Pokémon: The Journey Begins with a Cowherd

Chapter 15 The Little Fire Dragon with the Potential of a Heavenly King!

"Wait a minute, let me take a look!"

Upon hearing Qingyuan's words, Qiao Yiyuan replied and began searching for Qingyuan on the machine.

"No, not this, and not this either!"

"Hmm... I found it here!"

As Qiao Yiyuan searched, she muttered to herself, and Qingyuan's heart rose and fell with her words.

So when he heard that Qiao Yiyuan had been found, Qingyuan breathed a huge sigh of relief.

Qiao Yiyuan didn't pay attention to Qingyuan's state, but instead read the text on the machine word by word.

"To encourage Qingyuan Trainers to make contributions at the Viridian City Pokémon Center, the League has decided to reward Qingyuan with 1,000 contribution points, 1 million League Coins, or a starter Pokémon from the Kanto region from Nurse Joy. The welfare benefits of Qingyuan Trainers at Pokémon Centers in various regions will be upgraded to the same level as those of Trainers who set off with a starter Pokémon."

After hearing what Qiao Yiyuan said, Qingyuan, who was still feeling a little dizzy, immediately perked up.

1,000 contribution points, one starter Pokémon, and improved benefits!

Yes, Qingyuan didn't even consider the one million Alliance Coins. How could a mere one million Alliance Coins be compared to a starter Pokémon with great potential?

However, deciding which starter Pokémon to choose became a dilemma for Qingyuan.

Seeing Qingyuan deep in thought, Qiao Yiyuan said tactfully.

"Xiao Yuan, there's no time limit for choosing the starter three. You can go to your room and think it over carefully!"

After saying that, Qiao Yiyuan handed Qingyuan a key.

Just as Qingyuan took the keys and was about to leave...

But Joy came out from behind the counter pushing a cart full of Poké Balls, grabbed his shoulder, and whispered something to him.

"Although I don't know which starter Pokémon you like, there's a pretty good one among these Charmanders!"

After saying that, Qiao Yiyuan pushed the trolley towards the treatment room.

Upon hearing Qiao Yiyuan's words, a glint of light flashed in Qingyuan's eyes, and he murmured softly.

"That's wonderful, Charmander!"

As Qingyuan walked, he thought to himself, and soon arrived at the door with great excitement.

After taking out the key and opening the door, Qingyuan walked into the room, sat down at the table, and took out paper and pen from his backpack to start writing and drawing.

He completely forgot his initial plan to take a nap when he first arrived at the Pokémon Center.

Of the three starter dragons in Kanto, his favorite is Charmander.

Not only are its fire-type moves powerful, but it can also fly after evolving into Charizard, making it a good mount for traveling.

Unfortunately, Qingyuan is too poor right now, and it would be very difficult to raise another little fire dragon without affecting Tianxie and the others.

Furthermore, the "mount" attribute conflicts with the evolution of Spearow into Finch.

Furthermore, if you choose Charmander, you'll have no choice but to sell it or exchange it for another Pokémon later.

Therefore, based on Qingyuan's own economic conditions, among the three starter Pokémon, Bulbasaur is the most suitable for him at this time, as Grass-type Pokémon have low breeding costs.

Moreover, as one of the three starter families, even if it is mistreated in the early stages, it can still form a powerful fighting force later.

Qingyuan was analyzing in his notebook with a pen in hand, but in the end he simply threw the pen away.

"Qingyuan! Qingyuan! You're really getting the benefit and still acting innocent!"

Qingyuan's mouth was practically stretched to his ears; what was he doing making such a silly analysis in this situation?

Charmander has high talent, so Charmander is definitely the obvious choice. Is Spearow a very rare Pokémon?

Neither its final evolved form's appearance nor its talent can compare to Charmander's, so there's absolutely no reason to hesitate.

Moreover, he originally captured these Spearow to exchange for money, but later, because Spearow evolved into Finch, which could be ridden, and its talent was quite good, he had the idea of ​​raising it.

Now that there's a Charmander that's stronger in every way, Spearow has no choice but to return to its original purpose: to be sold for money.

Although he forced himself to calm down and even took out his notebook to analyze the situation, he concluded that choosing Bulbasaur would make his life more comfortable in the future.

Unfortunately, the allure of a talented little dragon is too great, especially considering he's not exactly a calm person to begin with.

So in the end, he decided to choose Charmander as his starter Pokémon.

"You can earn more Alliance Coins, but if you miss out on Charmander, you might never get to see it again in your lifetime!"

After thinking it over, Qingyuan got up and went downstairs to tell Qiao Yiyuan his choice.

Upon hearing Qingyuan's choice, Qiao Yiyuan readily used her authority to hand over the most promising little fire dragon to Qingyuan.

"I'm entrusting this child to you from now on!"

"Thank you, Sister Yuan. I will definitely take good care of it!"

Qingyuan solemnly took the Charmander's Poké Ball from Nurse Joy's hands with both hands, and said earnestly.

"Alright, I have some things to take care of here. You can get to know Charmander first!"

"I'm leaving now! Bye-bye!"

"Okay, goodbye Yuan-jie!"

After waving goodbye to Joy, Qingyuan took Charmander's Poké Ball and returned to his room.

Qingyuan lay on the bed, his eyes fixed on the Poké Ball in his hand.

He knew that by accepting the little fire dragon, he would now be half a member of the Joey family faction within the League.

However, as the Joey family, which monopolizes the entire medical industry in the alliance, Qingyuan felt that being labeled as part of their faction was not a bad thing.

Moreover, he is currently just one of the many investors in the Joey family, not even an outsider, and it's uncertain whether he will be able to join the Joey family in the future.

Thinking of this, Qingyuan sighed and stopped thinking about these troublesome things.

He took out his Pokédex and began examining Charmander's information. He wanted to see just how talented this creature, whom even Nurse Joy had praised, truly was.

The little dragon's body is orange, with a cream-colored belly and lower tail, and flames burning on its tail. Its eyes are blue, and it has four small teeth standing on its upper and lower jaws. It has short limbs, four very short fingers, and three claws.

Pokémon: Charmander

Rating: 6

Developmental Comparison: Excellent

Attribute: Fire

Ability: Blaze (When HP is reduced to one-third, the power of Fire-type moves increases.)

Skills: Dragon Dance, Dragon Dive, Metal Claw, Double Payback, Grab, Roar, Spark, Smoke Screen

After looking at Charmander's information panel, Qingyuan put down the Pokédex and took a deep breath.

He has the potential to be a superstar and is an absolute key player.

This is his assessment of the little Charmander; he can already foresee its heroic figure on the battlefield after evolving into Charizard.

It has four inherited skills, including Dragon Dance and Dragon Dive.

It's safe to say that this guy has a powerful dragon-type Pokémon father, and his mother is definitely quite strong as well.

Otherwise, given the pride of Dragon-type Pokémon, it would be impossible for them to accept a weak Flying/Fire-type Pokémon as their partner.

To use the words from those fanfiction novels from my past life, this guy might be the son of a future superstar, or even the son of a superstar himself.

After a long while, Qingyuan finally calmed down from his excitement. He got up from the bed and released Charmander from the Poké Ball.

"Groo-wa!"

Charmander emerged from its Poké Ball, plopped down on the floor, rubbed its sleepy eyes with both hands, and greeted Qingyuan with a call.

Looking at the adorable little fire dragon in front of him, Qingyuan got off the bed and sat on the floor, looking the little fire dragon straight in the eye, and said gently.

"Hello Charmander, I'm your trainer!"