Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

The main reason is that Magikarp is such a low-value Pokémon that it can't even be exchanged for the price of a Poké Ball, making it not worthwhile.

And so, through repeated attempts, successes and failures, and numerous failures, Xia Yan inevitably ended up catching more and more Pokémon.

Knowing that he had to take on the important task of collecting resources from unhatched Pokémon eggs, Weedle worked very hard.

until.

I caught an unexpected elf.

Chapter Fifty-Nine: The Storm is Brewing

Bahru bahru bah...

Pokémon: Kingler

Attribute: Water

Characteristics: unknown

Strength Assessment: Excellent

Mastered moves: Unknown

Xia Yan pursed his lips as he watched the giant crab, which had been dragged out of the water with great effort by the unicorn beetle and was blowing bubbles.

It's not surprising that Kingler appeared; as a Water-type Pokémon commonly found in the waters of the Kanto region, it's quite normal for it to be in this area.

What surprised him was the strength of this giant claw crab.

Whether from its size, the size of its pincers, the sharpness and wear of its pincers, the color of its carapace, or the fullness of the muscles beneath its carapace, it is not difficult to discern the strength of this giant pincer crab.

It's important to know that although Maple River is a river outside Golden City, and even outside a neglected slum, it's not far from Golden City after all.

The probability of encountering an exceptional-level Pokémon is relatively low.

The only possible explanation is that Maple River connects to many waterways outside Golden City, and this Exceptional-grade Giant Claw Crab appeared here because of the rain.

Additionally, there is a scar on its back shell. Although it has healed, one can still imagine how much damage this scar caused to the giant crab.

Furthermore, Crab is a Pokémon that can molt. Theoretically, it can remove the scars on its back by molting once.

So, this was left recently?

This scar... it looks like it was struck by lightning.

"Maybe it's just luck. Putting everything else aside, top-grade giant crabs aren't cheap."

Thinking about it made me feel relieved.

A fool wouldn't make money if he could.

In order to avoid becoming Bulbasaur's egg, Xia Yan had no choice but to reluctantly let Weedle take it.

Of course, taking down this giant king crab isn't that easy.

Bahru bahru bah...

The giant crab stood on the ground, blowing bubbles, staring blankly at the unicorn beetle, as if wondering how it had somehow ended up on the shore.

If it doesn't make a move, it's a good opportunity for Xia Yan.

"Electric grid!"

"Waaah!"

The unicorn responded, already quite adept at weaving its web, and increasingly skilled at utilizing its electric-type energy.

The benefit of battle is that it allows spirits to grow faster; this is a generally accepted theory.

Sizzle sizzle...

The electric grid carrying electricity flew toward the giant crab.

click!

But then, the previously dull giant crab's eyes suddenly became very sharp, and the moment the electric net hit it, its raised pincers shot out and directly clamped down on the spider web.

A smug look appeared in his eyes.

But his expression froze for a second.

The current from the spider web travels directly through its pincers to its entire body.

Seeing the giant crab's reaction, Xia Yan couldn't help but chuckle.

This giant claw crab is quite the actor.

But its cleverness backfired. It thought it could easily take down the unicorn's electric net, but it was not only stimulated by the electric current, causing its body to stiffen briefly, but its main attack weapon, its pincers, also got stuck in the spider web.

The spider web of a unicorn is not an ordinary thread.

After Weedle ate the two berries and shed its shell for the first time, completing its first metamorphosis, the power of its Bug-type moves increased significantly, and the toughness and stickiness of its silk threads also improved considerably.

So the giant crab soon learned its lesson.

It discovered that its usually invincible, powerful pincers were unable to break free from the silk threads in a short time.

What might have been a troublesome battle became relatively simple thanks to the giant crab's cleverness.

This is the difference between wild Pokémon and those with trained Pokémon battling.

Wild Pokémon often make mistakes in judgment or perception, and fight based on their own assumptions and ideas.

"Poison needle!"

Whoosh whoosh—

Three poison needles shot out at lightning speed.

But the giant crab hurriedly turned around, its back now facing the unicorn beetle's venomous stinger.

Knock knock knock—

Instead of the crisp sound of the poison needle being deflected, it made a dull thud, like it was stuck in a tree trunk.

The unicorn beetle's highly corrosive venomous stinger was firmly embedded in the giant crab's back.

To be precise, it was nailed to that scar.

The giant crab's prized carapace failed to stop the invasion of its venomous stinger.

"Kuka!!" the giant crab cried out in pain, its eyes filled with disbelief.

Is that the venomous stinger of a unicorn beetle?

Seeing this, Xia Yan narrowed his eyes slightly. "It doesn't seem to have the 'Hard Armor' ability. So it's very likely to have 'Strength Claw', and there's a very small chance it's 'Hardcore'. If it does have the 'Hardcore' ability, then this Kingler will be much more valuable."

The "Hard Armor" ability makes the shells of Pokémon with shells even harder and less likely to be hit in vital areas. It is considered a defensive ability among the two common abilities of Kingler.

"Strength Claw" is an offensive ability that makes Kingler's claws sharper and stronger, and makes it less likely for its attack stat to be lowered by the opponent's moves.

As for "Forced," it is a relatively rare hidden ability. Its effect is to make the additional effects of a move disappear, but in return, it can increase the power of the move to a certain extent.

Among Pokémon with the "Force" ability, the most common is Nidoking or Nidoqueen. When used with the Pokémon item Life Orb, it can make every move of the Pokémon with this ability more powerful, which is a pretty good Pokémon ability.

While a Krabby with the "Forced" ability isn't as valuable as a Nidoking with "Forced," it's definitely more valuable than a regular Krabby.

Having endured the unicorn beetle's poisonous sting, the giant crab, taking advantage of the brief opening, finally managed to use its other, relatively smaller pincer to tear through the unicorn beetle's web.

Then I saw it close one eye in pain, raise its pincers, and spray out a lot of foam.

The bubbles are very fast and have a wide attack range.

Xia Yan's expression changed slightly, and he immediately shouted, "Don't take it head-on, get out of the way!"

boo boo-

Bubbles filled with dense water vapor burst around the unicorn's body, and the dense water vapor that splashed out was impossible to dodge. The unicorn could only rely on its agile body to constantly dodge the main bubble attacks.

However, it inevitably suffered damage from soaking the rice.

"This is really forced, it's exactly what I want..." Xia Yan thought to himself.

However, the price of the forcibly obtained giant king crab is even higher!

"Electric grid!"

After the foam subsided, Xia Yan took command again.

The unicorns worked in perfect harmony and immediately wove an electrified web.

This time, the giant crab had clearly learned its lesson and immediately moved sideways to avoid being enveloped by the electric grid.

But after running only a few steps, the giant crab suddenly stumbled, like a soft-legged shrimp, and almost fell to the ground.

As you can see, on its carapace, the poisonous needles that it previously ignored are now spreading in concentric circles with patterns of venom.

The venom of the unicorn beetle has penetrated the shell's defenses and begun to manifest its toxicity.

However, the giant crab managed to avoid the weasel's electric net and released another bubble just as it was about to fall.

The giant crab is quite resilient, but the outcome of the battle was already decided from the moment it ignored the unicorn's first electric net and was hit by its poison stinger.

"Shield of Counterattack"

Previously, due to the rush, this tactic couldn't be used, but now that preparations are in place, Unicorn has its own way of dealing with the dense bubble.

Watching Luo's spinning and flying threads shatter the dense foam in mid-air, Xia Yan suddenly had a bold idea.

In the anime, Ash's Pikachu can use electricity to create a shield. Could Weedle also attach an electric current to those flying threads?

Would that have a stronger effect?

However, now is not the time to consider these things; the right thing to do is to take down this "forced" giant crab as soon as possible.

Xia Yan didn't notice that while he was focused on the giant claw crab, the once calm surface of the Maple River suddenly became turbulent.

Storm is coming.

Chapter Sixty: Jian Er's Plea for Help

The final "insect bite" completely ended the giant crab's perseverance.

Throw a Poké Ball to capture it.