Age of Elves: I started flashing with my handheld.

Pokémon Era: I Started Farming Shiny Pokémon on My Handheld Author: Nuobi

When I woke up, I found myself in a world where elves and reality merged.

Along with it came a handheld game console.

Everything I get from the handheld console, I can extract into reality.

Doesn't this just start flashing?

Can you catch Larulas on Route 104? Shouldn't I just create a prison around him, buy a house, and spawn a flash?

No money for elves? Five snake-bears with the Pickup feature. I make millions a month picking up scavengers!

Then, after the thief's skill CD is reduced, he starts to build a barrier at the entrance of the Dragon Spiral Tower, while using the mini dragon flash and stealing the dragon's secret security.

Wait, I remember there was a Master Ball in the Water Fleet Base...

A few years later, the World Elf Competition.

Champions: Where did his Shiny Rayquaza come from?

1. Since I don't have money to buy Pokémon, I can only play games.

The sound of rain outside the window grew louder.

In the small 30-square-meter apartment, Nanfeng lay back on the sofa, feeling a little tired, and silently... turned over.

I just turned down my buddy's invitation to go fishing together in three days.

Right now, all I can think about is giving up. Even if I woke up one day and transformed back into a handsome 18-year-old boy from a nearly 40-year-old man, and into a world where my favorite game and anime from my past life, "Pokémon," had merged with reality.

But... the poor are not fit to be a trainer!

Nanfeng isn't an orphan, but his parents are currently farming in the countryside. Sending him to study in the provincial capital is already the limit for them, and the idea of ​​raising an elf on top of that is too difficult.

The Pokémon in the breeding center cost at least five or six thousand yuan, the starter Pokémon start at one hundred thousand yuan, and pseudo-legendary Pokémon are not available for purchase.

His friend invited him fishing so he could catch a Pokémon as his starter Pokémon. He had it all planned out: he'd catch a Poliwag for Nanfeng. Poliwag is a common Pokémon, but it has good potential, capable of two evolutions, the final evolution being Poliwrath, which is also a very powerful Pokémon. Some Elite Four level players even train it as their main Pokémon.

But Nanfeng still refused. The money to buy the Pokémon wasn't much; he could save up that amount in a few months by gritting his teeth. But the cost of raising the Pokémon was the real expense.

"Forget it, I'll just go to a regular university, get a job after graduation, and then consider raising Pokémon." That's what I did in my previous life. I couldn't wait until I was thirty-five and had some savings before trying to become a trainer.

Nanfeng had considered using his memories from his past life to make some money, but... with the existence of elves in this world, the course and outcome of things had changed drastically, and his memories from his past life were no longer reliable.

"Ambition knows no age! Who says middle-aged trainers can't become champions!" Nanfeng cheered himself up, barely managing to recover from that somber atmosphere.

He looked down and glanced at the handheld console in front of him.

Well, if I can't become a trainer in real life, I'll just have to enjoy it in the game for now.

Turn on the handheld console, and there's only one game on it.

Pokémon Collection

"Huh? There's such a game?" Nanfeng was taken aback. He really liked playing Pokémon games and had downloaded a lot of them, but when did a compilation like this come out?

Did I download it and then forget to play it?

No, this world doesn't have those games from the previous life; it should be the Pokémon games of this world.

Nanfeng immediately became interested and quickly sat up from the sofa.

Click to enter the game.

The screen went black, and a dialog box popped up.

Please select the version you want to start with.

Available versions: Ruby/Blue/Green/Gold/Silver/Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald...

"This... isn't this one of those game versions from my previous life?"

Nanfeng randomly selected Emerald. The previous versions were too old; he remembered playing them in black and white when he first started, while Emerald was the version that truly got him hooked.

A familiar scene immediately appeared: the protagonist being controlled was being transported to Whitebeard Town in a truck along with a pile of furniture.

"Why isn't there a character selection screen or a name creation screen?" Nanfeng remembered that before the game started, you had to "create a character".

The screen suddenly paused, the car stopped, and the protagonist got out of the truck. His mother was already waiting downstairs.

After welcoming the protagonist, they were led inside the house, where several hyperactive monkeys were moving furniture. Afterward, the mother asked the protagonist to visit her father's friend, Dr. Birch.

"Can't I set an alarm clock either? The emeralds in this world are quite different in detail from the emeralds in my previous life."

Nanfeng controlled her character to go to Dr. Oda's house, which was right next door.

Professor Birch wasn't home, and his wife suggested the protagonist go upstairs to rest and wait. Meanwhile, Nanfeng controlled the protagonist to leave immediately, where he came across a girl.

The opponent is Haruka Odama's daughter, who will also be her formidable rival along the way.

After saying hello, the protagonist left Odori's house. As they passed the town gate, a little girl at the gate told the protagonist that there were shouts coming from the gate, as if someone was in trouble, and asked the protagonist to go out and check.

Control the protagonist to leave Littleroot Town and enter Route 101. As soon as you step out, you see a Zigzagoon chasing a fat man wearing a white researcher's outfit, running wildly through the grass.

[Doctor: Hey, you handsome guy over there, help me!]

The protagonist shrugged, indicating that he did not have any spirits.

[Professor: I have spare Pokémon in my bag, I'll use them in battle!]

The protagonist steps forward and chooses an elf.

Here comes the classic three-choice challenge. The three Poké Balls correspond to the Hoenn starter Pokémon: Mudkip, Torchic, and Treecko.

Considering the types of gyms you need to challenge in the early stages of the Hoenn region, the easiest choice should be Mudkip, followed by Treecko, and then Torchic.

"Let's choose Torchic this time!" Nanfeng had already completed the game with Mudkip and Treecko, so he considered himself an "old hand." Shouldn't he just go for the high difficulty?

Choose turkeys!

Familiar and rapid sounds of battle rang out, the scene shifted, and the battle began.

A Level 5 Torchic battles a Level 3 Zigzagoon.

Wait, don't rush into battle, let's check the Pokémon's attributes first.

Turkey (Fire)

【Level: 5】

【Characteristic: Blaze (When HP is less than 1.3, the power of Fire-type moves increases by 1.5 times)】

Individual Values: HP (25), Attack (20), Special Attack (7), Defense (31), Special Defense (31), Speed ​​(17)

[Skills: Spark, Shout, Impact]

[Items to carry: none]

"There are individual value settings for this?" Nanfeng raised an eyebrow.

However, this turkey looks rather shabby.

A Pokémon's Individual Values ​​(IVs) represent its growth potential, with a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 31. A V that reaches the maximum of 31 is also known as a "V" (Volume Value).

This Torchic is currently a 2V Pokémon with Defense and Special Defense.

But you're not a defensive Pokémon...

No, choosing Torchic is already a high-difficulty game experience, and using such individual values ​​would be a waste of time training Pokémon in the early stages, even if we don't need it in the future.

Thinking of this.

Nanfeng decisively turned off the handheld console and turned it back on!

Let's repeat the previous process!

Go to Professor Birch's house and meet your rival, then go to Route 101 to rescue Professor Birch.

The result was even worse this time; there wasn't a single V, and the attack individual value was still 1 point.

Restart! Let's try again!

The third time, a V, with the stamina attribute.

Restart! Let's try again!

The fourth time, the fifth time, the sixth time...

By the time it was time to finish eating, Nanfeng had forgotten how many times he had restarted the machine.

Actually, Nanfeng doesn't have high requirements for the first Torchic. A 3V stat is fine: Attack, Special Attack, and Speed ​​all at 3V, with other stats at least 10. If it doesn't reach 31, 29 or 30 is barely acceptable, but... the problem is it just won't appear.

Nanfeng was not discouraged by this.

Where is this?

Back when I played the mobile version of Pokémon with real-time save functionality, I'd use regular Poké Balls to catch a fully healed Entei, throwing those balls around all day. And compared to grinding for shiny Pokémon, that was nothing. People would grind for a month and still not get a single shiny. (Aside from the Greenish version and special mods, I've never encountered a shiny Pokémon; I'm such an unlucky guy.)

I've heard that when you get a starter Pokémon, there's a chance of getting a shiny one, even higher than the chance of finding one in the tall grass.

I'm farming high-level VIP status while simultaneously farming flashy items!

Thinking this way, Nanfeng became even more motivated.

I order takeout, open Bilibili, and watch anime while scrolling through V and flash accounts.

Until 11:03 PM.

Nanfeng finally got the Torchic he wanted.

Turkey (Fire)

【Level: 5】

[Ability: Speed ​​Boost (Pokémon with this ability gain 1 Speed ​​stage at the end of each turn)]

Individual Values: HP (28), Attack (31), Special Attack (31), Defense (31), Special Defense (31), Speed ​​(31)

[Skills: Spark, Shout, Impact]

[Items to carry: none]

5V!!!

Furthermore, its HP stat is a whopping 28, practically making this Torchic a 6IV Pokémon. Its ability is the rare Dream Ability "Accelerate"!

perfect!

Aside from not being a shiny Pokémon, this Torchic is already top-tier.

"Wuhu! Take off!"

This time, we don't need to restart.

Nanfeng immediately directed the battle, having Torchic use two Sparks to take down the Zigzagoon.

[Defeat the Serpent Bear LV3 and gain 20 experience points]

"Hmm?" Nanfeng keenly noticed the increase in the Torchic's experience.

In the normal Emerald version, defeating this Zigzagoon should immediately level up your LV5 Torchic, but it's only jumped one small step, only one-twentieth of its experience bar...

"Has the required experience increased as well?" Nanfeng wondered.

It doesn't matter, it's just leveling up. It's just a matter of running around in the grass a few more times, it's simple.

After defeating the Zigzagoon, the protagonist rescued Professor Birch and returned to his lab with him. Professor Birch gave the Torchic to the protagonist and asked him to go to Route 103 to find his daughter.

Looking at the time, it was past 11 o'clock, almost time to sleep. I'll save my game now and continue playing tomorrow. Nanfeng stretched.

[Should I record and exit?]

After recording, you exit the game? Nanfeng remembers that previous versions weren't set up this way.

"Record"

[Recording....]

[Record complete, exiting game]

The handheld console screen went black.

At the same time, a "thump" was heard, and a Poké Ball landed in front of Nanfeng.