"Squirtle, Charmander, Bulbasaur, wait for me, no matter which one, I'm coming right now."
[World Exploration Value 2.35%]
Even with his poor memory, Yang Tao knew which world this was: Pokémon. And seeing Ash run past him in a flash, he also knew this must be the Pokémon anime, specifically the original series storyline.
"Sure enough, it's an interesting world."
Yang Tao seemed to see Arceus waving at him. Since it was the Pokémon World, then getting the Pokémon mod was perfectly fine, right?
Minecraft is all-encompassing, so naturally it has a Pokémon mod, and it's one where demigods are as common as dogs and legendary Pokémon roam everywhere.
Watching Ash's receding figure, Yang Tao took a sightseeing car out of his backpack, placed it on the ground, got into the driver's seat, and drove after Ash towards Professor Oak's laboratory.
Seeing that Ash only had 20 HP above his head, Yang Tao somewhat doubted whether his golden finger was malfunctioning.
This kid had been running at full speed for more than ten minutes without even panting.
'Holy crap, could it be true, as the internet says, that Ash is also a Pokémon?'
Arriving outside Professor Oak's laboratory, many people were gathered around the lab, and from afar, a group of young girls could be heard shouting: "Gary, Gary is the best! Go, Gary, go!"
[World Exploration Value 3.65%]
Watching Ash squeeze into the crowd, Yang Tao parked his car by the roadside and walked over.
The impulsive Ash, eager to receive his Pokémon, barged into the crowd and directly crashed into Gary.
Ash bounced back, landing on his butt on the ground, saying: "Ouch…"
Gary, who was hit, clenched his fist and said: "Hey, I should be the one saying 'ouch'!"
But the next moment, Gary's face broke into a smile as he recognized the person: "You must be Ash! No need to answer, I knew it was you, Ash, you're late on the first day!"
Ash stood up from the ground, his momentum diminished by a third, and said: "Gary…"
"it's Young Master, not Gary, remember to call me that from now on. What are you doing? As my rival, you're late on the very first day!"
Yang Tao found it quite amusing to see two ten-year-old kids talking like this in reality. He looked up at Professor Oak's laboratory.
Upon entering the gate, there was a long stone staircase leading to the laboratory on the hillside. At this moment, a man with gray hair, wearing a white researcher's coat, was walking down the stone staircase.
Professor Oak's full name is Okido Yukinari, not Samuel Oak.
He is the Pokémon Professor of the Kanto region, very famous throughout the Pokémon World. His personality is kind, humorous, generous, and he doesn't like to put on airs.
He is very patient with every child who comes to receive a Pokémon.
Gary left with his cheerleaders in his car, and the other onlookers gradually dispersed. Professor Oak walked out of the laboratory entrance and happened to see Ash, who had been disheartened by Gary: "Oh, isn't that Ash?"
Ash heard the voice and immediately ran to Professor Oak, saying: "Professor, where's my Pokémon?"
"Your Pokémon?"
"But they told me there were four people scheduled today. Ash, you're not planning to travel in your pajamas, are you?"
"Traveling has nothing to do with what clothes I wear, right? Professor, no matter what, please give me a Pokémon."
"Alright, come with me to the lab."
Seeing the two preparing to leave, Yang Tao smiled and spoke: "Wait, Professor Oak."
"And you are?"
Professor Oak looked at Yang Tao with some confusion; he had never seen Yang Tao in Masara Town.
Yang Tao took out a shining golden business card from his backpack and handed it to Professor Oak, saying: "Professor, this is my business card."
"I came from another place and want to receive a Pokémon to embark on the journey to become a Pokémon Master."
Looking at Yang Tao, who was in his twenties, Professor Oak showed a puzzled expression: "You want to become a trainer? You should be over 20 years old, right?"
Yang Tao put away his smile and said earnestly: "Professor, I believe age is not a barrier for a trainer. I love Pokémon! Becoming a Pokémon Master is my dream!"
Professor Oak said with a wry smile: "I can understand your feelings, but… to receive a Pokémon from me, you need an appointment. If you don't have an appointment, I don't have a Pokémon prepared for you."
"Then, Professor Oak, could you give me a Poké Ball? I want to go into the forest and find a partner myself!"
Why not buy one? The answer is no money.
Professor Oak smiled and nodded, taking out a common red and white Poké Ball from his pocket and handing it to Yang Tao, saying: "Wild Pokémon in the forest can be very dangerous. However, you can try to catch a Caterpie first; they really like to eat fruit. Perhaps if you bring some fruit, your chances of catching them will be much higher."
Receiving the red and white Poké Ball from Professor Oak, Yang Tao nodded gratefully and said: "Thank you, Professor Oak. In that case, I won't bother you any longer."
With that, Yang Tao turned and left the entrance of Professor Oak's laboratory. Ash looked at Yang Tao's retreating figure and said: "What a strange person."
"Haha, there are all kinds of people in the world. Let's go to the laboratory first."
Yang Tao played with the red and white Poké Ball in his hand, driving the sightseeing car towards the depths of the forest: "Caterpie…"
"Isn't that a young Rayquaza!"
Caterpie should feel quite nice to the touch.
Arriving at the edge of the woods, Yang Tao put the sightseeing car back into his backpack. A group of Pidgey probably saw him and immediately flapped their wings, flying out of the forest.
"Pidgey also seems to be able to evolve three times…"
Pokémon with many evolutions are not necessarily strong, but they are certainly not weak.
Entering the forest, Yang Tao took out the hot lucky soy milk from his backpack and poured it into his mouth. It proved that this thing really had some effect.
"Let's see what Pokémon I can encounter."
The weeds in the woods were not tall, and some dark figures flashed through the grass; those were all Pokémon.
However, Yang Tao ignored those guys. His attention was completely drawn to the Caterpie on the trunk of a large tree ahead.
"Shiny?!"
This Caterpie was not the color of a normal Caterpie. Its back was golden yellow, its underside was white, its head had Y-shaped red antennae, and there were light yellow circular markings on both sides of its body. However, because it was a Shiny Beedrill, its circular markings did not look very clear.
"I thought I'd see the three legendary birds of the Kanto region or Phoenix."
Yang Tao was purely daydreaming. If he could see Phoenix with this little luck bonus, then the protagonist of the Pokémon World wouldn't be Ash.
Walking towards the Shiny Beedrill, a large Spearow plunged into the woods from above the trees, extending its sharp claws, ready to take this Shiny Beedrill away for breakfast.
Caterpie's body is soft and lacks strength. In nature, its fate is to be preyed upon repeatedly.
"How dare you!!!"
Yang Tao naturally couldn't let the Pidgey catch this Shiny Beedrill; he was preparing for a full shiny collection!
Using the Quick Attack skill, he instantly appeared behind the Caterpie, flicked his finger, and knocked the Spearow unconscious.
"Today, I'll taste the flavor of a rotisserie Spearow!"