Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 119 Hurry up and replace that water gun for me!

The moment Naruto heard Ash shout "Water Gun," he almost couldn't hold back anymore. It wasn't because he remembered anything happy, it was mainly because of this...

"Hahaha!"

Hearing the laughter, Mingyou turned around and glanced at Latias. The little girl couldn't hold back either. Wasn't this water gun attack just plain funny? She couldn't even make tea with matcha powder for Smocha.

The Totodile's water gun barely caused any damage to the Gible. It even felt like the water from the faucet at home and the Pokémon at the manor, when they sprayed water on me at full blast, hurt more than this water gun.

Seeing that the attack had hit, Ash continued waving his hand and shouted, "One more time, water gun!"

biu~

Watching the little totoshi continued to give the giblets a cold shower with its water gun, Mingyou finally couldn't take it anymore and shouted, "You better replace that damn water gun right now! The tap at home that I use to water my orchard and vegetable garden is more powerful than this water gun!"

"what?"

Ash was slightly taken aback, wondering why he was angry. Dawn and the others next to him were also startled.

Mingyou shook his head and rubbed his forehead, shouting, "What I mean is, can't we give our Pokémon some stronger moves? I'd consider it an effort if you replaced Water Gun with Water Pulse, or give us Ice Beam and Ice Fang, and then Gible would be rolling around on the ground! Can't you afford a TM?

"A move learning device? What's that?"

Ash was a little curious, as he seemed to have never used this thing before. Not far away, Dawn spoke up to explain.

"It's an item that can quickly teach a Pokémon a certain move. It's very expensive, and many trainers buy it to try out different move combinations for their Pokémon."

"That's right."

Xiao Gang picked up where she left off, crossed his arms, and continued, "However, it's better to use TMs sparingly. They're expensive, and there's a chance of them failing. I've heard that using them too often can deplete a Pokémon's potential, making it harder for the Pokémon to learn other moves later... Of course, that's just hearsay; I've never used one myself."

After listening to this, Xiao Zhi had a general understanding of these things. After thinking for a moment, he nodded.

"I think it's fine as it is now. The most important thing in raising Pokémon is their growth, learning new moves step by step, and feeling stronger as a result! It's not about using cheat-like techniques that can have negative effects on the Pokémon!"

Listening to the other person's positive words, Mingyou only paid attention to the last point. After all, he was already full of motivational speeches every day.

"Move TMs have negative effects... like consuming a Pokémon's potential? But my Move TM Fruits don't! Those aren't data transfers, they're pure nutritional value!"

If Brock hadn't mentioned this, Mingyou really wouldn't have known, since as the Gym Leader of Pine Grey City, he must have done some research in this area.

But this adds another selling point to his family's fruit-based learning techniques. Not only are there no side effects, but you can even eat it when you're hungry. My fruit is edible, but can your plate be eaten like a cookie?

No way! This is already a win?

Far ahead!

However, seeing how stubborn and traditional Ash is, Naruto decides to teach him some principles, some essential principles for becoming a Pokémon Master!

So he looked ahead and said seriously, "What you said does make sense, but have you ever thought that while your Pokémon is growing and developing, other people's Pokémon are also growing and developing?"

"You were both on the same starting line, and maybe your opponent was even worse than you before. For example, you both took out your Piplup at the same time, and you won the battle. But after a while, your Piplup has become an Empoleon, while yours is still a round penguin!"

Xiao Guang: "..."

Why does it feel like this is subtly criticizing someone?

Mingyou continued, "Your considerations are good, but Pokémon also want to become stronger. You can't keep losing after winning or drawing once, can you? You need to consider the Pokémon's feelings!"

The past is the past, and the present is the present. If you keep using the past as the present, why don't you go and fight people when your Pokémon was first born?

Therefore, to improve the overall strength of Pokémon, powerful moves are essential. Water Gun and Water Cannon may differ by only one word, but the power of those moves is worlds apart!

For example, one day you go to the League Tournament and finally make it to the finals. You encounter a very strong opponent, but what moves does that opponent's Pokémon have? Dragon Claw, Steel Wing, Blast Flame!

And what kind of moves did you use? Iaijutsu, Swallow Return... Tell me, how do you win with that?

There's no way we can win!

Do you know you don't have the ability?

You need to understand the concept of Pokémon battles first, and then think about how to win!

Talking about idealism is all nonsense; it's completely useless unless it's absolutely necessary. Only hard power is the foundation of everything!

"..."

Naruto's words did indeed touch Ash, but he wasn't the kind of trainer who simply wanted to become stronger; he wanted to grow stronger and stronger with his companions and become a Pokémon Master!

"So, I'll continue..."

"What if I knew there were special 'move learning devices' that had absolutely no side effects, were cheap, and tasted great?"

Mingyou interrupted him directly, saying that all he had to say was to get a GG and correct his thinking, since times have changed and being a trainer is a very difficult profession, extremely competitive.

In the past, you could see Pokémon clashing with each other at the League Conference, but now it's all about explosive, fiery, and crazy plants being thrown around randomly. In a while, legendary Pokémon will be able to directly participate in the competition...

So, will learning a few more powerful moves kill you? No! In fact, it will make you stronger without any other negative effects!

Listening to the key point he just mentioned, Xiao Gang looked incredulous: "How is that possible? If a technique learning device without side effects were developed, those companies would have already wanted the whole world to know."

"This is certified by Dr. Kukui, who specializes in Pokémon moves in the Alola region. Although he really wanted to write a few papers to publish, he couldn't figure it out even after many days of research."

Mingyou immediately invoked Dr. Kukui's name, then continued, "Besides, this thing is already being sold online. You can tell by looking at the comments section. How so? Tomorrow, someone will be setting up a stall to officially sell it at the Suzuran Convention. I can take you there!"

"no problem!"

Xiao Gang wanted to check if it was real or fake. If it was fake, he certainly wouldn't let it go. Who knew if such counterfeit goods might cause even greater harm?

Ash was indeed intrigued and nodded, "Alright, after the qualifiers tomorrow, I'll go check it out too, and see if it really works!"

Seeing that he had finally been persuaded, Mingyou breathed a sigh of relief and was about to continue the paused battle when Xiaoguang asked curiously, "Speaking of which, after all this rambling, you wouldn't happen to be the one who developed and sells these move learning devices, would you?"

"It wasn't me, it was a friend of mine."

Mingyou maintained her smile, but at the same time felt inexplicably uneasy. How come you have the same keen intuition as Xiaozhao? Could it be that you two are actually related by blood?

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(End of this chapter)