Pokémon: Starting with Lucario and Gardevoir

Although calling him Xiao Jin is a bit tacky, it does suit his appearance.

But then I thought about it again. After evolving into Charizard, its skin color will change and turn grayish-black. Calling it Little Gold doesn't seem quite right, so I'll just call it Little Dragon.

"Sigh, you little rascal." Haoyan shook his head helplessly.

... ...

Suddenly, a north wind blew by, carrying a faint fragrance from afar.

"Haoyan!"

"Haoyan!" Lucario and Gardevoir called out to Haoyan at the same time.

Even the little dragon, who had been eating and drinking with its head down, put down its steak and looked up.

"What's wrong?" Hao Yan immediately became alert upon hearing the attitude of the Pokémon.

Lucario and Gardevoir exchanged a glance, and Lucario said, "I smell something that makes me feel a little... a little... a little uncomfortable."

Gardevoir was not satisfied with Lucario's answer and continued, "It's a scent that smells very nice, but when you smell it, it makes us feel a bit manic."

"This feeling makes us very uncomfortable."

"Is that so?" Hao Yan looked at the little dragon, whose eyes were somewhat dazed as it sniffed hard.

His large, dark green eyes were slightly reddish inside.

"Little Dragon!" Hao Yan shouted immediately upon seeing this.

The little dragon then woke up with a start.

However, the redness in his eyes had not yet dissipated.

"Little Dragon, go back into your Poké Ball." Hao Yan took out a Poké Ball and put the Charmander back inside.

Charmander is relatively weaker than Lucario and Gardevoir.

While its willpower is fairly strong, it pales in comparison to Lucario and Gardevoir.

"Is it because of that fragrance?" Hao Yan sniffed carefully and detected an unusual scent.

"Ok!"

"Yes!" Lucario and Gardevoir both nodded.

“I know, that must be the scent of white vanilla,” Haoyan said.

Before coming, Haoyan had already done his research.

White vanilla is colorless and odorless before it blooms.

However, when the white vanilla blooms, it emits a delicate fragrance.

This fragrance has little effect on humans; it's just an ordinary scent.

But it's different for Pokémon!

The scent can make Pokémon become agitated.

When the white vanilla blooms, it attracts wild Pokémon from the surrounding area!

"White vanilla is actually just like catnip from my past life!"

"Humans don't react to the smell, but felines will go crazy when they smell it."

Haoyan stood up, wet his hand, and then held it up to feel the wind direction.

"As expected, it came from the north. It seems we won't leave empty-handed this time."

Hao Yan looked at Lucario and Gardevoir again and asked them, "Lucario, Gardevoir, can you handle that smell?"

This must be taken into account, in case Lucario and Gardevoir are seriously affected.

That would be very troublesome.

"Luca~"

"Sargas~" The two Pokémon nodded in agreement. Although the smell would indeed affect them, it wouldn't be a big deal.

Perhaps this is the difference between wild Pokémon and Pokémon with trainers.

"Okay, we'll head north first thing tomorrow morning."

Get some rest early tonight.

... ...

The white vanilla was brought by Haoyan in order to reclaim the Hoenn region and sell it to Mangado.

Wanhetang is used to make medicine to restore the stamina of Pokémon.

However, white vanilla has more than just this one benefit.

Another organization in the Kanto region also needs white vanilla to make some special items.

... ...

Chapter 58 Team Rocket is also here.

In the wilderness, Haoyan would take the lead in keeping watch every night.

While keeping watch, he practiced meditation to improve his physical strength.

This has become a habit.

Every day at 6 o'clock sharp, I exit the meditation state.

This principle has remained unchanged for many years.

But today, that situation has changed.

Before six o'clock, when the sky was just beginning to lighten, Haoyan exited his meditative state.

Because he heard strange noises coming from afar.

"Squeak! Squeak!"

"Hey! Hiss!"

"Boom! Boom!"

Hao Yan stood up and listened carefully, his mind filled with doubt: "Is that the sound of Arbok and Rattata?"

"The calls were chaotic, sometimes loud and sometimes soft."

"There are still a lot!"

This sound is very unusual.

"Could it be a large group of Arbok and a large group of Rattata fighting?"

Lucario and Gardevoir were also awakened by the noise.

"Judging from the sound, it's coming from the north. Could something have happened to the White Herb?" Hao Yan's eyes narrowed.

"Xiao Lu, go back to your Poké Ball first."

"Xiao Ou, come with me to see what's going on." Hao Yan took out a Poké Ball and recalled Gardevoir.

After spending a few days at this makeshift camp, they learned about the Pokémon around them and realized that nothing could harm them.

Having Lucario by your side as a precaution is enough.

"Let's go." After saying that, Hao Yan took the lead and headed north towards a temporary location.

... ...

shuh~

shuh~

Two figures darted swiftly through the woods.

"The sound is getting louder and louder. We'll be there in about a kilometer."

"Little Lucario, will that smell affect you?" Hao Yan pushed aside the weeds in front of him and turned back to ask Lucario.

"It's just a little annoying, but it doesn't have a big impact," Lucario replied from behind.

"That's good!" Haoyan continued to travel with Lucario.

If you keep going, you leave the forest and come to a basin.

"Xiao Ou, follow me." Hao Yan found a big tree and quickly climbed up it using both hands and feet.

Sit down on the thick trunk of the tree.

He took out his binoculars from his backpack and looked toward the source of the sound.

When he saw it clearly, he was shocked by the scene before him.

Directly in front of him was a meadow.

There are two forces in this grassland. One is a team led by an Arbok of level 28.

The other force is a team led by a level 29 Radamanthys.

There are approximately 50 Pokémon in total, including both types.

There are more Ladas.

They are now divided into two camps, attacking each other!

It was Rada's side that took the initiative to attack!

The one defending is Arbok!

"Aren't rats afraid of snakes?" Haoyan found it hard to accept the situation before him.

He continued to look around with his binoculars.

The source of the battle between these two Pokémon was discovered to be a cave.

Radamanthys wanted to enter the cave, but Arbok wouldn't let him, which led to them attacking each other.

"That cave should be where the white vanilla grows." Because it wasn't far away, Haoyan could clearly smell the fragrance, which was much stronger than last night.