If there really is a protagonist like Ash, he either started in a two-year format and later switched to the Unlimited Format.
Or the Alliance changed the format later, and it's not like it is now.
Tetsuya pondered.
It's probably because Ash is still very young. After all, Professor Oak often appeared on TV giving lectures at this time and didn't look that old.
Brock also seemed to be having his first Gym Battle today based on what he said, and was far from being mature.
He was thinking a bit too much, Tetsuya shook his head.
For Tetsuya, his goal is to perform well in the Unlimited Format of the Johto League two years from now.
For now, he should first think about the Pewter Gym's attitude.
There shouldn't have been any issues with his performance today. His overall presentation should have seemed very much like a civilian Trainer, just with exceptional talent as a Breeder and good luck.
Tetsuya closed his eyes, thinking about the conversation tonight.
As long as he didn't expose Zero's ability to detect Potential, no matter how strong he was in breeding, it would only be attributed to his talent. There wouldn't be too much danger, and the benefits far outweighed the threats.
"The biggest gain today is knowing that Potential can be changed later on."
Tetsuya thought to himself.
Yes, during the conversation tonight, whether it was intentional or for some other reason, Brock inadvertently revealed this point.
Although Tetsuya had thought about it before, no one had ever confirmed this point, and Tetsuya had always just speculated about it.
After all, in the legend of Ho-Oh, it could even resurrect the evolutions of three Eevee into three Legendary Pokemon. So, it's not unimaginable that some extremely rare Heaven and Earth Treasures or some methods could improve Potential.
But Brock only helped Tetsuya confirm this speculation; he didn't reveal any specific methods.
Tetsuya could completely imagine how difficult these methods were. After all, if it were simple, these families wouldn't still be struggling without high-Potential Pokemon to raise.
"But having it is enough. Zero can completely analyze that method and the materials, and replace them with other things. Although the effect will definitely not be as good as the original, it will still be much better."
Tetsuya mused, "It's impossible for every one of my Pokemon to have Potential far exceeding their peers right out of the egg. I have to catch some Normal Pokemon to cover my tracks."
"Before, I was worried that they would hold me back in the future and cause a waste of resources because I couldn't continue to train them.
Now it seems I can choose a useful Pokemon with average Potential and slowly improve its Potential using this method later on.
Although the cost will be much higher than before, it's unavoidable in the early stages."
As for catching a Pokemon just as a temporary measure and then putting it aside without training it, or releasing it.
He had actually considered this method at first, but later he couldn't bring himself to do it.
Certainly, even in this world, many people choose to do this.
Because low-Potential Pokemon simply cannot keep up with their pace in the end, they are either put into a facility run by a Breeder, where they pay a fee and then leave them alone.
Or they directly release the Pokemon back into nature and train high-Potential Pokemon again.
But as Tetsuya trained and spent time with several Pokemon one after another, he gradually abandoned this idea.
Perhaps it was because they were all hatched from eggs by him and he was an orphan in this life, Tetsuya had always treated his Pokemon as his family and partners.
It was hard for Tetsuya to imagine releasing a Pokemon he had trained for two or three years or even longer, or not caring for it.
Therefore, Tetsuya was very careful when choosing Pokemon.
With Brock confirming this news today, he felt a sense of relief.
This meant he didn't have to worry about these problems anymore. As long as there was a method, Tetsuya was confident that Zero could optimize it.
What he feared most was having no method. Zero couldn't deduce things out of thin air. After all, the improvement of Potential was essentially a form of evolution, and Zero's ability wasn't that powerful yet.
"Does this mean I can start preparing for my third Pokemon now?" Tetsuya thought idly while browsing the forums.
"I'm still short on funds for now. It seems I need to hurry up and do some Bounty Quests."
Recalling the balance in his bank account, he felt a little sad.
Suddenly, he felt so far away from his third Pokemon.
Tetsuya sighed, it was really not easy to make money these days.
After finishing his plans for the day, he went to bed and fell asleep immediately.
After all, he had consumed quite a bit today, and during the conversation with Brock tonight, he had been trying to show some of his abilities while pretending to hide some abilities that could be known.
He couldn't reveal that he could identify the Potential of Pokemon Eggs, and he also had to find a way to get information out of Brock.
This was simply too difficult, it was living hell.
Tetsuya sighed, a good young man was forced by life into the person he disliked the most when he was a child.
The night passed without a word.
In the early morning, Tetsuya, who had finished his morning exercise, walked out of Viridian Forest with his two Pokemon.
As he walked, he was bouncing a Poke Ball in his hand.
"My luck is really good. I encountered a Pichu with such an interesting pattern on its chest and it hasn't even evolved yet."
Tetsuya was quite happy, feeling that his luck had improved significantly since he started his journey.
Don't misunderstand, Tetsuya didn't want to raise a Pikachu like the Electric God, after all, that wasn't realistic.
Moreover, even Raichu wasn't a particularly powerful Pokemon and required a Thunder Stone to evolve, making it completely not worth it.
The key was that Pichu were exceptionally cute and deeply loved by noble ladies.
And the one he had just caught had black fur on its chest that was different from the normal ones.
Normal Pichu had jagged black fur on their chests, scattered unevenly.
But this one's black fur on its chest was shaped like an inverted heart.
You should know that Pikachu groups appeared in groups in Viridian Forest, basically forming one large family.
And Pichu only needed to reach a certain level of Affection to evolve, along with a slight increase in Level.
What Affection could increase faster than familial affection? And Young Pokemon were easy to level up.
This led to Pichu that were born not long ago quickly evolving into Pikachu under the care of their parents, aunts, and uncles.
You basically wouldn't see Pichu appearing in Pikachu groups.
This kind of individual difference was extremely rare, and once they evolved into Pikachu, they basically looked exactly the same.
Even if an Egg hatched, there was no guarantee that the Pichu's fur would grow out specially, and even if it was trimmed, it would return to its original state not long after.
And noble ladies liked to raise this kind of slightly special Pokemon as pets.
Taking them to tea parties was not only cute but also very prestigious.
So in the Black Market, a normal Pichu might only be slightly more expensive, but the price of such a special Pichu would be much, much higher.
"Good heavens, I was just short on money, and now I have a harvest delivered to my doorstep. I'm afraid I might be the protagonist."
Tetsuya walked along, thinking happily.
Seeking investments, seeking collections, seeking recommendations, seeking Monthly Passes!!!
Seeking everything!!
Thanks to Yue Long for the 100 Qidian Coin reward.
ps: Today and tomorrow will both have three updates, one chapter at 10, 17, and 21 o'clock each.
It seems there's a trial recommendation tomorrow.
I'll add another update to celebrate once the collections exceed a thousand.
According to the outline progress, this storyline will end next Monday, just to clarify.
This part was also a headache to write, but I felt I still had to explain these things clearly.
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