Why would you need a girlfriend when you have Pokémon?

Chapter 209: Anyway, let’s expand the team first

"Hahaha, this is actually quite embarrassing. Well, I'll use it less in the future..."

Although this power is indeed very powerful from a human perspective, from a Pokémon perspective, if Masked Meowth wants to use force on Rowe, the only way he can give himself dignity is to decide how to get fucked...

So, although it is a very powerful ability, it is nothing in front of Pokémon. After confirming this, Lowe felt relieved.

Now, he has sorted out the things at hand, reported the latest situation to his parents, defeated his father, and determined the correct way to unlock the ultimate power and mega evolution.

Of course, Lowe did not forget that he had another important task, which was that he still needed to help Xijiana, the Meteor Citizen, to end her long-cherished wish for more than a thousand years and completely complete the mission of the Meteor Citizen.

Of course, the main focus at this stage is still collecting badges. After defeating his father, there are still three gyms left to challenge.

In the city of Indigo, Naqi controls the flying type Pokémon. In the city of Green Ridge, the twin gym leaders Xiaofeng and Xiaonan control the psychic type Pokémon. Finally, there is the gym leader Mikoli in the city of Liuli who controls the water type Pokémon...

...Among these three, Mikoli is undoubtedly the strongest. After all, after Daigo, he was the one who took over the championship of the Hoenn region. In other words, he is a man who truly possesses champion-level combat power.

On the other hand, this man is also the holder of the Grand Master Ribbon of the Grand Prix Contest and a close friend of Daigo.

Another not-so-important identity... He is Lucia's master, and Lucia was the idol of the gorgeous competition that he single-handedly trained.

All in all, he will undoubtedly be a very terrifying and powerful enemy. As the last stop of the eight gyms, he is absolutely flawless.

As for the remaining two gyms, their strengths are similar. In terms of strength, they are not as good as Qianli who was just defeated. Since Lowe can already defeat Qianli, theoretically they are no longer particularly threatening opponents.

Of course, considering that Rowe was able to defeat Qianli, it cannot be said that Rowe's strength surpassed Qianli. He just won one game in the Pokémon Duel, which cannot be regarded as a comprehensive surpassing of strength. If they fight again, the outcome will be hard to say.

Therefore, considering this point, facing the three gym leaders of Naqi, Xiaofeng and Xiaonan, the outcome is still hard to say, but at least it will definitely not be more difficult than fighting Qianli. In fact, the only strong enemy and challenge left is indeed Mikoli...

as well as……

...Team Ocean and Team Lava!

In short, Mikoli is the final challenge target, and the cities where the remaining three gym masters are located need to be reached by water.

Of course, it is possible to fly directly there, but of course, Lowe currently lacks these two means of transportation.

Having just defeated Qianli, his team was in urgent need of further expansion. Lowe felt that now was the best time to expand the team.

"So..." Lowe calmed down and said to the people around him, "...Next, I plan to expand the team and add new partners!"

Others all agreed with Lowe's decision. "That's right. More encounters mean more fate. Building more connections with Pokémon is an essential step to becoming an excellent trainer..."

Qianli gave a very high evaluation of Lowe's decision. Of course, Lowe felt that it was most likely just because Qianli himself was a senior Pokémon fan.

"By the way, Liliae too... have you ever considered training your own Pokémon?"

"Eh?"

Being asked this question suddenly, Liliae was stunned for a moment, but Lowe looked calm.

"For what Liliae wants to do, she must first improve her own strength. Becoming a trainer is the most reliable way..."

After all, in this world, solving most problems depends on the power of Pokémon, and if you want to use the power of Pokémon, you have to become a trainer. This is absolutely the right way among all the right ways.

Liliae also subconsciously tightened her bag. Speaking of Pokémon, she actually did have some. In a sense, Nebula could be considered Liliae's Pokémon partner.

However, the existence of the small nebula is too secret, and it seems that the power of the small nebula is very unstable. Occasionally, it will suddenly burst out with terrifying power, but in most cases, the small nebula seems to be completely harmless and has no combat power at all.

In short, not counting Nebula, Lillie can also become a trainer if she has a new Pokémon partner.

Lillie was obviously hesitant about this. Lowe knew that Lillie was afraid of Pokémon, which seemed to be due to the psychological trauma she suffered from being attacked by Pokémon when she was young.

So Lowe had never mentioned this before, but now, Lowe felt that Lillie had come into contact with many Pokémon with him. At least now, Lillie no longer showed any fear when coming into contact with Masked Meow and the others.

So Lowe thought that maybe Liliae could now overcome her psychological trauma and try to become a trainer. In fact, Liliae had had this idea when she was undergoing special training with Iron Whirl.

But at that time she tried to listen to Professor Tiexuan's training experience, but she didn't understand it for a long time.

Lowe thought this was understandable. After all, Lillie had never received any systematic training in Pokémon battles. Professor Tiexuan's teaching could be regarded as an "advanced textbook" that was not meant for newcomers.

On the other hand, Lillie is obviously different from traditional trainers. Just as Lowe said before, she is more suitable for cheerleading. She does not need to provide any tactical support. She only needs to provide emotional value throughout the process. In short, as long as she is willing to wear a cheerleading uniform and dance a cheering dance, everything else can be left to the Pokémon to solve themselves.

...Lilia herself was obviously a little unconfident about this metaphysical tactical school, but now Lilia was indeed willing to try some changes just as Lowe had thought.

"Well, Lowe is right. I can't stay confused like this forever. It's about time I take the initiative to try to make some changes and become a trainer... If this can give me the power to change that I hope for, I will definitely work hard!"

It sounded like a very naive statement, but Lowe knew that Liliae was the type who could "do whatever she wanted". She was quite talented, but she just met a mother who was too powerful and suppressed her.

Let's be reasonable. In front of a strong woman like President Lusamine, unless one is a truly amazing genius, the average person would be lost in the crowd...

and so……

"...Let's go meet new friends together~"

Chapter 210: More Friends, More Paths

"So, if you're going to meet new friends, where exactly are you going?"

Lilia was naturally very curious about this, and Lowe patted his chest with a smile, "Don't worry, I know someone. Isn't this in Chenghua City? There is an acquaintance nearby~"

The acquaintance that Lowe mentioned was naturally the old captain Hatch who lived near the Orange Forest, because this time Lowe hoped to capture a water-type Pokémon to expand his team, and by the way, serve as a means of transportation to various waters in the future.

Of course, it would be most convenient to go directly to the sea. And since we are talking about going to the sea, then it would be the right choice to go to old man Hatch...

...And it just so happened that the cottage where old man Hatch lived was only a few steps away from here. Lowe and Liliae went out and turned a corner. After walking for less than two hours, they found old man Hatch's cottage.

Sure enough, when Lowe explained his purpose, old man Hatch immediately agreed without hesitation.

"It's a piece of cake. Isn't it just going out to sea to find a suitable water Pokémon? In that case, well, let me take a look..."

Old man Hatch took out his navigator and soon contacted a friend.

"Well, that's good..." The person on the other side seemed to be a middle-aged man. Old man Hatch explained a few words to him, and he readily agreed.

"I'm not in good health right now to go on a long voyage, but I know a lot of friends who are still sailing. I just contacted a friend and he said he's happy to take you guys, Lowe, on a trip. Let's go, I'll take you to meet him now..."

Although the old man claimed that he was too old to travel to the open sea, seeing how energetic he looked, Lowe suspected that he was fully capable of making two round trips in the deep-sea channel.

Of course, the old man didn't have a suitable large ship at hand, and his speedboat could only operate in offshore waters, so he contacted his friends for help.

In short, Lowe and Lilia boarded old man Hatch's speedboat and set sail with a roar...

"Lowei, he really has a lot of connections..."

Lilia couldn't help but sigh. When she first met Lowe, he proudly told her, "I have someone above me~"...

At the time, Liliae just thought it was a joke to lighten the mood, but now it seems that this sentence might be mostly serious.

Lowe does have quite a lot of connections. Not only does he know the league champion, he also has a gym leader as his father. He chats and laughs with Devon's President Zfuchi, and seems to get along well with the idols of the glamour contest. It even seems like they are actively pursuing Lowe.

Now we have an old captain like old man Hatch who is quite popular. We can contact a big ship to help with just one phone call.

Lowe smiled and waved his hand, "Of course, make a few more friends when you're out and about, you never know when they'll come in handy. I believe that as long as you're willing to be sincere, most people can get along well with each other, and this is true for humans and Pokémon too~"

While saying this, Lowe did not forget to tease the Sylveon in his arms. As usual, Meowth didn't like the sea very much, so it didn't come to the deck. Gardevoir followed closely behind at a distance of half a body length.

Anyway, with the strength of Gardevoir's telekinesis, she can sense Lowe's spirit anytime and anywhere. Her telekinesis also gently entangles Lowe, forming an invisible aura.

Simply put, if any unexpected event occurs, this aura can effectively protect Rowe. With Gardevoir's current telekinetic strength, this aura's defense can definitely withstand direct attacks from ordinary Pokémon.

In addition, it can also resist mosquitoes and poisonous snakes, which is very convenient when going out...

...Of course, the greatest use of the aura is that, while wrapping up Lowe, it can clearly and accurately feel every subtle change of his body through telekinesis.

For a Pokémon like Gardevoir that has strong telekinesis, telekinesis is an extension of her body and can be completely regarded as a part of her body. In other words, although it seems that the two have no contact, they are actually always closely connected.

Of course, there are less troublesome ways, like the Sylveon in Lowe's arms, which always has a ribbon tightly wrapped around Lowe's wrist. In a sense, this is a "declaration of ownership". Compared to Gardevoir, which prefers to stick to him invisibly, Sylveon's way of expressing affection is much more direct.

This is also because Fairy Eevee's personality is the type of "she seems to know that she is cute", which is in sharp contrast to the introverted Gardevoir.

Liliae was naturally very envious of this, and wished she could have such a partner.

She likes Pokémon very much, but because she was attacked by a Pokémon when she was young, she subconsciously has a psychological trauma when facing wild Pokémon. If it is a Pokémon that has been captured by people, it’s okay, but when she sees wild Pokémon, she will unconsciously feel a little scared.

Fortunately, after so many years of baptism, the psychological shadow has been alleviated a lot now, and traveling with Lowe has also broadened my horizons. It can be said that my character and temper have been well honed.

Compared to the young lady who was ignorant of the ways of the world back then, she is now considered a new adventurer with some talent.

As long as you have your own Pokémon, you can become a real trainer...

...I could have gone directly to the research institute to get my initial Pokémon. Liliae had studied in the Pokémon Academy system before, so her grades would definitely be fine.

However, the nearby research institutes do not have any suitable initial Pokémon ready for now. After all, it is not easy to breed initial Pokémon. Every year, breeding must begin in advance in conjunction with the graduation season. Before a suitable initial Pokémon can be delivered to a new trainer, it will take several years of training.

So Lowe thought about it and decided that it would be more efficient for him to take Lilia to the scene to subdue those who looked pleasing to the eye...

While chatting here, Lowe suddenly stopped talking, and his ears caught the sound of breaking waves...

"coming!"

He looked in the direction where the sound of water came from, and saw a real ocean-going ship breaking through the waves. After all, Liliae was a young lady and had taken a luxury ship more than once, so the big ship in front of her did not shock her too much.

But she also knew very well that such a large ship could not be easily summoned. Could old man Hatch get such a large ship to help with just one phone call?

"Haha, the captain of that ship used to be a sailor under the old man, and it was the old man who helped him to build his ship~"

Old man Hatch explained the reason in one sentence. With such a fate, it is no wonder that the other party came to help after a phone call...

"Let's go, let's get on the boat~"

Chapter 211: The Legend of the Awakening Island

The two ships came into contact with each other, and the three men from Lowe's side boarded the other large ship. As for old man Hatch's speedboat, it was naturally taken on board the large ship.

"You are still as energetic as ever, Captain Hatch..."

Among the sailors, there was a middle-aged man dressed as a captain. He came up and greeted old man Hatch generously.

This man should be the sailor that old man Hatch mentioned. He used to be his subordinate and is also the captain of this big ship.

"Haha, what do you mean by energetic or not? The old man can no longer travel to the open sea. He can only wander around in the shallow sea all day. It's true that people can't refuse to accept their old age. I can't compare to that old guy Genji, who can still wander around at his age..."

"Haha, what you said is true... Who doesn't know the story of your conquest of the ocean and your visit to the 'Island of Awakening'? Well, young men, cheer up and show your abilities to the seniors!"