Sitting at the table, Kaito faced the window, outside which a bright, clear moon hung high in the sky. The shimmering moonlight scattered into the yard and fell upon his wooden table, as if draped in a layer of snowy gauze, adding a touch of haziness.
It was currently June. In Fu Province, with its monsoon climate, the hot weather would continue well into October, or even longer. People often said that Fu Province had no true spring or autumn; it was either scorching summer or cold winter. There was no pleasant evening breeze on a June night, only gusts of hot air that felt as if they were blowing from a warm stove.
So, Kaito chose to stay in the air-conditioned room and play on his phone! "Summer is meant to be spent in an air-conditioned room, right?"
"Hoppy!"
"Woof!"
"Niiii-keh!"
Ralts, Bunnelby, Growlithe, and Machamp gathered in Kaito's room, sitting on the floor together to play Ludo. Feeling the cool breeze of the air conditioner, Bunnelby's eyes became a little dazed, as if he had arrived in paradise. This is the life a Pokémon should live!
"Hoo bi hoo bi." Bunnelby mused, Who do you think invented air conditioning? How is it so comfortable?
Machamp used one of her four arms to roll the dice, throwing a six, which allowed her to move one of her pieces.
"Niiii-keh, niiii-keh." She replied, I don't know, but I know it was invented by humans.
Bunnelby: ...It feels like she said something, but also like she didn't?
After Machamp's turn, it was Ralts's turn. She picked up the dice with her small, porcelain-like hand, dropped them, and also rolled a six.
"Ralts~" Ralts flashed a sweet smile.
Then it was Growlithe's turn. He gently picked up the dice with his teeth, dropped them, and also rolled a six.
Instantly, all three Pokémon turned their gaze to Bunnelby. Stare—
Bunnelby's eyes widened, and he instinctively shuffled back half a step. Now the pressure is on me?!
"Hoo bi hoo bi!" Bunnelby stood up, patted his chest with his small hand, and declared righteously. He, Bunnelby, would never lose to them!
Then he used his two large ears to hold the dice and dropped them. And in the silent gaze of several pairs of eyes, he rolled a—One.
Silence.
"Hoppy?!" Bunnelby was greatly surprised, and his two ears drooped in disappointment. Facing the silent stillness of Machamp and the other Pokémon, Bunnelby quickly spoke to salvage his reputation. It was that. Actually, my condition wasn't good just now. The dice were too old, my ears cramped, the ground was uneven...
Watching the Pokémon play so happily, Kaito smiled, retracting his gaze and focusing on his phone. Browsing the phone of this world felt uniquely flavorful, as everything seemed to be related to Pokémon.
"Long Yuling, the favored daughter of the Dragon Imperial Family of the Dragon Kingdom, successfully challenged an Elite—she is a Champion in the making!"
"The newly promoted star Pokémon in Shu Province, a Pangoro named Huahua, will soon have tickets for its meet-and-greet go on sale."
"The most anticipated game of 2024, Pokémon Battle (Game), exploded globally upon release, with various Gym Leaders and even Elites participating."
Kaito briefly browsed through the news and was very interested in the Pokémon Battle (Game). Playing Pokémon games? I'm an expert! Let me evaluate the games of this world.
Before long, the game was downloaded on his phone, the icon a classic red and white Poké Ball. He tapped on it. The art style was quite exquisite, showing good artistic skill, with a more realistic style—even better than the games he remembered from his previous life.
"Player name?"
"Hmm... I'll just call myself i am not a master."
After flipping through the menus, Kaito briefly understood the game, which could be described in three words: Half-finished product! The game, as its name suggested, had only one gameplay mode: Battle!
Players could freely choose Pokémon, and their level and held items were all player-selected. Items only included ordinary ones, with no choices like Secret Treasures. Pokémon levels were restricted to 1–50. This restriction was determined by the international giant Wende Company, which used big data analysis from countless Pokémon to establish the level tiers: Levels 1–9 were Juvenile, Levels 10–19 were Normal, up to Level 50, which was the initial Gym Leader-tier.
It was stated that because the number of high-level Pokémon was relatively small, Wende Company found it difficult to obtain more data, so the game currently only went up to Level 50. Furthermore, due to the vast number of Pokémon moves, incorporating all of them into battles was a huge undertaking, so the game currently had a four-move limit.
However, the official statement promised that both Pokémon levels and the number of battle moves would be continuously updated, striving to create more realistic battles.
Kaito expressed understanding of this, then began to select Pokémon to prepare for a battle.
"The variety is quite rich," he noted. "This is commendable. There's even Whimsicott. Playing a Cotton Guard strategy isn't bad either, purely for entertainment."
"Hmm?" Kaito suddenly noticed that Whimsicott was described only as Grass-type, with no second type listed. But Whimsicott was clearly Grass/Fairy-type.
Kaito's pupils contracted, and a critical memory flashed through his mind: This world had seventeen known types. There was no Fairy-type!
This meant that the Fairy-type, for some reason, had not yet been discovered, equivalent to the world being in the earlier generations of his previous life's games. Kaito checked and found that various Fairy-type moves were also absent, and those pure Fairy-type Pokémon were simply considered Normal-type. It was evident that the Fairy-type energy of this world had not yet revived or been identified. Only his Ralts had the Fairy-type because it was a system gift.
So, what if I announced the discovery of a new type?
"Hiss~" Kaito gasped, recalling other matters.
This world is indeed in the situation of the previous generations: no Fairy-type, no Mega Evolution, no Dynamax... but there are Steel-type Pokémon, which is a special case.
Even some Pokémon exist, but people have not yet discovered their evolution conditions. For example, Milotic. No one knows that the beautiful and elegant Milotic evolves from the common Feebas, which can even live in sewers.
Even Eevee's evolutions are only three: Vaporeon, Jolteon, and Flareon. Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon, Glaceon, and even Sylveon have not been discovered. Some people have given Eevee evolution items like the Leaf Stone and Ice Stone, hoping to see if new forms would emerge, but there was no effect. Kaito understood that the research in this world was still behind. To evolve Glaceon and Leafeon, one needs to find a Moss Rock and an Ice Rock; the stones won't work.
Pokémon did not exist in this world from ancient times but appeared later, so its developmental history is not long.
To sum it up: He hit the jackpot!!
This is a huge realization for Kaito! What will he decide to do with the exclusive knowledge of the Fairy-type and all the undiscovered evolutions?