Trainers returning from the Kingdom of Roc

Chapter 10: Aaaaaah!

Luo Yan never dreamed that, without her noticing, Hou Hao would suddenly dive down.

While I understand he was excited because he encountered a shiny Pokémon, this is just too absurd.

Hou Hao was completely unaware that something was wrong. He reached out his hand to Luo Yan while skating in the water.

"Quick! Use the net!!"

"Give me the net right now!!"

"You know you need to use a net, so why did you go down there so early?" Luo Yan couldn't help but roll her eyes.

"Stop talking nonsense and give it to me now!!!"

Hou Hao let out a roar from within, stirring up countless waves.

But Luo Yan on the shore ignored him and instead turned her gaze to the mosquito coil tadpoles that seemed to be watching the joke from a distance.

The fact that it wasn't scared away but chose to stay and have some fun suggests a mischievous or playful personality.

The former increases Attack and decreases Special Defense, while the latter increases Defense and decreases Special Attack. But either way, it's a pretty good nature for Poliwag.

Thinking of this, Luo Yan took out a bag of Pokémon food and shook it at Poliwag.

"Little guy, how about a duel? If you win, all of this is yours; if you lose, you'll be subdued."

"Damn it! Luo Yan, you beast!!"

Before the mosquito coil tadpole could respond, Hou Hao in the water got all worked up.

"You actually treat your brothers like this! I misjudged you. *glug glug glug...*"

"Lulu lulu~"

Seeing that Hou Hao almost sank because he was too excited, Mosquito Coil Tadpole burst into laughter.

Then the mosquito coil tadpole looked at the food in Luo Yan's hand, its eyes filled with an irrepressible longing. Without much thought, it jumped a few times and landed on the shore.

"So you're saying you agree?"

"Lulu lulu!"

The mosquito coil tadpole hopped around in place.

Winning means a delicious meal, losing means a lifetime of delicious meals—in a way, that's a good thing.

"Alright, but you're not fighting me." Luo Yan shrugged and pointed to the water. "It's this Mr. Water Monkey."

"Gurgle gurgle gurgle!! Is it really Godfather!!?"

Hou Hao, who had intended to sink, suddenly broke the surface of the water and looked at Luo Yan with excitement.

"Of course it's true, but can't you come up first?"

"Please help me up right now!"

Hou Hao can be said to have grown up in the water since he was a child. He is an excellent swimmer, but perhaps because he was too excited, he struggled for a long time without being able to get ashore.

In the end, Luo Yan reached out and pulled him up.

"Father Luo! From now on, you're my real father!"

As soon as Hou Hao stepped ashore, he bowed deeply to Luo Yan.

"No, no, it's not that bad. How can I compare to your own father?"

"How can it not compare? Even my own father wouldn't give me a shiny Shiny Pokémon as my starter Pokémon!"

"Stop talking nonsense and hurry up."

Luo Yan was afraid that if Hou Hao kept nagging, the mosquito coil tadpole would change his mind, so she put the Gulu ball in his hand.

"Iris is available for you to use. He will cooperate with you. Let's finish this quickly."

"I will obey my godfather's decree!"

Hou Hao took the ball and turned to face the mosquito coil tadpole.

"It's starting! Go, little Ponyta!"

With a flash of light, the ball of goo appeared, and Iris leaped out, landing gracefully on the ground.

Although he was a little speechless at Hou Hao calling him "Little Fire Horse," Iris didn't react much—he already knew what the situation was from the ball.

Seeing this, the mosquito coil tadpole also prepared for battle, opening its mouth and launching a [Water Gun] attack.

"Quickly dodge, then use [Psychic Power]!"

Upon hearing the sound, Iris reacted instantly, dodging the incoming water gun, then stopped and turned to look at Hou Hao.

God Teemo's Nen Power!

You really think Iris is some kind of Caribbean pony, huh?

Hou Hao was also taken aback for a moment, but he reacted quickly. "Use [Magic Amplification], then create distance and use [Surprise Attack]!"

This was the same instruction that Luo Yan had given before.

This time, Iris made a move. He let out a hiss, and the air around his body distorted slightly, a change that occurred when magic power increased.

The mosquito coil tadpole reacted quickly, opening its mouth to unleash another water jet.

Iris was unable to dodge in time and was hit head-on, but immediately his body radiated a holy light.

Despite the water gun's attack, Iris ran quickly and charged straight at the mosquito coil tadpole.

The mosquito tadpole had never seen such an attack before. At this point, it was too difficult to change its move, and it was directly knocked away.

"Seize the opportunity! Use [Surprise Attack] again!" Hou Hao shouted, clenching his fist.

“Wuwu!”

Before she could finish speaking, Iris's attack landed on the mosquito tadpole again.

After taking two enhanced surprise attacks, the Poliwag was dizzy and crashed into the tree trunk, slowly falling to the ground.

"Now!"

Without saying a word, Luo Yan took out the Poké Ball that he had prepared long ago and that was almost covered in patina, and threw it straight at the Poliwag.

Snapped!

The Poké Ball opened automatically, sucking in the Poliwag, and then landed on the ground and began to shake.

Boom...boom...

The shaking of the Poké Ball was almost in sync with Hou Hao's heartbeat.

Luo Yan watched this scene with a smile. Although his gaze was also focused on the Poké Ball, his main focus was on the Poké Ball's appearance.

This Poké Ball was Hou Hao's tenth birthday present, and it is also the Gym Ball of Jiangcheng Gym.

Gym Balls are special Pokémon balls created by gyms and leagues in various regions. The appearance of a Gym Ball varies depending on the gym in each region.

Generally, it is given to the winning challenger along with the gym badge, and the space and ecology inside are much more luxurious than a regular Poké Ball.

At this moment, Luo Yan was thinking about whether his own Gooru Ball was also among the better ones compared to the Dojo Ball.

Ding!

Just as Luo Yan was pondering, the wobbling Poké Ball finally settled.

At that moment, Hou Hao's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, was finally at ease, followed by an overwhelming surge of joy.

"Aaaaaah!!!"

"Are you crazy? You scared me!"

"I got it! I finally got it! Hahaha, I'm rich!! I got it, hahaha!!"

Hou Hao pounced and grabbed the Poké Ball, then burst into unrestrained laughter.

Luo Yan shook his head helplessly, then laughed out loud. "Congratulations, a shiny starter Pokémon. This trip wasn't a complete waste."

"It's not just a wasted trip, you just wait and see! Take this little guy back, my dad'll be green with envy! He's been dreaming of having a shiny Water-type Pokémon, hahaha!"

Hou Hao grabbed the Poké Ball and started kissing it repeatedly.

"I told him not to give me a starter Pokémon, I told him to restrict me, and you just wait, this time he definitely won't refuse my study abroad trip!"

Looking at the joyful Hou Hao, Luo Yan also smiled. He patted Iris's head and said.

"Alright, hurry up and change your clothes. Don't blame me if you catch a cold."

"It's worth it even if I catch a cold!"

Luo Yan didn't laugh at Hou Hao's strong reaction.

After all, it's one thing to say it, but in reality, who wouldn't want to catch a shiny Pokémon in a hurry?

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