Knowing His Limits and Making a Choice

Meanwhile, Dian felt helpless.

What a rotten night. He hadn't managed to get any sleep, and when he tried to catch a Luvdisc, a Ranger stopped him.

He sighed as he walked.

That was what happened when you had no connections. Heracross was one of the stronger Bug-type Pokémon, and a colony lived near Violet City. But Rangers watched over the colony to prevent Pokémon Hunters and Trainers from catching them.

It was much the same elsewhere. Strong Pokémon colonies with high potential generally had someone assigned to guard them.

To ensure a colony could continue breeding, only a few of its members could be caught at any given time. Anyone hoping to catch one would be carefully vetted.

If Dian tried to catch a Heracross, a Ranger would probably stop him too, coming up with one reason or another to deny him permission.

The reason was simple: he had no connections, which meant he had no resources.

Raising a Pokémon in the real world took more than feeding it Berries. It also needed the right valuable resources.

Heracross, for instance, had strict dietary needs when it came to sap and honey. Otherwise, they would be everywhere instead of remaining relatively scarce.

The honey they ate couldn't be ordinary honey. It had to be natural honey made by Pokémon. Their sap came from an extremely rare and valuable species of tree, though they could also feed on nectar secreted by Grass-type Pokémon.

All of that cost money. Some precious varieties of nectar were practically worth their weight in gold. Without substantial wealth, no one could provide them for long.

Heracross needed to eat a great deal to grow and develop. If one went too long without proper nourishment, it would become listless and struggle to battle. It might even lose