I'm popularizing ecology in the Pokémon world.

When the answer was revealed on the live stream, the viewers, who were initially confused, only realized what had happened after seeing few surprised or shocked comments on the screen.

"Damn! There are more fishhooks than fish in this pond!"

The viewers watching the live stream on the Round Shark platform are mainly locals from Quartz. As the most popular star species in Quartz, Growlithe and Arcanine have habits that many people are already familiar with.

It's really not easy to successfully impersonate someone and scam them.

However, there were also a few netizens who genuinely seemed to not understand the question and were sincerely asking questions.

Why is Arcanine so well-behaved?

"What exactly did the streamer do?"

Having finally escaped the enthusiastic licking of the Growlithe, Chen Mu wiped the water off his face with his sleeve before taking a moment to explain the science to the audience.

"Some fans from other places may not be familiar with the habits of our Shiguo British Geyser."

Despite their large and imposing appearance, with their gaping maws that seem capable of biting off your head, these Pokémon actually have very stable personalities and are especially friendly towards humans.

Historically, even wild Gyrocopters that are untamed and have never seen humans since birth have never been recorded attacking humans on their own initiative.

On the contrary, they enjoy being friendly to humans and will occasionally feed them on a whim.

Some scholars have proposed a hypothesis that humans are likely very cute in the eyes of Gyrogodots, and bipedal creatures are aesthetically unappealing to them.

The way Arcanines see us is probably like how we see those fluffy, cuddly little cuties—we instinctively want to get close to them and can't bear to hurt them.

Therefore, everyone in the Quartz family knows that Arcanine is never scary; on the contrary, it is quite reliable.

Historically, many nomadic tribes on the grasslands would actively follow the footsteps of wild Growlithe dogs while herding their livestock, seeking refuge from the dogs to avoid various risks on the grasslands.

Many nomadic peoples still maintain the worship of Gryphons, regarding them as messengers of the gods, divine beasts that control fire and speed, and guardians of the grasslands.

Therefore, Arcanine was once classified as a legendary Pokémon, and its popularity rivaled that of many legendary Pokémon.

This explanation has clearly clarified the reasons for those who were unfamiliar with this topic.

Unfortunately, this inadvertently sparked an even bigger controversy.

"One person wrote in blood: Arcanine is a legendary Pokémon!"

"I support reclassifying Arcanine as a legendary Pokémon!"

"If Ursaring can be considered a divine beast, why can't my Arcanine?"

"Give me back the legendary title of Arcanine!"

Seeing the barrage of comments suddenly become lively again, Chen Mu was helpless for a moment.

At least now, a small number of viewers from other regions in the live stream can directly feel Quartz's love for Arcanine.

Encouraged by Chen Mu, Qinglian, Minami, and Kurosaki Hidemasa, the three children, mustered up their courage and stepped forward, cautiously reaching out to try and stroke the Growlithe's big head.

Although their local common sense had already told them that this was a very gentle and friendly Pokémon, the sense of oppression brought by this behemoth with a shoulder height of over 1.6 meters and a head height of nearly 2 meters was still too strong!

If Growlithe doesn't lower his head, the children can't even touch the top of his head.

He's so big!

Fortunately, Arcanine seemed to really enjoy petting humans. Before the three children could even tentatively reach out, he reached over and licked each of them.

The three children's fear vanished instantly. They looked at each other and burst into laughter, then took turns stroking the Growlithe's soft mane.

Minami's eyes lit up as she touched him, saying, "His muscles are so firm, his mane is so soft and smooth, and his body is still warm to the touch. It feels amazing!"

Upon hearing this, Qinglian hurriedly advised, "So, can you give up the idea of ​​raising smooth reptiles?"

"Emmmm..."

Minami pondered for a long time, feeling extremely conflicted.

Seeing that even Arcanine, the strongest Pokémon specializing in attacking Quartz, couldn't defeat Minami in a short time, Qinglian could only sigh helplessly in her heart.

It seems I'll have to visit Minami's house less often from now on.

At this moment, Hidemasa Kurosaki couldn't help but ask, "This Arcanine is so powerful, can I try to catch it?"

His eyes had been shining ever since he saw Arcanine break down the Tauros' resistance with a single blow from afar!

Such a powerful, confident, and affectionate Pokémon is simply every trainer's dream Pokémon!

Yuzuru, the professional trainer standing nearby, smiled and said, "Of course you can try, but success is not guaranteed. Besides, I think it would be more sensible for you to try to catch that little Growlithe over there instead of this boss Arcanine."

The Arcanine in front of us is already in its prime, and it's also the leader of the Growlithe pack not far away. It's highly unlikely that it would abandon its pack and follow humans.

The more realistic target for taming is actually those few puppies that were born this year in the distance.

"What should I do?"

Hidemasa Kurosaki was full of fighting spirit and seemed to be burning with passion.

However, professional trainer Yuzuru just smiled with interest and pointed in that direction, saying, "The process is not complicated at all. Go over there, use the treats you have to feed a Growlithe that you like. If it is willing to eat your food, then take out a Poké Ball, and it will understand your intention."

Kurosaki Hidemasa immediately ran excitedly toward the group of Growlithe dogs that were having a meal.

Chen Mu and the others then followed slowly.

Minami asked as they walked, "So what happens then? Do you think you can just pull out a Poké Ball and catch it? Is catching Pokémon here really that easy?"

Yuzu laughed. "Of course it's not that simple. The wild elves don't dislike you and are willing to give you a chance to be tested, but that's only the first step. And next—"

As they were talking, Hidemasa Kurosaki had already run to the Growlithe's feeding area and successfully lured a naive little Growlithe with the treats he had on him.

But then, he pulled out a hunting ball from his waist.

All the Growlithe dogs that were eating immediately looked up, their scrutinizing gazes all fixed on him.

"What happened?"

This scene almost startled the inexperienced Hidemasa Kurosaki.

Yuzhen's words followed slowly at that moment.

"Next comes the standard capture procedure for trainers, young man. Release your Pokémon and earn their approval through battles!"

"Shall we battle?" Hidemasa Kurosaki put away the empty Hunting Ball, but he was not intimidated by it. On the contrary, his fighting spirit became even higher.

"I choose you, Mosquito Coil!"

His opening remarks were clearly a tribute to a certain champion idol.

The next moment, Mosquito Coil's appearance immediately sparked a conversation among the Growlithe.

Then, a much larger adult Growlithe stepped forward and replaced the puppy that had just eaten Kurosaki Hidemasa's treats, standing opposite Kurosaki Hidemasa's mosquito coil.

"Huh? What's this?" Kurosaki Hidemasa looked at Yuzuru and Chen Mu with some confusion.

Even Chen Mu laughed. "Silly child, it's a test, how could we allow you to bully the weak? Once they assess that your Pokémon has a certain level of strength, they will naturally choose to have your parents fight for you."

"Why?"

(P.S.: A little tidbit: Arcanine's earliest Pokédex description in the first and second generation games, namely the Red, Yellow, Blue, Green and Gold and Silver versions, was: A Pokémon from Chinese legend!)

That's right, China was indeed mentioned at the time, which shows that GF actually planned to introduce real-world countries into future games.

Even Lt. Surge, the first Vermilion City Gym Leader, is portrayed as a retired U.S. soldier.

However, starting with the third generation, namely the Ruby and Sapphire versions of the game, GF completely abandoned the plan to introduce real-world countries into the Pokémon universe.

Therefore, starting from Generation III, Arcanine's Pokédex description was changed to: "A Pokémon from Eastern legends."

All the settings related to real-world countries in the early games were also retconned and overturned by GF.

Lt. Surge's character has now been changed to: a retired soldier who once worked as a mercenary in the Unova region.

Starting from Generation III, Arcanine was no longer considered a legendary Pokémon in the official rules for Pokémon battles.

Later, in the game "Tales of Arceus", Arcanine was given a new Greenland form, which confirmed that the "Eastern Legend" described in the original Arcanine Pokédex was the mythology of the Kanto region.

This also signifies that the Pokémon universe created by Game Freak has been completely separated from the real world, and no real-world countries will appear in the Pokémon universe in the future.

Many people speculated that Arcanine might have been a legendary Pokémon in the original conception of GF, which included real-world countries, but unfortunately, this speculation is now impossible to verify.

Besides, no matter what, the scrapped design of Arcanine's disappearance is still better than that of a certain Typhlosion, right?