The Candlenut Berry Tree

The two Rattata had come to steal his supplies, only to end up worse off than before: Zhang Cheng had taken their Sitrus Berry instead.

This Sitrus Berry could fetch five thousand Pokémon Coins at a Pokémon market outside the forest, a considerable sum.

After putting away the Sitrus Berry, Zhang Cheng quietly waited for his two Pokémon to recover their stamina. He also took out some food to replenish his own energy.

Once they had rested, Zhang Cheng and his two Pokémon set off again toward the Sitrus Berry grove.

They encountered attacks from several wild Pokémon along the way, but easily drove them all back.

Before long, Zhang Cheng arrived near the Candlenut Berry tree. He did not approach it recklessly.

A rare fruit tree like this was bound to have a powerful Pokémon guarding it. Without knowing exactly where the guardian was, he could not simply walk up to it.

Just as Zhang Cheng was considering how to lure out the guardian, a boy's voice suddenly rang out behind him.

"You're here to pick Candlenut Berries too, right?"

Zhang Cheng turned around and saw a Bug Catcher standing a short distance away.

A Beedrill and a Spinarak accompanied him, and he held a large bug-catching net.

His appearance alone was enough for Zhang Cheng to identify him as a Bug Catcher. In this world, Bug Catchers were generally boys whose families could not afford to send them to school.

Naturally, these Bug Catchers did not have the Pokémon Coins to acquire their first Pokémon either.

Their only option was to venture into the forest empty-handed and find Pokémon Eggs belonging to Bug-type Pokémon. Most Bug Catchers started out with Caterpie or Weedle.

"Yes. What do you want?" Zhang Cheng asked coolly.

"I'm here for the same reason