Training the Sleep Powder Move

The next day, Aiven arrived at the pasture bright and early.

Walking Grass were nocturnal Pokémon. They could absorb the power of moonlight to promote their growth.

During the day, they buried their bodies in the ground to absorb the nutrients in the soil.

As soon as they arrived at this meadow, they sensed the rich vitality within it and were instantly captivated.

Now they all felt that the decision they'd made was truly wonderful. This place really was their paradise.

By the time Aiven arrived at the meadow, all the Walking Grass had buried themselves in the soil. Even a careful search would have had trouble spotting them in the thick grass.

Fortunately, he had set aside an area in the meadow for the Walking Grass to rest. Otherwise, the next day, the dimwitted Ironclad Rhinoceros, who used the Digging Move on the meadow every day, might have trampled them.

Moo, moo, moo.

The only one still awake was Walking Grass No. 1. There were too many Walking Grass on the farm now, so Aiven had numbered them to tell them apart. No. 1 was the first Walking Grass to join the farm.

When it saw Aiven, the little one eagerly hurried over. It had waited here because Aiven had told it that training would begin today.

"Good morning."

Aiven greeted the Walking Grass.

The Petilil in his arms waved, though the little one hadn't woken up yet.

The Walking Grass happily shook the leaves on its head and gazed at Aiven expectantly.

"All right, all right. I know."

Aiven smiled, then took out the potion Petilil had prepared.

At the sight of the potion in Aiven's hand, Petilil puffed out its chest. That's right, it had prepared this potion!

Thinking this, Petilil hopped over beside the Walking Grass and looked at Aiven expectantly.

Petilil could learn the Sleep Powder Move, too.

It had already mastered Absorb, Toxic, and Leech Seed. Sleep Powder was the next move it planned to learn, and it was another status move.

Aiven opened the cork, dipped a leaf into the potion, and then applied the Sleep Powder Flower Dew Potion to the Walking Grass and Petilil.

After a Pokémon absorbed the Sleep Powder Flower Dew Potion, special pollen with a sleep effect would appear on its body.

This pollen contained Grass Attribute energy. With continuous training, they could use Grass Attribute energy to produce this special powder.

Moo, moo, moo.

While the Walking Grass and Petilil trained their Sleep Powder, the Ironclad Rhinoceros woke up, too.

When it saw Aiven, the simple-minded Ironclad Rhinoceros excitedly trotted over.

"Here, your potential potion for today." Aiven patted the Ironclad Rhinoceros on the head and handed it the potion made from Persimmon Seed Fruit, Orange Fruit, and Berry Fruit.

The Ironclad Rhinoceros happily drank the potion and immediately felt full of strength. Today, it still had to run a hundred laps around the pasture!

"Aiven, morning."

Just then, Uncle Darby came over, pulling a cart with a barrel of water on it.

The best time to water the plants was before the sun came up. Once it rose, the temperature wouldn't be suitable.

The Ironclad Rhinoceros came over and eagerly offered to pull the cart.

The Ironclad Rhinoceros had been so well-behaved since coming to the farm that everyone there approved of it.

Maybe I can find a way to catch a Water-type Pokémon, Aiven thought to himself.

Unfortunately, the place where they lived was some distance from the sea.

By now, Aiven knew that the continent he'd transmigrated to was the Sinnoh Region. City of Ambition was in the southeastern corner of the region, beside Lake of Ambition, and completely surrounded by the Black Forest.

Meteorite City lay to the north of City of Ambition. The sea was to the east and south, while the Mt. Coronet Range, the largest mountain range in the Sinnoh Region, lay to the west.

Based on Aiven's judgment, this place should be somewhere between the future Sunyshore City and Veilstone City in the Sinnoh Region.

Although Lake of Ambition was near City of Ambition, it was a sacred place to the city, and ordinary people couldn't go near it. As a result, Aiven hadn't seen any Water-type Pokémon near City of Ambition.

Uxie, the legendary Pokémon, is supposed to live in Lake of Ambition, Aiven thought. Though he'd never been to the Sinnoh Region in his previous life, he knew some of its legends from books.

While Aiven was lost in thought, Uncle Darby and the Ironclad Rhinoceros had already set off.

Water splashed out bucketful by bucketful and landed on the grass, leaving the pasture covered in sparkling droplets that rolled down the leaves to the ground.

A Walking Grass hidden in the meadow felt the drops land on it. It poked its head out, then darted out of the soil and ran to another spot to bury itself.

"Oh, there was still one hiding." Aiven smiled, walked over, grabbed the grass on its head, and pulled it out of the ground.

The little one looked at Aiven in confusion, then was moved to the meadow set aside for the Walking Grass to rest.

After checking the pasture, Aiven stretched. It was time for him to get to work, too. Besides training a few Pokémon, he had to take care of their food—a very important part of a Pokémon Breeder's work.

When he arrived at the Fruit Grove, Cherrim and Cherubi were still resting. Mukkuru, on the other hand, had been getting up early lately. Ever since its crushing defeat at the hands of Sir Enzo's Luxray, the proud little Pokémon had trained without stopping.

After greeting Mukkuru, Aiven opened the wooden barrel in the Fruit Grove and poured out the nutrient solution to start preparing Growth Fertilizer.

By the time he reached the pasture, Uncle Darby had almost finished watering the whole meadow. When he saw Aiven carrying the barrel over, he hurried to help.

"Aiven, are you really planning to raise these Walking Grass?" Uncle Darby asked hesitantly.

"Yeah. There are a lot of Walking Grass. If I can raise enough of them, they'll be able to defend against the wild monsters' attacks."

"There's no need to worry about those monsters. With this fertilizer, we can easily harvest all the Fruit before the wild monsters invade."

Seeing how reluctant Uncle Darby looked to part with the Growth Fertilizer, Aiven shook his head and said, "If we can raise the Walking Grass, they'll be useful for more than just defending against wild monsters."

"Useful for what else?" Uncle Darby was taken aback. He'd initially thought Aiven wanted to use the Walking Grass to make potions, but Aiven had denied it. Now he had no idea what Aiven intended to do.

But seeing Aiven say that, he didn't ask any more questions. He began watering the meadow where the Walking Grass lived with water mixed with fertilizer.