The Beginning of Dreams

(The author is a Novice writer; the early chapters are written rather poorly, but the later ones will gradually improve. Readers, welcome and enjoy.)

(After passing through the early stage with the protagonist's Pokémon, the protagonist will tailor a training manual combining Chinese martial arts for them to enhance their Pokémon's combat capabilities, and I believe everyone will like it.)

(In addition, this book has fewer romantic subplots, no heroine, and the plot focuses mainly on travel and battles.)

(Dear readers, if you find any problems anywhere, feel free to point them out. I check the comments every day, and enthusiastic participation is welcome.)

(Readers, if there are any Pokémon or plot characters you want to see, you can bring them up, and I will write them into the subsequent plot.)

Verdanturf Town is nestled in the western part of the Hoenn Region, located to the southwest of the Mt. Chimney Range.

Although Verdanturf Town is close to Mt. Chimney, because of the wind direction, volcanic ash is never blown over here, making it a great place for weak patients or elderly people to recuperate.

Also because of its proximity to Mt. Chimney, the temperature here is pleasant and the soil is very fertile.

Vegetation grows unusually lush here, but thanks to the generations of reclamation efforts by the residents of Verdanturf Town, the famous "Flowering Verdanturf" of Hoenn came to be.

In the early morning, the sunlight gently spilled across the windows of a small two-story building.

In a clean and tidy small room upstairs, Xinhai Bai Mu was carefully examining his attire and styling in front of the mirror.

The young man in the mirror stood tall and straight with refined facial features and neat short hair.

He wore a blue-and-white short-sleeved shirt featuring a Psyduck holding its head, with his fingers placed in a V shape under his chin, radiating a sunny and handsome Qi all over.

Xinhai Bai Mu looked at himself in the mirror and thought happily: In this life, I am still this handsome Qi—no, I'll be even more handsome in this life!

That's right, Xinhai Bai Mu was also one of the millions in the army of time-travelers.

He was originally a freshly graduated intern from Huaxia. While waiting for a red light while driving, a speeding delivery truck turned on its side due to excessive speed and crushed directly onto his car.

When he woke up, he had already time-traveled to the world of Pokémon.

Having time-traveled over, Xinhai Bai Mu was very worried about his parents in the original world; he wondered how they were doing?

However, he couldn't go back after time-traveling, so Xinhai only hoped they were doing well. He also had a younger brother in the original world, and he believed his younger brother would take good care of their parents.

"Xiao Hai, are you all packed? You guys should get going." A gentle voice came from the first-floor living room.

"Done, I'll be right down." Xinhai took one last look at himself in the mirror, then walked downstairs in a hurried pace.

Hearing a burst of hurried footsteps from the stairwell, Xinhai quickly appeared at the top of the stairs.

Hearing this hurried downstairs sound, a gentle woman in the living room wearing a sky-blue dress couldn't help complaining: "Honestly, is there any need to be in such a rush? The Pokémon Center isn't going to grow legs and run away."

This was Xinhai's mother, Hanama Nami.

Hearing his wife's complaint, the middle-aged man who was still pretending to read the newspaper immediately chimed in: "That's right, someone really needs to talk to him. He's such a big person now, yet he doesn't pay attention to things."

This, on the other hand, was Xinhai's father, Yantai Bai Mu.

Hearing her husband's agreement, Mother Nami glanced at Father Yantai, and finding that her husband was looking at her with a straight face, she ignored him.

Mother Nami came to the stairwell, and said with a gentle expression to Xinhai Bai Mu, who had already come down: "Xiao Hai, slow down. The Pokémon Center isn't even open yet, there's no need to rush."

Seeing his wife no longer looking at him, Father Yantai unconsciously wiped his forehead.

Seeing this scene, a Bellossom sitting on the other side of the table covered its mouth and snickered.

Reaching the bottom of the stairs, Xinhai looked at Mother Nami and said: "Alright Mom, I know. I'm going to the Pokémon Center with Dad. If we go too late, the good spirits are going to be picked by others."

With that, he pulled Father Yantai and walked toward the door.

"Mom, we'll go help out at the flower shop once we pick our Pokémon, you don't have to worry. Mom, Bellossom, we're heading out, the shop is counting on you two." Xinhai said as he went out the door.

"Wife, don't worry, Xiao Hai will definitely be able to pick the most outstanding Pokémon as his first partner." Father Yantai said as he closed the door, leaving behind a somewhat Qi-puffed-up Mother Nami and Bellossom swaying its little feet on the stool.

"Bellossom, it looks like the shop is going to have to rely on the two of us." Mother Nami looked helplessly at Bellossom and said.

Bellossom: "Bannana~ෆ( ˶'ᵕ'˶)ෆ"

Coming into the courtyard, Xinhai waved at the Zigzagoon resting in the shade under the tree and said: "Zigzagoon, let's go! We're off to get our Pokémon!"

"Hasou!" With a cry from Zigzagoon, it arrived by Xinhai's side in an instant, spinning around him.

Seeing it spin with increasing vigor, Xinhai grabbed Zigzagoon and said to its doggy head: "I've told you so many times, stop spinning around me. Seriously, you completely disregard whether a person can take it or not."

With that, he began rubbing its doggy head, and after finishing, tossed the doggy head aside and walked in the direction of the Pokémon Center.

Zigzagoon chased after him swiftly, exchanging greetings with neighbors alongside Xinhai, and Father Yantai following behind smiled at the sight, quickening his pace to catch up.

As Xinhai exchanged greetings with the neighborhood grandpas and grandmas, he thought: I hope I can pick a good partner.

Looking at the completely empty Pokémon Center at the entrance, Xinhai Bai Mu smiled and checked the time, finding that it was only 7:23, and rejoiced inwardly: Good thing I woke up early, now I can be the first to pick a Pokémon.

Father Yantai looked at the seating area to the right of the Pokémon Center entrance and said: "Xiao Hai, it's not even 7:30 yet, and the Pokémon Center isn't open. Let's sit over there and rest for a bit."

(There is also a science to the seating at the Pokémon Center; the ones on the left are for people waiting to have their Pokémon healed, while the ones on the right are generally for people taking care of business.)

Xinhai Bai Mu replied: "Okay. Dad, since we're here so early, I'll definitely pick the best Pokémon in a bit."

With that, he sat on the chair with Father Yantai.

Father Yantai smiled and said, "Don't worry, with your current knowledge reserve, you'll definitely be able to pick the best partner."

Xinhai was just about to reply when a shout reached his ears. He turned his head and saw two figures rushing over. Seeing the figure in the back, Xinhai couldn't help but smile: "Yingnan!"

This person was indeed his classmate and good friend Sugimoto Hideo, and the one in front was Sugimoto Hideo's father, Sugimoto Yoshio.

Seeing the two run over, Xinhai hurriedly stood up and said, "Uncle, please sit." As he spoke, he yielded his own seat so that Uncle Sugimoto and his father could chat.

Then he came over to his friend, looked at the Qi-panting friend in front of him, and teased, "Not cutting it, Hideo. Running to the Pokémon Center and you're already this tired—how are you going to become a top Pokémon trainer in the future!"

Hideo, who was still catching his Qi, rolled his eyes and said, "Who can compare to you? Even your family's Zigzagoon wouldn't be able to outrun you without using moves."

As he spoke, he even glanced at the Zigzagoon nearby. You must know this was an Elite-level Zigzagoon! Thinking of this, he couldn't help sighing that comparing people to others could make you die of Qi.

Hearing this, Xinhai smiled and said, "Haha, nothing I can do; your big brother is just this strong. A weakling like you has no way to compare."

Hideo looked at Xinhai's punch-me smiling face, and his fists involuntarily tightened. But thinking that he couldn't beat him, he relaxed them again and asked with bitter grievance, "Which Starter Pokémon did you choose?"

Seeing Hideo's expression made Xinhai even happier, and he smiled as he answered, "Guess?"

Hearing this made Hideo's face even darker. They tightened—this time they really tightened.

Seeing Hideo's dark face, Xinhai stopped teasing him and asked, "Alright, alright! I won't tease you anymore! Did you talk to your mom and dad about that matter?"

Mentioning this, Hideo couldn't help losing some Qi: "I talked about it, but my mom told me to keep going to the Trainer School, saying I'm still too young and not suited to go traveling right now."

Hearing that this was the result, Xinhai didn't feel surprised, and he comforted him: "It's fine, going to the Trainer School is great too! After all, the minimum strength of teachers at the Trainer School is Elite level, and there are even Gym-level trainers. You can definitely learn a lot, and maybe you'll even get to see Gym-level Pokémon."

Hearing this, Hideo's mood improved a lot: "That's for sure. My mom said she's going to let me go to the Trainer School in Rustboro City, where there must be a lot of high-level trainers."

Saying that, he began to chatter endlessly.

However, Xinhai was extremely surprised to hear that Hideo was actually going to study at Rustboro Trainer School. You must know that the tuition fee for the Trainer School in Rustboro City reached a whopping 200,000 League Coins, and that was just for one year. Three years would add up to 600,000 League Coins.

A total Starter Pokémon only cost 1,200,000 League Coins, so these three years amounted to half a Starter Pokémon!

Come to think of it, Xinhai's parents had originally planned to let Xinhai go to Rustboro Trainer School to continue his studies as well, but he refused.

Because he also knew the family's financial situation, if they had to raise a Pokémon while also sending him to the Rustboro school, the household finances would become very tight. Therefore, he rejected the proposal, and besides, he preferred going out on adventures.

Xinhai listened to Hideo talking incessantly, occasionally greeting newly arrived classmates.

Just like that, half an hour passed quickly.

At this moment, a female voice as crisp and melodious as an oriole's song rang out: "Good morning, trainers, please come on in."