Pokémon: Reborn as Lucario

Chapter 137: What the Heck, an Egg?!

"No, why did you just give me a Pokémon egg?"

"What the heck am I supposed to do, raise an egg???"

Rio looked at the somewhat warm Pokémon egg in his hand, completely baffled.

The story has to be rewound to a few hours ago.

The location of the Pokémon Exchange Center was actually very easy to find. It was located in the western part of Yuanqi City. After finding that landmark building—the Pokémon Center—and walking a little further in, one would see this bustling building.

"Excuse me, please let us through."

Míng Rìzhào quickly made way.

Many people in a hurry were seen running out of the Pokémon Exchange Center from time to time, running to the Pokémon Center, and then returning to the Exchange Center holding a large pile of Poké Balls.

No need to think about it; these people must have seen a Pokémon they liked at the Exchange Center, found that they weren't carrying a Pokémon they could trade, and so hurried to the Pokémon Center to have their Pokémon transferred over, then rushed back to the Exchange Center. As for why they were in such a hurry, it was because many times, trades don't wait for people. Some traders, upon seeing a suitable offer, would trade away their Pokémon. Therefore, it was very easy to miss an opportunity if one was not careful.

Walking into the Pokémon Exchange Center, the lively scene inside made Míng Rìzhào sigh with some emotion.

"There are so many people."

At this moment, a hostess walked over.

"Hello, welcome to the Pokémon Exchange Center," she greeted with a smile. "This is your first time here, right? Do you need me to explain the facilities inside the center for you?"

The Pokémon Exchange Center was not what the three little ones had imagined—just a platform where everyone exchanged pleasantries and then traded Pokémon when the mood struck. Instead, it was a comprehensive center with diverse facilities and multiple areas. Looking at the dazzling array of facilities, and hearing the hostess's inquiry, Míng Rìzhào nodded, a little dazed.

The hostess had also received many first-time visitors and therefore smiled as she gave a detailed introduction, "Hello, please come with me."

She led the three little ones towards the center of the Pokémon Exchange Center.

"Look, this large screen here displays some of the Pokémon that traders can exchange. You can call it the 'Search Board'. If you see a Pokémon you're interested in on it, you can use your phone to consult with the other party." "The Pokémon waiting to be traded that are registered here will be verified by the Pokémon Exchange Center. Only after confirmation will they be displayed on the 'Search Board'. This prevents artificial falsification of Pokémon information."

"Generally speaking, traders who actively register their Pokémon for exchange don't have a very strong objective. If they are interested in the Pokémon the consultant can trade, an exchange can be quickly reached. And the exchange process takes place over at the public exchange machines."

The hostess pointed to the area on the right side of the Pokémon Exchange Center, where a large pile of machines was placed.

Rio looked up. Those machines, called "Public Exchange Machines," each consisted of two platforms placed opposite each other, with several pipes erected between them. And the machine itself was like the kind of arcade machine from his previous life, with a display screen showing relevant information. The difference was that on the left side of the machine's tabletop, there were two discs, one red and one blue. Judging by their shape and size, they seemed to be used for placing Poké Balls.

The hostess's subsequent demonstration also verified Rio's guess.

"This 'Public Exchange Machine' has two modes of use."

"If it's for trading Pokémon with a trader from the 'Search Board' as mentioned before, because generally such traders are not on site, and the Pokémon they want to trade are basically stored in the Exchange Center's breeding house, the consultant only needs to use one side of the exchange machine."

Taking out a demonstration Poké Ball, the hostess, Anna, walked to an idle exchange machine to show Míng Rìzhào.

"First, place the Poké Ball on the red disc. At this time, the machine will automatically scan the Poké Ball's information, as well as the information of the Pokémon inside the Poké Ball. After all the scanning is finished, all the information will be displayed on the screen. The trader can finally confirm whether to complete the exchange, and then sign their name. This way, the exchange can officially begin."

After a series of operations by the hostess, a lot of information was displayed on the screen:

"Remote Trade Mode activated."

"Awaiting trade Pokémon: Wurmple, lv5, Trainer: Anna..."

"Target trade Pokémon: Zigzagoon, lv5, Trainer: Anna..."

Rio watched as the young lady named Anna clicked the "Confirm" button. With a flash of white light, the Poké Ball originally placed on the red disc had disappeared. In its place, a new Poké Ball appeared on the blue disc.

"See, the exchange is now complete," Miss Anna took the Poké Ball from the blue disc and summoned the Zigzagoon from inside.

"So magical!"

Míng Rìzhào said in surprise. Rio and Ruru on the side also nodded.

This magical exchange method was truly an eye-opener for the three little ones.

"This is called a Public Trade. There is also another called Partner Trade mode." Miss Anna took out another Poké Ball. "Here, you go to the opposite machine and do the same operation as just now."

Míng Rìzhào excitedly ran to the opposite machine and placed the Poké Ball on the red disc.

The following information appeared on the display:

"Face-to-Face Trade Mode initiated."

"Awaiting trade Pokémon: Seedot, lv5, Trainer: Anna..."

"Target trade Pokémon: Zigzagoon, lv5, Trainer: Anna..."

"Confirm trade?"

After confirming, there was another flash of white light, and the Poké Ball of the Zigzagoon that Miss Anna had been holding in her hand appeared on the blue disc.

And Miss Anna on the other side was now holding the Poké Ball of the new Seedot.

"This kind of Partner Trade is suitable for situations where friends or acquaintances want to trade Pokémon with each other. For example, some people who want their Pokémon to have a trade evolution will trade Pokémon with their friends, and then trade back after the evolution is complete."

"And this method of exchange is also suitable for strangers." Miss Anna pointed to the left side of the Pokémon Exchange Center. There was a large, café-like place where many people were talking happily. Many people, after reaching a consensus, would walk towards the exchange machines together.

"You can negotiate with others in that conversation area. Because some people who want to trade Pokémon only accept face-to-face talks, there are also many people there who have Pokémon they want to trade. Moreover, the Pokémon that people there want to trade have a chance of being some rare Pokémon. Therefore, many people are also willing to look for opportunities in the conversation area."

"However, it should be noted that because the Pokémon traded in the conversation area have not been verified by the Pokémon Center, traders need to have a certain ability to discern for themselves. Although the Pokémon Center has also installed many security plugins in the exchange machines to check the Pokémon, it cannot completely prevent lawless elements from using some people's eagerness for quick profits and greed for powerful Pokémon to commit crimes. So, please try to understand the situation clearly during the conversation and maintain a certain degree of vigilance during the exchange."

"Alright, that's all for the introduction. I hope you have a pleasant experience using the Pokémon Exchange Center."

Míng Rìzhào thanked her gratefully but couldn't help asking a question.

"Um, Sister Anna, why did you introduce it to me in such detail? To be honest, even an introductory guide wouldn't be this detailed."

Miss Anna smiled.

"The TV live broadcast that day... many people saw it."

"I must also thank you for saving Verdant Leaf City. My parents and my younger sister live in Verdant Leaf City. If you and your Pokémon hadn't stood up, Verdant Leaf City would probably still be in ruins now."

"Ah, that... actually, it was mainly Mr. Steven's credit."

Míng Rìzhào scratched her head in embarrassment.

Miss Anna thanked her again, then waved goodbye to Míng Rìzhào and the other two little ones and returned to the front desk.

And Míng Rìzhào also tried to see if there were any suitable Pokémon on the 'Search Board'.

The data on the large screen refreshed every so often, and each refresh would display information about different Pokémon waiting to be traded.

"Xiao Zhao, what kind of Pokémon do you want to choose next?"

Rio asked. As a "Hall of Fame Champion Trainer" of the "Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, Kalos, Alola, Galar" regions in his previous life, he naturally also paid great attention to the composition of a Pokémon team.

And in this life, as a Pokémon who had followed a trainer, although the problem of team composition was left to the trainer to think about, Rio still cared a lot about his new little companions.

After all, no matter what, there might be double or even triple battles in the future. So, if he got a Pokémon he couldn't cooperate well with, Rio would also have a big headache.

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