Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

"Dinner's ready! Dinner's ready!"

Seeing the six spirits staring at him with eager eyes, Tetsuya placed their food in their designated plates and handed them to them.

Next comes the most enjoyable time of day for the elves – the time to eat.

......

"May 11th, sunny."

Today is the third day since leaving Heracross Forest. The eggs from the Lucky Eggs shop in Happy Town last night were delicious, a definite thumbs up!

Incidentally, Cynthia's money for this month arrived again, making her even happier.

Come to think of it, the Happy Egg in Happy Town seems to have the same personality as someone else. Who could it be?

......

"May 12th, sunny."

The Sunflower Monster of Sunshine Town truly lives up to its reputation. Speaking of which, if you want to raise a large group of Pokémon, Grass-type Pokémon are a really good choice.

"Also, it's strange that the sunflower monster doesn't produce seeds like a sunflower."

......

"May 13th, sunny."

Today was a luxurious day spent in Tianmu Town.

It truly deserves its fifth place among the top ten vacation destinations in the Pokémon world.

According to Hirona, she owns a mansion here and is really rich. I might consider buying a house here in the future—if the property prices here drop a bit.

Luckily, I found a sucker who was crazy about buying the rainbow branches, otherwise I wouldn't have been willing to spend so much money here.

It's said that the sucker bought it to play with his pet dog, Blue. The world of the rich is truly incomprehensible.

.......

"On May 14th, the weather was still sunny."

While fishing, I caught a strange red scale that looked like it belonged to Magikarp, but Zero concluded that it belonged to Gyarados.

A red Gyarados... Has Team Rocket pulled some kind of stunt at Lake of Rage again?

This is troublesome. I really don't want to get involved with the Rockets, but I can't stand by and watch. I'll find some time to talk to Mr. Watari about it.

Hmm, maybe Cynthia could too? She seems to be doing a mission in the Johto region lately; I wonder when that investigation will end.

.......

"On May 15th, the weather was thunderstorms."

It's finally raining! It's been so hot these past few days.

The only bad thing was that, because of the thunderstorm, my companions and I had to stay in a forest with no records of it.

Fortunately, the elves here are all friendly and not particularly strong.

Ladybugs and startled deer are really quite cute.

.......

"May 16th, sunny."

Professor Oak contacted me suddenly today. He said that an old friend of his who travels all year round has returned to the Johto region, and he needs me to go there tomorrow to pick up some things for him.

Although I don't know why the PhD's old friend didn't send it himself, I think it's probably because the item is quite valuable or the elderly person isn't used to using high-tech things.

I wonder what I'm looking forward to.

"Snapped"

The sound of the book closing rang out.

Looking at the pitch-black night outside the tent, Tetsuya lazily stretched.

After a day of travel and daily training, he could finally get some rest.

He started keeping a diary when he was a child, after he earned his first money with his own abilities.

Later, as the pressure of life gradually increased, Tetsuya gave up this habit for a period of time.

However, he hasn't had so many worries lately, so his daily life log has resurfaced.

It's quite interesting to occasionally jot down what happened each day. Maybe when you're old, you can look back on these entries and reminisce about your past experiences.

Tetsuya suddenly wondered if he was being too sentimental.

"Boss, it's time to sleep."

The Blaziken's voice came from Tetsuya's heart.

"Next time, just use 'call' instead. I find using 'waveguide' a bit strange."

Tetsuya turned to the Blaziken that had suddenly appeared behind him and said something.

Blaziken glanced at its trainer speechlessly. Yesterday you said to use Aura if possible to improve your control, but today you've changed your tune.

"Go to sleep, go to sleep."

Tetsuya patted Blaziken's waist with a grin, then crawled into his sleeping bag.

"Good night," he said.

"Down."

Blaziken looked at Tetsuya, who had instantly fallen into a deep sleep, responded softly, and then walked out of the tent.

"Xia Mo"

It called out to a pied eagle perched in a tree outside the tent.

Pidgeot, looking around, saw Blaziken come out and naturally flew down.

"Beep~"

Pidgeot rubbed its eyes with its wings, greeted Blaziken, and then crawled into its tent to catch up on sleep.

Blaziken silently climbed the tree using both its hands and feet, and sat cross-legged on a thick branch with its eyes slightly closed, its body radiating a blue and red glow.

The night was quiet, and the scattered moonlight shone on the blazing chicken and the tent, making them appear exceptionally clear.

A bluish-green rock outside the tent seemed to have shifted slightly, but it also seemed like an illusion.

Chapter 317 Watari's Call and Mr. Pokémon

"Electric Dragon, cotton for defense, then unleash electric shocks from all directions!"

At dawn, Tetsuya's powerful shouts echoed through the unknown forest.

"Buwoo"

The electric dragon's roar may sound cute, but it's incredibly powerful.

Its pink body was covered with layers of soft, fluffy white down. These downy hairs looked light and airy, but their protective function was not to be underestimated.

Tetsuya once tested it, and an elite-level Ampharos could withstand two Rock Slides from a Giant Rock Monster in this defensive stance and still have stamina left.

This is already a very good number, after all, Ampharos isn't exactly a Pokémon known for its defense and stamina.

If there is no defense in normal conditions, the electric dragon cannot withstand even one attack.

The next moment, dazzling lightning flashed amidst the green.

Upon closer inspection, the electric current was emanating from the white fur covering the electric dragon's entire body.

"Okay, stop for a moment."

Tetsuya, who was wearing an insulated suit and observing and collecting data, watched carefully for a while before calling a pause.

Soon, under the control of the electric dragon, the forest returned to tranquility.

The original inhabitants who lived here also felt this, and finally stopped huddling in their nests trembling with fear.

In a forest like this, which occupies a very small area, an elite-level electric dragon can be considered a dominant force, a veritable "Tyrannosaurus Rex" that could easily defeat a kindergarten in the South China Sea.

"Overall, the effect is quite good, but you waste about 20% of the energy during the energy diversion process, so you should pay attention to this aspect."

Additionally, the details of the third triangle area in the cotton defense were not done well, and your coverage speed was a little slow. You could have allocated a portion of the second square area to this area, as that is not your weak point.

Immediately after the discharge...

Tetsuya glanced at the records and began giving instructions to Denryu.

The electric dragon's tiny head peeked out from the side, looking incredibly cute.

"That's about it. Today's morning training is over. It looks like you'll be able to fully master this simple combo in about a week."

Time flew by as the human and the elf interacted. By the time the debriefing ended, the forest was no longer peaceful, as it was already welcoming a new day.

Caterpillars and rattatas frantically roamed among the bushes in search of food.

"Boom~"

The familiar Bobo bark rang out.

A rather underdeveloped Bobo swooped down from high above and snatched a green caterpillar.

It seems this is its breakfast.

Clearly, as the bottom of the Pokémon food chain, Caterpie became prey for Sky Pokémon while searching for food.

This is something that happens all the time in the wild.

"Beep~"

Tetsuya's Pidgeot glanced disdainfully at its weak kin, then shoved its entire head into the rice bowl and began to eat.

Caterpie and the like can't compare to the delicious energy cubes and nutritional meals carefully prepared by trainers.

Pidgeot said he stopped eating caterpillars, which he considers to be of average taste, a long time ago.

"Okay, we can set off now."

While his companions were busy eating, Tetsuya finally had a little time to tidy up the campsite where he had rested the night before.

After all, he started his morning exercise with his friends as soon as he woke up and finished washing up.

The biggest advantage of living in the wild is that you don't have to worry about disturbing others by getting up early to exercise and need to go a long way to find a place.

In the forest, the nearest place to exercise is a large open space in front of the campsite.

As usual, Tetsuya washed all the utensils by the river and let Blaziken dry and disinfect them. After tidying everything up, he recalled his companions (except Ampharos) into their respective Poké Balls and set off on his journey.

It's almost the end of May now, nearly two months since the Quartz Convention concluded.

During this period, Tetsuya's companions' overall strength also improved slightly.

The four who were already considered potential Heavenly Kings need no further explanation; their levels are steadily rising, and their abilities are steadily increasing, but they still need to work twice as hard to become Heavenly Kings.

Togekiss, who was originally at the elite level and very close to becoming a near-elite, naturally broke through to the next level.

After a period of hard work and accumulation, this little guy's progress in the elite stage is quite rapid.

However, after reaching the level of a near-elite, the energy it had accumulated before evolving was almost entirely depleted, and its rate of progress gradually became similar to that of Serperior, which also had near-champion potential.

As for the Electric Dragon, the last little guy to join the team, it is still at the elite stage.

Judging from its progress and current level of 48, Tetsuya estimates that it will take more than a month, or even more than two months, for the Electric Dragon to break through to the Quasi-Elite Four level. It's hard to say.

The only certainty is that he will definitely achieve his goal of having a team of near-Elite Four Pokémon by September of this year.

This is something to really celebrate.

Judging from the travel time Tetsuya registered, it was only a year and a half before he went from a very ordinary, bottom-tier elite trainer to a powerful near-Elite 1 trainer—the difference between him and a true near-Elite 1 trainer was that his tournament results were not good enough to qualify him for the League certification.

The sooner this is achieved, the better.

So he keeps the electric dragon outside with him all the time.

Since the Elite Four level is related to bonds, it makes no sense that the breakthrough during the transitional stage of near-Elite Four is not related to the bond between the Pokémon and the Trainer. This is Tetsuya's intuitive belief.

Anyway, there's no loss.

Besides, even if he doesn't use the Electric Dragon outside, he still needs a bodyguard, so he might as well choose the Electric Dragon.