In the Orange Archipelago, inside a crystal cave.
“Magmar, use Flamethrower.”
At Jasper’s command, a scorching stream of fire burst from Magmar’s mouth and swept over the Crystal Onix.
For some reason, the Crystal Onix did not choose to dodge.
The blazing flames Magmar released continued to burn against its body, and before long, the Crystal Onix let out a cry of pain.
By the time the flames scattered, its entire crystal body had been burned bright red.
“Roar!”
The Crystal Onix, its body glowing red from the heat, let out a loud roar.
More than a dozen fist-sized rocks immediately fell from the ceiling of the cave.
It was the Rock Throw move.
Judging from the anime, where this Onix had been able to instantly defeat that Cloyster with a single attack, its attack power was obviously very high.
“Dodge, then use Fire Spin,” Jasper ordered calmly.
Magmar quickly avoided the falling rocks.
Immediately after, it spat out a vortex-shaped flame that directly enveloped the Crystal Onix.
The Crystal Onix was trapped within the flames, its crystal body constantly being scorched.
From the look of it, the effect was extremely effective.
Soon, after letting out another agonized cry, the Crystal Onix collapsed to the ground.
Seeing this, Jasper immediately threw an Ultra Ball.
For this moment, he had specially prepared five Poké Balls, including one Ultra Ball.
The Crystal Onix turned into a beam of red light and was drawn into the Ultra Ball.
The Ultra Ball shook continuously on the ground.
After a while, with a final ding, the Ultra Ball finally stopped moving.
The Crystal Onix had been captured.
“Crystal Onix, I caught you!” Jasper could not help shouting.
He finally had his first Pokémon.
Holding the Poké Ball, he looked at the Magmar standing beside him, the one he had borrowed from the orphanage director, and could not help recalling everything that had happened since he came to this world.
In his previous life, he had been an ordinary office worker, rushing around every day just to make a living.
He had thought those plain, uneventful days would continue forever, but unexpectedly, he had arrived in this Pokémon world.
In this life, he had been abandoned at the entrance of the orphanage on Ponkan Island right after birth.
He was a pitiful child who had lived in the orphanage for twelve years.
Thinking back on every little thing that had happened over the years, waves of emotion rose in his heart.
Ever since coming to this world, he had set his mind on becoming a Pokémon Trainer.
If someone came to the world of Pokémon and did not become a Trainer, What was the point of coming to the Pokémon world if he was just going to waste his life?
But after he learned about the actual state of this world, he discovered that the anime was all lies.
Reality was always cruel.
Take starter Pokémon, for example.
If someone wanted to obtain the League’s Trainer qualification and receive an excellent starter Pokémon, an ordinary family first had to have no bad record whatsoever.
Then, after the child was born, they had to pay the League one hundred thousand Poké Dollars every year as a training fee for ten consecutive years.
Only then could they obtain the status of an official League Trainer from one of the professors and receive one of the rare and powerful starter Pokémon, allowing them to set out on their journey.
Of course, as an official Trainer recognized by the League, they could enjoy discounts when buying Pokémon supplies at stores within League territory.
They also had the right to receive free treatment, lodging, and meals at Pokémon Centers.
In other words, this world also depended on one’s parents.
If someone wanted to become a powerful Trainer, they had to invest a huge amount of resources into their Pokémon.
In this world, the prices of anything related to Pokémon had always remained high.
At first, Jasper had felt waves of despair.
The first problem was how to obtain a starter Pokémon, and it had to be one with real training value.
It was not enough to simply catch a random Caterpie or Rattata from the roadside.
Ever since he discovered that the place where he lived was Ponkan Island in the Orange Archipelago, Jasper had set his sights on the Crystal Onix that had appeared in the anime.
And Jasper believed it would not disappoint him.
“Come out, Crystal Onix.” Jasper tossed out the Poké Ball.
With a flash of white light, an Onix made entirely of crystal appeared before his eyes.
“Crystal Onix, are you willing to become my first partner? Will you set out on a journey with me and seek the path to becoming the strongest? I will definitely raise you into the strongest Pokémon.”
Looking into the Crystal Onix’s clear, crystalline eyes, Jasper asked sincerely.
Their four eyes met.
“Roar.”
In the end, the Crystal Onix let out a roar and nodded.
“Great. Crystal Onix, go back into the water and rest for a while. Let your body cool down,” Jasper said with a smile.
“Roar.”
The Crystal Onix roared, nodded, and then burrowed into the water.
After a while, the Crystal Onix, whose body had returned to its original color, emerged from the water.
Looking at the Crystal Onix’s clear and translucent body, Jasper smiled faintly, but then he fell into deep thought.
Considering how rare this Crystal Onix was, the moment someone else discovered it, it would definitely cause quite a stir.
That meant he had to strengthen himself for now.
Before he had enough power, he could not let too many people know of its existence.
Only then could he protect it from being stolen.
After all, this world was not as peaceful as it appeared on the surface.
There were all kinds of poaching gangs and dark organizations.
On top of that, he needed to find a backer, someone who could make most people afraid to even think about targeting it.