Five Giants

Chapter 840: The Five Giants

After leaving the exhibition area of the Flying Sky Day Care, Yuga wandered around and got to see various Pokémon from other Day Cares.

Around 9 o'clock, he returned to his own exhibition area and went with Momiji to the lowest level of this Ecopark.

Because at 9:30, the opening ceremony of the Pokémon Exchange Conference would be held, and after the ceremony, the official start of the conference would follow.

The opening ceremony was hosted by the five giants of private Day Cares, so as the head of the Aroma Day Care, Momiji also went on stage.

Apart from the five giants, the president of the Kalos Breeder Association was also present.

Although this Pokémon Exchange Conference was organized by private Day Cares, all Day Cares fell under the jurisdiction of the Breeder Association. For such a significant event, their presence was indispensable.

It was Yuga's first time seeing the leaders of the entire private Day Care industry - the behind-the-scenes bosses of the five major private Day Cares.

In previous Pokémon Exchange Conferences, not all the bosses of the five giants would attend; having one or two was considered a big deal.

However, today, whether it was a coincidence or for some special reason, all five bosses had come.

Yuga wasn't originally familiar with these people, but with Hatsuki's introduction, he learned that among the people sitting above, five of them were the bosses of the five major Day Cares.

He asked Hatsuki if she knew the reason why all five bosses of the giants were present, but she shook her head, indicating that she didn't know.

What about Momiji? Does she know?

Among these five, besides the Aroma Day Care (Hoenn) and the Midnight Day Care (Johto), which Yuga was more familiar with, there were also the Green Flame Day Care from the Kanto region, the Sinnoh Sea Day Care, and the Unova Bug Day Care.

The Green Flame Day Care was the most influential and largest of the five Day Cares, and it was the true big brother in the world of private Day Cares.

The name Green Flame originated from the two Pokémon that this Day Care excelled in breeding - Bulbasaur and Vulpix.

Yes, you read that right, Bulbasaur.

The Green Flame Day Care was the only Day Care in the entire private Day Care industry that had broken the monopoly of the Starter Pokémon Trio.

The ability to break the Kanto League's monopoly on Bulbasaur with their own efforts demonstrated the strength of the Green Flame Day Care.

In addition to Bulbasaur, their breeding of Vulpix was also highly popular among trainers.

This Day Care followed a business model focused on high potential, much like YoYo Day Care's business model, where the sale of low potential Pokémon was merely a supplementary aspect.

Unlike opportunistic approaches like Yuga's, their success relied entirely on their heritage.

Breeding high potential Pokémon requires generation after generation of selective breeding, much like high quality rice.

Rice grown from wild rice in the fields is mostly of inferior quality, but rice grown from cultivated strains developed through continuous gene selection by humans is different.

Breeding Pokémon is no different.

To stabilize the superior genes of Pokémon and pass them on to the next generation, it requires generation after generation of selective breeding.

The Green Flame Day Care was one of the earliest private Day Cares to appear, possessing the most excellent breeding methods. By continuously fixing the genes of outstanding Pokémon, they could obtain high potential Pokémon to the greatest extent.

YoYo Day Care didn't have this kind of heritage. Their ability to maintain the sale of high potential Pokémon relied on quantity.

As long as they had a sufficient number of high potential Pokémon, even if most of their offspring were of low potential, Yuga could still obtain enough high potential Pokémon.

Therefore, whether a Day Care could thrive in the long term depended on whether their breeding seed genes were outstanding enough.

This is also the reason why all Day Cares emphasize continuous breeding of breeding seeds and why events like the Pokémon Exchange Conference exist.

The Sinnoh Sea Day Care is a Day Care specializing in Water-type Pokémon breeding. Their specialty lies in being able to breed both forms of Shellos and Gastrodon, with different colors, without relying on geographical environments.

In the Sinnoh region, Shellos and Gastrodon come in two color forms, pink for the west sea and blue for the east sea, with slight differences in appearance. This is due to different geographical environments.

However, the Sea Day Care has the ability to breed both pink and blue Shellos and Gastrodon in their own Ecopark simultaneously, despite their distinct coloration.

Apart from this unique feature of breeding Shellos and Gastrodon, there is another saying in the private Day Care industry that the most outstanding Water-type Pokémon come from the Sea Day Care.

This saying alone is enough to prove the Sea Day Care's position in the breeding industry.

Among the five giants, the most inconspicuous one is the Unova Bug Day Care.

As the name suggests, this Day Care specializes in breeding Bug-type Pokémon.

This Day Care earned its status as one of the five giants not by focusing on powerful Bug-type Pokémon like Scyther, Heracross, or Volcarona, but rather on Karrablast and Shelmet.

These two Pokémon have a unique evolution method that involves trading with each other.

It's said that the founder of the Unova Bug Day Care was the first to discover this special evolution method.

The evolved form of Karrablast, Escavalier, has a knightly demeanor, while the evolved form of Shelmet, Accelgor, is known for its agility.

These two unique Pokémon are quite popular in the Unova Bug Day Care.

The fact that they can breed these two relatively less powerful Bug-type Pokémon exceptionally well is a testament to their skill.

It's said that to increase the sales of these two Pokémon, the Unova Bug Day Care even published the training methods for both species.

With readily available training methods, many trainers naturally choose to breed these two Pokémon, showcasing their business acumen.

Among the bosses of the five giants, apart from Momiji, who is a stunning beauty, the other four are middle-aged gentlemen.

The boss of the Green Flame Day Care looks very serious, giving off a solemn vibe. He sits there, seemingly ignoring everyone else, exuding the air of a leader.

The boss of the Midnight Day Care is a burly man with a fierce appearance. Just by his looks, one can guess that he's the boss of the Midnight Day Care. With such an intimidating appearance, most people would find it difficult to strike up a conversation with him.

The boss of the Sea Day Care seems more approachable and is quite talkative. Even before the opening ceremony began, he seemed to be having a pleasant conversation with Momiji, who was sitting beside him. They must be acquaintances.

The boss of the Unova Bug Day Care is thin in appearance but has a sharp glint in his eyes, making no one underestimate him.

In addition to the bosses of the five giants and the Kalos Breeder Association's President, Yuga spotted an unexpected figure on stage, Siebold.

Siebold, one of the Elite Four, had been invited as a guest to witness the event.

While Yuga was observing Siebold, Siebold also noticed Yuga in the audience and gave him a friendly smile, clearly remembering him.

The opening ceremony didn't last long, and it was hosted by the current host of the Pokémon Exchange Conference, Nick, the owner of the Aurora Day Care.

Yuga didn't see the boss behind the scenes, Lysandre, during the ceremony and wasn't sure if he was present.

After the prominent figures on stage took turns speaking, the Pokémon Exchange Conference officially began.