Chapter 3 - Setting a Path

When I woke up in the morning, Meditite was still on watch. When I asked if he needed rest, I received a firm no. Apparently the reason I had been attacked was because I had woken up Meditite from his deep Meditation (sleep) and he wasn't happy about it.

So, I indicated my intent to go into the Pokemon world and asked Meditite to stand guard. Getting a positive response, I shut my eyes, reached for the spatial orb linking to the Pokemon world, and transported there.

...

When I opened my eyes again, I was in the same location where I had captured Meditite and left previously. It seemed as though the pokeball for Meditite had disappeared, and I was not likely to get it back. I started to make my way back to the safari checkpoint.

Safari Guard 1: "Haha, I told you it wasn't likely to catch anything. Although you had one of those Safari-tech pokeballs, it still broke on you, eh? Gotta make sure you find a weaker Pokemon to go for the next time you try, can't start out with a strong Pokemon cuz they have a strong will, and bringing stuff to satiate the Pokemon in a safari is also common sense. Do that next time, you hear me?"

Knowing he mostly meant well I grinned and beared it,

"Yes Sir, I will try my best next time."

Safari Guard 2: "And next time, don't get lost inside the park, we almost had to send people searching for you! Glad your okay though, classes are going to start soon, so go see Officer Jenny about registration."

I nodded to him and scurried away to avoid more lectures.

I found Officer Jenny in her office.

Knocking..

Officer Jenny: "Come in!"

I open the door and walk into her office.

"Hello! Again! How exactly did you manage to get lost again, and how did you even do so in that little safari?"

"Um..."

"Yes?"

"I have a very good excuse as to why I am lost often, I'm just uncertain if said excuse would be believable or acceptable.."

"Oh, really? This ought to be one of the most amusing things I've heard in a while, please tell me."

"Okay..."

"Yes?"

"I'm not really sure if I should, but I don't like being dishonest.."

"Yeah, to be honest I don't reall.."

"So actually, I'm an alien from a very distant planet who died once and then was brought back to life by some sort of powerful being, or group of them, which actually just happened yesterday a bit before I met you.

That being, or those beings, gave me a technique which together with my innate ability let's me make a body of mental and spiritual energy that can travel near infinite distances to other planets.

The greater beings more or less said I needed to travel to other planets to gain the resources and knowledge needed to survive. Also, as of right now this is the only planet I've been given access to. So I have to do everything I can to get stronger within a short time frame, as well as try to catch Pokemon who can help in my survival."

Officer Jenny stares at me with a warm and patient face,

"I understand, your probably around 12, and your at the age for Pokemon School without any Pokemon get to keep you company. Chuuni* is something a majority of kids your age catch. Please tone your fantasies to a level that they don't get people worried about you, and don't disturb your studies."

..about the reaction I expected.

"Listen mam', the truth is although my body looks this way now, we are actually about the same age. And honestly, I really need someone over here who understands the situation I'm in or it will be impossible for me to get what I need. So I'm going to give you a demonstration."

Before she can react, I take her letter opener off of the desk, pull up my sleeve, and drag the blade across the broad side of my shoulder. She totally freaks out, but for me it only stings a little because it is an energy body taking the damage. My vision of the room shifts to a slightly lower angle and the gash on my arm quickly regenerates without a drop of blood leaking out.

At this point, she had rum over and snatched the letter opener from me with shock and worry in her eyes. Then, she instantly went over and grabbed a first aid kit and rushed back over. After her hurried movements, she finally noticed the cut was gone.

A shocked and confused expression ran across her face.

"Because this body is made of mental energy, any injuries on it only results in a bit of energy loss and some headaches. Then the injuries will instantly regenerate, but because of the mental energy loss, the body will also shrink slightly until I can't maintain it."

A 'still sorta confused' and also 'pondering' expression spread across her face.

"Hmm.. I've heard of more powerful Psychic trainers being able to do all sorts of strange things, so I suppose it's not that strange~"

Yes! I'm so glad people are so easy-to-accept nonsense explanations in this world.

"So, will you help me?"

"Okay, sure! All that helping you means is doing my job as a mentor anyways right? Sorry to say, but I don't know you well and I'm not going to just lend you money either if you ask. I can show you some ways to earn money though."

Thinking this turned out pretty well, I bow slightly, "Thank you very much! What I really need right now is just an easy way to get some more pokeballs quickly. I think I'm going to need as much help as I can if I want to be able to survive."

She nods, "Okay then, there are a few things you will need to know that are either common sense or need to know for policing. The first class you should take would be on mental energy tempering, the more mental energy you have, the more Pokemon you can have with you. In order to become an official Pokemon trainer you must reach the minimum mental ability to link with 6 pokemon below level 15."

"Once you reach the Pokemon Trainer level, it is then important to learn how to do Resonance Mental Tempering. It is NOT something you should attempt until you are at the official Pokemon trainer level. The resonance tempering can carry you up to the level of a Pokemon master. Only as a Pokemon trainer would you be able to rely on resonance with your pokemon to defend your body in the midst of a battle."

"The method for a Pokemon master to train further is something closely guarded by the Pokemon League. Only those able to pass their tests of both character and capability would be shown the way forward from there. Only by defeating all of the gyms in a region and defeating all others in competition would one be allowed the opportunity to enter sacred grounds to raise their Pokemon levels to 100."

"At the time when your pokemon reach level 100, you must either learn the secret methods of the Pokemon league, or comprehend your own path. Those who seek comprehension usually choose only Pokemon of a single type.

This is certainly useful because it allows you to adapt to any situation, but the chaotic mental energy your resonance will result in making it nearly impossible to approach the level of a true Pokemon master on your own. So, unless they have no ambition of advancing, even those aiming for the Pokemon league would have at most 3 pokemon types."

"Although it is not commonly known, a person who wins the Pokemon league challenge, as well as the following competition of champions, would only be called a pseudo-Pokemon master. Normally, they have Pokemon around level 80.

Only once the Trainer has a breakthrough in comprehension, causing their mental energy to change in overall quality, would their Pokemon have the chance to use the energy to grow beyond level 100 and have the chance to induce natural Mega Evolution. Bringing them to the same tier as Legendary Pokemon."

"This is all too far beyond you though, normally this would only be revealed when a person is a preliminary Pokemon Champion, which would be around level 60. This information is also disseminated among the policing forces though, as it is necessary knowledge when dealing with emergencies where the involvement of True Pokemon Masters are involved."

"Most regions have both an underground of criminals as well as different above ground organizations. In any region there will be a Policing force and a Pokemon league who manage the regions. The leaders of most of the Pokemon leagues as well as the larger Criminal Organizations are usually True Pokemon Masters."

"Unfortunately, any True Master cannot be defeated no matter how many normal enemies they are up against. Even in the case where they are overwhelmed, it is still a simple matter for them to escape, and it would simply result in massive losses. Only a legendary Pokemon or another True Master could ever hope to fight one and defeat them."

"This is why, when policing, one must be careful when selecting their target. It does no one any good if you die trying to do something impossible. Of course, even among criminals murder is very rare, but it is much more common to simply steal your pokemon. Which is the same as crippling your growth, and enhancing their own."

"Some good ways to earn money would first be doing volunteer policing duties, as ȧssigned at different stations. Secondly, it might be good for you to learn traditional Pokeball crafting, which can be picked up rather quickly, instead of going into classes on modern Pokeball engineering. You would be able to get pokeball's much more easily, and you would be able to make money by selling them if you can grow to be good enough at it."

Ding!

You have uncovered sufficient vital information about this world.

From the analysis of the information discovered, an optimum growth route has been designated.

Obtain Pokemon of types:

Psychic, Neutral, Fighting, Ghost

Currently Obtained Pokemon Types:

Psychic (Meditite), Fighting (Meditite)

You are currently restricted from forming links with other types of Pokemon.

You are restricted from reaching Mental Energy beyond level 30 until you have formed a party composed of these Pokemon types.

Notice: Upon reaching the threshold of a level 1 Pokemon Trainer, you will be allotted access to a new world to further accelerate growth.

Notice: The lowest level of power for creatures near your true body is around level 30, you should hurriedly raise your abilities to survive.

Analysis method for Pokemon within the mental realm has now been generated.

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Why! If I can't bring Growlithe back with me, will I have to manually create my fires instead! Well, if the minimum level is 30, I would just die if I made a fire and attracted attention anyways since Meditite is certainly under level 15.

Focusing back on Officer Jenny, I realized my cognition must be accelerated for these notifications, how convenient. So I just picked up where the conversation left off after the brief shock and I shook my head.

"Officer Jenny, the system seems to have placed restrictions on the direction of my growth. The only types of Pokemon I am allowed to capture are fighting, psychic, ghost, and neutral. At least, up until I can raise my Pokemon above level 30."

Officer Jenny leans back, appearing to be thinking about something. She looks back at me and asks,

"So you know what the different Pokemon types are? Do you have any idea of what different Pokemon you would want to go and try to catch in that case? Note that you need at least one Pokemon with a keen sense of smell, and one for transportation if your going to do police work."

She writes down a list of Pokemon on paper and hands it to me.

"Here are the Pokemon I would suggest to you."

Tracking Pokemon)

Riolu: Fighting Type

Lilipup: Normal Type

Smeargle: Normal Type

Eevee: Normal Type

Teddiursa: Normal Type

Pokemon that can be rode)

Girafarig: Normal and Psychic Type

Tauros: Normal Type

Bouffalant: Normal Type

"Additionally, it would also be good to get at least one pure psychic type pokemon. Although it may be difficult, but their senses can be especially keen in detecting and avoiding danger. As of right now, your mental energy could keep 2 Pokemon at once at best, but you could never have them both out at once.

Early stage cultivation is pretty fast though, so you should be able to get to the grade of three simultaneous Pokemon with 2 weeks of effort... also, psychic and fighting type trainers normally train their abilities as a fighter or as a psychic together with their Pokemon, I don't know anything about that so you will have to figure it out on your own."

"In my opinion, you should be catching a Riolu or a Teddiursa, which can be strong in low level fights. As well as a Tauros or a Bouffalant, who have both a high speed for escapes and the ability to carry heavy burdens."

I nod in understanding,

"Okay, for now I am going to go with capturing a Tauros first, then once I get the strength, a Teddiursa."

She sighs,

"Okay, now we have your short term plans figured out at least. The first thing you need to do is start learning pokeball crafting. You could catch a Tauros with a simple visit to a ranch. You should be able to get down the basics of pokeball crafting by the time your mental energy has grown enough to catch a Teddiursa."

"A simple Taxi ride can get you over to the Laramie Big P Ranch, it is in the Kanto region, just south of the Tohok region we are currently in. The hard part is, Tauros there are somewhat wild, and instead of a traditional battle, you can only catch them if they recognize your capabilities. You cannot catch Pokemon freely there, but you can still put in paperwork in advance and then capture a pokemon."

"The Teddiursa can only be found in the wild, and are normally protected by groups of Ursaring. So, having a fighting type to incapacitate and a transportation Pokemon to escape are both going to be vital. If you raise a proper Ursaring though, it will no doubt become a very powerful ally."

She sighed,

"I will ȧssign you to a room of your own, so no one will question it if you disappear inside of your room so long as you keep it locked. Here is the room key, and here is a list of classes and an issue slip for your books. Good luck, and try to make it to all of your classes if you can."

I nodded and thanked her fervently, then wandered around before finding the room. I go into my new room and lock the door before 'logging out' of the Pokemon world.