I'm the Owner of the Pokémon Day Care In the World of Pokémon-Chapter 1411: Gothita

The meaning behind the Hoenn League's proposal was that Yuga could exchange the merit he earned this time for the opportunity to elevate Verdanturf Town from a town to a city.

With the city's status upgraded, the benefits would be numerous. First of all, the League's support for the region would be greatly strengthened, including all aspects such as funding and policy. Secondly, as the Gym Leader of this area, Yuga's influence and say within the League would also increase significantly.

Of course, Yuga already held considerable influence in the League, so this would merely be the icing on the cake for him.

Still, the title of "Gym Leader of a city" certainly sounded more prestigious than that of "Gym Leader of a town."

Take Rustboro City or Petalburg City for example—don't they both sound much more appealing than Verdanturf Town? When people mention the Gym Leaders from those cities, they can't help but give a thumbs-up and say, "Wow, amazing! You actually became a Gym Leader in such a big city!"

There just weren't many compliments for Gym Leaders from small towns. Aside from a few special cases, there are thousands of small towns in the Hoenn region, and only a few are truly well-known.

It was only thanks to Yuga's own capabilities that when Verdanturf Town was mentioned outside, people even knew what it was.

Furthermore, once the town's status was elevated to that of a city, it would naturally become more prosperous. The boost this would bring to the local economy was not to be underestimated.

In short, the benefits of this were countless.

However, these benefits were all indirect for Yuga. According to the League, if Yuga wasn't satisfied with this reward, they were open to further discussion.

But Yuga wasn't short-sighted—he immediately decided to accept the reward.

Verdanturf Town was his home base, so the more prosperous it became and the more attention it received from the League, the better. That way, YoYo Day Care could grow bigger and stronger. If he stayed holed up in a little place forever, how far could he really go?

However, the plan to upgrade Verdanturf Town from a town to a city couldn't be implemented right away. It was one of the Hoenn League's few large-scale development projects in recent years. To really put it into action, a lot of groundwork still had to be laid, and at the very least, it couldn't begin this year.

Still, that didn't stop Yuga from sharing the good news with Mayor Ishida.

When Mayor Ishida heard the news, he was so overjoyed he nearly fainted. Once he regained his senses, he cried tears of happiness.

Verdanturf Town was really going to grow and develop!

After celebrating, Yuga returned to his usual routine. Right now, the reconstruction of YoYo Day Care remained his top priority.

After this round of rebuilding, YoYo Day Care would likely maintain its current setup for many years to come. Because of this, Daichi was particularly meticulous with the design of the new storefront, and naturally, the time spent on it wasn't short.

In the blink of an eye, several months passed, and Verdanturf Town transitioned from autumn into winter. With the New Year just around the corner, some final touches on the reconstruction of YoYo Day Care were still unfinished.

During these past few months, since the old store had temporarily closed, Yuga's days were rather uneventful. Usually, he either went to the new store site to practice making Pokéblocks and incense or checked on the progress of the construction.

As the end of the year approached, fewer and fewer challengers came to the Gym, so the Gym had been quiet lately as well.

Although the old store had suspended most of its operations, the sales of high potential Pokémon had not stopped. Every month, Pokémon were still sold on time and in the promised quantities—after all, for this business, the physical store wasn't all that necessary.

Moreover, if this particular business were to be suspended, customers would definitely complain. After all, YoYo Day Care's Pokémon were just too popular!

During this time, Yuga also sold several high potential Pokémon exclusively to VIPs of YoYo Day Care.

Unavoidably, the destruction of the YoYo Day Care storefront reached the ears of people like Robert, Steven, Wallace, and Cynthia. They all called to ask about the situation.

Somehow, even Luna and Rand—who were out on missions—ended up hearing about it. Yuga felt a bit embarrassed and didn't have the nerve to tell them the whole truth.

After all, greedily coveting Giovanni's Pokémon and then being tricked by him—such a socially humiliating thing—wasn't something Yuga was about to casually admit to anyone!

That day, Yuga received Spoink's Poké Ball at the gym's Pokémon transfer machine.

With the New Year just around the corner, Spoink's training with Olympia had also come to an end, so the Anistar Gym temporarily sent it back.

After releasing Spoink from its Poké Ball, Yuga smiled and said to it, "Spoink, welcome home!"

"Spoink~"

Spoink was overjoyed to see Yuga. Its round eyes nearly squinted into crescent moons—it had been away from home for several months and was truly homesick.

Compared to a few months ago, Spoink had become noticeably steadier and more composed. The psychic energy fluctuations around its body were perfectly restrained. Clearly, Spoink had gained a lot during its time away.

Sending it to the Anistar Gym was definitely the right decision! Yuga thought to himself.

He patted Spoink on the forehead and praised, "Not bad, not bad."

Hearing Yuga's praise, Spoink grinned even more happily.

"Come on, let's go outside!"

With that, Yuga led Spoink out of the room.

As they passed the gym's training ground, Shoryu was directing his Haunter (evolved from Gastly) in a battle against a Mr. Mime. Nearby, a Clefairy and a Jynx were watching.

Seeing Mr. Mime and Jynx, Spoink froze for a moment: new members in the family? Why do their auras feel a bit familiar?

However, Yuga pointed at the two and smiled as he introduced, "Don't recognize them? That's Mime Jr. and Smoochum! They just evolved a few days ago!"

The grueling training by Greninja over the past few months wasn't in vain. Under its rigorous regime, both Mime Jr. and Smoochum had evolved one after the other, and Clefairy's strength had also increased significantly. Otherwise, Yuga wouldn't have let them out so easily!

After evolving, Mr. Mime and Jynx underwent huge personality shifts. They were no longer mischievous but now calm and well-behaved. Their buddy Clefairy almost thought they'd been switched out and still hadn't fully adapted!

"Spoink~"

Spoink came to a sudden realization after hearing that—so evolution really is a magical thing. It was just a pity that, due to genetic reasons, it couldn't evolve.

But that was okay. Not evolving wouldn't stop it from becoming strong.

On the field, the battle between Haunter and Mr. Mime was nearing its end. In the end, Mr. Mime was knocked away by a Shadow Ball from Haunter and collapsed unconscious on the ground.

Haunter's level wasn't lower than Mr. Mime's to begin with, and with Shoryu's commands from the sidelines, it wasn't surprising that Mr. Mime lost.

"Yeah! We won!"

Shoryu happily high-fived Haunter in celebration.

Due to the holiday, Shoryu had been staying home a lot lately, but he was putting in the effort. Whenever he had time, he would train with Mr. Mime and the others.

Since the store hadn't been rebuilt yet, Jynx and the other two had been staying at the Verdanturf Gym whenever they left the Ecopark.

Seeing Spoink staring at the field without blinking, Yuga asked, "After months of training, want to give it a try?"

"Spoink~"

Can I?

Spoink's eyes sparkled as it asked.

Yuga: "Of course!"

Upon hearing that, Spoink immediately nodded eagerly, indicating it was willing to battle. So Yuga raised his voice and shouted, "Shoryu, how about letting Spoink have a match with you too?"

Hearing Yuga's voice, everyone turned their heads and realized that Spoink had returned.

"Alright, alright! Bring it on!" Shoryu shouted with his hand raised.

"Let's go." Saying that, Yuga led Spoink onto the field, and casually tossed a Healing Energy at the unconscious Mr. Mime.

"Spoink~"

With a bounce of its tail, Spoink landed right in the center of the battlefield. Haunter was about to step forward, but Shoryu held it back.

"Haunter, you already battled just now. Let another teammate have a go!" frёeωebɳovel.com

Hearing this, Haunter drooped its head and floated back to Shoryu's side, dejected.

Shoryu took out another Poké Ball. With a flash of red light, a Phantump appeared on the field—this was the one Yuga had helped Shoryu apply for from the League.

Thanks to Shoryu's careful training, this Phantump was now very different from when he first got it.

Seeing this, Yuga called out, "I won't give commands—Spoink, just do your thing!"

"Spoink~!"

Spoink nodded confidently, even curling a finger toward Phantump, as if to say: "Come at me!"

Both Phantump and Shoryu were rather annoyed by Spoink's arrogance.

"Phantump, Tackle!"

"Phantump~"

Phantump let out a shout and charged at Spoink. However, Spoink used its highly elastic tail to spring itself out of the way with ease, dodging Phantump's Tackle.

"Spoink~"

From the pearl on its head, Spoink suddenly fired a Psychic blast that caught Phantump midair.

"Phantump~"

Phantump struggled with all its might but just couldn't break free from Spoink's psychic control.

Boom~

With a forceful swing, Spoink slammed Phantump into the ground, leaving it dizzy and disoriented.

"Phantump!"

Shoryu called out with a worried look on his face.

"Phantump~"

Phantump shakily floated up again, stubbornly refusing to give up. The very next second, it suddenly disappeared from its spot.

That was Phantom Force!

But Spoink seemed to know exactly where Phantump would appear. Without hesitation, it fired a Power Gem in a specific direction.

"Phantump~"

With a scream and the sound of an explosion happening simultaneously, Phantump dropped from midair—it was clear that Spoink had predicted the move correctly.

This was the result of Spoink's training over the past few months. Although it couldn't predict perfectly every time yet, it could still pull it off in crucial moments.

Seeing Phantump injured, Spoink didn't forget to follow up. Another Psybeam struck, and Phantump completely lost its ability to battle.

Having claimed victory, Spoink gave Yuga a proud glance. Yuga didn't hold back his praise either.

"Very impressive. Looks like you've made great progress over these past few months."

After praising Spoink, Yuga turned to Shoryu and said, "You still need to keep working hard. You have a lot of room for improvement."

Because Shoryu had a natural talent for training Ghost-type Pokémon and owned two highly gifted Pokémon—Haunter and Phantump—he had always been a top student at the Trainer School.

Yuga was concerned that Shoryu's journey had been too smooth so far, which might hinder his future growth. That was why, even knowing Spoink would definitely win, he had arranged for them to battle.

"Got it," Shoryu responded somewhat dejectedly.

"Let me heal Phantump."

Yuga ruffled Shoryu's hair and easily revived Phantump.

At that moment, Souta, who was standing in the corner, waved at Clefairy and said, "Clefairy, Duo Duo wants you to come help with lunch!"

Since Suzuki Koen had been helping Aunt Hisako at the new shop, Souta didn't want to stay home alone, so he often came to the gym when he had free time and frequently helped Duo Duo with the housework.

Ever since Coco (Wigglytuff) had gone to the Island Ecopark, the job of assisting Audino had fallen to Gothitelle.

However, the day after the incident at the Day Care, Gothitelle gave birth to a baby. For the following few months, she had remained in the Ecopark to be with her child, waiting for the birth. After that, Clefairy came out and took over Gothitelle's duties.

Following Yuga's punishment and the personality shifts in her two close companions, Clefairy had also matured a lot. She was now learning to cook under Duo Duo's guidance.

"Clefairy~"

I'm coming!

Clefairy responded and then went to the kitchen with Souta.

With the help of Clefairy and Souta, Duo Duo soon prepared a sumptuous lunch.

Suzuki Koen and the others usually ate together at the Paradise Restaurant, so in the gym, it was just Yuga and Beidou dining with Shoryu, Souta, and a few Pokémon.

After lunch, everyone went about their own business. That was when a Blissey came over and said a few words to Yuga. Surprised, Yuga exclaimed, "It's already hatched?"

Saying that, he hurriedly made his way to the Ecopark by a side path—it turned out that Gothitelle's child had been born.

The reason Yuga was so attentive to this Pokémon's birth was because it was Pokemon with Indigo potential.

Gothitelle and her mate Alakazam were both unique cases, they're products of genetic experiments. What's more, their psychic powers were linked to each other. Yuga hadn't expected them to give birth to a child with Indigo potential.

As soon as Yuga entered the main Ecopark, he heard bursts of clear laughter. He looked over and saw a Gothita sitting on the back of a Hawlucha, which was gliding down again and again from the top of the climate tree with the baby on its back.

Gothitelle and Alakazam were looking on lovingly at the giggling Gothita. Clearly, this Gothita was their newly born child.

One had to admit that this kid had quite the privilege—being carried around by an Elite level Pokémon right after birth. It was fortunate that Hawlucha had a mild and gentle personality. If it had been any other Pokémon, they might not have been willing to entertain a child like this.

When Yuga arrived, Hawlucha slowly descended from the sky and carefully handed the Gothita back to its parents, then waved to greet Yuga.

The Gothita hid behind its mother's dress, secretly poking its head out and curiously examining Yuga with its round eyes.

Gothitelle introduced her child to Yuga and then encouraged Gothita to come out and greet him.

But unexpectedly, a flash of purple light gleamed in the baby's eyes, and Yuga was lifted into the air by its psychic power.

At first, Yuga and the baby's parents were startled, but after realizing what had happened, not only did Yuga not get angry, he was actually delighted.

As expected of a naturally born Indigo potential Pokémon—such powerful psychic strength right from birth! Its future potential was limitless!

Because of Yuga's kind and gentle attitude, the Gothita quickly became familiar with him and wasn't shy at all.