Why would you need a girlfriend when you have Pokémon?

Don't be fooled by the fact that he can hit the target with every throw in the animation and games. In reality, Lowe has practiced in the Pokémon Academy for several years to guarantee a hit rate of at least 80%, and that was only at fixed targets.

Once the target is moving, the hit rate will drop further. The only solution is...

...Prepare an extra blank Poké Ball. If you miss with one, throw a few more. After all, a blind cat may catch a dead mouse.

But at this moment, you see the atmosphere has been set up here. If it goes off target again, it will obviously be inappropriate.

So, Man Chong took the Poké Ball from Lowe's hand, then took a deep breath, took two steps forward and approached the Dragonite. After the distance between them was within one meter, he carefully threw the Poké Ball in his hand.

At this moment, Dragonite was already in a trance after being hit by two lightning strikes from Newleaf Meowth, and was basically just a fixed target. In addition, the distance was so close that even with full arm strength, he still managed to throw the Poké Ball accurately at it.

The flying Poké Ball hit the big tail of the Metamorphosis, and immediately a white light separated from the center and took the Metamorphosis into the ball.

Immediately afterwards, the Poké Ball began to shake as soon as it landed on the ground, and the red light on the button in the center of the ball kept flashing and jumping.

The Poké Ball shook three times in a row, and finally, the entire Poké Ball made a "click" sound, and the button in the middle stopped flashing.

Over there, Manchong stared at the Poké Ball in front of him, almost stopping his breathing and his heart skipping a beat. Until the Poké Ball finally stopped shaking, he walked forward with surprise and carefully picked up the Poké Ball.

"Success! I got a partner Pokémon!"

The boy holding the Poké Ball was so excited that he almost cried. Lowe walked up to him and patted his shoulder with a smile.

"Right, I told you to leave it to me, I'm sure there won't be any... ahem, well, it's all thanks to Lalulas's help, thank you, my lovely little lady~"

Lowe smiled and waved to Lalulas, and Lalulas seemed to have made some decision.

The little guy ran to Lowe's side and waved his little hand to point to Lowe's backpack.

"Huh?" Lowe was stunned at first, but then he seemed to understand something and immediately took out a box of Pokémon macarons from his backpack.

"Well, just saying thank you is too insincere. Here, I'll give this to you as a thank you gift~"

Lowe handed over a whole box of macarons, but the little guy shook his arms vigorously, as if he didn't want macarons as a gift.

"Uh, don't you want this gift?"

Lowe still didn't quite understand what Lalulas meant, so he simply put his backpack on the ground and said, "Well, take whatever you want~"

Lalulas stepped forward and stretched out her little hand. With the crimson-purple telekinetic light pattern, the backpack shook twice, and then a blank Poké Ball flew out.

"what?"

Now, Lowe understood what Lalulas wanted to do. The little guy reached out his hand and tapped the button in the middle of the Poké Ball. As the Poké Ball opened, Lalulas did not resist at all and let the Poké Ball take her in.

The Poké Ball shook after it landed on the ground, and three star-shaped light effects popped out immediately, then it stopped shaking.

"That's okay..."

This scene stunned Lowe, Manchong and Xinye Miao.

Xinye Miao rushed forward with an expression of “Oh no, is there such a thing as a free gift?”, but unfortunately, he was obviously a step too late.

Before, Meowth was in a bad mood and didn't want Lowe to capture other Pokémon, and she did just that. Along the way, any wild Pokémon that Lowe wanted to capture were easily knocked away by Meowth.

Unexpectedly, despite all the precautions, he still couldn't stop the thing from coming to his door. Faced with this situation, although Lowe was a little amused, he still immediately picked up the Poké Ball carefully and released Ralts.

"This is really, um... Since you chose me to be your trainer, I will definitely not let you down. From today on, please give me your guidance, Lalulas~"

Lowe reached out and rubbed Lalulas's little head. The little guy lowered his head, a faint blush turned on his face covered by the shadow, and the horns on his head also obediently retracted.

Ralts is an extremely difficult Pokémon to capture, as it has the ability to sense ill will and is very sensitive to changes in emotions. If a trainer does not truly like Pokémon, he will not be recognized by Ralts.

The only reason why Ralts chose to be captured was that it felt Lowe's love for Pokémon and was helped by Lowe, so it made the choice.

Originally, I wanted to help Maximus capture Pokémon, but since Ralts took the initiative to choose Lowe, it was naturally impossible to send him away. What's more, Maximus also got Dragonite as a partner, so he was already satisfied.

In this case, Lowe just got his second partner Pokémon.

In this way, both Lowe and Manchong got new partners, and Lowe's team was finally expanded.

Lowe and Manchong were both very satisfied with this. Ralts was also very satisfied after finding his favorite trainer. Only Catkin had a sullen face. It came up to Lowe and patted his trouser leg unhappily. Lowe quickly picked up Catkin.

"Don't worry, don't worry. I've already told you that I have new partners, and I won't neglect New Leaf Meowth. You are all my important treasures~"

Lowe rubbed Xinye Miao's cheek affectionately, and Xinye Miao seemed to ease his temper a little.

After finishing the things here, Lowe and Manchong set out to return to Chenghua City. Just as they were leaving, the light and shadow at the trunk of the giant tree where the Hidden Dragon had previously lived changed and distorted.

All I saw was a grid-like pattern crisscrossing horizontally and vertically emerging out of thin air, and then, cracks like broken glass appeared on that piece of space. I heard a crisp sound, and that piece of space collapsed towards the middle of the grid, and a vortex-shaped hole emerged.

As the hole emerged, a strange sound came from inside the hole, as if something was trying to pass through the hole.

Just when the thing was about to pop out, a bright cold light fell from the sky, and a bird-shaped Pokémon covered with a metallic shell, with a streamlined body and a metallic cold glow, fell from the sky.

The Pokémon flapped its sharp wings covered with metal feathers, splitting the strange hole in half...

Immediately afterwards, the strange hole twisted and dissipated. At the same time, a handsome young man with silver hair emerged from the shadows...

Chapter 23: Those who are capable should work harder~

A handsome young man with silver hair walked out of the shadows. After the armored bird split the strange hole, it shook its wings and nodded at the young man, as if to indicate "mission accomplished".

"Well, thank you for your hard work, Armored Bird..."

The silver-haired young man nodded and at the same time, reached out and pressed a headset, as if he was talking to someone.

"This is Daigo. The Ultimate Hole on Route 102 has been dealt with..."

Soon, a frivolous male voice came from the headset, "Haha, you really are worthy of being my best friend. It turns out that I'm right to leave it to you. Then, the next step is the ruins cave in Wudou Town. I'll have to trouble Daigo to make another trip..."

"You really know how to order people around, you..."

The silver-haired young man named Daigo couldn't help but shook his head, and the voice on the other end of the headset continued to smile and answer, "The more capable you are, the more work you should do. Even though I'm like this, I still have a lot of important work to do~"

"Are you busy taking photos or doing some public activities?"

Daigo did not make any positive judgment on the "important work" mentioned by the other party. He just asked calmly, and the voice on the other side also answered with a smile...

"Haha, isn't the new popular model from Galar coming to take a special photo shoot recently? I need to help you out~"

"…What's the real reason?"

Daigo ignored his friend's teasing official words and went straight to the point. At that moment, the frivolous male voice on the other side suddenly became serious.

"The Galar region has also recently discovered Ultra Caves and Ultra Beasts. The other party was commissioned by the Alliance to come and understand the situation with us and conduct further joint investigations..."

As for why I chose that model, it was mainly because in addition to her main job as a model, she also had a "side job"... and she was also a gym leader in the Galar region.

After all, it was a special photo shoot as a model, which was an excuse that could not be faulted to the outside world, and the other party's strength as a gym leader was also sufficient, so he was sent here.

As for Daigo's friend, as the host, he can also be regarded as the representative of the Hoenn region, which also proves his strength.

This is of course natural. After all, if we have to say, on the hard power ranking list of the Hoenn region at the moment, apart from Daigo here, the next highest one is his friend.

wrong……

At this point, another person popped up in Daigo's mind. It was Qianli, the gym master of Chenghua City, to which this place belonged. If it was that man, Daigo felt that his strength would definitely be enough to rank among the best in the entire Hoenn region. Even the Four Heavenly Kings who sat in the alliance might not be able to surpass Qianli in terms of hard power.

It’s just that this man really doesn’t like the hustle and bustle of the crowds. Even for the job of gym leader, he only agreed to it after being invited by the alliance several times because he couldn’t refuse the invitation.

But if something big really happens, that man will not stand idly by.

I had always been reluctant to take on the role of gym leader because the man cared a lot about his family. Once he became a gym leader, he would inevitably be busy with a lot of important matters, and would definitely have less time to spend with his family.

So, as a husband and father, Qianli had always declined the alliance, until recently when his son gradually grew up, he relaxed a little.

Having his son accompany his wife will not make her too lonely. In addition, Qianli now has both his wife and son to live with him, so he can naturally balance his work as a gym leader and his family as much as possible.

Besides, considering his son's age, it is almost time for him to officially start activities as a trainer.

"Okay, let's talk about the other things later. I'm going to go to Wudou Town first and sort out the problems there..."

After saying that, Daigo patted the armored bird beside him, and the bird lay prone on the ground, allowing Daigo to flip over and jump onto its back. Then the armored bird flapped its wings, and instantly took Daigo up into the sky, completely disappearing into the horizon...

At the same time, Lowe also returned to the Chenghua City Gym with Manchong. Manchong's father and Qianli, who were waiting there, had different expressions on their faces when they saw the two return safely.

Manchong's father was filled with joy. Seeing that Manchong finally got the Pokémon he had always dreamed of, he was so excited that he expressed his gratitude profusely.

Qianli looked very calm. After all, in his eyes, it was no difficulty for Lowe to do this. He just nodded with satisfaction when he saw that Lowe also subdued Lalulas.

"Yes, it is necessary to expand the team. Excellent trainers must be able to flexibly command various Pokémon, huh?"

Qianli noticed the Hidden Dragon beside Manchong and frowned slightly, "Hidden Dragon?"

"Yeah, I find it strange too..." Lowe continued, "...There aren't any wild Transfiguration Dragons on Route 102, right? I don't know where this Transfiguration Dragon came from, Dad, do you have any clues?"

Qianli frowned and pondered for two seconds before he slowly spoke, "It might have been lost by the poaching team. If that's the case, we need to investigate..."

After all, the poaching team is considered a rather annoying organization in this world. Qianli, as a gym leader, also loves Pokémon, so he would never let the poaching team go for both public and private reasons.

However, it is also possible that this is not a poaching team, but due to other reasons. As for this matter, Qianli feels that there is no need to say anything more to Luo Wei for the time being.

Over there, Manchong fulfilled his wish and was now satisfied, ready to go home with his father.

"Um, Luo Wei..." Man Chong walked up to Luo Wei cautiously and asked tentatively, "Can I add you as my friend?"

He looked just like a shy little boy who wanted to ask for the number of a girl he liked. This reaction amused Lowe, and he took out his Navigator generously.

"Of course~"

Seeing the latest model of Navigator in Lowe's hand, Man Chong took out his old model Navigator with a little envy. After all, not everyone can get the limited edition of one thousand units, and most people have old models of Navigator. "Well, trouble!"

After exchanging numbers, Manchong reluctantly said goodbye and left. Looking at the other party's attitude, Lowe felt a little embarrassed.

It is estimated that Lowe might also be the first friend Manchong made in his life. After watching his new friend leave, Lowe looked towards his father's gym again.

"Why, do you want to challenge me?"

"Haha, now I will definitely be beaten to a pulp by my dad~" Lowe shrugged his shoulders simply, "Originally I wanted to challenge my dad last, but it's too late, so... I'll just put it in the 'middle' position."

Having said that, Lowe stretched out his hand to his father.

"Once I get the four badges, I will come and challenge Dad. Then, let's have a good fight!"

"Oh, you are quite confident..." Qianli also calmly stretched out his hand and high-fived Lowe, "...Then, let me see how long it will take you to stand in front of me. Don't make me wait too long, Lowe!"