Kanto region, Celadon City.
At the lakeside restaurant of the Pokémon Center, Adrian was feasting.
"This live stream alone brought in over 30,000 in donations. Adding this month's video playback revenue, it shouldn't be a problem to exceed 50,000."
After eating and drinking his fill, Adrian opened the PokéStation homepage, estimating his income.
Video playback revenue is settled monthly by the website, but fan donations can be withdrawn immediately.
Of course, a three-working-day review period is standard procedure.
"I'm already earning 50,000 a month?"
Adrian was overjoyed, finding it somewhat unbelievable.
It had only been a little over a month since he transmigrated!
"Before transmigrating, I worked as a fishing vlogger for two and a half years. Not only was I exposed to the elements every day, but I also posted daily videos, barely earning over 10,000 a month. But now…"
Adrian couldn't help but exclaim, "It's so much easier to make money in the Pokémon world!"
But then, on second thought, Adrian felt that this assessment wasn't quite right.
The biggest contributor to his current success was neither him nor his Magikarp, but his Cheat.
"However, the Cheat is mine, so by approximation, it's my achievement. So, it seems fine to say that."
Adrian grinned and began operating his phone to apply for the donation withdrawal.
30,000 Pokedollars was enough for him to do many things!
Walking out of the restaurant, Adrian went to the lakeside and released his Gyarados.
"Awooo~"
The Gyarados, noticeably bulkier than others of its kind, appeared and immediately caught the attention of many people nearby.
"Wow! What a tall and imposing Gyarados, so cool!"
"That young man actually owns a fierce pokémon like Gyarados; he must be a powerful Trainer."
"Gyarados is cool, but the young man seems even cooler!"
…Listening to the discussions of the surrounding crowd and feeling their envious gazes, Adrian felt his vanity greatly satisfied.
Compared to its pre-evolution Magikarp, the evolved Gyarados not only became stronger but also underwent a significant change in personality.
Gyarados's eyes were fierce and aggressive, as if it could devour someone at any moment, and its personality became impulsive and irritable.
According to the Pokédex, this was because the structure of its brain cells was reorganized during evolution, causing its personality to become violent.
However, in front of Adrian, Gyarados was no different from its pre-evolution state.
Seeing Adrian approach, it immediately lowered its head and nudged him, allowing Adrian to stroke it, like a docile kitten.
"Are you hungry? Have some poffin first!"
Adrian smiled, took out a box from his backpack, and removed the poffin from inside, putting them into Gyarados's mouth.
Crunch! Crunch!
Gyarados gulped down the poffin, finishing all of them in a few bites, and still looked unsatisfied, clearly not full.
"This is your week's worth of food…"
Adrian was momentarily stunned before realizing that his Magikarp had already evolved into Gyarados.
Compared to Magikarp, Gyarados's size had increased by more than tenfold, and its appetite and food intake naturally soared.
To feed this behemoth, he would have to purchase higher-quality, highly concentrated poffin.
poffin are special food for pokémon, providing necessary nutrition and energy. The higher their quality, the more expensive they are.
And the stronger the pokémon, the higher the grade of poffin required for daily consumption, because after all, you need to be full to fight!
Thinking of the price of high-quality poffin, a few drops of cold sweat appeared on Adrian's forehead.
"Before evolution, as Magikarp grew in size, its monthly food cost increased from 500 Pokedollars to 2,000 Pokedollars. Now that it has evolved into Gyarados, its size has increased tenfold. I'm afraid 20,000 Pokedollars won't even be enough, will it?"
Looking at the massive Gyarados, whose mouth could only be open for most of the time, Adrian felt that it wasn't a mouth, but a bottomless pit.
Its purpose was specifically to drain his small fortune!
As is well known, pokémon training covers many aspects, and food is just one of the most economical parts.
Glancing at the 30,000 Pokedollars still under review, Adrian suddenly felt less enthusiastic.
Because the bulk of it was bound to be spent on Gyarados.
"Before transmigrating, I worked for capital. After transmigrating, I work for pokémon?"
Adrian said indignantly, "Then I transmigrated for nothing?!"
pokémon Capital, you win!!!
"Forget it, forget it. It's the pokémon I chose myself, and it's already registered at the Pokémon Center. What else can I do?"
After a sigh, Adrian composed himself and silently encouraged himself, "Raising pokémon is an investment. As long as the pokémon can become strong, I can become a renowned Trainer. Then, the money invested early on can be earned back tenfold, a hundredfold…"
"The prerequisite is that my pokémon is strong enough!"
Thinking of this, Adrian's gaze sharpened, and he patted Gyarados, saying, "Come on, I'll teach you a few more moves."
"Roar~"
Upon hearing this, Gyarados's eyes instantly lit up, its fierce expression disappearing, looking somewhat submissive.
Wonderful!
It's time to grow some brains again!
And Gyarados knew very well that growing brains meant getting stronger.
Which pokémon could resist such a temptation?
Trainer, add more points!
Let me see your limit!
His consciousness sinking into the fishing space, Adrian rummaged through the TMs stored within, all of which were rewards from catching Water-type pokémon.
It was just that some of them couldn't be learned by the previous Magikarp, so they had to be temporarily stored.
However, after evolution, Gyarados's move pool became much wider, and it could learn many moves.
"Rain Dance! Protect! Soak! Icy Wind!"
Finding four of these TMs, Adrian activated all of them at once and infused them into Gyarados.
"Awooo~"
Gyarados closed its eyes, diligently processing the various knowledge that suddenly surged into its mind.
Although it covered Water, Ice, and Normal-type moves, and the content was a bit jumbled, Gyarados quickly memorized and mastered them, as if they were etched into its brain, impossible to forget.
Before long, Gyarados opened its eyes again, indicating that it had learned everything.
"Come on! Show me!"
Adrian held out his hand; he wanted to see the effect of Gyarados's new moves.
After all, knowing yourself and your enemy ensures victory in every battle.
"Hey, are you this Gyarados's Trainer?"
But just then, an arrogant voice rang out, interrupting Adrian's thoughts.
Adrian turned his head and saw a spiky-haired young man jump out of a luxurious convertible, curiously scrutinizing his Gyarados.
Several long-legged beauties were sitting in the car behind him.
"Gary!"
Adrian was slightly stunned, evidently not expecting to encounter Gary here.
Seeing Adrian remain silent, Gary directly stated his intention: "My name is Gary, and I'm a pokémon Trainer on a journey. Your Gyarados is very well-trained. Are you interested in a pokémon battle?"
"Alright!"
Adrian smiled faintly and readily agreed, "By the way, my name is Adrian."
Gyarados had just evolved, and its true strength had not yet been fully revealed. He was just looking for someone to spar with in a real battle!
And Gary happened to be a good opponent.
He had amazing potential, but had only been traveling for a short time. His pokémon were not weak, but their strength was limited.
Glancing at the calm lake, Adrian pointed behind the Pokémon Center and said, "Let's go to the battleground."
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