Don't Abandon Pokémon

Yuga: "Are you saying that if those 32 Pokémon eggs are not treated, the newborns will have congenital deficiencies like this Scatterbug?"

[ Yes, Host. ]

Yuga: "Then, what kind of impacts would this congenital deficiency have on the Pokémon?"

[ There are many effects.

Firstly, no matter how you train, the leveling speed of this Pokémon will never catch up with other Pokémon.

Secondly, due to the genetic defects, this Pokémon will never be able to evolve no matter how hard it tries.

Lastly, regardless of whether this Pokémon aptitude is the lowest red or the highest purple, it will only become an ornament and won't have any positive effects on Pokémon. ]

Yuga exclaimed, "That serious? So, this Pokémon is essentially useless?"

[ That can be said. ]

Yuga: "No wonder this Scatterbug is chained up! It must have been abandoned."

In the Pokémon world, there are explicit rules that trainers are not allowed to abandon Pokémon, otherwise, it's a violation of the law.

As is well known, Pokémon with higher aptitudes are more sought after among trainers, but not all Pokémon have high aptitudes, and human eyes cannot observe a Pokémon aptitude. Consequently, instances of Pokémon being abandoned were once common.

In the early days of the Pokémon League establishment, there was no such rule as "Don't Abandon Pokémon." Consequently, trainers would gradually acquire many Pokémon and then select those that met their requirements.

For the remaining Pokémon, maintaining them would consume a significant amount of effort, leading most trainers to choose to abandon them.

A few released Pokémon back into the areas where they were originally caught, which was not too harmful. However, many Pokémon abandoned directly within cities caused significant trouble for the city residents.

Pokémon unable to survive far from their homeland began disrupting urban security, causing disturbances, robberies, and harm, leading to numerous problems.

As the League matured, they established various Day Care Centers and facilities, artificially cultivating a large number of high-quality Pokémon that were then introduced to the market through Day Care.

With the output of these high-quality Pokémon, trainers no longer needed to laboriously capture Pokémon with uncertain aptitudes in the wild. Instead, they could selectively purchase Pokémon with confirmed qualities from the Day Care.

This initiative greatly facilitated trainers' Pokémon selection process, leading to a decline in the phenomenon of Pokémon abandonment.

However, this phenomenon didn't entirely disappear. On the contrary, artificially cultivated Pokémon, having grown up under human care, were more likely to face death upon abandonment. Taking this into consideration, the League later established the rule "Don't Abandon Pokémon."

Interestingly, the early Day Care were all officially established by the League to facilitate the export of Pokémon from their Day Care Centers.

As society and its systems matured, and with a more tolerant environment, coupled with the overwhelming pressure on the League own Day Care, privately-owned Day Care gradually gained permission to operate.

However, given the high social status of the trainer community and the Day Care' control over their livelihoods, even now, the conditions for opening a breeding house remain stringent.

While Yuga was busy talking to the system, Nurse Joy walked in and said to Yuga and Robert, "Scatterbug is fine now. You can take it with you. Make sure it gets enough food, and there shouldn't be any issues."

After Nurse Joy left, Robert mentioned, "I'll be leaving tomorrow. It's not convenient for me to take care of this Scatterbug, so I'll leave it to you."

Yuga nodded, saying, "Understood, don't worry."

Afterward, Yuga turned to Scatterbug and said, "Do you want to come home with me?"

Scatterbug stared at Yuga for a while, then nodded, prompting Yuga to gently pick it up and leave the examination room.

As Yuga reached the entrance of the Pokémon Center, Scatterbug suddenly leaped from Yuga arms and ran toward someone not far away.

Following Scatterbug path, Yuga noticed that it was someone familiar.

Scatterbug stopped at the person feet and blocked their way. The person looked down, their expression becoming puzzled upon seeing Scatterbug. Then, they raised their foot and kicked Scatterbug aside.

"What, it's you again! Get lost!"

Upon witnessing this scene, Yuga hurried over, picking up the fallen Scatterbug and angrily said to the person, "Why are you like this! Why do you appear everywhere! Did you abandon this Scatterbug?"

Yuga saw Scatterbug running over eagerly, and with its teary-eyed expression, he knew he was the one who had abandoned it.

The person looked at Yuga and smirked, "So it's Mr. Store Manager, huh! Be careful what you say. Don't just bring up baseless claims. Abandoning Pokémon is against the law. I'm an exemplary citizen of the League, I wouldn't do such a thing."

Yuga was nearly amused by his words. This guy was truly despicable—causing a scene in his store was one thing, but now he was doing something and denying it!

Indeed, the person who abandoned Scatterbug was Touya!

Yuga retorted, "What? You dare to do it but not to admit it! You cowardly fellow! Disgusting!"

Upon hearing Yuga harsh words, Touya became irate, "You..."

Yuga scornfully interjected, "What? I'm not speaking about you. If the shoe fits, wear it."

Frustrated, Touya shook his hand, "Why the smugness! A small store owner like you only deserves trash Pokémon like this!"

After that, Touya turned and left!

Hearing Touya call it a trash Pokémon, Scatterbug lowered its head in dejection.

Yuga wasn't exactly the comforting type, and he didn't know what to say when he saw Scatterbug despondent state.

Indeed, this Scatterbug was discarded by Touya.

Touya came from a well-off family, with both his parents holding positions of some significance within the League. You could say they were more than comfortable.

This Scatterbug was acquired through their network of friends from a large breeding facility within the Kalos League. At the time, it was still an egg!

However, no one foresaw that this egg had issues.

The parents of Scatterbug were both strong Pokémon. Their trainers were originally criminals within the League. After their trainers were arrested, the Pokémon were sent to the League daycare facility to be bred as seeds!

Of course, don't think of the League as entirely dark. The League didn't treat these criminals' Pokémon as mere breeding tools. On the contrary, their treatment was quite generous, albeit with some restrictions on their freedom.

When these Pokémon bred offspring, the Day Care Centers synchronized with their physiological cycles to ensure their well-being.

However, the League method of breeding Pokémon had its pros and cons. While it produced numerous high-aptitude Pokémon, it also resulted in a large number of genetically flawed eggs.

Both Scatterbug and the 32 eggs Yuga encountered were products of this process.

When the Day Care Centers sent out eggs, they'd conduct thorough checks, distinguishing between problematic and normal eggs.

However, Touya parents had obtained Scatterbug egg through irregular means. As a result, when the egg fell out of the breeding facility, it hadn't been tested. They didn't expect the coincidence that led to the problem of the egg.

Touya only discovered the issue with Scatterbug after training it for quite some time. Coupled with his recent acquisition of an excellent Pokémon, he no longer wished to keep Scatterbug, leading to its abandonment.