Pokémon, you're not allowed to expel me from human form!

It also has great development potential in the real world.

You could say that having such a support character first gives you a lot more freedom in choosing your Pokémon when your team isn't complete.

If he only encounters Lotad, then his second Pokémon will have to be something like Pelipper.

The latter has a feature that is rain, while the former's features, whether it's the "Free and Easy" feature that doubles speed in the rain or the "Rain Dish" feature that restores health in the rain, can both be very effective.

As for Slowpoke and Ditto, their strength is simply outstanding among the remaining selectable Pokémon.

Slowpoke has a fixed habitat during summer camp activities, so it's not hard to encounter and is a very reliable last resort.

Furthermore, Slowpoke is quite durable after evolving, has low speed but decent damage output, and can be very effective when combined with moves like Trick Room that can switch between fast and slow speeds.

As for Ditto, in reality, its ability to transform can be improved through training!

Although each Ditto has its own strengths and weaknesses in transforming, and it is best to transform into whatever it can currently see, Ditto's transformation is accomplished by reorganizing its cellular structure, so with the addition of reality, it becomes very useful!

The fact that it's soft and won't cause numbness is also a good thing.

After all, in addition to its obvious effects, paralysis in the game will also halve your speed!

In reality, it will definitely affect your actions, so it's best not to eat it if you can avoid it.

Rocco continued to ponder the matter of elves.

But he didn't stop paying attention to his surroundings, so when he heard a sound coming from the bushes to his right, he quickly turned his gaze over and clenched his fist!

Under his watchful eye, a Slowpoke emerged from a distance from its habitat!

Rocco's first reaction to this was confusion, and then he realized that something was wrong with this Slowpoke!

It's different from normal Slowpoke!

Although this is reality, and it's the first time Luo Ke has seen Slowpoke in person without being separated by a screen, he still knows that Slowpoke's eyes aren't those tiny black dots!

Although Slowpoke's pupils are very small, it has whites in its eyes, and the whites are quite large!

This situation reminded Rocco of a famous scene—a Ditto was deemed defective because its face looked strange during transformation due to nervousness. Team Rocket eventually intervened and corrected the problem.

So without a doubt...

This is Ditto!

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6. Isn't the human body amazing?

'Huh!?'

Luo Ke successfully guessed Ditto's identity, but Ditto didn't recognize what he was.

It looks like a person, but...

Because Ditto transformed into Slowpoke by crawling out directly, Rocco clenched his fists, narrowed his eyes, and exuded a ferocious aura, fully entering battle mode!

Even humans, creatures with less acute senses, would be startled by such a Roko. For Ditto, it would be even more terrifying than encountering a billion Pokémon with intimidating abilities!

In this situation, very subconsciously, it manipulated Slowpoke's short limbs, pushing it forward like a rower, pushing Slowpoke's physical capabilities to the limit, and performing actions that were basically impossible for the slow and clumsy Slowpoke to complete.

He even opened his mouth, gathering water into it, seemingly preparing to use a water-based special move to attack Luo Ke while retreating!

Ditto's response is perfectly normal.

However, since Luo Ke had already entered battle mode, for a martial artist like him, such speed and such a response were... too slow!

boom!

The instant Ditto gathered the water, Rocco's front paw landed in front of it!

The immense force stomped on the ground, leaving a footprint, and the force also shook the Slowpoke, which weighed less than 80 pounds, so that its limbs slightly lifted off the ground!

'Well!'

This immediately interrupted its already unfamiliar use of water-type moves.

Furthermore, due to its unstable emotions, the Slowpoke's body began to twist and deform!

First, its color changed from pink to blue, then the details on its body disappeared, gradually revealing the characteristics of a ditto.

Seeing its color, Rocco's eyes brightened even more.

If he had some reservations before about whether his first Pokémon should be Ditto, those reservations are gone now!

Because the normal Ditto is purple, while blue is a different color!

That is, what everyone calls a flash!

Whether these shiny Pokémon are stronger than regular Pokémon is unknown in the real world, but it is certain that shiny Pokémon are rare!

At least Rocco couldn't refuse a Shiny Sprite.

Driven by this idea, after he had firmly planted his front foot, he twisted his waist dramatically, tilting his upper body to the side. At the same time, his dangling arm pulled his clenched fist and hooked it upwards towards Ditto!

Snapped!

With support and by simultaneously utilizing the power of multiple areas such as the waist, back, and shoulders, the power of Luo Ke's punch was completely different from the punches he had thrown before!

It didn't actually fall on Ditto.

The punch grazed Ditto's face and shattered the bushes around it, and even the big tree behind it, with just one blow!

Leaves, twigs, wood chips, and petals were scattered by the force of the punch, falling like rain.

The upper part of the tree that was blown apart flew high into the air and remained there for a long time before falling to the ground!

The surrounding area was cleared away, allowing the sunlight, which had been cut off by the tree branches, to shine directly on Rocco. His huge shadow completely covered Ditto, scaring it so much that it collapsed to the ground like a rag doll, trembling in fear.

At this moment, Rocco slowly squatted down in front of it, forced out what he thought was a friendly smile, and then took out a Poké Ball from his backpack and placed it on the ground.

'Well!'

Upon seeing the Poké Ball, Ditto reacted as if it had found a refuge, quickly extending part of its body and directly activating the Poké Ball's switch!

And after the Poké Ball was opened, it turned into a red light and immediately went inside.

There was not a single bit of resistance during the process, and the Poké Ball successfully captured it!

Seeing this, Luo Ke's smile became even brighter.

He picked up the Poké Ball and examined it closely.

Unlike the Poké Balls in anime or games, the white part is indeed opaque, but the red part is semi-transparent, and if you look closely, you can see exactly what's inside the Poké Ball.

The interior is empty, the environment is very clean, and there are devices in operation to soothe the spirits and make them feel comfortable.

Meanwhile, the tiny Ditto was perched on the edge of its Poké Ball, seemingly gazing outwards.

However, when it saw Luo Ke's face, it immediately shrank back, curling up into a ball and trembling.

Seeing it like this, Luo Ke breathed a sigh of relief.

"I don't know if you can understand, but Ditto, from now on we'll be partners fighting side by side... Hmm, you might not be able to accept it right now, but think about it carefully later. When the two of us stand together, what do you have to be afraid of?"

Upon hearing Roco's words, Ditto, huddled inside its Poké Ball, opened its mouth, imagining Roco's face contorted into a grotesque grimace when he threw a punch earlier.

The thought that this monster was an enemy filled it with uncontrollable fear.

But what if this strange... cough, strongman is an ally...?

That's pretty good!

With this thought in mind, as Rocco casually hung the Poké Ball on his belt, it once again approached the edge of the Poké Ball, looking through the red part at Rocco as he left the event area with the professional trainer, and gradually understood some things.

'Well, well!'

...

On the commentary side, although they had already seen Luo Ke fight dozens of Spearows before, they still fell silent again when they saw Luo Ke clear the surrounding area with a single punch.

This time, it was the host, Baihe, who reacted first.

Then, with an unnatural smile, she used this sentence to wake up the others.

"The human body...isn't it amazing?"

Upon hearing her say that, the live chat couldn't hold back anymore.

'Miss Yuri, the human body is just too amazing!'

'Yeah, did human evolution leave me out?'

'He's too strong!'

Seeing the increasing number of comments, Mr. Giraffe, who had only just realized what was happening, started interacting with the comments as well.

As for Eureka...

She was in a daze, whether she realized what was happening or not didn't matter—being cute was enough!

They discussed this for a long time, and even when another trainer successfully caught a Pokémon, they only chatted for a few minutes before losing interest.

There was nothing they could do. Compared to Roco's method of catching Pokémon, they had seen many other people's methods, which were all too ordinary. Apart from the fact that Roco had caught a popular Pokémon like Pikachu, there wasn't much to discuss.

The comments section was filled with discussion about Luo Ke until a piece of news was released, which finally changed the subject.

The news is that two trainers have successfully obtained Pokémon during this summer camp event, so after the event ends, the trainers who obtained Pokémon will compete in a rookie tournament!

The winner of the rookie tournament will receive a prize of 100,000 Federal Credits and ten Poké Balls!

You may decline if you do not wish to participate.

(Note: Mr. Rocco and Ms. Orange, who have obtained the Pokémon, have both agreed to participate.)

As for why news of a rookie tournament could divert their attention...

It's not that they're particularly enthusiastic or interested in these newcomer matches.

Instead, they were discussing a problem.

That is...

Does this competition allow trainers to participate in battles?

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7. Differences between games and reality

Roque had no reason to refuse the match.

He was even somewhat looking forward to participating in the competition.

Long before he traveled through time, when he was a child, he rented a small game console from the bespectacled owner of a stationery store near his school with the four five-cent coins he had painstakingly saved.

At the time, his favorite game was Pokémon.

After defeating the so-called kings and champions in the game, I felt that my understanding of the game had reached its peak, and I felt like Dugu Qiubai in the novel, lonely at the top.

So much so that when he later learned that Pokémon also had a world championship in real life, he immediately had the idea that he had to participate no matter what and become the world champion!

Unfortunately, the "no matter what" of youth is ultimately just a loud slogan.

Due to various factors, he didn't even actually set off.

That was the first time he realized that he wasn't the 'protagonist' in the game, and couldn't go on a carefree adventure like him, or do what he liked freely.

From birth to death, they may spend their entire lives confined to their small city, never venturing beyond their province even when traveling with their school.

All dreams become slick and corrupted in this circle.

He also remembers a popular saying online at the time: "The world is so big, I want to go see it."

But for him, it was a different story—the world is vast, and we are small.

That's why they can't even leave a city or a province.

But it's different now.

He can capture Pokémon, go on adventures, make many friends along the way, do what he likes, and strive to become the champion.

To live a life like that of a 'protagonist'.

So at this moment, he felt no pressure at all. He was even holding the Poké Ball containing Ditto, studying the upcoming match with great interest, as if he were discussing it with Ditto, or sharing it with his past self.

But he was an adult after all, and the youthful spirit he had as a child was hard to find anymore.