Settlement

Late at night, an uninvited guest appeared in the Mirage Kingdom's royal palace. He managed to evade the palace's heavy guards and silently made his way to the entrance of Togepi Paradise.

This uninvited guest was the trainer who had once aided the rebellious Togekiss.

With the help of the rebellious Togekiss, he successfully entered Togepi Paradise. However, to his disappointment, Togepi Paradise was empty, and the green gem mentioned by the rebellious Togekiss was nowhere to be found.

Their purpose for this journey was to find the green gem.

It turned out that when the rebellious Togekiss left, it was in great haste and had no knowledge that the green gem had suffered significant damage due to the battle with the old Togekiss clan leader. Now, the gem was completely destroyed, reduced to mere fragments.

It wouldn't be long before Togepi Paradise disappeared entirely due to the lack of its source.

After finding nothing in Togepi Paradise, the trainer who accompanied the rebellious Togekiss silently left the Mirage Kingdom.

However, he didn't rush to leave the Mirage Kingdom. Instead, he stayed to gather information. Before long, he infiltrated the prison where Hans was being held.

Using the promise of rescuing Hans as leverage, he obtained the information he sought from Hans and then left once again.

The next day, the person who brought food to Hans discovered that Hans had died in his cell.

Of course, Yuga, who was on his way back home, was unaware of these events. He was currently aboard the Ghost Ship, floating amidst the white clouds.

Before leaving, the Dusknoir spent a long time talking to Yuga, and in the end, it made an unexpected decision: it intended to settle in Verdanturf Town along with its "crew," to following Yuga from now on.

It had guarded the Mirage Kingdom for over a thousand years, and it felt that it was time for the descendants of Shadowsong to learn to walk on their own. Whatever fortunes they encountered in the future would depend on their own abilities.

The Dusknoir preferred to accompany Yuga over staying with the descendants of Shadowsong, who had no idea how many generations had passed. Its relationship with Yuga was not only as the master's friend but also because, over a thousand years ago, when it was still weak, Yuga had taught it. Their bond was deep.

Yuga sat at the bow of the Ghost Ship, looking at the clouds retreating from the side of the ship. He was in a very good mood, both because of the reunion with Dusknoir and because he had acquired a valuable group of Togepi and Togetic.

When he boarded the ship, Yuga roughly counted the number of Togepi and Togetic, and the total was around two hundred, with only a few of high potential.

There was only one Togepi with blue potential, the old clan leader, and it was unlikely to have any more offspring in the future. Its role now would be more of a senior figure.

There were around a dozen Togepi with green potential. To be honest, this number wasn't low at all for a Togepi clan with a total population of two hundred.

It's just that when you glanced over the entire group, and all you saw were Togepi and Togetic with red, yellow, and orange potentials, it couldn't help but make you feel that it was a pity.

Togekiss is indeed a powerful Pokémon. If they have good potential, they can be trained to become exceptionally strong.

However, the Togepi clan has been largely unmanaged for over a thousand years and has lived much like wild Pokémon. You can't expect them to reproduce in a scientific manner. The fact that there are over a dozen members with green potential is something Yuga appreciates.

At this moment, not only is Yuga in a good mood, but Togepi, Togetic, and Togekiss are also in high spirits. From birth until now, it's their first time encountering this vast world.

The members born long ago had the privilege of experiencing Togepi Paradise in all its glory. The place was rich in resources, abundant, and had breathtaking scenery.

But for the younger members, it was a different story. As soon as they were born, Togepi Paradise was already in ruins. They had to face withered trees daily and sometimes go hungry. Now, seeing the beautiful world outside, they couldn't help but feel excited.

Fortunately, Yuga's system backpack contained plenty of Pokeblocks for Florges, so every Togepi and Togetic on board was well-fed.

Pokeblocks were developed to provide high-energy nutrition for Pokemon that Trainers use during the training of Pokémon. For the Togepi and Togetic currently on board, a single Pokeblock would provide them with sustenance for a long time.

Old Togekiss, perched on the mast, watched the Togepi playing together in small groups on the ship, a benevolent smile on its face.

Standing beside Old Togekiss on the mast, the Pelipper couldn't help but feel that the elderly man next to him was quite amiable. He had no idea that this was a big shoot who had pierced through a spatial rift.

The two little Wingull, due to their lively personalities, quickly made friends with the Togepi.

Because the ship had ample space, Yuga decided to release his Torchic as well. He didn't want to keep them cooped up in their Poké Balls.

The whole Ghost Ship was bustling with activity. The Torchic, in particular, were chirping and playing around noisily. If it weren't for the watchful eye of the Ghost-type Pokémon, Yuga suspected they would want to jump directly off the ship to experience the thrill of bungee jumping.

However, when Wingull interacted with Togepi, everything went smoothly. Torchic got along well with Togepi as well. It was the interaction between Wingull and Torchic that seemed somewhat mismatched.

It was probably due to their opposing types. When the little Wingull with fiery tempers got together with the Torchic, they would often end up in fights.

But children fighting was quite lively, and Yuga, far from stopping them, watched with relish.

The Ghost Ship's speed was impressive. On the evening of the second day after departing from the Mirage Kingdom, they had successfully reached Verdanturf Town.

The Ghost Ship sailed straight into the Gym and docked on the training grounds in the Gym's courtyard. Due to the ship's massive size, it occupied nearly half of the courtyard.

When the Ghost Ship entered Verdanturf Town, many people noticed, causing quite a commotion. However, when they saw the ship enter the Gym, they no longer had any concerns.

This was the territory of the Verdanturf Town's Gym Leader, and with him around, there was nothing to worry about.

It must be said that many of the residents of Verdanturf Town had developed blind trust in Yuga.

The first to come out and greet Yuga upon his return was Mismagius.

Before Yuga returned, he had already informed Brawly, and Brawly had sent Mismagius from Dewford Town to Verdanturf Town.

Mismagius is very sensitive to the presence of Ghost-type Pokémon, so as soon as the Ghost Ship arrived in Verdanturf Town, it caught its attention. Mismagius knew that Yuga was coming back, and it flew up to the ship before it even landed.

As soon as he got back home, Yuga had to start settling the Pokémon in the Ecopark.

The Torchic naturally headed to the Volcano Sub-Ecopark, where Ninetales and Houndoom were helping with the management. Yuga didn't have to worry much about that.

As for the Togepi clan, Yuga thought for a long time and decided to place them on Lake No. 3 in the Shallow Seashore Sub-Ecopark, making them neighbors with the Vullaby family.

The Togepi clan, who had lived a peaceful life in Togepi Paradise for years, had very gentle natures. This made for a good balance with the overly fierce Vullaby family. With Old Togekiss present, Yuga wasn't worried about the Togepi clan being bullied by the Vullaby family, and he also had a word with Archeops, who managed the Vullaby family, to ensure they didn't go too far.

Both of them being elderly figures, Yuga believed that Old Togekiss and Archeops would get along well.

As for Dusknoir and the others Ghost-type Pokemon, they were naturally placed in the Haunted Mansion Sub-Ecopark.

The Ghost-type Pokémon were very reluctant to leave their Ghost Ship, so Yuga came up with a solution. When he originally built the main Ecopark, he had directly incorporated a portion of a small river as a water source. Now he could make use of this river.

The river in the main Ecopark was a branch of a larger river outside Verdanturf Town. Yuga had the system modify the entrance of this river into the main Ecopark. With this modification, the Ghost Ship could easily sail into the main Ecopark and then enter the Ghost Sea in the Haunted Mansion Sub-Ecopark.

After these changes, it would be much more convenient for the Ghost Ship to come and go from the Ecopark.

Yuga also noticed ten Chansey that the Joy family had sent to the Grassland Sub-Ecopark. These ten Chansey were already working under the guidance of MeiMei and YuanYuan.

The Joy family had trained them well, and they were highly capable in their work. With a little guidance from MeiMei and YuanYuan, they quickly settled into their working roles.

With their new subordinates, the six Chansey sisters were in high spirits. They had admired large families like the Miltank family for a long time.

Just as Yuga settled the newly arrived Pokémon, Mismagius arrived holding a bunch of Poké Balls, eager to show off its accomplishments.

At first, Yuga was very puzzled when he saw the Poké Balls Mismagius was holding because Mismagius hadn't mentioned them during their previous phone call. He thought these Poké Balls might be empty.

However, when Yuga opened the Poké Balls and saw a blue potential Sharpedo in front of him, he was genuinely surprised.

When Yuga learned where these Poké Balls came from, he couldn't help but laugh and cry, saying: I don't have habit to steal other people's Pokémon like that! How did my Pokémon turn into like this? Did they really learn from me?

Regardless of how these Pokémon came into his possession, Yuga was genuinely happy to acquire this batch of Pokémon. They were stolen from the Team Aqua, so he didn't feel any moral burden, and he lavished praise upon Mismagius, making it feel delighted.

After a thorough count, Yuga found that there were a total of 150 Pokémon in the batch, all of them Water-types.

It was hard to imagine how Mismagius managed to transport these Pokémon and where it had hidden them.

Yuga asked Mismagius about it, but it just smiled and said: A lady's secret, don't even try to guess.

Since Mismagius didn't want to divulge the details, Yuga didn't press any further.

After counting, it was estimated that about 90% of these Pokémon were Carvanha and Sharpedo, and the strongest among them was a blue potential Sharpedo.

As Water-type Pokémon, Sharpedo was quite good, especially with ability like Rough Skin and the hidden ability Speed Boost, both of which were highly practical.

These Pokémon were collected by the Old Doctor for experimental research. He found that the higher the potential and strength of the Pokémon, the better they could withstand his experiments.

Based on some patterns he had uncovered during experiments on the Abandoned Island, the Team Aqua decided to support him in gathering these Pokémon. Of course, Team Rocket also played a significant role in this, and it turned out to be a windfall for Yuga.

The reason why most of the Pokémon were Carvanha and Sharpedo is mainly because the Old Doctor found that Sharpedo had relatively low genetic incompatibility with Kyogre.

Besides Carvanha and Sharpedo, there were also Remoraid, Chinchou, and Mantyke, but their numbers were much smaller in comparison to Carvanha and Sharpedo.

Yuga placed all these Pokémon into the vast sea in Shallow Seashore. The sea in Shallow Seashore was incredibly large, so there was no worry about accommodating these Pokémon.

Yuga planned to put the Carvanha up for sale since there were plenty of them.

There was already a Sharpedo in Shallow Seashore, and with the addition of new Carvanha and Sharpedo, it had indeed found itself a community.

After arranging all the Pokémon, Yuga was utterly exhausted. Following dinner with the Chansey sisters, he went to bed early.

As soon as Yuga returned, one person received the news. That person was Ruck, who had been staying in Verdanturf Town for several days.

Yuga and Ruck had previously agreed on a meeting time, as Yuga had some business to attend to. However, Ruck arrived in Verdanturf Town much earlier.

The commotion caused by Yuga's return was quiet big. Many people in Verdanturf Town saw the jet-black ghost ship, and Ruck received the news right away.

Of course, no one knew it was a ghost ship; they just thought it was an unusual ship. Otherwise, the town wouldn't be so calm now. Most people had heard of ghost ships in legends, just like Yuga's previous life, where everyone knew about strange tales.

As for a flying ship, it wasn't something to be overly surprised about in the Pokémon world.

Ruck, who had been in Verdanturf Town for several days, was pleasantly surprised by the town's development. Although Verdanturf Town was still called a "town," its level of prosperity was already on par with a slightly smaller city. This was something Ruck had not expected.

This also helped Ruck understand why his naive younger brother resorted to tricks to establish a presence in Verdanturf Town. It was indeed a place full of opportunities and vitality.

In just over a year, Verdanturf Town had developed to its current level. It could be foreseen that in the coming years, Verdanturf Town might truly soar to new heights.

Verdanturf Town's rapid development was not only due to the unwavering support of Devon Corporation but also because of its inherent advantages.

On one hand, it had an excellent environment, ideal for tourism and agricultural development.

On the other hand, its strategic location was superb. It was connected to the two major cities, Mauville City and Rustboro City, through Route 117 and Route 116, as well as the Rusturf Tunnel, ensuring a constant flow of people.

Furthermore, being adjacent to the Petalburg Woods meant that adventurous trainers had a place to explore.

In the past, Verdanturf Town couldn't develop mainly because it lacked proper planning and an opportunity.

Yuga was a bit surprised the next morning when Ruck visited. Ruck had come too early, right? Wasn't it not yet the agreed-upon time?