There were many things to take care of, and Carver planned to handle them one by one.
He first went to the town's supermarket and bought a large amount of storable food ingredients for Bewear to carry.
Next, Carver planned to inquire about Pokéball transfer machines, but unfortunately, there wasn't a single such machine in all of Autumn Leaf Town.
When the shop owners heard him mention machines that could transfer Pokémon, they all looked astonished, saying things like "How could such a thing be possible?" and "We don't have anything like that in our store."
Carver: "..."
So at this point in time, Pokéball transfer machines really hadn't been developed yet?
In that case, this matter would have to be postponed.
Carrying the purchased food ingredients, Carver and Bewear continued to the department store, where they bought a wall-mounted television and a Berry Blender for making Pokéblocks.
He had the Berry Blender now, but the Pokéblocks needed to be made himself. Different Pokéblocks had different effects, and every Pokémon had different taste preferences.
Carver had plenty of time to experiment on his own, but that would take time. For convenience, he also bought a few recipes for Pokéblocks suited to Grass-type and Fairy-type Pokémon tastes.
The recipes were a bit pricey, but Carver could afford them.
Before leaving, the shop owner said to him: "If you ever develop any new recipes in the future, you can bring them here to sell."
Carver nodded, keeping those words in mind.
With everything purchased, Carver was ready to head home.
After confirming the customer's address, the department store staff immediately prepared to send someone for installation. Carver and Bewear caught a ride with them.
By the time they returned to the breeding house, evening had arrived.
Growlithe, Oddish, and the Clefairy had indeed been very obedient, staying in the room until he came home.
Carver unlocked the door, and the group of Pokémon immediately showed delighted expressions.
Carver smiled and said: "Alright, we're back! You can come out and play now!"
Growlithe wagged its tail while excitedly running circles around Carver.
The Clefairy looked relieved and happily ran out of the bedroom to play outside.
Oddish also breathed a gentle sigh of relief, hopping and bouncing as it followed the Clefairy downstairs and returned to its orchard.
In the main hall, department store workers were installing the television on the wall.
He hammered and banged away, and in no time at all, the installation was complete.
The breeding house's power had been restored—the technicians from Autumn Leaf Town must have made repairs while he was out.
Carver picked up the remote and tested it. Soon he could see various TV programs on the screen.
There were movies, news, and even Pokémon childcare programs.
Seeing this, Carver slowly exhaled a breath of stale air. Now he could use this television to stay informed about the outside world.
The worker who installed the television was a man around thirty years old.
The man looked around and said: "There used to be a breeding house here a few years ago, but unfortunately it closed down later. I never expected it to reopen!"
Carver smiled and said: "My parents used to run it before. They passed away three years ago. Now that I've grown up, I want to inherit their legacy and continue operating this breeding house."
The man clicked his tongue: "You look about the same age as my son!"
Realizing what he'd said, the man quickly stopped this line of conversation.
Poor children have to grow up fast—this kid is really pitiful!
"By the way, since you just opened recently, do you have any Pokémon eggs for sale? I want to buy one for my son. He'll turn ten in another month!"
When talking about his son, the man's whole demeanor brightened, his voice full of pride.
"Of course we do." Carver looked at the man—a father preparing a birthday gift for his son. "What kind of Pokémon does your son like?"
The man carefully recalled his son's usual preferences, then asked: "Do you have any really strong and cool-looking Pokémon?"
Strong and cool-looking?
If this were the later regions, that would be easier.
Alola region had Incineroar and Buzzwole, Galar region had Obstagoon, Grimmsnarl, and Urshifu, Paldea region had Koraidon...
But the Hoenn region really didn't have many strong and cool-looking Pokémon.
Did Machamp count?
But the problem was, the breeding house currently didn't have any Machop eggs either.
After a moment's thought, Carver decided to take the man upstairs to the incubation room for a look.
"Please follow me. The breeding house's Pokémon eggs are all upstairs."
"Then I'll trouble you!" The man nodded.
The two went upstairs together to the incubation room.
Originally, the Hoenn League had sent twenty Pokémon eggs.
Excluding those already sold these past days and the Castform he planned to keep and raise himself, the breeding house currently had thirteen eggs remaining.
Poochyena, Zigzagoon, Wurmple, Trapinch, Cacnea, Chingling, Wynaut, Lotad, Aron, Munchlax, Swablu, Shroomish, Wingull.
As Carver's gaze swept over these eggs, the names of each Pokémon floated up from his mind.
If we're talking about strong and cool-looking...
Carver focused his gaze on one particular egg.
"How about this egg?" He picked up that egg.
[Aron's Egg: A Pokémon egg that can hatch the Steel/Rock-type Pokémon Aron.] [Health Status: Healthy] [Father: Aggron (Elite Level)] [Mother: Aggron (Elite Level)]
"What Pokémon is this?" the man asked.
"Aron. The Pokémon inside this egg is Aron, a Steel and Rock-type Pokémon. Its final evolution, Aggron, belongs to the large monster category of Pokémon—both strong and cool-looking, making it a very reliable companion." Carver explained.
Aggron... his son should like that kind of Pokémon, right?
The man's mind conjured up images of his son's joy after becoming a trainer, and he immediately made his decision.
"I'll take this egg!"
"Alright, that'll be 150,000 League dollars total."
The man paid and left excitedly, cradling the egg.
Another egg sold. The breeding house now had twelve eggs remaining, with the shortest incubation time being one day away.
This meant that egg would hatch tomorrow.
Carver looked toward that egg, and immediately its information floated up in his mind.
[Chingling's Egg: A Pokémon egg that can hatch the Psychic-type Pokémon Chingling.] [Health Status: Healthy]
[Father: Chimecho (Elite Level)]
[Mother: Chimecho (Normal Level)]