Pokémon: Start with an Admiral Crab!

Because he had slept for a few hours in the afternoon, Wang Yao didn't feel sleepy at night.

Wang Yao opened the illustrated book and checked the time, realizing it was only half past nine, so he decided to go downstairs for a walk.

When he arrived at the lobby, Wang Yao saw Miss Joy looking sleepy but still insisting on being on duty at the front desk.

Thinking there was nothing to do, Wang Yao approached and started chatting.

No! Don't get me wrong - I, A Yao, am not that kind of squinty-eyed man who is obsessed with sex!

Although Joey from Vermilion City is very cute and gentle, he seems to be a perfect love partner!

But A Yao is an ideal and ambitious Pokémon trainer!

Women - they will only slow down his growth!

(Except true love)

(Except for rich women)

(Rich Lolita also...)

Cough!

All in all... Wang Yao really just couldn't sleep for the time being and wanted to find someone to chat with.

"Ms. Joy, you are still on duty so late."

Wang Yao poured two glasses of water from the water dispenser in the corner, walked to the front desk, and handed one to Joey.

"Thank you..." Joey cheered up a little, took the cup and took a sip.

"Usually, it's me and Chandler who take turns, and it's my turn today. However, if no trainer comes to ask for help after half past ten, I will go to rest first... and you will need to ring the bell to wake me up then." Joey explained his job content to Wang Yao.

"Swoosh! It sounds like it's quite hard work." Wang Yao nodded.

"I heard that the gym leader in Vermilion City is quite strict with trainers. Maybe because of this, more people go to the Pokémon Center to seek treatment every day?" Wang Yao thought of the pile of charcoal he encountered when he came out of the gym today.

"Yes... Mashishi's Raichu is very powerful! If it were a novice trainer, he would show no mercy to him..." Miss Joy showed some concern appropriately.

"I once talked to the owner of the museum, Ma Zhishi, but his attitude was very firm..."

"However, after many new trainers suffered setbacks, the reputation of the Vermilion Leaf Gym spread, and now occasionally one or two trainers who don't know the truth will suffer serious injuries."

Joey clearly opposed Ma Zhishi's behavior of bullying the weak, but since the other party did not violate the league regulations, there has been no good solution.

Therefore, Joey often introduces the situation of the Vermilion Gym to new trainers who come to the Pokémon Center or trainers from other places who are unaware of the situation.

"Ayao, although your Pokémon are of good levels, most of them are Water-type Pokémon. They are not a good choice against the Witherleaf Gym which is mainly Electric-type." Joey remembered the records when he checked Wang Yao's Pokémon before.

Wang Yao, who owns six fully staffed Pokémon, naturally does not seem to be as strong as a rookie trainer.

But attribute restraint is also a key factor. As a nurse, Joy does not want to see more trainers or Pokémon get seriously injured in battle.

"Thank you for your concern... I understand this, so..." Joey mentioned the attribute restraint, which reminded Wang Yao of the sleeping mushroom.

He took out the Poké Ball of the Sleepyhead and released it.

"Gumulu~" The Sleepy Mushroom appeared on the table at the front desk, making a sound full of energy.

"This little guy is a sleepy mushroom. Because it is active at night, it is always drowsy during the day." Wang Yao picked up the sleepy mushroom and showed it to Joey.

"Ah... I was wondering why I couldn't wake him up during the examination. So this is what happened..." Joey held his face in his hands and said with sudden realization.

"Sleepytoa? What a cute Pokémon~" Joey stretched out his fingers and teased the Sleepytoa.

"…Sleepy Shroom is a Pokémon I captured by chance in the Alola region. Since it is not good at Pokémon battles, I recently had the idea of ​​exchanging it." Wang Yao placed the Sleepy Shroom on the table at the front desk.

"Gumulu?" The Sleepy Mushroom strolled on the counter for two steps, then looked at Miss Joy curiously.

"Gumulu!" The Sleepy Mushroom seemed to have discovered a new toy.

As if feeling that Miss Joy was a kind-hearted new friend, Sleepy Mushroom happily stretched out his hands towards Miss Joy, and his pair of dark eyes narrowed into slits.

"It's so cute... It feels even cuter than the Eevee in the Pokémon Club - ah! That's right! The Pokémon Club!" Joey hugged the Sleeping Mushroom in his arms and performed the Joey version of [Rub Cheek] on it.

"Gumulu~" The Sleepy Mushroom fell into a charming state.

"If it's a Pokémon Club, maybe we can find someone willing to exchange Sleeping Shrooms!" Joey suggested.

"Pokémon Club... I seem to have heard of this name." Wang Yao tried hard to recall.

"The full name is [Pokemon Fans Club]!" Miss Joy introduced to Wang Yao.

"This club is a place for people who like Pokémon to communicate and show off their collections. Generally, members prefer unevolved, cute Pokémon! There are many children playing with Pokémon in the club."

"…It is said that the 'Gorgeous Contest' that is very popular in the Hoenn region is hosted by people from the club!"

Miss Joy summarized the information she knew and told Wang Yao.

After hearing the news about the gorgeous competition, Wang Yao seemed to remember some plots. It seemed that one of the referees of the gorgeous competition in the animation was the president of this club.

"Cute Pokémon... I would rather exchange with Pokémon that are good at fighting." Wang Yao frowned. What he needed was a strong and handsome Pokémon, not a Garden Baby.

"After some Pokémon evolve, their appearance and size will become too large... If we are not careful, they may hurt the children who come to play here. Maybe someone is willing to exchange them for your Sleeping Mushroom!" Joey explained.

"There is a club in Dead Leaf City. If I'm free tomorrow, I can take you to see it!" Joey also likes the Sleeping Mushroom very much. Since Wang Yao wants to exchange it, Joey also hopes to keep it in Dead Leaf City.

After all, because of the Vermilion Gym, Joey in Vermilion City is under too much work pressure, and occasionally goes to the club to interact with those cute Pokémon to relieve stress.

If there is a sleepy mushroom, the club will become more cute!

"It sounds good. Okay then..." Although Wang Yao didn't hold out much hope, he didn't reject Miss Joy's proposal.

Because he remembered some relevant information about this club - it seemed to be full of young Pokémon such as Pikachu, Pikachu, etc.... Even if they were fully evolved, they seemed to be at the same level as stray dogs on the roadside.

"...Sleepy Shroom will be very energetic at night. I usually release it to guard the night in the wild. If you don't mind, Miss Joy, you can let Sleepy Shroom accompany you on duty tonight." Seeing that Joy and Sleepy Shroom have such a close relationship, Wang Yao was too lazy to put the Sleepy Shroom back into the Poké Ball.

"That's great! Of course I don't mind~right... Napkin!" Joey smiled and held Napkin in his arms, rocking him gently like a baby.

"Gumila~" The Sleepy Mushroom still looks as cute as ever.

……

There has been some progress in the arrangement of the sleeping mushroom, but Wang Yao is not feeling sleepy yet.

Miss Joy was also immersed in the interaction with the Sleepy Mushroom, so Wang Yao thought about going out for a walk.

Because the Pokémon Center is near the port, Wang Yao naturally went to the seaside pier first.

I thought there would be few people at the pier after 10pm, but I didn't expect it to be so lively at this time.

"It's hooked! It's hooked!" A middle-aged man named He Yan, wearing a red vest and a baseball cap, pulled the fishing rod excitedly.

The waves in the water surged, pulling the fishing reel's spool with a rattling sound, as if it was a big fish.

"As expected of Kazuhiko, this is the third fish tonight!" His fishing friend Keizang also paid attention to his catch.

“But the first two times were both Magikarp… Could it be Magikarp again?” another fishing friend, Takafumi, joked.

The people who would appear at the seaside pier during this period of time are naturally a group of fishermen.

Wang Yao walked a few steps closer and stood behind the fishermen, watching with interest the tug-of-war between the middle-aged man and the mysterious Pokémon underwater.

"It's emerged from the water - it's a Magikarp!" Keizo, who was watching from the side, saw a golden dorsal fin and red scales emerging from the sea.

"Another Magikarp..." Kazuhiko was also a little disappointed. He had already caught two Magikarp tonight!

However, disappointment aside, the fun for anglers lies in the exhilarating experience of struggling with such a big fish!

It can be said that fishermen in the Pokémon world are much happier than those in the real world... because any Magikarp here is a giant fish with a body length of one meter!

Kazuhiko pulled with the Magikarp underwater for a while, and when he felt the power from the fishing line weakened, he threw the Magikarp out of the water in one go and skillfully threw a Poké Ball to catch the Magikarp.

Perhaps because he had consumed too much energy just now, the Magikarp in the Poké Ball did not struggle much and was successfully subdued by Kazuhiko.

The Poké Ball also fell onto the sea.

"Got it!" Kazuhiko replaced the magnetic bait on the fishing rod, then accurately threw the Poké Ball floating on the sea and put it into his backpack.

"Little brother! Do you like fishing too?" He Yan naturally noticed that Wang Yao had been watching for a while. Now that he had his hands free, he turned around and greeted Wang Yao.

"Well... I kind of like it, but I don't usually have time to fish." Wang Yao nodded. Fishing is a common hobby among middle-aged men.

"Since you are also a fishing enthusiast, why not come and cast a few rods with us!" As an avid fishing enthusiast, He Yan naturally wanted to get Wang Yao to join him.

"Um, I don't have a fishing rod yet..." Wang Yao had never considered fishing for Pokémon, so he didn't buy a fishing rod when he was shopping before.

Besides, the fishing rods sold at Silver's store were quite expensive...he didn't want to waste that money.

"What's the big deal... I just happened to have an old fishing rod, so I'll give it to you!" He Yan took out a spare old fishing rod from his fishing gear bag and stuffed it directly into Wang Yao's hand.

"Ah...thank you." Wang Yao was a little caught off guard by He Yan's enthusiasm.

In the dim light of the dock, Wang Yao also looked at the fishing rod in his hand.

The retractable three-section rod comes with a simple spool and a Poké Ball-shaped lure hanging at the end of the fishing line, but there is no float installed.

Can this thing catch fish?

Wang Yao was somewhat skeptical about this.

But since I was just going out to kill time, it wouldn't hurt to just give it a try.

Anyway, if you catch a Magikarp, just release it.

He already has too many water-type Pokémon, and he needs to spend time and energy to train the Fright Bug and Sharptooth Fish...so for the time being, he doesn't really want to continue capturing water-type Pokémon.

Wang Yao took the fishing rod and walked to a position four or five steps away from He Yan and the others, and roughly estimated the force required to cast the rod.

Following the example of the older men, Wang Yao waved his hands and swung the club.

Whoosh! Plop!

The lure, along with a piece of fishing line, was thrown onto the sea surface five or six meters away.

Because there was no float, the lure sank directly into the water.

Wang Yao squatted on the ground, feeling that there was nothing else to do, and all that was left was to wait.

At this time, He Yan had already cast his rod again, and the three fishing uncles took this opportunity to sit on the small stools and introduce themselves to Wang Yao.

"My name is A Yao, and I'm currently traveling in the Kanto region as a Pokémon trainer. I just arrived in Vermilion City yesterday." Wang Yao was still staring at the water as he spoke, feeling the shaking of the fishing rod in his hand.

Upon learning that Wang Yao was a trainer, several uncles said that they had also traveled around as trainers when they were young.

However, the purpose of their trip is not to challenge the gym or participate in the league competition, but to go to various different waters and hope to catch rare water Pokémon...

But how can it be so easy to catch rare water-type Pokémon? As they got older, they gradually became more indifferent. In their spare time, they formed a fishing club and called a few friends to go to the waterside every day to cast a few rods to satisfy their enjoyment.

Whenever they meet young people who also like fishing, He Yan and his friends will enthusiastically invite them to join the ranks of anglers.

They have given away hundreds of old fishing rods like the one in Wang Yao's hand over the years! This is to cultivate new fishing enthusiasts and expand the ranks of fishermen in the Pokémon world!

Because he was a little tired from squatting for a long time, Wang Yao released the giant crab, sat on its thick crab shell, and used the row of spikes on its back as a backrest.

"Oh! Brother, you are indeed a natural fisherman!" He Yan and the others were also very excited when they saw the giant crabs cultivated by Wang Yao.

"This giant crab looks to be in great shape!" Keizo also commented.

"Giant Crab is my first Pokémon..." Wang Yao patted the claws of the Giant Crab with some nostalgia.

"Guji!" The giant crab also lay leisurely on the dock, feeling the night sea breeze.

"My first Pokémon was Magikarp..." Kazuhiko recalled.

"Uh! Mine too..." Keizo also scratched his head.

"Haha! I'm different! The first Pokémon I caught was a rare agate jellyfish!" Takafumi smiled proudly.

"hateful……"

"You're bragging about this again!"

Apparently this wasn't the first time Takafumi had boasted about this in front of his two best friends, making Kazuhiko and Keizo, who had long been tired of hearing it, jealous and envious.

"Agate jellyfish? I have one too! But it's its evolved form, the Stinging jellyfish..." Wang Yao took out the Stinging jellyfish Poké Ball from his newly bought messenger bag.

"What...what! Poisonous jellyfish!?" Takafumi felt that he was also hit!

"Hahahaha! Takafumi! I remember that your agate jellyfish hasn't evolved yet due to lack of exercise!" This time it was Kazuhiko and the others' turn to start attacking their teammates.

"...This! What do you know...The agate jellyfish just prefers its current appearance!" Takafumi didn't want to lose face in front of his two old friends, so he stiffened his neck and continued to speak stubbornly.

"Hahaha……"

"Oh...really? Hahaha!"

But what he got in return was Kazuhiko and Keizo's even more unbridled laughter!