Pokémon: Just won the championship, the newbie growth system is here!

Gardevoir pointed to the bagels in the shop.

[Give me one each of black sesame, red bean, and cream fillings.]

"Okay...okay."

Alan was a little confused. The Gardevoir in front of him was ordering food, while its trainer was picking out items on the side.

Looking at the red-haired girl by the glass display case, carefully selecting the exhibits, she then turned to her Pokémon and made a request.

"I said, buy me a matcha flavor."

[no.]

"Just buy one, I can finish it!"

Watching the trainer girl fussing over her Pokémon, wanting to buy merchandise, the salesperson felt it was utterly outrageous.

Gardevoir sighed and looked at the forest lizard behind the counter.

[Give me another matcha-filled one.]

"Hiss (Good)!"

"Huh? Forest lizard, what did the customer say?"

Telepathy is an encrypted communication method where only the sender and receiver can hear each other's voices.

The forest lizard skillfully took out the baked bagel, swung the blade on its arm, and with a single Iai cut, sliced ​​the bagel on the grill in half horizontally.

Alan was in charge of filling the bagels with different flavors, and the freshly baked bagels were ready.

Alan put the food into a bag and looked at the trainer girl in front of the counter.

I figured I couldn't possibly have my Pokémon pay the bill for me.

"Beautiful lady, your meal is ready. It costs 1200 Alliance Coins."

Raya blinked in confusion, expecting the guest to answer.

What is a beautiful woman? But it seems the other party said they would have to pay.

Now there is a question.

Raya doesn't know how to use electronic payments yet.

The post office has a canteen and provides free accommodation for postmen from other places. As for salary, it will be deposited into her identity account every month. Raya's identity account is her trainer ID in human form.

The local postman earns 20 Union Coins a month. After working for half a year, she saved nearly 100 million Union Coins, but she has never spent any of it.

Raya took out her phone, and Alan thought she was going to pay, but then she turned to look at Gardevoir.

"Gardevoir, do you know how to make a mobile payment?"

[ah?]

"ah?!"

"hiss?"

This action left Alan and the Forest Lizard dumbfounded, wondering why this trainer was so abstract.

A quick look at her Gardevoir reveals it to be quite strong; she must be a skilled trainer.

But why is it so abstract?

Gardevoir sighed, lamenting that this guy was practically helpless without Leafy by his side; even getting out of the house was a problem.

I asked Raya for the phone, did a few simple operations, and Raya watched from the side.

The scene of a trainer watching his Pokémon use his phone looks quite surreal; Gardevoir takes out his phone and pays.

[The money has been paid.]

"Okay, okay, take care."

Alan handed over the goods in surprise, watched the strange trainer and the unusual Gardevoir walk away, and patted his partner Grovyle on the shoulder.

"Why don't you learn arithmetic and shopping? That way you can go to the store to buy flour by yourself when you don't have enough ingredients."

Seeing the trainer's sudden request, the forest lizard was so shocked that it dropped the twig it was holding in its mouth and quickly waved its hand.

"Hiss (I can't learn it)."

Meanwhile, on the other side, Ye Luo was shopping at a fruit stand.

"I want two candied pineapples."

One costs 100 Alliance Coins. Ye Luo simply paid the money and walked down the street.

Sliced ​​pineapple is coated with a layer of syrup, just like candied hawthorn, but the fruit flavor inside is different. Taking a bite of the pineapple gives you a unique sweet and sour taste.

Before she knew it, a big bite was taken out of the candied pineapple, and Meloetta, completely satisfied, flew back to sit on her shoulder.

"Is it good? There's an extra serving of candied pineapple here."

[Okay, I'll just eat what Ye Luo is holding.]

Sharing food with a trainer is great, but snatching food from Leaf's hand is always more delicious.

Ye Luo only took two simple bites, while also taking in the scenery of Golden City.

What's particularly unique is that the architectural style here is very different from that of Cerulean City and Dark Grey City, with skyscrapers everywhere.

Looking around, you can't see any buildings shorter than ten stories.

There are many platforms between the floors, with bridges extending out like steps, connecting the buildings to form pathways.

Ye Luo thought he was on the first floor, but when he walked to the edge of the street, he found that there was another floor below.

Those low-rise civilian houses were placed in lower locations, creating a sense of interweaving.

Just like new buildings are constantly being built on existing foundations, you can often see construction teams with Pokémon in the city.

An experienced construction worker holds concrete in his hand, while a worker wearing a hard hat repairs an old, worn-out plot of land. An electric jack holds electrodes to provide power to a drilling machine.

Some old buildings need to be demolished, and some new buildings need to be built; all of these require time to construct.

"The total population of Golden City is 1400 million."

In the Pokémon world, a city with such a large population requires a considerable amount of living space, and this number would likely double if Pokémon were included.

Since many people living in cities are trainers but do not work as a profession, the term "trainer" is more of a general term; anyone who owns a Pokémon is considered a trainer.

Because they are not professionals, their skill levels vary greatly. Many people's relationship with Pokémon is more like that of a person and a pet. They don't use Pokémon for battle, but rather as companions in life.

Raising Pokémon requires both living space and food costs. In cities, it's unlikely that you can get food for free from berries; everything costs money.

Most ordinary people only keep one Pokémon as a partner, and smaller Pokémon are more popular than larger ones.

Some elderly people simply raise Rattatas as pets.

Pokémon that most trainers wouldn't choose due to their weaker growth potential now have a decent living space in the city.

Two Pichus ran to the bench, and by acting cute towards the girl holding the food, they could get half of the delicious burrito. This was much easier than fighting wild Pokémon for berries in the forest.

Moreover, due to the fastidiousness of civilization, humans are always prone to extravagance and waste. If half-eaten food is given directly to Pokémon, they don't mind.

Some Pokémon have even evolved ways to survive in the city, and those with cute appearances pretend to be cute. For example, Pichu and Maxidot are mascot Pokémon that can be seen occasionally in the city.

There are also opportunists like Ratatouille and Meow Meow, who are skilled at scavenging in the urban jungle.

The steel forest may not be much different from the natural forest, and the food processed by the human catering industry is even more attractive than the gifts of nature.

Most importantly, there are no natural predators here. Pokémon with large physiques and strong strength, such as Arbok or Nidoking, which occupy a high ecological niche in the forest, cannot enter the city. Saffron City has become a haven for weak Pokémon.

"If there's another type," Ye Luo thought, just as she heard someone shouting in the park.

"Don't run! That's my lunch!!"

The bespectacled youth was chasing after the crow that was grabbing his bento box and running away. He lunged but missed, letting the crow fly away.

The raven let out a mocking caw and flew to its nest between the buildings with the stolen lunchbox.

In addition, there are some agile Pokémon that rely on stealing food from humans to survive.

The young man lying on the ground complained loudly.

"Why do you keep stealing from me? Ugh."

Complaining was useless; he could only accept his bad luck, adjust his glasses, and buy another simple bento box from a roadside vendor.

Pokémon can become partners with humans, but they can also challenge humans for survival and food.

The law of natural selection still applies in this world, and wild Pokémon in the city go to great lengths to survive.

This scene plays out every day in Golden City.