Master Craftsman of the Pokemon World

Kogetoke opened the Poké Ball, and Turtwig was released! The surrounding Pokémon immediately gathered around!

"Doreli~" The flowers on Lilligant's head once again emitted a heartening fragrance, making Turtwig feel more comfortable. Lilligant picked up Turtwig, while the surrounding Pokémon commented on Turtwig's performance!

"Yowu!" Doublade retrieved its shield, indicating that Turtwig had fought well earlier!

To think you could give the chief knight like myself such a tough fight, truly remarkable. I initially planned to hold back, but I didn't expect you to withstand my continuous slashes! You're no ordinary Turtwig!

You should know, I've slain dragons before!" Doublade began boasting about its past battles with Gible, and Turtwig, unaware of the truth, thought it was amazing!

At the same time, Regirock also acknowledged Turtwig. Even this stone Pokémon was somewhat excited by its unexpected fighting style. Although its strength wasn't great, its spirit was commendable!

Turtwig's eyes sparkled. It didn't expect this giant, who many Pokémon in the forest feared, to acknowledge its strength! It suddenly became teary-eyed!

From the past until now, no one had ever recognized it!

"Anon~" Unown E floated forward, somewhat dissatisfied:

You should have said you were so strong earlier! If you're so powerful, why were you so insecure? Shouldn't I be the one feeling inferior!

But then again, if you want to do it, you can do it! Isn't that right!

Take the first step bravely, and a wonderful Turtwig life is beckoning you! You'll have companions, you'll have friends, am I right?

Although Unown was a little reproachful, it was still somewhat happy. It also thought that the Pokémon brought by Celebi were indeed special.

Turtwig also nodded. It wanted to thank Unown for the encouragement. It was now very content and very happy!

"From now on, you're a member of our workshop. Thank you for being willing to join us, Turtwig. Although I'm not a trainer specializing in battles, I'll still make you stronger!"

Kogetoke patted Turtwig's head. As for the potent herbs on Turtwig's back, Kogetoke didn't pick them. In fact, it was afraid that its rare plants would be plucked clean by humans that made it so cautious. However, Kogetoke had never seen a Turtwig that collected rare plants.

And Turtwig stared straight at Kogetoke.

I also, thank you.

Thank you for acknowledging me.

Turtwig said so in its heart.

Afterward, Lilligant took Turtwig into the house. Turtwig seemed too exhausted and fell into a deep sleep after the excitement passed.

Kogetoke took out wound ointment to help Turtwig recover from its injuries. For the parts of its mud shell that had peeled off, it also selected some high-quality soil from the flower pot to fill in. Its shell was formed of soil, and it would become harder after drinking water, so there was no need to worry too much.

After this, Kogetoke took out a notebook and wrote down a record.

『Turtwig, a Pokémon from the Jindou Forest』

『Ability: Overgrow.』

『Careful nature.』

『Met in the medicine field.』

『Dislikes astringency.』

『Good at enduring.』

July 2nd, sunny weather.

Turtwig woke up groggily in the workshop and found itself in a flower pot. It turned its head and looked at the herbs on its back, finding that none had been reduced. Kogetoke was making something at the workbench not far away.

"Oh, good morning, Turtwig!"

"Na!" Turtwig greeted Kogetoke, feeling somewhat nervous for some reason. After the excitement of yesterday passed, Turtwig began to examine itself, even feeling a little at a loss.

It didn't know what to do next.

Before, it would regularly find a good place in the forest to bask in the sun, drink water, and then come to the workshop to蹭蹭the earth's energy. Now that it had truly become a member of the workshop, it didn't know what it could do.

But fortunately, Kogetoke put down its work and came to Turtwig, picking it up:

"Today, we'll start working. Your job is to cultivate the soil. First, follow Lilligant to learn about soil cultivation and plant growing. I have to go out for a bit."

"Na?"

Cultivate the soil? Does soil need to be cultivated?

Turtwig was a little confused.

Kogetoke smiled: "Of course, high-quality soil can grow better crops, but high-quality soil doesn't exist naturally. It's formed through multiple interactions, and if it's not maintained, it will gradually become poor-quality soil. That's soil degradation."

"Speaking of which, you probably don't understand, right? It's okay, you'll fully understand after working with Lilligant for a while. The principle is the same as your shell! You look for high-quality soil to fill your shell and drink water to harden it, right? If the soil quality isn't good, the effects will be undesirable, whether for planting crops or for defense."

"But before that, let's eat something first, and then replace the soil on your body."

Turtwig was a little puzzled. It didn't really need to eat food. Most of the time, it could live by just photosynthesizing and drinking water. This was a common trait of many Grass-type Pokémon. Food was more of an energy supplement than a regular meal.

Kogetoke made herbed patties, which were beneficial for the growth of Grass-type Pokémon and could greatly increase their type energy. After Turtwig curiously took a bite, its eyes immediately widened!

"Na!"

A surge of energy rushed through its body, and then Turtwig immediately lowered its head and began to devour the food!

It wasn't a matter of whether it tasted good or not, although it did taste good. But most importantly, power, power was constantly surging, becoming more and more energetic!

"My mineral lure patties are very powerful food, eat more!" Kogetoke smiled. The mineral lure patties she usually made were for Petilil to absorb. Compared to Turtwig, Petilil didn't need to eat normal food. It only needed to absorb some juice and liquid and cultivate the soil to live, making it very easy to raise. Now that it had evolved into a Hisuian Lilligant, its eating habits hadn't changed much.

Probably because Hisuian Lilligant's egg group belonged to the plant group, essentially being a plant. Turtwig was different, its egg group included the monster group in addition to the plant group.

"Since Celebi left, there's finally someone at home besides me who can talk."

Doublade didn't have a mouth, Petilil didn't have a mouth, and even Unown and Regirock, as customers, didn't have mouths!

It was quite worry-free when it came to eating!

Turtwig happily finished the mineral lure patties, feeling an inexhaustible amount of power throughout its body. Its body seemed to have grown larger, and the leaves on its head vigorously unfolded, as if trying to squeeze out a third leaf!

Grass-type power had greatly increased!

Turtwig happily shook the leaves on its head and the shell on its back. At this time, Kogetoke carried Turtwig to the workbench and brought some small tools for cleaning the soil.

『Tool: Small Soil Shovel.』

『Description: A tool forged using flame forging techniques, excavation and cleaning efficiency +15%, can efficiently clean soil and transplant plants without damaging plant roots.』

"I need to do a simple replacement of the soil on your back."

Kogetoke asked for Turtwig's opinion, and Turtwig thought about it. It felt that it had already been caught, and it had gained recognition yesterday, so it should be more important than those plants.

"Na!" Turtwig agreed.

The mud shell on its back was a bit hard, after all, it was soil that Turtwig had cultivated for a long time. Although its quality came from the land of black apricorns and couldn't compare to the soil of the ruins fruit forest and the workshop orchard, it was still considered a rare good soil compared to other soils. Kogetoke took out the fertilizer and materials she had bought before, as well as soft sand, humus soil, and the soil from the orchard, and the droppings of Diglett, and began to prepare nutritious soil suitable for Turtwig.

Soil, in the world of Pokémon, also has a level classification.

Although it sounds incredible, many Pokémon descriptions mention that they can make the soil nutritious and fertile, and the Pokémon with the move Bulldoze are even more so. The strongest Pokémon mentioned that can cultivate land is likely Tapu Bulu, one of the land gods of the Alola Islands. However, what is often forgotten is that Landorus, the legendary Pokémon of the Unova region, is actually a Pokémon closely related to the soil.

Landorus can absorb wind and thunder and turn it into energy to give the soil nutrients, making the land fertile. The energy flowing from its tail replenishes the soil's nutrients, allowing crops to grow vigorously. The land it visits will surely have a good harvest, so it is called the God of Farmland.

At the same time, in the Hisui era, there were peat blocks. The so-called peat blocks are ancient soils, peat or turf, containing rich humus, which can provide sufficient nutrients for plant growth, and have strong water and fertilizer retention capabilities, reducing the rate of water loss and avoiding soil impoverishment.

However, because the Hisui era was very cold for a period of time, residents frequently dug peat blocks as fuel for fire, and the current Hisui, that is, the modern Sinnoh region, no longer has peat blocks as items. Thus, Ursaring also regrettably lost its evolution in the current era.

But there may still be a large amount of peat soil in the Jindou land, because from Regirock's description, it is known that the Jindou Forest seems to have Ursaluna, and this guy is the one that Ursaring evolves into using peat blocks.

In another world, the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon world, there is a "Phantom Soil", which is said that seeds planted on it will not wither even if they are not taken care of. It is suitable for cultivating soil, and no one knows who obtained it there. It can be said to be dreamlike and precious.

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In the real world, can this soil be found in the Tree of Beginning, or on the border island?

However, the easiest high-quality soil to obtain is the soil of the Hoenn region. Unlike other regions, the warm, humid Hoenn region with active volcanoes has very fertile soil, so it also has the most berries in the entire region.

"Pokémon materials that can make the soil fertile, Petilil's leaves, Diglett's droppings, Landorus's energy nutrition, Graveler's stone skin, Mudsdale's high-quality mud, Zarude's vines, Groudon's volcanic ash, Xerneas's branches?"

"Special soils, and Paldea's soil, which can produce Tera elements. The eco-core hanging on the dome of Blueberry Academy's Terarium contains soil from Paldea and water from Kitakami's Crystal Pool."

Hoenn's fertile soil, Sinnoh's cold soil, Paldea's Tera soil, the soil of the dream world, the soil of the border island, the soil of the Tree of Beginning... and various special soils rich in trace elements and minerals, suitable for Rock, Ground, and Steel-type Pokémon to eat.

While Kogetoke was mixing the nutrient soil, she was also thinking divergently. After the soil was mixed, she shoveled off the mud shell on Turtwig's back. The soil from near the black apricorn tree, along with the potent herbs and some mints planted on it, were also transplanted into flower pots. Then Kogetoke began to cover Turtwig's empty shell with the prepared nutrient soil.

"Na?" Turtwig felt a special energy. It could absorb the nutrients in the soil, and the nutrient soil prepared in the Pokémon world was very potent!

『Completed a craft production: Soil Mixing.』

『Gained knowledge: Nutrient Increase - The soil you mix will produce more nutrients and will actively absorb energy elements from the surrounding natural environment.』

[Under your craft cultivation, Turtwig has gained a buff, and its stats and type energy have increased, allowing it to better sense the energy of the ground.]

[Will increase the chance of learning Ground-type moves!]

At the same time:

『Gained additional craft: Soil Mixing Craft (C+) - You can mix soils from different regions to create special nutrient soils. Different nutrient soils have different characteristics, and these characteristics may be reflected in the Pokémon. Different soils will greatly improve the cultivation of Pokémon of different types.』

Kogetoke's eyes flickered slightly, and she continued to work, soon replacing all the soil on Turtwig's body and replanting the potent herbs on Turtwig's body.

As for the two or three mints, Kogetoke did not replant them, but said to Turtwig: "Different plants require different soil nutrients and planting soil types. Herbs need soil with high fertility, while mints prefer loose and well-drained soil. Your shell is too small to accommodate so many different soils, and once you drink water, the soil hardens, which is not conducive to the growth of mint."

"Na~" Turtwig tilted its head. It understood, watching Kogetoke plant the mints in flower pots and cultivate them carefully, Turtwig realized that its previous planting methods were too crude.

No wonder those plants didn't grow!

"Come, drink water."

Turtwig drank the water prepared by Kogetoke. After drinking the water, the mud shell on its back began to harden, and it was full of energy to work with Kogetoke! It felt its condition was excellent!

"In the future, if you get more soil, you can also mix the shell on your back. If you want to plant anything, you only need to adjust the soil. When you evolve..."

While Kogetoke was talking, she took Turtwig outside the workshop. While walking, she saw some Sticky Mushrooms growing again at the door, and Turtwig was unexpectedly attracted again.

Noomy Mushrooms are a favorite food of both Monster and Dragon-type Pokémon, and Turtwig is indeed a Monster-type Pokémon!

“If it evolves into a Torterra, it can eat both Mineral Lures and Mushroom Lures, doubling its strength. Originally, I didn't plan to have Torterra battle; I just wanted to use it as a mobile garden. But now it seems that if I continue to train it like this, coupled with Turtwig's own talent, it might unexpectedly become very strong in battles!”

Koutai picked the Noomy Mushrooms and handed one to Turtwig. Turtwig took a bite and swallowed it instantly, letting out a satisfied sigh.

Delicious!

Turtwig crunched on the Noomy Mushroom, its eyes fixed on the mushrooms, its thoughts wandering and starting to fantasize.

If it grew a bit bigger, it could plant these delicious mushrooms on its back...

Koutai glanced at it.

“You wouldn't be thinking of planting mushrooms on your back, would you? You really can't resist rare plants.”

Koutai waved towards the distance. Lilligant, who was watering plants with a watering can, immediately waved its leaves and strolled over with elegant and cheerful steps.

Lilligant's face was flushed!

Then came the daily hugs!

First a hug for the Trainer, then a hug for the Doublade senior, and also a hug for Turtwig!

“It's become quite affectionate after evolving. Oh right, its self-willed characteristic turns into 'Chlorophyll' after evolution!”

Koutai realized the reason for Lilligant's cheerfulness was the effect of the Chlorophyll ability.

But becoming more cheerful is a good thing!

Turtwig looked at the beautiful Lilligant with admiration, fantasizing about its own evolved form...

What kind of Pokémon would it evolve into? Turtwig had never seen its own kind, so it had no idea what its future would be like.

“Lilligant, you take Turtwig to cultivate the soil and crops. I need to go to the village.”

Koutai instructed, and also called Doublade to help him carry things.

Today's trip to the village was to temporarily purchase ordinary materials like cloth, cotton, and minerals.