I, Xiao Mao, want to become a Pokémon Master!

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Viridian Forest is very large; it took Ash two weeks to reach Pewter City.

Even if Xiao Mao rides faster and doesn't encounter too many problems on the road, it will still take at least three or four days to reach Nibi City.

Seeing that it was getting late, Xiao Mao cleared out a space by the roadside, set up camp, and prepared food for his four Pokémon.

"Here, this is an energy cube. It can greatly help you grow." Little Blue would definitely use the best resources for his Pokémon, such as energy cubes.

Caterpie and Scyther, these two wild Pokémon, have never eaten the fine bran rations that humans specially make for Pokémon. They only have two portions of special Bug-type Pokémon food, plus Energy Cubes.

In an instant, Caterpie and Scyther accepted Gary as their trainer.

This kind of life with food and lodging included is just so great.

Pokémon are all quite intelligent and can distinguish between good and bad. As long as the trainer is capable, most wild Pokémon are willing to follow the trainer.

"Everyone, get a good rest tonight. We'll start training you tomorrow," Shigeru reminded the Pokémon after dinner.

Previously, because there were too few Pokémon, it was quite troublesome to train a single Pokémon.

But now there are four Pokémon that need special training, and they will also need to challenge the Pewter City Gym later, so they need to raise the level of all four Pokémon.

Squirtle, in particular, is essential for defeating the Pewter City Gym.

Of course, Exeggutor can also be used to challenge Pewter City Gym, but right now we should focus on leveling up Squirtle and raising it into Blastoise as soon as possible.

The training plan that Xiao Shiu devised for his four Pokémon is as follows.

Scyther and Squirtle practiced together, with Squirtle using Water Gun to attack Scyther, while Scyther used its scythe to block the Water Gun, thus training the two Pokémon's reaction speed.

Exeggutor trains Caterpie by having Exeggutor bask in the sun and occasionally hypnotize Caterpie to improve its control over Nen abilities.

As for why it basks in the sun so much, the Exeggutor has far more than three heads; it can grow up to six heads. With each new head it grows, the Exeggutor's spiritual power is enhanced.

The three-headed Exeggutor is far from its strongest form.

The caterpillar doesn't need any training for now; it just needs to be hypnotized by the exeggutor.

Caterpie has a very fast evolution cycle. Gary's Caterpie is already level 8, so it should have evolved into Metapod long ago.

The reason it didn't evolve is because of Caterpie's own shimmering appearance. The golden Caterpie is too dazzling and easily attacked by Pokémon like Spearow and Pidgeotto.

Therefore, this green caterpillar was very vigilant every time it went out to forage, and it foraged for very little food. As a result, it did not have enough energy accumulated in its body to successfully evolve into Butterfree during its metacarpal stage.

Before evolving into Butterfree, Metapod does not eat anything and survives solely on the energy stored in its body by Caterpie until it evolves.

If a caterpillar doesn't get enough energy during its caterpillar stage and rashly evolves into an armored caterpillar, it will ultimately fail to emerge and die.

Chapter 14: Armored Chrysalis

"Jenny!"

"Coconut eggs!"

"twitter!!"

They readily accepted the training that Xiao Mao arranged for them.

"Caterpillar, why aren't you answering?" Xiao Mao hadn't heard the caterpillar's chirping, so he looked at the caterpillar.

Caterpie ignored Gary and suddenly turned its head toward the sky, spewing out strands of silk. The silk fell like a fountain, completely surrounding Caterpie's body. At the same time, the light of evolution shone.

The caterpillar's body changed into a crescent shape as the white light dissipated.

An orange armored pupa, distinct from the ordinary armored pupa, appeared.

Shigeru also took out his Pokédex and recorded the evolution process of Caterpie.

Professor Oak's Pokédex not only provides information about Pokémon, but also has a photo-taking function.

The evolution process of Shiny Pokémon is worth recording, so that it can be viewed as a memoir when we are old.

The evolved Metapod shook its body, expressing its gratitude to Shigeru.

Just as Shigeru guessed, the reason why the caterpillar didn't evolve was that it didn't have enough energy accumulated in its body.

After eating the special Bug-type food prepared by Shigeru and using high-grade energy cubes, it accumulated enough energy in its body and evolved directly into Metapod.

"Now that you've evolved, come in." Shigeru had originally planned to use Caterpie to train Exeggutor's hypnosis.

Now that Metapod has evolved, we have no choice but to give up training and take good care of it while waiting for it to emerge as a butterfly.

While Bug-type Pokémon may not have great mental strength, their Bug elemental energy is unique and highly resistant to mental energy. Therefore, Bug-type Pokémon are not easily hypnotized, making them ideal for training Exeggutor's hypnosis skills to improve its control over mental energy.

"Exeggutor, it seems you've lost your training partner. You'll join Squirtle's group then, and you'll be in charge of using psychic powers to accelerate Squirtle's water gun shots," said Gary.

"Chirp?" The flying mantis patted its head with its large scythe, feeling that something was wrong.

Is this extra training for him?

Extra training is fine, who's afraid of who?

Scyther has never lost a battle since its birth, but I never expected it to suffer such a crushing defeat today.

The Scyther immediately set its sights on the Exeggutor, determined to train hard and get revenge as soon as possible.

Exeggutor had just noticed that Scyther was looking at it. Sensing Scyther's emotions towards it, it didn't pay much attention. After all, today's battle had gone too smoothly, and this Scyther didn't seem to be that powerful.

...!

The plan of the day is in the morning.

After getting up the next day.

Xiao Mao then urged the Squirtles to start training.

Because it was in the wild, Gary only allowed Squirtle and the others to train for one hour, with a break every fifteen minutes.

Exeggutor only trained for a short while before stopping, since this was in the wild and it was important to have at least one Pokémon in good condition to avoid any unexpected accidents.

After training, prepare food for the Pokémon.

After finishing their meal, with the help of the elves, they packed their bags and set off on their journey again.

Along the way, Shigeru encountered several trainers.

These trainers were mostly newcomers who hadn't had their Pokémon for long, and seeing other trainers, they all challenged Gary.

Shigeru naturally accepted all offers without hesitation, defeating five rookie trainers in just one morning.

Xiao Mao also mainly uses Squirtle in battles, and his level has been raised to level 13.

There are only 3 levels left to reach the first stage of evolution.

Given Squirtle's current state, its evolution shouldn't be delayed.

With champion-level potential and adequate food and nutrition, Squirtle is unlikely to evolve unless it decides not to.

"It's noon, time for lunch."

Xiao Mao rode until noon, then decided to stop and rest for lunch before setting off again in the afternoon.

Xiao Shigeru had planned to travel alone, so he learned about animal husbandry from a young age. In terms of animal husbandry skills, he is definitely a qualified breeder.

"Let's all come out and eat."

After preparing food for the Pokémon, Gary released them all out, including Metapod, to get some fresh air.

"Jenny!"

"twitter!!"

"Coconut eggs!"

The three Pokémon loved the food that Gary had prepared and began to feast on it. They also occasionally fought each other along the way.

Seeing how much the elves were enjoying their food, Shigeru went to eat his own instant food, which only required adding water and heating it up.

[Ding! Mission complete. Rewards have been sent to your inventory.]

The system notification suddenly sounded.

Xiao Mao looked at the items in his spatial backpack; the number of low-level magical candies had increased from 13 to 23.

"Ash has finally left Viridian City, but why is he moving so slowly? He stayed in Viridian City for an extra day," Gary muttered.

However, Gary didn't think too much about it, since Ash was unlikely to get into any trouble anyway.

Xiao Mao looked at the Squirtle and the others again. They had finished eating all their food and were lying on the ground resting.

The four Pokémon aren't at a high level, and 23 low-level Rare Candies aren't enough. I'll level up Squirtle and the others a bit more before using Rare Candies.

After a hearty meal and a half-hour rest, Xiao Mao set off again.

in the afternoon.

Along the way, Gary refused to battle any of the trainers he encountered, mainly to enjoy the scenery and search for high-potential Pidgey.

To this end, Shigeru even released Metapod to see if he could lure Pidgeotto.

Metapods are one of Pidgey's favorite foods. Although Metapods have a hard shell, they can be broken if Pidgey carries them high into the air and then drops them down, allowing you to enjoy their sweet interior.

Meanwhile, Metapod was completely unaware that it had been used as bait by Gary, and thought that Gary was letting it out for some fresh air, and was quite happy about it.

Unfortunately, not a single Pidgey appeared all night.

Xiao Mao also figured out a problem.

The early bird catches the worm, and so does the Pipi bird.

It seems that only riding a Metapod in the morning can attract Pidgey.

Gary has given up on catching Pidgey because high-potential Pidgeys are too hard to find, so he'll just catch Pidgeotto instead.

After all, it has evolved once, so the Pidgeotto it encounters should have higher potential. There might even be a chance to meet a Pidgeotto with Gym potential.

As for Pidgeotto with gym potential or higher, Gary wouldn't dare to dream of it. He's been out for several days and hasn't seen a single Pokémon with near-Elite Four potential.

Two days later in the morning.

Gary is almost out of Viridian Forest, but he still hasn't met his ideal Pidgey or Pidgeotto.

In the mighty Viridian Forest, it's unbelievable that you can't even encounter a Pidgey or Pidgeotto with Gym potential.

Chapter 15: Arrival in Nibi City