Age of Elves: I started flashing with my handheld.

"First line before fishing! A fisherman never comes home empty-handed! Yay!" Zhang Tianming shouted to himself, trying to cheer himself up.

Nanfeng thought someone would glare at him, signaling him to be quiet so as not to scare the fish, but to his surprise, as soon as Zhang Tianming finished speaking, a chorus of "Yay!" came from the side!

Do you often come here to fish?

"No, I've only been here three times, each time my brother brought me," Zhang Tianming said, having already skillfully cast his line and set up the fishing rod with a rod holder.

Zhang Tianming's older brother is named Zhang Tiante. He is the biological brother and is five years older than them, so he has never been able to play with Nanfeng and the others. He is also a trainer now.

"How about it? Want to try your luck?" Zhang Tianming pulled another fishing rod out of his bag.

"No, I'll just watch from the side." Nanfeng was interested in fishing, but not very much. He sat on a small stool and quietly took out his handheld game console.

Keep going!

Ralts, you can't escape my grasp!

In less than five minutes, Zhang Tianming caught the first fish, the clumsy King Carp.

Magikarp, being such a silly creature, is the easiest to catch.

"It's a Magikarp, what a waste of my bait!" Zhang Tianming cursed and prepared to throw the Magikarp back.

Nanfeng quickly stopped him, saying, "Since we've already caught it, let's subdue it first."

"Brother Feng, are you really only going to raise one Magikarp?" Zhang Tianming said that he had just said it casually yesterday.

"We'll see," Nanfeng said, having already taken out a Poké Ball.

Zhang Tianming quickly had Bulbasaur cast a "Hypnotic Powder" spell, although the scene looked like it was being sprinkled with cumin...

Magikarp's "struggle" is almost negligible, and it can be caught instantly.

Nanfeng picked up the Poké Ball from the ground, too lazy to even look at it, and casually shrunk it up before stuffing it into his pocket.

Then I took out my handheld console and opened my Pokémon interface.

It's still the standard setup for a scavenging team: one turkey and five serpentine bears.

No?

Nanfeng pondered for a moment, then controlled the protagonist back to the Pokémon Center, where he finally saw a Magikarp on the computer.

Sure enough, I guessed it right.

The Pokémon you capture in real life can also be used in the game!

8. The "Pond Bully" Frog

I glanced at Magikarp's Individual Values ​​(IVs).

It's a complete mess; not only is there no "V," but there are even two zeros.

Among all the elves that Nanfeng had seen, it could be considered rare.

It truly lives up to its reputation as the most useless elf; it has taken being useless to the extreme.

Unfortunately, Nanfeng had no interest in keeping it and released it directly.

Sitting on a small stool, he brushed Ralts while waiting for Zhang Tianming to go fishing.

Nanfeng felt quite comfortable this way.

You can brush both sides at the same time.

However, using a Poké Ball to catch a Pokémon like Magikarp is a bit of a waste of Poké Balls.

The second cast wasn't as fast; after more than ten minutes, the float still hadn't moved.

"The pond bully is here!" someone suddenly exclaimed.

Without even glancing at it, Zhang Tianming quickly packed up his pole, along with the parasol and small stool, preparing to leave.

"What happened?" Nanfeng asked curiously.

Before Zhang Tianming could answer, another loud croak of a frog rang out.

"Croak!" A croaking bubble frog suddenly jumped out from the big tree on the side and shook off the bubbles on its neck.

Each clump of foam was like a missile hurtling towards the trainers fishing in the Cloud Pond.

The two trainers quickly used their Pokémon to defend themselves, but one trainer, who hadn't reacted in time, was hit in the face with foam and knocked to the ground.

"Bulbasaur, use Vine Whip!"

Two green vines immediately extended from beneath the large green seed on Bulbasaur's back, crossing over each other to block the bubbles.

But that wasn't all. The Froggy Frog opened its mouth and spat out a large number of fist-sized bubbles, which swept across the entire field like a machine gun.

A Mareep was knocked unconscious on the spot, and the fisherman, who was the trainer, could only hurriedly recall it into its Poké Ball and run away with his little stool.

"Finally, you've arrived! It wasn't for nothing that I waited here for two weeks!" The last remaining trainer excitedly tossed his fishing rod aside. "Become my Pokémon!"

"Desert Naya, use the Pin Missile!"

"Desert Nai~~~" A spherical cactus covered in sharp thorns clasped its two arms together, and countless thorns flew out from its arms, shooting towards the Froggy Frog.

"Kalu!" A mocking glint flashed across Froakie's face. The moment it landed, it used its two hind legs to propel itself forward, easily dodging Desert Nyarlathotep's missiles and lightning-fast approaching Desert Nyarlathotep, a faint light gathering in its hands.

A "slap" is delivered.

"Snapped!"

"Thump!" Desert Nya was sent flying and crashed into a large tree next to the trainer, instantly losing its ability to battle.

"This..." The trainer of Desert Nymph was dumbfounded. His Desert Nymph missed Froakie and was instead KO'd by Froakie in one move.

Seeing the Froakie getting closer and closer, the trainer quickly threw out another Poké Ball.

An electric monster appears.

Previously, the Desert Nyx possessed the Grass-type ability to counter the Water-type Froakie, and now it's the Electric-type Electabuzz. This trainer's statement about waiting for Froakie isn't just empty talk.

"Electro-monster, use electric shock!"

"Thunder~~" The golden electric light from the jump above the Electric Monster's head immediately converged into a bolt of lightning and shot towards the Froakie.

The croaking frog neither flinched nor dodged; it simply opened its mouth and unleashed a "bubble beam."

With a "boom," the electric shock and the bubble beam collided in mid-air, immediately causing an explosion.

Smoke filled the air.

Before the smoke could dissipate, the swift body of the Froakie had already pierced through the smoke like the wind, and in the blink of an eye it was in front of the Electabuzz, delivering another "slap" to its face!

"Snapped!"

The electric monster was sent flying and crashed into the tree that Desert Nyarlathotep had just bumped into. Its small body slid down the trunk, and it was completely unable to fight.

Another instant kill.

"This...this, how is this possible!" The trainer's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. His two Pokémon were so utterly helpless against Froakie.

Now that both spirits have lost their ability to fight, what about myself...?

"You just wait, I'll definitely catch you next time!" The trainer quickly took out two Poké Balls and recalled both Desert Nyx and Electabuzz, then turned and ran, abandoning his parasol and fishing rod.

Froakie didn't chase after it, but just watched the trainer walk away mockingly. "Click~"

"As expected of the notorious bully of Shuiyun Pond, he's incredibly strong!" Zhang Tianming couldn't help but exclaim after witnessing the amazing one-against-two fight of the Frog.

Sensing Nanfeng's probing gaze, he quickly explained, "This Froakie often jumps out and attacks trainers who are fishing. Although it has never actually hurt anyone, it always breaks the trainer's fishing rod, and over time it has earned the nickname 'bully'."

"Froakie is one of the starter Pokémon, so why hasn't anyone tried to catch it?" Nanfeng asked curiously. There are at least 100,000 starter Pokémon in the breeding center. This Froakie's combat power is so outstanding that many trainers must want to catch it.

"Previous trainers have tried to capture it, but its appearances are completely unpredictable. Sometimes it appears for several days in a row, and sometimes it disappears for months. It's also very intelligent; if there are many people around, it won't appear."

"Furiously, this Froakie is very strong, and the Water Pond is an E-rank danger zone, so most of the trainers who come here are new trainers. Therefore, it has not yet been caught."

"So, how about it? Want me to help you subdue it?" Zhang Tianming asked Nanfeng. "Although I don't feel very confident, we can give it a try. If things go wrong, we can just turn around and run."

"No need," Nanfeng said, putting away his handheld console and getting up to walk towards Froakie. "I'll handle catching Pokémon myself."

A Poké Ball was thrown into the air, and it exploded with silver light.

"Chirp chirp! ヽ(#`Д′)?" Torchic landed, its fighting spirit high!

(Eight chapters on the first day, four chapters per day thereafter until the book is published).

9. A battle mentality honed through countless trials

"Huh??? Brother Feng, when did you catch Torchic?" Zhang Tianming was dumbfounded.

Nanfeng didn't answer him, but instead stared intently at the Froakie along with the Torchic.

Nanfeng doesn't know the individual stats of this Froakie yet, but its fighting skills and abilities are outstanding. Even if its individual stats aren't high, it's definitely not bad.

As for whether to make it one of my main Pokémon, I'll have to wait and see after I catch it.

Feeling the intense gaze, Froakie turned around, locked its eyes on Torchic, and immediately launched an attack!

It rips the foam off its neck and throws it like a dart, while simultaneously using its two hind legs to propel itself forward and launch an attack.

"Spark!" Nanfeng commanded.

The turkey's mouth had already accumulated a large ball of sparks, which it spat out upon receiving the command.

A torrent of sparks pierced straight through the foam thrown by the Froggy Frog, forcing it to dodge.

But Froakie quickly arrived in front of Torchic, its hands, which looked like they were wearing white gloves, shimmering with a dazzling light, and it slammed into Torchic head-on, intending to defeat Torchic just like it had defeated Nyx Assassin and Electabuzz!

The voice of "Avoid" from the south wind rang out again.

Torchic immediately dodged, gently sidestepping and narrowly avoiding Froakie's attack.

It seemed like a close call, but in reality, it was all under the control of the Torchic.

The two elves passed each other.

Look back again.

"Crunch!" Froakie became a little serious. It could sense that the Pokémon in front of it was completely different from the two useless ones from before.

An expert will know if there is one as soon as he takes action.

Torchic is a real rival!

Nanfeng looked at the Froakie but did not immediately command an attack; to be precise, Torchic could not do so.

Turkeys are slower than Froakie, and by a significant margin.

This is an inherent difference brought about by the race itself.

The reason Torchic is able to evade Froakie's attacks at close range is simply due to its keen combat awareness and powerful body control honed through thousands of battles.

The handheld console brought Nanfeng not only money and "surpassing" the Pokémon's natural talent, but also a terrifying "bonus" in terms of Pokémon's combat experience.

The "experience" that Torchic gains in battles on handheld consoles is all real!

In reality, a single Pokémon battle takes a lot of time, and finding the next Pokémon after finishing one takes even more time. Even if trainers spend all their time in dangerous areas where Pokémon congregate, battling from morning till night regardless of the Pokémon's condition, they can only manage a few dozen battles at most.

Torchic can engage in more than sixty battles in an hour on the handheld console.

With at least 600 battles a day, and frequent visits to the Pokémon Center for treatment, there are no potential health risks associated with injuries.

Although its opponent was weak, the repeated battles, the continuous attacks and dodges, honed its fighting spirit to perfection!

This is something most elves cannot compare to!

Torchic is the first, but it won't be the last. All Pokémon after Southwind will be formidable "warriors" who have fought countless battles.

This is why Torchic, despite being slower than Froakie, is able to dodge Froakie's incredibly fast attacks.

However, simply dodging won't lead to victory. So, Southwind is waiting, waiting for the speed boost from the Speed ​​Boost ability to make Torchic's speed surpass Froakie's.

"Gathering Qi" is the command of the south wind; if not attacking, seize the opportunity to add a buff.

"Chirp!" The turkey chirped softly, its aura rising, even its feathers standing on end.

Froakie immediately launched another attack, using its hind legs to propel itself forward. But this time, it was more cautious. Instead of rushing to Torchic's side at top speed, it closed the distance between itself and Torchic before delivering a close-range "Bubble Beam"!

For attacking Fire-type Pokémon, Water-type moves are the most suitable!

"Spark!" Nanfeng commanded. If Torchic had any attribute that might surpass Froakie's, it would be Special Attack!