Pokémon Court

Chapter 169: Full Team

After the Verdanturf Conference ended, Terrance slipped away immediately. Even Sora, who wanted to look for Terrance, couldnt find his whereabouts.

Terrance, having left Verdanturf Town, set his next destination as Rustboro City.

In the short term, Rustboro City will continue to hold Pokmon Contests.

North of Rustboro City lay Meteor Falls, Petalburg Woods to the south, and Rusturf Tunnel to the east. With the establishment of the Rusturf Tunnel in Verdanturf Town, the journey to Rustboro City became quite convenient.

Although Rusturf Tunnel is man-made, it still retains traces of nature, with some shattered rocks being casually strewn along the roadside.

Moreover, mist permeated the cave, creating a slightly gloomy atmosphere. However, the mist doesnt significantly affect navigation; its still possible to see the road clearly.

Rusturf Tunnel was a lone tunnel situated within a massive mountain. For convenience, there are quite a few people who traverse this route between Rustboro City and Verdanturf Town.

As Terrance entered Rusturf Tunnel, he coincidentally encountered two other Trainers.

These two Trainers seemed unfamiliar. The three exchanged greetings and decided to travel through Rusturf Tunnel together.

Theres a lone Geodude.

While progressing through Rusturf Tunnel, Terrance noticed a Pokmon behind several piles of rocks. Geodude resembled a gray, round stone with well-developed muscular arms, almost indistinguishable from an ordinary rock when appropriately concealed.

Before entering Rusturf Tunnel, Terrance held an internal meeting with his Pokmon while feeding them, primarily focusing on Mismagius.

Though troublesome, we need a new team member.

Mismagiuss~~ Mismagius expressed understanding, and it now had an additional taskto keep an eye out for wild Pokmon appearing nearby.

In the Haunted House, Mismagius had observed many student Pokmon. Additionally, since Terrance is a Breeder, it has developed its own methods for observing Pokmon.

At the very least, it could use illusion skills for some probing.

If he could attain the title of Top Coordinator, Terrance planned to apply for the graduation exam at Crown Academy. After successfully graduating, he still had one more thing to do.

This task might not be easier than achieving the title of Top Coordinator, but its significance was on a different level.

Unlike Pokmon Contests, which only required one Pokmon, the Grand Festival demanded a Trainers standard team of six members.

So, Terrances upcoming task involved ensuring his team was full, at least reaching the maximum number of Pokmon, so that there were no vacant spots in his team.

Currently, Terrance had Beautifly, Altaria, Mismagius, and Growlithe, totaling four Pokmon.

In other words, within a year, before the Grand Festival concludes, he had to collect six Pokmon. Moreover, these six Pokmon couldnt be too weak; they needed to complement and enhance Terrances lineup rather than hold it back.

Mismagiuss~~ Mismagius expressed its confidence, as it usually roamed outside, and observing Pokmon was just a piece of cake for it. However, what worried Mismagius more was whether Terrances finances could handle the new Pokmons food after capturing them.

This issue wasnt just Mismagiuss concern; even Altaria and others had opinions on it.

Haha dont worry, Terrance chuckled, avoiding a direct response to the Pokmons questions.

Capturing Pokmon is also an art. If an ordinary Trainer captured a Snorlax, no matter how rare or powerful that Snorlax may be

Its likely that the burden of feeding such a Pokmon will drag down that Trainer.

However, if the Trainer had a Tangrowth, as long as they solved Tangrowths energy supply needs, around eighty percent of Snorlaxs food problem would be resolved.

Tangrowth, being a Grass-type Pokmon, had the significant advantage of absorbing sunlight to supplement energy.

So, while it didnt guarantee complete nutrition, at least it wouldnt be worse than growing up in the wild. Plus, it could solve the Pokmons hunger problem, making this approach commendable.

In theory, Pokmon with inherently stronger species tend to be more difficult to raise, but its not an absolute rule.

Pokmon like Heracross, which belong to the Bug Type, have a gentle nature and are suitable for Trainers to raise. Additionally, their food requirements are simple, and they arent picky eaters.

Despite being powerful Pokmon with robust waist strength, leg strength, and sharp claws, they can live quite happily by simply feeding on tree sap and nectar.

The wild environment in this world was excellent; in almost any random place, lush trees and clusters of flowers could be found.

However, Pokmon like Heracross were destined to be rare, and since they lived in groups, they werent easy for Trainers to capture.

Is there no one with better strength than Geodude?

Receiving information from Mismagius, Terrance nodded. This was within his expectations. Without exaggerated luck, finding and capturing a potentially outstanding Pokmon in the wild was indeed challenging.

Generally, Pokmon with good potential aside from some genetic mutations and unexpected changes caused by the environment, most of it was due to genetics. Considering the low proportion of powerful Pokmon in the wild, the chances of encountering a wild Pokmon with tremendous potential, inherited from its parents, were even lower.

The reason why families with better financial conditions usually apply for Starter Pokmon provided by the League is because of this. Regardless of the Trainers later nurturing, even if these Starter Pokmon grew normally, they wouldnt turn out to be too incompetent.

As for wealthier families, some were even willing to spend resources to contact Trainers like Gym Leaders or Elite Four members, seeking to obtain descendants of their main Pokmon.

In this case, Terrance was lucky. He obtained Altaria, a Pokmon with good potential, without spending much, which greatly assisted him on the path ahead.

In that case, theres no need to focus on growing Pokmon anymore Terrance said.

The most significant difference between mature Pokmon and growing Pokmon lies in their evolutionary forms.

Except for very few Pokmon that dont follow the theory of getting stronger by evolving, evolution is the simplest, most direct path for Pokmons growth, a fact acknowledged by everyone.

Mature Pokmon and growing Pokmon have a notable difference. The probability of encountering such Pokmon in remote places is low, and even if a Trainer encounters them, they need to consider whether they have the strength to capture these Pokmon.

Pokmon like Altaria on Mt. Chimney and the Exploud leader in the Rusturf Tunnels mountain range were examples of such Pokmon.

Growing up in the wild was not easy, but at the same time, it molded their strength.

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