How come my Pokémon turned into a girl?

With a nod, Qianye walked into his father's bedroom. After confirming everything, it was time to say goodbye.

As the sun sets, its afterglow shines on the backs of a man and a dog. The shadows of the boy carrying a huge backpack and the gray-black dog gradually disappear at the end of the field of vision, but the man's gaze has not shifted for a long time.

"Don't worry, dear. Didn't Qianye promise to send us a message every time he arrived in a town? I believe we will see each other soon." Shiye comforted her, although her fluctuating eyes proved that her mood was not stable either.

"Yeah, you're right..." Yuan Tai sighed, straightened his collar, and turned around. "Let's go back. Let's do whatever the brat wants! Humph, a Pokémon researcher? What's so good about that..."

Chapter 3: Knowing There Are Tigers in the Mountain

The early morning sun shone into the forest. On top of the thick trees, a bobcat had just finished drinking the morning dew. It lowered its head and looked at the branches under its feet, hoping to encounter a buffet that had been stupidly delivered to its door.

Suddenly, a melodious sound came from far away. I tilted my head and looked in the direction of the sound. A young man with a huge backpack was humming a little tune and walking slowly towards me. A gray and black puppy was beside him, happily circling around him.

Looking up, he extended his hand to slightly shield himself from the overly bright light. Qianye mentally calculated the distance he had already traveled. At his current speed, he should be able to reach Viridian City before sunset.

He glanced at a big tree on the left and saw a Bobo that had been staring at him from the beginning until now. It was not afraid of being discovered by him. It was like the childish game that the guys used to play when he was a child, where whoever looked away first lost.

As the middle area connecting Pallet Town and Viridian City, weak young Pokémon like Pidgeot are the most common. Therefore, this place is very suitable for new trainers to conduct basic combat training and add new partners.

If it were an ordinary rookie trainer here, like Xiaozhi, he would have already started trying to tame the little guy in the tree. But Qianye obviously had no such interest. He looked away and leaned over to rub Kuroko's little head.

Generally speaking, Pokémon with owners will stay in the Poké Ball most of the time. In addition to making it more convenient for their trainers, the specially designed Poké Ball is also an extremely comfortable environment for them.

My own Heizi is an exception; he seems to prefer sticking to me rather than staying in the cramped ball. Well... the coyote isn't that big anyway, so it won't bother anyone else, so I'll just leave it alone.

Man and dog strolled on. After about four or five hours, they came upon a rough, uneven cross-section. It was a cliff at least two or three stories high. Standing on the edge and looking down, they saw a gentle stream below, but the water's depth was unclear due to the mud and sand.

If Qianye had a larger Pokémon with the ability to jump and fly, he could have chosen to jump directly over, which would have shortened the distance significantly. But now... it was better not to take that risk.

After walking several steps away from the cliff, the boy took a long detour along the cliff wall. Not long after, Heizi, who had been happily circling, suddenly stopped and stuck his head out, as if looking for something in the air around him.

Seeing this, Qianye was stunned at first, then he reacted: "Heizi, do you smell anything?"

Heizi nodded and ran quickly forward. The boy hurriedly followed him. As he got closer to the target, he noticed that a faint smell of blood was flowing into his nostrils through the air.

Something's wrong... Qianye called out Heizi's name, trying to stop him from moving forward. But before the boy could say anything, Heizi had already stopped and looked ahead. A middle-aged man, also carrying a backpack, was crouched on the ground, whimpering. His right arm was tightly bound with several layers of red bandages, and the smell came from above.

Was this... an attack by a wild Pokémon? Qianye quickly made the most likely assumption. Not all Pokémon are gentle and peaceful by nature. There are many cases of grumpy Pokémon attacking humans if they stray into their territory.

"Young man over there, are you a Pokémon trainer?" The middle-aged man noticed the gaze behind him and after seeing the appearance of the person coming, a look of surprise appeared on his face, which was pale due to excessive blood loss.

"Um...is there anything I can help you with?" Since he had been discovered, Qian Ye was too embarrassed to pretend nothing had happened and walked away, so he approached and asked.

"As you can see, I was attacked by an extremely ferocious and dangerous Pokémon. If you are a trainer, can you help me capture that guy and prevent it from hurting other innocent people?"

An extremely ferocious and dangerous Pokémon? Qianye's expression shifted slightly after hearing the man's description. This area was very close to two towns, and there were no cross-regional transportation routes. To ensure the safety of travelers and the townspeople, the Alliance regularly patrolled and managed the area.

The strongest Pokémon that can stay here is probably Pidgeot, and even my Blackie isn't afraid of it. Besides, even if there really are some dangerous Pokémon from outside, I still look like a child... Are you awake?

"I'm sorry, uncle. I'm not a Pokémon trainer, and my friends and I aren't good at fighting, but thank you for your reminder. By the way, do you know the Pokémon that attacked you? If you don't know its name, you can also describe its basic characteristics."

"Features? Probably a silver-white outfit. Sorry, it happened so suddenly, my memory is a little fuzzy..."

"All silver and white..." That description was too vague, lacking even a basic size, making it impossible to pinpoint a specific Pokémon. Never mind, it's better than nothing. I'll keep an eye out for it later.

Giving up on thinking, Qianye was about to thank this unfortunate kind-hearted man again, but he saw him using his only remaining left hand to pull the backpack in front of him while trying to search for something.

He quickly pulled out a few bandage packs and a can of painkillers, and while the boy was still in a daze, he stuffed them directly into his arms.

"Here, these are for your emergency use. In any case, you must be careful!"

"No, no, no! You keep these, I have my own..." Qian Ye quickly declined and handed the first aid supplies back, but the man was unwilling to take back the things he had already given away.

Seeing the other party's persistence, the boy finally put them into his backpack with gratitude, said a simple goodbye and set off on his journey again.

……

After saying goodbye to the middle-aged man, the combination of man and dog was no longer as relaxed as they were early in the morning. Their nerves were tense, and they were always on guard against something that might suddenly jump out from the grass or trees to attack them.

This cautious attitude greatly slowed down their progress. They had originally estimated that they could reach the destination before sunset, but now the sky was a pale red and Qianye had not even seen the shadow of Viridian City.

Although the boy was skeptical about the "dangerous Pokémon" the man mentioned, the injury on the man's arm could not be fake after all, so it always helps to be careful.

"Heizi, what's wrong again?" Halfway through the walk, Heizi suddenly behaved abnormally again. He stopped his feet, took an attacking posture, and barked several times at a half-human-high bush in front of him.

Qianye immediately became cautious, approaching the patch of grass with light steps and carefully pushing aside the weeds. The moment he saw the tragic scene before him, the young man couldn't help but gasp.

On the wet mud, a dozen or so little Rattatas were lying in a mess. All of these purple little mice were covered in wounds. The few that were still conscious were unable to move and could only hum continuously.

After a moment's hesitation, Qianye stepped forward and, using his limited knowledge of Pokémon care, examined their wounds. A few minutes later, Doctor Qianye issued a diagnosis—these little creatures' injuries ranged from mild to severe, but fortunately, none were life-threatening.

The boy took out the bandages from his bag and bandaged them simply. Once again, he thanked the unknown stranger in his heart. Without his generous help, the bandages he brought with him probably would not be enough.

"Be careful in the future and don't provoke those who you can't beat." Pokémon are all spiritual. Although they can't speak human language, they can understand the boy's advice to them and nodded.

After solving the troubles of the little Rattatas, Qianye stood up and looked at Heizi beside him. Both the man and the dog could see the seriousness in each other's eyes.

While Rattata was a weaker Pokémon capable of competing with Pidgeot, there were still over a dozen of them lying here. If that mysterious silver-white Pokémon could single-handedly defeat them all, its strength was indeed not to be underestimated.

"How did I end up in such a situation..." The boy slapped his forehead helplessly. The problem was that he couldn't just stop there. Who knew if he chose to spend the night here, he would be attacked by that Pokémon.

Gritting his teeth, Qianye chose to continue moving forward. The sooner he could reach Viridian City, the sooner he would be safe.

However, perhaps because he forgot to check the almanac before going out, the boy's hope of reaching the city smoothly without encountering any trouble was finally dashed. In an empty plain, he saw the legendary silver-white Pokémon.

"Heizi, that seems to be your fellow villager, right?" Qianye had a blank expression on his face at this moment. In response to his question, Heizi, who had originally been extremely alert with his hair standing on end, raised his head and hummed in confusion.

Before them stood a half-meter-tall, four-legged reptile covered in hard, silvery-white armor. However, it now looked rather dusty, its luster dull, and its body covered in scratches and cracks like those left by a sharp object.

Even though he was in a very miserable state, the pair of large blue eyes hidden under the helmet were extremely fierce. His gaze, full of vigilance and hostility, was fixed firmly on Qian Ye. The young man had no doubt that the other party would attack him immediately.

The moment he saw the true form of the "dangerous Pokémon", Qianye also understood why those Rattatas lost so badly. The Pokémon in front of him, whose scientific name is "Kokodora", has the dual attributes of rock and steel. Its hard shell is simply not something that the Rattata's front teeth can handle.

But this prompted another question: If he remembered correctly, Kokodora typically lived in deep mountains or caves, and like Kuroko, was a Pokémon from the Fengyuan region. Why was it appearing in the jungles of Kanto? An alien species invasion?

Chapter 4: Going to the Tiger Mountain

Generally speaking, there are no cross-regional invasions of foreign Pokémon. The reason is simple: wild Pokémon generally do not and are not capable of migrating such great distances. Even for Pokémon with owners, the ability to follow their trainer from one region to another proves that they have developed a bond and will not be easily abandoned.

No, now is not the time to be discussing this kind of knowledge. Qianye slapped his forehead vigorously, drawing his attention back to the matter at hand that might concern his life.

Should we choose to fight? But whether we can win or not is the question. If we can resolve it peacefully, there is no need for us and Heizi to take that risk.

The brain started working at high speed, searching for information about Kokodora. Its diet seemed to be... iron ore, or any items made of steel were on its menu.

Thinking of this, Qianye reached into his bag with his hands behind his back and began to search, his eyes fixed nervously on the hostile Kokodora, in case the other party took the opportunity to launch a sneak attack.

Soon, as his palm touched something hard and cold, the boy breathed a sigh of relief and took out what he had grabbed. It was a few stainless steel forks and spoons, originally used as tableware for a picnic.

"Don't worry, we won't hurt you." Trying his best to put on a gentle expression, Qian Ye spread out his hands and showed the steel cutlery in front of the other party.

Seeing this, Kokodora seemed to be persuaded. She hesitated and took a slow step forward. After confirming that the boy did not make any other suspicious moves, her four legs began to accelerate and soon arrived in front of Qianye.

He bent down and stretched out his hand in front of Kokodora. Its blue eyes were completely attracted to the hard "food" in front of it, and it slowly opened its mouth.

Crackling… Qianye's smile froze instantly, blood splattering as his sharp teeth pierced his flesh. Heizi roared angrily and lunged at Kokodora, but Kokodora, who had already opened her mouth, deftly dodged.

Kokodora spat out the blood-red cutlery it had bitten off, disdain evident in its eyes. The appearance of being tempted by the "food" was merely a disguise; its real purpose was to seize this opportunity to cripple the opponent's hand.

It hurts so much, I almost thought my bones were going to be shattered! Qianye's forehead was covered with cold sweat. Perhaps because Heizi rescued him in time, the Kokodora only bit through the skin and flesh, and failed to injure the bones.

"Heizi, throw sand!" Qianye shouted while enduring the pain. He was also angry at this time. His good intentions were met with backlash, which was something no one could bear.

"Ouch." Hearing his master's command, Heizi immediately stretched out his claws and dug into the ground, sending a cloud of sand flying towards Kokodora. Kokodora was unable to dodge, and a considerable amount of sand flew into his eyes, forcing him to close them.

"Now, bite!"

Hearing the sound, Kokodora quickly opened her eyes. Her blue pupils were now bloodshot. In her blurred vision, she saw a greyhound with its mouth wide open biting her. Now it was too late to dodge!

With a ruthless heart, Kokodora lowered its head and charged directly at the opponent, but at this time, Heizi took advantage of its greater flexibility, slightly dodged to the side, and then closed its mouth and bit the opponent's shell hard.

Given the hardness of Kokodora's shell, it would be difficult for Kuroko's bite to be effective, but as luck would have it, Kuroko accurately found the crack on the opponent's body and his fangs instantly pierced into it.

Kokodora cried out in pain, twisting its body to shake off its foe, but after so many battles, its strength was no match for that of Kuroko in his prime. The foe pressed his entire body against it, leaving it powerless to break free.

The outcome of this battle is already obvious. Even if Qianye, who has already bandaged his wounds, does not intervene in the battle now, Kokodora will sooner or later be exhausted of all his strength.

But... I always feel like something is wrong. The hostility shown by that Kokodora towards me is really too abnormal.

Pokémon's minds are very simple, it's impossible for them to harbor hatred without any reason. Furthermore, for some unknown reason, it had moved away from its original habitat...

Qianye was thinking when suddenly an inexplicable feeling crept up the back of his head. All of a sudden, the hairs on his body stood on end. Without any hesitation or thought, he shouted to Heizi who was fighting with Kokodora in front of him:

"Heizi, get out of there!"

Although he was puzzled about why he had given up such a great opportunity to suppress his enemy, Heizi still faithfully followed the order and leaped back with all four legs. The moment he retreated, a large white net descended from the sky, directly enveloping Kokodora in place.

"Young man, good job." A familiar voice came from behind. He turned around quickly and saw the middle-aged man who had given him a large amount of first aid supplies standing there with a chilling smile on his pale face.

He put the gun that fired the net back to his waist, then took out two Poké Balls in succession. Two red lights flashed one after another, and a fat brown rat and a spherical stone with four arms appeared in front of the middle-aged man.

Rattata and Rhydon... both were Pokémon that had evolved at least once. There was no way Kuroko could handle both of them at once. Beads of sweat formed on the back of Qianye's head, and he couldn't help but take a step back.

"Uncle, if you want to tame that Kokodora, then it will be handed over to you. We will not interfere with you." He said in a tone that barely maintained composure. At this point, the boy could probably guess the true identity of the middle-aged man.

Pokémon hunters are extremely vicious lawbreakers who make profits by selling certain Pokémon organs or Pokémon themselves. They poach, rob... and even kill and rob, using any means necessary.

"You are very sensible, young man. What's more, you have helped me a lot." The middle-aged man looked at Kokodora who was struggling desperately in the net, and a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes.

"This guy bit my arm while I was unloading. If you hadn't led the way for me, I wouldn't have been able to find it so easily."

As a Pokémon hunter who has been active in the Hoenn region for many years, he came here this time to make a big deal in Viridian City. Unexpectedly, he didn't see the seller and his arm was injured by his own goods.

Thanks to that boy's appearance... The painkillers he'd delivered had a tracker at the bottom. If the signal stayed in one place for a long time, it was highly likely that the boy had clashed with the "goods." He'd originally intended to encourage the other party to actively search, but it didn't matter; his goal had already been achieved.

"Don't bother, that's a sticky net specially prepared for you." Looking at Kokodora who found that brute force was useless and began to try to bite off the capture net, the hunter mocked her, and then turned his gaze back to Qianye's direction.

"How about this, since we are so destined to be together, just give me the coyote dog and you can leave."

Are you completely done pretending? Qianye's heart sank. He would never hand over the black piece to the opponent no matter what. But it was not realistic to defeat the opponent with the gap between us, unless... The boy's eyes moved to Kokodora in the net.

"Heizi! Buy me some time." After giving the order decisively, Qianye quickly ran to the front of the net, grabbed the net cable with both hands, and tried his best to pull it off the ground.

"Naive! Lada, ram it."

After receiving the order, Rada ran quickly and flew out like a rocket, with a white light on his head, and crashed into Heizi.

"Heizi! Get out of the way after throwing sand!"

Kuroko raised a cloud of dust again, and the reckless Lada's attack was obviously deviated due to the obstruction of vision, and Kuroko narrowly avoided it.

Seeing that his Pokémon's attack was actually dodged by a young Pokémon, the hunter's face turned ugly and he immediately ordered: "It's not over yet! Rumblestone, roll."

The Longlong Stone Monster let out a strange cry, then hugged itself with its four hands and began to spin like a wheel. As its speed gradually increased, it charged straight forward.

"Heizi, get out of the way..." Just as he was about to order Heizi to get out of the way, Qianye quickly discovered that Longlongshi's target was... himself!

"Heizi! Don't come over!" Qianye stopped Heizi from trying to rush over to save the master. Looking at the rolling stones that were getting bigger and bigger in his sight, he forced himself to restrain the urge to close his eyes out of fear, and at the same time tightened his hands to hold the network cable.

As if struck head-on by a speeding vehicle, Qianye felt his internal organs nearly dislocate the moment he was launched into the air. As his body returned to the ground, the young man lay sprawled like mud, clutching a giant white net in his hands.

At the same time, Kokodora, who was freed from the restraints, was a little stunned, and her blue eyes looked at the boy lying on the ground.

"How foolish... A Pokémon without a conductor's support poses no threat at all. Remember this for your next life. Rattata, use Crunch on Kokodora!"

Lada, who had just been tricked, was extremely angry. He opened his mouth, revealing his guillotine-like front teeth, and went straight to bite Kokodora.

"Kuroko... bite!" A painful but resolute voice rang out as Kuroko swooped forward and bit Rada's thigh. Screaming in pain, Rada turned around and tried to unleash his prepared moves on the attacker, but the resolute grip of his jaws immobilized him for a moment.

"Waste! Rumble Stone!"

Upon hearing its master's command, Longlongshi immediately looked towards the fleeing Kokodora and prepared to roll again. However, before its four arms could unite, a sudden weight pressed down on it. Immediately afterwards, two arms and two legs stretched out from behind, forcibly locking its body.

"Don't even think about leaving!" The voice of a young man who had gotten up at some point came.

"Are you kidding me!?" The hunter looked as if he had seen a ghost when he saw the scene in front of him. It was already exaggerated that he could speak after being directly hit by the rolling stone. Now he could actually lock the Rhythm with his own strength. Is this guy still a human being?

Chapter 5 Kokodora's Confusion

While he was amazed at the little kid's inhuman performance, Kokodora had already slipped away. After realizing this, the man's expression became even uglier.