Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

There are many places whose wonders you only realize when you actually experience them. For example, Tetsuya only knew that the Sinnoh region was divided into two parts by Mt. Coronet, and that Slug, a Pokémon whose body shape and color can easily change depending on its habitat.

As a result, there are examples of different forms of sea hares and sea hares due to geographical isolation; those in Shandong are blue, while those in the west are pink.

However, due to the great distance between the regions, Tetsuya never witnessed this peculiar situation firsthand.

A trainer from Sinnoh enthusiastically showed off his Pokémon—four different forms of Gastrodon and Gastrodon—to several other trainers, including Tetsuya.

In his own words, he didn't have any particular fondness for other elves, but he loved them the most.

As I said this, watching the interaction between the person and the four elves, and the intimacy in their eyes, I couldn't help but marvel at how many wonderful relationships exist in this world because of the elves.

The trainer from Hoenn also showed them the unique scenery of his hometown—a submerged island.

Watching the videos he shared, one can only marvel at the magnificence of nature.

Time passed by, and one by one, the trainers who had shared their amusing stories left with their fully recovered Pokémon. Soon it was Tetsuya's turn.

After greeting the remaining trainers and indicating that they would continue to interact at another opportunity, he took the three little ones back to his room.

After completing the evening feeding task as usual, Tetsuya continued to study as the Pokémon fell asleep.

Trainers, aside from their own families and their Pokémon who are more like family than family, are all like this: lonely, yet occasionally sociable.

Only a very small number of trainers have teammates they can trust enough to entrust everything to on adventures, such as some doubles-specialized combinations.

The lights in the room remained on, giving the illusion that they had never been turned off.

.......

"Strong Chicken, unleash Flame Punch on its torso!"

"just!"

Along with the voices of the person and their pet, the elf on the other side quickly let out a mournful howl.

"Shatelai~te~"

However, Scyther, known as a Bug-type warrior and Bug-type ninja, possesses an extremely tenacious willpower and did not lose its ability to fight even when struck by a Fire Punch that countered its own power.

It endured the pain and unleashed a double strike.

It didn't know why the strange-looking elf it had never seen in the forest was so agile, even managing to dodge its most prized combo attacks.

After testing the waters twice, its rich hunting experience led it to conclude that this battle was likely to end badly.

But its inherent pride sustained it, prompting it to launch attack after attack against the opponent.

A flash of lightning, a shadow clone, cleaving through, splitting tiles, a double strike...

The combo attacks were unleashed in succession, leaving most Pokémon unable to react, but the damage to the opponent was negligible. The opponent's speed increased, causing the attacks aimed at vital points to miss.

Mighty Chicken calmly used Thunder Punch and Fire Punch to block the double attack in turn, and then two of Farmer's three punches landed on Scyther.

The Scyther's old and broken body couldn't withstand such a blow and it lost its ability to fight, but it still managed to keep its body from falling to the ground.

Tetsuya shook his head regretfully.

It's not that this Scyther was killed by Combusken; there are certain rules governing battles between Pokémon in this world. It's just that it's lost its ability to battle.

Continuing the attack could potentially kill the Pokémon, but few trainers would choose to do so.

As for the life-or-death duels between spirits in nature, they also never interfere; this is an ironclad rule that has developed over countless years.

He was mainly lamenting the potential of this mantis.

Judging from its solitary life as a single Pokémon, its physical condition, and its combat experience, this Scyther was probably driven out of the pack after failing to become the leader, similar to the old wolf in its previous life.

Through the trials of time, its mastery of skills has reached a level of unparalleled perfection.

Including its various on-the-spot reactions, it's clear that it's far superior to the Mighty Chicken.

Several times during the battle, Tetsuya noticed that it had a preemptive strike on Robusta's attacks, but due to his physical limitations, he was completely unable to dodge them.

The only reason the Powercock defeated it was by its speed boost ability; in fact, it was forced into several unnecessary mistakes by the opponent's experienced attacks during the battle.

After thinking for a moment, Tetsuya moved the flying mantis to the side.

Chapter 75 makes a request

After spraying the Scyther with some medicine, I instructed the Mighty Chicken to keep an eye on it.

Tetsuya told Pidge and Ishimaru to stay on guard while he began preparing lunch.

There's nothing we can do; he's not a human Chansey. Spraying some medicine on him in the wild is already a pretty good treatment.

Most wild Pokémon that lose their fighting ability in the wild will die, so he has already shown the utmost mercy.

This is why he has always wanted a Pokémon that can use healing moves like Healing Pulse or Grassy Terrain to restore the entire team, and he doesn't even need one with decent stats, let alone one that is at least Elite Four level.

To survive in the wild for an extended period of time, endurance is essential. Shorter operating time reduces the benefits and, more importantly, jeopardizes one's safety.

For example, he now has to go back to town almost every half day to restore the status of his three Pokémon, which greatly reduces his efficiency.

Unfortunately, there are too few team-wide recovery skills, and they are very difficult to learn. In addition, there are not many Pokémon that can learn them to begin with, so it is even more difficult to raise a Pokémon with good aptitude that can play a role in sustaining the team.

Otherwise, after so long, the Joey family wouldn't have been able to almost monopolize all the relevant markets.

It is said that the Nurse Joy family possesses a secret method that allows Chansey and a range of other Pokémon to quickly learn moves such as Heal Pulse, Life Drop, and Healing Wish, but no one has ever confirmed this.

Tetsuya was preparing lunch, but his mind was still preoccupied with the issue of the healer in his team.

It's strange, but most of the Pokémon that can master the Water Drop healing move are Psychic-type Pokémon, or specialized Pokémon like Bomber and Chansey.

Among Water-type Pokémon, only Corsola, Milotic, and Lapras in their normal states can learn this move.

Unfortunately, it's unlikely that Tetsuya will get any of the three.

Sun coral is the first choice to be eliminated. Apart from the possibility of learning the Life Drop, it has too many disadvantages. A sun coral that can learn the Life Drop is practically a dream come true.

Milotic knew that Feebas probably evolved through the concept of beauty or beautiful scales, but he was a little confused about the former.

The latter is basically monopolized by the Liuli Dojo, and the other party has directly expressed its intention to acquire a large number of them.

Many people are curious about why the Glass Dojo would want these pretty but useless, rare scales.

A small number of people secretly collect them instead of selling them, believing that they must have something special about them, and study them intensely.

Tetsuya knew perfectly well what was going on, but he couldn't say it out loud. It was just empty talk, and it would only lead to trouble.

We couldn't compete with them, and the probability of finding a high-potential individual like Feebas and Magikarp was too low, so we had to pass on them.

Lapras is excellent in every sense of the word. Its coverage, aptitude, and strength are all outstanding. In addition, due to its gentle nature, it is also known on forums as the top choice for all trainers to ride at sea.

Unfortunately, it is on the verge of extinction due to widespread illegal capture, and is now a Pokémon that the League strictly prohibits from breeding because it needs protection.

It's said that the protection and penalties in the Alola region are particularly strong, but I wonder how it will all end up.

Sigh, Tetsuya thought, ultimately the best choice is still a Grass-type Pokémon, which is why he chose the Leaf Stone.

Pokémon from the Kanto region and surrounding areas, such as Bulbasaur, Oddish, and Exeggcute, Treecko, Acorn, and even Twigex, Paras, Jumpluff, Turtwig, and Snivy, may learn the Grassy Terrain move.

Compared to other group recovery skills, which only a pitifully small number of Pokémon can learn, this is an abundance of options.

After feeding Pidgeot and Rockruff, he took the Combusken's lunch and another spare food bowl containing a few Energy Cubes, and said to the Scyther next to him, "If you're awake, you can eat some too."

"Shatelai~"

The mantis slowly opened its eyes, sensing that the human in front of it did not seem to harbor much hostility.

Roborock took the food bowl from Tetsuya and naturally handed one of the bowls to Scyther.

Just kidding. Although it's a bit young and lacks practical experience, it's not so bad that it can't even tell whether the elf is awake or not.

His own trainer had already noticed, but since there was no reaction, he didn't need to take action.

It also greatly admired the elderly soldier in front of it.

In terms of raw power, we may be stronger, but in every detail, we are completely outmatched by our opponent.

"Special~"

After a moment's hesitation, the Scyther accepted the food offered by the Mighty Chicken.

It's not that the aroma of the food attracted it; it's no exaggeration to say that it has lived for so many years and has tasted all kinds of fruit and food.

The main reason was that, seeing the Pidgeot and Rockruff eyeing it menacingly, as well as the Mighty Chicken whose attention was also largely focused on it, it knew it definitely couldn't escape.

Let's see what this human is up to. It's not unreasonable for me to have a meal myself.

The mantis placed its food bowl on the ground, picked up an energy cube with its sickle, and put it in its mouth, then squinted its eyes.

It tastes familiar. This was the trophy I got when I led my tribe to defeat a trainer. I tasted it in batches over a long period of time back then.

Unfortunately, not many trainers have this item, and I didn't manage to get it even after leading my tribe on several hunts.

Tetsuya held his lunch, maintaining a relatively safe distance, and loudly asked Scyther while eating.

"Scyther, would you be interested in teaching my Mighty Chicken fighting techniques?"

That's how you have to be direct with elves; beating around the bush is useless, and that's one of the reasons he likes elves.

"Shatelai~"

"Strong Chicken? Which one is this?" Scyther asked, puzzled.

"just!"

Despite his busy schedule, the strong chicken responded, "It's me."

The mantis nodded knowingly. So this guy was called Mighty Chicken. By the way, what is a chicken?

Its little head was filled with big questions, but that didn't affect its eating.

"You said yes? That's fantastic!"

Tetsuya was very surprised that the Scyther opposite him agreed so quickly and readily, before he could even continue to persuade it.

"So, every other day, around the time the sun is past the treetop, I'll come here. You can teach the strong chicken how to feed it at that time and when the sun sets. I'll take care of its meals."

Blinking, the Scyther was about to express its dissatisfaction: "When did I agree to that? Nothing like that happened, okay? Don't make decisions on your own, and don't assume there are three of you..."

Upon hearing Tetsuya's next words, he immediately changed his attitude.

Chapter 76 Double Happiness

He nodded again, showing that he was very satisfied with the other party's suggestions and treatment.

Scyther felt that his previous nod had indeed indicated agreement, and that the human opposite him seemed to know him quite well.

Moreover, the Pokémon next to me called Mighty Chicken is indeed very powerful and worth teaching.

Tetsuya was very happy. He had only come out to complete his daily tasks and earn some training fees, but he did not expect to meet such an understanding and experienced veteran.

Providing combat experience is actually a minor matter.

The key point is that he estimated this flying mantis would also practice sword dance and hone its skills, not to mention gather energy.

His main goal was to teach the Mighty Chicken sword dance and honing skills, and to ensure that he mastered all three skills.

Imagine a Powercock with a hidden speed boost, equipped with Focus, Sharpen, and Swords Dance – what an outrageous skill combination that would be!

Tetsuya couldn't help but feel a little tempted to change Blaziken's role to that of an assassin.

A true assassin should face all enemies head-on and fight them head-on. What's the point of kiting?

All he has to pay is a few energy cubes, which aren't cheap, but the return on investment is outrageous.

The mantis and the strong chicken quickly finished their lunch.

"Shatelai~"

The Scyther immediately flew to an open space not far away and gestured for the Mighty Chicken to stand there with it.

With Tetsuya's confirmation, Riki-chicken headed to the location designated by the other party.

"It's just about instructing in battle, right?" Scyther said, putting aside everything else, he was an absolute master at this. He had taught all the little guys in the troop before.

A hint of nostalgia and loneliness flashed in his eyes, and Scyther instructed Merach to control its strength and begin fighting itself.

"Shatelai~" "Cha!" "Telai~" "Chamo!"

Watching the two Pokémon practicing diligently beside him, Tetsuya could only marvel at his good fortune.

It's important to know that not all wild Pokémon are so easy to talk to and so dedicated, especially proud creatures like Scyther.