Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

Upon reaching the top of the cliff, they discovered an area that had been cordoned off, guarded by a rare cannon-armed shrimp with pincers on its left arm.

"It seems like some big family's kid is here to play," Tetsuya thought to himself.

A small, orange-haired figure sat beside the giant claw of the Steel Cannon Shrimp, partially obscured.

Chapter 78 Trainers Also Need 007

Steelix with pincers on its left arm are extremely rare. In the Kanto region, there are only two recorded cases, and both of them are powerful Elite Four trainers.

One of them even had the potential to be a champion—he learned this by chance while chatting with Dr. Yamanashi.

I guess it's one of the favored descendants of one of them. Zhe didn't pay much attention. It could also be a tourist from abroad.

Cape House is a popular tourist destination in the Kanto region, attracting many visitors.

Moreover, it's relatively safe; even within the dark organizations, there aren't many lunatics who would risk incurring the wrath of the Kanto Alliance to attack this place.

Moreover, the white cape next to it is a gathering place for trainers.

If someone really comes to attack this place, Tetsuya feels it's hard to say who attacked whom.

Unless you reach the championship level, the sheer number of players is still effective.

Reaching the highest point of the cliff, I admired the beautiful scenery before me. The afterglow of the setting sun shone through the clouds and onto the sea, creating a shimmering line of gold.

In the distance, the sea meets the sky, and under the glow of the setting sun, it seems to be shrouded in a layer of red gauze, making it exceptionally enchanting.

Gazing at this sight, Zhe couldn't help but feel overjoyed and began to shout loudly at the sea, "Yay!"

The orange-haired figure standing to the side heard his shout, turned around to look, and then shrank back as if startled.

The Steel Cannon Shrimp shifted its body slightly, shielding its own child while its yellow, squinty eyes glanced at the boy beside it.

Tetsuya noticed the Shrimp's gaze, and after venting his exhaustion, he smiled at it and immediately released Pidgeot to carry him off the cliff.

Upon landing, Tetsuya, whose face was slightly pale due to his fear of heights, recalled his Pidgeot, took out his electric scooter, and headed towards the Pokémon Center.

He needs to feed three Pokémon now, otherwise they'll probably make a fuss for a while, he's in a rush.

...Nothing happened that night.

In the following days, some of the elderly people in the town discovered a strangely handsome boy.

One summer morning, just as dawn was breaking and before the sun had even risen, he began his jogging exercise around the town, accompanied by a strong chicken dressed in a black weighted suit.

Every other day, you would see him go to the beach and the forest, and he would stay there for a whole day.

Then, around six or seven in the afternoon, when the sun was almost gone, he would hurriedly return to the town's Pokémon Center, covered in dust.

For the elderly, this is also a good topic of conversation. They have seen another hardworking little guy, and they even wonder how long the boy can keep going.

One day, two days, a week, half a month, a month...

More than thirty days passed, and the old people were surprised to find that no matter the wind or rain, the child had been persevering until one day, the child suddenly disappeared.

They knew that he had most likely left.

.......

"Mantle rock, gravity, distortion."

A deep, steady male voice rang out in the forest.

"Dangoro!"

The response was even lower and more subdued.

The green Scyther opposite was moving around in the gravity field, with a hint of pain appearing on its face from time to time.

The key issue is that its speed fluctuates, and it's unclear whether this is due to its own control or some other reason.

"Okay, stop now."

He clapped his hands to indicate the end of the experiment.

The mantle rock silently withdrew its gravity field, and Scyther breathed a sigh of relief. It had been quite a long time; it was really tough for an old man like him to have to keep moving around like that.

It wouldn't be willing to do this if it weren't for the payment.

Tetsuya nodded in satisfaction. In the following ten days, the Stone Ball that had evolved into a mantle rock made significant progress.

Yes, after being fed for the previous thirty days, Stone Golem finally reached that line and successfully evolved into Mantle Rock.

Mantle rocks

Category: Mineral Pokémon

Attribute: Rock

Height: 1.1m (average is 0.9m)

Weight: 144kg (average weight 102kg)

Special Ability: Shattered Armor (If damaged by a physical attack, Defense decreases, Speed ​​increases significantly.)

Hidden Ability: Sand Power (During sandstorms, the power of Rock, Ground, and Steel-type moves is increased.)

Skills: Tackle, Sand Brush, Harden, Stealth Rock, Gravity (inherited), Wide Guard (inherited), Rock Slide, Mud Throw, Knock Down, Power Gem, Iron Wall, Headbutt, Sleep, Snoring, Sleep Talk, Sandstorm, Endure, Quicksand Hell.

Level: 26 (Normal)

Potential: King

Breeding method: Due to the special nature of Pokémon, they are fed with high-energy nutrient solutions until they evolve (synthesis method is as follows:.....).

The addition of various special rocks can have different effects on the rocks on its body surface (specific details are as follows:.......)

This is the specific information about mantle rocks provided by Zero.

Compared to other creatures of similar size, the height of the mantle rock is not particularly outstanding, but its weight appears somewhat exaggerated due to Tetsuya's emphasis on training it.

In terms of skills, the number of Mantle Rock Light Theory skills at the ordinary level is already no less than that of a typical Pokémon that has just entered the elite level. This is largely due to the increase in knowledge and the learning of many skill principles.

Compared to its time as a stone ball, the way it was cultivated after evolving into a mantle rock has not changed much.

The reason is that the orange protrusions on the mantle rock are composed of the same material as the energy core inside the body, and some of the energy will be distributed on the body as orange energy crystals.

At the same time, when the energy within the local mantle rock surges high, the original orange crystals on its surface will also emit a beautiful light.

This often means that the best time for mantle rocks to evolve into giant rock monsters has arrived.

However, many trainers are unaware that Mantle Rock can evolve, so they cannot make good use of it.

This is Uncle Xiaogang's answer.

Before this, by constantly feeding the mantle rock, the energy crystals on its body would periodically fall off.

According to the data, if the energy crystals do not fall off after being fed for approximately fifteen days, this is one of the signs that the energy crystals are capable of evolution.

After evolving into the Giant Rock Monster, it can actively expend energy to create crystals.

It's important to know that this crystal is a great solid for energy conversion, and many Rock-type Pokémon consider it a very good source of nutrition. Before its evolution, Rockruff's recipe mainly consisted of this crystal.

I breathed a sigh of relief, because according to Uncle Xiaogang, the energy crystals that had fallen off during this period were worth about a million, which could at least help me recover some of my losses, even though I was consuming more energy every day.

Evolving into a giant rock monster to create crystals is actually not worthwhile, because it consumes a lot of energy, and doing too much can easily lead to weakness.

Looking back on those forty days, Tetsuya now feels they were incredibly valuable; he felt like he had become an ascetic during that time.

Normal training is 996 (9 am to 9 pm, 6 days a week), but he went straight to 007 (0 pm to 7 days a week). If it weren't for the fact that his three Pokémon were improving every day, he wouldn't have been able to keep going.

Tetsuya glanced at the strong rooster beside him, which was holding its breath.

Chapter 79 The Miraculous Evolution and the Exaggerated Amount

The Mighty Chicken is now level 36.

Tetsuya felt that its evolution level was similar to that of Pidgeot.

The reason it hasn't evolved yet might be the same as Pidgeot: it lacks a battle where all the necessary conditions are met.

Even though he didn't know what conditions Pidgeot had met to suddenly evolve.

It should be a thrilling battle, after all, in the past forty days, Mighty Chicken has experienced very few real battles.

In the small town near White Cape, although there are many Pokémon and trainers, and their strength is quite good, and the battle arena at the Pokémon Center is large enough, there are still not many people fighting there.

After a long day of tiring training, neither normal people nor normal Pokémon would be in the mood for battle, both physically and mentally.

When it comes to completing missions, Tetsuya almost always sends all three Pokémon together. It's not like it's a formal battle or a capture battle, so why talk about one-on-one duels?

Evolution is a very mysterious thing. Apart from some artificial interventions, such as communication-based evolution, there is really no big pattern to the natural evolution of Pokémon.

So he didn't know how Mighty Chicken would evolve.

However, I'm leaving today, otherwise I might not have enough time to challenge the gym, so I need to set aside some time for emergencies.

Tetsuya thought to himself, "We can just take it slow. I don't believe that this evolution can stop the strong chicken with champion potential."

Is that right?

He stared blankly at the strong chicken that suddenly emitted a white light.

No, are you preparing to evolve just by standing and meditating, or is this some new skill you've mastered?

As the white light gradually enveloped the entire body of the Mighty Chicken, Tetsuya, who was nearby, could hardly see anything clearly.

He then realized, "Wow, Merach really has evolved into Blaziken!"

Could it be caused by my own thoughts? Is it really that magical? This is so embarrassing, you know?

As time passed, the white light faded, and a cool-looking Blaziken appeared in front of Tetsuya.

With its white feathers, V-shaped comb, sharp claws wrapped in bandages, and strong, powerful legs, the contrast between its blue eyes and overall color scheme further accentuates its extraordinary nature.

Flames would occasionally burst forth from his arms and legs.

This is because the newly evolved Blaziken failed to control the energy within its body.

Oh my!

The Blaziken opened its tightly closed eyes, raised its claws and feet, feeling the powerful muscle strength and energy, and let out an excited cry.

Tetsuya quickly summoned Blaziken's information, hoping to get Blaziken under control of its body, which was somewhat unbalanced due to evolution.

Skip over useless knowledge.

At first glance, the first thing that catches the eye is the physique: 2.25 meters tall and 65 kilograms in weight. Compared to the racial average of 1.9 meters and 52 kilograms, the data suggests that this is only average.

Even Pied Eagles now reach 1.95 meters in length and weigh 50 kilograms, far exceeding the average of similar birds by nearly a quarter, making their figures look much better.

However, they are different kinds of things and cannot be compared.

As a bird of prey, the eagle should naturally be large and strong.

Blaziken, as a Fighting-type Blaziken Pokémon, needs to maintain a good balance.

Excessive height and excessive weight are both detrimental to its combat ability, let alone both. If it cannot even control these factors, how can it fight effectively?

According to Zero's analysis, Blaziken's current size is basically a near-perfect state for it.

It's possible that his size will increase slightly when he breaks through to the Heavenly King level or becomes even stronger, but the change won't be too significant.

Overall, it did not exceed Tetsuya's expectations and was quite reasonable.

Then the level increased from level 36 to level 39.

It wasn't a waste of money to feed and use it well.

It looks like if Pidgeot doesn't work harder, it will soon be overtaken by its little brother.

In terms of skills, Combusken is the most comprehensively skilled Pokémon so far.

Offensive skills, status skills, and the coverage of skill attributes are all very well-developed, providing numerous ways to engage in combat.

Next comes the stage of developing the breeding program, which is of utmost concern to everyone.

Although he had already gone through the plan himself beforehand, he was still a little worried. What if he made a mistake? He needed to confirm it with Zero.

After reading it carefully, Tetsuya rolled his eyes, as if he had expected it.

No, that's a bit of an exaggeration.

According to the current calculation, the breeding cost for Blaziken will be 1200 million per month, averaging about 40 per day, which is more than half again as much as before.