Polliwag Wants to Get Stronger

When it comes to suitable Pokémon for the ranch, the choices are plentiful.

First are Mareep and Wooloo, which produce high-quality wool.

Mareep's wool is highly sought after for its unique characteristic of being warm in winter and cool in summer, while clothes and carpets made from Wooloo's wool possess remarkable toughness and astonishing durability.

Then there's Miltank, which produces Moomoo Milk, and Gogoat, which produces goat milk.

Moomoo Milk enjoys an excellent reputation throughout the Pokémon world. This milk is not only rich and sweet but also highly nutritious.

While Gogoat's goat milk may not be as famous as Moomoo Milk, it is still a rare tonic.

Mudbray and Tauros are also suitable for raising on the ranch. Mudbray's evolved form, Mudsdale, can use rare plowing moves to benefit the Farming Area, while Tauros can lay Pokémon Eggs with Miltank, hatching new Miltank or Tauros.

Tropius are also good. The banana-like fruits hanging from their necks are exceptionally delicious.

However, to introduce Pokémon to the Ranch Area, the fences surrounding the entire farm must first be replaced with new ones.

Sean was right; the fences here are so dilapidated that even a Caterpie could break through them, let alone powerful Pokémon.

Luo Mu sighed, "Thinking about it this way, we really need to save up enough League currency to buy new fences for the farm first."

He calculated that after accounting for daily expenses and the money he just earned, he had 57,350 League currency in savings, a little over fifty-seven thousand.

He had previously inquired with the Machamp construction team, and replacing all the fences would cost at least eighty thousand League currency.

"It seems I need to work harder to earn money."

Luo Mu decided it would be best to first expand the scale of cultivation and then develop the Farming Area and Lake Area.

The next morning.

Early in the morning, Luo Mu went to the fields to do farm work as usual.

The main task for this morning was to clear out the crops that could only be harvested once.

Tomatoes, strawberries, and cabbage are crops that can yield multiple harvests. Eggplants, while they can bear fruit a second time, will produce much lower quality and smaller fruits compared to the first harvest.

While clearing, Whimsicott had already brought two newly evolved companions to familiarize themselves with the farm environment and work.

Their numbers had increased, and the efficiency of cultivating the fields had improved significantly. However, when Luo Mu eventually expands the cultivation area, they might still find themselves insufficient.

Luo Mu noticed this but had no intention of immediately adding new companions for them.

Just feeding the dozen mouths on the farm daily was a considerable expense. Without a plan and indiscriminately increasing members would only lead to a broken cash flow and the tragedy of the farm going bankrupt.

After finishing the farm work, it was already noon.

Luo Mu immediately began preparing lunch for the dozen or so Pokémon. On normal days, the meals wouldn't be as extravagant as before, so the work wasn't too difficult.

After eating his fill and drinking his fill, Luo Mu, who was about to rest and take a nap, was approached by the Politoed Leader, who had finished its watering task.

Luo Mu glanced at the Politoed's back in confusion. He didn't see the three Politoed that always followed it. He asked doubtfully, "Where are your little brothers?"

The Politoed shook its head. It had sent its subordinates back to Thunderclap Lake to rest before approaching Luo Mu alone.

"Ulu!"

The Politoed's gaze was solemn. It tried its best to explain its intentions to Luo Mu using body language.

First, it took a few laps around Luo Mu with its feet, which could already walk skillfully. Then, it opened its thick lips, and a stream of water was driven by it towards the ground, leaving a wet patch.

This was the Water Gun move.

Next, the Politoed used its round tail to fiercely slap a small stone twice. Unfortunately, the force was insufficient, and it only managed to slap the stone a short distance away.

This was the Pound move.

Then, the Politoed used Mud Shot, Bubble Beam, and Haze moves, as if it were specifically demonstrating the moves it had mastered in front of Luo Mu.

The Politoed's unusual behavior made Luo Mu ponder. Then, after it looked enviously at the Swampert and Ceruledge sparring, Luo Mu had a conclusion he was ninety-nine percent sure of.

The Politoed seemed to want to become stronger?

That was why it had sought out Luo Mu, who had trained the Swampert and the others, to learn from him.

Moreover, this should not be Luo Mu's illusion. When the Politoed was demonstrating, he observed a deeply hidden trace of fear and anxiety in its eyes.

What was it so afraid and anxious about?

With a guess, Luo Mu readily accepted the Politoed's request to come to him.

After pondering for a moment, Luo Mu, who had a plan, brought the Politoed to the Growlithe, who was watching the Swampert and the others spar.

Since the Politoed wanted to become stronger, there was a suitable opponent for it to train with here. It could also help the Growlithe train its resistance to Water-type moves, which had a four times advantage over it. It was truly a matter of killing multiple birds with one stone.

Seeing Luo Mu approach, Moltres could finally put down the Growlithe with peace of mind and go back to take a nap.

The Growlithe had been somewhat agitated since watching the Hoppip evolve last night, causing it trouble all night and making it sleep-deprived.

It was exactly what the Moltres, the mother, wanted when the father came to take care of the child.

The aftermath of the sparring between Swampert and Ceruledge could too easily harm the still weak Growlithe and Politoed. Luo Mu found a clearing a short distance away to conduct the training.

Along the way, Luo Mu was also thinking about how to plan the Politoed's training.

As the leader of its small group, the Politoed had the potential to evolve into Politoed. The most prominent characteristic of Pokémon like Politoed was its ability to control the weather.

Luo Mu had specifically tested the abilities of the four Politoed before.

Two Politoed had the Water Absorb ability, and one Politoed had the Damp ability.

And the Politoed Leader in front of him had the hidden ability "Swift Swim"!

A Politoed with the Swift Swim ability would evolve into a Politoed, and its ability would change to the super rare Drizzle.

How rare this ability was could be understood with an example.

Luo Mu knew of only three Pokémon that possessed the Drizzle ability.

Wingull, Politoed, and the creator of the ocean, the legendary Pokémon Kyogre!

The weather manipulation ability of Pokémon with Drizzle was incomparable to ordinary Pokémon that only knew the Rain Dance move.

As long as the Politoed successfully evolved into a Politoed, it would become one of the core Pokémon on this farm afterward!