“Dr. Oak, I’ve discovered a new medicine formula. It should be more effective for Pokémon.”
When Dr. Oak heard Satoshi’s voice, he turned his head with a smile and said, “You’ve made another discovery? What did you eat this time?”
Looking at Dr. Oak, the little Satoshi said with a speechless expression, “Dr. Oak, I’ve told you before, it wasn't me who ate it, but the Pokémon gave it to me. They are much better at surviving in the wild than we are.”
“Okay, okay, I understand. But humans and Pokémon are different. Let me see your formula. If it’s successful, you’ll have a lot of money at home again.”
Dr. Oak didn't underestimate Satoshi. After all, Satoshi had always been able to develop many good formulas with the things provided by his Pokémon, which made it easier for Trainers and Pokémon. Although Dr. Oak couldn't imagine how this child came up with all these ideas, he was sure of one thing: Satoshi was a genius.
If Satoshi knew Dr. Oak’s evaluation, he would probably laugh. What genius? He was just using his previous medical knowledge to make combinations. Many things in the Pokémon world were similar to Earth, just with stronger effects, so Satoshi, who had outstanding medical knowledge, was naturally at ease with medicine, just like cooking. These were all skills deeply ingrained in his memory.
The reason why Satoshi gave the formula to Dr. Oak was because, with Dr. Oak’s connections, Satoshi and Hana could easily obtain patents. While Pocket World was a wonderful place, there were also some disgusting scum.
After observing Dr. Oak for a while, Haku could confirm that he was a good person, just like in the animation. So, Satoshi found an opportunity to let Dr. Oak discover his ability to formulate medicine, and then use Dr. Oak to obtain patents and promote his work.
Of course, Satoshi wasn’t asking Dr. Oak for free. After obtaining the patent, Satoshi would tell Dr. Oak about the materials provided by the Pokémon and why he chose them. This gave Dr. Oak more topics to study.
If you asked why Satoshi was doing all this, there was only one answer: money!
Yes, it was very mundane, but everything Satoshi did was for money.
In his previous life, as a Chinese person, Satoshi loved to hoard supplies. After being reborn in Pocket World, Satoshi decided to focus on money so that he could travel more easily.
However, it must be said that Satoshi’s plan was successful. Because his formula worked not only on Pokémon but also on humans, Satoshi gained the favor of the Joy family. They even wanted to arrange a marriage between one of their Joy members and Satoshi to keep him bound to them.
Speaking of this, Pocket World allowed polygamy. With the patent fees for the medicines that Satoshi kept releasing, he could afford to support many wives.
This was not a joke. The pharmaceutical industry in Pocket World was basically a monopoly. After all, Pokémon doctors were all under the Joy family, so drug development could only rely on them.
The Joy family was very surprised by Satoshi’s appearance. After all, the ones using Satoshi’s formulas were the doctors, and Satoshi’s formulas had earned them a lot of money. Furthermore, Satoshi was still young. The Joy family knew that the earlier they got in touch with this genius, the better. Even if Satoshi couldn’t develop new formulas in the future, what he had now was enough. Therefore, they became the second family to support Satoshi. The first family? Of course, it was Dr. Oak's Oak family.
Satoshi was a grateful person, so he didn't take all the patent fees for himself, but gave some to his friend Shigeru.
While this seemed like a strange move, it won the approval of the Oak family. He knew how to be grateful and was also capable. Dr. Oak liked Satoshi more and more, and even treated him like another grandson. After all, Dr. Oak really liked Satoshi's thoughtful personality.