Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

"Forehead..."

Tetsuya didn't know how to explain it either, "It's probably just luck."

Xiao Gang rolled his eyes silently to himself.

“That makes sense.” Professor Oak accepted this statement. “Your Togekiss probably brought you a lot of good luck.”

But it's quite rare to see something so incredibly lucky. Bring it to the research institute later so I can take a closer look.

He immediately brought up the matter of the elves' research.

After a brief chat, the topic quickly returned to the main point.

Using the Pokédex's information transfer function, Tetsuya transmitted all the information about the unknown bear-type Pokémon to Professor Oak.

"This elf."

Professor Oak breathed a sigh of relief when he saw it.

Fortunately, it wasn't a truly undiscovered elf.

At least he no longer has to stay up all night researching.

"Professor Oak, do you know what kind of Pokémon this is?" Tetsuya quickly asked.

"Hmm, but your luck is really ridiculously good," Professor Oak exclaimed. "This is the legendary Pokémon of the Galar region, Urshifu."

This should be its one-hit-kill evolution form, with the attributes of Fighting and Dark.

Another form is called the Combo Style, which has the attributes of Fighting and Water.

They generally inhabit mountainous areas, so encountering one at Mount Leibo isn't unusual. What's surprising is that these kinds of Pokémon live in our Kanto City; I thought they were unique to the Galar region.

Tetsuya could barely hear what Professor Oak was saying after that.

He only heard the first few words: the legendary elves.

This is a term used to describe Mythical Pokémon and Legendary Pokémon.

Tetsuya's eyes were a little dizzy.

So I've already subdued a divine beast? Although its strength doesn't seem quite like it.

Professor Oak was well aware of Tetsuya's thoughts: "Although it is a legendary Pokémon, Urshifu's existence is more like an extremely rare version of Arcanine."

It's considered a legendary Pokémon not only because it has left behind many legends in history, like Arcanine, but also because of a powerful trainer in the Galar region.

Zhe was also very surprised: "Because of a trainer?"

"That's right, that trainer is the strongest in Galar, and possibly the strongest in the world."

Professor Oak nodded, revealing shocking news.

Tetsuya really couldn't imagine how strong a trainer had to be for one of his Pokémon to be given the title of a legendary Pokémon.

"What's that trainer's name?" he asked.

Masde.

He is a Fighting-type specialist trainer and is also very skilled in Fighting.

Besides, he's traveling all over the world; you might just run into him someday, given how lucky you are.

Professor Oak said with a smile.

Tetsuya remained noncommittal: "Then, between him and Uncle Liu, who is stronger?"

The strongest trainer he has encountered so far is none other than Luffy.

At least he had never seen another Pokémon that was somewhere between a Champion and a Legendary Pokémon, the kind that a Trainer had personally bred.

"In a one-on-one fight, Liu should be able to put up a fight, but in a full-scale battle, he's out of the running."

Professor Oak wasn't surprised that Tetsuya knew Liu Bo's true strength, and after thinking for a moment, he gave an answer.

Tetsuya immediately grasped the concept.

"A main force team that is almost entirely composed of level three gods?"

His eyes were filled with a burning passion.

Since experienced trainers can achieve this level, there's no reason why he can't.

That's right, the first thing Tetsuya thought of wasn't asking this so-called strongest trainer for advice, but whether he had a chance to surpass him.

Of course, Masde's title of "strongest" is based on certain conditions.

Judging solely from the Pokémon he has bred, he is most likely the strongest trainer in the Pokémon world right now.

However, this does not include divine beast tamers.

Lorelei isn't the only one with Articuno's friendship; Nurse Joy, Officer Jenny, most of the families, and even the League all have close relationships with legendary Pokémon.

Chapter 451 Ice and Snow Caves and Sports Park

In the world of elves, those powerful mythical beasts are actually the key to many problems.

Legendary characters like Groudon, while unable to fly, can still destroy large areas.

However, Groudon, whose power comes from the earth, would certainly not do that.

Moreover, many mythical beasts spend most of their time in slumber and do not appear before humans.

If Kyogre really wants to "destroy the world," people can only hope that Groudon, Rayquaza, or even other legendary Pokémon will step in to stop it.

All the trainers can do is simply resist and evacuate the crowd to avoid the disaster.

Just like it has happened in the past.

It is precisely because of this power that the two leading dark organizations in the Hoenn region, Team Aqua and Team Magma, are considered to be delusional.

In people's minds, mythical beasts are not so easy to control.

After several conversations, Tetsuya and Professor Oak reached a conclusion regarding the matter of the Martial Arts Kuma Master.

Since Tetsuya was subdued through strength in a one-on-one battle, the martial arts master has a high level of respect for him.

At least being willing to follow orders is a good start.

The most troublesome thing for trainers is that wild Pokémon of this Elite rank are not convinced of their worth after being captured.

All Elite Four level Pokémon, regardless of their species, are quite arrogant and have the right to be so.

If Blaziken weren't also a Fighting-type Pokémon, and the battle between the two weren't almost a head-on clash, Urshifu wouldn't have so easily admitted to being captured.

It is precisely for this reason that Tetsuya can temporarily and confidently send the martial arts master back to Professor Oak's research lab.

In game terms, it would be like the intimacy level between Martial Arts Master and Tetsuya is maintained at a moderate level.

It may not be very high, but at least it won't fall.

Furthermore, since they are currently on a journey, Tetsuya's team does not need to rely on the martial arts master for the time being.

At Oki's lab, they can help relieve a lot of his energy and pressure.

Otherwise, Tetsuya would have to frantically learn how to train a martial arts bear master instead of getting ready-made knowledge from Ooki's lab.

In addition, the daily consumption of martial arts bear masters is not a small amount, so we should save as much as possible.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Professor Oak."

Tetsuya said with a smile.

Professor Oak shook his head helplessly, feeling happy but also revealing a hint of fatigue in his words: "You really know how to give me work to do."

As a professor in the Kanto region, Professor Oak already has a lot to do every day.

Research on things like Moon Bear and Martial Arts Bear Master is an "extra bonus".

Although Professor Oak enjoyed it, the feeling of fatigue was hard to shake off.

The same goes for Dr. Yamanashi.

As a researcher studying Pokémon evolution, his next area of ​​research is how Ursaring evolves into Umbreon.

The two PhDs probably won't be able to get a proper rest for a while.

As for abandoning research, that's impossible.

"Oh right, Professor Oak, I forgot to take that thing with you last time."

Suddenly, Tetsuya slapped his forehead as if he had remembered something and quickly reminded Professor Oak.

It was none other than the GS Ball he received from his Pokémon grandfather.

Originally, Professor Oak should have handed it over when he came to Erimoya City last time.

But for various reasons, the two of them had obviously forgotten about it.

After all, the research on the GS ball has been going on for quite some time without much progress, so a short delay is no big deal.

Professor Oak waved his hand: "It's alright. You can bring it to me after you finish your trip to Johto. There's no rush."

"it is good."

Tetsuya nodded.

Professor Oak added, "By the way, I can upgrade your Pokédex later."

"The encyclopedia has been upgraded?" Tetsuya was somewhat surprised.

“Of course.” Professor Oak seemed to be busy again. “The Pokédex you have now is the Handy 404 version. It needs to be updated to the 493 version to better suit your needs.”

Otherwise, judging from your Pokédex information, you don't seem to have many Pokémon.

He knew, of course, that it wasn't that Zhe hadn't encountered any Pokémon, but rather that the other party didn't need to use a Pokédex to understand Pokémon.

It must be said that this is also a limitation of the encyclopedia.

It might be a great aid for new trainers, but for trainers like Tetsuya, the symbolic significance of the Pokédex and its use as a substitute for identity cards far outweigh its actual practicality.

"We plan to add an ecological record and semi-intelligent system to the Pokédex. Simply put, it will help trainers understand information about Pokémon more effectively and answer simple questions as well."

Further plans include adding tracking systems, portable teleportation systems, and even connection and exchange systems to the encyclopedia.

The transmission system has a higher priority and is more difficult to implement; it will likely take three to four years to complete and go online.

The other two are even more complicated; let's take it one step at a time.

Silph also mentioned wanting to integrate the Pokémon Device (commonly known as a wristwatch) with the Pokédex; there's a lot going on.

Professor Oak walked over to a nearby instrument and browsed the data, casually explaining to Tetsuya.

And this was only a very small part of the research he was in charge of.

With Tetsuya's words of encouragement, the call between the two ended quickly.

It seems Professor Oak has made some progress in his research.

"Then I'll go back and rest first?" Xiaogang and Tetsuya exchanged a glance and said.

He didn't ask what the thing that Professor Oak and Tetsuya had mentioned was.

Curious as he was, he didn't want to be scolded by his own father.

“Okay, I’ll go to Miss Joey’s place and teleport the Martial Arts Bear Master there. I also need to have a chat with this big guy first.”

Tetsuya also stood up to get on with his own business.

The training grounds at the Pokémon Center.

In a quiet corner, Tetsuya released his Martial Arts Bear Master.

After explaining the arrangements to this big guy, the Martial Arts Bear Master wasn't unhappy at all; on the contrary, he was looking forward to the delicious food and the opponent he was talking about.

Well, Tetsuya told it that its opponent was Professor Oak's Pokémon, so Urshifu shouldn't get beaten too badly.

Moreover, for Fighting-type Pokémon, challenging stronger opponents is something they never tire of.

However, Master Xiong also explained his situation.

Despite gesturing wildly and making exaggerated facial expressions, Tetsuya managed to barely understand its meaning.

"It's very safe there, you can rest assured."

I'll probably be back in about six months, around the time your child is born.