Because Jigglypuff didn't like to fight, Roy prepared to send it back to Oaks Laboratory for the time being.
He took Jigglypuff down from his shoulder and placed it on the ground.
"Jigglypuff, I need to discuss something with you."
Jigglypuff tilted its head, looking at him with those big, watery eyes.
"Puff?"
Roy squatted down and said earnestly.
"My current carry slots are full, so I can't keep you with me for now. Besides, you don't like to fight, right?"
Hearing the word "fight," Jigglypuff's little face immediately scrunched up.
It shook its head vigorously.
"Puff-puff!"
It was clearly resisting the idea of fighting from the bottom of its heart.
Roy smiled and reached out to rub its head.
"I know, so I won't force you."
He took out a poké ball and continued.
"I'll send you to Professor Oak's laboratory first. There are many Pokemon there, and a very interesting, kind old man. There's a beautiful yard, endless food, and most importantly…"
He paused, looking into Jigglypuff's eyes.
"There are many new friends there who are willing to listen to you Sing."
Jigglypuff's ears perked up instantly.
Those eyes lit up with stars.
"Puff? Puff-puff?"
It jumped in place with excitement.
Lots of new friends!
Willing to listen to it Sing!
Jigglypuff waved its short little arms in the air, incredibly happy.
Seeing its excitement, Roy didn't forget to give it a heads-up.
"But I have to remind you of one thing."
He held Jigglypuff's poké ball in his hand, his expression becoming more serious.
"Your singing voice is too powerful; even Professor Oak might not be able to handle it, so you have to be careful with the volume~"
Jigglypuff tilted its head, thought for a moment, and asked: Master, if they fall asleep, can I punish them!
"Huh?" Roy smiled and patted Jigglypuff affectionately: "Yes!"
"Puff!"
After Jigglypuff chirped excitedly, it obediently returned to the poké ball.
After adjusting his lineup, Roy took Delia and Misty to continue their journey toward the next Cinnabar Gym.
...
Pallet Town.
Oaks Laboratory.
Professor Oak stretched and took another sip of coffee.
"Ah, today is a good day."
After sighing with emotion, Professor Oak began writing his experimental report.
Just then, a beeping sound from an instrument rang out.
Professor Oak looked up.
"Oh? Roy sent another Pokemon back?"
He put down his coffee cup and stood up.
With experience from previous times, he was much more cautious this time.
He didn't walk over directly but observed from afar first.
What if it was another fierce, big guy?
He observed the poké ball over and over before releasing it.
A little pink thing appeared in the middle of the yard.
A round body, soft pink skin, a pair of big, watery eyes, and that little curl of hair on top of its head.
Professor Oak looked closely.
It was a cute Jigglypuff.
"Oh my!"
Professor Oak was instantly delighted.
He threw the defensive spray in his hand onto the table and walked over with a face full of smiles.
"Rare indeed! That kid Roy finally caught a little cutie!"
Professor Oak squatted down and carefully examined the Jigglypuff.
The little guy was looking around with its head tilted, full of curiosity about the surrounding environment.
Its big eyes blinked; it was truly lovable.
"Little one, are you Roy's new partner?"
Professor Oak reached out and gently poked Jigglypuff's belly.
It was soft, just like a marshmallow.
Jigglypuff turned its head to look at Professor Oak.
Then the corners of its mouth curled up.
"Puff!"
It raised its two short arms and waved them excitedly in the air.
"Seems like a lively little one."
At this moment, other Pokemon in the yard and laboratory gathered around.
Krabby crawled over sideways, its two claws opening and closing.
Gengar floated out from behind a tree, curiously examining this new pink ball.
Seeing so many new faces, Jigglypuff's eyes brightened even more.
It jumped off the ground and bounced in place excitedly.
Then it reached behind its back to rummage around.
It pulled out the marker pen that Roy had given it.
This pen was Jigglypuff's prized possession; it took it everywhere and even hugged it while sleeping.
Seeing Jigglypuff take out the pen, Professor Oak smiled even more kindly.
"Yo, can this little guy draw too?"
Jigglypuff nodded vigorously.
Then it shook its head again.
It held the marker pen high, then pointed to its own mouth.
"Puff! Puff-puff!"
Professor Oak watched for a while and roughly understood its meaning.
"Are you trying to say... you want to Sing for us?"
Jigglypuff's eyes lit up instantly.
It nodded frantically, its little head moving like it had a spring.
Yes, yes, yes!
That's exactly what it meant!
Professor Oak laughed out loud.
"Alright, alright, it's rare for Roy's Pokemon to be so obedient and willing to get along with everyone."
Recalling previous incidents like the Tauros crashing into the fence and mischievous ones stealing his instant noodles, he felt deeply emotional.
Finally, a sensible one had arrived.
"Okay, then let's listen to you Sing a song!"
Professor Oak clapped his hands and gathered all the Pokemon in the yard.
"Come, come, everyone gather around! We have a new friend at the laboratory today, and it's going to perform a song for everyone!"
Gengar floated over and sat next to Professor Oak.
Krabby also stopped, put its claws on the ground, and struck a pose of attentive listening.
Several Pidgey flew down from the trees and landed on the fence.
Seeing so many listeners, Jigglypuff was so excited that its little face turned red.
It took a deep breath and puffed out its round chest.
Professor Oak sat in his chair, picked up his coffee cup again, and crossed his legs.
Although he knew Jigglypuff's singing had a hypnotic effect.
He still felt very relaxed.
Because he could tell this Jigglypuff was probably just a little over level 20.
He had undergone mental will training in his youth; for a Jigglypuff of this level, the song would at most make his head spin a little.
It shouldn't be a big problem.
Jigglypuff opened its mouth and began to Sing.
"Puff~ Puffy-puffy~ Puff-puff~ Puff~ Puffy—"
The moment the first note of the singing drifted out, Professor Oak's hand holding the coffee cup froze.
Good grief.
This sound.
This wasn't right.
This was definitely not a song an ordinary Jigglypuff could Sing.
The sound waves seemed to pierce directly through his eardrums, drilled deep into his brain, and then stirred around in his brains.
Professor Oak felt his consciousness sinking rapidly.
His eyelids felt like they had weights hanging on them.
"This... this isn't... not right..."
He tried hard to open his eyes wide, but the drowsiness was simply too overwhelming.
Just then, the communicator in his pocket vibrated.
Professor Oak struggled to take out the communicator, and the screen showed a message from Roy.
He let out a huge yawn, his mouth opening wide enough to fit a Poké Ball.
Then, squinting his eyes, he began to read the message.
"Professor Oak, this Jigglypuff's hypnotic singing ability is particularly strong... If it Sings for you... you'd better take some protective measures... otherwise, if you fall asleep while it's singing... it will get angry... and cause some minor destruction..."
Professor Oak's mouth opened wider and wider.
By the time he read the last line, that yawn was already so big his jaw was almost dislocated.
"What?"
His voice changed pitch.
"Roy... you... you should have said so earlier~..."
Before Professor Oak could finish speaking, the communicator slipped from his hand.
"zzZ... zzZ... zzZ..."
Jigglypuff finished the whole song.
It lowered its short arms and looked around happily.
Then, its expression froze.
Everyone was asleep, not a single one left.
Everyone was asleep.
Jigglypuff's little cheeks puffed up visibly.
Puffing bigger and bigger.
Puffing rounder and rounder.
Finally, it turned into a pink bun.
"Puff!!"
It jumped in place in anger.
Asleep!
This old guy is not good at all!!
Master said, if they fall asleep, I can draw on them!
Jigglypuff took off the cap of the pen.
It walked angrily to Professor Oak and aimed at his face, which was sleeping soundly.
It started to draw.
First draw a circle.
Then draw two circles.
Then add a few lines.
A big ghost face appeared on the face of the most authoritative old professor in the Pokemon world.
Jigglypuff looked at its work and hummed.
Then it turned around.
It did the same to Gengar.
It did the same to Krabby.
It did the same to the Pidgey that had fallen to the ground.
After finishing, it still wasn't satisfied.
It saw the experimental notebook Professor Oak had left on the table.
It opened the experimental notebook.
And started a new round of creation...
...
After leaving Neon Town, there was another relatively long stretch of forest.
Roy observed the surroundings; there were quite a few wild Pokemon, and this stretch of road was just right for leveling up his team.
He had spent too long wandering in the desert area before, delaying quite a bit of training time.
Right now, there were plenty of wild Pokemon in this forest, and their levels were decent.
It was perfect for practice.
He lined up his Poké Balls and began to arrange the training plan.
Pikachu and Venusaur had already reached Gym-level, their levels were relatively high, and their experience bars were long, so wanting them to level up in a short time was unrealistic.
So Roy focused on the few with slightly lower levels.
Pidgeot was in its element in the forest, specifically seeking out Flying-type wild Pokemon to battle.
Charizard and Primeape dealt with the Rock-type and Fighting-type ones.
Wartortle's opponents were the wild grass-type Pokemon that occasionally appeared in the forest.
Although its attribute was suppressed, Roy wanted to hone it in this way.
As for Gastly and Dratini, their levels were too low, so they could only soak up some experience on the sidelines for now.
After a few days of training, the results were quite good.
Roy opened the system panel to take a look.
[Pokemon: Pikachu, Level: lv53]
[Pokemon: Venusaur, Level: lv51]
[Pokemon: Pidgeot, Level: lv42 → lv43]
[Pokemon: Wartortle → Blastoise, Level: lv34 → lv36]
[Pokemon: Charizard, Level: lv40 → lv43]
[Pokemon: Primeape, Level: lv38 → lv39] (Perfect Rage Fist usage count: 15)
[Pokemon: Gastly → Haunter, Level: lv26 → lv28]
[Pokemon: Dratini, Level: lv11 → lv13]
[Pokemon: Zapdos, Level: lv65]
Pikachu and Venusaur really didn't have any movement.
The experience bar grew a little, but it was still far from leveling up.
On the contrary, Pidgeot, Charizard, and Primeape improved their levels quite smoothly.
Gastly evolved into Haunter.
Dratini also leveled up twice.
However, the biggest change was Wartortle.
While training by a small lake, this Water-type Pokemon that had been following Roy suddenly erupted with dazzling evolutionary light.
After the light dissipated, the Wartortle that wasn't too big disappeared.
Replacing it was a huge Blastoise.
The shell on its back became thicker and sturdier, and two thick Hydro Pumps extended from both sides of the shell.
The caliber of those Hydro Pumps made one's scalp tingle just looking at them.
Blastoise stood in place, looked down at its hands, and then turned its head to look at the two Hydro Pumps on its back.
Its eyes clearly showed excitement.
Roy walked over and patted Blastoise's shell.
It felt very solid.
"Finally evolved, how does it feel?"
Blastoise turned around and nodded vigorously at Roy.
A hint of excitement could actually be seen on that turtle face.
Thus, the starters in Roy's possession had all evolved into their final forms.
Charizard, Venusaur, Blastoise.
Standing together, the three big guys had quite an aura.
As a Water-type Gym Trainer, Misty's eyes were shining when she saw Blastoise.
She circled Blastoise twice, looking up at this big guy who was much taller than her.
"Wow, Blastoise looks so majestic up close."
Misty reached out and patted Blastoise's shell, making a thumping sound.
"It feels very domineering, much better than that bald, sleazy look when it was a Squirtle."
As soon as she finished speaking.
Blastoise's head, which was still excited, suddenly froze.
It slowly turned its head, its eyes staring straight at Misty.
Its eyes were full of complex emotions.
What did she mean by bald, sleazy look?
Being stared at by Blastoise, Misty realized she had said the wrong thing.
She hurriedly patted Blastoise's shell and explained with a smile.
"Ah, I didn't mean you, I meant those other bald ones."
Blastoise's expression became even more complex.
"Cough, cough, I mean..." Misty scratched her head and quickly took a bag of Pokemon food out of her backpack, "Come, come, eat something, you must be hungry after just evolving, right?"
She took the initiative to hand the food to Blastoise's mouth, her face full of ingratiating smiles.
Blastoise looked at the food in Misty's hand, then at her guilty expression.
In the end, it didn't hold a grudge and lowered its head to eat.
Delia watched this scene from the side, covering her mouth and giggling.
Roy also shook his head.
Misty's mouth sometimes really had no filter.
But because of this, there was a lot more fun along the way.
After training, Delia laid out the prepared food one by one.
"Come over and eat something, you must be tired after training for so long."
Just as the three of them were resting with laughter on this grassy field, several Trainers walked by on the road next to them.
These people were holding picks and shovels, wearing wear-resistant work clothes.
Their expressions looked very excited, and they were discussing something loudly as they walked.
"Hurry, hurry! That Fossil Valley is just ahead!"
"As long as we dig up a good fossil, we'll be rich!"
"Stop talking nonsense, hurry up, if we go late, there won't be any good spots left!"