28 Development

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As you raise your Pokemon you should take into account many factors, although Aster knew he was a little over the top with all of the knowledge he decided to acquire before even having his first Pokemon, even if he could read and interiorize things faster.

But although over the top it still proved worth it. As a baby Togepi's size was 0.24m (0'09'') as the weeks went by she slowly grew, which brought in just a month to a staggering 0.3m (1'00'').Which is considered her standard size.

Being a baby Pokemon, it is indeed small in itself. But Aster theorized that she would grow bigger.

As she is being fed with the right meal solution, coupled with her intake of Aura in their morning training.

This brings us to the phase of growth of Pokemon, Pokemon go through phases in life, just like human beings go throughout their lives.

The phases too are pretty straightforward, and less numerous too.

Pokemon Egg Phase period which they are in the egg and it stays so till they hatch.

The baby phase follows as they are born and this phase is where Pokemon stabilize their energy, here pokemon might get a drastic change of nature as they will be quite easily influenced by their surroundings. But this phase is here from birth to 3 Months, although note that there are species that develop quicker than others, and the opposite is verified too, for example in Dragon breeds.

Then you have the Juvenile phase, which basically is when Pokemon are eligible to battle and to train at least heavy training.

Then depending on the number of evolutions you have the Adult phase, which will be when they finish their regular evolution line, this takes years to achieve in some cases while some Pokemon don't get there at all.

But Pokemon with no evolution actually verify a growth in size naturally, as if it is their process of evolution just without changing form.

So there was still time for Togepi to achieve her peak while in her baby stage. Although Aster did abide by the rules and never really gave her straining training or specific hardcore training he did begin to shift Togepi's mind to training and enjoying exercising.

This is done through many activities like playing tag, meditating by his side and perceiving Aura, just basic activities you do with a baby.

''Togepi come here show me that rock magic you showed me'' Aster said as he sat cross-legged in the empty streets of Arcadia.

Togepi enthusiastically moved her little hands and slowly her little hand began to emit a brownish color.

Right the next instant a little pebble could be seen floating, then another, and soon quite a few of them floated in the air.

But the move didn't hold since after 1 minute the force levitating the pebbles vanished and they fell.

For Aster although it was very good, as she had both hang in there longer and in more quantity too. He extended his hand toward his Pokemon as he sweetly said. ''Good job Togepi, your so great!''

Aster patted his Togepi who was happy to be showered with love, but it wasn't the only thing since Aster went to his pocket and picked a treat pack, he then picked 2 little treats called Beauty Treats and fed each one to the little girl.

~Togepii!!~ it voiced delighted by everything happening.

It had grown to understand what to do and what not to do, but the not to dos were still under progress since Aster just didn't have the power to reprimand his Togepi with conviction before hugging it and showering it with love the moment even the slight watering was shown in the little pokemon eyes.

But although he spoiled her he wanted to make sure she followed the right path, once she left the Baby phase Aster would make sure to be stricter with her.

As for the Beauty Treats, they are actually treats that promote Pokemon beauty. it isn't something mindblowing, it's just like the skincare for Pokemon, well they consume it, and it's one of the rare consumables which promote beautifying.

But the major part of Pokemon beauty actually comes from their genetics, yes you can have Pokemon of the same kind which have features more 'pretty' than others.

Aster shifted between beauty treats and smart treats, as smart treats sort of stimulated the Pokemon brain, making them more focused for a little period of time.

These treats are obviously extremely expensive, and since he is being financed by a whole ''Kingdom'', A.k.a Alfred, it was no biggie although Alfred said that a Major part of his money was being invested in a project, which Aster had no way of prying further.

But it seemed like it was something quite important. As Aster ended showering his Togepi with love, he turned his attention to Arceus Temple.

Although looking ancient it still was nowhere near the glory it should have, but structurally speaking Aster was not going to touch any of it as he had no materials nor a plausible idea to renovate such.

But his attention was turned to the garden belonging to the temple. Aster was an aesthetics kind of guy, and beautifying his living hood had always been something he was into. It wasn't even for others but for self-satisfaction as the end results were that worth it.

So looking at such a lackluster massive garden, Aster had to get his hands dirty.

For an estimative, the garden in its full glory, which had been many many years ago, was actually several acres in size, although nothing too mindblowing but for a village it was sizeable.

It had quite a few characteristic flowers, like the Arcadian Rose, a type of rose that could only be found in Arcadia soil, known for its vibrant red and its unique sweet fragrance. Its pollen is a treat for bug Pokemon. Or rather was.

Ever since the disaster which had struck Arcadia, the vitality of the region seemed to have been, hit too. Many Pokemon had actually migrated to other areas, leaving weaker potential Pokemon or even some which had always been reluctant to leave.

This migration had actually been written in many journals, as people in the surrounding Regions had been scared shitless, as such a massive movement could have meant one of the biggest Pokemon tides.

And these tides are not to be taken lightly, since they could easily trample over a village or even a City depending on the strength of the Pokemon in the tide.

As such fear was to be expected.

But it meant that Arcadia Region was a region lacking the necessary energy or vitality for the Pokemon in the higher ranks, meaning that something had happened, something deeper and more sinister.

Aster theorized as such. Since the behavior of the Pokemon was indeed strange and these patterns would signal either fear or lack of interest. Something Aster had to look into in the future for sure.

Either way, Aster moved toward the closest part connected to the Temple, and he was prepared as he had a general idea of what to place where and in what way too.

He picked seeds of commonly found berries, like the Sitrus Berry, Wiki Berry, and Lum Berries.

These were the most common and the ones which, in the books yielded the most fruit.

Aster had spoken about his little idea to Alfred who just told him to do as he wished, he seemed quite grumpy but in truth, he found the idea pleasing.

Note that Alfred seemed to be quite busy lately, which raised more questions in Aster's head but who was he to ask?

Aster diligently planted the seeds. He had 5 seeds of each and decided to analyze the chances for the record and understand what was going on with his own eyes.

As he finished planting, 15 berry seeds, he picked a watering can and hydrated the little seeds.

Actually, Arcadia town had everything, they had potable water close by, and they had many choices for this, the soil was good too and the climate was temperate. So it had everything to be a Pokemon paradise+greenlife paradise.

Aster stared at the watered soil intently and he Aster felt it, the budding of life within the seed. Albeit weak it was there.

''Now is just wait and see...'' Aster sighed as he mumbled these words. And it wasn't like the Pokemon games which he had to wait a couple of days for the full process.

Aster looked to the side and saw Togepi siting in the soil and playing with a little rubber ball he had given her. A smile bloomed on his face.

''It's not just for me after all I can make this whole area my pokemon paradise. Eheheheeheh'' He began giggling at the mere thought of his genius.