Tetsuya headed toward the Shadow Team's stationed area. Today, he had to deal with the first batch of "goods."
Tetsuya walked alone on the road, solitary and without companions.
Along the way, he naturally encountered several teams. What they discussed the most was that someone had already died in the forest yesterday, so today, it seemed everyone had become more cautious.
Of course, there was also the news that the three "major" teams from Blackthorn City, Goldenrod City, and Cianwood City had successfully caught Pokémon, and just yesterday had already gone to the stationed area to exchange for items. They were preparing to advance deeper into the forest to catch the Pokémon needed to exchange back their owns.
It seemed he was not the fastest.
'Hmm…' For now, it was better to keep a low profile.
Arriving at the Shadow Team's coastal stationed area, after stating his purpose, the grunts naturally let Tetsuya enter.
Arriving at the warehouse, Raven was also there.
"Tetsuya, I heard you're acting alone?" Raven said bluntly.
Tetsuya nodded.
'To be able to catch Pokémon this quickly even alone…' Raven was secretly shocked in his heart. 'Ahh… as expected of someone favored by Yamamoto-sama!'
"Mm, go ahead, what Pokémon did you catch? What do you want to exchange for?"
After Raven finished speaking, Tetsuya took out the four Poké Balls with Beedrill that he had already kept separately in his pocket and said, "Four Beedrill."
This time, he could only take out four, because only five Poké Balls had been issued in the first place. If he took out too many at once, it would definitely arouse suspicion.
'Sss! To actually catch Beedrill… and four of them!'
This made Raven and his subordinates find it hard to believe. Although yesterday there had also been three teams that brought Pokémon to exchange for resources, those had all been relatively mild-tempered Pokémon. Beedrill's temperament was well known to everyone. Being able to catch such a violent Pokémon that often attacked humans was bound to be surprising.
"I need to exchange for milk, medicine, and Poké Balls." Tetsuya's words interrupted their thoughts, because the evidence was right in front of them, leaving them no choice but to believe.
However, even Beedrill could only be exchanged for a pitiful amount of items. One Beedrill was exchanged for fifty bottles of milk, all of the lowest grade, which was only enough food for Ditto for two weeks.
One Beedrill could be sold on the Black Market for at least five thousand Pokédollar, while these fifty bottles of milk were at most worth two hundred fifty Pokédollar, a full twenty times price difference. Such a gap was enough to cause a heart attack, but there was no choice but to exchange, because this was the Shadow Team. There was no opportunity for bargaining.
One Beedrill was exchanged for ten bottles each of Potion, Paralyze Heal, Burn Heal, Antidote, and Awakening.
One Beedrill was exchanged for ten Poké Balls.
The remaining Beedrill was exchanged for some compressed bread and biscuits, which was his own food.
In a couple of days, he would come again. Exchanging further now would become a burden for him, but he could first register it and come back to collect the required items when needed next time.
After completing the exchange, Tetsuya naturally would not stay in such a place for long. The people here were all like beasts, completely devoid of any human warmth. If he had the strength, he would not hesitate to kill them all.
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Returning to the forest once again, Tetsuya's main purpose this time was to find food for Weedle and begin Weedle's training.
He found a spot by a stream that was warm, humid, and had sunlight, and Tetsuya stayed there. In such an environment, Weedle's food would definitely "appear".
At this time, Tetsuya released the Weedle.
"First, try your moves."
String Shot, Poison Sting, Bug Bite, the three moves that Weedle could learn, had all already been learned, and it only knew these moves.
This Weedle had already learned Bug Bite. Logically, it should already be able to evolve into Kakuna.
Then Tetsuya began to inspect them one by one. The thread from String Shot was far too lacking in toughness and needed Protein supplementation to strengthen its resilience.
The distance of Poison Sting was too short and its power too weak. It needed to strengthen its energy through training.
The power of Bug Bite could not be judged, so it could only be set aside for now.
The most crucial were the horn on Weedle's head and the curved spike on its tail. Since Weedle could not jump, although it had a horn, it could not use it. However, this did not mean he would give up on training Weedle's horn. If it was trained well now, then after evolving into Beedrill, its twin stingers would become even sharper.
Tetsuya found a large tree. Since it was not a Berry Tree, there were no Pokémon inhabiting it. He had Weedle start from the base of the tree and climb upward, climbing to the very top, then use String Shot to wrap around the top branch and descend to the ground.
This not only trained Weedle's fortitude but also trained its String Shot proficiency.
Climbing upward consumed too much energy and stamina, causing Weedle to be unable to endure after just one attempt. After descending to the ground, it was already completely exhausted.
After resting for a while, it was preparing to start the second round.
At this moment, an Oddish hopped over to the stream to drink water and bask in the sun.
"Heh, good, this is exactly what I've been waiting for. Weedle, use Poison Sting on that Oddish," Tetsuya ordered excitedly.
The Weedle, having just rested, had recovered most of its condition. A Poison Sting shot out and caught Oddish off guard!
Only then did Oddish realize there was an enemy and prepared to fight.
"Do not get close to it, continue using Poison Sting."
Tetsuya ordered. These Grass-type Pokémon were indeed troublesome. The series of powder-type moves they used could easily put one at a disadvantage.
Another Poison Sting was fired.
This Oddish was clearly newly born and did not yet know how to fight. It shook the leaves on its head, scattering a pile of Stun Spore, but these powders could not touch Weedle at all, nor could they block the Poison Sting attack.
Oddish was struck down by Poison Sting once again, and this time it did not get up again.
To be safe, Tetsuya still had Weedle use String Shot to wrap up Oddish's lower body completely.
"Weedle! This Oddish is your food."
Tetsuya pointed at the Oddish on the ground.
The leaves on Oddish's head could be said to surpass all ordinary leaves in nature. Eating this leaves would improve physical development by an unknown number of times.
Moreover, Oddish's body was also rich in Protein. Most importantly, its taste was similar to that of leaves, making it most suitable for Weedle to absorb…
Since Weedle was not a carnivorous Pokémon, if it wanted to supplement Protein to strengthen its body and enhance the toughness of its String Shot, this was the only method. Oddish was one of the most tender Grass-type Pokémon, and after eating it, absorption would be optimal.
Because Weedle had previously only eaten ordinary leaves and had never tried this, it was somewhat hesitant… but under Tetsuya's command, Weedle finally opened its mouth and bit toward Oddish.