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

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You can buy them on the black market, but given Xiao Shi's current status, it's definitely not appropriate for him to buy things from the black market.

After all, as Professor Oak's grandson, buying Pokémon on the black market is illegal.

In this world's laws, rare Pokémon are not allowed to be sold or captured; only trainers recognized by the League are permitted to capture them in the wild.

After all, the League can't really manage rare Pokémon in the wild, but once they're captured by trainers, they can receive much better care.

But Gary wasn't worried about that. He was Professor Oak's grandson, and he could easily get a Growlithe from the police station by using Professor Oak's connections.

Although Arcanine is monopolized, the police station still allows trainers to adopt Growlithe from the station. However, ordinary trainers generally cannot get one, while Gary has this privilege.

However, even if Shigeru manages to get a Growlithe from the police station, he can only get a male Growlithe.

Because female Growlithe dogs are used for breeding, they are kept under strict control by Interpol and will not be sold to outsiders.

Upon arriving at the entrance of Elf Department Store, before even entering, I saw two wanted posters on the notice board.

The wanted poster has two photos, but only the torsos are visible, not the heads. However, it can be determined that it is a man and a woman, and the woman's hair is pink.

"Team Rockets...!"

Xiao Mao recognized them immediately as the Rockets trio.

However, Officer Jenny of Viridian City is really irresponsible. Even if you want to issue a warrant for someone's arrest, you should at least post a photo of the target's face.

Who can recognize you when you show photos of your body?

[Ding! Mission issued: Prevent Ash's Pikachu from destroying the Viridian City Pokémon Center / Mission Reward: 10 Low-Grade Rare Candies!]

"this...!"

Shigeru had intended to get involved in Satoshi's affairs, but the system had already issued a task.

Ten magic candies are just the right amount, let's eat them!

Judging from the timeline, Ash has already arrived at the Pokémon Center in Viridian City, and Pikachu is currently receiving treatment.

Because Pikachu was seriously injured and in critical condition, the rescue efforts continued until nightfall, which is when Team Rocket finally appeared.

"Then let's go tonight." Xiao Mao decided to go and check it out that night. Anyway, it wouldn't matter if the mission wasn't completed; at worst, he would just miss out on the reward.

After parking his Windhorse mountain bike, Xiao Mao entered the Elf Department Store.

Following the waiter's directions, we arrived at the third floor of the Elf Department Store, which specializes in selling items for elf evolution.

"Handsome young man, what kind of evolution stone do you need? We have a pretty complete selection here," the waitress said, immediately approaching Xiao Mao to introduce him to the available stones.

Chapter 7: Supreme Evolution Stone

"I need top-grade Leaf Stones, do you have any here?"

Xiao Shi would never skimp on his Pokémon, so he would naturally use the best evolution stones available on the market.

Hearing Xiao Shi's request, the waitress was quite surprised, as top-grade Leaf Stones are very expensive and most trainers can't afford them.

"Young man, top-grade Leaf Stones are very expensive, costing three million each. Are you sure you want one?" the waitress reminded him.

"If I didn't need it, why would I ask you? Just tell me if I have it or not." Xiao Mao said arrogantly, as if three million was nothing to him.

"Of course, our Elf Department Store has a wide selection of merchandise, but young man, you'll need to prove to me first that you have the ability to purchase," the saleswoman said.

The evolution stones displayed in the showcase are for ordinary evolutions; the best Pokémon are kept in safes and are not easily taken out.

Xiao Mao shook his head helplessly and took out a black card from his pocket.

The waitress was stunned when she saw the black card, as it allows for unlimited spending.

Looking at the whole world, not many people own a black card.

"Please wait a moment, handsome, I'll get the Leaf Stone right away," the waitress said.

"Well, you go."

Xiao Mao was also quite surprised; he hadn't expected that the Elf Department Store here would actually have top-quality evolution stones.

Most Pokémon stores don't have top-tier evolution stones; they're lucky if they have high-level ones.

Pokémon items like top-tier evolution stones can be auctioned off, easily fetching prices exceeding three million.

After waiting for a while...

The waitress brought over an exquisite box, placed it on the counter, and opened it to reveal a Leaf Stone, about the size of two adult palms.

Compared to other evolution stones, the Leaf Stone has a very ancient appearance, resembling a fossilized leaf.

"Besides the Leaf Stone, are there any Fire Stones?" Shigeru asked.

I originally came here to try my luck, but I didn't expect the elves here to actually have them, so I'll just ask about the Fire Stone while I'm at it.

"Of course." The waitress immediately ran to the room and brought out another box.

Upon opening the box, one finds a crystal-clear stone inside, seemingly containing flames, and more than twice the size of an ordinary flame stone.

"Your Pokémon Department Store actually has top-grade evolution stones, you're really something!" Xiao Shi exclaimed in admiration.

"Of course, although the Elf Department Store has its own exclusive supply channels, the Elf shipments in our Viridian City are backed by Mr. Itagi's investment," the saleswoman said proudly.

Xiao Mao felt relieved upon hearing that Banmu had invested.

No wonder the Pokémon Department Store here has top-tier evolutions; it turns out Team Rocket is supplying them!

Giovanni is a very prominent figure in the Kanto region, but no one knows that he is the leader of Team Rocket.

"I'll take both evolution stones, swipe your card," said Xiao Mao.

"OK, just a second."

The waitress's eyes narrowed with joy; she could earn a substantial commission from just this one order.

After buying two top-tier evolution stones, Gary replenished his supplies and also bought energy cubes, which are the favorite food of Water and Grass-type Pokémon, before leaving.

...!

In a small garden in Tokiwa City.

Shigeru sat on a public chair, holding a Poké Ball in his hand, and pressed the button on the Poké Ball.

Baton!

Six eggs with different expressions appeared.

"Egg?" Egg looked around, looking puzzled.

It was just tamed by Xiao Mao yesterday, and Xiao Mao met with Dan Dan last night.

Eggman also acknowledges Gary as a trainer. After all, in the wild, wild Pokémon will recruit each other's followers. Since Eggman was defeated by Gary, he also acknowledges Gary as his older brother.

"Egg, I'm going to evolve you in a bit, are you ready?" Xiao Mao asked.

"Egg!!"

Egg was incredibly shocked. As an egg-like creature, it knew from birth that it needed evolution stones to evolve, but with its abilities, it was impossible for it to obtain evolution stones in the wild.

These Pokémon that need to evolve with evolution stones can sense the location of the evolution stones once they reach a certain level of strength, and will actively seek out the evolution stones to evolve.

According to normal development, Exeggcute will not look for Leaf Stones until it reaches level 30 or higher, because Exeggcute knows that if it goes to look for them now, it will definitely lose to other wild Pokémon that need Leaf Stones.

"Egg!"

The six eggs were extremely grateful, never expecting that they could evolve in less than a day with Gary. They were truly fortunate to have a good trainer.

Xiao Mao smiled and glanced at Egg's attributes, discovering that Egg's intimacy with him had increased by 10 points, reaching 131.

If it evolves, wouldn't the intimacy level be close to 200?

According to normal data, affinity simply means that the relationship between the Pokémon and the trainer is very good. However, in reality, the higher the affinity, the more likely the Pokémon will unleash extraordinary combat power in battle.

"This is the Leaf Stone, let's evolve."

Shigeru opened the box containing the Leaf Stone, took out the Leaf Stone, and placed it on Excadrill.

The moment it came into contact with the Leaf Stone, the genes within Egg's body stirred.

It seemed as if the egg had formed a magical connection with the leaf stone, and both of them shone with the light of evolution.

Egg changed continuously in the light of evolution, its body grew taller and taller, soon reaching the same height as Shigeru, and its body became flat and wide, and it also grew two thick legs.

The light of evolution faded, and a coconut tree appeared.

"Coconut egg~!"

Exeggutor, which evolves from Exeggutor, is not as tall as a normal Exeggutor because it evolved prematurely.

For example, Ash's Charizard, although it has evolved, is much smaller than a normal Charizard.

However, this is not a drawback. It's just that Pokémon need time to grow, and Pokémon that evolve early can establish their own fighting style earlier.

For example, Charmander itself cannot fly, but its final evolution, Charizard, can fly. If it does not evolve for a long time and suddenly evolves into Charizard, it will be very unaccustomed to aerial combat and will take a lot of time to adapt.

Although Pokémon don't evolve, they can awaken powerful racial moves earlier at lower levels, but this only applies to ordinary trainers.

For a trainer like Gary who doesn't lack money, learning skills is something you can just pay for.

Even if a spirit evolves, it only means that it needs to reach a higher level to awaken its racial skills.

This was no problem for Xiao Mao at all.

Chapter 8: Exeggutor

"Coconut eggs."

The coconut tree was making noises, and then the stones in the garden grass began to float up on their own.

"Great, you've awakened your telekinetic abilities!" Xiao Mao exclaimed in delight.

Psychic is a Psychic-type move with a power of only 50. However, Psychic is a very useful move for Pokémon. In the later stages of the game, the power of Psychic doesn't depend on the move's power at all, but rather on the Pokémon's mental strength.

For example, Mewtwo can cause great damage simply by using psychic power, and the psychic shield he creates can even block more attacks.

Xiao Mao patted the coconut tree, which was about the same height as him, and observed its properties.

【Elf: Exeggutor♂】

[Type: Grass, Psychic]