However, Zero's judgment had never been wrong in three years, and Zero was based on his own knowledge system. Even if it was wrong, this Pidgey was at least infinitely close to an Elite Four, possessing the aptitude of a Quasi-Elite Four.
Moreover, this would allow for more funds to train Pokemon.
Tetsuya decisively took action and bought this Pidgey egg.
And the subsequent growth of Pidgey also proved that Zero's judgment was likely not wrong. Its strength and size were more outstanding compared to others of the same species at the same stage of development.
After hatching Pidgey, Tetsuya carefully nurtured it with his savings according to the juvenile stage training plan provided by Zero.
Soon, Pidgey passed its juvenile stage and entered the ranks of beginner Pokemon.
At this time, Pidgey had already mastered Tackle, Growl, Sand Attack, and the inherited Twister, in addition to having the even more outstanding hidden ability, Big Pecks.
This was likely why this Pidgey had Elite Four level potential on Zero's panel.
Twister is a Dragon-type move. Tetsuya thought that perhaps some powerful Dragon-type Pokemon and Pidgeotto or Pidgeot had bred, resulting in it mastering Twister and having better physical fitness and potential.
Most likely it was a Pidgeotto, because the vendor at the time probably couldn't defeat a Pidgeot and its flock.
Furthermore, under Tetsuya's scientific nurturing and its excellent aptitude, Pidgey's size was clearly a size larger than others of its kind.
But Tetsuya was not in a hurry to enter the forest for adventures and complete missions. After all, although he had spent over 300,000 in savings, he had also saved about 550,000 Alliance Coins through frugality over the past two years.
He still had a little less than 250,000 left, which was enough for him to train Pidgey for a while longer.
The encounter with Rattata told him that before he had enough strength, he still needed to be careful, careful, and even more careful. It was unlikely that he would be lucky enough to encounter another ordinary Pokemon with such high aptitude.
Therefore, Tetsuya would at most train and battle Pidgey in the safe areas on the periphery.
It wasn't until Pidgey reached level 15, officially leaving the ranks of beginner Pokemon and stepping into ordinary Pokemon, that Tetsuya, looking at his dwindling savings, gritted his teeth and formally decided to continue going to the Bounty Hunter Guild to accept missions.
Even so, Tetsuya tried his best to restrain himself from taking relatively high-level missions for high rewards. Instead, he chose to start with the simplest E-rank missions, deciding to wait until Pidgey evolved before taking on higher-level D-rank missions.
Soon, after about a month, Pidgey evolved into Pidgeotto during training, and its level also rose to 18.
Only then did Tetsuya give up on E-rank missions, as the rewards were simply too small.
The standard reward for an E-rank mission is below 3,000 Alliance Coins. D-rank missions become 3,000-30,000, C-rank is 30,000-100,000, B-rank is 100,000-500,000. Tetsuya did not know about A-rank and S-rank missions because he had never seen them, possibly because his trainer level and hunter authority were insufficient.
Generally speaking, a typical D-rank mission yields at least 15,000 or more in income, which is equivalent to at least seven or eight E-rank missions, not to mention C-rank missions.
Tetsuya and Pidgeotto thus began their true bounty hunter life.
Tetsuya came back to his senses.
Considering Pidgeotto's Elite Four aptitude, because he was initially struggling with strength and money, he didn't have too many resources for Pidgeotto, so Pidgeotto's strength progress after evolving was very slow for a period of time.
Of course, this was only relatively speaking. Compared to others of the same species, this progress could already be said to be very fast.
It wasn't until later, when Pidgeotto gradually became stronger and reached level 25, able to complete a small number of C-rank missions, that Pidgeotto's strength gradually began to increase rapidly with Tetsuya's large investments, and it mastered more and more skills.
Even so, according to the previous progress, Tetsuya estimated that it would take at least another half a year for Pidgeotto to evolve into Pidgeot and step into the Quasi-Elite Four rank.
Until today.
Tetsuya couldn't help but grin when he thought of his gains today.
Just from missions and extra income, this adventure earned a full 512,000. After deducting the money spent on purchases, he had 500,000 left, which was almost two months of his normal income.
Not to mention the item in his backpack, a hint of fervor flashed in Tetsuya's eyes.
Walking upstairs into the study, Tetsuya carefully took out his biggest gain from this trip from his backpack – a bright orange-yellow stone with a faint flame symbol on it.
It was a rare Evolution Stone – a Fire Stone. The panel provided by Zero showed its quality was a full 89 points. One should know that even the best perfect Fire Stone is only 100 points in quality.
This was quite valuable.
Tetsuya recalled the acquisition posts he had seen on the Pokemon forums. Some people were offering 20 million for a common Fire Stone, and it was priceless in the market.
Not to mention the high-quality Fire Stone he held in his hand. Tetsuya estimated that his Evolution Stone could sell for a high price of at least 40 million Alliance Coins.
One should know that Fire-type Pokemon are quite strong. Using the energy contained in a Fire Stone for a Pokemon to absorb can quickly and steadily increase the Pokemon's Fire-type energy, making it stronger.
Not to mention that Vulpix and Growlithe also need Fire Stones to evolve, making high-quality Fire Stones even more sought after. After all, Arcanine and Ninetales are handsome and majestic, and noble and elegant respectively, and both are very strong, making them the first choice for the wealthy.
Although he didn't know why this item was in the Beedrill nest, Tetsuya was almost overwhelmed with joy when he discovered it.
After seeing a foolish trainer provoke a swarm of Beedrill, making the defense of the Beedrill nest extremely weak, Tetsuya was also prepared to follow the usual thinking of hunters and grab some honey and run.
After all, hunters who shared their experiences on the forums encountered such new trainers every year and made a profit. It wasn't strange for him to encounter one in four years.
Beedrill honey is a raw material needed for high-grade beauty and whitening cosmetics, and it can also be used as a supplement. It is deeply loved by wealthy ladies, and the market price remains high.
Who knew that during the process of collecting honey, Tetsuya discovered that there was actually a Fire Stone in the nest? This was not just a pleasant surprise, it was simply a windfall.
But how to deal with this Fire Stone was also a problem.
Although Tetsuya really wanted to keep it by his side to prepare in advance for training Fire-type Pokemon in the future.
However, the Fire-type Pokemon in Tetsuya's envisioned main team should be Blaziken or Charizard, which do not need a Fire Stone to evolve.
Using it to quickly enhance his strength was not impossible, but it seemed a bit too luxurious. Moreover, he temporarily didn't have the money to obtain the eggs of these two Pokemon.
Unless he sold the Fire Stone and then tried to purchase a Torchic or Charmander egg from the black market, preferably one with excellent aptitude. Anyway, Tetsuya had Zero to identify it.
This meant that he could only choose one of the two: the Fire Stone or the Torchic or Charmander egg.
Of course, Pokemon that evolve using a Fire Stone, such as Growlithe, are also good. However, wild Growlithe are extremely rare and are called legendary Pokemon. Most of them are controlled by the Officer Jenny family.
If you're a civilian and obtain a Growlithe, the Officer Jenny family will even come and ask if you're willing to join them.
This is something many people pursue, after all, marrying into the Officer Jenny and Joy families... well, you understand.
Undoubtedly, for him, this is still a distant dream for now, no matter which path.
Tetsuya hesitated for a moment, unsure how to make a choice.
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