Pokémon, Ash's art style is off!

As the three approached, they saw a small Pokémon with grayish-green skin and a rough, granular texture.

It was pitifully pinned down by the scattered stones.

Its eyes are red, its arms are short, and it has a long, blunt horn on its head.

A diamond-shaped red scale can still be seen on the abdomen that was pressed down by the rock.

As the three approached, it whimpered even louder, its big, wet eyes filled with helplessness and pleading, and it even stretched out one of its little paws toward them.

"It's Young Kylas!"

As a trainer specializing in Rock-type Pokémon, Teacher Gang immediately recognized the Pokémon, his tone filled with surprise.

"Oh my god! It's trapped under a rock!"

Faced with such an adorable Pokémon, Misty's heart clenched immediately, her maternal instincts kicked in, and she was about to rush over.

"It looks like a serious injury, we need to help quickly!"

Xiao Gang immediately put down his backpack, ready to step forward and lend a helping hand.

Ash, however, stood there scratching his head.

He stared at the rock, then at Young Gilas, a clear look of confusion on his face.

"As a Rock-type Pokémon... can it even hold down such a small rock?"

He knew that Larvitar, a Pokémon naturally adapted to working with rocks and soil, was quite strong; these few stones...

"Pikachu?"

Pikachu also sensed that something was wrong.

"By...by Ji?!"

Young Gilas, who was performing with great effort, stiffened almost imperceptibly for a moment.

Even the sobbing stopped abruptly.

"Ash! What time is it?! Come and help!"

Xiaoxia turned around and scolded him playfully.

"I just think it's a little strange..."

Xiao Zhi touched the back of his head and suddenly realized something was wrong.

"I once heard a story about a tiny charcoal servant who bound its own hands and feet and cried for help, using its small size to fool four people into rescuing it..."

Pikachu nodded.

Including it, there are exactly four.

"and after?"

Xiao Gang asked.

He was quite interested in the strange things that Ash told him.

"I forgot about it later. All I remember is that the Charizard was captured by a powerful female trainer who fell from the sky with a golden Poké Ball."

"A golden ball...it's a high-grade ball."

"Hmm..." Ash thought for a moment, "It doesn't seem like that, does it?"

"Oh dear! This is Young Gilas, not Samurai! Look how frail it is!"

Xiaoxia urged.

Young Gilas also squeezed out a few more tears.

"It seems that even the most useless one of the four said the same thing."

Ash jumped again.

Xiaoxia: "?"

"So, are you going to save her or not?!"

"Hey~ I'm here, I'm here."

Despite his doubts, Ash stepped forward, stretched out his hands, and moved the rock away without much effort.

Upon regaining their "freedom," Young Cyrus immediately curled up.

Lower your head.

It always felt like the man in the hat was targeting it.

Surrounded by the three, young Gilas wiped away his tears with his little hands, looking even more pitiful.

My body was trembling.

"Alright, alright, it's alright now, the stone has been moved."

Xiaoxia gently comforted it, and reached out to hug it.

However, she embraced Young Gilas's round body with both hands and pulled upwards with a force...

I didn't pick him up.

"Huh? It's...so heavy!"

She exclaimed in surprise.

Xiao Zhi also squatted down out of curiosity.

He grabbed Yukira's body with one hand and weighed it in his hand.

I'm even more confused now.

"It's not heavy at all, Xia. Are you still hungry?"

Xiaoxia glared at him angrily, her cheeks puffing out.

"Don't let its small size fool you, the average weight of a young Gilas is over 70 kilograms, which is heavier than many adults."

Xiao Gang explained.

He crossed his arms and carefully examined the huddled baby Gilas.

After hearing Xiaozhi's story, rational analysis gradually overcame the initial sympathy.

“That’s strange. Young Kiras usually live deep in the mountains or near mineral veins, and rarely venture into the surface areas near the mountaintop, let alone this forest edge where it has just rained and is covered with lush vegetation.”

He looked around at the rocks and soil, which had been washed clean by the rain.

"Is it lost?"

"wrong."

Xiao Gang doubted himself.

"The geological structure around here is mostly granite and a small amount of sedimentary rock on the surface, unlike the deep mineral veins or special rock layers that their species prefer to inhabit..."

"Yuki..."

The young Gilgamesh's eyes darted around after the box was opened.

She dared not meet Xiao Gang's gaze as he scrutinized her closely.

What's wrong with these two guys?!

It tried to shrink closer to Xiaoxia's feet, attempting to deceive her with a more pitiful and moist look.

"It's so cute!"

Xiaoxia's attention was quickly drawn back to its pitiful appearance, and she temporarily forgot about the problem, trying again to gently stroke its head.

Young Gilas immediately climbed up the pole, rubbed its little head against Xia's warm palm, and made a satisfied humming sound.

"What do we do now?" Xiaoxia looked up at her two companions, her eyes filled with questioning and reluctance. "We can't just leave it here, can we?"

“Although it’s cute,” Xiaoxia said, looking at Larvitar and then at the Poké Ball on her waist, with a hint of regret but also a sense of reason, “I’m a Water-type specialist trainer, so taking it with me… wouldn’t be appropriate.”

Upon seeing this Rock-type pseudo-legendary, Xiao Gang was somewhat tempted, but his expression was more one of helplessness.

"Although I am a Rock-type Gym Leader, I am theoretically the most suitable person to adopt it."

"But...you know what my family situation is like."

He has so many younger brothers and sisters in his family.

Pseudo-legendary Pokémon with great potential, such as Larvitar, are not extremely rare, but they are certainly much less common than ordinary Pokémon.

But this is not the main reason why there are so few of them.

The main reason is that it's too expensive.

Take Young Gilas for example. To grow, it needs to devour a lot of rocks and mineral-rich soil. It's practically a mobile rock crusher and a gold-devouring beast.

For an average trainer, the resources required to raise a single Larvitar are enough to raise several ordinary Rock-type Pokémon with good potential and smooth growth curves.

After the two finished speaking, their gazes naturally fell on the last trainer present—Ash.

Xiao Zhi simply waved his hand, decisively and without the slightest hesitation.

"I don't want it either."

"Huh?"

Xiaoxia and Xiaogang were both somewhat surprised.

Ash comes from a fairly well-off family, and he's not a type-specific trainer; he just catches whatever catches his eye. Logically, he should be the most likely person to accept this "fallen" pseudo-legendary.

Ash pointed to Larvitar, who was still trying to act pitiful but whose eyes were starting to look a little dazed, and said bluntly.

"You know me. When I capture a Pokémon, it's all about feeling, seeing if it has that fighting spirit and momentum."

"This guy..."

Ash looked Larvitar up and down.

"As a Rock-type Pokémon, it was just crushed by a few rocks and is still crying and looking like it can't stand up. It seems effeminate and spineless, which is not my type."

Young Kyula: "!!!"

It felt as if it had been struck a heavy blow to the heart, and it could hardly believe its ears!