Racking up credits

Generally speaking, the section on the academy network where students can use credits to exchange for Pokémon Eggs is usually blank. Terrance had been curious about this at first, but he eventually received an answer from other teachers.

The academy's Pokémon Eggs are not available for open exchange. The origins of these eggs vary; they may be offspring from Pokémon bred by the academy, or they could be the offspring of Pokémon belonging to staff members such as teachers. But, for various reasons, these staff members may choose to submit the eggs to the academy, entrusting them with finding suitable owners for the young Pokémon.

Not every student can exchange for a Pokémon Egg. It also depends on the origins of the egg. For instance, if a teacher's Pokémon produces an offspring, and the teacher does not intend to raise it, they may want to find a Trainer with potential or someone who will care for the young Pokémon properly. Naturally, they cannot just give it to anyone, so the process usually requires students to submit a request. The academy then evaluates the student's qualifications and requirements to find matching eggs. If there's an egg available, the student is in luck; if not, there's no other option.

The academy has a wide variety of Pokémon. For example, the Sunlight House is filled with Grass-Type and Fire-Type Pokémon, the Gravity Room is home to Pokémon skilled in gravity-based moves, and there are Pokémon in the Haunted House, the large Power Room, and various artificial lakes.

One day, Terrance submitted a request to exchange for a Pokémon Egg.

This wasn't something Terrance initially planned. While surveying the area around Fallarbor Town, he intended to capture a wild Pokémon. But, starting with Altaria, he began having his Pokémon earn credits. As he watched his credit balance steadily increase, Terrance finally had a sudden realization.

The academy's Pokémon are all raised and cared for by professional Breeders, so they have potential absolutely no worse than wild Pokémon. Talented wild Pokémon are few and far between, extremely rare to encounter. If a Trainer can capture a talented wild Pokémon, without exaggeration, it can save them a decade of hard work.

In some ways, Terrance has been lucky. Altaria's talent speaks for itself, Misdreavus is also quite gifted and has had its potential fully developed in the Haunted House, Growlithe was raised by the Jenny family and has excellent bloodline, and while Castform's innate talent is unknown, the opportunities it has encountered have given it unlimited potential.

However, Terrance's good fortune is also due to his keen eye. An ignorant rookie, even if they encountered an excellent Pokémon, wouldn't recognize it or cherish it. But Terrance is different. His breeding skills far exceed those of his peers, and the experiences he has accumulated, step by step, cannot be compared to those of an ordinary Trainer. That's why he was able to seize these opportunities and save himself many years of hard work compared to other Trainers.

"Caterpie, Weedle, Wurmple, Burmy…" Terrance glanced at his submitted application and hesitated.

These four Bug-type Pokémon are common across the Sinnoh Region, often dismissed by rookie Trainers. He wasn't sure if the academy would have eggs for such Pokémon, but they reproduce quickly. Beedrill's venom and Butterfree's scales also have their uses, so the academy might breed them. After all, he had seen Butterfree and Beautifly flying in the academy's garden.

"If they do have them, these would likely be the lowest-value Pokémon Eggs…" Terrance thought with an odd expression, suspecting that the staff responsible for this process probably never expected a student would request a Caterpie egg.

Such a weird student, he might be the only one. If anyone found out, he might even become the subject of ridicule…

"With the academy's resources at hand, I can increase the variety of Bug-type Pokémon."

Terrance took a deep breath. At the beginning stages, relying on Pokémon like Butterfree and Beautifly to support a Gym would be enough, but if he wanted to develop it into an iconic Gym like Petalburg Gym in Hoenn, renowned throughout the entire region, he needed more than just a few tricks up his sleeve.

"Venonat, Paras, Surskit..."

"These Pokémon are also good options, though they'll be a bit harder to raise than some of the others."

Terrance submitted his application for them as well.

These choices aligned with Terrance's expectations, but he also filtered out some Pokémon that didn't suit his plans.

In addition, he finally made up his mind and requested for another batch, this time Pokémon with significant potential, though they would take quite a bit of effort to raise.

"Pineco, Spinarak, Nincada, Skorupi..."

As for Pokémon like Scyther, Pinsir, and Heracross, Terrance thought it over and figured that exchanging credits for them would be extremely expensive. The ideal number of Bug-types he envisioned was around five, maybe a bit more, but not too many. A single Scyther could be worth as much as dozens of Caterpie, if not more. Weighing the cost-effectiveness, he decided to pass.

Besides, these powerful Pokémon, which are naturally strong even without evolving, also take more time and effort to raise compared to ordinary Pokémon.

"I've submitted requests for Bug-type Pokémon common in three mainland. I wonder if the academy could source some from Unova or even Kalos…."

Terrance paused in silence. He realized he'd submitted quite a lot of requests. If the academy actually approved them all, he'd have to narrow down his selection.

"Oh well, I've already sent so many; a few more won't hurt. If they can't get them, that's fine too. But if they can, it'll give me more options!" With determination, Terrance submitted a few additional requests for Bug-types from far-off regions.

After all that, Terrance had no idea that he'd thrown the academy network's staff into disarray. He simply resumed his journey to rack up more credits.

Altaria, Tower of Despair, 30th floor. Tower of Confusion, 8th floor.

These impressive achievements left all the students speechless. A few competitive types couldn't even count how many times they'd wanted to challenge Terrance and have a battle with him.

During this time, faced with countless questions and attempts at small talk, Terrance was mentally and physically exhausted. Too tired to deal with it all, he sped up the pace of his challenges, immersing himself fully in the battles.

After these, he still had the Gym assessment awaiting him.

With Beautifly, Mismagius, Arcanine, and Castform taking turns in battles, Terrance kept challenging opponents non-stop, and his reputation in the academy grew rapidly as his crazy antics became more and more exaggerated in the rumors.

And with a bit of push from the academy, Terrance's popularity subtly gained momentum to become the "top student" of Crown Academy.

As for Terrance himself, he didn't really care about these things. When he was immersed in the challenges, Terrance seemed to forget about time. Finally, one day, he received a reply to his application.

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