"Swipe your card~"
Lily heard the price of $250,000 and didn't bat an eye, still smiling at Charmander.
In her opinion, the price is really not high, after all, this is a dragon capable of Ember!
Yes, Lily has already considered Charmander as a future dragon...
Anyway, the boss said, just from the appearance, the Charmander when it grows up can be regarded as a Western dragon, right?
"Why is it more expensive than my Squirtle?"
After Lily finished swiping the card, Emma asked Alex curiously.
She didn't know how Alex's pricing was set.
"There are many factors that affect the price of Pokémon. If the individual talents are equal, the price will depend on the strength and rarity of the Pokémon itself."
Alex packed Lily's purchase with energy cubes and explained to the three.
"In terms of rarity and potential, Miss Emma, your Squirtle is equal to this Charmander, but Charmander will have two Mega Evolutions in the future, so its price is higher than that of Squirtle."
"And with all due respect, because the store is newly opened, it is still in the time of the big bargain, and the Pokémon sold to the three of you are all at a discounted price."
Alex placed the energy cubes into bags and pushed them towards Lily and Jason respectively.
"These are energy cubes that provide nutrient-dense food for Pokémon, allowing them to grow faster."
"These two boxes are free with the purchase of Pokémon."
Alex smiled at the two of them.
"The boss is really generous. By the way, boss, the Pokémon Pokédex used by Emma, can you buy it here too?"
Lily glanced at the energy cubes curiously and then asked Alex.
That Pokémon Pokédex is really useful.
"Of course, Pokémon Pokédex is five hundred each. Does Mr. Jason need one?"
Alex replied with a smile.
"Give me one too, and with the energy cubes, give me ten boxes to start." Jason nodded.
When he opened a box, he found that Vulpix seemed to like the energy cubes very much.
"Certainly."
Alex handed each of them a Pokémon Pokédex and gave Jason ten boxes of energy cubes.
"I've also finished shopping, boss. I still have a lot of questions to ask you."
Lily blinked, watching Charmander happily nibbling on the energy cube with its two little paws, and spoke to Alex.
"There are no other guests at the moment, and I have plenty of time now. What are your questions, Miss?"
Alex smiled and said, knowing that the three of them must have a lot of questions now.
"For example, Attributes, Abilities, and unique skills, what are these?"
After thinking about it, Lily decided to start with simple questions.
"Is this also what Miss Emma and Mr. Jason are wondering?" Alex glanced at Emma and Jason.
The two nodded.
"Pokémon, this is my collective name for these magical creatures. Some of them live on land grasslands, some live in the sea, some live in the Gobi, and some live in the desert."
"And Pokémon also have a variety of attributes, which you can understand as the elements they master, so they can use the power and unique skills corresponding to those attributes."
"Fire, Lightning, Water, Ground, Rock, and more."
"Of course, this is only a general overview. In fact, in addition to the corresponding attributes, they can also learn skills of other attributes in the future."
Alex's voice was warm and clear as he explained to the three in detail.
These are the first three Trainers in this world!
Well, it's a pity, Jason is not a novice.
"Ah, this..."
Jason was startled, a pet that can use the power of elements?
Wow, isn't that the same as those monsters in otherworldly anime?
This is incredible!
"This... doesn't look like a pet, does it?"
Emma was also shocked by Alex's words; this is simply supernatural power.
And is such an existence really a pet?
"It depends on your understanding of pets, doesn't it?"
Alex was noncommittal and asked Emma rhetorically.
"Pets are partners and friends who accompany humans, and Pokémon are the same, but Pokémon are more special than people's traditional understanding of pets."
"Yes, it is indeed... amazing..."
Emma looked down at Squirtle, who was chasing its tail in circles...
"What about Abilities?"
Lily listened with interest and asked Alex eagerly.
"Abilities are the characteristics of each Pokémon's individual differences, and each Pokémon's Ability may be different."
"For example, your Charmander, its Ability is Solar Power, which is extremely rare in the Charmander species."
"The Solar Power Ability means that under Sunny Day conditions, Charmander's special attack will increase, but it will lose stamina by a fixed amount each round."
"However, in the Charmander group, the general ability is usually Blaze, which means when their stamina is low, the power of fire-type moves will be greatly increased."
Alex explained to Lily.
"Then my Charmander is still special, wow."
Lily's eyes lit up, and her smile was very bright, proud of her own red-skinned lizard!
"Emmm..."
Emma blinked her eyes; her Squirtle has the Torrent Ability, which seems to have a similar effect to Charmander's Blaze, but Charmander's is for fire-type moves, while Squirtle's is for water-type.
"But this kind of Ability and Attribute always feels like..."
Jason frowned. Although it sounded fantastic, he could probably accept it.
But in this case, whether it's an attribute, a unique skill, or a so-called ability, it feels like... it's all there for the sake of battling?
Just like his Vulpix, its Ability is Flash Fire, and the Pokédex explained that the effect is "when attacked by a fire-type move, it will not take damage but will increase its attack."
Isn't this the ability that exists for battling?
"You don't feel wrong, so in the future, I plan to launch a new campaign."
The corners of Alex's mouth raised slightly, and he spoke slowly to the three of them.
"A Pokémon competition!"