Pokémon, Dragon Dance Round Shark

Chapter 073 Kapok Ball, Vine Snake

The large Pokémon breeding house, the 'Eco-Dome', is not as small as the small wooden house in the Pokémon game. Many kinds of the three starter Pokémon are bred here.

It's a bit like the ecological park that appears in the Zhuzi DLC, 'Blueberry Academy'.

But it's not so complicated that even the 'regional special environment' can be simulated.

"Charmander, Bulbasaur, Squirtle, Chikorita, Lil'Earth, Crocodile..."

They were all very good, but at that moment, none of them captured the throbbing in Bai Mingyao's heart.

Of course, these Pokémon are naturally very good. Bai Mingyao seems to have difficulty making decisions because there are too many "choices" in front of him at the same time.

"If you want to make up for the lack of stats of the Otoshark, 'Fire' and 'Water' Pokémon are both excellent."

Bai Mingyao said to himself.

"Why think so much? For a trainer to capture a Pokémon, the most important thing is to like each other, and the other is fate."

Zhao Qinghan said with a smile.

It is true that there is nothing wrong with Bai Mingyao's consideration, but when it comes to trainers capturing Pokémon, it is indeed not entirely based on the "tactical value" aspect.

For example, 'Bug-type' Pokémon are very weak, and even... have the disadvantages of a too-fast evolution cycle and a short lifespan.

But there are still groups of young insect catchers who like to run into the forest every afternoon, holding big bags, to catch strange-looking wild insect-type Pokémon, and use their own insects to fight against passing Pokémon trainers.

This is also a kind of fun that trainers and Pokémon share.

In fact, with Zhao Qinghan's financial resources, she could just buy the Pokémon she wanted directly on the market. Even expensive Pokémon like Eevee, Growlithe, and Ralts were affordable.

However, as a Pokémon trainer, if you just spend money to buy Pokémon,..., it will lack precious bonds and adventures.

So she would rather participate in the 'Sprout Cup' freshman challenge, win the runner-up, and get the Pokémon reward given by the school to freshmen. In this way, she would meet her 'destined' second Pokémon.

Not for the reward.

The main thing is to enjoy the fun and the unique bonds and memories.

Bai Mingyao: ..., damn, am I the only one who participates in the competition just for this prize? !

"That's true, but if I see a Pokémon that's strong and good-looking and I like it, then it's my fault, right?"

Bai Mingyao curled his lips and said.

It's not that he's unfaithful, he just likes Pokémon too much (except for Cricket).

"----A playboy!"

Zhao Qinghan commented sharply.

"Please call this love for the species Pokémon."

What should I do if I like Pokémon too much?

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The two of them were arguing but also talking and laughing as they walked into the ecological jungle.

"Oh, this is already the park where 'Grass-type' Pokémon are active. Away from the areas where 'Fire-type' and 'Water-type' Pokémon are active, do you like 'Grass-type' Pokémon, Bai Mingyao?"

Zhao Qinghan said casually.

This question is very complicated. If the question is, do you like "grass-type" Pokémon?

Bai Mingyao's answer is Yes. Bulbasaur, Toboggan, Serpentine, Lizardlord, etc. are all excellent "Grass-type" Pokémon.

If the question is, do you like 'grass' Pokémon?

The answer is,..., even more difficult to describe.

Although the human XP system is free, I still recommend you to see a doctor.

Just now.

"call!"

A strong wind suddenly blew, perhaps it was the air flow inside the ecological park, simulated by some instruments.

A white, cotton-like Pokémon floated in the wind and landed on Zhao Qinghan.

She quickly stretched out her hands and caught the small, cute Pokémon that was falling in mid-air.

-----Kapok ball.

Kapok is a white Pokémon with a round body. It has white fluffy parts on the top and underside of its head, and a green star-shaped stem on the back of this fluffy part. Kapok has orange oval eyes and a curled and notched leaf on each side of its body.

Speaking of the Pokémon 'Kapok', it may not be very well-known.

But when it comes to its evolved form, the 'Wind Fairy', it can be said that almost everyone knows it.

At the very least, anyone who knows a little about Pokémon battles will have heard of the famous name of "Black Heart Cotton".

"Muji~"

The kapok ball is like a cotton monster, very light and floats with the wind. Its body becomes heavier on rainy days, so it hides at the roots of big trees and is sometimes blown to the other side of the earth by typhoons.

The kapok ball was accidentally blown up by the artificial airflow, and after spinning a big circle in the air, it fell into Zhao Qinghan's hand. It squinted its eyes and smiled, looking very happy.

(*^▽^*).

With the round and fluffy cotton ball shape, its appearance at this moment is exactly like the expression '(*^▽^*)'.

It's just 'sketching'.

To be honest, Bai Mingyao was not surprised that the kapok ball floated in the wind, and then when it fell, was picked up by Zhao Qinghan and held against his chest, with a relieved and happy smile on his face.

Because if he was held on that 34D perfect chest and welcomed the baptism of "facial cleanser", he would probably show the same expression called "bliss.Jpg", with saliva dripping from the corners of his mouth.

"Ah, this Pokémon is-----"

Zhao Qinghan said in surprise.

"Kapok ball."

Bai Mingyao said in a deep voice, what covered his eyes was three white, soft balls.

"A Pokémon with the attributes of 'Grass' and 'Fairy' is quite rare."

If you look at it purely from the perspective of "racial value", Kapok and Windy feel like just ordinary "house-roots" type Pokémon.

It is similar to the "Grass-type" Pokémon such as Roserade, Queen of the Night, Prickly Pear, and White Pokémon.

However, the strength of a Pokémon can be determined by its "race value", but it is not the only factor that affects it.

Because of its incredible characteristic [Mischievous Heart] and its extremely excellent 'Skill Pool', Kapok and Windy can almost be said to be the second strongest auxiliary Pokémon after [the No. 1 Pokémon in the Universe, Blazing Tiger].

Sometimes it is even stronger than the Blazing Roaring Tiger and can be ranked first.

"I always feel that this child and I are quite predestined."

Zhao Qinghan picked up the kapok ball, and the latter had a lovely expression on his face.

(*?▽?*).

At that moment, Zhao Qinghan made up his mind. This unique encounter, coupled with the cuteness of the Kapok Ball, so-----

"It's decided. This is the Pokémon I want to capture."

It has nothing to do with the strength of Kapok or Windsprite. What’s important is the fate and bond between the trainer and Pokémon.

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Zhao Qinghan immediately took out a mini Poké Ball from his pocket, enlarged it, a red light flashed, and the kapok ball was put into it.

"Ding----!"

Without much struggle, the Kapok Ball was conquered by Zhao Qinghan.

Kapok is a very weak Pokémon that looks almost harmless and has no ability to fight back. It is not impossible that it would be captured by "One Ball".

Besides, Kapok Ball already liked Zhao Qinghan, so there was no need to worry about the issue of "probability of winning her over".

It had no intention of resisting or breaking free from the ball.

"Great, I have conquered Kapok Ball. I think Huayedi will like this new partner very much, right?"

Zhao Qinghan said with a smile, and released two 'Fairy-type' Pokémon, Flowery Petal and Cotton Ball.

By the way, Flora-Petal looks very much like a Pokémon with a combination of 'Grass-type' and 'Fairy-type' attributes, just like Kapok.

But for some reason, the flower petal has a single 'fairy type' attribute and no 'grass type'.

It's really strange. Huayedi's name clearly has plant-related characteristics, and it seems to be inseparable from the "grass type". There are also many "grass type" skills in its skill pool.

"Hmm..., Kapok is indeed a very good Pokémon."

Bai Mingyao nodded and said.

Whether considering the actual strength of the Wind Sprite after it evolved from Kapok, or considering the "destined" encounter and fate between it and Zhao Qinghan, capturing this Pokémon is a great thing.

Bai Mingyao is not the kind of person who would be jealous of the achievements of those around him.

Shouldn't we be happy for our friends when they achieve something? If they are really "good friends".

"shiva..."

The cold voice of a Pokémon sounded, as if it felt very disdainful of the happy scene of Zhao Qinghan holding the Wind Fairy and Flower Leafy floating beside him.

Bai Mingyao looked in the direction of the sound and saw a vine snake with a pair of big, kazilan eyes lying on its side on a branch of a large tree not far away.

Strictly speaking, most Pokémon have "male and female genders". Male Gardevoir, male Hirano, female Tigerbane, etc. are not uncommon.

However, Pokémon trainers will subconsciously imagine the gender and personality of the Pokémon based on the Pokémon's appearance and personality tendencies.

For example, the vine snake...

Because of her cold and arrogant personality, she is called "Snake Sister".

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"I didn't expect that there is such a Pokémon in the park? It's true that although the Donghuang region doesn't have its own starting three Pokémon, the starting three Pokémon of other regions are all there, right?!"

Bai Mingyao blinked.

It is naturally impossible for a small Pokémon breeding house to collect all nine Pokémon generations, with a total of 27 species of the three major Pokémon.

However, this Pokémon breeding house and ecological dome, officially co-organized by Shanghai University, is one of the largest ecological parks in Shanghai, so it is not surprising that it has a total of 27 species of the three major Pokémon from other regions.

"This vine snake has a very withdrawn and cold personality. It has never been good at getting along with humans or even Pokémon companions."

Granny Sun said while leaning on a cane that she had some impression of this Snake that had lived alone in a corner of the ecological garden for a long time, was unwilling to be tamed by a Pokémon trainer, and even didn't like playing with other Pokémon.

"I don't know why, maybe it's because snake Pokémon are naturally more solitary and difficult to get along with."

Granny Sun sighed and said.

"Don't you know why...?"

Bai Mingyao knew the reason.

'Teacher Dabao', [Pokémon Editor] system,-----start!

Bai Mingyao has always had Teacher Dabao's treasure appraisal system, which can easily identify Pokémon's abilities, characteristics, gender, skill pool and other attributes, and present this "basic unit function" in the form of panelized data.

However, for most Pokémon, Bai Mingyao can tell at a glance what the characteristics are and what skills they are good at.

He also disdains to use the Pokémon recognition function of the [Pokémon Editor] to open the "perspective cheat" to gain an advantage in battles with other Pokémon trainers.

Therefore, this function does not seem to have a very high presence.

However, when looking for a suitable second Pokémon, 'Touhou is not a cheat', so Bai Mingyao naturally did not hesitate to turn on this function to identify and obtain better and more excellent initial Pokémon.

The characteristic of Zhao Qinghan's kapok ball is [mischievous heart].

The characteristic of this vine snake is a very rare hidden trait ----- [Going against the grain].

Although the [Mischievous Heart] characteristic is very powerful, strictly speaking, it is just an ordinary characteristic of the Kapok Ball, not a hidden characteristic.

So it wasn't that Bai Mingyao and Zhao Qinghan had a sudden burst of luck, as they encountered two initial Pokémon with hidden characteristics in succession.

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