Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

His dream life is to grow old in a courtyard, surrounded by many adorable, fierce, or lazy creatures, basking in the sun with him.

"Oh dear, we've been talking for too long."

Ah Xing glanced down at the time, then quickly leaped up into a tree. "Let's chat again sometime, or you can come visit the Ninja Academy. Just mention my name. Bye-bye~"

Her voice faded into the distance.

It can only be said that they are indeed from a ninja family; they not only do not follow the usual path, but they are also exceptionally agile.

"However, did she go in the wrong direction?"

Tetsuya watched Ah-Xing's departing figure and scratched his head.

Are there ninjas who are directionally challenged?

He quickly let it go; maybe they had other things to do, why bother with so much?

As we traveled along the official road, the desolate wilderness gradually became more prosperous.

A cluster of buildings resembling a small town appeared before Tetsuya's eyes.

"We've finally arrived."

He stretched.

Surprisingly, I ran into quite a few "acquaintances" along the way, which is quite rare.

"Welcome to the exclusive rest area on Route 32. Have a wonderful day here!"

Miss Joey's sweet voice rang out from a loudspeaker hanging high above.

"Let's go to the Boba shop first."

Tetsuya, who had multiple destinations in mind, looked at the map and quickly decided on his first place to go.

The so-called "Bobo shop" does not refer to the official breeding shop for Bobo eggs, but rather to a shop that specializes in delivering letters and goods to people in various places.

Basically, all trainer-related organizations such as the League Bounty Hunter Guild and the League Trading Platform, as well as most ordinary people, send packages through Polito Shop.

Although it's called the Bobo Shop, it has more than just Bobo employees; Pidgey and even Pidgeot are also very capable workers.

Of course, Pidgeot is relatively rare. After all, it's better to use a Pokémon of this level for something more meaningful than to give away things, unless you pay extra.

It's important to know that in the wild, even a huge flock of Pidgeots may not have a single Pidgeot as its leader, as these are powerful birds of prey capable of dominating an entire forest.

The reason it's called Bobo Store is because the founder started out delivering things via Bobo.

Bobo has branches in every town, but its flagship store is located in a dedicated rest area on this wild road in the Johto region.

This is, to be honest, quite surprising.

After all, big cities are safer.

According to the former manager of the Pidgey store, "Pidgey, Pidgeot, and Pidgeot are all spirits that yearn for freedom and love the sky. Living in the city would undoubtedly prevent them from expressing their emotions, which is very wrong."

This is the more official explanation.

Based on Tetsuya's translation, it roughly means that the Pokémon Shop needs to train far too many of these three types of Pokémon, and the city simply cannot accommodate so many Pokémon; it would be better to let them grow in the wild.

Moreover, Bobo Shop started as a small shop, so cost was still a very important issue.

Even though the business has grown significantly, the location of the main store cannot be changed so easily.

The main store here doesn't actually handle receiving mail or sending items directly; it primarily serves a role similar to training employees.

A large forest outside the rest area serves as the rest and living area for its employees.

Those city branches are more like temporary residences for the employee elves.

Soon, Tetsuya stopped in front of a building with a Bobo-shaped logo.

Don't get me wrong, he's not here to make money by having his Pidgeot work as a temporary employee at the Popo shop; he's not that poor yet.

"You must be Mr. Tetsuya. Master Suten has already told me. Please come in."

A shop owner, dressed somewhat older than his age, came out and greeted everyone warmly.

"You must be Mr. Genjiro. I'm sorry to bother you."

Tetsuya responded politely.

That's right, a large part of the Pokémon Shop actually belongs to Kikyo's Gym, which is the family of Aso and his friends.

If it weren't for this, Bobo Shop wouldn't be trusted by so many people.

Many of the items sent are quite valuable. If it weren't for the reputation of Kikyo Gym, almost no one would be willing to risk losing their things by sending them through Polito Shop.

Who knows if your messenger, Pidgey, will get eaten as a snack by a Spearow or a Finch on the way?

Unless you spend a lot of money to have a Pidgeot deliver the message for you, it's not very safe to use a Pidgeot as a messenger.

This largely dashed Tetsuya's hopes of making money through this industry.

He doesn't have the fame or ability to vouch for everything that's sent out.

While the Kikyo Gym is growing in both economic strength and other aspects due to the existence of the Pidgey Shop, the premise is that before the Pidgey Shop was established, the Kikyo Gym was already one of the eight most famous gyms in Johto.

"Master Sutian's Pidgeot is currently training a new batch of employees in our shop's forest area. We'll have to trouble you to wait a little while."

The shop owner, Mr. Genjiro, poured Tetsuya a cup of hot tea as he sat down and gave him a brief explanation.

"Oh, it's okay, I'm not in a hurry. Let's talk about it after we finish today's training."

Tetsuya took a sip of tea and replied.

His purpose in coming here was to have his Pidgeot learn from Superior's Pidgeot.

As for what to ask for advice on, it's of course the Breakthrough Heavenly King.

Pidgeon has been stuck at the peak of the Quasi-Elite Four level for nearly three months. Although he knows that it is normal to be stuck for a year or two, Tetsuya is still a little anxious.

After all, Pidgeot's strength had never stagnated for such a long time before.

It's not fair to say it's stagnant. Although its level hasn't increased, its other abilities and skills are still improving day by day, though it's far from the rapid progress it used to make.

It's inevitable to feel a little unbalanced.

Each Pokémon has a different way of breaking through to the Elite Four, but as a Pokémon of the same species, Speedy's Pidgeot can still offer a lot of useful advice.

After Tetsuya made this request to Suten yesterday, Suten immediately agreed.

Su Tian was also very curious. If this little guy's Pidgeot could break through to Elite Four before the Silver Tournament, how many people would be amazed?

A genius trainer who has a Champion-level Pokémon in his second year of debut—that's big news!

The old man and the young man exchanged a few words and then fell silent.

The generation gap was simply too great; Tetsuya didn't know what to talk about with this nearly fifty-year-old Genjiro.

According to Asu, this Mr. Genjiro has been the store manager of the main store for more than 20 years, ever since he was a child, and still is now.

Moreover, Mr. Genjiro's father and grandfather were both store managers at the former main store.

To put it simply, they are a typical example of sons following in their fathers' footsteps, and are pure members of the Kikyo Gym.

If it weren't for this, Su Tian wouldn't have felt comfortable leaving one of his main Pokémon in the care of this other party.

"How about I give you a general overview of our Bobo store's training program?"

Mr. Genjiro thought about it and realized that he seemed to have quite a bit of experience with these things.

"Aren't these classified?"

Tetsuya, who was stroking the teacup, showed considerable interest, but he also expressed his concerns.

"It's alright. What I'm about to tell you isn't exactly a secret. If it were a secret, I wouldn't have told you before Master Sutian gave his permission."

Mr. Genjiro's words were a bit too blunt.

This is probably why he became the owner of the main store instead of a branch store.

This kind of personality is great for elves, but it makes communication less pleasant for humans.

Fortunately, Tetsuya didn't care about such things at all, and he soon started listening with great interest.

It is quite difficult to breed Bobo specifically for use as a messenger.

First and foremost, you need to ensure that it can find its own way on long journeys.

This alone has already filtered out a considerable number of Bobos.

Some dim-witted people simply can't do it.

Short distances might be manageable, but once you cross regions, the requirements for this skill increase exponentially.

Secondly, the speed of the wave must be fast, which means its potential must be good.

This is essential for a messenger, otherwise it would be too easy for something to go wrong on the road.

Although Kikyo Dojo is a large and wealthy organization that can afford to lose money, if things keep going wrong, Bobo Shop won't be able to stay open.

These two points alone are something that over 90% of people cannot do.

Then there are various training sessions. According to Genjiro, it would be good if one out of a hundred Poppies could be trained to become a messenger.

In addition to the Bobo Messengers who die every year for various reasons, the main store needs to breed at least tens of thousands of them annually just to barely support its expansion.

Tetsuya clicked his tongue inwardly.

Goodness, ten thousand! That number is outrageous just thinking about it.

He finally understood why this place had been developed into a dedicated rest area around the main store.

It's important to know that rest stops like this are quite rare on wilderness roads. Most wilderness roads are truly in the wild, with no one in sight.

The human and material resources required to breed at least 10,000 Bobo each year are astronomical figures.

No wonder the Joy family opened a dedicated Pokémon Center here as a form of support.

"You've had it tough too," Tetsuya remarked.

It's not just about breeding them; the store manager in front of us also solved the problems of those Bobo messengers that got into trouble during transport.

For things like being chased by a giant toucan, he needs to issue relevant rescue missions.

Speaking of which, Tetsuya remembered that he had taken on similar temporary assignments before, and the rewards were not small.

Considering all this, his idea of ​​opening a courier service becomes even more unrealistic.

"Manager, Asagi Ranch has a shipment they'd like us to deliver."

An employee suddenly barged in, interrupting their conversation.

"It's only May or June, why is it so early this year?" Manager Genjiro frowned. "Let Ai-Lian, the owner of the farm, come in and talk."

Tetsuya raised an eyebrow. What a coincidence.

Asagi Ranch was his second destination during this trip.

This is the hometown of my own electric dragon.

Chapter 336 Pidgeot Asks for Advice from Pidgeot, Meets with Ami

Should I excuse myself?

Out of politeness, Tetsuya asked.

Shop owner Genjiro smiled and said, "No need, it's just a very ordinary matter, but you'll have to wait a little while, Tetsuya."

"Ok."

Hearing him say that, Tetsuya sat down in a chair, drank tea, and began to rest.

"Mr. Genjiro, I'm sorry to trouble you again this year."

The voice arrives before the person appears.

A capable yet soft female voice rang out from outside the door.

The door was slowly pushed open, and a woman dressed in traditional Chengdu clothing entered.

"Ah, so Mr. Genjiro has guests. I'm very sorry to have disturbed you."

Upon seeing someone, the woman quickly expressed her apologies.

"This is Trainer Tetsuya. He has some things to take care of at Popo Shop."