Torchic's Birth and the Status Panel of a High-Potential Pokemon

Tetsuya carried the incubator, with the Torchic Egg inside, upstairs and into his room.

He carefully secured it to the desk, then lay down on his bed, activated the Projection Mode on his newly bought wristwatch, and began paying to read papers published by League researchers.

As night gradually deepened, the surroundings fell silent.

Tetsuya slowly drifted off to sleep as well.

Only the incubator on the desk remained, the Torchic Egg within it occasionally flashing with a faint red light.

At noon two days later, it was sunny and bright.

Tetsuya had just finished his morning training with Pidgeot and returned home to sort out lunch.

The egg in the incubator beside him suddenly began to emit a white light.

Tetsuya was delighted. It was about to hatch—Pidgey had been the same way back then.

By his calculations, the Torchic Egg had spent over fifty hours in the incubator, which matched the hatching time for its kind. It was not premature.

What felt like a long time in Tetsuya's mind passed before the white light gradually faded.

"Chamo!"

A young voice sounded. A Pokemon whose body was mainly orange, with two tiny wings, appeared in front of Tetsuya.

Torchic widened its eyes and looked at the handsome giant creature before it.

Most young Pokemon regarded the first living thing they saw after birth as family, and Torchic was no exception.

"Hello there, little guy!" Tetsuya replied to Torchic's greeting with a smile.

"Chamo!" Torchic's eyes narrowed into crescents as it cried out happily.

Tetsuya gently extended his hands and cradled the newborn Torchic in his palms, smoothing the somewhat messy feathers it had after breaking out of its shell.

Torchic lay there lazily. Its entire body was covered in fluffy feathers, and it felt toasty warm in his hand.

A newborn Pokemon's body was still relatively fragile. Under Tetsuya's attentive care, Torchic soon slowly fell asleep.

Tetsuya carefully placed the sleeping Torchic into a small bed that had long been prepared specifically for young Pokemon.

Zero, finish the analysis and open Torchic's status panel.

Very soon, a blue panel visible only to Tetsuya appeared in his field of vision.

Torchic

Category: Chick Pokemon

Type: Fire

Height: 0.18 m (average value: 0.4 m)

Weight: 1 kg (average value: 2.5 kg)

Ability: Blaze (when its stamina is critically low, the power of Fire-type moves increases)

Hidden Ability: Speed Boost (a Pokemon with this Ability continuously gains Speed over time while in battle, until it reaches its limit)

Moves: Scratch, Peck, Growl, Double-Edge (inherited), Overheat (inherited), Agility (inherited)

Level: Level 1 (Young Stage, unable to battle)

Potential: Champion

Training Method: During the Young Stage, focus primarily on development. Required materials: Nutrient Potion, Mareep Milk, Vitamin Tablet.

After it passes the Young Stage, it is recommended to prioritize training this Pokemon's leg muscles. Its development after birth is 1.44 times that of others of its species. Further growth after training cannot be ruled out. (Diet after weight training: Chansey's Egg)

Next, it is recommended to mix Spicy Cherry Berries and Choco Berries to increase the intensity of its internal Fire Energy, then gradually increase the proportion of Choco Berries.

Note: This Pokemon's internal Fire Energy intensity has been detected to be 0.5 times higher than others of its kind. It possesses extremely high Fire Talent. The mixing ratio of Spicy Cherry Berries to Choco Berries has been adjusted from 5:1 to 3:1.

Additionally, based on this Pokemon's performance, and in the absence of specific data, its reactions have been detected to be at least twice those of others of its species. It possesses extremely high Fighting Talent. Further plans require a detailed report.

Also, further development of the Speed Boost Ability is required—refer to Professor Birch's paper, "Research on Torchic's Hidden Ability, Speed Boost."

Tetsuya sucked in a sharp breath when he saw Zero's analysis.

Putting aside all those talents for the moment, what the hell were these three inherited moves?

Double-Edge, Overheat, and Agility—either exceptionally powerful moves or moves with immense tactical value.

And they belonged to the Fighting, Fire, and Psychic types respectively.

What exactly were its father or mother for it to inherit such a chaotic assortment of moves?

A normal Blaziken would not know Double-Edge or Agility.

This practically overturned the knowledge framework Tetsuya had built up over so many years in this world.

Moreover, those three inherited moves perfectly explained why this Torchic had such excellent Fighting Talent and Fire Talent.

Inheriting a Fire-type ultimate move basically meant that this Pokemon's internal Fire Energy was both abundant and high in quality. Or rather, a Pokemon with slightly poorer potential simply could not inherit a move like Overheat.

Double-Edge and Agility could also further enhance its talents in Physical Fitness and reaction speed.

Inherited moves and potential complemented each other. A Pokemon with poor potential could not inherit any good moves, while strong inherited moves would also drive changes in that Pokemon's potential.

The moment Tetsuya saw this status panel, he felt everything was settled. He would not believe it if someone told him this potential was not Champion Potential.

Pidgeot, with Champion Potential, had inherited only Twister. It was not even a particularly powerful ultimate move.

But look at Torchic's inherited moves. Several glaring words were practically written all over its status panel: "I'm a Powerful Second Generation."

Not to mention that the data Zero provided clearly showed Torchic possessed talents far beyond the norm compared to others of its species.

A fraction of a multiple like that translated into percentages ranging from thirty or forty percent at the low end to eighty or ninety percent at the high end. It was absurd.

In high-level battles, being just Ten Percent stronger than your opponent was enough to suppress them. Let alone Torchic's comprehensive advantage in talent.

Put simply, Tetsuya estimated that at the same level—as long as neither had reached Champion rank—Torchic could take on three opponents alone, provided the opposing Pokemon did not have some outrageously abnormal, legendary-level potential.

With type advantage, it could handle two. He was being modest.

At the very least, Tetsuya did not think there were that many Pokemon in the world that both had Champion Potential and had inherited these powerful moves.

Even if there were, the worst-case scenario would be an even match, right?

Besides, Tetsuya was fully confident that his command ability was among the best of his peers. He would not hold Torchic back.

After all, he had talent too.

Tetsuya started imagining the future again.

Once it evolved into Blaziken, wouldn't it kill whoever came to challenge it?

But Tetsuya quickly calmed down, because he suddenly realized there was a problem.

"The mixing ratio of Spicy Cherry Berries to Choco Berries has been adjusted from 5:1 to 3:1."

That simple sentence from Zero contained despairing information.

Tetsuya's mind raced. The proportion of Choco Berries had risen from sixteen percent to twenty-five percent, meaning the training cost had increased by sixty percent.

Subtracting the cost of the Spicy Cherry Berries, the total expenditure had increased by roughly fifty percent.

If training its Fighting Talent and other areas increased at the same rate, then the original plan to spend 8 million training it to Elite Level would need nearly another 4 million in funding?!

Tetsuya quickly calculated it. He still had around 5.8 million, plus the 1.8 million he had not spent yet.

I should add that updates tonight will probably be later than before, around nine to ten at night, though the exact time is uncertain, because an extra chapter means more writing time...

On weekends, it may be earlier, perhaps around eight or nine at night, depending on my writing speed.

Have I mentioned it already? Studying has made me lose my hair...

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