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After much discussion and competition, the final six Pokémon were decided upon. They are as follows:
Ampharos
Gengar
Gliscor
Gallade or Gardevoir
Alolan Sandslash
Altaria
These nine Pokémon from their early to their final evolutions, cover fifteen of the eighteen types, excluding Normal, Bug, and Rock types.
This selection also satisfied the eight gym leaders, leaving no room for complaints.
One crucial point:
Initially, there were suggestions to include pseudo-legendary Pokémon among the Nine Rookies, but after careful consideration, it was deemed inappropriate.
While pseudo-legendary Pokémon are undeniably powerful, their growth rate is too slow.
The Pokémon Battle Tournament is held once a year, and a year might not be enough time for a pseudo-legendary Pokémon to reach its final stage, especially for those without a protagonist's aura.
Moreover, pseudo-legendary Pokémon require a lot of resources. For instance, raising a Larvitar is not advisable unless you have a mine at home.
So, the conclusion was that pseudo-legendary Pokémon, for various reasons, are not suitable as partners for new trainers.
"Thus, our alliance's Nine Rookies are decided."
Seeing that the meeting's objective was complete, Dak stood up and announced the end of the meeting. "I will spend about a week building the alliance breeding base. Please have the Navy and the Revolutionary Army each send a squad or three teams to guard Monet's research facility. The alliance breeding base will be one of our most important strategic locations."
"Yes, sir!"
Walking on the road to the suburbs, Dak held a Pokédex in his hand, which displayed a conversation similar to a Line chat box.
[King of Love]: Future trainers will likely focus on Charmander, Gastly, and Ralts.
[Shana]: Indeed, the final evolutions of these three Pokémon have distinct advantages. Serperior and Ampharos, with their single-type final evolutions, will be at a disadvantage.
This communication feature was one of the Pokédex's functions.
Developed by Monet after the emergence of the Pokémon Global Terminal, it could only be used within the confines of Pokémon Island, not for cross-world chatting, only cross-world calls.
The person communicating with Dak was naturally Dr. Monet, who was subtly called 'Human Gardevoir' in Alliance City.
Monet's appearance and attire were strikingly similar to her partner Gardevoir.
Thus, people in Alliance City would think they saw a humanoid Gardevoir when they saw Monet.
The discussion between them was about the current Nine Rookies.
Monet focused more on the combat power of the Pokémon, while Dak was influenced by their popularity in his previous life.
There was also another reason.
Currently, Pokémon Island didn't have 'Mega Evolution'.
When the Mega Evolution module is activated in the future, those that become cooler and stronger after Mega Evolving will surely be more popular.
As for Gliscor and Alolan Sandslash not having Mega Evolutions?
No, they do.
The fact that Mega Evolution Stones haven't been found in the Pokémon world doesn't mean these Pokémon don't have Mega Evolution forms.
However, in the Miracle Shop, all Pokémon's Mega Evolution Stones are available.
In the future, if the Pokémon world is unlocked, Dak could gain significant fame quickly with these Mega Evolution Stones.
Of course, this might also attract the attention of evil forces.
That wouldn't be a joke.
While those evil forces might not be exceptionally powerful, with at most Champion-level strength, their cunning and sinister methods are numerous.
Looking at the history of Pokémon movies, many evil organizations used technology or ancient means to control Legendary Pokémon and wreak havoc.
Overall, the choice of the Nine Rookies had no major issues.
Some Pokémon might feel a bit out of place, but there weren't any better options within those attributes.
Dak knew this was his past life's mindset at play. If he stood from Monet's perspective, not knowing the future popularity of these Pokémon, it wouldn't seem strange.
Without dwelling too long, Dak soon arrived at Monet's research facility.
Located in the suburbs of Alliance City, it was a quiet place, usually only staffed by Monet's assistants.
But now, things were different.
The Navy had sent a squad, led by the familiar face of Gion, equivalent to a Marine Vice Admiral's unit.
The Revolutionary Army had sent three teams, led by a junior officer from the Revolutionary Army.
"A minimum of 5 million Poké Dollars."
Dak pondered.
Modifying the terrain of the breeding base wouldn't cost much. With food provided, a grassland would already be the second most comfortable environment for these Pokémon.
Because of the open terrain, they could freely run, play, and bask in the sun with their companions.
The most comfortable environment would be one that matches their own attributes.
Such environments also needed to be created.
The strength of the Charizards in the Charizard Valley was undoubtedly influenced by the rich Fire-type energy in the environment.
Soon, six days passed.
During these six days, Dak was constantly working on the breeding base, paying close attention to every detail.
He placed the habitats of these nine groups far apart to avoid elemental mixing affecting the young Pokémon.
The central grassland remained untouched, with only a lake added, providing a place for them to play together.
During the day, they could play on the grassland and be taken home by their mothers at night.
That's roughly the idea.
Double-layered fences were installed around the breeding base.
One layer was a ten-meter-high single-sided thorn fence purchased from the Miracle Shop, with sharp thorns on the outer side to prevent unauthorized entry.
About fifty meters outside of this, Vegapunk installed a fifteen-meter-high electrified fence.
The area between the two fences was patrolled by three teams from the Revolutionary Army.
Inside the breeding base, the Navy squad led by Gion conducted patrols.
Monet also installed surveillance cameras throughout the breeding base, wanting to observe the daily lives of the Pokémon and allowing Porygon2 to monitor the entire base, reporting any unfamiliar presence immediately.
The security level of the entire breeding base was quite high.
If Dak obtained another high-level Pokémon in the future, this breeding base could be considered impregnable.
Next, Dak needed to purchase the corresponding Pokémon groups from the Miracle Shop for breeding.
This required careful selection.
Dak wanted to ensure that each Pokémon group had at least deep blue qualifications in the first stage and must reach purple in the final stage.
Only then could they be considered part of the Nine Rookies.
For groups like Charizard, Greninja, and Gardevoir, this wasn't difficult. Their base stats ensured their average qualifications wouldn't be low.
But for Pokémon like Alolan Sandslash and Altaria, which only had two evolutions and base stats under 500 in the final stage, this was more challenging.
[Miracle Shop]
Dak opened the Miracle Shop, prioritizing easier-to-find Pokémon.
Selecting a Pokémon group also required choosing a suitable leader. Dak hoped to find groups with calm and mature leaders for the breeding base.
Dak thought he could choose the nine Pokémon groups in one day.
But in reality, it took longer than he expected.
The demand for the groups was greater than Dak anticipated.
First, there were many groups in the Miracle Shop. Just for a rare Pokémon like Charizard, there were over a hundred wild groups.
However, these groups were relatively small, usually three to five, or seven to eight.
Such small groups were not feasible.
Purchasing multiple small wild groups could lead to tribal conflicts and leadership disputes.
This wasn't a major issue, but Dak wanted to avoid it and didn't want his carefully crafted environment to be destroyed quickly.
Larger groups often had various problems.
For example, a group of twenty Charizards might be in the middle of a leadership struggle.
Or a group of forty Gliscors might be in a power struggle.
In short, the situation within the groups was more complicated than Dak had imagined.
Small groups were not up to standard, and large groups always had issues.
It took until the third day to finalize the nine Pokémon groups.
The numbers of each group were not too high and would require some time before they could officially be chosen by new trainers.
Fortunately, the Pokémon Alliance, Navy, and Revolutionary Army had high recruitment standards, with even higher criteria for 'outstanding staff,' so the future number of people qualified to choose from the Nine Rookies would be limited.
Thus, the alliance breeding base was officially established.
Building the entire breeding base and purchasing the nine Pokémon groups cost Dak 12 million Poké Dollars.
700 million Poké Dollars more than anticipated.
This was mainly because buying Pokémon groups was more expensive than Dak had imagined. A group leader alone could be worth tens or even hundreds of thousands of Poké Dollars.
(End of Chapter)