Today was the fourth day of Xiao Mao's stay in Viridian Forest. If he rode for another morning, he would almost leave Viridian Forest. He would not have the chance to look for a Pidgey he liked.
“It seems I can only use my money power.”
Although he didn't find the Pidgey he liked, Xiao Mao wasn't too worried.
There are many ways to catch Pokemon, such as fighting, making friends, and the most common way is to buy them directly.
Although the League strictly prohibits the sale of wild Pokemon, Pokemon in the breeding centers are an exception. Pokemon in the breeding centers are bred by breeders themselves. Such Pokemon are allowed to be sold.
Many breeding centers specialize in breeding certain types of Pokemon and place them on the market for Trainers to choose from.
For some wealthy families, they will buy high-quality Pokemon for their children from breeding centers.
There are many breeding centers that breed Pokemon like Pidgey. Pidgey itself is not a rare Pokemon, and the price will not be too high.
Xiao Mao did not stay in Viridian Forest for long. He rode hard and arrived at the Pokemon Center in Pewter City at noon.
“Nurse Joy, please.” Xiao Mao handed his Pokemon to Nurse Joy for a checkup.
Although none of his Pokemon were injured, they still needed regular comprehensive checks. The Pokemon Center does not only have treatment, but also daily Pokemon care.
“Don't worry, Mr. Xiao Mao. If it weren't for you, the Pokemon Center in Viridian City would have had a major safety hazard. I will take good care of your Pokemon.” Nurse Joy assured him.
“Thank you.”
Xiao Mao wasn't surprised. The Pokemon Centers are all owned by the Joy family, and they are all connected.
What happened at the Viridian City Pokemon Center was no small matter. It is estimated that all the Pokemon Centers in the Kanto region have held a safety meeting because of what happened in Viridian City.
Xiao Mao walked to the public phone area and called Professor Oak.
Professor Oak spends most of his time in the lab, researching Pokemon.
“Oh! Xiao Mao, where are you? Why are you only calling me now?” Professor Oak saw that the person on the screen was Xiao Mao and blamed him a little.
Xiao Mao had left Pallet Town for almost a week, and he hadn't called Professor Oak once.
“Hehe, I'm just calling to let you know I'm safe.” Xiao Mao showed the expression of a child who had made a mistake and interrupted: “By the way, Grandpa, do you know anyone at the police station?”
“Police station? Did Team Rocket target you?” Professor Oak's face turned serious immediately.
Xiao Mao was surprised.
Professor Oak mentioned Team Rocket, obviously knowing what happened in Viridian City.
“No.” Xiao Mao shook his head and denied.
“Then why are you asking me if I know anyone at the police station?” Professor Oak also relaxed.
Xiao Mao is the only child of Professor Oak's family, and something might happen to him.
“I want to breed a Growlithe, but Grandpa, you know, it's hard to find wild Growlithe and Houndour. They are all raised by the International Police Organization. If I want to get a Growlithe, I can only apply to adopt a Houndour from the International Police.” Xiao Mao explained.
“So you want to breed a Growlithe... I do know someone in the police. Wait for me, I'll go ask for you.”
After saying that, Professor Oak hung up the phone.
Xiao Mao just waited quietly.
About a quarter of an hour later, the public phone rang again.
Xiao Mao answered the call, and Professor Oak's avatar appeared on the screen.
“Grandpa, how is it?” Xiao Mao asked anxiously.
This was related to whether or not he could complete the task.
Although according to the original plot, Xiao Mao also had a Growlithe, but that Growlithe was too weak.
In the Silver Conference competition, Xiao Mao's Growlithe was 秒杀了 by a single Hyper Beam from Ash's Snorlax, really throwing Growlithe's face away.
So Xiao Mao thought that even if he could meet Houndour later, its potential would probably be quite low.
“I've asked for you, there's a litter of Houndour born in the Cerulean City police station. I've applied for you. When you get to Cerulean City, just go to the police station to adopt it.” Professor Oak said.
“Thank you, Grandpa!”
Sure enough, a famous professor is different. Even the International Police Organization has to give him some face.
“By the way, Xiao Mao, where are you traveling now?” Professor Oak started asking about Xiao Mao's situation.
“I've already arrived in Pewter City and I'm planning to challenge the Pewter Gym tomorrow.” Xiao Mao said.
“You're really fast. The Gym Leader of Pewter Gym is not weak. Even if your Squirtle has an advantage in terms of attributes, be careful.” Professor Oak reminded him.
Is Brock strong?
Although Brock is a very good Gym Trainer, his Pokemon are just Geodude and Onix, and their levels are not high.
Of course, Xiao Mao didn't know.
The Gym Leader that Professor Oak was talking about was Brock's father, Flint.
Actually, every Gym Trainer in Kanto region is not weak, it's just that the Gym Leaders who were later replaced are bad.
Whether it's Pewter Gym or Cerulean Gym, the original Gym Leaders were all very powerful Trainers, with strength basically at the Elite Four level, and some were even Champion Trainers.
For example, the Gym Leader of Cinnabar Island, Blaine, has Champion-level strength.
In the near future, the Trainer Association's high-level will appoint Blaine as one of the Elite Four of the Johto League.
Don't look at Blaine in the original plot as not strong, it's just that he's pretending. After all, the task of a Gym Leader is to test the challenger's trainers. If they all use their strongest strength to fight.
It would be impossible for anyone to collect 8 badges to participate in the Indigo League.
And even the Cerulean Gym, known as the weakest, is actually not weak.
Misty's father is a very strong and proficient Water-type Pokemon Trainer. He left several powerful Water-type Pokemon to his four daughters.
But his four daughters are not up to par, and none of them can get the approval of those few powerful Water-type Pokemon to use them for battle, so they gradually become a third-rate gym.
Moreover, it's not good if the Gym is too strong, because if the Gym is too strong, no one will challenge it.
This can be referred to as Blaine of the Cinnabar Gym. It's because he goes all out every time in the Gym battle, that no Trainer challenges the Cinnabar Gym.
Over time, Cinnabar Gym has even become a legend, even people on Cinnabar Island think the Cinnabar Gym is closed.
It can be said that the Gym is very difficult to manage. The Gym Leader not only needs to have strength, but also needs to operate the Gym, neither making it too strong, nor making it too weak.
“Grandpa, I'll be careful.” Knowing that Professor Oak was worried about him, Xiao Mao followed his words.
“By the way, Xiao Mao, how many Pokemon have you caught now?” Professor Oak asked.