Splash!
He flew into the sea and dove straight into the water.
Magikarp, Tentacruel, Horsea, Seadra, Krabby, Staryu, Wishiwashi, Cloyster…
The number of Pokémon in the sea is far beyond what land Pokémon can compare to, especially a school of Wishiwashi, which would consist of at least several hundred.
However, as its name suggests, Wishiwashi is pitifully weak.
'Shellder… Shellder…'
Just as Yang Tao was searching for a Shellder, a blue figure swam from a distance—it was a gigantic Gyarados.
The surrounding Pokémon scattered upon seeing it; no one wanted to provoke this crazy fellow. This blue Gyarados had three upward-pointing cyan horns on its head and a 'macro'-shaped shell on its back.
'This guy isn't coming for me, is he?'
But looking at its aggressive demeanor, it was definitely coming for him.
As soon as he confirmed the thought, the surrounding seawater suddenly became turbulent, and a giant whirlpool appeared, trapping him in place.
Whirlpool.
Gyarados's move.
In the game, it attacks the target, dealing damage. If the target is diving, the power is doubled.
It traps the target in a binding state. The binding state lasts for 4-5 turns, and Pokémon in this state continuously take damage and cannot switch out.
Yang Tao was a bit speechless; he felt like he was just walking idly along the road and got kicked.
The opponent didn't charge directly but started twisting in place, as if performing some strange ritual.
Dragon Dance.
Raises the user's Attack and Speed by 1 stage each.
Yang Tao looked at the Gyarados charging at him again: "…"
"If you're delivering yourself to my doorstep, wouldn't it be rude if I didn't take you?"
His body suddenly accelerated, turning into an afterimage as he met the Gyarados. The Yamato directly plunged into the Gyarados's forehead.
The next moment, the Gyarados's huge body swayed. Even Gyarados wasn't feeling well after such a heavy blow.
'Dimensional Slash!'
A giant vortex of sword energy sucked in the heavily injured Gyarados. A series of crashing sounds erupted, and the Gyarados's sturdy blue scales were directly shattered by the sword energy.
While Gyarados had no time to unleash Hyper Beam, Yang Tao reappeared in front of its head, raising the Yamato in his hand and chopping down with force.
One strike directly chopped off the Gyarados's massive head.
This time, no protective mechanism worked; the damage had exceeded the corresponding limit.
Puff.
Yang Tao reached out and put the falling Gyarados body into his backpack. As for the huge head, he directly exchanged it for energy points.
"This is the Pokémon World…"
Not all Pokémon are kind; those with problematic minds, like Gyarados, often attack passing ships and coastal towns.
Additionally, many Dark-type Pokémon also enjoy playing tricks on humans or even killing them.
All the surrounding Pokémon retreated a great distance. Yang Tao shook his head helplessly and could only bury his head and venture deeper.
Along the way, the variety of Pokémon increased, some of which he had never even seen.
This might be because he had played relatively few Pokémon games.
As he passed a coral reef, Yang Tao's eyes lit up; a Shellder was among the coral.
"I finally found it!"
Shellder's structure is similar to a clam's, with its inside covered by a hard, pointed shell. Both the upper and lower shells have two sharp spikes, and the inside is surprisingly soft.
Its eyes are located in the black soft body inside the shell, and its large tongue is always sticking out.
At this moment, the Shellder was secretly waiting for a school of Wishiwashi to arrive, so it could catch one for a hearty meal.
Yang Tao quickly swam over and reached out from behind to grab this well-developed Shellder.
Upon being attacked, the Shellder immediately reacted, opening its shell to prepare a counterattack. But Yang Tao first tapped the Shellder's shell, which is said to be harder than diamonds, with force.
Then, while the opponent was dazed, he reached out and pinched the Shellder's body. No matter how it struggled, it couldn't break free from Yang Tao's grasp.
He brought the Shellder back to the island.
Yang Tao threw it on the ground. The Shellder, regaining its freedom, immediately prepared to teach Yang Tao a lesson, to let him know that not all Shellder can be casually pinched.
Ice Shard.
Instantly creates ice and throws it rapidly at the opponent.
Looking at the ice shards smashing against the quantum shield, Yang Tao looked down at the ice shards falling on the beach, then at the Shellder that had retreated into its shell.
He chuckled, "How mischievous!"
He skillfully took out the campfire stand and an iron pot, then threw the Shellder into it.
He sat by the campfire, quietly waiting.
Soon, the Shellder felt the change in the surrounding temperature, opened its two shells, and looked at its surroundings.
It flapped its shell forcefully, preparing to jump out of the pot, but a large hand appeared and directly knocked it back in.
"Just sterilizing it with high heat, no need to rush."
Jump again, stuff it back in again.
Ice Shard…
Seeing that escape was impossible, the Shellder could only try to protect itself. A large block of ice appeared in the water, instantly lowering the temperature of the almost boiling water.
"Growlithe, bring Slowpoke over."
Yang Tao watched the Shellder continuously spitting ice shards in the pot, a very kind smile on his face.
"Are you interested in evolving into Slowking with my Slowpoke?"
Shellder really likes the taste of the secretions from Slowpoke's tail. Some Shellder, after evolving into Cloyster, even specifically go ashore to search for traces of Slowpoke.
Being in the pot, it had to submit. The Shellder immediately shook the small head inside its shell.
Seeing this, Yang Tao fished it out of the pot.
If he cooked it any longer, once the Shellder's stamina was depleted, and with some vermicelli and minced garlic…
It would definitely taste good.
But the most urgent thing now was to evolve Slowpoke first.
Growlithe put the Slowpoke from its mouth beside Yang Tao.
"Slow Slow"
The originally motionless Slowpoke, lying on the ground, suddenly started flailing its limbs. This happened because it had only just realized that it had been picked up by Growlithe.
Besides evolving, this guy was beyond saving.
He immediately pressed the Shellder in his hand onto Slowpoke's head, and then the Shellder gently clamped down.
White light burst forth from both of them.
When the white light dissipated.
The Slowpoke, which had been lying on the ground, now stood on two feet. Around its neck was an orange and white umbrella-like structure, very much like a child's bib. And the Shellder clamped onto Slowpoke's head had transformed its outer shell into a spiral shape.
From a scallop, it had become a snail. The pure white Shellder looked like a crown, and on its reverse side, there was a red, jewel-like structure.
Its previously dull eyes were now filled with the light of wisdom after evolution.
Yang Tao asked, "How do you feel?"
"I feel great. If you were to give me some more of the fruit you gave me at the beginning, I think I'd feel even better."
Although Slowking still made strange noises, this time, its speech was much more coherent.
Yang Tao took out some fruit from his backpack and handed it to Slowking. Slowking accepted it without hesitation, opening its large mouth and stuffing it in.
"Don't just focus on eating. Take off the Shellder on your head; I want to try…"
Hearing his words, Slowking, without another word, directly used psychic power to remove the now screw-shaped Shellder from its head.
Taking this crown of wisdom, Yang Tao took a deep breath and then solemnly placed it on his head.
"…"
One second, two seconds…
Yang Tao felt absolutely nothing. Helplessly, he took off the Shellder, placed it back on Slowking's head, and said:
"Never mind, put it back on."