Officer Jenny's personality was truly excellent; not only did she process temporary identification for Yang Tao and his companions, but she even thoughtfully brewed several cups of coffee.
"Thank you very much, Officer Jenny."
Yang Tao took the temporary identification and then asked, "By the way, Officer Jenny, I personally really like Growlithe. Do you know where I can find them?"
Growlithe was Yang Tao's favorite Pokémon, especially its evolved form, Growlithe, which was simply his dream pet.
Officer Jenny showed a look of recollection and said, "Growlithe?"
"Growlithe live in the wild forests near towns. They are often seen in the Kanto and Johto regions, and it's rare to find wild Growlithe in other areas. If you want to go to Viridian City, you should be able to encounter wild Growlithe by looking around in the forests in the suburbs."
"However..."
Yang Tao asked, "However what?"
"Although wild Growlithe don't bear much malice towards humans, it's not easy to capture them."
Officer Jennys' standard issue is Growlithe, but their Growlithe are basically family-bred.
"Thank you, but I have confidence in my companions."
Of course, this confidence wasn't about Caterpie and Slowpoke, but Seraphimon. No matter how much support he provided, he was still a complete Digimon.
Leaving the police station.
Yang Tao and his group got back into the sightseeing vehicle and headed towards Viridian City. Officer Jenny stood by the road, waving goodbye. After Yang Tao and his companions disappeared from sight, she belatedly thought, 'He doesn't have an ID... so he probably doesn't have a driver's license either?'
Realizing this.
Officer Jenny immediately got on her motorcycle, ready to chase after them to ask about the situation, but even when she reached Viridian City, she couldn't find any trace of Yang Tao and his group.
"How strange?"
Officer Jenny could only ride her police motorcycle back to the police station.
At the same time, in the forest in the suburbs of Viridian City.
"Go, Caterpie, use String Shot!"
Yang Tao stood on the side like a passionate youth, directing Caterpie to attack a Rattata.
Rattata is a quadrupedal mouse Pokémon, primarily light purple with cream-colored fur on its muzzle, underside, and paws. If described like a puppy, it would be 'stepping on snow to find plums'.
Its most distinctive feature is its two large incisors. It is said that Rattata's incisors grow continuously, and if it doesn't have suitable food to grind them down, it will eventually starve to death due to overgrown incisors.
Caterpie looked at Rattata, and fighting spirit burst forth from its black eyes. Its body tensed slightly, and it sprayed a stream of silk onto Rattata's face.
Yang Tao: "..."
Why is your String Shot different from the Caterpie I've seen?
Although the appearance was a bit strange, the effect was still good. The white liquid was highly viscous, directly sticking Rattata's forelimbs and head together.
"Well done, use Tackle!"
Caterpie quickly jumped over and hit Rattata with its relatively hard head.
Bang.
This common Rattata immediately rolled its eyes and got swirly eyes, lying on the grass. Seeing this, Caterpie also happily made soft chirping sounds.
Their first battle was a success, and both Caterpie and Yang Tao were very excited.
"Let's continue to find the next dream Pokémon!"
Next, Yang Tao completely indulged, taking Caterpie to specifically pick on easy targets: Bellsprout, Rattata, Weedle. Yang Tao even deliberately caught a Spearow that was planning to make Caterpie its lunch, pinning it to the ground and letting Caterpie spray it to its heart's content.
Woof...
A dog bark echoed from the forest, and Yang Tao, who was holding Caterpie like a squirt gun, immediately perked up.
'Finally found it!'
The next moment, four or five Growlithe ran out of the forest and immediately took up a defensive stance upon seeing Yang Tao and his group.
Woof...
Growlithe have a strong sense of territory, emitting low warning growls.
He patted the Caterpie in his hand and chuckled as he looked at the group of Growlithe. Growlithe are dog-like Pokémon with an orange-yellow base color, cream-colored muzzle, underside, and tail, and black stripes on their back and limbs. They have cream-colored manes on their heads and necks, and a pair of large ears, making them very cute.
Towards enemies, they will bark, chase, bite, and try to drive them away. Their sense of smell is extremely keen; once they've smelled a scent, they will never forget it no matter what happens, and they can perceive the opponent's emotions by smelling their scent.
'Too bad there's no shiny one. I remember shiny Growlithe are also golden-yellow...'
Not all shiny Pokémon are golden-yellow, it's just that golden ones are more common.
"Go, I choose you, Slowpoke!"
Three seconds later.
"Slow?"
"Use Hydro Pump!"
Slowpoke opened its mouth, and a stream of water shot out, directly hitting a Growlithe. The powerful impact sent the Growlithe flying backward, but this clearly wasn't enough to instantly defeat it.
Woof!
A ball of flame flew from Growlithe's body towards Slowpoke.
Growlithe's Ember attack.
"Hold on, Slowpoke, keep using Hydro Pump."
As a Water and Psychic-type Pokémon, Slowpoke takes half damage from fire, so a small Ember was nothing.
However, this wasn't the end. Growlithe let out a loud bark, directly applying an attack buff to itself.
The next moment, flames erupted around its body again, forming a fiery wheel as it charged towards Slowpoke.
"This Growlithe even knows Flame Wheel? It couldn't possibly know Agility too, could it?"
Yang Tao's jinx came true and with great effect. This Growlithe's speed was clearly much faster, and in a breath, it charged in front of Slowpoke.
At this point, the slow-witted Slowpoke finally received Yang Tao's signal and used its second skill.
It slowly opened its mouth and fired another Hydro Pump, directly hitting Growlithe in the face.
It's super effective!
Growlithe immediately fell to the ground, with swirling eyes.
'Luck? Or great wisdom disguised as foolishness?!'
Slowpoke is actually very intelligent, it's just that something is wrong with its brain, causing its intelligence to be suppressed.
However, occasionally Slowpoke can become extremely intelligent, but it's rare.
The other Growlithe barked, but they didn't swarm forward, as if waiting for Yang Tao's next move.
Unfortunately, Yang Tao didn't have any Poké Balls.
He walked forward, a green light appearing on his hand as he pressed it against Growlithe's body. The fainted Growlithe's health quickly recovered.
It opened its eyes and saw Yang Tao beside it, a hint of confusion flashing in its small eyes. Without a Poké Ball to tame it, it didn't have the same closeness towards Yang Tao that a Pokémon in an anime would have after being caught.
Woof woof...
It barked softly twice.
"You mean you want to follow someone full of a sense of justice?"
Yang Tao could understand Growlithe's words.
"What a coincidence! I am exactly the kind of person whose heart is full of justice, but I still hope to find a companion who pursues power!"
He stretched out his hand and stroked this Growlithe's head, then looked at the remaining Growlithe and said, "Is there anyone among you who wants to leave with me? I will let you gain great power, step onto the stage of the League Tournament, and from then on, leave your legend in the world!"
The Growlithe looked at Yang Tao, who was making grand promises, and exchanged glances. One of them jumped out and barked at Yang Tao:
"Woof woof!"
"You want to challenge Slowpoke? If Slowpoke wins, you'll come with me?"
Yang Tao showed a smile and said, "No need for all that trouble, let me show you what a true trainer is!"
"Get ready! I'm coming!"
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The Growlithe that jumped out looked completely bewildered.