The people of Stardew Valley have been living alongside Pokémon for as long as the valley itself has existed. While a handful of Pelipper Town’s residents have taken up Pokémon training as a hobby, many of them are content to simply enjoy the company of their Pokémon and leave the battling to those more suited.
Not only is the valley teeming with Pokémon, it also has some of the most fertile soil in all the region. Crops grow faster in Stardew Valley than anywhere else in Ferngill, which makes the area ideal for farming. Just ask Winnie Foster, Pelipper Town’s resident farmer.
After moving in from the city to take over her grandfather’s old farm, Winnie’s worked hard to turn the neglected land into a prosperous and thriving homestead. She doesn’t do much battling herself, save for a few special occasions, but she does enlist the help of Pokémon to help her perform various tasks around the farm.
In Ferngill, Stardew Valley especially, everything revolves around the changing of the seasons. The Pokémon who live there are particularly sensitive to changes in the weather, and once the climate starts shifting, many will migrate or go into hibernation. As a result, most of the Pokémon in the valley can only be found during a specific season. Spring has no shortage of bug and grass types, for example, while Fall has an abundance of ghost and dark types.
Despite the sheer number of Pokémon that call the valley home, Pelipper town isn’t big or notable enough to have any gyms, especially with it’s fairly remote location. This hasn’t stopped the Joja Corporation from setting up one of their chain poké marts in the area, though. Morris, their Admin, might seem amiable enough on the surface... But there may be something more sinister hidden underneath that retail smile.
The best berries in Ferngill are grown in Stardew Valley, and the best berries in Stardew Valley are grown on Foster’s Farm. You’d be hard pressed to find tastier fruits & veggies anywhere else, but crops aren’t the only thing Winnie is known for. It is said that because of the strong bonds she forms with her Pokémon, all pokeproducts produced on Winnie’s farm are always of the highest quality. Her wooloos always produce the softest wool, her combees always produce the sweetest honey, and her miltanks always produce the most refreshing moomoo milk.
Winnie was not a trainer initially, opting instead to focus on tending to her farm. However, after spending some time with the other trainers in the village, she eventually tried it out on a whim. She quickly developed a talent for battle, and the rumor among Pelipper Town’s residents is that she may even be on par with the valley’s strongest trainer. Thanks to her work with Pokémon on the farm, Winnie has also gained some impressive physical strength of her own. She may be somewhat reluctant to accept challengers, but should she choose to accept, know that she’ll have no intention of going easy on you. Despite her fierceness in battle, however, she will always heal her opponent’s Pokémon afterwards.
