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Three days before the Spring Festival.
Twinleaf Town.
"Linnea, what should we do now? It has finished all the food in the area."
Officer Jenny hurried into the Pokémon Center, looked at her best friend, and said.
Nurse Joy had just finished bandaging an arguably chubby Pokémon. She looked at Officer Jenny, "Does it have any other movements after eating?"
Officer Jenny shook her head, "No, it just lies there sleeping, and we can't wake it up even when we call it."
"Maybe it's just hungry? Perhaps it will leave on its own once it wakes up."
"It has already eaten all the food in the vicinity, and other Pokémon have already lodged their protests."
Officer Jenny said with a weary heart, "Ever since it came over last night, it has been sleeping. After waking up, it just keeps eating. It has already eaten three meals by now, and it still hasn't left."
Nurse Joy patted the Ursaring that was using Charm on her and looked at her best friend, "Then let's go over and take a look."
Officer Jenny nodded, and after Nurse Joy packed her things, she took her out of the Pokémon Center.
The Ursaring behind them glanced at its grandfather. Grandpa Yask hesitated for a moment, then followed them with the overly round Ursaring.
Nurse Joy followed Officer Jenny to the scene and the first thing she saw was the Pokémon lying in the middle of the road, fast asleep.
"So it's that one..."
Nurse Joy realized with a start, "No wonder it's such a glutton."
She looked at Officer Jenny beside her and asked, "Why not try moving it to a safe place so it can continue sleeping?"
"We tried, but after it woke up and finished its food, it went back to sleep in the middle of the road on its own."
"Hmm... That's really a headache. Let's see if there are any Trainers willing to catch it?"
"We asked, but many Trainers came, saw its appetite, and were all scared away. Who can afford to raise it? Look around, all the berries have been picked and eaten; many wild Pokémon have lodged their protests."
Nurse Joy looked around and found that the trees, which were originally full of berries, had all become empty, with only a few scattered berries hanging on them.
"Try driving it away?"
"Don't let its gluttony and love for sleep fool you; its combat power is quite strong. Arcanine's attacks feel like a tickle on it."
While Officer Jenny was speaking, the Pokémon woke up. It scratched its belly, and its stomach made a rumbling sound. It climbed up, looked around, then began to search for food. After eating the remaining berries, it set its sights elsewhere and slowly walked over.
A Zangoose emerged from the forest, staring at it.
It stopped in its tracks, hesitated for a moment, turned its head, and changed direction.
"If this continues, it won't be long before all the food in the surrounding area is eaten by it."
Officer Jenny said.
Nurse Joy was thinking of a strategy.
"E-mon?"
"Do you want me to help beat it up?"
Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy turned their heads at the same time and realized it was the round Ursaring that had been receiving treatment at the Pokémon Center earlier.
At this moment, the Ursaring was looking at Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy, asking.
Grandpa Yask followed behind.
Grandpa Yask patted the Ursaring, then looked at Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy, and said, "Actually, for this kind of problem, why not ask Lucas? He probably has a better solution for Pokémon-related issues."
"That's true."
Officer Jenny nodded, then mounted her Arcanine and hurried toward the Breeding House.
Meanwhile, Grandpa Yask and Nurse Joy stayed behind, observing the Pokémon that was eating.
Lucas got off the back of his Ninetales. The first thing that caught his eye was the round Ursaring. He walked over to the Ursaring and reached out to pat its "thousand-layer" belly.
"Say, Ursaring, don't other bears lose weight when they hibernate? How come you've actually gotten rounder?"
Its belly went boing-boing.
The Ursaring shyly scratched the back of its head.
"E-mon, e-mon."
"Hehe, Grandpa prepared lots of delicious food for me during the winter."
He did a simple check-up on the Ursaring's physical condition. All its health indicators were excellent; it was just overly sturdy.
"Grandpa Yask, I suggest you control the Ursaring's diet. Aren't you afraid it will eat you into poverty?"
Lucas suggested helplessly to Grandpa Yask.
"Okay, okay, I'll definitely be careful, hehe."
Listening to Grandpa Yask's reply, Lucas rolled his eyes.
Great, that was as good as saying nothing.
Subsequently, Lucas looked at the gluttonous, sleepy Pokémon that Officer Jenny had told him about.
Looking at the Pokémon lying on the ground fast asleep again, Lucas had black lines on his forehead.
"So it's you..."
Lucas felt a bit panicked in his heart.
The Pokémon, currently fast asleep, had deep blue skin. Below its head, its belly and feet were white. It had two large ears on its head pointing high upward. Its eyes were large, but the pupils were small. In the large mouth below its eyes were two small fangs. On its feet were three claws, hidden beneath long fur.
The big eater of the Pokémon world.
The nightmare of the Orange Islands.
Munchlax.
"Where did this Munchlax come from?"
Lucas asked.
"I don't know. Two nights ago, it appeared here. Seeing that there was plenty of food, it simply settled down here. It wakes up to eat, and eats to sleep..."
Officer Jenny said, "We tried to have Arcanine drive it away, but Flamethrower felt like a tickle on it."
"If that's the case, then it must be a Munchlax with the Thick Fat Ability, which halves the power of Ice and Fire-type moves."
Lucas guessed.
"However, we should confirm the reason it came here."
After saying this, Lucas focused intently on the Munchlax, which was sprawled out and sleeping soundly.
[Munchlax]
[Gender: Male]
[Type: Normal]
[Ability: Thick Fat]
[Introduction: Because the place where it was born could not support it and its siblings, it chose to leave there to find a place that could feed it. It walked all the way from the northernmost part of the Sinnoh region to the south. Along the way, it ate all kinds of food, whether it was fresh and juicy berries, leftover scraps piled up like fertilizer, or even rotten food; it ate everything without a care. This resulted in it having an iron stomach and developing an exceptionally large appetite. Its appetite is far greater than other Munchlax.]
Lucas: ...
"It should be looking for a habitat that can keep it full. The food near Twinleaf Town is relatively abundant, so it set its sights on this place."
Lucas said.
"It's fine for it to settle down here; it hasn't harmed any passersby or Pokémon in the past two days."
Officer Jenny said, "But the problem now is, at this rate of eating, the food nearby will surely be finished soon, and other wild Pokémon also need this food to survive."
It eats too much. This one Pokémon finished in two days the food that could support many Pokémon for over ten days...
If it is allowed to eat recklessly here, surely there will be no food left in the vicinity soon.
This will easily make it a public enemy of other wild Pokémon, thereby subjecting it to attacks from them.
"Um, Lucas..."
"I refuse."
Before Nurse Joy could finish speaking, Lucas refused bluntly.
"I haven't even said what it is yet, and you're already refusing me?"
Nurse Joy stared at Lucas and pouted.
"I guess Sister Joy wants me to take it back to the Breeding House, right?"
"Hehe."
Nurse Joy's mind was read by Lucas, and she laughed embarrassedly.
Lucas shook his head without hesitation, "No, the Breeding House refuses to take it back."
"Why?"
Lucas looked at the sleeping Munchlax and said, "The Breeding House can't afford it anymore..."
"Right now, the Lickitung at the Breeding House eat five meals a day. Every time they eat, Gengar gets tempted and joins in. Then there's Rhyperior, and the Lapras Siblings; their appetites have also become exceptionally good. Gogoat and Miltank are fine; they can just eat the pasture grass at the Breeding House later. But Shauna, her appetite has also been getting better and better lately..."
"And there's Ninetales, Lilligant, and the others. Oh, and a certain shameless Pokémon from Poplar Town often comes over to visit and freeload food..."
"We can't afford it, ladies."
Lucas's heart was filled with tears.
Smack!
Ninetales swiped its tail across Lucas's back, glaring at him.
"Shu!"
"You think I eat too much?!"
Lucas: ...It's over!
Lucas hurriedly comforted Ninetales.
"That's not it. What I mean is, being able to eat is a blessing. Being able to eat is a blessing. Seeing your appetites getting better and better makes me so happy."
"Shu?"
"Really?"
"Really."
"Then bring Munchlax back too."
"Of course... No!"
Lucas looked at Nurse Joy, "Sister Joy, you're so bad. I almost got led into your trap."
Seeing that her intention was exposed, Nurse Joy laughed embarrassedly.
"Then what should we do now? Send it to a place with enough food?"
Nurse Joy asked.
"That's the only way."
Lucas nodded in agreement.
"Lucas, why don't you take it back to the Breeding House and see if any Trainers will come and take it away?"
"I refu..."
"Anyway, in the next few days, many people preparing for their journeys will go to the Breeding House to buy pokémon eggs or adopt Pokémon. When that happens, I'll have the League distribute a batch of pokémon eggs to you for free—how about forty? Then I'll communicate with Sandgem Town to see if Professor Rowan has any rare pokémon eggs and ask your Breeding House to sell them too."
"Of course, no problem."
After hearing Officer Jenny's words, Lucas agreed without hesitation.
"No problem at all. I can afford to raise Lickitung and the others; how could I not afford one Munchlax? Even two would be no problem."
Lucas's face was full of smiles.
Joy: ...
Grandpa Yask: ...
Officer Jenny: ... I knew it.
Ninetales: (rolls eyes)
Gengar: ...
Gengar: "Gen gengar"
Arrogant at first, then respectful later; it's laughable to think about it.
"Lucas, that's not what you said just now."
Hearing Nurse Joy's words, Lucas looked at Gengar, "Gengar, is that not what I said just now?"
Gengar shook its head.
"Gen gengar..."
"No, isn't it always like this?"
Nurse Joy: "I'm really speechless with you guys."
Grandpa Yask laughed heartily on the side.
"How should we wake it up now? To let it go back to the Breeding House with you."
Listening to Officer Jenny's inquiry, Lucas snapped his fingers, "Gengar."
Gengar took out a jar of sweet honey.
Ursaring: *Want to eat...*
Gengar took out another jar and handed it to the Ursaring.
The Ursaring looked at Lucas immediately.
Lucas had just told it to eat less.
"Eat it, it's fine."
Lucas patted its "thousand-layer" belly again and said with a smile.
The texture was quite good.
The Ursaring opened the lid of the sweet honey, and a sweet fragrance immediately wafted out. In the distance, the Munchlax lying on the ground fast asleep twitched its nose, and drool flowed from the corner of its mouth involuntarily. It opened its eyes, followed the fragrance, and saw Lucas and the others. Then it looked at the Ursaring; the fragrance seemed to be coming from the jar in its hand.
It stood up, hesitated for a moment, and then walked to the front of the Ursaring.
"Um, can you share a little with me?"
Munchlax pointed at the sweet honey in the Ursaring's hand and asked the Ursaring cautiously.
The Ursaring was eating the sweet honey with its paws. It just wanted to share some with Munchlax, but remembered something and looked at Lucas.
"There's more here, do you want some?"
Upon hearing Lucas's words, Munchlax looked at Lucas and saw that Gengar, who was beside him, was holding a jar exactly the same as the one in the Ursaring's hand.
Munchlax: *Want to eat...*
It nodded and reached out to tug on Lucas's pants.
"Ka..."
"Can you share a little with me? I really want to eat..."
Lucas squatted down and rubbed its head. The texture was quite good, but there was a bit of an odd smell on its body.
He frowned, reached out to touch Munchlax's fur, and ended up pulling out some rotten berries.
Officer Jenny, Nurse Joy, and Ninetales moved away from Lucas immediately.
Lucas: ...
"Ka."
Munchlax scratched its head and smiled embarrassedly.
"I remember now, I wanted to save this for later, I forgot."
Lucas threw away the rotten berries, then took the tissue Gengar handed him to wipe his hands, and let Gengar give the sweet honey to it.
Munchlax couldn't wait to open the lid. Smelling the fragrance of the sweet honey specially made by Vespiquen, it opened its mouth, held the jar to its mouth, tilted its head back, and all the sweet honey flowed into Munchlax's mouth.
"Ka..."
"So delicious."
Lucas patted its little head and said, "How is it? Do you want to come back to the Breeding House with me?"
"Ka?"
"Breeding House?"
"Yes, there are many Pokémon there. They can play with you. Of course, there will also be lots of delicious food, and you will never have to worry about going hungry again."
"Ka..."
"Delicious food..."
Munchlax swallowed its saliva, then hung its whole body on Lucas's leg.
"Ka."
"I want to eat, I want to go to the Breeding House."
Lucas thought for a moment and looked at Munchlax with a smile.
Seeing this smile, Ninetales shook its head.
"Another Pokémon is about to be tricked."
"Munchlax, the food at the Breeding House is very delicious. There's the sweet honey specially made by Vespiquen, delicious food made by Mime Jr., Gothitelle, and Meowstic, and delicious desserts carefully made by Alcremie..."
Munchlax's drool soaked Lucas's pant leg.
"But Munchlax, to eat at the Breeding House, you also need to work."
"Ka?"
"Wo... work?"
"Yes."
"Ka!"
"Work! I have strength! Work! Eat!"
Lucas squatted down, satisfied, "What a great Munchlax."
After saying that, he intended to pick up Munchlax.
Lucas stood up without changing his expression, then looked at Munchlax hanging on his leg, "Alright, let's go back to the Breeding House together."
"How is Munchlax so heavy..."
Just like that, the Breeding House once again welcomed a...
"Big Eater..."