“Xiao Mao, you even have a Growlithe.”
Seeing the Growlithe, Xiao Zhi immediately became interested. The Officer Jenny in the Kanto region all had Growlithe as their police partners.
Children often dream of becoming police officers, fighting evil and promoting good. Naturally, they would all like Growlithe, the Pokémon that police officers often use. Xiao Zhi was no exception.
“What kind of Pokémon is this?” Xiao Zhi didn’t recognize the Eevee. He took out his Pokédex to scan it.
“Eevee, Evolution Pokémon, has the potential to evolve into various types of Pokémon.”
Xiao Zhi exclaimed, “So this Pokémon is called Eevee, and it has many evolution types. That’s amazing.”
“Pika! Pika!” At this moment, Pikachu tugged on Xiao Zhi’s pants and pointed at the Pokémon that was being trained.
“What’s wrong?” Xiao Zhi looked up in confusion, noticing something strange about Xiao Mao’s Pokémon. They were all wearing forced training devices for training.
Xiao Zhi recognized these things, but he didn’t know what they were called. He had seen them before when he fought against Ming, the Beast Tamer.
“Xiao Mao, what are those things that your Pokémon are wearing?” Xiao Zhi asked.
“You’ve been a Trainer for so long, and you don’t even recognize these things?” Xiao Mao asked in confusion.
“Um...” Xiao Zhi was embarrassed, but he didn’t want to admit that he didn’t recognize the forced training equipment.
“Xiao Zhi, these are forced training devices. They are worn during training to enhance training effects.” Xiao Gang explained.
“Oh, so this thing can train Pokémon.” Xiao Zhi was surprised. When he saw Ming training his Rattata, he didn’t ask about the forced training device. He hadn’t expected that these things had such a use.
“You’re still the same old you. You never do your research before doing anything. If you keep going like this, your Pokémon will be at a disadvantage,” Xiao Mao reminded him.
Xiao Zhi was completely forgetful. It was like he couldn’t learn from his mistakes. You could say that he didn’t care about his Pokémon, but he would risk his own life for their safety. You could say that he cared about his Pokémon, but he often acted recklessly. It was truly a headache.
“I know, I’m trying to learn.” Xiao Zhi also knew about his flaw. After becoming a Trainer, he had been trying to be more mindful.
“Then you better train your Pokémon properly.” Xiao Mao didn’t want to say more. After all, Xiao Zhi was just a 10-year-old child. It was useless to just say that he wanted to be mature like an adult. Xiao Zhi needed to grow up himself.
“Xiao Mao, do you have any more forced training devices?” Xiao Zhi asked.
“No, if you want one, go buy it yourself.” Xiao Mao immediately refused. He knew Xiao Zhi very well.
Don’t look at Xiao Zhi’s silly appearance. He was a master at taking advantage of others. He was definitely the type who would say, “If I don’t take advantage, I’m an idiot.”
Xiao Mao had been taken advantage of by this seemingly silly guy countless times in his childhood.
Don’t look at Xiao Zhi as a child who grew up in a single-parent family. His father and grandfather were both powerful Trainers. His grandfather had passed away, and his father had left home. But their family had a lot of assets. They had a piece of land in Pallet Town.
However, Hanaze didn’t want to manage it, so she entrusted the family’s property to a management company. The rent alone was enough to support Hanaze and Xiao Zhi.
They had even purchased the Pokémon League’s Children’s Training Growth Insurance. It required a high premium every year. After paying for 10 consecutive years, when the child turned 10 years old, they could receive an initial Pokémon from the League, and their Pokémon would receive free treatment at the Pokémon Center.
There were only four new Trainers in Pallet Town this year. How could there only be four 10-year-old children in the town? Most of them couldn’t afford the growth insurance.
But other children could still become Trainers. They just wouldn’t get the initial Pokémon from the Pokémon League. They would also have to pay for treatment at the Pokémon Center. However, there was Pokémon medical insurance. Trainers only needed to pay a monthly fee, and they would only need to pay 10% of the medical expenses.
Xiao Zhi asked Xiao Mao if he had any more forced training devices because he wanted to take advantage of him. Xiao Mao wouldn’t fall for it.
“Forced training devices are specially made for different types of Pokémon. If you want to use one, go get one custom-made. They sell them at the Pokémon department store,” Xiao Mao directly shut down Xiao Zhi’s plan to mooch off of him.
“Then can I borrow the one for Pidgeotto?” Xiao Zhi asked.
Xiao Mao finally understood why every time Xiao Mao appeared in front of Xiao Zhi, he would leave immediately if there was nothing to do.
“Wait... I can give you the forced training device for Pidgeotto, but you have to help me with something later,” Xiao Mao said.
“Oh, what do you need me to help with? Just tell me, Xiao Mao. I’ll definitely help you.” Hearing that there was a free forced training device, Xiao Zhi happily agreed.
“It’s nothing big. I just want your Pidgeotto to spar with my Infernape later.” Xiao Mao said.
“No problem.” Xiao Zhi thought it was a big deal, but it was just a spar, a small favor.
“It’s not the kind of sparring you’re thinking of. Your Pidgeotto has to follow my commands.” Xiao Mao reminded him.
“Ah? Why?” Xiao Zhi asked in confusion.
“You’ll see when the time comes. Just tell me if you’ll agree or not.” Xiao Mao didn’t want to explain.
After all, with Xiao Zhi’s brain, if he told him about the Abandon Ship Monkey, he would probably waste a lot of Xiao Mao’s saliva. It was better to just let him watch from the side.
“You guys are up!” At this moment, Xiaoxia also came over. Although her Pokémon didn’t need training, she still wanted to come and see. She also wanted to have Natsue hypnotize Psyduck again to do hypnosis training.
“Then let’s start training.” Xiao Zhi was still competing in his heart. He had lost in battle, but he couldn’t lose to Xiao Mao in training.
So Xiao Zhi released his Pokémon.
Xiao Mao also saw Xiao Zhi’s Squirtle and Bulbasaur.
【LV32 Bulbasaur ♂/Champion】
【LV31 Squirtle ♂/Champion】
Seeing the potential of these two Pokémon, Xiao Mao couldn’t help but curl his lips. Compared to this, the average potential value of the Pokémon in Xiao Mao’s hands was lower.
Xiao Zhi had 2 Pokémon with Champion potential, 2 with Champion potential, and 1 with Elite Four potential. The Infernape he gave away was probably at least an Elite Four, his luck was unbelievable.
Xiao Mao didn’t envy him. Fortunately, he had two Bronze Crowns from the system rewards. With the one left over from the Newbie Gift Pack, he had two Bronze Crowns, which were enough to raise his two Elite Four potential Pokémon to Champion level.
After an hour, the Pokémon’s physical training was over.
Xiao Gang also specially prepared a post-training feast for the Pokémon, as well as food for Xiao Mao and Natsue’s Pokémon.
Xiao Mao was very confident in Xiao Gang’s breeding skills. Xiao Zhi’s Pokémon’s healthy growth was greatly related to Xiao Gang. Not everyone could get a top-level Breeder to take care of their Pokémon’s daily meals.