After saying goodbye to Nurse Joy, Jasper returned to the Gym.
First, he went to the backyard to check on the fruit trees and medicinal plants.
As long as no wild Pokémon broke in, the Berries and medicinal plants planted in these courtyards generally would not have any problems.
The time when Jasper truly had to get busy was when these fruit trees bloomed and bore fruit.
Artificially cultivated fruit trees needed Bug-type Pokémon to pollinate them before they could produce the various Berries used to raise Pokémon.
This was also why Weedle and Caterpie were not very useful in the Kanto region, yet many Trainers still chose to capture them.
Once Caterpie and Weedle evolved into Beedrill and Butterfree, even if their potential was lacking and they could not serve as battle Pokémon, they could still be used to pollinate plants and make honey.
Different types of fruit trees bore fruit in different seasons, so the mission boards at Pokémon Centers in various cities would always have quite a few missions of this kind posted during each period.
Many Trainers would choose to capture a few Bug-type Pokémon and use them to earn profits in this area.
Jasper had once thought about accepting missions of this sort as well, but he later gave up on the idea.
Anyone who planted fruit trees on a large scale would choose to capture some Bug-type Pokémon themselves for pollination.
Although many people posted such missions at Pokémon Centers, the actual number of fruit trees needing pollination was not large, and the income that could be earned was very small.
It could only be counted as a side job, and it also took up a lot of time.
Pewter Gym had raised two Butterfree, which were used to pollinate the fruit trees in the courtyard.
There were quite a few varieties of fruit trees in the courtyard.
Without those two Butterfree, the Gym would probably have to frequently post missions of this kind at the Pokémon Center, which would be very troublesome.
Over the next few days, while buying the equipment he lacked for traveling in the wild, Jasper also gathered information about Mt.
Moon.
After thinking it over, Jasper decided to go to Mt.
Moon first to search for a Moon Stone.
After all, this mission was unique, and the profit was not small.
It would not be good if someone else got there first.
As for Viridian Herbal Pharmacy, what they needed was a large amount of Beedrill honey, so that was not urgent.
Mt.
Moon.
Because of that, this mountain was called Mt.
Moon.
After the research report stating that Moon Stones could evolve specific Pokémon was published, more and more people came here to search, hoping to find Moon Stones and make a fortune.
As a result, Mt.
Moon had been dug full of countless complicated caves by these people.
Over time, all kinds of Pokémon that liked dark environments began living inside these caves.
Although Jasper knew that the Moon Stone was inside the cave guarded by many Clefairy, there were countless caves in Mt.
Moon.
He still needed to search carefully himself.
After all, this place was vastly different from the anime.
He also did not know whether he could find traces of Clefairy and Moon Stones.
After all, many people came here searching for Moon Stones.
If they were so easy to find, they would have been divided up long ago.
Walking along the mountain path of Mt.
Moon, Jasper carefully recalled the content of the anime he had watched, hoping it would help him in his search for Moon Stones.
Rustle, rustle.
A faint rustling sound suddenly came from the grass on both sides of the mountain path.
It seemed to be a wild Pokémon.
Jasper slowly retreated, placing his right hand on his belt and pressing down on the Crystal Onix’s Poké Ball, ready to throw it out at any moment.
His eyes remained fixed on that patch of grass.
In the wild, one had to stay alert at all times, because no one knew when a Pokémon might suddenly jump out from the roadside and attack.
This was also one of the experiences Jasper had summarized over the past two months.
“Hiss!”
With a sharp hiss, a dark purple Arbok more than three meters long suddenly rushed out from the grass.
It opened its huge mouth, revealing sharp poisonous fangs as it lunged toward Jasper.
The instant Arbok appeared, he swiftly pressed the Poké Ball at his waist and threw it out.
Then he rolled to the side, dodging the attack.
The entire sequence of movements was smooth and fluid.
The Poké Ball opened in midair, and a beam of white light rushed out.
Immediately after, an enormous Crystal Onix appeared on the field and blocked Jasper’s front.
Seeing this, Jasper secretly let out a breath of relief.
Then he turned back and said coldly to the Arbok, “Heh. You’ve got quite the nerve.”
“Roar!”
The Crystal Onix released a powerful aura and roared at the little snake in front of it.
“Hiss, hiss.”
Arbok let out uneasy hisses.
The Crystal Onix before it brought it far too much pressure.
It had not felt this kind of tense atmosphere in a very long time.
Ever since the moment it evolved into Arbok, every Pokémon nearby that dared to provoke it had ended up in its stomach.
It had not expected to run into such a big guy the moment it came out to hunt today.
“Stone Edge. Let this little snake know that not everyone is someone it can provoke,” Jasper ordered with a cold laugh.
“Roar.”
Countless sharp stones began circling around the Crystal Onix’s body, then were flung toward Arbok at high speed.
Under Arbok’s terrified gaze, countless sharp rocks smashed fiercely into its body.
“Arbok!”
Arbok let out a miserable scream.
“Bind,” Jasper said, showing not the slightest bit of sympathy for this Arbok.
The Crystal Onix swung its body and rushed forward quickly.
It wrapped its body around Arbok coil by coil, then continuously tightened its body.
“Arbok! Arbok!” That Arbok let out screams one after another.