Pokémon: The Legendary Trainer Who Farms at Home

While the three were contemplating how to handle the Aggron population, an Officer Jenny approached and said, "Mr. Nelson, we've received news. The Pokémon hunters were caught in Canalave City, and the Aron are now being rushed back."

Mr. Nelson was overjoyed, "Really? That's wonderful! Now, as long as we return the Aron to them, I believe they will retreat very quickly. We also won't have to worry about dealing with the problem."

Alex scratched his head, feeling a bit helpless. So these people ran in the other direction; Green Canopy Town truly suffered an undeserved disaster.

Steven, however, was indignant, "These people are too arrogant. After committing such a major offense, they still dared to run to Canalave City."

Alex remained silent, probably for fencing stolen goods. Canalave City has a considerable black market, and the Pokémon hunters probably wanted to quickly get rid of the Aron.

Mr. Nelson then said, "Alex, and Mr. Steven, could I trouble you two to temporarily guard these Aggron, lest they wake up and cause trouble? I also need to handle the follow-up matters."

"No problem!" x2

Alex and Steven said in unison.

"Thank you." Mr. Nelson bowed slightly, then quickly left.

Alex now had time to examine Steven's Metagross.

**Pokémon: Metagross (Shiny)**

Level: 58 (Late Gym Leader)

Aptitude: (Quasi-Legendary)

Ability: Clear Body

Gender: None

Moves: Tackle, Confusion, Metal Claw, Bullet Punch, Zen Headbutt, Hammer Arm, Take Down, Psychic, Magnet Rise, Flash Cannon, Meteor Mash, Iron Defense, Agility, Hone Claws, Protect, Thunder Punch, Ice Punch, Earthquake, Stomping Tantrum, Reflect, Light Screen, Rock Slide.

"So strong!" Alex couldn't help but exclaim. The Quasi-Legendary aptitude was the highest Alex had seen besides Duraludon. No wonder Steven's Metagross in the previous life's anime could exchange blows with Kyogre. Truly formidable.

Steven smiled, "Your Drakloak isn't bad either!"

Alex was a bit surprised; the Galar region had just been incorporated into the Alliance, and news about the pseudo-legendary Duraludon hadn't spread yet, but Steven recognized it at a glance.

"But… this Drakloak of yours seems a bit different from what I've seen in my data."

Alex explained, "This Drakloak of mine is a different color. However, during its Drakloak stage, it wasn't much different from a normal Drakloak. Only the patterns on its head and abdomen were slightly different."

"So that's how it is." Steven immediately understood, and then a fighting glint appeared in his eyes. "How about a battle? Just my Metagross and your Drakloak."

"Kya~"

Drakloak looked at Alex expectantly, its meaning obvious.

"Let's wait. After we've dealt with the Aggron, we'll find a place to battle."

Alex thought for a moment and replied; he also wanted to see how big the gap was between him and a top talent like Steven.

"No problem." Steven immediately agreed.

.....

Suddenly, a rustling sound came. The two quickly looked over, only to see the Aggron leader had already woken up, struggling to crawl out from underground. Alex was a bit dumbfounded; was this Aggron really that tough? It woke up so quickly?

Garchomp was displeased; this guy wasn't giving him face. Fighting-type energy gathered on its claws, and it was about to go up and give it another hit.

Alex quickly stopped it, "Wait, Garchomp, I'll talk to it."

Garchomp then gave up, following behind Alex and walking in front of the Aggron. Aggron was on high alert, looking warily at Garchomp. It was this powerful Pokémon that defeated it in two moves. It didn't know what they meant by this.

"Aggron, your children and kin were captured by Pokémon hunters, and they are all on their way back now. Please stop destroying things; we will safely return them."

Aggron was stunned, looking as if to say, 'You're not lying to me, are you?'

Alex explained, "Given the situation, do I have any reason to lie to you? If your children and kin don't return, you can continue to cause destruction, and I will absolutely not stop you."

Aggron's large head thought and thought. Indeed, that made sense. Now that it was their prisoner, they had no need to lie to it.

"Hey wo~"

(When will my children and kin return?)

"Very soon. They will definitely be back today. I'll wait here with you."

Aggron then gave up, closing its eyes to recover its strength.

"Steven, do you have any healing spray on you? I want to treat these big guys."

Steven looked a bit embarrassed, "I came today to trade with you, so I didn't bring these things."

Upon hearing this, Alex said to Drakloak, "Please go back and get some healing spray, and also some general Energy Cubes. Oh, and bring Florges over too."

After speaking, Alex took out Florges's Luxury Ball and handed it to Drakloak.

"Kya~"

Drakloak took the Luxury Ball and immediately flew towards home.

Afterward, Alex and Steven chatted idly.

"When you participated in the Ever Grande Conference, did you encounter any opponents worth noting?"

Steven thought for a moment and replied, "It was alright. There were indeed a few good opponents, but they didn't put too much pressure on me. Actually, many geniuses don't participate in the Ever Grande Conference because they don't need to prove anything. Like you, or Wallace from Lilycove City. I also only participated because of my old man's request."

Alex shook his head, "I just returned from traveling in Sinnoh, so I didn't have the opportunity to participate."

"Sinnoh?" Steven's eyes lit up. "I heard there are many ancient ruins in Sinnoh; there must be many rare stones, right?"

Alex was a bit speechless; sure enough, it was the stone fanatic Steven. When Sinnoh was mentioned, the first thing he thought of was stones. However, he still replied, "There are indeed quite a few ruins. I have a friend who really likes these, and I've also learned a bit about them by following him."

"Friend?" Steven seemed to think of something, and his eyes dimmed a little. Then he hesitated, "Are we also friends?"

Alex raised an eyebrow, "I thought we already were friends."

Steven was startled, then smiled with relief. "You're right, we were already friends." From the moment Alex reached out and pulled him onto Salamence.