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Chapter 429 Alola Geodude? A Honey Badger with Straight Eyebrows? Elite Grappler Appears! The Appearance of Alola!

Wow, this little thing is really cute.

Wait, is that thick eyebrow for real? Why does he look even more憨厚 (honest and simple)?

This hairstyle is truly indescribable!

After seeing the appearance of Alola Geodude, the comments section was full of complaints.

[Speaking of which, this design doesn't seem to have much to do with electrical properties, right? So why is it leaking electricity?]

Now it was Ye Yinchuan's turn to perform.

He cleared his throat:

"You guys don't understand, do you? Electromagnetism and magnetism are inseparable. Haven't you noticed that the eyebrows and hair on the face of the Alola Geodude are very similar to the beard on my big nose, both in texture and color?"

Upon hearing Ye Yinchuan's words, the viewers in the live chat suddenly realized what was going on.

[Oh my god, could these black things be magnets?!]

[I remember the streamer saying that it seems to be iron filings, and the magnetic force isn't from these black substances, but from the nose cone itself. So, the same logic should apply to these Alolan Geodude stones.]

"Someone still has a good memory, how clever! The iron sand on Alolan Geodude comes from natural iron sand ore. I believe you've probably guessed it, one of the reasons for the emergence of this mutated form of Alolan Geodude is the presence of iron sand ore in the surrounding environment..."

Iron sand ore alone isn't enough; a strong magnetic field is also necessary. More often, a certain type of ore with strong magnetic properties influences nearby Geodude, causing them to mutate into Alolan Geodude.

Ye Yinchuan spoke fluently and confidently, as this was his area of ​​expertise.

This information may be unfamiliar to the audience, but it is completely at his fingertips.

[My streamer is amazing!]

[Sigh, otherwise how could you be a top streamer? I might not even be able to memorize all this knowledge!]

The audience exclaimed that knowledge glides through the subtle folds of the brain with a smooth, skating-like sensation.

However, Nosegate isn't an Electric-type, is it? I think it's a Rock/Steel type?

"Yes, but Nosegate definitely has the potential to be an Electric-type. Alola Geodude, on the other hand, is a Rock and Electric-type."

At this moment, Ye Yinchuan gently awakened the sleeping soul of this Alola Geodude.

However, its reaction was different from that of the previous Geodude. Because of its morning grumpiness, it immediately became angry and punched a "stone" next to it... which was also a Geodude.

Accompanied by the electric current and the punch, the little fist stone clutched its head, as if letting out a cry of pain.

[This is hilarious! Is this Alolan Geodude brainless? The streamer clearly poked it with a stick, so why is it attacking the Geodude next to it?]

[What an innocent disaster! We're just getting caught in the crossfire!]

"This……"

Ye Yinchuan was also slightly embarrassed, but he could understand the situation.

"This is a good example. This behavior isn't limited to wild Pokémon; it also occurs in some domesticated Pokémon that are relatively instinct-driven. The professional term for this is called a redirecting attack..."

Ye Yinchuan gestured to the Big Head North to stop the Alola Geodude from beating the innocent Geodude.

However, Nosegate, whether intentionally or not, first restrained Alola Geodude, then gave the innocent Geodude a chance to throw a punch back...

Could it be that they are messengers of fairness and justice?
Looking at Da Chao Bei's bright, piercing eyes, Ye Yinchuan felt a mix of amusement and surprise. He hadn't expected this burly guy to have such a quirky mind.

Perhaps, having experienced the violence of a powerful being like Metagross, the Great North Baby is intolerant of any injustice.

What is a redirecting attack?

Many viewers in the live chat were curious about the technical term Ye Yinchuan used.

"A 'redirecting attack' refers to a Pokémon's instinctive attack on an innocent third party when it feels threatened or attacked and is in a state of tension... This type of attack is random, and as you said, it's easy for innocent people to get caught in the crossfire."

Ye Yinchuan provided an explanation.

This type of turning attack is actually very common in cats.

[I've learned something new, but this is just too unreasonable!]

"There's no way around it, it's a biological instinct. However, the more intelligent a Pokémon is, the better it can control this instinct."

Just as Ye Yinchuan finished speaking.

An Alolan Geodude seemed to sense the commotion, woke up, and looked in this direction.

"not good……"

Ye Yinchuan had a bad feeling.

If this Alola Geodude causes a big commotion and triggers a chain reaction that awakens more Geodude, then I'll be in trouble.

However, this Alolan Geodude noticed the situation and, instead of shouting or making any big movements, moved towards this side.

Geodudes don't have feet, but their strong hands can be used in place of feet, so there's not much difference in essence.

In addition, Geodude will sometimes use rolling of its body to achieve rapid movement.

But clearly now, this one only needs to use his hands.

They are quite considerate and didn't want to disturb their companions' sleep.

[This little Geodude's eyebrows are hilarious! They're straight and so thick!]

I thought all Alolan Geodude looked the same!

Upon seeing this, Ye Yinchuan's heart stirred slightly.

This little Geodude is quite interesting; its eyebrows are particularly thick, and the two sides are completely connected.

What surprised everyone even more was that after this Alolan Geodude struggled to crawl over, supporting itself on its hands, it didn't come to help its companion, but instead slapped the Alolan Geodude in the face.

This left the audience completely bewildered.

[666, this is hilarious! What's with this "street smarts" vibe?]

What's going on here now?

Ye Yinchuan, who could hear people's inner thoughts, roughly knew what was going on.

This Geodude with the unibrow seems to be the leader of the Geodude around here. When it saw another Alolan Geodude attacking an innocent Geodude, it immediately came over and taught it a lesson.

The Alola Geodude, which had been slapped, looked rather innocent with fear in its eyes.

Geodude, realizing that its little brother was unable to move, turned to look at Ye Yinchuan and Nosegate, as well as the other Pokémon around Ye Yinchuan, Rockruff, Cindera, Sableye... the lineup was quite strong.

For a relatively low-level Pokémon like Geodude, a sense of pressure is inevitable.

But Little Stone, with his unibrow and piercing eyes, exudes the defiant, brooding spirit of a honey badger...

It's worth noting here that this "one-eyebrow" Geodude isn't just referring to his straight eyebrows; his hair isn't just sparse, columnar strands either, but rather a single, continuous clump, really resembling a honey badger. [Wow, those eyebrows are pretty cool!]

[It's just a small stone; it'll probably be easily crushed by the streamer's big baby, right?]

Ye Yinchuan read a warning in the eyes of the little fist stone with the unibrow, but he was neither angry nor surprised.

After all, this is someone else's territory, so it's normal.

"Big North, this little Geodude with the unibrow might know where the tough guys are here. If you want to challenge it, just tell it and ask it to call them out for you!"

Ye Yinchuan said to Da Chao Beibi.

Although it was once a wild Pokémon, it has evolved to a higher form and has been raised for so long. Noseback can basically understand human speech.

"Roar……"

Da Chao Bei's eyes were slightly excited, and his voice, though soft, was very rough and full of metallic quality.

The little boy with the unibrow understood what the big baby meant.

As Pokémon with similar types, they can communicate more easily.

"boom……"

Geodude with its single eyebrow nodded. This boorish Pokémon was quite interested in fighting and clashing. Knowing that Nosegate wanted to challenge their strong opponent, it immediately agreed.

However, at the same time, the straight eyebrow also expresses its arrogance, roughly meaning that if you challenge our powerful guys, you should be prepared to bleed, get hurt, and fail!

After saying that, the little fist-shaped stone with the unibrow walked towards the depths of the cave, clearly heading to call for reinforcements.

"As you all have noticed, the eyebrows and hair of the Geodude with the straight eyebrows are very thick. In fact, this is a powerful testament to the strength of the Alola Geodude population."

Taking advantage of this break, Ye Yinchuan provided commentary for the audience.

"The Alola Geodude are just as fierce and aggressive as regular Geodude; they will fight each other with their headbutts..."

During this process, the iron filings on their heads are attracted more by the stronger magnet. Therefore, the stronger an Alola Geodude will have more iron filings on its head, which means its hair and eyebrows will be thicker!

[How funny, haha!]

Oh, I see! No wonder those unibrows looked so cool!

The Geodude with the unibrow walked deeper into the cave. It was a dead end, but it was still quite deep. And inside, there were clearly some powerful members of the Alola Geodude clan.

"Boom...!"

A moment after the figure of the one-browed little fist stone disappeared, a very oppressive roar came from the depths of the cave, as if some ferocious beast had awakened.

As the ground trembled, the surrounding small stones were awakened, as if they had suddenly grown hands. The scene was quite shocking, especially for adventurers who were not strong enough. If they saw this, they would probably be scared out of their wits.

But these little geodudes didn't go berserk after waking up, because what had awakened them was something they were very familiar with, and quite powerful...

Seeing the somewhat round, imposing figure emerging from the depths of the cave, Ye Yinchuan's heart stirred:
"It's a Gravestone, and an Alolan Gravestone at that... This Gravestone is definitely a powerful elite member of its kind!"

Ye Yinchuan gave this evaluation,

"S-rank individual values, a level of 40, and a hidden ability called 'Electric Skin'... and all that iron sand on its body, it's absolutely lush!"

Although he had a vague idea of ​​what Pokémon might appear, Ye Yinchuan was still amazed when the Alolan Golem appeared in front of him. Among wild Pokémon, this was definitely an elite, and even had the potential to be a dominant force!
[Wow, can Alola Geodude even evolve? This Gravestone is really something else!]

[I've been amazed again while watching this streamer's livestream!]

[Speaking of which, this Rumblestone also has a unibrow, except it's hooked, and he also has a full beard, like Zhang Fei. Could he be related to that little rock fist with the unibrow?]

The audience was talking a lot.

Meanwhile, the atmosphere before the battle was electric.

At this moment, Da Chao Bei Bi and Long Long Shi were gazing at each other from afar, their eyes meeting as if sparking intense electric currents.

This is the unspoken understanding between Pokémon; the battle is already imminent!

"Go for it, but be careful not to cause the Brilliant Cave to collapse again."

Ye Yinchuan gave the order to Da Chao Bei Bi, and the battle was about to break out.

Energy and electricity surged from Gravestone's body, crackling and popping. The dazzling light illuminated the cave, making it flicker. The next moment, Gravestone launched itself forward, transforming into a high-speed spinning ball of lightning, and bombarded the Great North.

Such an offensive is extremely terrifying and oppressive.

However, Nosegate remained calm and composed, showing no sign of panic. This Alolan Golem was indeed strong, but compared to Metagross, which it had faced before, it was nothing.

The large nose floated above the ground, its body motionless. The small nose beside it spread out like arms, and rock and steel energy formed an iron wall to meet the impending attack.

Bang!
It was accompanied by a loud bang and a dazzling light.

It was a powerful physical collision, a surging interplay of lightning, a clash of power and energy...

After a fierce battle, it was finally Rumblestone who collapsed to the ground, exhausted.

In terms of attributes alone, both have Electric-type moves and Rock-type moves, so there isn't much difference. Not to mention that Proboscis's Steel-type moves are not very effective against Alolan Golem, which has an Electric-type attribute.

But don't forget, Nosegate has a rather cheesy move, which can also be considered its signature move, namely "Triple Attack". It fires three kinds of beams to attack, which respectively inflict paralysis, burning and freezing. Theoretically, these correspond to electric, fire and ice. Once this attack is unleashed, the Graveler, which was not at a great disadvantage before, can no longer withstand it!
Not to mention, compared to Graveler, Nosegate has two Psychic-type moves, Gravity and Rest. Although neither is an offensive move, one can restrict the opponent and the other can restore itself. In a battle where both sides are going head-to-head, this gives Nosegate a significant advantage.

Another point worth mentioning is that Proboscis is more adept at controlling magnetism, while Alola Golem is mainly focused on electricity. Therefore, Proboscis can control the iron sand on its body to attack Golem. The iron sand on Golem is like decoration, and it even went out of control and became Proboscis's ammunition at one point!
The battle was over, and Da Chao Bei Bi was still a little unsatisfied, with a slightly dirty hem on his clothes.

[Wow, this little baby has become so amazing! No wonder he's been trained by the streamer!]

[Yeah, yeah, I remember last time this big nose baby was overconfident after evolving, wanting to get revenge on Metagross, and ended up getting beaten so badly it wouldn't recognize its own mother. Now it seems a lot more powerful!]

With that kind of talent, it doesn't matter if your looks are a little comical...

The comments section was filled with praise, expressing great satisfaction with Da Chao Baby's performance.

Ye Yinchuan nodded with satisfaction.

At this moment, the Geodude with the unibrow, along with the other Alola Geodude and regular Geodude around it, were all cheering for this Graveler...

The rumblestone was clearly unwilling to give up, its eyes filled with the fighting spirit to stand up again...

"Oh?"

Ye Yinchuan noticed that the words "about to evolve" were clearly displayed on the panel of the Rumble Stone.

"In the game, Graveler needs to be linked and traded to evolve. In reality... is it that you can only evolve by battling an opponent you respect and developing a genuine fighting spirit to win?"

The light of evolution emanating from the Gravestone grew stronger and stronger until it burst forth completely.

Ye Yinchuan knew that the battle for the Great Chao Beibei might not be truly over yet...

Gravestone has fallen, but what will rise again is Gravestone, having completed its final evolution...

The appearance of Alola!

(End of this chapter)