In less than half a month, Tetsuya successfully spent 500,000 Alliance Coins.
He had spent all the extra income he had previously earned. It was also the first time Tetsuya had spent so much money in one go.
Of course, the result was good. Pidgeotto's speed in leveling up to Level 36 was more than double the speed of normal training (without spending those 500,000 Alliance Coins).
Tetsuya had a premonition that Pidgeotto was now only one step away from evolving.
However, looking at the data he analyzed on the computer, as well as the data and training plan provided by Zero, they all showed that Pidgeotto's progress had basically stopped for now.
Tetsuya felt that something might still be missing.
After all, Pokemon evolution is a very magical process, and no one knows exactly how to successfully evolve.
It could be a lack of energy, the stimulation of battle, or the influence of the Pokemon's subjective will, and so on.
"Then let's do some tasks to earn some funds and wait for the right time," Tetsuya said calmly.
Evolving into Pidgeot is not an easy task, even if his Pidgeotto's aptitude among its kind can be described as one in ten thousand and outstanding.
Moreover, so many Pidgeotto in the world haven't successfully evolved.
There's no use rushing. The experience shared by many Trainer seniors on the forums and the solutions in books all suggest letting nature take its course.
Some Pokemon evolve while eating, some evolve naturally during training, and some evolve after a tough battle. There are precedents for all of these.
In any case, Tetsuya was full of confidence in himself and in Pidgeotto. At least it wouldn't be like some Pokemon that can't evolve to their final form for several months or even years. Their aptitude and investment are there.
Tetsuya first took Pidgeotto to the Pokemon Center to recover, and also had lunch for himself and his Pokemon at the Pokemon Center.
Casually returning Pidgeotto to its Poke Ball, Tetsuya walked towards the nearby Bounty Hunter Center, preparing to see what tasks he could accept to ease his financial pressure.
Walking into the task hall, Tetsuya, as usual, skillfully inserted his ID card into the machine slot and began browsing the tasks.
"Task Number 19789170519, Task Level: B, Task Requirement: A freshly shed Arbok skin (maximum one week), Task Reward: 250,000-400,000 Alliance Coins (quality assessed by a specialist)." [Long-term purchase]
"Task Number 28798579871, Task Level: B, Task Requirement: 50 or more Beedrill poison stingers, Task Reward: 2100 Alliance Coins/stinger." [Long-term purchase, small quantities not accepted]
"Task Number 67846169849, Task Level: C, Task Requirement: 300ml of Gloom's Flower Nectar, Task Reward: 35,000 Alliance Coins." [Long-term purchase, small quantities not accepted]
"Task Number 69657462445, Task Level: C, Task Requirement: Guarding a suburban farm from Pokemon harassment (at least three days), Task Reward: 10,000 Alliance Coins/day." [Long-term valid]
"Task Number 76466400178, Task Level: C, Task Requirement: 100g of Red Heart Grass, Task Reward: 40,000 Alliance Coins." [Countdown 1 day]
"Task Number 78074861986, Task Level: C, Task Requirement: Clear the Caterpie group along the main road in Viridian Forest (highest strength is approximately Normal peak Butterfree, total four), Task Reward: 70,000 Alliance Coins." [Countdown 11 hours]
Most long-term tasks are too time-consuming, so in terms of efficiency, they are actually not as good as temporary tasks for Tetsuya.
Tasks like the Arbok skin are good, but unfortunately, Tetsuya can't defeat such fierce hunters.
Tetsuya focused on the two temporary tasks he was interested in.
After thinking for a moment, Tetsuya still accepted the second clearing task.
Because this kind of group is just right for Pidgeotto to handle. Although the first task is simple, it takes a long time and the reward is small.
Tetsuya also wanted to see Pidgeotto's progress in the past few days. Although he could get a general idea from the data and battles with other Trainers, it was ultimately not as intuitive as intense battles in the wild.
Unfortunately, you can only accept one task of the same level as your Hunter level at a time. You can accept up to three lower-level tasks, otherwise, he could have done it easily.
Tetsuya was also used to this rule, mainly to prevent one person from taking on too many tasks and leaving others with nothing to do.
You might ask why he doesn't collect everything while clearing, come back and submit the clearing task, then accept the collection task and immediately submit it again.
Well, other Hunters aren't fools either. Many people are happy to accept this kind of collection task. It seems like it was just posted, so no one has accepted it yet. By the time Tetsuya finishes this series of actions and comes back, the task will be long gone.
After accepting the task and successfully entering the information, Tetsuya pulled out his ID card and walked out.
Since he had various Potions and items with him during the morning training, he didn't need to make any special preparations.
Tetsuya opened his Pokemon Watch, and the activity location of the task target had been transmitted to his personal map.
Walking along the main road, he quickly arrived at the approximate location of the Caterpie group.
Tetsuya hid behind a tree and observed the location and number of the Pokemon. The Butterfree were collecting nectar.
"They should have just migrated here. This location is indeed too close to the road, making it easy to attack passersby," Tetsuya analyzed.
Don't think that Butterfree are gentle. Butterfree's wings are covered with highly toxic Powder that can repel water droplets. When Butterfree forcefully flaps its wings, the Powder is scattered into the air, causing discomfort if inhaled. Sometimes other Powder is mixed in, which can cause drowsiness or paralysis.
This is not a good thing. The threat of Pokemon to the human body is still very great, and a little carelessness can result in death.
Tetsuya released Pidgeotto and made a gesture.
Pidgeotto understood and flew into the air, circling.
Tetsuya used Zero to observe the information of the entire group. It was similar to what the task provided. Only three Butterfree had reached Normal peak strength.
Tetsuya frowned. An unexpected situation had occurred. Zero's assessment of one Butterfree was Elite. It was estimated that one Butterfree had just broken through.
After all, its potential was exactly the only Elite Level, which was not surprising, but for Tetsuya, this was a bit troublesome.
If it were just four Normal peak Butterfree, even with the harassment of more than twenty negligible Caterpie and Metapod, Pidgeotto would be able to handle it.
Tetsuya somewhat wanted to give up this task. At most, he wouldn't be able to accept tasks for three days.
After all, facing a newly Elite Butterfree combined with three Normal peak Butterfree, it wouldn't be so easy for Pidgeotto to deal with.
Tetsuya frowned. If Pidgeotto's strength hadn't improved a lot, he would never have dared to accept such a task before breaking through to Elite. The Variable was too great.
This mission just happened to run into a wild Elite Level Butterfree.
Speaking of which, this was Tetsuya's first time encountering such a strong wild Pokemon, and so close to Viridian City on the outskirts.
After calculating in his mind, an Elite Level Butterfree could sell for 1,000,000 Alliance Coins on the Black Market. If this Butterfree also knew Confusion, he could directly get 2,000,000.
Tetsuya gritted his teeth and decided to go for it.
Although there was danger, the enemy was in the open while he was hidden. If he could find an opportunity to take down two Butterfree first, he would have a high chance of success.
Tetsuya first retreated a distance and recalled Pidgeotto to his side.
The Trainer and the Pokemon cautiously circled the group, constantly looking for an opportunity to strike.
The four Butterfree were completely unaware that a Hunter was secretly observing them, leisurely collecting nectar.
Further and further away, further and further away, the four Butterfree, in pairs, were collecting their food, the distance between them constantly widening.
Tetsuya and Pidgeotto quietly followed behind two Butterfree that were only at the Peak Normal Level.
Seeing that the other two Butterfree were no longer in sight, Tetsuya decisively ordered Pidgeotto to move forward.
"Approach with Quick Attack, then use Wing Attack to finish them quickly!"
Yes, after training, Pidgeotto had successfully mastered Wing Attack, which had considerable power.
Pidgeotto, with lightning speed, charged towards the two Butterfree with a faint glow, knocking them to the ground.
Then, Pidgeotto performed a nimble turn in the air, flapping its wings. White energy gathered on its wings, and it then attacked the Butterfree.
At this time, the Butterfree were just getting up from the previous attack.
Still struggling to flap their wings, Pidgeotto spread its large wings, carrying immense kinetic energy and Flying-type energy on its wings, and flew through the two Butterfree.
"Bang." The two Butterfree were directly blown away by Pidgeotto.
Tetsuya showed no mercy, "Agility, Tackle to finish them off completely."
Pidgeotto immediately used the move, its entire body becoming light, and with extreme speed, it used its body to hit the two Butterfree that couldn't get up.
"Bang." "Bang." Two dull sounds rang out consecutively.
The two Butterfree didn't even have a chance to use a move to resist and completely lost their ability to battle, falling unconscious.
Tetsuya watched Pidgeotto's dazzling sequence of moves and nodded with great satisfaction.
Wing Attack had somewhat compensated for Pidgeotto's current shortcomings. Although it was fast before, it didn't have many attacking moves.
Twister took too long to prepare, and other moves didn't have such high damage, making it difficult to end battles quickly.
That's why Tetsuya could only fight and retreat when he encountered Beedrill last time, constantly wearing them down. If it were now, with the addition of Wing Attack, he could easily deal with 5 or 6 Beedrill around Level 20.
Tetsuya threw a Poke Ball and captured the two Butterfree. These were one of the proofs for the mission.
Putting the shrunken Poke Balls into his backpack, Tetsuya fed Pidgeotto an Oran Berry to recover the stamina it had just lost, and then quietly returned to the location of the Butterfree group's nest.
Now only the Elite Level Butterfree and the Peak Normal Level Butterfree remained.
Tetsuya patiently waited for them to return to their nest, preparing to seize the opportunity for a fatal blow.
The move power was not completely based on game data. After all, it would be a bit awkward if Twister had 40 power and Tackle had 50, although there is a difference between area of effect and single target. So the setting is that it has Dragon-type, and the power is greater, but it requires charging. Also, because it is Dragon-type, it will make the enemy flinch.
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