New Pokémon
In the Nidoran family's evolution chain, only the first stage, Nidoran(female), possesses the ability to reproduce. Its evolved forms, NidorinAn And Nidoqueen, lack any reproductive capability.
So, for Nidoran(male) and Nidoran(female) to reproduce and have descendants, Aster must prepare an Everstone.
However, an Everstone is not cheap.
Although the Everstone is not an especially valuable necessity for Pokémon, the demand is significant due to the large number of trainers in the Panda League.
At least, with Aster's current financial ability, it's unaffordable.
An incubator can accelerates the hatching of Pokémon eggs.
Except for certain Bug-type Pokémon, a Pokémon egg's normal hatching time ranges from one to three months, but an incubator could accelerate this time, and make the eggs hatching within a month.
Aster carefully placed the two Pokémon eggs back into the incubator, and the three poeple in the room eagerly anticipated the birth of the two little ones.
Soon, half a month passed, Edward and Jacob's summer vacation had finished, and their fourth-grade academic journey was started.
"Big Brother Aster, you have to take care Magbi and Elekid for us."
"And there is also Nidoran(male) and Nidoran(female)."
Edward and Jacob clung to Aster, each holding onto one of his arms, continuing to instruct him without stopping.
"Yes, yes, you just need to focus on school, and I'll take good care of them."
As the number of orphans in the orphanage decreased, the living conditions improved significantly. So, the twin brothers not only attended school but were in a prominent school in Ridgestones City.
Aster released the two boys and pushed them towards the school bus that had arrived to pick them up.
Magbi, Elekid, Nidoran(male), and Nidoran(female) were all at the orphanage's entrance gate, bidding farewell to the two brothers.
Nidoran(male) and Nidoran(female) were born in the middle of the night a few days ago, and that was the first time Aster had seen little Pokémon being born.
A very magical white light appeared, flashing to an extreme, and Nidoran(male) and Nidoran(female) seemed to agree to be born at the same time.
Nidoran(male) had a purple body with dark purple patches. It had internally blue large ears, small incisors, and small red eyes. Its head had a poison horn, and its back had three rows of poison spikes, with the middle row being slightly longer.
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Pokémon: Nidoran
Level: 2
Gender: Male
Potential: Green
Type: Poison
Ability: Hustle (Raises its own attack but lowers accuracy.)
Item: None
Moves: Leer, Poison Sting
Egg Moves: Poison Tail, Counter
...
The green potential along with the Hidden Ability and excellent egg moves make either of these two little Pokémon an extraordinary initial Pokémon for any ordinary family.
Nidoran(female)'s body is mostly blue with small dark blue circular spots. Its triangular eyes are red, with a white incisor in its mouth. It has two pairs of whiskers, large ears, a small poison horn on its forehead, and several spikes on its back.
Nidoran's horns are relatively smaller, and compared to Nidoran's, their tips are slightly rounded.
...
Pokémon: Nidoran
Level: 2
Gender: Female
Potential: Green
Type: Poison
Ability: Rivalry (It becomes stronger when facing a Pokémon of the same gender but weaker against a different gender.)
Item: None
Moves: Growl, Poison Sting
Egg Move: Take Down
...
Nidoran(female)'s stat panel is also very good. Aster is not disappointed with both Pokémon eggs.
"You guys go play, but don't go too far. Come back on your own at mealtime."
Aster looking at Magbi and patted his soft, spherical protrusion on its head, specifically instructing, "Magbi, you're their big brother. Take care of your little brothers, okay?"
Magbi glanced proudly at Elekid, patted its chest, and assured Aster.
"Okay, go on now."
As the four little Pokémon gradually moved away, Aster slowly returned to the orphanage.
Wait, shouldn't this place be called the Ridgestone] Manor now?
After all, Grandma Yasmin has passed, and it's no longer the same orphanage it used to be.
Since he's here, let's start a new life with the two little ones and this bunch of little Pokémon as well.
Aster's steps grew faster and firmer.
Back in the room, Aster slowly closed his eyes. Taking care of Edward, Jacob, and a few Pokémon in the past few days left him little time for himself.
It seems the system has some new things he hadn't noticed.
Out of the five main modules, only the first information module is activated, while the other four are in a gray interface and can't be started.
He can access the system's warehouse and the system's sole item—the Beginner's Gift Pack.
There's also the monthly lottery chance?
This system is quite powerful.
Aster plans to start with the monthly draw, leaving the Beginner's Gift Pack for later.
[ Lottery? ]
[ Congratulations, Host, you've acquired an Ancient Burning Tree *1. ]
"An Ancient Burning Tree? What's that?"
[ The Ancient Burning Tree is a legendary tree that has been touched by Ho-oh's Sacred Flames. It perpetually burns, birthing the unimaginable, and its fallen branches are an essential raw material for making held items, Charcoal. ]
Weird and peculiar items, temporarily useless, can only be stored in the system's backpack for now.
Next up is the Beginner's Gift Pack.
[ Confirm opening the Beginner's Gift Pack? ]
[ Random group of Pokémon*30 ]
[ Random completion. ]
[ Congratulations, Host, you've acquired Charcadet*30. ]
[ Charcadet are Pokémon that reside in burning charcoal. They enjoy consuming berrys with high oil content. Even against strong enemies, they'll battle with burning fervor. Once in combat mode, their firepower rises to 1000 degrees Celsius. ]
Looking at the system's description of the Charcadet, Aster was completely puzzled.
What kind of Pokémon is this?
In the previous life, watching the animation where Ash finally became the long-desired Pokémon Master.
Through so many episodes, there was absolutely no information about Charcadet.
A new Pokémon?
Honestly, at this moment, Aster feels a bit like a skilled cook without ingredients.
If it were any known group of Pokémon, he'd at least have a general idea and know how to train them.
But with this brand new Pokémon, Aster is unsure of how to proceed.
Arriving at the open space in the manor, Aster released all thirty Charcadet. Its Strange little Pokémon, that loom like a wooden people surrounded by fire?
But upon closer inspection, they're kinda look cool?
No, the more he looks, the cooler they appear. Just not sure if this group of little guys can evolve, they should look even cooler then, right?
Logically, they should.
Aster used the system to examine the information of the slightly larger Charcadet, which seemed to be the leader among the group.
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Pokémon: Charcadet
Level: 30
Gender: Male
Potential: Green
Type: Fire
Ability: Flame Body (May occasionally inflict a burn on the opponent upon contact.)
Item: None
Moves: Leer, Ember, Frighten, Clear Smog, Fire Spin, Will-O-Wisp, Night Shade, Flame Charge, Incinerate
Egg Move: None
...
No Egg moves, with the majority of the nine current moves being Fire-type, along with one Normal-type, one Poison-type, and two Ghost-type moves.
"Could it be that this fellow gains a Ghost-type after evolution?"
Aster murmured while looking at the move pool of the Charcadet.
"I wonder if it's a standard evolution or if it requires a Fire Stone, or maybe another item?"
The Beginner's Gift Pack provided by the system is indeed of high quality. All thirty Charcadet have green potential. Apart from the largest one with Flame Body, four others possess Flame Body as well, while the rest have Flash Fire.
The Flash Fire Ability works when it hit by a Fire-type move, they absorb the flames, making their own Fire-type moves more stronger.
This is an extremely powerful Ability for Fire-type Pokémon in the battles.
Looking at this group of Charcadet emitting scorching heat from their entire bodies, Aster is a bit puzzled.
Surely, they can't stay in the manor like those four little fellows, and the tree-filled back mountain won't be suitable for them either.
It seems there's some force guiding all of this.
Within his puzzled mind, Aster starts to understand a bit.
First, the Ancient Burning Tree, then the Charcadet. Obviously, the two are connected. The Ancient Burning Tree should be the habitat provided by the system for the Charcadet.
But having a perpetually Ancient Burning Tree in front of the manor seems a bit too ostentatious.
Aster led the Charcadet to the back of the manor. There's a sizeable open area between the manor and the back mountain, its an ideal place for planting Ancient Burning Trees.