"That obvious huh?" I asked with a sigh and he nodded "Yup , started to get really bad in your pokemons cases about a week ago." Birch said holy. I knew what he was talking about and couldn't really bme them for it either. Both Gaia and Vul had been going stir crazy after not being able to train the way they wao and were starting to gre at absolutely everyo me as a result. This wasn't to say they didn't uand ere staying here for the moment as well as why we couldn't train effectively though.-

  To be ho I am pretty sure it was only this uanding that stopped them from turning violent. "They'll settle down once we go back to training while on the road." I said and he nodded in uanding. "Before you go I have a bit of a favor to ask if it's not too much trouble" Birch said seriously. "Depends on what it is but I see no problem hearing you out." I said curiously. I very much doubted that he was going to ask me to fill in the pokedex sihat sort of thing wouldn't i me all that mud he khis.-

  "If you see May out in the wilderness , try and help her if she needs it alright?" Birch requested hopefully. "Just that? I would have dohat even if you hadn't asked , but I doubt she will see mue if at all since I won't be stig to the routes." I said with a chuckle. Birch looked surprised at this for a moment "I suppose I shouldn't have been surprised by this sihe wilderness is far more dangerous than the routes and will help you train up your pokemon faster." he said with a sigh.-

  "Just remember to be careful out there as it would be a shame if you died needlessly." Birch warernly. "I'm adventurous not suicidal , if I don't think I handle a situation I'll run away. No point being stubbor doesn't be me at all." I said with a reassuring smile. He looked relieved to hear me say that and bid me farewell for the night. I wasn't lying to him when I said I'd run away if I didn't think I could handle a situation as I wao have my name spoken throughout the whole world and being dead sorta prevents that.-

  I stopped by Lees store and blew the st of my moog up on status healers , potions and cooking ingredients si would be a few days at the minimum till I reached the vilge or town. Most of that will likely just be me training up the member of my party , whatever that may be. I'll also o let Vul and Gaia terrorize the nearby pokemon for a bit to calm them down , which while a bit cruel is necessary.-

  After eating dinner my team and I went to sleep eager to hit the road again the day and see what the system gives me to work with. Okay that st one might have just been o to be fair it was just way too damn iing for me not to get excited over it. I was holy hoping for a water type or even aype to cover the massive fug weakness my current team has. The night passed by ufully and we woke up nid early like usual and I got started with my intense workout excited for what the day had in store.-

  Surprisingly Bird May came to see us off after my workout which left me with a small but genuine smile. It was a cloudless m as My team and I traveled down the dirt path out of the vilge. Once we were a good few miles away and sure that nobody was following us I finally accepted the rewards from the quest. This caused ickets to appear in my bag that I was holding in front of me at the moment three exp tickets , five item tickets and a pokemon ticket.-

  I immediately wasted no time at all tearing the pokemon ticket apart causing the wheel to appear in the system menu. I watched impatiently as the wheel spun for aire minute before frowning when it stopped. I got a Caterpie of all things from the system but I trolled my irritation as the sed wheel that decided if the pokemon would be a variant showed up and immediately started to spin. Another mier and I sighed in relief as it nded on "yes" which while not as good as my luck with Gaia was still good.-

  The final wheel started to spin to show me what the variation would be and I prayed tESUS that it was a mere shiny variation. There was nothing wrong with shinie4s of course but other than a different color scheme they had no other advantage besides being more talented really. My prayers were heard it seems as the variation the wheel nded on was "defense" which was iing as it was my first time seeing a stat variant pokemon. In my bag a new pokeball appeared that was much the same as Gaia's bd white one.-

  Thankfully pokeballs had an in built sing meism that sent a pokemon from one ball to another so long as the owner of the pokemon agreed. This meant that I could openly carry my pokemons ball on my belt without having to expin how I got another ball like Gaia's. After I sed the Caterpie to a normal pokeball I bound it to myself and released it from the ball. What the red energy solidified into admittedly caught me off guard as while the green color and pale yellow underbelly were the same as a normal member of the species it's shape was anything but.-

  Uhe round squishy bodies that Caterpie were known for my pokemon had hard looking squarish body segments that tapered seamlessly from oo the other with the tiip of the tail being pyramid like. The head was the only part that remained looking like a normal Caterpies if you ighe red Y shaped thing on it's forehead now looking like a snowfke that ed around it's round head. Once I got over the strange look of the pokemon I pulled up it's status sheet to look over a my jaw hit the floor at what I saw.-

  [Pokemon: Caterpie

  LEVEL:1

  Moveset: String shot(N) , Tackle(N) ,

  Variations: Defensive

  Attack:50

  Defense:100

  Sp. Atk:38

  Sp. Def:85

  Speed:35

  Ability: Shield dust(N)]

  'This damn thing is a fug tank , dear Christ both it's special and regur defenses are higher than even Gaia's!' I thought is disbelief. I looked down at the foot long giant caterpilr creature and saw that it looked insufferably smug. I had gotten good at figuring out the emotions of pokemon based on their eyes and posture since I came to this world which is why I uood the expression it had.