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

The sounds of the forest's morning symphony filled my ears.

Bobo chirped in the treetops, calling to its companions and communicating with its kind who lived in other treetops in the distance.

Bobo, Bobo.

Ye Luo awoke from her sleep with the rhythms of the mortal world and gazed at the environment of the beginner forest.

The soft, warm cushions against my back rose and fell with my breathing.

The Arcanine in its Greenish Formation lay beside him, sleeping while watching over the fallen leaves.

If it's not raining, you usually don't need a sleeping bag; it's much warmer to lean against a Gryphon dog than a fleece-lined sleeping bag.

Hearing Ye Luo wake up, Arcanine also opened its eyes, but since the trainer didn't move, it remained lying down to rest.

Good morning, Arcanine.

"Waaah~".

Arcanine responded to its trainer with a deep, steady growl.

Compared to the regular Arcanine, the Emerald Form Arcanine has a more primitive race and a much more stable personality.

Its type is Rock + Fire. Perhaps because of the Rock type, the Green Form Arcanine is not as enthusiastic as the Fire-type Arcanine.

His personality is as steadfast and calm as a rock, and he has had an aristocratic air since he was a puppy.

To use a term familiar to Ye Luo, it's a large dog with stable emotions.

Ye Luo stretched and sat up, while Meloetta was still lying on the fur of the Growlithe, sleeping soundly with the warm touch as a pillow.

The phrase "loves to eat and is lazy" perfectly describes Meloeta; she eats the most and sleeps the laziest.

But it's not a derogatory term. If you see Meloetta fight, your opponent will know why it's called a mythical beast.

Even if you're lazy on ordinary days, it's okay; it's usually used as a last resort for when leaves fall.

He patted the weeds off his trousers and recalled that he had been walking in the Novice Forest for two days now.

"It will take about half a day to reach Tokiwa City."

Ye Luo walked relatively slowly. He found the feeling of strolling in the woods undisturbed quite comfortable, and he wasn't in a hurry either.

If you were to actually ride on the back of a speedhound, you could reach the next town in an instant; the name "Speedhound" is no exaggeration.

The first thing Ye Luo does every morning, besides washing up, is to make breakfast for her Pokémon as a trainer.

The trees have fruit all year round, but the autumn fruits are the best. You could say that even without bringing dry food, you can find the food you need for your trip in the forest.

With food supplies secured, the difficulty of the journey is naturally reduced. Even for a 10-year-old trainer who has just left home, abundant natural resources are a very friendly survival rule.

If you just look up, you can see indigo oranges on the nearby treetops, three or four growing together.

The ripe, unharvested fruits are everywhere, but picking them requires some tree-climbing skills; a leaf falls to the ground and you pick up a stone.

This brings us to the topic of trainers, or a skill that humans are born with.

Throw.

Using your back foot as support, step forward with your left foot, aim at the oranges on the treetop and the root section above, then throw the stone. Several oranges fall onto the grass.

Throwing is one of the most outstanding talents of humankind since ancient times, and this is especially true in the Pokémon world.

Throwing Poké Balls and throwing necessary items at Pokémon demonstrates how to maximize the skill.

If your throwing isn't up to par, you'll have a hard time catching Pokémon. It requires a high level of strength, throwing speed, and accuracy.

They're all experts at skipping stones, and they can even knock down a few tree fruits every now and then.

For novice trainers, this is a skill that requires gradual practice.

Don't want to train? Sorry, the trainer path is not viable. You'll have to find another profession.

Ye Luo walked over and picked up the orange that had been chipped off the ground; the part that had been hit by the stone was now showing the flesh.

But it doesn't matter. I wiped off the dust, took a bite, and it still tasted fresh and nutritious.

Ye Luo had previously felt that eating too much tree fruit would make a person's mental and physical abilities much stronger, at least much stronger than before he transmigrated.

Perhaps the secret to Pokémon's magic lies in food; only food with high energy and high conversion rates can compensate for the energy consumed by those moves.

The key is that the fruit is also healthy and won't make you fat like junk food.

After eating two or three oranges, I already felt a bit full, so I picked up a stone and knocked down two more sets to save for my Pokémon's breakfast.

Throw.

call out--.

A small, dark shadow fell from a tree branch. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be an unconscious green caterpillar.

The green caterpillar was sleeping peacefully on the tree when suddenly a stone flew from the sky and knocked it unconscious.

Ye Luo glanced at the unconscious caterpillar, thinking this was the best time to subdue it. He looked around and softly spoke up for it.

"Who knocked it unconscious?"

He threw away the stone in his hand and placed an orange next to the unconscious caterpillar so that it could grab it with its thorax and legs.

As if it had forgiven her, Ye Luo pretended not to have seen what happened and took the collected orange berries back to cook for the Pokémon.

After the leaves fell and left, a figure wearing a hat emerged from the grass and happened to see the green caterpillar on the ground, as if it were a treasure.

"Huh? There's a Caterpie here that's already unconscious. This is a golden opportunity. Go, Poké Ball!"

One, two, three... Successfully subdued.

"I caught my first Pokémon!! Catching Pokémon doesn't seem that hard."

The excited shouts of someone catching a Pokémon could be heard from afar. The sound was audible even from this distance. Ye Luo was focused on making breakfast and understood why.

"It's probably their first time catching a Pokémon, so it's normal for them to be excited."

Breakfast was a mixed fruit salad, with all sorts of fruits added, and finally drizzled with the essential dressing. A simple and nutritious dish was complete.

"Berry Salad Made by the Trainer" contains the Trainer's love and can provide a Pokémon with 70% satiety. Additionally, if it's the Trainer's own Pokémon, it increases their friendship level by an extra 20%...

Just kidding, it doesn't have such a magical effect, but the ingredients used are all tree fruits, so it should provide enough satiety.

In this world, tree fruits have a much higher calorie content than salad dressing.

Just as Ye Luo finished cooking, Meloetta woke up at the perfect moment, stretched on the back of the Growlithe, and telepathically greeted him with a "Good morning."

Good morning, Ye Luo~.

"Breakfast is ready, come and eat."

[Hmm~.]

Meloetta happily flew to Ye Luo's knees and used her telekinesis to grab and eat the tree fruit drizzled with salad dressing.

Give the other berry salad to Arcanine, and continue on your way after the Pokémon has eaten its fill.

Estimating the distance.

"If nothing unexpected happens, we should arrive in Tokiwa City by noon."

Lunch can be eaten in the city, and there's no need to sleep outdoors anymore, as the Pokémon Center is open to every trainer on their journey for free, or you can stay in a hotel.

However, the more careless people are and the more they think that nothing will happen, the more likely something unexpected will occur.

The Growlithe's ears twitched, sensing something amiss, and it looked towards the forest to the southwest.

"Waaah~".

"What did you hear?"

Arcanine nodded. There were unsettling sounds in the distance, followed by the chirping of birds, which Ye Luo could also hear.

"It doesn't sound like Pidgey, it's probably Spearow."

Spearow is also a common Pokémon in the beginner forest. It has a habit of living in groups and has a very strong sense of territory.

This Pokémon's behavior is such that provoking one is equivalent to provoking a whole group; they will charge at the enemy as a group, relentlessly pursuing the intruder with their claws and pecking.

It's not uncommon for Spearow to be attacked at a new trainer's home. After all, new trainers don't yet understand Pokémon habits, and accidentally entering their territory to try and catch one can easily provoke hostility.

They are quite a tough opponent for novice trainers and are best avoided.

It was unclear which unlucky trainer it was, but Arcanine stood up warily as Spearow's voice drew closer, and they were also on its path.

A dark swarm of larks swept in from the forest, and upon seeing the fallen leaves, a flock of larks charged at him.

"roar--."

Arcanine roared, its sound echoing throughout the jungle. The Spearow that had rushed over instantly scattered like birds that had lost their souls.

The falling leaves were obviously unrelated to this matter, but wild Pokémon wouldn't be able to distinguish between humans and humans.

Meanwhile, in the northwest of the beginner forest, Xiao Xu was exhausted from being attacked by the Fiery Sparrow. He was about to be pecked to the ground and forced to huddle together for defense, his exposed arms covered with peck marks.

A loud, heart-wrenching roar came from the distant woods, and the Fiery Sparrows scattered in fright.

"The opportunity...is now."

I struggled to my feet and took painful steps.

We rushed towards the Pokémon Center in Viridian City to quickly treat the dying Newleaf in its Poké Ball.