Let you make a game, what the hell is Pokemon?.

Chapter 146 Was the Rockets' prenatal education a bit too unsuccessful?
At this moment, Ling Feng carefully examined the game interface, pondering the traits that Mewtwo was currently exhibiting.

—His actions were almost without hesitation and quite efficient; he even went to the house next door in a completely straight line, without any detours.

After saying goodbye to its neighbor's house, Mewtwo obtained crucial information, went straight out the door, and headed straight for Route 101, completely ignoring any NPCs along the way that it might interact with. Its goal was frighteningly clear.

Ling Feng adjusted his posture, knowing that the crucial storyline where players choose their starter Pokémon was about to be triggered.

I wonder what kind of starter Pokémon Mewtwo will choose?

He glanced at the system backend and noticed that a new information area had appeared there sometime earlier:
[Abnormal signal source detection in progress.]

Ling Feng was stunned for a moment, then suddenly came to his senses.

Oh right, Mewtwo is now under the control of Team Rocket.

My invitation card has interfered with Mewtwo's consciousness, which might alert Team Rocket. It seems the system is quite thoughtful; let's just hope Team Rocket doesn't find out too late.

If that situation really happens, I don't know if the system has a way to deal with it.

Meanwhile, in the game, Mewtwo's character leaves the town, and almost the instant he approaches the tall grass, the event is triggered!

"Help! Someone help me!" Dr. Birch cried out for help, as he was forced to retreat repeatedly by a hyena, looking quite disheveled.

Mewtwo's character automatically ran forward a few steps.

"Young man, we need Pokémon to fight Pokémon!" the professor shouted anxiously. "Hey! Come help me! Use that Poké Ball over there!"

Three open Poké Balls were displayed in the file folder on the ground.

The battle interface was forcibly opened. Mewtwo paused for an extremely brief moment, seemingly processing information at high speed. Then, without the slightest hesitation, it selected Mudkip's Poké Ball.

【I choose you, Mudkip!】

The game provided the dialogue, and the battle began: "Coyote Lv.2" VS "Muttoogle Lv.5"!
Mewtwo's gaze swept over the commands, which were four in total: [Attack], [Pokémon], [Item], and [Run Away].

He could clearly understand these words, and with almost no time to decide, he made the corresponding choice:

[Attack: Mudkip uses a slap attack.]

The Mudkip leaped out, striking the wolfhound squarely. The wolfhound's health dropped, and it retaliated, inflicting minor damage as well.

Mewtwo's expression remained unchanged as it selected [Slap] again.

The second hit landed, emptying the lower-level wolfhound's health bar. Amidst cheerful music, the battle ended.

"You did a great job, child!"

Professor Birch breathed a sigh of relief and stepped forward.

However, the character controlled by Mewtwo remained in place and did not immediately follow.

His gaze fell on the Mudkip, which had just finished its battle.

On the monitor in front of Ling Feng, the emotion index representing "confusion" suddenly began to soar, clearly indicating that he was lost in confusion.

Ling Feng thought about it and actually couldn't figure out why Mewtwo would react that way.

What he didn't know was that just now, Mewtwo had keenly observed that after "the stamina bar was emptied" and "battle," the Pokémon lost its ability to battle rather than dying, and was destroyed.

This had a dramatic impact on his instilled belief that "Pokémon are purely tools for battle."

Since it's a tool... why isn't it destroyed when it fails?

And at that very moment, a game notification suddenly popped up:

[Ding! Congratulations on your first victory! Your affinity with Mudkip has increased.]

This was naturally a hint that Ling Feng had deliberately added for Mewtwo, as intimacy was an important part of helping him understand the relationship between humans and Pokémon.

Sure enough, he saw Mewtwo's character move slightly in response to the notification.

[Intimacy Level?]

Mewtwo's telepathic communication sounded silently, more like a form of self-reflection, as if searching for everything related to the word.

The system also gave him a timely response.

Friendship is a symbol of the relationship between a Pokémon and its player. Increasing friendship may bring unexpected surprises and even improve a Pokémon's battle abilities.

So, this is a computable parameter for collaborative efficiency?

In response to this answer, Mewtwo instinctively and directly transformed emotional connection into a performance metric for understanding.

He then quietly followed the professor back to the research institute and received the Mudkip and the Pokédex.

Mewtwo seems to have shown a clear interest in Pokédex entries.

After understanding the purpose of the Pokédex from the professor's description, he first scanned a sloth otter next to Professor Birch.

The mechanical voice then rang out, beginning its introduction.

"Lazy Otter, the lazy Pokémon. It sleeps most of the day, but although it's lazy, it will move its body to eat its favorite leaves."

Mewtwo's gaze lingered on the words "sleep" and "favorite leaves" for a long time.

Clearly, this did not correspond at all to the information he had about "combat tools".

So he turned around and scanned his Mudkip.

Mudkip, a water-type Pokémon. It can use its fins to sense the direction of water flow and predict the movements of its opponents. It is very strong and can easily drag rocks that are more than ten times its own weight.

[Sensing the water flow...foreseeing actions...] He pondered the information he had seen.

Why does a feature description include unnecessary data like "interests"?

Amidst the puzzled voices, he put away the encyclopedia, didn't engage in any further conversation with the NPC, and left the research institute directly, heading towards the direction of the "rival" as instructed by the professor.

At the same time, Ling Feng also realized a problem: the mobile game Emerald that Mewtwo is currently playing is like a plus version, with a very high degree of freedom.

However, it is indeed content from the original work that he created.
That's good, since the more realistic the world is, the more it can influence Mewtwo's thoughts.

Meanwhile, Mewtwo traversed the tall grass, defeated several wild Pokémon, and entered the town above Last White Town. His actions remained highly efficient, as he went directly to the Pokémon Center to recover his stamina and talked to several NPCs to try and obtain information.

Just as Ling Feng noticed, his choice of action was always the shortest route and the most needed option.

It's like a machine.

By the roadside, he saw a child wearing shorts feeding his stinging caterpillars with tree fruit.

The Mewtwo character suddenly stopped and stared at it for a while.

On Ling Feng's monitoring panel, the emotion value of [Curiosity] showed a small but clear fluctuation.

He seemed to be thinking again.

After a while, Mewtwo embarked on Route 103 and encountered its first Trainer.

The opponent was also a kid in shorts, with a level 2 Wurmple. This battle was naturally easy; with Mewtwo choosing [Smash], and due to the level advantage, Mudkip won in one hit.

However, after the battle, the boy in shorts paid the Mewtwo prize money and gave a thumbs up, exclaiming, "Your Mudkip is really strong! Looks like I still need to keep training!"

Mewtwo's character didn't react at all and simply walked past the other.

However, Ling Feng noticed that when Mewtwo heard the words "So strong," its emotional data fluctuated slightly, and its [Confusion] index increased again.

He heard Mewtwo talking to itself:

This is a compliment, an acknowledgment of its strength.

What is the significance of this kind of language feedback?

Clearly, he was trying to use logic to analyze everything unfamiliar he saw.

After a short while, Mewtwo finished thinking and continued on its way.

However, just when Ling Feng thought everything would continue smoothly...
A piercing alarm and a deafening roar suddenly blared in his ears, and the entire screen began to flash a dazzling red light!

[WARNING: Increased external signal strength detected! Linked unit is undergoing deep neural scanning! Risk level: High!]

Ling Feng's pupils contracted, and he immediately realized that Team Rocket must have noticed something was wrong and started monitoring Mewtwo's condition.

—We absolutely cannot let them find out about Mewtwo's situation!
"System, is there any way?"

If that doesn't work, you'll have to shut down the game.

However, no sooner had he finished speaking than a system notification popped up.

[Command confirmed, invitation card is interfering with program execution...]

[Interference successful! External signals have been masked and blocked. Current risk level: Safe.]

Ling Feng breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the invitation card and the system were both very helpful, so there shouldn't be any problems.

He looked up at the monitor again. Mewtwo seemed completely unaware of what had just happened. He had just defeated yet another trainer and had finally reached the end of the road.

Soon, a trainer appeared on the screen, standing in the middle of the road with his back to him.

This is clearly the "formidable rival" that Dr. Oda Birch mentioned.

Mewtwo's character stepped forward, automatically triggering a dialogue.

"Oh? You're the rookie trainer Professor Birch was talking about, right?" The rival turned around, a confident smile on his face. "Let's see what kind of Pokémon the professor gave you! Come on, let's battle!"

Amidst rousing music, the battle interface instantly unfolds.

A formidable opponent has arrived to challenge us!

[The formidable rival has dispatched Treecko! Lv. 8]

Mewtwo's gaze swept over the opponent's Pokémon, and the information was quickly displayed.

Tree Gecko, Grass type, Level 8.

Without any hesitation, just like the previous times he faced trainers, he directly chose Mudkip and gave the command [Slap].

In his logic, previous battles had proven that Mudkip's level and skills were sufficient to deal with these opponents, prioritizing efficiency, so no further strategy was needed.

The Mudskipper leaps out, waving its tiny fins as it slaps the wood gecko.

However, the effect seemed minimal. The Treecko's health bar decreased by only a barely perceptible amount.

For the first time, Mewtwo's usually expressionless face underwent a very subtle change; its brow furrowed slightly, almost imperceptibly.

He seemed unable to understand why the same moves were so ineffective on this Pokémon.
Next, it's the opponent's turn to attack.

"Tree God, use Drain!" The rival's energetic voice rang out.

Treecko leaped nimbly, its body radiating green energy, and a beam of light connected it to Mudkip.

Mudkip let out a soft cry of pain, and its health bar suddenly dropped significantly! At the same time, Treecko's last bit of health was instantly and completely restored!
【? ? ? 】

Mewtwo's telepathic abilities are filled with pure questions.

The opponent's damage was unusually high, and they also recovered their stamina?

This completely contradicts the damage calculation formula he had established through previous battles!

His decision-making cycle seemed to be briefly interrupted by this unexpected situation, but his high-speed processing ability immediately allowed him to resume action. He chose [Slap] again.

The Mudkip faithfully followed the command and slapped again, but the effect was still minimal.

Then the Tree Spirit's second [Absorb] followed immediately.

The green beam of light once again ensnared Mudkip. This time, Mudkip's health bar plummeted at an alarming rate, instantly reaching zero!
The Mudkip wobbled and fell to the ground, its eyes turning into whirlpools.

Mudkip has lost its fighting ability!

The cheerful battle music disappeared, replaced by a somber sound of defeat, and everything in front of Mewtwo seemed to dim.

You lost to a formidable rival!

In the darkness, this line of words appeared coldly before his eyes.

Finally, for the first time since entering the game, Mewtwo was completely stunned.

His brain, which had been processing all information at high speed, seemed to pause briefly due to this unprecedented outcome.

His gaze was fixed on the word "failure" before him, and he realized that he had somehow returned to the Elf Center.

failure?

This is... failure?
Unlike the kind of failure he knew that meant destruction, this failure seemed... merely a reset?
He seemed to have been sent back to the facility known as the "Pokémon Center," and not only that, his Mudkip had also recovered, as if everything could start over.

However, the result itself, the concept of "losing," was clearly imprinted in his perception.

This was an extremely unfamiliar feeling that was difficult to analyze using his existing logic.
It wasn't anger, it wasn't fear, but a strong sense of unease stemming from "planning errors" and "inefficiency."

why?
Why does Mudkip's attack damage so low? Why are the opponent's attacks so deadly and why can it restore its health?
He raised his gaze to the sky, and a voice formed from his spiritual power suddenly rang out.

I need an explanation.

Mewtwo's thoughts are simple and direct.

The opponent's attack is abnormal. My attack is weak. Why?

Ling Feng, who had been observing, was taken aback when he saw Mewtwo ask him a question directly. He quickly realized what was going on.

—Did the Rockets put so much data into Mewtwo, but didn't they even give him a type advantage/disadvantage chart?
Was this prenatal education a bit of a failure?

(End of this chapter)