Chapter 165 - 165: Steven Stone
"Wait... this... customer, don't you think that price is... a bit low? This is a medium-quality Pokémon, and it's also in its final evolved form." Cain's offer made all of the vendor's flowery words crumble in an instant.
Clearly, Cain wasn't just throwing out a random price; he stated exactly what he thought.
Cain glanced at him casually and commented indifferently, "Medium quality? It's just a Pokémon that barely reached medium quality. If it were a Pidgeot, I'd even give you 400,000 Pokédollars, but unfortunately, this is only a Fearow, and it's worth exactly what I said."
Although both Pidgeot and Fearow are final evolved forms, the price difference between them isn't small.
Pidgeot's base stats are much higher than Fearow's, and Pidgeot is also much more elegant. While appearance doesn't directly affect battle, the difference in style is obvious.
Think about it: both are Flying Pokémon, but one trainer is riding a majestic Pidgeot while the other is on a less attractive Fearow. Who would get more attention?
Furthermore, Pidgeot evolves from Pidgeotto at level 36, while Fearow evolves from Spearow at level 20. Comparing a three-stage evolutionary line to a two-stage line makes the difference in value obvious.
Cain directly exposed Fearow's initial medium quality, leaving the vendor with no more arguments.
Finally, with a pained expression, the vendor agreed, and Cain paid 100,000 Pokédollars, storing Fearow in his team.
The vendor had tried his best to get Cain to offer a bit more, even just a few thousand more, but Cain held firm at 100,000 Pokédollars, not budging an inch.
This Fearow had been up for sale for quite a while, and although many had inquired about it, everyone rejected it once they found out it was a Fearow. Fearow isn't exactly appealing, and the vendor's original price was way too high.