Let you make animations and develop virtual Pokémon? Chapter 091

Time flew by in battles.

As night fell, Momoko checked her harvest from the past few hours.

Chikorita was Level 14, Mareep Level 13, Wooper Level 9, and Sentret Level 8.

Aside from Mareep, which was the focus of training this time, all other Pokémon had only gained 1 level.

What puzzled Momoko was that Chikorita hadn’t evolved at Level 14!

Now, two possibilities lay before her.

One, Silver’s Quilava, like Falkner’s Pidgeotto, belonged to the category of “designer being unreasonable,” setting them to evolve super early.

Two, perhaps the designer favored Fire-type starters, and Cyndaquil simply evolved into Quilava at Level 14.

…

The next day, at the top floor of the Violet City Gym.

Momoko challenged Falkner again.

With the Electric-type Mareep, she easily defeated his Level 13 Pidgeotto, earning her first badge in the Johto region! The Zephyr Badge!

Mareep also leveled up to 14 due to this victory!

Beep beep beep…

Just as Momoko stepped out of the gym’s front door, the Pokédex in her pocket suddenly rang.

“Momoko, I’ve left a special gift for you at the Pokémon Mart! Go pick it up!”

Arriving at the Pokémon Mart, a research assistant handed Momoko a Pokémon Egg.

The egg was pure white, dotted with blue and red spots, exactly the one she had retrieved for Professor Elm from Professor Oak’s lab earlier.

This time, Momoko noticed that this egg actually occupied a Pokémon slot.

Previously, it had been treated directly as an item and placed in the backpack.

What did this mean? It meant this egg was also considered a Pokémon!

Momoko carefully held the slightly warm Pokémon Egg, feeling the pulse within, and began to anticipate what Pokémon would eventually hatch from it.

…

Time flew by, and four more days passed in the blink of an eye.

Momoko’s journey in “Pokémon: Dream’s Derivation” had now lasted a full week!

During this week, the real-world “Pokémon Season 1: Johto Journeys” finally officially aired across the entire network.

In-game, after experiencing the “Ruins of Alph,” the “Slowpoke Well incident,” and defeating the Bug-type gym in Azalea Town, earning her second badge, Momoko’s steps had already entered the bustling Goldenrod City.

After these few days of careful training, her team had begun to take shape.

Her initial companion, Chikorita, evolved into Bayleef at Level 16, and was currently Level 22.

Mareep was not to be outdone, evolving into the upright Flaaffy at Level 15, and was currently Level 19.

Sentret smoothly evolved into Furret at Level 15, its tail and body merging into one, making it impossible to tell where the tail began. It was currently Level 17.

Unfortunately, Wooper, also Level 17, showed no signs of evolving yet.

It was worth mentioning that, after this week of gameplay, the evolution conditions for the Johto region’s starter Pokémon had finally been figured out by these early access players.

It turned out that Cyndaquil indeed evolved at Level 14, Chikorita evolved at Level 16, just like the previous generation’s starters, and Totodile was the most unfortunate, requiring Level 18 to evolve.

“Goldenrod City looks really nice!”

The moment she stepped into Goldenrod City, Momoko was astonished by the bustling scene before her.

It wasn’t that reality lacked such bustling scenes, but in the virtual world, Goldenrod City’s prosperity far exceeded all the towns Momoko had visited before.

Only Saffron City in the Kanto region could compare.

According to local residents, Goldenrod City was undoubtedly the economic center of the entire Johto region.

[System Notification: Player “Momoko,” your Pokémon Egg is about to hatch.]

Just as Momoko was about to head to the Pokémon Center to restore her Pokémon’s HP, a sudden system notification made her stop.

“What! A Pokémon is about to be born?”

Momoko quickly brought up her Pokémon list and carefully took out the faintly glowing egg.

In her hands, the Pokémon Egg’s temperature gradually rose, and it began to sway gently with a rhythm.

Accompanied by a crisp “crack,” fine cracks appeared in the upper third of the eggshell!

Immediately after, a pair of delicate little hands and feet emerged from the lower eggshell.

“It’s Togepi!”

Before the hatching process was even complete, Momoko joyfully recognized the little creature’s identity.

After all, Misty’s Togepi in the anime had left too many impressions on Momoko.

Soon, the hatching process was perfectly completed, and the newborn Togepi, wearing its iconic “eggshell clothing,” blinked its eyes, curiously surveying this brand new world.

“Chaa-koh-ee~~~”

The adorable sound reached Momoko’s ears, practically melting her heart.

And Togepi, as expected, regarded Momoko, the first person it saw, as its mother.

Momoko immediately took out a Cherish Ball and aimed it at Togepi.

“Togepi, you press it yourself.”

The somewhat bewildered Togepi, though confused, listened to its “mother” and raised its small hand to gently place it on the Cherish Ball’s opening button.

With a red light, Togepi was absorbed into the Cherish Ball.

This was also the first time Momoko noticed that the ball did not shake when capturing the Pokémon, indicating that Togepi completely trusted her.

Immediately after, Momoko released Togepi again and recorded it in her Pokédex.

[Togepi, Fairy type, Spike Ball Pokémon]

[Togepi is believed to be filled with energy that brings happiness, and it will bring happiness to gentle and kind people.]

“It’s a Fairy type! This version’s new type!”

Momoko’s eyes lit up as she continued to check its data panel.

[Name: Togepi (Female)]

[Level: 1]

[Type: Fairy]

[Ability: Serene Grace (Doubles the chance of a move’s additional effects occurring)]

[Known Moves: Growl, Charm]

…

“Huh? Is a freshly hatched Pokémon’s starting level really only 1?” Momoko exclaimed as she examined Togepi’s data panel.

“And this Serene Grace ability, what does ‘additional effects of a move’ mean? Oh, I understand! Does it refer to moves like Ember that have a chance to inflict a status condition? This ability is really good!”

“Excellent! Togepi, come back! Let’s take advantage of the good luck from Togepi hatching and go challenge the Goldenrod Gym directly!”

Momoko said confidently, opening her virtual map and heading towards the Goldenrod Gym.

The Goldenrod Gym was located in the northeastern part of the city, a massive circular building.

Just as she was about to push the door open, a red-haired girl walked out.

The two made eye contact, and the red-haired girl politely asked, “Hello! Are you here to challenge the gym?”

“Yes, are you an apprentice at this gym?” Momoko tentatively asked.

Hearing this, the red-haired girl smiled.

“I’m Whitney, and I’m the Gym Leader here.”