Pokemon: The Breeder's Farming Journey to Modernizing an Ancient World

"Rhy!" "Rhy!" "Rhy!"

The Rhydon was still struggling to break free from the Leech Seed when a green beam of light struck it.

A wave of weakness surged through its body—Rhydon could feel its strength rapidly draining away!

"RHYDON!"

With another furious roar, Rhydon erupted with all its might and finally tore off the entangling Leech Seeds.

It then stomped heavily on the ground, unleashing the move Bulldoze. Shockwaves exploded in all directions, cutting off the green beam of energy.

At the same time, the force of Bulldoze kicked up a thick cloud of dust, obscuring everyone's vision. Seeing this, Petilil was forced to cancel its attack.

(TN: My bad here, Bulldoze is ground type stomp, while Stomp is normal type stomp.)

Still, the little one had impressive battle instincts. Without wasting a moment, it began to gather Sleep Powder around its body.

The pale blue powder floated gently around it as Petilil backed away cautiously, staying alert for another attack from Rhydon.

Before long, the dust stirred up by Bulldoze quickly began to settle.

But what happened next made Aven freeze. As the dust cleared, Rhydon was gone!

"This is… Dig?"

Aven's eyes narrowed as he stared at the ground behind the fading haze—sure enough, there was a large hole.

Dig was a Ground-type move. Aven had never trained Rhydon in it, so he didn't expect his silly dinosaur to learn it on its own.

Far off, Petilil also spotted the hole in the battlefield.

Its gaze immediately dropped to the ground beneath its feet, fully aware that Rhydon must now be underground, preparing to attack.

After a brief moment of thought, Petilil suddenly remembered how Rhydon had used Rock Slide to attack the ground.

Its eyes lit up. It decided to imitate Rhydon's method and use Rock Slide to strike at the opponent below.

Without hesitation, Petilil began to gather energy.

But in the next moment, it didn't feel the energy of the Rock-type. Instead, it sensed something entirely different.

"Looks like Petilil is about to use Rock Slide," Aven said thoughtfully. "Normally, the best way to deal with an opponent using Dig is to counter with Earthquake."

"But using Rock Slide to break up the ground can also be effective. It's a decent countermeasure."

He nodded slightly, eyes fixed on Petilil as it channeled its energy.

But then he froze again, surprised by the energy fluctuations forming around Petilil—white-gray in color.

"That's Normal-type energy? Wait… is it not using Rock Slide?"

Aven frowned. Could it be that Petilil had learned a new move? But what Normal-type move could it be?

"Lil!"

Petilil was a bit confused too, but it still executed the move.

Suddenly, a burst of glowing star-shaped energy appeared, converging into a beam that shot forward!

"That's Swift!?" Aven fell silent. Alright then, yet another move that Petilil theoretically shouldn't be able to learn.

Countless stars turned into a single focused beam, then abruptly twisted and surged into the hole Rhydon had dug.

Boom boom boom!

A string of explosions immediately erupted underground.

Not long after, the ground in front of Petilil bulged—and Rhydon burst out from beneath!

It then charged forward and sent Petilil flying with a heavy blow!

But before Rhydon could follow up, the lingering Leech Seeds Petilil had left behind once again sprouted vines and bound it tightly.

Perhaps due to its mastery of life energy, the Leech Seeds Petilil summoned were exceptional in both quantity and quality!

As Rhydon was ensnared, clouds of Sleep Powder—previously released—enveloped its body.

It struggled fiercely, but its consciousness began to slip. Its eyelids grew heavier and heavier…

Seeing this, Petilil didn't hesitate and unleashed Giga Drain. The green beam of energy surrounded Rhydon, drawing countless green particles from its body and funneling them into Petilil.

Having taken some damage from Rhydon's Dig, Petilil quickly recovered.

At the same time, Rhydon, battered by repeated quadruple-effective attacks, felt its strength draining away.

Coupled with the effects of Sleep Powder, Rhydon's eyes finally closed, and it collapsed to the ground. The green light of Leech Seed and Giga Drain still shimmered around it.

Seeing Rhydon still being drained of energy, Aven sighed.

"Petilil, that's enough."

Upon hearing Aven's words, Petilil nodded, and the green glow gradually faded.

Aven hurried over, his mind full of questions.

Petilil had first tried to use Rock Slide, then ended up using Swift. It all clashed with what he knew.

"Lil?"

Petilil also looked confused.

Soon, it animatedly recounted what had just happened when it tried to use Swift.

"You were originally trying to use Rock Slide, but ended up using Swift instead?"

Watching Petilil gesture with its arms and petals, Aven fell into deep thought.

"Wait a second… could this be Nature Power!?"

Suddenly, Aven's eyes lit up as if struck by a bolt of inspiration.

He quickly said, "Petilil, come with me to the grassy field for a moment."

Without bothering with the sleeping Rhydon, they hurried toward the grassy terrain.

Once there, Aven asked Petilil to try using either Rock Slide or Swift again.

This time, a surge of green energy gathered around Petilil—Grass-type energy!

Watching this, Froslass giggled behind her hand, thinking Petilil had once again misused a move.

But Aven, seeing the same thing, held his breath.

He knew it was still the same move—it had just changed type due to the environment!

Next, the energy condensed into countless razor-sharp leaves and shot forward—it was Razor Leaf!

So it was true… Aven's suspicion was confirmed.

Depending on the battlefield, the move's type would change—this was the legendary move Nature Power!

Nature Power draws upon natural energy to attack, taking on different types depending on the surrounding terrain!

"I can't believe… it's really that move."

Aven's expression turned awestruck. Even in the real world, Nature Power was exceedingly rare.

Not just for him—even his teacher had never seen it firsthand. Their knowledge came solely from books.

He never expected Petilil to comprehend such a move!

And thinking back, he was slightly stunned again.

Petilil had learned Aromatherapy because it wanted to learn Sweet Scent.

Now it had learned Nature Power while trying to master Ancient Power, hoping to become stronger like Tangela.

In both cases, what started as a misstep led to discovering even stronger moves.

Looks like he couldn't stop Petilil's whimsical experiments anymore… Aven silently made that decision in his heart.

After hearing Aven's explanation, even Froslass fell silent and glanced at the rocky battlefield. Should I try it too?

"Plume!"

Vileplume's expression suddenly lit up with understanding.

It had sensed a familiar natural energy from the Petilil before, and it turned out that move was also the use of natural energy!

Thinking this, Vileplume couldn't help but feel eager.

It too had a deep connection with nature—could it possibly learn Nature Power as well?

"Lil!"

Petilil beamed with joy.

So it had really mastered such a powerful move! Hard work definitely paid off!

In the following moments, Aven had Petilil use Nature Power several more times.

Rock Slide in rocky terrain, Swift on neutral ground, Razor Leaf on grassy fields. He hadn't yet had a chance to test other terrains.

But afterward, he paused in thought.

He remembered that Nature Power was supposed to turn into Power Gem in rocky terrain.

Could it be that Nature Power, even on the same terrain, can result in different moves of the same type?

Or was it because Petilil was more familiar with Rock Slide and Leaf Blade, so it subconsciously used those instead?

Or maybe… he was just remembering it wrong, and Rock Slide and Leaf Blade were the correct outcomes all along?

Rubbing his hands together excitedly, Aven felt that Petilil's Nature Power was well worth studying and developing.

"Rhy, Rhy, Rhy!"

Just then, Rhydon awoke in the open field.

It looked around, confused—Where am I? Who am I? What was I doing here?

After recalling everything, its expression froze, and it let out another anguished roar. Defeated… again!

Rhydon's face dimmed.

But it was not one to give up. Wiping away its imaginary tears, it resolved to work even harder—it would reclaim all its losses one day!

Dragging its exhausted body, Rhydon headed toward the rocky field, planning to train another hour. No—two hours!

But upon arriving, it froze once again. The rocky terrain was already crowded with a bunch of Pokémon.

Seeing Rhydon's blank face, Petilil gave it a kind smile. Wanna come train with us?

(End of chapter)

(TN: In tunnels, Nature Power turns into the attack Shadow Ball. On beaches, Nature Power turns into the attack Earthquake. The possible moves it turns into are: Stun Spore, Swift, Razor Leaf, Earthquake, Shadow Ball, Rock Slide, Surf, and Hydro Pump)