Soaring

After leaving the Aurora Day Care's exhibition area, Yuga returned to the YoYo Day Care and the Aroma Day Care's location.

At this moment, the people from Aroma Day Care were busy setting up their own exhibition area. Shin and Kazuma had placed Trapinch and Hoppip in the sandy area and the garden, respectively.

In this unfamiliar environment, both Trapinch and Hoppip seemed a bit shy and less lively than usual.

Trapinch handled it better; their natural appearance was somewhat goofy, and once they entered the sandy area, they calmly buried their heads in the sand.

Hoppip, on the other hand, was more timid. They huddled in the flowerbed, occasionally peeking out, but they didn't dare to venture out to meet people.

Yuga, along with Shin and Kazuma, entered the sandy area and the garden to soothe the emotions of Trapinch and Hoppip, making them appear at least somewhat less anxious.

On the Aroma Day Care side, the situation was similar, with the accompanying breeders busy comforting their Pokémon.

For breeders, ensuring the psychological well-being of their Pokémon was an essential part of their training.

While Yuga and his group were busy setting up their exhibition area and comforting their Pokémon, some Day Cares that had arrived early at the Forest Park Ecopark after completing their booth setups began exploring the park, hoping to find interesting Pokémon.

Many Day Cares passing by the YoYo Day Care area couldn't help but be drawn to the sight of Trapinch in the sandy area.

Both the evolved form of Trapinch, Vibrava and Flygon, belonged to the pure Dragon-type category. Day Cares that could breed Dragon-type Pokémon were relatively rare.

However, since the Pokémon Exchange Conference had not officially started yet, many Day Cares were merely observing and not taking further action, even though they were interested in Trapinch.

After all, Pokémon exchange required mutual interest. If they were interested in Trapinch, it would only work if the YoYo Day Care was also interested in their Pokémon.

Of course, in the world of Pokémon exchange, monetary transactions were quite common when trades couldn't be agreed upon.

The Pokémon appearing at the Pokémon Exchange Conference are all in their juvenile stages, and buying them with money is completely legitimate.

After completing the setup of their exhibition area, Yuga instructed Shin and Kazuma to watch over the Pokémon, while he went to explore the exhibition areas of other Day Cares.

He hadn't forgotten the main purpose of his visit to the Pokémon Exchange Conference this time. The selection of partners for Vullaby and Mandibuzz was of utmost importance, as it was crucial to ensure the continued reproduction of their species.

The Forest Park Ecopark was built on the slope of a small hill, and the exhibition areas of the YoYo Day Care and Aroma Day Care were conveniently located halfway up the hill.

When Yuga arrived, he had already taken a quick look at the Day Cares at the foot of the hill, so this time he headed in the direction of the summit.

During his casual exploration, not far from the Aroma Day Care's exhibition area, Yuga noticed the exhibition area of the Meow Meow Day Care.

Meow Meow Day Care, along with Frosty Shine Day Care and Aurora Day Care, were the three Day Cares that had invited YoYo Day Care to participate in the Pokémon Exchange Conference in collaboration with Aroma Day Care.

Yuga's knowledge of Meow Meow Day Care was limited, and he had only heard about them after they assisted YoYo Day Care.

From the name "Meow Meow," it was evident that this Day Care specialized in breeding Cat-type Pokémon, with their signature Pokémon being Meowth.

The fact that they could produce a large number of Meowth indicated that this Day Care was no ordinary one.

However, the Pokémon they were exhibiting this time wasn't Meowth but the rare Pokémon of Kalos, Espurr.

Apart from Aroma Day Care's Exeggcute, Meow Meow Day Care's Espurr was the first Psychic-type Pokémon Yuga had seen at this Pokémon Exchange Conference.

Espurr and its evolved form, Male and Female Meowstic, typically lived in pairs.

During their juvenile years, they lived with their siblings, and when they matured, they formed pairs with their mates. It was rare to find solitary Espurr or Male and Female Meowstic.

The two Meowstic that Yuga had just acquired were indeed a brother-sister pair.

Breeding Espurr was quite a challenging task.

Since the Meow Meow Day Care had assisted them, Yuga felt obliged to show his gratitude. When he saw their representative, he proactively greeted them, conveying YoYo Day Care's appreciation.

After leaving the Meow Meow Day Care's exhibition area, Yuga found his target in the summit area.

The Pokémon that Yuga had set his sights on was the perfect candidate for Mandibuzz's mate, the pre-evolution of Braviary, Rufflet.

Rufflet hailed from a Day Care called "Flying Sky," located in the Unova Regions. Just from its name, it was evident that this Day Care specialized in breeding Flying-type Pokémon.

Apart from Rufflet, the Pokémon showcased by Flying Sky Day Care included Vullaby and Ducklett, all of which were exclusive to the Unova Regions.

While other Day Cares exhibited Pokémon that included both region-exclusive species and those from other regions, Flying Sky Day Care only displayed Pokémon from the Unova Regions.

However, this wasn't surprising, considering that the Unova Regions had a considerable variety of Flying-type Pokémon, from the common Pidove and Ducklett, Woobat, Emolga, to the rarer Rufflet and Vullaby.

Yuga himself wasn't very familiar with this Day Care and didn't know what their signature Pokémon was. Still, being able to participate in the Pokémon Exchange Conference meant they were a well-known and reputable Day Care.

Flying Sky Day Care was likely no exception.

"Are you interested in our Pokémon, sir?" The representative of Flying Sky Day Care approached Yuga, noticing his continuous gaze on their Pokémon.

"Hello, I'm very interested in Rufflet and would like to acquire some," Yuga nodded and said with a smile.

The representative of Flying Sky Day Care was somewhat surprised by Yuga's request. In previous years, Day Cares that acquired Rufflet from them would usually also acquire Vullaby at the same time because breeding these two species together saved a lot of effort.

The evolved form of Vullaby, Mandibuzz, preferred not to find a mate and would only use male Pokémon as a breeding tools. On the other hand, the evolved form of Rufflet, Braviary, although all males, enjoyed hatching eggs themselves.

So, when breeding these two species together, if Mandibuzz produced Vullaby eggs, she would keep them, and if she produced Rufflet eggs, she would let Braviary incubate them. The eggs of Vullaby and Rufflet were significantly different, making it easy to distinguish between them.

Importing only Rufflet or Vullaby separately and pairing them with other Flying-type Pokémon could lead to an imbalance in gender ratios, which was detrimental to the development of a species since Rufflet was exclusively male, and Vullaby was exclusively female.

"I see. I hope we can complete the exchange when the time comes," the representative said with a smile. Although he found it odd that Yuga was only interested in Rufflet, it was ultimately their decision, and he couldn't dictate it.

"Our YoYo Day Care's exhibition area is halfway up the hill. I hope you can come and visit when the time comes."

"Definitely, we can discuss the details later."

Just like Yuga wasn't very familiar with Flying Sky Day Care, the representative of Flying Sky Day Care wasn't very familiar with YoYo Day Care either. However, they were both exploring the area, so checking out YoYo Day Care's exhibition area later wouldn't be a problem.