Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

Wearing a bear-shaped hat, its mouth puffed out.

I reached out and tried to extend my super-powered membrane to grab this fish spirit and give it a good "greeting".

Fortunately.

Xia Yan, who witnessed this scene in time, immediately grabbed the hand of the bear-clothed man.

Its behavior was stopped.

Looking at the frail elf outside, he let out a long sigh.

“This thing is the overlord of this body of water,” Xia Yan said.

"Eevee?" Eevee tilted its head.

Also crooked is the bear-themed outfit.

No matter how you look at it, this weak appearance doesn't seem like that of a hegemon at all.

Xia Yan gave a helpless twitch of his lips. "Because it's called a wakizashi (weak-headed fish)."

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...

What Xia Yan didn't know was...

After they submerged into the water, a sudden surge of supernatural power appeared, and a girl appeared out of thin air at the spot where they had just fought, accompanied by a purple, cat-like sprite.

Bright eyes swept over the mess on the ground.

A faint green light shimmered in his eyes.

A fair hand stroked the soft fur of the elf beside her.

"That's strange. There were obvious superpower fluctuations here just now. Judging from the marks on the ground, there should have been a battle. Where are they?"

They've arrived.

It all started with Natsuhiko and Alakazam's superpowers...

Naza!

Chapter Sixteen: Diudiu, Hugs, and Lifts High

In the world of elves, what kind of creature is the most terrifying?

Mythical beast?

Mythical beasts are indeed terrifying, but they are so rare that most people will never see one in their lifetime.

Besides mythical beasts?

That must be a social elf.

This is because it is a more common existence compared to those powerful wild Pokémon.

For example, latauts and little latauts living in city sewers often cause a rat infestation when their numbers become large enough.

For example, in the wild forest, you might encounter swarms of bees, flocks of finches, and so on.

If you don't have enough strength to encounter them, you might be able to do nothing but run away.

Sometimes, even escaping is a luxury.

The wakama is such a social creature.

Moreover, the Wobbuffet population is more troublesome than other Elf populations.

Because they are the only species of elf in the entire elf world that can integrate their race into a single entity.

The characteristic of the owlfish is that it can "swarm". When it is frightened or feels threatened, it can release special signals to summon its companions and use the "swarm" characteristic to gather together into a complete individual.

The Wishiwashi is a Pokémon with a base stat total of only 175, which is among the lowest in the entire Pokémon world.

However, when the number of Wishiwashi gathers to a certain extent and forms a "swarm" pattern, its base stats will soar to 620 points, which is terrifying.

It's worth noting that even after a pseudo-legendary Pokémon evolves into its final form, its base stat total is only 600 points, which is 20 points lower than Wishiwashi's "School Form".

Although race stats are just data provided by the League for reference and do not have a decisive impact on actual combat, they can still explain a lot in some situations.

Theoretically speaking, there is no upper limit to the number of Woof Woof fish needed to form a "swarm mentality".

Furthermore, the more owl fish are added, the stronger the fish will be once they form a "swarm".

In other words, if tens of thousands or even more Woof ...

This has led to the fact that in the Alola region, where Wishiwashi is abundant, this Pokémon, like Bewear, is defined as a very dangerous Pokémon.

Often, the huge shadows or water monsters seen by ships are actually the shadows of the "school form" of the swamp mackerel.

Therefore, Xia Yancai felt fortunate that he had stopped the bear-wearing behavior in time.

Don't underestimate this small wrasse; a single phone call can bring you dozens or even more wrasse.

This is also why other Water-type Pokémon choose to stay away when they see Wishiwashi approaching.

Their behavior further demonstrates that there are a considerable number of wrasse in this area.

If they were on the ground, Xia Yan might not necessarily be afraid of this kind of spirit.

But now that he's in the water, he can't use many of his Pokémon's abilities. If Wishiwashi summons its companions, he'll have no choice but to let Alakazam run away.

The Alakazam is signaling to move away from the wakaba.

They are not to be trifled with for the time being.

The main target is still the algae.

Continue descending.

The light became increasingly less visible, and slowly it seemed to reach the bottom of the lake where the algae were.

"Whoosh."

Hu Di suddenly sensed something and looked in one direction.

Following its gaze, Xia Yan saw a faint glimmer of light amidst the tangled water plants.

"Let's go take a look."

Alakazam used its superpowers to brush aside the seaweed and, controlling the spoon, retrieved the glittering object from within.

They were taken into the space where Xia Yan and the others were currently located.

It is a palm-sized scale, triangular in shape, somewhat like a seashell, with a magenta top that gradually fades to light blue at the end.

The entire scale emitted a faint, beautiful halo, making it exceptionally pretty when held in the palm of your hand.

"Bu-i~~"

Little Eevee's eyes lit up instantly, as if they held tiny stars.

Such beautiful scales.

"Beautiful scales?"

Xia Yan felt the cool touch on his fingertips, looked at the scales, and said its name.

Beautiful Scales are a type of fairy item, but many people don't know their function and simply treat them as collectibles.

Even so, the value of "Meiling scales" has remained high, and they are often snapped up by the wealthy as collectibles as soon as they appear.

If a wealthy person has a "beautiful scale" displayed as a collectible in their home, it definitely indicates that they are financially powerful and a worthwhile partner to cooperate with. It's time to quickly sign various cooperation agreements with them.

It is precisely because of this potential function that the value of "beautiful scales" has continued to rise since its discovery, and it has become a symbol of status for some people.

It's so beautiful that it's beyond words.

But in fact, "beautiful scales" do have a practical function.

It can evolve Feebas, which is known as the ugliest Pokémon in the Pokémon world, into Milotic, which is known as the most beautiful Pokémon in the Pokédex!

A leap from one extreme to another.

Wild Milotica are extremely rare, which results in a very small number of "beautiful scales".

To this day, no one knows which Pokémon Milotic evolved from.

The main reason is that no one would have guessed that the beautiful Milotic is actually the evolved form of the Pokémon Feebas.

Xia Yan had actually considered writing a paper on the evolution conditions of some special Pokémon, among which Milotic was definitely a very representative one.

However, due to the inability to find "beautiful scales", the plan had to be temporarily shelved.

But now he has unintentionally obtained a "beautiful scale", which has made his mind more active.

The more important thing is...

Since we've seen "beautiful scales" here, it must mean that at least one Milotic lives in these waters!

If the value of "Beautiful Scales" is so high, then the value of Milas is even more unquestionable.

Their value can no longer be measured by factors such as strength, mastery of techniques, potential, or ability.

"This lake is like a treasure trove."

Xia Yan murmured, pinching the "beautiful scales".

First there was the scum algae, and now there's even a possibility of Milotic existing.

This lake is truly a treasure trove.

Xia Yan is now even more troubled.

The disadvantages of not having a water-type Pokémon were on full display at this moment.

If he could have a Gym Leader-level Water-type Pokémon that he had trained himself, along with Alakazam, he wouldn't necessarily be able to roam freely here, but he would at least be qualified to completely overturn this body of water and have the ability to catch all the Pokémon he wanted.

Instead of wandering around the lake like a headless fly, as we are now.

"Maybe there's even an ugly fish, so we can just have one and be done with it all at once," Xia Yan thought to himself, hoping for the best.

But it's just a thought.

Xia Yan is no longer suitable to capture Pokémon that require starting from scratch.