Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 254 Mosquito Coil's Challenge, Slowpoke Evolution

After Su Yu saw Lusamine off.

Before leaving, he asked the other party not to reveal any information about this place.

The abilities of the goats they ride are still too astonishing. Now, they can already unleash some god-like power.

Therefore, it's best not to spread it outside unless necessary.

Back at the cabin, Dongdong Mouse was diligently training the new abilities he had acquired yesterday to become stronger.

Nearby, the Screw Mole and its friends gathered together, their eyes filled with envy.

Transforming into lightning... that ability sounds really cool, and it's even cooler to use.

Unfortunately, including Patchlitz, none of them changed much after eating the buns and could not transform into lightning.

……

Time flew by, and several more days passed in the blink of an eye.

One day, a group of mosquito coils, accompanied by several mosquito coil tadpoles, suddenly arrived at the ranch.

They seemed to have moved from somewhere unknown, and after arriving at the ranch, they set their sights on Moon Lake, intending to drive away the Slowpokes there.

By the time Su Yu arrived, they had already started fighting. Seeing this, Su Yu quickly had Shui Jun stop them.

Upon seeing Su Yu, all the Slowpokes obediently stopped. However, one of the leaders of the Poliwag trio provocatively waved to the Slowpoke leader, seemingly wanting a one-on-one fight.

"Yay~?"

Seemingly puzzled by Mosquito Coil's actions, Slowpoke tilted its head, expressing its confusion.

Su Yu explained what the other party meant to it, and it also became somewhat interested.

"This lake is not going to be given to you; this is my territory."

"However, I can offer something else. We can use this as the prize for the match; whoever wins, I'll give it to them. Is that alright?"

As he spoke, Su Yu pulled a stalk of spirit leek from the belly of Gengar behind him.

—King of Onions.

As soon as Farfetch'd appeared, it attracted the attention of Slowpoke and Poliwag, as it was a great item that could replace the King's Token.

Compared to the extremely rare King's Token, which is difficult to find even for evolving a Pokémon, Sirfetch'd is everywhere to Su Yu.

However, for a Pokémon to successfully evolve, it must possess the aura of a king. At the very least, it must be the leader of its kind.

"Yo-bo~!"

Mosquito Coil immediately became interested. Its subordinates behind it also patted their bellies to create a cheer for their leader.

They looked like a group of war fanatics.

"Ya-dong..."

However, the Slowpoke leader's expression turned serious. Seeing this, Su Yu patted its shoulder:

"Don't worry, even if we lose, it'll just be a green onion for them, it won't matter at all."

"Just treat it as training. Besides, you're actually quite capable; you need to believe in yourself."

Back when they were still on the island, the Slowpoke leader could single-handedly fight a swarm of Tentacruel with just one Pokémon. While type advantage certainly played a role, it also demonstrates that this Slowpoke was exceptionally skilled.

Ordinary wild mosquito coils might not be a match for it.

Upon hearing this, Slowpoke nodded and looked at Poliwag beside him.

The battle is about to begin...

Since both are Water-type Pokémon, Su Yu decided that the battle would take place on Moon Lake. Meanwhile, the other Pokémon from the ranch also arrived to watch the battle unfold.

Alcremie was once again at the forefront, the first to arrive at the scene on her goat mount. Thanks to the expansive view from the goat's back, she could see the entire battlefield.

Arcanine, accompanied by its henchman Electrify, followed closely behind.

And on the lake...

As a laid-back Pokémon that dislikes fighting, Slowpoke isn't nervous. In contrast, Poliwag clenches its fists, sharpening its sword.

"Battle begins!"

At this moment, Su Yu also issued a command.

No sooner had he finished speaking than Mosquito Coil rushed forward at lightning speed.

"Is it the characteristic of being able to move freely and easily?"

In reality, this characteristic can also increase swimming speed in water. That's why Su Yu noticed it at a glance.

In that case... evolving into Poliwag Queen would likely result in the Rain ability, which is quite rare.

It's worth noting that among the currently known Pokémon, only three possess this ability, including Kyogre.

"It's a good choice to raise in farmland..."

Su Yu thought to himself.

As Poliwag charged forward, it used Brick Break, attempting to take down Slowpoke, a fragile Pokémon, at close range.

However, Slowpoke is still a Psychic-type Pokémon, especially this leader, whose Psychic abilities are very well developed.

As a rare attribute, superpowers have a significant advantage in regular battles.

With a single [Psychic Power], Mosquito Coil was unable to get close and was flung away into the distant waters by the psychic power.

This move wasn't very powerful; it was mostly used for defense. Therefore, Mosquito Coil quickly swam back. But it also clearly sensed that its opponent had held back and hadn't used their full strength.

"Yobo..."

This made Mosquito Coil feel slightly disrespected, and its bad temper flared up at the slightest provocation. It swam quickly again, preparing to attack once more.

"Ya-dong..."

However, at this moment, Slowpoke had a different idea.

If you keep throwing your opponent back and hold out until the end of the match, then your opponent will give up, right?

It allows you to win the battle without harming your opponent, which is a win-win situation.

Thinking this through, Slowpoke nodded silently, deciding on its next strategy.

The two Pokémon just inexplicably clashed. In the end, Poliwag was exhausted, but still wanted to fight again.

"Alright, stop. The outcome is already decided."

Su Yu spoke up.

However, Mosquito Coil was unwilling to stop; it stretched out its fist, wanting to fight again.

Seeing that some Pokémon wanted to continue, Suicune immediately unleashed its power as a legendary Pokémon, causing Poliwag's hands to tremble.

— Su Yu has already said to stop, are you still planning to launch a sneak attack?

Intimidated by Suicune's imposing presence, Poliwag immediately became obedient. On the surrounding shore, the wild goats, riding on the mountain, cast unfriendly glances.

"Yo-bo..." Mosquito Coil immediately backed down. It seems there are quite a few experts in this ranch.

After Slowpoke came ashore, Su Yu handed it the green onion.

"You won easily. This scallion is yours," Su Yu said with a smile.

After obtaining the "Evolution Item", Slowpoke called out towards the lake.

Several days ago, it had already made a pact with a giant tongue clam in the lake to evolve together.

After all, evolution is a matter between two Pokémon. Slowpoke needs Shellder's consent to evolve.

Just like establishing a relationship, if the other party doesn't agree, there's nothing the other party can do.

After swimming ashore, Shellder looked at Slowpoke up and down, unsure of where to bite.

"Just bite its head."

Su Yu also offered guidance, as this was the first time he had witnessed Slowpoke evolve. He hadn't expected these "newbies" to be even less experienced than he was.

Upon hearing this, the giant clam immediately bit into it. Instantly, a flash of white light appeared.

The green onion vanished, and the Shellder on its head merged with Slowpoke. When the white light faded, a Pokémon standing upright appeared before them.

—The wise man of the sea, Dazai-sama!

Upon seeing Su Yu, Dazed King's eyes became noticeably clearer, no longer as dull as before.

The giant lizard's deadly poison stimulated its brain, and as if enlightened, the Slowking felt the world was clearer than ever before.

Seeing this, Su Yu asked curiously:

"Can you speak, Slowking? Like, human language?"

In the movie, Slowking seems to be able to speak human language. I wonder if my own Slowking can?

Upon hearing this, Slowking opened his mouth, seemingly wanting to express himself. However, after holding it in for a long time, he let out a strange cry.

"Ya...ya dong!"

It was still the Slowpoke's cry, and the meaning it conveyed seemed to be "language needs to be learned to master".

Okay...it seems that's true. Human language is like a foreign language to Pokémon; they can't be born knowing it. Meowth from Team Rocket is an example of this.

However, with Dazai's intelligence, learning a foreign language might be quite easy for him.

(End of this chapter)