Why would you need a girlfriend when you have Pokémon?

Thinking of this, Lowe remembered another thing...

It seemed that this time he was not the one capturing Pokémon, but he was helping Maximize to capture Pokémon. He was a little distracted just now and forgot about this.

"Ahem, that..."

Lowe felt a little embarrassed for a moment and was about to say something when he unexpectedly came up with shining eyes, grabbed Lowe's hand and shook it up and down excitedly.

"Great, awesome! This is a real Pokémon battle, totally different from what you see on TV. Both Lowe and New Leaf are awesome. You guys work together really well!"

Before, Lowe and New Leaf Cat had cooperated several times to confuse Lalulas, who could read minds. The commands Lowe issued continuously were completely different from those executed by New Leaf Cat.

As for the details of this...

"It was Lowe who issued the real command using gestures. The verbal command was just to confuse Lalulas. He deliberately used this method to confuse Lalulas's judgment..."

"Uh, did you figure it out?"

Lowe was also a little surprised. Yes, the fact was just as Manchong said. Every time Lowe gave an order, he would accompany it with special gestures and movements. In other words, those were Lowe's real orders.

As for the instructions that Lowe reported, they were just a feint to confuse the opponent's judgment. This was a skill that Lowe and Neoleaf had worked out after a long period of cooperation. It was originally intended to be used in Pokémon trainer duels.

Even in actual combat, he was able to deceive Lalulas, who possessed the ability to read minds. Of course, this may also be because Lalulas did not possess true and complete mind-reading skills, but only an ability similar to vague perception.

But no matter what, the fact that this tactic could be fooled by Lalulas proved its feasibility, but unexpectedly, it was seen through by Manchong.

This is certainly because a bystander can see things more clearly, but Lowe also believes that this is because Manchong has a high level of understanding and is very good at observation.

His good observation skills may be due to his weak body, which makes him relatively more delicate and sensitive, while his understanding is definitely a gift.

For a moment, Lowe couldn't help but feel a little regretful. If it weren't for his congenital genetic disease, Manchong would most likely have become an excellent trainer.

"Well, forget it. I didn't get anything out of this mess. Let's have lunch first. I brought a rice ball lunch box. I'll just have a picnic~"

Lowe looked up at the sky. It was already noon after all the trouble, so he suggested having lunch first.

Manchong naturally had no objection to this, and because of what happened just now, Manchong seemed to have been a lot more relaxed towards Lowe.

They laid out the placemat, opened the lunch box, sat on the ground, and began to enjoy their lunch with Xinye Cat. Lowe took out a brush from his backpack and picked up Xinye Cat with a smile.

"I'm sorry, it was my fault just now, so this is a sincere apology~"

Xinye Miao glanced at Lowe and seemed to want to pull it away, but he couldn't resist the temptation and lay obediently on Lowe's legs with his belly exposed.

Lowe reached out to grab the brush, but suddenly heard a low cry from Manchong beside him.

"Hey, how come the rice ball flew away by itself..."

"what?"

Chapter 19 Any Speaker Cricket fans out there?

"what?"

When Lowe heard the words "the rice ball flew away by itself", he couldn't stand it anymore and immediately turned around to check the situation.

Sure enough, a rice ball in the lunch box placed on the picnic mat nearby suddenly flew up, with no sign of anything pulling it, as if the rice ball had flown away on its own.

Lowe subconsciously looked up at the sky. The sun was at its brightest. If you wanted to cause trouble, you should pick a good time, right?

Although there are real ghosts in the world of Pokémon, or in other words, ghost-type Pokémon, and they can indeed appear in broad daylight, ghost-type Pokémon generally live in a few fixed areas. In theory, although they can come out in broad daylight, they will not come out for a walk in the middle of the day for no reason.

If it's not a prank by a ghost-type Pokémon, then what is it?

Is it that a Pokémon is controlling it from a distance using telekinesis or something like that, or...

"New Leaf meow!"

Lowe called out, and New Leaf Cat immediately jumped up and threw a bunch of leaves in the direction of Rice Ball.

The rice ball suddenly flew out at a faster speed. During that process, Lowe clearly saw a vague shadow flash by not far from the rice ball.

Although it was only a momentary sight, Lowe still seized the opportunity to take out the atlas and scan the opponent's data. At the same time, Lowe also roughly saw the opponent's outline.

As the contents emerged from the illustration, Lowe confirmed his judgment.

"Is this... a Hidden Dragon? No, where did a Hidden Dragon come from on Route 102? Shouldn't this creature only have a population near Yinyu City?"

There are pictures here, which can be viewed after the updated version

Lowe couldn't help but complain aloud, but it seemed that this was not the first time he encountered such a situation. Apart from anything else, he now didn't know what the violent flying dragon that appeared in the back mountain when he was six years old was like.

In addition, I had encountered Xuwuide on Route 103 before, so I can only complain about it and get used to it.

After all, there are still many unknowns about the ecology of Pokémon. Perhaps this Dragonite was moved to this area for some reason.

It could be a human action, such as being transported here after being poached, or it could be an accident, such as being transported here after encountering some special natural phenomenon.

Although this kind of supernatural phenomenon is not particularly common, it does exist in the world of Pokémon, and there are even many different situations.

Lowe naturally didn't bother to figure out why the other party appeared here, but this stealth dragon obviously set its sights on the rice balls that Lowe prepared for lunch, and tried to steal them after sneaking away, but was caught red-handed.

After being discovered by Lowe, the Hidden Dragon dropped the rice ball and tried to run away.

However, Xinye Miao is not going to do that...

At this time every day, she would enjoy sunbathing while letting Lowe comb her hair.

This is the "big lady's" enjoyment time. Lowe even took out the brush, but it was forcibly interrupted by the Hidden Dragon. It's like being forced to hold back halfway through masturbation. How many people can stand this?

Xinye Miao obviously couldn't stand it. In addition, he had accumulated some resentment for letting Lalulas run away before, so naturally all of it exploded now.

What’s more important is that after seeing the invisible dragon in the illustration clearly and its mysterious posture that appeared and disappeared, Man Chong’s eyes actually lit up.

"Rowe, I...I want that Pokémon as a partner..."

His tone was a little reserved, and he felt quite embarrassed, because he had just said that he was not picky about anything, any Pokémon would be fine, but now someone took the initiative to name it, which naturally made him feel embarrassed.

But Lowe didn't care about this. He just stared blankly at the hidden dragon in the illustration...

...No matter how you look at this thing, it looks like a large chameleon. If we have to associate it with the word "cute", we can only say it is "ugly cute" and "ugly cute".

But after a moment of hesitation, Lowe readily gave a thumbs up.

"Well, it's really tasteful not to follow the crowd's preferences!"

This is not sarcasm. Lowe really thinks that people who like those niche Pokémon are worthy of admiration, right? Who said there are no fans of Speaker Cricket? !

Manchong might feel that it was a bit arrogant to ask for such a thing, but Lowe didn't care at all.

"For your first partner Pokémon, of course you have to choose one that suits your taste. Otherwise, it won't be sweet, which is not a good thing for both the Pokémon that becomes your partner and the trainer."

After all, every time Lowe himself chooses the three starter Pokémons, he has to struggle for a long time and has clear preferences. He still can't forget the moment when he was touched in the heart by Litten at first sight, and then had a cardiac arrest after seeing the three stages of evolution.

Of course, “How could there be a Pokémon as cool as Blaziken?” That’s another story. But after all, Lowe is just a player who completes the game and collects all the Pokémon Encyclopedias, and he doesn’t know much about battles, so even the so-called “No. 1 Pokémon in the Universe” doesn’t have much impact on him.

I just fell in love with him as I was playing through the game. After watching him for a long time, I felt that Roaring Tiger was actually quite safe, and he had a kind of rugged handsomeness...

So Lowe thinks there is nothing wrong with Manchong's choice. What's the problem with picking the Pokémon you like?

"Okay, leave it to me, uh..."

However, as soon as he said this, Lowe felt a little conflicted, because after the Hidden Dragon realized that something was wrong, it immediately disappeared from the sight of Lowe and Xinye Miao.

This is certainly not teleportation or anything else. To put it bluntly, it is just camouflage, just like a chameleon can blend into the environment by changing the color of its body.

But the magic of the invisible dragon is obviously more powerful. To be frank, the color change of the chameleon is just camouflage, which can be distinguished by careful observation. The invisible dragon is no different from being invisible. Even if you stand right in front of it, you may not be able to see it (the invisible dragon blocking the road at the intersection of the Inyu City Gym)...

You tell me this is science? I say this is witchcraft!

Seeing the target disappear, Lowe was not impatient, but calmed down seriously.

"Even if it's invisible, it's not gone. Since it can block the road, it means it can still be touched..."

This is obviously different from the spirit of ghost-type Pokémon. In this case, its actions must leave traces. Even if it is invisible, it can be found based on the traces left behind.

Lowe searched the ground nearby carefully, not missing a single clue. After more than ten minutes, Manchong felt even more embarrassed.

"forget it……"

"No..." However, Lowe laughed softly, "...I found you~"

Lowe looked at a shallow grass mark on the ground and smiled confidently, "This is the mark left by the movement of the Hidden Dragon's tail. We found it, let's chase it!"

Chapter 20: The Snipe and the Clam Fight

"Found it, chase it!"

As mentioned earlier, if rock-paper-scissors draws more than three times in a row, the nature of the game has undergone some subtle changes.

At this point, it’s no longer just a matter of rice balls being stolen or something else, but after being screwed over mentally for so many times, he just wants to quickly prove his worth.

Lowe himself identified the trajectory of the Hidden Dragon through the grass marks on the ground, and Xinye Miao also became alert. Perhaps she also felt that the previous series of defeats was very embarrassing, so she cheered up to avenge herself.

As a result, Manchong, who had fallen in love with the Hidden Dragon at first sight, fell behind the two of them.

Lowe and Xinye Miao followed the grass marks and various residual traces on the ground all the way into the depths of Road 102. Manchong naturally followed them carefully. Fortunately, Lowe at least remembered that he had to protect Manchong's safety and deliberately slowed down his pace.

Therefore, it took about dozens of minutes to follow the traces all the way to the depths of Route 102...

If it were just Lowe and Xinye Miao, they would have arrived in ten minutes at most. However, because they had to pay attention to Man Chong's pace, they were about half as slow as expected.

But at least he was not too slow, and when Lowe arrived, he happened to see an unexpected scene.

Because it is close to Chenghua City, there are a lot of forest terrains near Road 102 that have retained their original appearance. In the dense forest, Lowe saw the invisible dragon that he had been following all the way.

The Hidden Dragon was half-lying on the trunk of a huge tree, its big eyes that occupied half of its face turning around flexibly.

Its chameleon-like body structure allows its eyes to rotate in different directions at the same time, giving it a much wider field of vision than humans.

At this moment, its right eye was locked on a small figure under the tree, which was an unexpected development for Lowe.

The Hidden Dragon actually collided with Lalulas that Lowe and the others had just encountered, and it seemed that there was a conflict between them.

Lowe saw that the tree where the Transfiguration Dragon was lying was half full of fruits. The branches were bent down by the heavy fruits. Even from a considerable distance, he could smell the sweet scent of the ripe fruits.

Originally, these tree fruits that are found everywhere in the wild are the most common staple food for Pokémon. Most Pokémon feed on tree fruits, and the fruit itself is liked by different Pokémon depending on their taste.

In addition, there are some particularly rare mutant varieties among the fruits of the trees. Not only do they taste sweet, but they can also produce a variety of incredible beneficial effects after being eaten.