Pokémon Breeder's Story

Chapter 16: Legendary Information

The morning sun shone into the garden of the breeding center as Kenji's Breeding Center officially began a new day of business.

At this time, traveling trainers were likely just getting up from their sleeping bags, preparing breakfast for themselves and their Pokémon. There were no customers in the shop, so Kenji leisurely prepared breakfast for himself and his Pokémon.

There were berries and Pokémon biscuits for Bewear, fresh Moomoo Milk for Growlithe... and berries and snacks for Oddish. As a Grass-type, Oddish, like most Grass-type Pokémon, didn't need to eat human food. It only needed to perform photosynthesis, absorb nutrients from the soil, and bathe in the moonlight each day to grow.

However, for a Pokémon that belonged to a trainer, that wasn't enough. Only by supplementing with enough nutrition could they grow even stronger.

The breeding center was currently in a state of revival. Kenji planned to use this time to brush up on his knowledge of Pokémon breeding and herbology. Once he learned how to make Pokéblocks and mix herbs to create medicine, he could then make custom Pokémon food for each of his Pokémon based on their individual needs.

After breakfast, the breeding center officially opened.

The newly hatched Growlithe was full of curiosity about everything around it. It ran around the house nonstop, exploring every corner of the breeding center. The nocturnal Oddish returned to the Herb Garden, found a shady spot, used Ingrain, and buried its face in the soil to sleep. Bewear followed behind Growlithe with a broom, patiently and helplessly cleaning up the plum blossom-shaped paw prints it left on the floor.

Watching the active Pokémon, Kenji smiled slightly, then turned to grab his small blackboard and add some new information.

[Breeding Center Main Business]

[1. Pokémon Fostering]

[2. Moves Currently Available for Tutoring: Baby-Doll Eyes, Tackle, Sleep Powder, Swords Dance.]

[3. Egg Hatching: By fostering two Pokémon of the same Egg Group and different genders at the center, you can breed a superior offspring.]

[4. Rare Items for Trade: Common Stone, Big Root.]

[5. Food and Lodging]

"There!"

After updating the information, Kenji walked out and placed the small blackboard in front of the breeding center. Just then, he suddenly saw a wild Taillow perched on the roof, staring at him.

A Taillow... the regional bird of the Hoenn region! The little swallow is quite cute, Kenji thought. He casually took out a snack and tossed it in front of the Taillow.

The Taillow looked down, picked up the snack with its beak, and swallowed it. Immediately, a look of clear satisfaction and delight appeared on the Taillow's face.

In the next second, a line of text appeared before Kenji's eyes.

[Taillow's mood has improved. Joy Value +40. Received Taillow's gift: "Piece of Information 1".]

[Taillow has revealed a piece of information to you 1: In the northern part of the Hoenn region, a Pokémon that can transform into a human has appeared. If you can make the Taillow even happier, perhaps it will reveal more information about that Pokémon.]

Kenji: "...?"

What was this? A Pokémon that can transform into a human... Could the Pokémon the Taillow was talking about be the Legendary Pokémon, Latias? As far as Kenji knew, the only Pokémon in the entire Pokémon world that fit this description was Latias! In the movie Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias, the Latias that transformed into a human girl was deeply loved by the audience.

Kenji looked at the Taillow in disbelief. A Legendary Pokémon...

He saw the Taillow squinting at him, seemingly waiting for him to make a move. Kenji turned around, went back into the breeding center, brought out more Pokémon snacks, and piled them in front of the Taillow.

The Taillow looked on with satisfaction, lowered its head, and continued to eat. It only stopped after eating about half of the pile. And then, Kenji finally saw the second piece of information.

[Taillow's mood has improved. Joy Value +20. Received Taillow's gift: "Piece of Information 2".]

[Taillow has revealed a piece of information to you 2: That Pokémon lives with its older brother. They have no fixed residence and roam the skies of the Hoenn region all day long. If you can make the Taillow even happier, perhaps it will reveal more information.]

Without a second word, Kenji turned around and brought out even more snacks from the breeding center. But the Taillow seemed to be full. It glanced at the snacks with some disinterest, then looked at Kenji, flapped its wings, turned, and flew away.

"Hey... ?!"

Kenji was stunned. The Taillow didn't even look back.

Kenji was dumbfounded. Was this Taillow looking down on his food? How rude!

Still, the information from the Taillow was most likely referring to the Legendary Pokémon Latias and Latios. Legendary Pokémon were incredibly rare and hard-to-find beings! The Taillow had left, so even if Kenji wanted more information, there was nothing he could do. He could only turn around, return to the breeding center, and get back to business.

However, this Taillow had given him a new idea. It wasn't just trainers' Pokémon; making wild Pokémon happy could also grant him their gifts? Moves, items, talents, information... The variety was truly rich!

As the sun climbed higher, breakfast time ended. The people of Fallarbor Town began their daily work, and trainers on their journeys also set out. Kenji waited for customers in the breeding center while thinking about its future plans.

As for egg hatching... If a customer only fostered one Pokémon, it would be impossible to breed. In that situation, if the breeding center had a Ditto, it could solve all these problems. A Ditto could transform into any Pokémon, even humans. By having it breed with a client's Pokémon, he could produce a superior offspring.

The problem was, wild Ditto were very hard to encounter because they would transform into other Pokémon, making them difficult to distinguish without careful observation. In that case, the only option was to buy one from another breeding center.

While he was thinking, the door to the breeding center was pushed open. A customer had arrived!

Kenji and Bewear immediately perked up, but when they saw who it was, they froze.

"Officer Jenny?"

The little Growlithe sensed a stranger's presence and immediately rushed out, barking loudly at the visitor. "Grrr—Woof woof!"

"Growlithe, it's okay," Kenji called out.

Growlithe immediately ran back, barking.

Jenny Jun glanced at the Growlithe, then at the newly renovated breeding center, and nodded silently. "It seems you've already adapted to life here. I'm very happy to see this."