Pokémon: Trainers Start as Bounty Hunters.

Xiaoxia, clutching the hem of her clothes, asked nervously, "May I ask who you are?"

"Oh, I'm here as a guest at the invitation of Senior Minglan. My name is Tamaki Tetsuya."

Tetsuya then realized that the other person didn't know him, which explained why they were so reserved.

His words made young Xia visibly relax.

As expected, he wasn't a bad person.

That's what she was thinking.

"Tetsuya! I heard you went straight to the training facility as soon as you came in? Didn't you say you were going to rest and postpone training?"

Said that Cao Cao Cao Cao arrived.

Just after Zhe finished introducing himself to Xiaoxia, he heard Minglan's cheerful voice.

For a powerful opponent, dealing with events and traveling are usually two different things, with the latter taking more time.

This shows how important it is to have a super-powered Pokémon that can teleport instantly.

Of course, it's not that Minglan doesn't have such sprites.

Among Water-type Pokémon, Slowbro and Starmie can master this move, and even some special Cloyster individuals can.

These three are among the strongest water-type Pokémon.

As a Water-type specialist trainer, Minglan certainly couldn't have been without training.

However, there are too many places around Cerulean City that need to be appeased.

Most of them were placed in relatively remote locations by their trainers.

In this way, even if something goes wrong, they can teleport back and request support as quickly as possible.

It's tough on Grandpa Minglan, who's quite old, having to travel around in his not-so-large Steel Cannon Shrimp.

"Let me learn from you, Grandpa. Are you worried I'll steal your skills?"

Tetsuya responded casually to Minglan's teasing.

After spending a few days with him, he discovered that this little old man's personality was quite similar to that of Dr. Yamanashi and Dr. Oki.

This could be considered a prime example of someone who gets younger as they age.

Upon hearing this, Minglan became even happier: "That's wonderful! I was just worried that no one but my granddaughter Xiaoxia could learn it."

"Let me know when you've learned it well, and I'll talk to Ah Si and ask him to take you over."

"You really are..."

Tetsuya was speechless at the sight of this little old man.

He knew Minglan really wanted to find a successor for the Hualan Dojo, but there was no need to rush it.

After Xiaoxia grew up, she became very qualified and responsible.

"Come here, Xiaoxia."

This is your brother Tetsuya, the trainer I specially found for you. He's really strong!

"Hey, hey, hey, I never said I wanted to be a master, did I? I haven't even graduated myself yet."

Besides, I'm not good at training Water-type Pokémon. Wouldn't it be better if you did it yourself?

Tetsuya quickly stopped Minglan from making up, "I only said that I would help you share the burden of teaching basic knowledge during my rest period in Hualan City, but I didn't say that."

Yes, this is what they had agreed upon beforehand.

And it's paid.

Otherwise, Tetsuya would rather go to the wild to find that "Master Weasel" whose existence is unknown.

It makes me angry just thinking about it.

Ever since he saw that shadow that day, he had practically dug up every inch of the rocky mountains and wilderness, but he still couldn't find any trace of it.

If it weren't for the feedback from his superpowers indicating that there was nothing wrong with his eyes, Tetsuya would have doubted whether he was seeing things.

"Perhaps their activity range just happened to pass through the rocky wilderness, and their habitat is elsewhere in the surrounding area?"

He thought this more than once.

In that case, it will be easy to find them.

Anyway, he'll be staying here for a long time this time, so if he can find it, great; if not, he'll just consider it a way to kill time.

It's similar to the principle of teaching Xiaoxia.

As a child, Xia blinked her big, innocent eyes as she watched her grandfather and Tetsuya arguing incessantly.

She only vaguely understood what she was hearing.

Judging from the looks of it, the handsome older brother who saved her seems to be here to be her teacher.

Xiaoxia said she was still very happy.

"Alright, I can't argue with you, kid."

The intense laning phase, which lasted for ten minutes, came to an end.

Minglan was the first to abstain.

“If I were younger, no, if I were just ten years younger, I would definitely be much more energetic than you.”

He said indignantly.

Tetsuya rolled his eyes, showing no respect for the old man: "Yes, yes, so you should just accept your age and quietly cultivate your character, isn't that better?"

Speaking of which, has Xiaoxia started raising Pokémon yet?

"not yet."

Minglan was immediately changed of topic, "He's still too young now. I plan to wait a few more years. The League's rule that you can only own a Pokémon at the age of sixteen isn't entirely without basis."

For very young children, mastering a powerful spirit is not a good thing.

Tetsuya nodded in agreement.

Being young is not the problem; the key issue is an incomplete understanding of the world.

If things were really like they're depicted in the anime, where ten-year-old children could capture spirits and fight, one can only imagine the chaos that would ensue in the world.

A certain shonen manga is an example.

"However, I have prepared a starter Pokémon for her. It is the child of my old friend Starmie, and it is still in the Pokémon egg stage."

Minglan said with a smile.

Tetsuya expressed his understanding: "A Water/Psychic Starmie? It is indeed a very good Pokémon, and Starmie is also very cute, making it very suitable as a starter Pokémon for Water types."

Although the starter Pokémon are the first choice for most novice trainers, Misty, as the most beloved youngest member of the Cerulean Gym, obviously doesn't need to make the same choice as others.

Starfish is almost as strong as Blastoise.

In fact, it is even better in some aspects because of its superpowers.

Starmie would be much more popular if it weren't for its primary ability to glow and the requirement to evolve with a Water Stone.

"Hmm, plus the Togepi that Wu Neng is 'preparing', it seems that Xiaoxia's main team is only missing a Duck and a Gyarados. The other two are Corsola and Poliwag, I think?"

Tetsuya thought to himself with some uncertainty.

The problem is that there were relatively few battle scenes featuring Xiaoxia in the previous anime.

Aside from Togepi, Starmie, and Psyduck, there aren't many other memories associated with him.

But even if you knew, it wouldn't make a difference.

The origin of the Pokerby remains unchanged due to a series of unforeseen circumstances, and the same is likely true for the Gem Starfish.

The duck king's words.

Even with Zero, Tetsuya wasn't confident he could find a Psyduck that was afraid of water but had incredibly strong superpowers once activated.

This is a unique creature, just like Ash, Meowth from Team Rocket, and Meowth.

Gyarados is not a big problem.

Judging from Xiaoxia's expression just now, she probably doesn't want a Magikarp that can evolve into Gyarados anytime soon.

Moreover, for a novice trainer, raising Magikarp is extremely difficult.

Sun coral and mosquito coil frog king are not much simpler either.

In Xiaoxia's hands, the former repeatedly used self-regeneration to unleash its power after being near death in many battles.

Tetsuya felt that this could no longer be explained by self-regeneration; it must be a special move that Satoshi taught Misty.

The latter is similar to Slowking.

As the second evolutionary form of the mosquito coil frog, the occasional appearance of the mosquito coil frog king in the wild has only recently been discovered by researchers to require the conditions for evolution—carrying the King's Token for communication evolution.

As for strength...

In any case, many people feel that, apart from its ability being a perfect fit for rain teams, Poliwrath's combat ability is far superior to Poliwag's.

Minglan didn't notice that Zhe was also daydreaming: "I asked you to teach Xiaoxia for this very reason."

I hope you can teach her some things about breeders, especially how to identify Pokémon eggs. This will help her choose her starter Pokémon in the future.

Of course, a fairy can't just lay one egg; Misty will have to choose the starfish egg herself.

This is also one of the things that trainers should do.

"Understood. Leave this to me; it's not difficult."

Tetsuya remained calm and composed.

He, who held the Zero card, had long anticipated this day would come.

None of our own team members have shown simple potential.

Although they are related to some mythical beasts, outsiders can't see these things.

This is another reason why he went to obtain breeder qualifications.

Hey, he's a genius, so what?

You're not happy about it, are you? Jealous, aren't you?

Come and hit me if you dare.

"Okay, it's settled then. I'll give you the pass later."

Minglan, who had been busy for a long time, also relaxed a lot.

With Tetsuya, a junior he could trust, he finally felt much more relaxed.

The pass he mentioned was one of the rewards he was to pay Tetsuya—a long-term pass to the Cerulean Cave.

Cerulean Cave, also known as the Unnamed Cave, is a cave located northwest of Cerulean City in the Kanto region.

Its formation is still unknown, but judging from the shape of the cave, it should be a type of karst cave.

It is similar to the underground caves of Mount Raibo in the Jodo region, but also quite different.

The similarity lies in the fact that both places are huge underground labyrinths, the kind where you can easily get lost once you enter.

Moreover, all kinds of elves live in them.

There are many differences.

The simplest explanation is the environment; the Cerulean Caves are much more humid due to their location and possible causes.

More importantly, the spirits inside are exceptionally powerful.

Nobody knows why.

However, none of the wild Pokémon that appeared in Cerulean Cave were below the elite level.

Even near-superstars are very common.

However, there are still not many Pokémon of the Elite Four rank or higher.

Fortunately, there weren't many, otherwise the Cerulean Gym, which is in charge of Cerulean Cave, would have had a real headache.

For this reason, Cerulean Cave is not open to ordinary trainers.