type energy within its body.

When Bangalore heard Karl's calm command, its heart skipped a beat.

Before the Tyranitar could react, Charizard's Aura Sphere had already reached it.

With its Focus Blast being four times super effective against Tyranitar's Fighting-type moves, Charizard's fate was sealed the moment it unleashed it.

With a loud bang, Tyranitar's massive body, as large as a small mountain, crashed to the ground. Its carapace was covered in a dense network of cracks, but it did not shatter completely as Karl had expected.

"Oh? It actually withstood the energy blast released by Charizard?" Karl's tone was filled with surprise.

Although Charizard didn't go all out, probably only using about three-tenths of its power, under the four-fold super weakness, even a typical gym leader wouldn't be able to withstand Charizard's Focus Blast.

But that's all.

Charizard fell from the sky and slammed into Tyranitar's body. It didn't use any of its internal energy; it relied entirely on the strength of its body to knock Tyranitar unconscious.

"Roar? (That's all?)" Charizard scoffed, then looked into the depths of the pillared cave: "Roar! (Elbow, come with me to teach that other guy a lesson!)"

Five minutes later, Karl rode Charizard and followed the direction from which the sound had come to the depths of the pillared cave, with Pipa and Nemo following closely behind on their Corviknights.

When Carl saw the chaotic battlefield, he was stunned. He saw a Garchomp that looked very weak staring at him with its dark golden vertical pupils.

There is a Pokémon egg on the underside of Garchomp's belly.

Chapter 71 Garchomp: This Human is a Little Different (Please read on, please vote!)

The moment Karl saw the elf egg, he roughly understood the whole story of the "pillared cave tremor" incident.

It's simply that Tyranitar is taking advantage of Garchomp's weakened state after giving birth to compete with it for territory.

As is well known, although Dragon-type Pokémon have a remarkably long lifespan, their birth rate is also shockingly low.

Take, for example, the Garchomp population that Dr. Jie Zilan once took Carl to visit. That Garchomp population had about eighteen Garchomps, and in nearly thirty years, only three newborns were born.

Therefore, for the vast majority of Dragon-type Pokémon, their offspring are their most vulnerable spot, and any Pokémon that might harm their offspring will be regarded as their mortal enemy.