One Piece: Trainers on the Straw Hat Pirates

Although Growlithe is only a first-stage evolved Pokémon, its base stats are comparable to many second-stage Pokémon.

Rattata and Growlithe of the same level are worlds apart in terms of fighting power!

Good thing...

This is not a problem for Crimson and his team!

"Nami, Mommy, give me an electric shock!!!"

With a wave of his arm, the crimson figure unleashed a surge of powerful energy.

Nami, who was prepared, instantly swung her long staff, and a golden bolt of lightning suddenly shot out.

At the same time, several rock fragments formed from primal energy shot out from Crimson's body, like cannonballs, and hurtled towards Growlithe!

The wild Growlithe was visibly startled when it discovered that two unsportsmanlike attacks were coming at it at once.

But in the next instant, its body suddenly bent, and scorching flames erupted around it, turning its body into a huge wheel of fire that attacked Akane and Nami!

Fire-type ultimate move—Flame Wheel!!!

however……

Stab it! ! !

The speed of fire cannot possibly be faster than that of lightning.

With Nami's first-strike advantage, before Growlithe could even get its fire wheels moving, an electric shock with an absolute paralyzing effect had already struck it.

This also forced it to stop its fire wheel attack.

Immediately afterwards, rocks slammed into its body, and the primal power that suppressed fire instantly caused Growlithe to let out a painful howl.

"Ow—!"

Taking advantage of the opening, Nami finished off the damage with a powerful attack, followed by a burst of electric speed as she swung her staff for a fatal blow.

In just a few minutes, a cute little dog was beaten so badly by a mixed doubles team that it was dizzy and unable to fight.

Nami defeated a wild Growlithe and gained 106 experience points.

[Command completed, rating: Average.]

[Bonus Reward: Experience +21]

"finally……"

"Even wild Pokémon provide over 3 experience points?"

As the notification message slowly disappeared, his crimson eyes gleamed, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

At this rate of experience gain, not only Nami, but even Luffy and Zoro could enjoy the thrill of leveling up quickly!

And so, Akane and Nami continued their journey along Route 6.

Because we had to go around a lake, the journey was a little longer than it looked.

Even so, in just over an hour, the two successfully arrived at the entrance of Kuroba City.

During this time, the two encountered 1-2 Pokémon every ten minutes, successfully raising Nami to level 20 and further enhancing her strength!

Compared to the somber atmosphere of Dark Grey City and the oceanic feel of Cerulean City...

Although Vermilion City's signature type is Electric and it's a port city near the sea, it's surprisingly ordinary, lacking any distinctive features.

"The machine's creative ability has declined!"

Red, accompanied by Nami, walked through the city gates with a sigh, intending to first find the Pokémon Center to recover their stamina before deciding whether to continue progressing through the story or return to Route 6 to level up.

But just then...

A tall, beautiful woman in a short skirt and police uniform, looking dashing and spirited, suddenly blocked their way.

"Trainer over there, please wait a moment!"

Chapter 55 Switching (Happy New Year's Eve!)

Crimson suddenly stopped in her tracks and looked curiously at Officer Jenny in front of her.

"Hmm? Did I trigger some plot?" Crimson murmured to herself before speaking to initiate a dialogue.

"Is there anything I can help you with, Miss Officer Jenny?"

"Yes, that's how it is..."

Despite being just an NPC, Officer Jenny's expressions were surprisingly vivid. Suddenly, she pulled out a Squirtle with a smooth head and a heavy shell from behind her.

Officer Jenny said, "This is a mischievous Squirtle I recently caught. I'm looking for a skilled trainer and would like to entrust him to someone..."

"You have... 2 badges!"

"It seems you've become a very skilled trainer! In that case, this Squirtle is yours to keep!"

Without saying a word, Officer Jenny pushed Squirtle towards Red.

Immediately, her expression returned to that of an NPC, and she transformed into a cool, short-skirted policewoman, standing still.

"So it was a pet gift?"

A look of joy suddenly flashed in his red eyes. The Squirtle that had come to him suddenly turned into a light blue light and disappeared into his backpack.

It looks exactly like the little fire dragon from before!

"Charmander, Squirtle..."

"So, does that mean we'll encounter another storyline where someone gives us a Bulbasaur?"

Seeing the Water Gun move learner suddenly appear in her backpack, Crimson was still very happy, even though she wouldn't have a chance to use it for a while.

What excited him even more was...

He had only taken a few steps when he triggered another scene where an NPC initiated a conversation with him.

That was a burly fighter dressed exactly like the "Hyper" from Street Fighter!

He, who had been sitting on the bench, immediately ran up to him upon seeing the crimson figure and eagerly inquired:

Do you prefer Growlithe or Meowth?

A pop-up window suddenly appeared, with two options clearly marked at the top: 【Growlithe】 and 【Meow】.

crimson:???

"What a strange question."

He hesitated for a moment, thinking of the Growlithes he had encountered on Highway 6, and finally chose [Growlithe].

But this strangely dressed fighter simply waved his hand dismissively:

"Hey~ You don't need to tell me the answer! Isn't this obvious?"

"Come back to me after you've caught five Growlithes!"

"I'll give you an amazing Pokémon then!"

"Does this Kureha City really offer so many benefits?"

Seeing the fighter sit back down on the bench, Crimson couldn't help but sigh.

It's a pity that if he had known about this hidden quest in Vermilion City earlier, he would have just captured those defeated Growlithe.

But this is for the best.

The unexpected small task prompted Crimson to make a decision in an instant...

For the rest of the game, I'll just continue leveling up on Highway 6.

The two first found the Pokémon Center in Vermilion City and helped Nami recover all her strength. Then they plunged into the tall grass on Route 6 and began their enjoyable leveling journey.

To speed things up, Crimson even used a bottle of insect-attracting perfume.

[Props: Insect Attracting Perfume]

[Effect: Increases the chance of encountering Pokémon in the wild for the next half hour; rare Pokémon will appear more frequently.]

This insect-attracting perfume was found by Nami using her scavenging ability during the past few days of gameplay, which helped Red find it.

In addition, during this time, Nami also found many items commonly found in Pokémon games, such as Pokédex Rope, Bug Spray, Healing Pills, and potions to restore status conditions.

To be fair, Nami truly lives up to her reputation as the world's number one miser. Just the things she's collected using her scavenging ability alone would be worth several thousand rupees if sold to the Friendship Shop.

Red speculates that even Pokémon with the Pick Up ability might not be as good at picking things up as Nami.

Of course, various types of candies are also frequent items that Nami picks up.

Of those that meet the criteria, Crimson has already been used by Nami, which can be considered as making up for her lack of strengths in attributes such as Special Defense and Speed.

With the effect of attracting insects, Red and his friends encountered Pokémon much more frequently this time.

As soon as you step into the grass, you can see four Pokémon leaping out of the depths of the grass.

One of them happened to be the Growlithe they were looking for!

"Not bad luck!"

With a smirk, he immediately began to command Nami.

Working together, the two quickly captured the first Growlithe.

With the primary goal of completing the mission, Red ignored the other Pokémon and focused solely on searching for Growlithe in the tall grass.

In less than half an hour, they successfully tamed five Growlithe dogs.

Seeing that the five Growlithes only dropped one Barbecue that could thaw frozen Pokémon, Red completely gave up on the idea of ​​catching Beast Pokémon to obtain valuable items.

The reason Casey was able to drop TMs in the past was because she could carry TMs herself.

In normal gameplay, berries are the most common held items for the vast majority of Pokémon.

Back in Kuroba City, Crimson immediately found the Fighter.

"Looks like you've successfully caught 5 Growlithes. In that case..."

"Then this handsome and beautiful cat boss is yours!"

crimson:"……"