Pokémon: Volcarona Eggs Found at the Start

After Xia Shuhua and Fang Yu left, Jiang Yu suddenly remembered something important.

Calling out the system and opening the achievement function, he saw that an achievement had already been completed—"First Encounter with Ho-Oh."

Not only that, but there was also another achievement listed below it—"First Battle."

Clicking on the achievement for encountering Ho-Oh, the system's voice rang out:

[Congratulations to the host for completing the achievement: First Encounter with Ho-Oh.]

[Ho-Oh is a symbol of luck. Upon your first meeting, you have received its blessing.]

[Achievement Reward: Ho-Oh's Lucky Feather (Use on a Pokémon to randomly increase one of its stats, level, or base stat total.)]

Jiang Yu's eyes lit up as he looked at the items in his inventory. This was some good stuff.

Larvesta's champion-level potential was inherently unstable. If he used Ho-Oh's Lucky Feather on it and got lucky, not only would its potential stabilize, but it might even reach the master level.

System, oh system, I can finally feel your presence.

Looking at it this way, the rewards from normal tasks were nothing special. As for the shop items? Besides Big Root, nothing else caught his eye.

Jiang Yu rubbed his hands together in excitement and clicked on the next achievement with anticipation.

[Congratulations to the host for completing the achievement: First Battle.]

[Congratulations on taking your first step toward becoming a Pokémon Trainer.]

[Achievement Reward: One Poké Ball.]

Thank you, because of you, all four seasons feel warm…

Jiang Yu was too exhausted to even complain. This system barely had any presence. Aside from the identification and inventory functions, the rest of its features were borderline useless.

Then, another notification appeared.

[Mission Released: Super Rookie.]

[Task Description: Battle 10 Trainers in a row. You must challenge and defeat Trainers of higher levels.]

[Task Reward: 10 System Coins.]

Okay, okay, this system is absolutely unreliable. If I don't complain, you won't even give me any tasks, right?

Just wait until Larvesta returns—then I'll sweep through everyone!

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A week later, most of the researchers at the institute knew Jiang Yu—not just because he was Dr. Xia's son, but because his understanding of Pokémon and his unique ideas surpassed many of the researchers there.

The only strange thing was that Jiang Yu lacked basic knowledge about this world, creating a stark contrast in his understanding.

Jiang Yu had spent this past week frantically absorbing knowledge from the institute, catching up on information about the Pokémon of this world.

Free knowledge is basically like picking up money. I feel like a billionaire now.

Jiang Yu couldn't help but admire the depth of knowledge these researchers possessed, even though he already knew all about Pokémon and battle mechanics from his past life.

In this world, some moves only activate upon physical contact, such as powder-based moves. However, these powders could be blown away by wind or burned by fire.

Since Grass-type Pokémon are immune to powder-based moves, they could coat themselves with powder, making it stick to their bodies. This way, if an opponent used a move that required physical contact, they would trigger the effects themselves.

This is completely different from the turn-based Pokémon battles in my past life.

During this period, Jiang Yu also watched a lot of battle videos—one, in particular, caught his attention.

It was a match between a Blaziken and a Krookodile.

When Krookodile used Bite on Blaziken, it simultaneously used Scary Face to lower Blaziken's Defense, before immediately following up with Aqua Tail to strike it down.

These three moves were executed seamlessly, almost at the same time.

This made Jiang Yu realize—if he wanted to become a powerful Trainer, mastering the combination of multiple moves was essential.

Otherwise, he wouldn't even be qualified to face Gym-level Trainers.

When others get an opportunity, they use at least two moves at once. If you only use one, you're at a massive disadvantage.

However, only Pokémon with exceptional talent could perform combo moves—not just physical talent, but also energy manipulation.

In this world, Pokémon moves weren't purely based on physical ability but on energy manipulation. Even physical attacks required energy control combined with bodily movement.

Still, physical strength remained crucial. Pokémon with stronger physiques had quicker reflexes, higher endurance, and greater resilience.

At least in the videos Jiang Yu watched, combo moves were only seen at the Gym level and above. And even among Gym-level Pokémon, only a select few could execute them.

Jiang Yu's studies during this period had transformed his understanding of Pokémon battles, shifting his entire combat mindset.

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While contemplating what he had just learned, Jiang Yu quickly made his way to the incubation room.

Although Larvesta wasn't technically in an egg state, the incubation room provided an ideal environment for it.

"Brother Yu, how is Larvesta today?" Jiang Yu asked.

"The energy fluctuations of Larvesta have become very active. It won't be long before it breaks out of its cocoon."

Great! This is the best news I've heard since coming to this world!

As if confirming his words, sounds of movement suddenly came from inside the cocoon.

A moment later, the cocoon started shaking slightly. Researchers from all around the facility began gathering in the incubation room.

"Crack!"

"The cocoon is cracking!" someone exclaimed excitedly.

The shaking intensified, and the cracks on the cocoon grew wider.

"Crack!"

Suddenly, the entire cocoon shattered into countless fragments, scattering across the floor.

[I'm back, Jiang Yu.]

Seeing Larvesta emerge, Jiang Yu finally felt relieved. A genuine smile of satisfaction appeared on his face—at that moment, the world seemed brighter.

Ever since choosing Larvesta, Jiang Yu had constantly been worried about it.

Now, seeing it break free from its cocoon, healthy and strong, Jiang Yu felt an immense sense of relief.

A researcher released Larvesta from the incubator, and it immediately rushed toward Jiang Yu.

[I missed you, Jiang Yu! (^▽^)]

Then, it nudged Xia Shuhua affectionately.

[Mom! Mom! I'm hungry!]

Xia Shuhua gently stroked Larvesta's head and whispered, "It's finally over… Welcome home. It's good to have you back."

She had worked tirelessly to ensure Larvesta's healthy growth, consulting countless experts. Even now, a few strands of gray hair were visible on her head.

"Congratulations!"

"This is great! Now Xiaoyu can finally battle Pokémon for real instead of just arguing about it with us!"

"Yeah, we're free now!"

"Hahaha!"

Jiang Yu scratched his head, a bit embarrassed. Over the past week, he had constantly debated Pokémon battle strategies with the researchers to improve his knowledge.

[Let's go battle right now!]

"Let's wait until tomorrow and then make our names known across the world!" Jiang Yu declared, full of fighting spirit.

"Whoa, I just got goosebumps," someone nearby said, rubbing their arms.

"Hahaha, he's only 16! It's okay to be a little overenthusiastic."

"Yeah, if a teenager doesn't dream big, who will? Back in my day—"

"Ugh~"

"You're killing me here, I can't stop laughing!"