Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

"Hello, Nurse Joy. I am Tetsuya Tamaki from Viridian in Kanto. I am here because I have just finished special training and I came to check on the Pokémon's health."

Zhe also politely explained his purpose for coming.

"Tetsuya Tamaki, the trainer? I remember him. I think Aya mentioned him. Come with me." Nurse Joy tilted her head and thought for a moment, then quickly recalled the information about Tetsuya.

Following behind Joy toward the Pokémon Center-style building not far away, Tetsuya looked around and asked curiously, "Miss Joy, are you the only Joy here?"

In this small forest and lake, besides all sorts of Pokémon and Chansey, the only other creature in sight is Nurse Joy, who is most likely the second-generation Nurse Joy.

Joey, who was walking ahead, smiled and nodded: "Yes."

Tetsuya was filled with awe.

It's a huge undertaking for one person to do so much.

"However, my daughter is graduating from her family school soon, and I'll have a lot more free time when she arrives."

The second-generation Joey spoke with great pleasure.

The two entered the Pokémon Center, and Nurse Joy II said, "Now, let's release your Pokémon."

Tetsuya nodded: "Come out, everyone."

A flash of red light appeared, and nine figures of varying sizes lined up in order according to the time they joined the team.

The second-generation Joy was taken aback, then realized: "It seems you care about them a lot. Do you always carry them with you?"

Tetsuya scratched his head sheepishly: "Ah, yes, mainly because there wasn't anywhere for them to stay, so I just applied to the Alliance."

"That must have been tough," the second-generation Nurse Joy sighed. "Well then, let's start with Pidgeot. It seems it just broke through to the next level, right?"

Tetsuya didn't find it strange that Joey could see this: "Well, he just broke through to the King level before coming here today, which is why his special training ended."

The second-generation Joy quickly led Pidgeot into a strange, spherical device.

About ten minutes later, Pidgeot came out.

Feeling the soothing sensation emanating from the Pidgeot, Tetsuya was also curious about what was inside.

"It's actually just a combination of a special massage device and a detection device."

Your Pidgey is in pretty good health, but there's a minor problem with the bone in its right wing; it's probably an old, hidden injury.

Another aspect is the location of the chest cavity; the characteristics of strong pectoral muscles still need further improvement.

Even among the Elite Four level Pokémon I've ever seen, this little guy who just broke through is definitely a formidable opponent!

The second-generation Joey looked at the report and said with great surprise.

Every Pokémon that breaks through to the Elite Four level has expended tremendous effort; the case of Pidgeot is quite rare.

While not exactly covered in wounds, most of them had at least ten or so hidden injuries that were difficult to detect.

This only shows that Zhe is very responsible and capable as a trainer.

The second Joey started to like this young man.

Tetsuya raised an eyebrow. "Another hidden injury? When did this happen?"

He leaned closer to take a look at the data.

The second-generation Joy pointed to the marks and analyzed with Tetsuya: "It was probably an attack from some kind of sharp object? Judging from the shape, it should be Beedrill's double needles, probably left over from the Pidgey era."

However, it's very subtle and has little impact on the amount of force exerted, so it can't be detected by ordinary instruments.

Tetsuya frowned and nodded. Beedrill, huh? That's certainly possible.

During the year or so before he embarked on his journey, who knows how many crises he encountered? Battles between Pidgeotto and Beedrill were commonplace for him.

He just didn't expect that even after being measured by Zero, Hidden Eagle would still have small scars left until now.

"You've worked hard." Tetsuya patted Pidgeot's head.

"Beep"

Pidgey nudged Tetsuya without even realizing it.

"It's easy to recover from this. Just mix some carnauba bone powder and starfish fragment powder together and apply it to the affected area. It should heal in about three days."

Miss Joey quickly provided a solution.

Tetsuya secretly made a note of it.

Neither of these materials is difficult to procure.

During battles, such fragments and powder are quite common, and their trainers will collect them and sell them to those who need them.

It's worth noting that it's bone powder, not skull powder.

Caracalla's skull is said to be a cracked skull left by its deceased mother, so this is no joke.

Next up is Blaziken.

It lay down in a CT scanner that resembled the one Zheye had seen in the hospital in his previous life.

Then a fire started burning around the area.

If Tetsuya hadn't known that Nurse Joy wouldn't hurt Blaziken, he would have been terrified. Why would she suddenly start a cremation ritual?

Soon, the analysis of Blaziken was also released.

"Absolutely perfect, no hidden damage, 99% development level, 2.86 times higher than the average strength value of similar products."

The second-generation Joey stared blankly at the report that came out, almost thinking that the instrument had malfunctioned.

"Are you a robot?" she asked Tetsuya. "I've never seen a trainer who can control their Pokémon's condition to this extent."

Training, battles, and even diet—trainers are ultimately not the Pokémon themselves, so some problems are bound to arise, though the frequency is much lower compared to Pokémon that grow wild in the wild.

Tetsuya reduced the problem to zero, which is why Joey found it unbelievable.

Tetsuya touched his nose: "This, ah, is probably because of nature's gift?"

Joey gave him a deep look but didn't say much: "Maybe, but this child is fine, really perfect, amazing."

But Joey didn't know that this was just the beginning.

Next, the rocky body of the giant rock monster is no less powerful than that of the Blaziken.

"The only problem is that it's probably because of the sandstorms that it's been used too much, so the joints are a bit dry. You can occasionally give it some incense or something similar."

Joey felt numb.

If she hadn't been unable to find a problem, she wouldn't have used that excuse.

For Rock-type Pokémon, whether it's dry or not doesn't necessarily mean anything.

Seeing that Joy was about to examine Serperior, Tetsuya quickly stopped her: "Check Ampharos and Vulpix first. I hatched these two little guys from their eggs, so they shouldn't have many problems."

Upon hearing this, Joy understood. So, all five of your Pokémon are in this situation?

Despite being shocked, she still dutifully completed her work.

Without a doubt, the electric dragon and the ice-cold six-tailed dragon also have very good physiques.

"Has your electric dragon undergone some strange skill training?"

Looking at the data, Joey looked up and asked.

Tetsuya briefly explained to her the compressed current charging method he had designed for the electric dragon.

"Well, the compressed current has put a certain load on its body, but it is still within a controllable range. It just needs to be treated with discharge therapy periodically."

That's what Joey said.

Tetsuya indicated that he understood: "Is it that instrument from just now?"

“Yes, it’s usually used to charge Electric-type Pokémon and restore their energy, but you’ve done it the other way around.” Joy was also somewhat amused.

After a brief exchange, it was time for the next few little ones to ask more questions.

"The energy within this monarch serpent is somewhat mixed. It's best to avoid using the Grace of Nature too much before breaking through to the Heavenly King realm. I'll give you an adjusted potion formula later. Follow it and take it for a month, and you should be fine."

Then the leaves at the bottom are a bit withered and yellow. I suggest you take it out to get more sun.

Togekiss has more issues; it has hidden injuries here, here, and here, likely from attacks in the wild during Togekiss's time. The treatments are...

Ralts is fine, there are just a few parts of her body that still have residual energy from the Bug-type Pokémon attack. She'll be fine after soaking in the spa in the back.

As for this scabbard..."

As Joey finished speaking, he hesitated for the first time, which was unusual: "It's very different from the slugs I know, but it's surprisingly healthy and has a high tolerance for all kinds of attributes."

This trait, which is usually only seen in Dragon-type Pokémon, is appearing in Bug-type Pokémon; I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing.

“gaygay”

The tiny cricket hopped around on the table; it was in good health and ate everything with gusto.

"This child was rescued from the plasma cluster's laboratory; he's lucky to be alive."

Tetsuya stroked its single horn and said.

“An experiment, no wonder.” Joey sighed. “It looks good for now, but we’ll just have to deal with any problems that arise later.”

After a thorough inspection, the sky outside had already become rather gloomy.

"I'm so sorry to have troubled you, Miss Joey." Zhe also apologized for disturbing Joey's work today.

Joey smiled and shook her head: "It's nothing, it's just my job. I'm happy to see these kids."

And the children outside, Strangega, have been taking good care of me.”

"Lucky~"

A Chansey named Streagar chimed in, echoing its companion.

It took a white egg out of its pocket and handed it to Tetsuya.

Thank you.

Tetsuya did not refuse.

Chansey's eggs are a highly nutritious supplement, and are usually only given to people or Pokémon that it values.

"Then, I'll trouble you again tonight."

Tetsuya said with a smile as he enjoyed the delicious food.

Chapter 404 The Pidgeot Collecting Obsession

The next morning.

Breathing in the fresh air near Shin-Tamachi, Tetsuya felt wonderful.

It must be said that the health testing and recovery equipment here is truly world-class, and the Joey family has put a lot of effort into it.

According to Ms. Joy, the pool here has different restorative effects on different Pokémon depending on the water quality.

Of course, ground-based rocks and Fire-type Pokémon won't be able to enjoy this effect.

It's not that they can't soak in water; after all, as spirits, they can tolerate that much. It's just that there's no need to force these three types of spirits to endure discomfort by soaking in water for treatment, as there are other, slightly less effective treatment methods available.

You know, Blaziken usually struggles to survive a bath, let alone sleeping in water all night.

After a whole night of recovery, the little ones all said they felt exceptionally energetic today.

It's probably to the point where you could lift Tetsuya up and swing him around wildly.

After a quick morning workout, Tetsuya bid farewell to Joey and headed towards Enshu City.

Since Shin-Tamaike and Enju City are located on opposite sides of the Valley of the Wind, the journey takes quite a while.

It wasn't until noon that Tetsuya had covered less than half the distance.

After having lunch by the river in the forest, he was ready to embark on his journey again.

"Beep—"

A familiar call rang out from above; it was a Pidgeot.

"It's a wonder you even remembered to come back." Tetsuya rolled his eyes as he packed his backpack, then stopped and pulled out a bag of Pidgeot's Energy Cubes.

Pidgeot was so excited about breaking through to Elite Four that when he set off in the morning, he said he wanted to fly around and play with a Pokémon.

Tetsuya agreed without much thought at the time.