The Alola Region has a warm climate and abundant resources, with various berry trees visible everywhere, from town roadsides to the wilderness.
However, due to the excellent growing conditions, these berry trees, like the Alola Exeggutor, grow much taller than those in other regions…
"Cycli, Cycli~"
"Almost there… just a little more!"
Hoshino, standing on Cyclizar's head, was straining to grab a branch and shake it. He was too exhausted to climb the tree, so this was their only option.
Crack—
The branch Hoshino was holding finally snapped. His expression instantly turned to excitement, but the next moment, he lost his balance and fell onto the grass below.
"Cycli!"
Cyclizar was momentarily startled, but Hoshino rubbed his back, enduring the pain as he got up.
Fortunately, there was some sand blown in from the beach underneath the grass, so he wasn't injured and would recover quickly.
He waved his hand, indicating that he was fine, then picked up the branch he had just broken.
On it grew more than ten fruits with a magenta-to-pink gradient, looking very lovely, with some white spots and dew drops adorning their skins. These were ripe Pecha Berries.
Their flesh is soft, sweet, and delicious, with a refreshing sweetness. Eating them not only cures Poison and Toxic status conditions but also serves as a small snack to fill the stomach. However, Pecha Berries have hollow interiors, so the edible portion is small and cannot be eaten as a meal.
Hoshino also picked up a few Pecha Berries that had fallen onto the sand. Because their flesh is soft, they were bruised from the fall and covered in some sand.
"It doesn't matter, as long as there's something to eat. When you're starving, everything tastes good."
He kept these bruised Pecha Berries for himself and then gave all the ones on the branch to Cyclizar. For larger Pokémon like this, their appetite is definitely greater than a human's.
"These are Pecha Berries, eat them."
"Cycli~"
Although it had lost its memory, some instincts remained. It took the branch and was about to bite off a Pecha Berry to eat.
But just then, a dark shadow suddenly dropped from above the berry tree, fiercely landing between them, then swinging its large blue pincer, resembling a boxing glove, and striking towards Hoshino!
Looking at the opponent's half-closed right eye, as if someone had punched it, he instantly recognized it as a Crabrawler, a Pokémon that loves to eat berries!
Crabrawler usually shakes or hits berry trees to knock down berries, then hides in the berry pile to eat them, and will attack anyone who tries to steal their berries.
Perhaps because Pecha Berries are easily damaged and spoil quickly, this Crabrawler chose to climb the tree to eat.
And his action of breaking branches and picking berries with Cyclizar just now must have been perceived as stealing, which is why it jumped down and attacked!
The Crabrawler's attack was already upon him, a fierce punch wind rushing towards his face, its speed comparable to, or even faster than, the Pyukumuku from before. Hoshino could no longer evade!
But at this moment, Cyclizar suddenly reached out from behind and grabbed the opponent's hind claw.
Crabrawler's body was completely suspended in mid-air, momentarily stunned. Before it could react, it was spun in a 180-degree rotation and flung against the trunk of the berry tree.
"Cycli!"
Cyclizar sharply turned, then, after biting off a Pecha Berry, it protected the somewhat shaken Hoshino behind it, its black eyes staring directly at the Crabrawler getting up from the ground, showing strong hostility.
"Can it still fight even after losing its memory…"
Hoshino recovered from his panic and realized that this must be the innate battle instinct of wild Pokémon. Crabrawler showed hostility and attacked, so Cyclizar naturally counterattacked.
So, the next development should be a Pokémon battle, not a turn-based rock-paper-scissors game that drains your lifespan and gambles on hits, but a real battle!
Thinking of this, his hands trembled slightly with excitement, then he happily waved and shouted: "In that case, let's have a Pokémon battle! Cyclizar, use… uh… uh…"
Hoshino's outstretched hand froze in mid-air, his expression completely blank. He seemed to have no idea what moves Cyclizar had; it had forgotten them all.
Its battle instincts were still there, and the moves were also still there, but just like being hit by a attack from California King Bed, if you can't use them, they're meaningless.
"Never mind, just smash it!"
Hoshino thought of one of Cyclizar's characteristics: its head is very hard and is a very powerful attacking method in battle. In short, smashing it was the way to go!
He didn't know if Cyclizar understood the command, but just as Crabrawler angrily swung its fists and charged over, it really did powerfully push off its hind legs and ram into it with full force!
Bang—
Crabrawler's fragile and small body could not withstand such a fierce impact. Its outstretched fist was knocked away at the moment of collision, and then its body turned into starlight, disappearing into the night sky without a sound…
"This is a bit strong…"
Watching the opponent get knocked out instantly, Hoshino scratched his hair, a bit slow to react, feeling that he might have underestimated Cyclizar's strength before it lost its memory.
But he didn't need to think about that for now. His gaze instinctively fell on some colorful berries that had fallen from Crabrawler's body due to the impact.
"Killing a monster drops items, Pinap Berries and Cheri Berries… Nice, we can have an extra meal!"
"Cycli~"
Cyclizar also happily jumped twice, showing no signs of having just been in a battle, as if the opponent hadn't even been in its eyes.
Crabrawler also dropped some other types of berries, but not all berries are suitable for direct human consumption. However, they can be processed into seasonings and berry dishes.
If he had the chance, Hoshino would like to showcase his cooking skills with the various gourmet ingredients of this world; he was quite confident in that area…
Under the night sky, a few berries in their stomachs barely replenished some stamina, but they still felt hungry. However, with Crabrawler driven away, it meant that the tree could continue to be harvested.
After a lot of effort, one human and one Cyclizar were finally full. The Pecha Berry's flesh was quite juicy, which also solved the problem of thirst.
Hoshino sat under a coconut tree, gazing at the sea. He saw lights flashing in the distance, which he remembered to be the location of the artificial island Aether Paradise, the base of the Aether Foundation.
He curiously moved the map cursor on his screen over there, only to find that the map displayed "Aether Research Center Headquarters" here, an important facility in the Alola Region for researching Pokémon.
The detailed introduction inside did not include a Pokémon protection project, but the artificial island was still under expansion, and other projects would be added later.
"The predecessor of Aether Paradise? Once the expansion is complete, the Aether Foundation should be established, right? It feels like the timeline of this world is a bit different, but that's normal. After all, the Pokémon world's timeline has always been chaotic; if it can't be explained, it's a parallel world."
Hoshino moved the cursor back to his current location, then zoomed the map to its maximum, and now the entire map of Alola was displayed before his eyes.
Looking at all this, he couldn't help but exclaim, "I still can't quite believe it, I actually transmigrated to the Alola Region…"
"Cycli?"
"Don't worry, I'm feeling 1000% good right now."
Hoshino smiled, reaching out to stroke Cyclizar's head. Pokémon really exist; this isn't dreaming of Pokémon, this is reality!
Now that he had calmed down, he once again started paying attention to the shiny spots, finding that some had disappeared, but new shiny spots had also appeared, possibly related to his change in location.
He then clicked on the quick access button for the social app in the bottom right corner. The content wasn't extensive, but he could see the friendship he had recently gained from Cyclizar.
The friendship given by the Rotom Phone was considered a beginner's tutorial and did not appear in the list, resulting in only this one entry in the entire talent list, with other areas being empty, which was truly pitiful.
"As expected, I still have to be a good Samaritan and help everywhere. It feels so troublesome, but it seems I can even help Pokémon with Trainers, but gaining their friendship… Is that considered cuckolding?"
For some reason, Hoshino suddenly thought of this. Indeed, as soon as a person is idle, they start to overthink, but none of that matters now…
He stood up, brushed the sand off himself, then spread his arms, stretching his body, and took a deep breath of the fresh Alola air.
Although this beginning was like being stranded on a deserted island, fortunately, he was no longer alone.
"Let's go! Let's set a small goal first: get you a Poké Ball!"
"Cycli~"
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