I caught a Pokémon

He flapped his wings until he was far away from the storm, only to see Dragonite carrying him into another storm.

Before they could even be surprised, they saw that they had already passed through the storm, and the scenery in front of them had suddenly become open and bright!

In mid-air, Xia You looked down and saw a lush, isolated island amidst the ring-shaped storm!

This scene almost immediately reminded Xia You of one place—Dragonite Island!

As the Dragonite landed on the island, Xia You stepped onto the soft sand. When he looked up, he saw the Dragonite surrounding him, all looking at him with smug expressions.

That expression was just like that of a child who had done a good deed and desperately needed everyone's praise!

"Uh, okay." Xia You shook her head, coughed lightly, and thanked them, "Although it's not necessary, I still want to thank you for taking me away from that storm..."

Chapter 72 The Tragic Mini Dragon

Actually, it's not an isolated case that Dragonite brought them here. In fact, whether it's Ash and Goh from the Journey series or ordinary crew members in distress, they have all been rescued by them.

Upon hearing Xia You's gratitude, the Dragonite all smiled with narrowed eyes and let out joyful cries.

Dragonite is kind-hearted and will guide distressed ships to shore if they find them at sea. They are also strong and powerful, and it is said that they can circle the earth in just 16 hours, making them a Pokémon with extremely fast flight speed!

Seeing that Xia You was alright, the Dragonite slowly dispersed, simply leaving him there without paying any attention to him or keeping an eye on his every move. They seemed completely unconcerned that he might cause any trouble here!

Seeing this, Xia You shook her head helplessly.

With this kind of personality, it's no wonder that their habitats are becoming increasingly scarce, and even the Dragonite species is becoming rarer and rarer, to the point that now it is almost impossible to find wild Dragonites on any continent!

Looking into the island, you can clearly see that in addition to these few Dragonite, there are a large number of their kind in the forest, as well as many unevolved forms—Dracovish and Dratini.

These Pokémon roam freely, searching for berries and living carefree lives. What's even more remarkable is that none of the Dragonite showed any hostility or aversion towards humans.

He took out his phone, and just as he expected, there was absolutely no signal.

After taking a few quick photos as souvenirs, Xia You shook off the raindrops and headed towards the interior of the island.

Then, Gastly emerged from his shadow.

It looked around at the Dratini and Dragonair, marveling at them.

"Dragonite and Dragonair are both very slender and thin, so why do they change color and become so fat and stout after evolving into Dragonite?"

“There’s nothing strange about that. After all, this world can’t be explained by common sense,” Xia You said, shrugging. “Actually, if you ask me, I feel that Milotic is more like an evolved form of Dratini and Dragonair!”

"Oh?" Gastly asked curiously, "Why do you say that?"

“I’m not just referring to their size and appearance,” Xia You said, then asked, “Are you aware of this characteristic of magical scales?”

Gastly shook its head: "Never heard of it, what is it?"

Xia You smiled and said, "Pokémon with this characteristic will increase their defense when they are affected by a status condition. It is an extremely rare characteristic. Among all kinds of Pokémon, only Milotic, Dragonair, and Dratini have the Mysterious Scales characteristic. So you understand the connection between them, right?"

Gastly gave a knowing smile: "Oh! I get it!"

Walking and stopping here and there, with a playful mood, Xia You walked until she reached a waterfall.

The river water cascaded down, forming a clear little lake. Among the smooth rocks, many miniature dragons gathered together, playing, resting, chasing and frolicking with each other. It seemed that this was their nest.

Upon seeing Xia You and Gastly, the Dratini seemed completely unafraid and curiously approached them.

Despite their shy nature, the gathering of so many dwarf dragons in a familiar burrow has emboldened them considerably.

"Let's all come out and play with them!"

Xia You raised a Poké Ball and released all the Pokémon, including Zapdos.

Seeing these diverse Pokémon, none of which they had ever seen before, the Dratini were extremely excited, circling around them incessantly. Xia You's Pokémon were also very happy, joyfully playing with them.

Just then, Xia You suddenly noticed a miniature dragon curled up alone in a corner, looking at them with a mixture of envy and fear.

Following his gaze, Gastly also saw the Dratini and asked in confusion, "Why is it all alone there? Is it being ostracized by its companions?"

"It doesn't seem like they're being isolated; it's more like they're afraid of me."

As Xia You spoke, she carefully walked towards it.

As expected, the mini-dragon took a few steps back in fear when it saw Xia You approaching.

Seeing this, Xia You had no choice but to give up and return to her original position.

Footsteps sounded in her ear, and several Dragonite came from a distance. Seeing so many Pokémon accompanying Dratini, they nodded happily, and their gazes toward Xia You became even more friendly.

Once they were close, Xia You said to Gastly, "Could you ask them for me what's wrong with that Dratini?"

Gastly turned around and talked to the Dragonite. After a short while, it told Xia You what it had heard.

“It’s a sad story, actually,” Gastly sighed. “This Dratini’s mother left the island and never came back. And ever since then, it has become like this, unwilling to interact with its own kind or leave its nest, and its personality has become increasingly withdrawn.”

Xia You couldn't bear these touching stories of life and death separations. He felt sorry for the mini dragon and looked at it with sympathy: "Did its mother encounter some kind of accident?"

"No, not at all." Gastly shrugged. "I heard it ran away with a trainer's Dragonite. A few months ago, a fellow trainer saw it and said it was living a very happy life."

"Ah, this..." Xia You was shocked. How did a tragedy turn into a TV drama in the blink of an eye?

"She abandoned her child and ran off with someone else?! Okay, forget I asked anything."

Even though his mother was alive, why did he feel even more sorry for the miniature dragon after hearing the story?

Abandoned at such a young age, it became an orphan—no, it should be called a lone dragon? Such a fate certainly deserves sympathy for it.

Thinking of this, Xia You turned around, took out a can from her backpack, walked up to the mini dragon, and opened the lid.

Instantly, the aroma of food wafted to the front of the Mini Dragon.

"Don't be afraid, this is delicious, come and try it!"

In the distance, Bulbasaur tilted its head and looked around, vaguely feeling that the scene was very familiar.

The dwarf dragon sniffed deeply a few times, its stomach rumbling. After enduring for a long time, it finally succumbed to the temptation of food and crawled out of its burrow.

It approached little by little, and after seeing that Xia You meant no harm, it couldn't help but quickly snatch the can of food, escape back into the cave, and began to eat it heartily.

Taking this opportunity, Xia You took a few steps closer and said softly, "I don't know how to comfort you either, but life is unpredictable. Try to think positively. At least your mother is living a happy life now, isn't she?"

Chapter 73 The Ninth Pokémon and the Fuchsia Gym

The mini dragon was so engrossed in eating that it seemed to pay no attention to what was being said beside it.

Actually, a long time has passed since its mother left. Although it still thinks about her occasionally, the trauma is slowly healing and it is no longer as heartbroken as it once was.

After licking the can clean, it looked at Xia You with lingering interest.

Seeing this, Xia You quickly took out a second can of food and handed it to it.

"Eat up, eat as much as you can."

This time, the miniature dragon was a little bolder. It cautiously and slowly approached Xia You and took the can of food away again.

Watching it devour the second can of food so quickly and cleanly, Xia You couldn't help but secretly marvel.

Such a tiny body, yet it has such an appetite, almost the size of two Wartortles!

At this moment, Gastly looked up at the sky and said to Xia You, "It's getting late. We've already wasted too much time here. Shouldn't we leave?"

Xia You nodded, gathered his Pokémon together, and was about to leave on Zapdos when the Dratini stared at his back for a long time. Seeing that he was about to leave, it hurriedly followed and chirped at him a few times.

"Huh?" Gastly exclaimed in surprise, "It wants to come with us!"

"Come with us?"

Xia You was taken aback and was immediately surprised.

As the only pseudo-legendary Pokémon in the first generation, he naturally had a great fondness for Dragonite.

Before setting foot on this island, he often thought that he must catch a Dragonite if he had the chance, but after arriving here and seeing these Pokémon living leisurely and peacefully, he couldn't bear to disturb the tranquility of the island and didn't have the idea of ​​catching them.

But to my utter surprise, there is now a pitiful dwarf dragon willing to leave with him on its own initiative. What a delightful surprise!

"Hey Gastly, do you think the only reason it's following me is because it wants to keep eating canned food?"

"At least you have some self-awareness." Gastly rolled its eyes at him. "It lives here, and I reckon it's already tired of those berries. In its eyes, your backpack is probably a bottomless pit. As long as it follows you, it can eat all sorts of canned food every day."

Well, even though the methods are different, Xia You is naturally very happy that she was able to capture such a precious Pokémon using only canned food.

Turning to look at the Dragonite beside her, and seeing that they didn't object and instead showed expressions of satisfaction, Xia You gestured to them, then squatted down, took out an empty Poké Ball from her backpack, and turned the Poké Ball towards the Dratini.

"Have you thought this through?" Xia You asked solemnly. "If you leave here with me, it might be a very, very long time before you can come back here!"

The Dratini licked its lips, seemingly not having heard what Xia You was saying at all. Instead, it assumed the Poké Ball was some delicious treat and slowly moved closer.

The moment its nose touched the switch, it was instantly captured into the Poké Ball with a flash of red light!

The Poké Ball swayed slightly, then fell silent with a soft 'bang'.

Sigh, what a foodie!

Xia You shook his head helplessly at this, but no matter what, after traveling for so long, he finally caught his ninth Pokémon!

……

Riding on Zapdos's back, Xia You passed through the circular storm and left Dragonite Island.

Once his phone signal was restored, he pinpointed his location and headed towards Asahi City again.

The air at high altitude was extremely cold, and flying against the wind made it almost impossible to breathe. He quickly patted Zapdos's back to lower it, and then he felt much better.

The sea rushed past beneath my feet.

At Zapdos's speed, they flew a long way until they reached the near sea. To avoid being discovered, Xia You switched to Gyarados and swam from the sea to the shore.

Light red is a gorgeous and dazzling pink color.

As an important city in the southwest of the Kanto region, Fuchsia City's most famous landmarks, besides the Fuchsia Gym, are a hunting ground not far from the city.

There, for a ticket costing 500 yuan, people can get 30 Safari Balls and legally catch Pokémon in that natural habitat.

Because there is no need for battle, you can catch Pokémon simply by throwing a Hunting Ball, a rock, or bait. As a result, many ordinary people travel long distances to catch their first Pokémon every year.

However, for Xia You, there were no more targets worth taming here, so when passing by the hunting grounds, he only glanced at it casually before leaving in a hurry and heading straight for Fuchsia City.

However, once inside the city, surrounded by high-rise buildings, it was only through navigation that we learned that the Crimson Dojo was different from other dojos in that it was not located in the city, but hidden deep in the mountains outside the city.

With no other option, after replenishing her water and food at the store, Xia You had to set off again towards the mountains.

Unfortunately, the path to the Crimson Dojo is very rugged, mostly consisting of undulating mountain trails, and even requires wading through streams and crossing a log bridge, making each step even more physically demanding.

Strange cries echoed from the dense forest, as if some Pokémon was peering out.

Seeing that Xia You's speed was slowing down, Gastly suggested, "How about it? Do you want me to use the wind to lift you up?"

"Forget it." He shook his head and refused. "Although walking this kind of road is tiring, it's not without its benefits. Just consider it exercise."

"I really don't understand." Gastly looked around and asked in confusion, "Why build the gym in such a remote place? It's supposed to be for trainers to challenge each other and earn badges, but the gym is built so far away. I think by the time you get to the gym, you won't even need to battle; you'll just be exhausted."

"Well..." Xia You tightened her backpack and said as she walked, "The Gym Leader of Fuchsia City is Aju. He is not only a Poison-type Pokémon expert, but also a ninja. It is said that he is a descendant of the Iga school, which is why he hides in the deep mountains to train. Therefore, this path can be considered a test for the trainers."

After walking for another ten minutes or so, when they finally reached a high slope and looked down, they finally saw a spacious duplex courtyard on the other side of the cliff!

The style of this courtyard is simple and elegant, and inside the courtyard, all the houses are connected by corridors to form a huge contiguous building!

Looking closely towards the courtyard gate, you can see the four large characters on the plaque: Asakusa Dojo! (I want to vote!)

Chapter 74 Trap and Ah Xing

Crossing the long suspension bridge, Xia You arrived at the tightly closed main entrance of the Scarlet Dojo.

Just as he was about to knock on the door, he saw that the two wooden doors opened by themselves without any wind!

Looking into the courtyard, there was no one behind the door. There were no staff members coming out to greet them, nor were there any Pokémon present!

Did it trigger some kind of mechanism?

"Is anyone home?!" Xia You asked loudly.

His voice echoed in the courtyard, but after waiting for a long time, there was still no movement.

The surroundings were eerily silent, as if every corner was filled with a chilling atmosphere!

"So mysterious, is this where ninjas live?" Upon seeing this, Gastly immediately became interested. As a Pokémon that loves to play pranks, this kind of place has always been its favorite, except for haunted houses and cemeteries.

"Perhaps this is also a test."

Xia You no longer hesitated and stepped into the dojo. Through a gravel path, she arrived at the entrance of the main room.