"Smooth Rock"

  "Cheri Berry"

  "Quick Cw"

  Julian was deep within the secret realm, fully engrossed in his treasure hunt.

  With the Dowsing Mae in hand, he ighe smaller red dots that indicated ordinary items, fog instead er, more promising signals.

  By the end of the day, he'd collected over a dozen treasures, including more than a hundred berries, thanks to disc a well-hidden Berry field.

  The Berry field had been guarded by a pair of Advanced Ursaring, but they were no match for his Metagross, who took them down swiftly with Meteor Mash.

  He hadn't entered anyone else during the hunt. The intermediate secret realm was vast, spanning the size of three or four cities, and only a few Trainers ventured in. So there was a close to zero ce of entering someone.

  Julian dismounted Metagross at the edge of a ke. The Dowsing Mae poiowards the water about a kilometer ahead, signaling treasure buried beh the surface.

  Without hesitation, Julian released Dragonair from its Poké Ball.

  "Dragonair, take this," he said, handing it the Dowsing Mae. "Find the treasure hidden uhe ke."

  Dragonair nodded, gripping the mae in its mouth before diving gracefully into the ke. Julian stayed on shore, knowing that following Dragonair would only slow it down.

  His Pokémon's strength was more than enough to handle any water-dwelling threats.

  Above the ke, dozens of Butterfree danced in the air, engaged in a courtship ritual. Even with Julian nearby, they didn't pause their graceful dispy.

  On the rocky shoreline, more than a dozen Slowpoke y on their backs, zily dipping their tails into the ke to fish for Shellder.

  As one Slowpoke's expression shifted, it yas tail out of the water, revealing a Magikarp tched onto it instead of the Shellder it had hoped for.

  Julian's curiosity got the better of him, and he sed the nearby Pokémon with his probing eyes. Most of the Butterfree had ordinary potential, but one of the Slowpoke caught his attention, making him stop in his tracks.

  Pokémon: Slowpoke (Water/Psychic)

  Level: 20

  Qualification:

  Ability: Oblivious

  Gender: Female

  Moves: Tackle, Curse, Water Gun, fusion, Yawn, Disable, Water Pulse

  Disc Moves: none

  Geic Moves: Scald, Trick, Calm Mind, Psyshock

  A Slowpoke with -tier potential! This was exactly what Julian had been searg for.

  His luck as a transmigrator had finally kicked in again. The first one was him being a desdant of Walker family and the other being the emergence of system this year.

  Uhe fantastical luck of other transmigrators who stumble upon a objed it turns out to be a legendary artifact or buying a pet that tains the blood of a divi, etc.

  Julian's fortunes were mrounded—but finding this Slowpoke was a true stroke of good luck.

  "Metagross, Bullet Punch!" Julian ordered with a grin.

  Slowpoke was happily catg Shellder, but was KO'd by Metagross before he could react. Metagross k out cold with a swift strike.

  Slowpoke: ??_??

  Julian tossed a Poké Ball, capturing the -qualified Slowpoke with ease.

  Not long after, Dragonair resurfaced, carrying three glowing turquoise Water Stones in its coiled tail.

  A few unscious water type Pokémon floated on the surfa the aftermath onair's treasure hunt.

  Julian ied the stones, admiring their fwless quality.

  "Top-tier Water Stones... not bad," he muttered, pg them into his system's ste.

  By this time, the sun had set, and Julian decided to make camp by the ke.

  Although setting up camp near water was generally risky—since many Pokémon came to drink at night

  The best pp was on a hillside, or where there are few trees to reduce the number of Pokémon attacks.

  Those who choose to station near kes were either inexperienced rookies, or they have enough fidence-Julia fident in his team's ability to protect him.

  Taking the tent out of the system space, with Lucario's help, he set it up quickly.

  "Metagross, go find some dry branches for a fire," Julian instructed.

  The stars were starting to shimmer above the ke, their light refleg off the water. Occasionally, a Pokémon would leap out of the ke, adding to the peaceful yet magical se.

  Secret realms have their own uural system, most of the secret realms were the same as the outside world, the sun and the moon alternated, and the seasons ged.

  Very few special secret realms had long days hts, or were always in a certain season, such as long summer or winter.

  But such secret realms were all high-level secret realms, even top tier realms, without exception.

  It wasn't long before Metagross returned, dragging aire dead tree behind it.

  Julian eechless for a while, and g Lucario o him. The tter uood, with a few well-pced chops, Lucario reduced the tree into arm-thick logs.

  Julian decided not to release his newly captured Slowpoke just yet. With his Shellder nearby, there was a risk that it could actally evolve into a Slowbro, and that wasn't something Julian wanted.

  Ohe fire was going, Julia up a grill over it, pg a rge steak on top. The rich aroma quickly spread, causing his Pokémon to gather eagerly.

  "Don't worry, there's enough for all of you," Julian chuckled as he cut portions for each of them.

  Even though Pokémon could eat human food, too much of it over time would affect their health and strength. Human food was equivalent to junk food for Pokémon.

  Trainers, especially experienced ones, khat it was best to limit human food and stick to specialized Pokémon meals. Long-term effects might not show immediately, but it could reduce their lifespan or weaken them over time.

  Thankfully, the market had plenty of Pokémon-friendly restaurants where meals were prepared in a way that retaihe delicious fvors without sacrifig the nutritional needs of Pokémon.

  These spots were alopur with Trainers, who loved treating their Pokémon to special meals after a hard day's work.

  As the moon climbed higher in the sky, Julian leaned back against Dragonair's soft, serpentine body, with Meltaing in his arms. Lucario sat cross-legged to his left, meditating and practig Calm Mind, while Metagross had already dozed off on his right.

  Aron, now doubled in size thanks to the Totem soul, frolicked by the water, and Shellder spat bubbles zily from the ke.

  Everything was calm and peaceful, a rare moment of serenity in the life of a treasure hunter.

  Slowpoke: New members don't have any rights, do they?