Pokémon Simulation: Hunting The Protagonists

As Pokémon levels increase, a whole new realm of power opens up starting at level 60.

The first stage is a Perfect Breakthrough.

The second stage is Overlimit, representing a level beyond the extreme.

Any trainer who owns a Pokémon that reaches the Overlimit stage is undoubtedly among the top in their class.

By observing the different point consumption rates, Ethan roughly determined that the required points increase with the Pokémon's strength, rising with each breakthrough in power tier.

『5 points consumed. Your Oddish has undergone a day of training, gained significant experience, and leveled up to level 12.』

『Current remaining points: 0.』

『Simulation complete.』

With the 100 points fully consumed, Oddish had reached level 12.

The exhausted Oddish fell asleep, quietly absorbing the experience gained from the simulation in its dreams.

The next morning.

After breakfast, at nine o'clock, Ethan left the house with Oddish. He hailed a cab and headed for a department store in the city center, planning to sell the low-quality Thunder Stone and mid-quality Fire Stone in his possession.

Although the Pokémon Alliance Center also purchases various types of evolution stones, their prices are significantly lower compared to some private shops.

Items like evolution stones, elemental stones, and relic treasures cannot be artificially created with current technology.

Their only source is from mysterious realms.

Explorers of these realms are a special branch of Pokémon trainers.

They frequently venture into these unknown, dangerous areas inhabited by countless wild Pokémon.

According to official Pokémon Alliance statistics, realm explorers have the highest mortality rate among all Pokémon-related professions.

Therefore, treasures brought back from these dangerous regions are often extremely valuable.

Even the most common low-quality evolution stone can sell for 300,000 to 400,000 Alliance credits.

Ethan chose a reputable store in the department store.

He sold the low-quality Thunder Stone for 600,000 and the mid-quality Fire Stone for 2.7 million, earning a total of 3.3 million Alliance credits.

This amount was about 300,000 credits higher than what the Pokémon Alliance would have offered.

After the store transferred the credits to Ethan's account, he completed the transaction and left.

He then headed toward his third uncle's specialized TM (Technical Machine) store.

On the way, he passed by the mall's rest area, where several young people were gathered, engrossed in a news report on their phones.

They were engaged in a lively discussion.

"Hey, look! The Master's Breeding House was taken over by someone!"

"A friend of mine was there. He said a middle-aged man with a scarred face and a Weezing was being pursued by the Pokémon Alliance inspectors. When he had no way out, he rushed into the breeding house."

"There were many rookie trainers picking Pokémon inside at the time!"

"Weezing? I've seen news reports before. When criminals are cornered, they often order their Pokémon to use Explosion for a mutual kill."

"Oh my God, that's terrifying!"

"Did anyone get hurt?"

"Luckily, the breeding house had a Pokémon with the Damp ability, so Weezing couldn't use any explosive moves. But over twenty people were poisoned by gas and were sent to the hospital!"

The group clicked their tongues in astonishment.

An event they had only ever seen on the news had suddenly occurred in their own city, leaving them deeply shaken.

Ethan also sighed softly.

He already knew that no one would die in this incident, so he wasn't particularly surprised.

In fact, he had considered whether to intervene and stop the criminal from entering the breeding house to establish a relationship with the Pokémon Alliance early on.

But in the end, he decided against it.

First, Ethan had no means of protecting himself—his Oddish was still too weak.

Second, interfering might create a butterfly effect, turning a harmless future into a tragic one.

Ethan could find himself in a highly unfavorable situation.

After all, he aimed to be a villain only to counter the chosen ones, not to become a ruthless, chaos-loving madman.

Starting from nothing in his previous life to having 3 million Alliance credits and an abandoned store worth 8 million in his rebirth, Ethan was already content.

Why bother inviting unnecessary trouble?

Passing by several familiar yet strange stores, Ethan eventually reached his third uncle's TM store.

Its prime location at the mall's center made it a true golden spot.

The steady stream of customers at the entrance was proof of how booming the business was.

Ethan glanced through the transparent glass windows but didn't see Elena.

So, he pulled out his phone and dialed her number.