Pokémon: Starting with Lucario and Gardevoir

Chapter 48 Oak's Laboratory, the Treasures of the Starter Pokémon

After passing through Viridian City, Hirohiko arrived at Pallet Town in just half a day.

Although Pallet Town is called a town, it is actually quite large!

In terms of size, it has reached the size of a city.

In Pallet Town, Oak's Lab is the most prominent landmark building!

Basically, half of Pallet Town is occupied by Oak's laboratory.

Moreover, more than half of the people in Pallet Town serve the Oak Laboratory.

Hao Yan saw that flying-type Pokémon were occasionally seen carrying people to and fro in the sky above Pallet Town.

Some of these people were responsible for transporting documents and small supplies.

Some of them work at Oak's Research Institute.

There are also some families of three.

"Mom and Dad~ The Pokémon I received is an adorable Squirtle."

"This Squirtle is so cute, I love it!" Not far from Haoyan, a ten-year-old girl hugged a Poké Ball and said to her parents.

After saying that, the girl pressed the switch and released the Squirtle inside.

"Squirrel~ Squirrel~" Squirrel opened its curious eyes wide, hiding shyly behind the girl, looking around curiously.

"Wow, it's so cute!" The girl's mother crouched down and patted the Squirtle's head. (Just kidding, I'm trying to save my life~)

"Miko, Squirtle will be in your care from now on. You must raise him well," the girl's father said lovingly to her.

"Yes, I definitely will!"

"I will specifically learn how to breed Squirtle."

"I will take good care of him." The girl nodded vigorously.

"Alright, let's go home then." The girl's parents each released their respective flying Pokémon and took the girl away.

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Every day, many children who have reached the age of ten come to Professor Oak's lab to receive their starter Pokémon.

Professor Oak is not only the most famous professor in the entire Pokémon world, but also...

He also helped the league develop the three starter Pokémon best suited for rookie trainers.

In this world, children usually travel to other places when they reach the age of 10.

As parents, you need to prepare a starter Pokémon for your child as their first companion on their journey.

The starter Pokémon are gentle and loyal.

It has undergone two stages of evolution and possesses tremendous potential.

With proper training, they will possess considerable combat power.

For a novice trainer, the starter Pokémon are the most suitable.

However, acquiring the three starter teams that almost monopolize the league is not so easy.

After the child is born, the parents need to pay the Alliance 200,000 Alliance Coins every year.

You can only get one of the starter Pokémon when the child turns 10.

Two hundred thousand per year, for ten consecutive years!

Only middle-class or higher families can afford it.

What about people who have no money?

You can only use them as your starter Pokémon by purchasing or catching common, readily available Pokémon, such as Weedle, Caterpie, Rattata, etc. from the Kanto region.

Having the three starter families as your foundation is a hallmark of a middle-class family.

Of course, starting with the three starter Pokémon is a good idea and will give the trainer some advantages in the early game.

However, a trainer's future achievements are determined by many factors.

Even if you use some common, readily available ingredients, they can be very strong if properly bred!

It's not impossible for them to even surpass mythical beasts!

There was a remarkable person whose initial Pokémon was an ordinary Weedle, which he later nurtured into Beedrill.

This Beedrill is incredibly strong; it shows no fear even when facing a champion.

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Furthermore, as long as you pay enough money each year, in addition to obtaining the starter Pokémon, you will also receive a Pokédex that allows you to look up information about Pokémon.

With this Pokédex, you can enjoy all the facilities at the Pokémon Center.

Restore your Pokémon's HP, free.

Food is free at the Pokémon Center.

When you have nowhere to stay during your trip, the Pokémon Center provides rooms and beds, free of charge.

To put it simply, once you pay the money, you can enjoy everything.

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"Mr. Haoyan..." In the distance, a young woman with a quiet and intellectual appearance waved to Haoyan in front of the Oak Laboratory.

Haoyan also raised his hand, responded to the other person, and quickly walked over.

... ...

Who is the third Pokémon in the team in Chapter 49?

"Hello, Mr. Haoyan." Nanami politely extended her hand.

"I'm so sorry to have kept Miss Nanami waiting for so long." Haoyan extended his hand, shook hands with her lightly, and then withdrew it.

"No way, I saw Mr. Haoyan at the door as soon as I came out." The intellectual Nanami smoothed her messy hair and tucked it behind her ear, revealing her beautiful sideburns.

He said, "Grandpa was very happy to hear you were coming, and he specially asked me to come and greet you at the door."

"Then let's go in first, so as not to keep Professor Oak waiting too long," Haoyan replied with a smile.

“Okay.” Nanami led the way.

Following Nanami's footsteps, Hirohiko entered the Ooki Laboratory.

Oak's Research Lab is arguably one of the top high-end research labs in the entire League.

It contains many sophisticated instruments.

A confocal microscope capable of detecting changes in the cells within different Pokémon.

A variable frequency power analyzer that can clearly record the energy fluctuations of Pokémon.

High-precision instruments such as external shortwave electric fields and magnetic water-light cutting devices are readily available everywhere.

Each of these items is estimated to be worth tens of millions.

Some are even custom-made, and you can't buy them even if you have the money.

Oak's Laboratory truly lives up to its reputation as the top-tier research institute.

"Haha, Haoyan is here." Professor Oak saw Haoyan and extended his hand.

"Professor Oak, I'm sorry to bother you." Hao Yan shook hands with Professor Oak.

"Come, come, let me show you around my research institute." Professor Oak was very enthusiastic towards Hao Yan.

He is one of the top researchers of Pokémon.

There aren't many people they can talk to.

Haoyan, after our conversation following the last lecture, is one of the few people whom Dr. Oki acknowledges.

"Thank you for your trouble, Professor Oak." Hiroki was also very interested in being able to visit the research institute.

“Grandpa, I’ll go with you,” Nanami chimed in from the side.

The last time Nanami met Hiroki, she and Professor Oak met together during the lecture.

This was the first time she had ever seen such a young trainer discuss so much profound knowledge about Pokémon with his knowledgeable grandfather for so long.

I am quite curious about Haoyan.

Professor Oak gave Nanami a meaningful look, which made her blush slightly. He then chuckled and led Hirohiko to visit the research institute.

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"Haoyan, this is my training base." Professor Oak led Haoyan on a tour of the base where the starter Pokémon are trained.

The Ooki Laboratory has specially designated a huge area and enclosed it.

They were specially raised by the three families of the Kanto Imperial Family.

This breeding base is very large.

It covers an area at least the size of 20 football fields.

Many adorable Bulbasaur, Squirtle, and Charmander play here.

Here, there are also people who take care of these Pokémon.

The Pokémon living here are not afraid of people at all and get along very well with the zookeepers around them.

Several Pokémon, seeing Nanami arrive, happily ran over.

He took the initiative to play around with Nanami.

It's clear that Nanami often comes to keep them company.

Hao Yan's gaze fell on the Pokémon playing with Nanami, especially the Charmander.

The little fire dragon was very clever. When playing with Nanami, it even held its own tail to prevent the flames on its tail from touching Nanami's skirt.