How come my Pokémon turned into a girl?

"Actually, I'm not really sure about the specific situation... I sensed her presence once before, but I didn't go look for her then."

"Well, we'll meet sooner or later anyway, so it doesn't matter~"

Listening to Menghuan's nonchalant tone, Jirachi could only mourn silently for the poor nameless child in his heart. It was truly unfortunate that he had to deal with such an irresponsible mother...

……

The helicopter slowly landed on the outskirts of Crimson City. The Alliance Commissioner, who had been waiting for a long time, was on full alert. He took over the cage that was originally used by the poaching group to hold the Pokémon they caught, but now it has become a prison for himself.

"this is……"

Qianye took the black card handed to him by the alliance commissioner with some doubt. The card had the Poké Ball icon of the Pokémon League printed on it.

"This is a bank card certified by the Alliance. You can use it anywhere. It contains the 50 million bonus the Alliance has awarded you. Any future remittances will also be deposited into this card. Please be sure to keep it safe."

"Master Duo? Fifty million?! Wait... I remember that extra-staff investigators don't get regular salaries."

"That's because non-staff investigators don't need to accept direct command from the Alliance, so if they don't have any achievements, they naturally won't receive a salary. But your situation is different, Mr. Qianye. Since your debut, you've helped the Alliance apprehend many criminals. Even the once-aggressive Team Rocket has moderated their actions recently."

"If we still don't show any appreciation despite all our achievements, it would be a real disheartening experience for the heroes of Kanto."

The Alliance Commissioner explained with a chuckle, his eyes revealing undisguised admiration. Qianye's name had now spread throughout the Alliance, with many even considering him the second "Dragon Envoy."

"The hero of Kanto... I can't bear such an honor." Qian Ye scratched his head a little embarrassedly. He actually didn't fight crime as actively as the other party said. He just didn't know why he always happened to run into crime scenes during his travels.

"We haven't yet settled the accounts for the new batch of arrests. As for your earlier achievement of capturing a Rockets team leader, the league's top brass have unanimously agreed that a mere bonus is no longer sufficient recognition. A final decision on the reward has yet to be reached."

"By the way, speaking of this matter, you may not have heard that the convoy escorting the Rocket team leader was hijacked. Anyway, the Alliance can't find his whereabouts now, and they may seek revenge on you in the near future, so please be careful!"

Is there such a thing? Qianye was slightly stunned, but he didn't care too much. He and Team Rocket had grudges against more than just one or two people. Even if that guy named Lance was successfully imprisoned, Team Rocket would come to retaliate sooner or later.

As the saying goes, too many lice don't bite, and too many debts don't worry. What's more, there is a dreamy existence around him now. If that guy really comes to cause trouble, maybe he can help him to achieve better performance again.

After chatting with the Alliance Commissioner for a few more words, and seeing that the detention work had been completed, Qianye said goodbye to them and continued to head towards the Crimson City with Nazhi.

As a city that houses a Poison-type gym certified by the Alliance, the appearance of Crimson City is completely different from other cities. Not only is it surrounded by dense forests, but the roads running through the city are mostly dirt roads. There are no tall buildings, but only numerous houses arranged in a disorderly manner.

Rather than being a city, it is more like a large village.

“When you walk into here, you’ll even feel like you’re still in the forest.”

Walking on the soft mud, although the buildings representing human civilization have visibly increased in the field of vision, the tall trees have not become much sparser, and the chirping of insects can be faintly heard coming from the treetops.

In response to Qianye's sentiment, the large wolfhound accompanying him nodded in agreement.

As they were leisurely strolling, a strange noise came from the top of a nearby tree. Instinctively sensing something was amiss, Qianye quickly shouted, "Everyone, get out of here!"

An arm grabbed Nazzi's waist and pushed her back violently. The big wolfhound also quickly dodged to the side. Almost at the next moment, a rustling sound was heard in the sky, and purple needles fell like raindrops.

Qian Ye looked at the poison needle stuck in the ground with lingering fear. Just as he raised his head, a figure with spread purple wings flew towards his face.

"Awooo!" Seeing the young man being attacked, the big wolfhound roared angrily, jumped up with all four legs, and used a "surprise attack" to knock the opponent away before he could succeed.

The purple body crashed into a tree under the impact, and when it slid to the ground, its eyes were already spinning in circles.

Seeing the attacker's iconic open mouth, Qianye immediately recognized its identity - Golbat.

Wait, sneak attacks, poison tricks, and Zubat... The figure of an old friend immediately emerged in the boy's mind. Could it be that he ran into that guy right after being warned to be careful?

The trees shook violently due to the impact, the branches shook off some of the green leaves, and a muffled groan came from among the leaves.

"Nazi, that guy is up there!"

"Well, we caught him." Green light burst out of the girl's pupils, and soon, a petite figure fell from the top of the tree and hit the ground.

"Ah!" A scream of pain rang out. That clear, soft voice... was it a girl's voice?!

Looking closely, the person lying on the ground was a girl with spiky purple hair, wearing a light nightgown and a pink silk scarf around her collar.

Is this outfit a cosplay of a ninja? Qianye couldn't help but complain in his heart.

The purple-haired girl moved her arm slightly, as if she wanted to touch her head which was hurt by the collision, but no matter how hard she tried, her arm could not move.

"Nazi, please remove the immobilization spell on her first."

Hearing this, the green light in Nancy's eyes vanished. The next moment, scratching her head and realizing she could move again, the purple-haired girl suddenly jumped up from the ground.

Although she was a little puzzled by the reason why she suddenly couldn't move, she immediately gave up thinking about it after noticing two pairs of eyes looking at her cheeks. She puffed out her heart-breaking chest, stretched out her arms and pointed directly at Qianye and Natsu, and announced with full energy:

"You're Pokémon trainers, right? I challenge you to become qualified ninjas!"

Chapter 83: Girl Axing Wants to Become a Ninja

"The challenge you mentioned, could it be..."

"That's right, it's a Pokémon battle! A qualified ninja must be able to make use of everything related to poison, including Poison-type Pokémon."

The purple-haired girl put one hand on her waist and pointed at the boy with the other, her tone full of vigor and confidence.

Is this why you just attacked us with your poison needle? Qianye didn't know how to complain anymore. In response to the challenge from this seemingly middle school girl, he simply looked at the Golbat that had fainted after losing its fighting power and said:

"The problem is, your Pokémon was defeated before you even officially launched the challenge, right?"

"Well, Golbat..." Qianye's words hit the girl's weak spot, and a blush stained her cheeks, but she immediately said stubbornly:

"Just now...just now doesn't count, because I haven't given any orders yet! And besides Zubat, I have other Poison-type Pokémon that can fight!"

As he spoke, without waiting for Qianye's agreement, he took out a Poké Ball and said, "It's decided to be you, Molu!"

A lavender moth flew out of the ball. Its trident-shaped head was flanked by blister-like eyeballs, and its chest sprouted several pairs of tiny legs. Its enormous wings were so thin they were translucent, coated in phosphorus powder with varying effects, which spread with each flap.

Forget it, it just so happens that the gym in Crimson City is also a poison-attribute gym, so let’s just treat it as a rehearsal before the gym battle.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Umbreon." Qianye also took out the Poké Ball, and the black Eevee jumped out from the red light, its red pupils staring at the fluttering moths in the sky, and it made a "Boey" sound.

"It's Umbreon! The Ninja Handbook mentions an Eevee that can skillfully use poisonous moves. I've always wanted one!"

As soon as she saw Umbreon, the girl's eyes suddenly lit up with stars. The envy and desire that could not be concealed on her face made people wonder if she still remembered that a Pokémon battle was going on.

"I say, are you ready?"

"Hmm? Oh...that Moru Moth, use poison powder!"

After being reminded by Qianye, the purple-haired girl finally reacted and gave orders to Molu Ge with a red face.

She didn't use Phosphorus Powder, which has sleep and paralysis effects... That's true. Seeing how fond she seems of Umbreon, she probably knows its special abilities. So, for a Mormoth with both Bug and Poison attributes, the preferred move would naturally be Poison Powder, which can poison the opponent while allowing the Poison to block the Synchro infection effect.

But his Moon Eevee doesn't just rely on its passive characteristic to spread negative effects as a trick... Young girl, before you become a ninja, feel the dark world of adults first.

"Umbreon, use poison."

Moon Eevee almost ignored the poisonous powder that floated onto her body. Compared to the poisonous powder she usually applied on her body for training, the poisonous powder thrown out by the Moth was much less toxic.

The epidermis began to ooze out highly toxic body fluids, and the bubbles gathered and flew towards the moth, without any dodging, and directly hit the moth's body.

The dark purple venom poured over the moth, but the moth suspended in the air seemed unaffected and flapped its wings to shake off the remaining poison.

"Haha, you never thought of that, right? Mothra is a Pokémon with poison attributes. The poison has no effect on it!"

The purple-haired girl laughed unrestrainedly, but for some reason, the boy opposite her looked completely unconcerned, as if he had known about this for a long time. But why...

"Perhaps the toxic component in the poison really has no effect, but I can't say for sure about the other things."

I didn't really understand what Qianye meant, but when the purple-haired girl turned her gaze to her Molu Moth, she found that the other party's condition was not quite right.

Its eyes were already half-closed, straining to hold up its heavy eyelids, and its flapping wings seemed very stiff, like a rusty machine.

"Could that be... paralysis and sleep?!"

The girl's eyes widened. The moth had only been poisoned once, so why had it contracted those two negative states? She had never heard of any other poison having such an effect.

Just as she was in shock, the Moru moth had reached its limit. The numbness that swept through its body made its wings stiffen directly, and the whole moth fell to the ground under the influence of gravity.

Then, an irresistible sleepiness came over the moth, and it finally stopped struggling completely, and the letter "z" began to appear on its body.

"Come back, Moth!" The Poké Ball in her hand glowed red and retrieved the sleeping moth. The purple-haired girl clenched the ball in her palm, her eyes filled with confusion.

"I lost, but... why?"

"You must be wondering why Umbreon's Poison has such an effect. After all, using extreme poison to inflict continuous damage to the enemy is the textbook definition of this move, and it's also what the public has always known."

Yes, she had read countless books and believed that she understood the principles and effects of any poison-attribute technique. But it was precisely because of this that the failure just now made her feel even more shocked that her ideas had been overturned.

"Okay, then let me tell you how I do it. The answer is actually very simple. My Umbreon smears sleeping powder and paralysis powder on itself before going into battle. As it absorbs these powders into its body, the ingredients inside are also absorbed into the refined poison."

"Since Umbreon can't produce these powders on its own, the special-effect poisons it produces are all consumables. In a fierce battle where it's difficult to find opportunities to replenish them, the effect they can exert is not as great as expected."

"But you still got caught. Do you know why?"

Facing Qianye's question, the girl shook her head blankly, but the other party's next words made her heart suddenly tremble:

"Because your thinking is completely limited by the formula, when Umbreon uses Poison on your Pokémon, all you can think about is that Poison is ineffective against Poison-type Pokémon, not why I would use Poison on a Poison-type Pokémon."

"This kind of thinking pattern solidified by theory is the cause of your failure!"

The words woke the dreamer up, and the purple-haired girl felt a strong shock in her heart, as if some shackles that had blocked her from continuing to move forward were broken at this moment, and she had an epiphany.

"You mentioned before that you wanted to become a qualified ninja... Although I'm not a professional, I think a ninja is definitely not bound by common sense."

As he spoke, Qianye put Umbreon back into the ball. He walked slowly forward, and as he passed by the purple-haired girl, he patted her shoulder as if to express encouragement, and then walked past her with Nancy.

Ninjas are definitely not bound by common sense... She kept repeating these words softly in her mouth. When she came to her senses, the two Pokémon trainers had disappeared.

……

After the Pokémon battle with the mysterious girl, Qianye and his group were strolling along the dirt road between rows of houses. The boy's eyes scanned the houses back and forth, looking for a place to stay.

Meanwhile, Nazi, who was holding his hand beside him and keeping her eyes fixed on his face, suddenly spoke softly, "Qianye just said something very powerful."

"Are you talking about a special method of using the poison? Indeed, that tactic is not easy for ordinary people to come up with, especially when it comes to the first kill. Most people will probably suffer a loss."

"That's not what I'm talking about... What's really impressive is Qianye's guidance on how to become a ninja~"

When did I ever teach you how to become a ninja? Hearing Nancy's words with admiration, Qianye was stunned at first, but then he remembered that he did say something like how a ninja should be.

Seeing the look in the girl's eyes at that moment, Qian Ye really couldn't bear to confess - in fact, he just wanted to say something to comfort the girl because he saw that she looked doubtful about her life, and he happened to feel that it would be cool to say so, so he made up a bunch of nonsense.

Just as the young man was struggling with this, he heard someone shouting from behind him. This voice... it felt like he had heard it somewhere before.

Following the sound, Qianye and Nazhi turned around together. At the end of their sight, they seemed to see several purple spikes emerging from the horizon.

When her hair was completely exposed, the figure of the girl running towards them at full speed also appeared. The two looked at each other, and when their eyes turned to the purple-haired girl again, she had already reached them and stopped, bent down, holding her legs, and gasping for breath.

Although the run was exhausting, the girl didn't give herself any time to rest. Panting heavily, she eagerly asked, "Hmm~ Um, ha~ Can I know your name?"

Seeing her like this, Qianye really wanted to let her rest for a while, but after meeting her determined gaze, the boy still replied helplessly: "I am Qianye from Pallet Town. There is no need to rush..."

Before Qianye could finish his words, the girl in front of him made a jaw-dropping move. She completely ignored the mud and sand on the ground, and bowed her petite body, her eyes pressed against the ground. She spoke in a tone full of respect:

"My name is A Xing, and I am willing to be your disciple. I hope Master Qianye will teach me how to become a qualified ninja!"

Qianye was shocked by Ah Xing's action and hurried forward to help the girl up. "No, why did you accept me as your master? I'm not a ninja, so I can't teach you anything!"

"You've taught me the true meaning of ninja. In Axing's heart, you're my mentor. Furthermore, your understanding of poison-type Pokémon and poison-type moves far surpasses mine. Axing earnestly requests your guidance."

With seriousness in her eyes, Ah Xing said this.

Chapter 84: The Crimson Gym Full of Tricks

"Let me make it clear first, I'm not a trainer specializing in poison-type Pokémon. If I say anything wrong, don't blame me."

After enduring Ah Xing's persistent nagging, Qian Ye had no choice but to accept this female disciple who looked not much younger than himself.

"Also, don't call me Master. Just call me by my name, Qianye... It feels too weird to be called that by someone my age."

Ah Xing was so happy at this moment that her purple hair was about to stand on end. She immediately replied excitedly, "Yes, Master! No problem, Master!"

Didn't you just not listen at all...

Looking at the young man's hesitant and frustrated look, Nancy on the side covered her mouth and laughed secretly.

"Then Master Qianye, when do we start our ninja training?" Ah Xing rubbed his palms and his tone sounded impatient.

"Don't worry, even if we really want to start teaching, we have to find a place to stay temporarily. Ah Xing, do you have any hotels or places like that here?"

"A hotel... No, no, as a disciple, how can I bear to see my master spending so much money? If you don't mind, I'll let you stay at Ah Xing's house for the time you stay in Qianhong City."

Hearing this, Qianye and Nazi exchanged a glance and asked hesitantly, "Won't that cause trouble to your family?"

"It's okay. Ah Xing's house is very big and can easily accommodate dozens of people..."