Pokémon Scenario: Intercepting Gible at the Start

Its power did not diminish in the slightest, and the hard stone cracked open.

As expected of a pseudo-legendary Pokémon, Pokémon in their early stages of development generally don't have much strength, and their moves will either fail or lose power if used repeatedly.

However, Gible's second use of Dragon Claw was still at its peak, showing no signs of exhaustion.

It's not the right time yet, as we didn't feed the Gible Dragon Energy Cube immediately.

Wait until Gible runs out of Dragon-type energy, breaking and rebuilding itself, and that's the best time to use the Power Cube to fully utilize its power.

"Gible, use Outrage!"

Reverse Scale: A dragon-attribute physical attack that attacks randomly and with great power, but will cause the user to fall into confusion after use.

Upon hearing Shang Qiu's command, the Gible's black eyes turned crimson, and its originally cute face became terrifying and ferocious.

"Roar!"

The Gible's fist glowed with black light as it unleashed three consecutive attacks on the rock.

"Bang bang bang!"

The stone shattered into dust.

Dragon-type moves are terrifying; a level 1 Gible actually dealt such powerful damage.

Even the top three families at level five couldn't possibly smash this rock to pieces!

"Gible, come eat!"

Shang Qiu took out a Dragon-type Energy Cube, intending to treat the Gible to a good meal.

Gible turned to look at Shang Qiu, its eyes filled with confusion, and didn't come over immediately.

"What's wrong, Gible?"

Shang Qiu was a little worried, so he activated his Pokémon Eye to check on Gible's condition.

Pokémon: Gible (male).

[Personality: Adamant (+Attack, -Special Attack)]

[Characteristic: Rough Skin. (Upon contact with an opponent, the opponent will take damage.)]

【个体值：hp（31）、物攻（31）、特攻（31）、物防（31）、特防（31）、速度（31）】

[Skills: Quicksand Hell, Reverse Scale, Rock Climb, Sword Dance, Dragon Claw.]

[Items to carry: none]

[Abnormal Status: Chaos (3 minutes remaining)]

[Qualification: Master.]

There was some chaos, but thankfully it didn't last long and was resolved in three minutes.

The gible kept turning its body, as if searching for something.

The next moment, the Gible suddenly leaped up and burrowed underground.

"Holy crap, they've learned how to dig holes again?"

"Where are you going? Wait for me!"

Chapter 7 Water Stone

A minute passed, and the sounds coming from the hole grew fainter and fainter. It was unclear how deep the giblets had dug.

Moreover, the way giblets dig burrows... is by eating dirt.

It's hard to imagine how such a small gible can eat so much dirt.

"Woof!" A familiar sound came from the cave entrance; it was the bark of Arcanine.

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You've learned all the foreign languages, that's impressive, Round Shark!

Hearing the commotion below, Shang Qiu felt relieved. As long as they hadn't gone far, that was good. His Gible wasn't equipped with a GPS tracker like Chu Mengyao's dog.

The sounds from underground grew louder and louder, the barking of the speed dogs almost blended together, and the ground bulged up at the same time.

Is it about to be released?

Shang Qiu quickly made way for the raised area so that the Gible could come out.

"boom!"

The moment Shang Qiu stepped aside, a large clump of soil burst from the ground, and the flying sand obscured the view.

As the mud and sand dispersed, a Growlithe was seen rapidly spinning in circles, a ball-shaped object hanging from its tail.

The spherical object is a giblet...

Gible clung tightly to Arcanine's tail, afraid of being thrown off.

"Woof!" The majestic appearance of the Arcanine was completely gone, as if it had put on a mask of pain.

"Gible, shut up!"

This dog was the same one Shangqiu had encountered yesterday. Unexpectedly, it ran away again today and happened to bump into him.

Upon hearing Shang Qiu's words, the Gible obediently released its grip.

"Woo——"

Arcanine snarled at Gible.

I just dug a hole and ran away, what sins did I commit that I can be bitten even underground!

Arcanine swung its paw, the size of a sandbag, at Gible, but halfway through, it hesitated and stopped.

Fine, this gible is still a newborn baby, I'll tolerate it!

Arcanine's sense of justice made him hesitate to do it.

However, while the death penalty may be avoided, punishment is inevitable.

Arcanine turned its rear end around, its tail wagging rapidly, and its furry tail frantically rubbed against Gible's belly.

"Roar, roar..." Gible was so ticklish that it rolled around on the ground.

"Roar!" You big dog, you have no sportsmanship, bullying a child! Just you wait until I grow up!

Hearing Gible's provocation, Arcanine rubbed even harder, even using the Agility move.

Shang Qiu watched the playful Arcanine and Gible with great interest, and suddenly regretted that he had come in too much of a hurry and hadn't bought popcorn.

After a while, the Gible couldn't hold on any longer and forced itself to stand up, pointing its little paws at the ground.

"Roar!"

(｀Δ′)!

What kind of skill is it to bully children? If you're so capable, let's have a digging contest and see who can dig the deepest hole!

"Wang!"

Arcanine wasn't going to back down. He dug and dug. "I dig my way out of the house 366 times a year on average. How can I lose to you?"

The two sprites, one big and one small, hit it off immediately and simultaneously used the "Dig" skill to rush underground.

The sunlight was getting stronger and stronger, and it was already noon.

Shang Qiu, feeling utterly bored, opened a bag of steamed buns and started eating. He had been waiting from morning until noon.

They were both starving, but the two Pokémon were still locked in a fierce battle underground. Fortunately, Shang Qiu had the powerful Arcanine by his side, so he didn't have to worry about Gible being in danger.

After finishing two steamed buns, I waited a while longer, and then I heard some movement on the ground.

Coming out?

Shang Qiu stepped aside and stared at the spot where the two elves had dug.

Arcanine emerged from underground first, panting heavily, and lay listlessly on the ground.

He, being a fire-attribute individual, was barely able to breathe underground. Had it not been for his high level and immense strength, he would have given up long ago.

Gible, with its Ground type, looked at Arcanine with a wicked grin, just like Sandscraper.

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"Hoohoo!"

With that laugh, a warm, jade-like blue stone fell from the gible's mouth.

Shang Jianli looked closely and saw the item data appear in the Eye of the Elf.

Water Stone: Low-level, can slightly concentrate the power of water element, and can allow certain Pokémon to evolve.

It's a Water Stone!

Although Shang Qiu had never seen this thing before, he had a memory of its existence.

Attribute stones can evolve specific Pokémon. For example, Growlithe needs a Fire Stone to evolve into Arcanine.

Staryu needs a Water Stone to evolve into Starmie.

The price of a Water Stone is beyond description. As a stone that can evolve certain Pokémon, even the worst Water Stone costs over a million.

Since neither Gible nor Arcanine need this Water Stone, I can sell it for money to train Gible.

Shangqiu handed water to the exhausted and dehydrated Arcanine and steamed buns to Gible. After the two Pokémon had eaten for a while, Shangqiu led them to the breeding house.

There is a well-known dog breeding center in Jizhong City near Shang Qiu's home, the Growlithe Dog Breeding Center.

This breeding center has a prestigious background; even graduates select their newborn Pokémon here.

Compared to the official Pokémon Center, this place not only has a wider selection but is also cheaper.

As soon as you enter, a pretty saleswoman greets you with a sweet voice.

"Hello, guest, what would you like to buy?"

"Hey, Arcanine, you're here!"

"Woof!" the Gyrodoll barked and walked confidently into the breeding house.