That night.
“Yu Feng, you’ll have to make do with the guest room for now; I’ll get a room ready for you in a few days.”
Delia helped Yu Feng make his bed, speaking with a hint of apology.
After all, Yu Feng was now her godson, and having him sleep in the guest room was truly out of necessity.
“It’s fine; I’m only staying for a few days anyway, then I’ll be traveling, so there’s no need to specially prepare a room.”
Yu Feng waved his hand, indicating it wasn’t necessary. Staying for just a few days didn’t warrant preparing a room for him; that would be too wasteful.
“It’s fine, Yu Feng. You’ll be coming back to stay in the future, won’t you? It’s not like you’re not returning.”
“Alright, get some rest early. Tomorrow, you can go out with Ash.”
Delia dismissed Yu Feng’s suggestion. After all, they were family; how could she let a family member stay in the guest room?
She didn’t say much more, walking to the door and closing it with a smile.
Yu Feng, inside the room, was silent for a moment before he couldn’t help but smile. This way, he truly had a home.
However, next up was the time to choose his First Partner Pokémon.
He spread the list given by Professor Oak on the desk in the room.
On it, the patterns of 21 First Partner Pokémon from seven generations, from Kanto to Alola, were clearly printed.
These were Charmander, Bulbasaur, and Squirtle from the Kanto Region.
Chikorita, Totodile, and Cyndaquil from the Johto Region.
Torchic, Mudkip, and Treecko from the Hoenn Region.
Turtwig, Chimchar, and Piplup from the Sinnoh Region.
Snivy, Tepig, and Oshawott from the Unova Region.
Chespin, Fennekin, and Froakie from the Kalos Region.
And Rowlet, Litten, and Popplio from the Alola Region.
Seeing the Alola Region’s First Partner Pokémon surprised Yu Feng for a moment. After all, according to the timeline, Ash hadn’t started his journey yet, so there shouldn’t be any Alola Region First Partner Pokémon.
However, thinking about Professor Oak’s cousin, Professor Samson Oak, it was impossible that he just appeared. In that case, it wasn’t strange that Professor Oak could get Alola Region First Partner Pokémon.
It was a pity there were no Galar Region or the newest Paldea Region Pokémon. Yu Feng quite liked the Grass First Partner Pokémon from the Paldea generation.
He remembered it was called Sprigatito? He thought that was the name. Before he transmigrated, he was busy grinding for a Shinny Boss Gardevoir in Arceus and didn’t have the leisure to pay attention to new games.
He only remembered the Grass First Partner Pokémon was very cute and hoped it wouldn’t turn into another Incineroar or something.
You are not allowed to become like this.jpg (pointing fingers)
The recollection ended, and Yu Feng carefully considered which First Partner Pokémon would be best to choose.
Currently, the three from the Johto Region could be excluded. They had neither strength nor good looks.
The only cute Chikorita would eventually evolve into a behemoth like Meganium.
Other regions each had their advantages: the Fossil Pokémon of the Hoenn Region, the Cynthia and ancient special forms of the Sinnoh Region, Rosa and Hilda of the Unova Region, the Mega Evolution of the Kalos Region, and the Ultra Beast of Alola.
Of course, besides Mega Evolution, these had little to do with which First Partner Pokémon he should choose. Currently, what could affect battles were Mega Evolution, Dynamax, and Terastallization.
Known Pokémon capable of Mega Evolution were the First Partner Pokémon of Kanto and Hoenn, and also Greninja.
All Pokémon could Dynamax, but only a few could Gigantamax. Coincidentally, the Kanto First Partner Pokémon could also do so.
In summary, it seemed he could only choose a Kanto First Partner Pokémon? This troubled Yu Feng. As someone who prioritized looks, he truly found it hard to choose.
Shinny Kirlia once again voluntarily emerged from its Poké Ball, helping its older brother smooth his furrowed brow.
“Kirlia (Is it that hard to choose? Just pick one.)”
Shinny Kirlia was a bit puzzled. It was just a Pokémon; was it necessary to take so long to choose?
“It’s not that simple. Even without considering type issues, it at least needs to be useful.”
“Like you and Hatenna, you two are actually the main team for the future.”
“Milcery and Indeedee are mainly for managing daily life; it’s a bit too much to ask them to battle.”
Yu Feng answered Shinny Kirlia’s question while pondering which First Partner Pokémon to choose. After all, she was still inexperienced, and a good Pokémon’s boost to a Trainer was immeasurable.
“Kirlia. (So do you have any preferred candidates? I can analyze them with you.)”
Shinny Kirlia waved its hand. She didn’t really understand strength or anything like that, as she was just a Pokémon, but she could still help with analysis.
“What you said makes sense. Alright, I’ll tell you about it.”
Yu Feng mused that what his Lao Mei said seemed reasonable. Moreover, she was a Psychic-type Pokémon, which was different from his own half-baked Pokémon.
At least her brain was definitely better than his.
Yu Feng explained all the known evolution methods and their pros and cons to Shinny Kirlia. The sheer volume of information made Shinny Kirlia furrow its brow, just like Yu Feng had earlier.
“Kirlia! (According to what you said, the best choice here should be Charmander.)”
“Kirlia. (It has two directions for Mega Evolution, can Gigantamax, and can fly.)”
Shinny Kirlia summarized Yu Feng’s points. Currently, the most versatile were the Kanto First Partner Pokémon, and the best of those was Charmander, which could touch upon every evolution method.
“Yes, currently it seems capable of touching upon everything, but I also kind of want Greninja.”
Although Charmander was versatile, Ash-Greninja was also very cool!
Yu Feng really couldn’t decide which was better.
“Kirlia (I’d say, Greninja capable of Bond Evolution are very rare, right? In contrast, Charmander is more stable.)”
Shinny Kirlia thought about the information she had learned from Yu Feng and shook her head. After all, there had only been one Greninja capable of Bond Evolution in thousands of years, and whether the one Professor Oak gave could Bond Evolve was still a question.
“That is indeed a problem you brought up. It’s still so hard to choose.”
Listening to his Lao Mei’s analysis, how could he not know that Charmander was the best choice? For type compatibility, Fennekin was naturally the best, with its final form, Delphox, having Psychic abilities.
But Charizard could carry people in flight, making it excellent for travel! Yu Feng slumped onto the table in a heap. Choosing was so difficult; he wanted them all.
“Kirlia. (Just pick the one you like most. For the others, aren’t there the clan leaders to help?)”
“Kirlia. (They even caught all flavors of Alcremie just so you could eat well.)”
Shinny Kirlia was a bit helpless. It was just a few Pokémon. If worst came to worst, the clan leaders could go out and trick, no, communicate and build relationships with other Pokémon clans, and they’d surely find them. Was there any need to be so stressed?
“You’re a Pokémon, you wouldn’t understand. For a Trainer, catching them yourself is what gives it meaning.”
Yu Feng rolled his eyes at his sister. Catching Pokémon yourself was the fun part; if others gave them to you, the fun would be lost.
“Kirlia. (Yes, yes, yes, what others give has no meaning. I am a Pokémon, I don’t understand, as if you aren’t a Pokémon yourself.)”
“Kirlia. (Get some rest early. Aren’t you going out with Ash tomorrow?)”
Shinny Kirlia also rolled her eyes at her older brother. Don’t think that just because he looked human, he wasn’t a Pokémon.
She then rolled over onto the bed to rest, not forgetting to tell her older brother to get some rest early as well.
Yu Feng looked at his Lao Mei, who had quickly fallen asleep after lying down, and felt genuine envy. He wished he could fall asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow too.
He then fixed his gaze on the list, and after a long time, finally made a decision.