Pokémon: Start with an Admiral Crab!

"This is my daughter Xiao Mi. She and my wife run a hotel on the neighboring Third Island."

Yataro held his daughter and introduced her to Wang Yao.

"Because I've been busy with the construction of the game hall recently, I haven't been home for nearly a month..."

Putting his daughter down and straightening out the wrinkles on her clothes, Yataro said with some emotion.

"Oh~ Xiao Mi is so good - come here, uncle will give you a present."

Wang Yao praised in a formal way.

Then he took out a small pink pendant with a Jigglypuff pattern on it, which was picked up by Cowardly Bug, from his backpack and gave it to the other person.

This probably fell off some girl's keychain.

"Wow—it's Jigglypuff!"

"So cute~"

Xiao Mi took the pendant and rubbed it against his cheek lovingly.

"Mr. Ayao, you are so polite...Why don't you thank your uncle?"

Yataro gently pushed his daughter's shoulder, indicating that she should thank Wang Yao.

"Thank you, uncle!"

Wang Yao received gratitude from the children who were reading to him.

"You're welcome... Ahem! I have something else to do, so I'll leave first~"

Wang Yao coughed lightly and prepared to make an excuse to leave.

Because of his daughter's unexpected arrival, Yataro also focused all his attention on his daughter.

After chatting briefly with Wang Yao, he took Xiao Mi to the market.

……

"Pidot—fly me to the cliff!"

Wang Yao released the Pidgeot, rode on the bird's back and shouted.

There was nothing much to see nearby, but there was still some time before the evening appointment with Mr. Yamada, so Wang Yao planned to go to the top of the mountain first.

"Pidiaodiao——!"

Pidgeot flapped its wings and took off easily with Wang Yao on board.

Although a saddle has not yet been customized for it, the bird's back, which is wider than the eagle's, is already very suitable for riding.

After a few breaths, he brought Wang Yao to the top of the cliff of the second island.

In fact, there were stairs and trails leading to the top of the cliff on the island, but Wang Yao just didn't want to waste time.

"I didn't expect there was a pond here..."

Wang Yao jumped off the bird's back and walked to the pond to take a look.

When he was flying in the sky and looking down at the second island, he saw a pool of water on the hillside, and he didn't expect there was also one on the top of the mountain.

The pool on the top of the mountain should be formed by the gathering of rain water.

It is winter now, but you don't feel the cold on the tropical island. However, without any rainfall, the water level in the pool has dropped a lot.

After reaching the top and taking a closer look, I saw a small waterfall that was almost dry at the edge of the pool.

Obviously, during the flood season, the upper and lower pools of water should be connected by this small waterfall.

"Go and play by yourself. I'll call you with a whistle later."

Wang Yao waved at Pidgeot.

"Bi Diao——!"

Pidgeot flapped its wings, flew high into the sky, and then flew towards the sea in the west.

Puff-!

As soon as the Pidgeot flew away, a red figure jumped out of the water.

"...There's actually a Magikarp in the stagnant pool on the top of the mountain?"

Wang Yao was a little surprised.

"How did these guys swim here?"

The two pools on the mountain are both very high, and they are just larger rain puddles, not connected to the sea.

Therefore, it is very likely that these Magikarp also "fell from the sky" like the stone crabs and came to live in this pond.

"Although it's stagnant water...it's quite clean."

Wang Yao didn't smell any strange odor by the pond, and the water looked clear to the naked eye.

This is probably some Pokémon in the pool maintaining their living environment.

"Now that we are here, let's give it a try."

Wang Yao pulled out the good fishing rod Uncle He Yan gave him from his backpack.

The rod itself is of decent quality, but the Pokéball-shaped lure at the end of the line looks a bit too cheap.

Wang Yao replaced it with a special lure in the shape of a speaker cricket.

In order to more easily attract the attention of underwater fish, Wang Yao also tied a striking red ribbon behind the speaker cricket.

"Let's go-!"

Wang Yao cast his rod, and the speaker cricket bait and the fishing line fell into the pond with a splash, creating ripples in the water.

After entering the water, the red ribbon behind the speaker cricket fluttered with the water, looking like a cape on Superman's shoulders.

Maybe this is what the evolved Speaker Cricket will look like.

“Gugu…”

A Magikarp soon approached the bait.

“Gugu…”

After swimming close to the lure, Magikarp first tentatively brushed the red scarf behind the Speaker Cricket Man with its long beard.

As a smart Magikarp, it will first judge whether the food in front of it is delicious.

After several attempts, it was confirmed - delicious!

“Gugu!”

The Magikarp bit the Speaker Cricket and swallowed it, then pulled the fishing line in its mouth with satisfaction and swam to the center of the pond.

"Took the bait!"

Wang Yao felt the tug on the fishing line.

"——Come up!"

Wang Yao raised the rod and began to tighten the reel quickly.

The Magikarp underwater felt something strange near its mouth and began to open and close its mouth in panic, trying to bite off the fishing line.

“Gugu! Gugu!”

But the unevolved Magikarp had no teeth and usually swallowed its food whole. Now Wang Yao could only pull it to the shore little by little.

"Ho-!"

After seeing the Magikarp floating to the surface, Wang Yao grabbed the fishing rod and exerted force, throwing it directly out of the water.

Bang!

The Magikarp that took the bait fell heavily onto the grass beside the pond.

Bang bang! Bang bang!

The fall did not knock Magikarp unconscious, but instead caused it to start bouncing in panic.

“It’s quite lively.”

Wang Yao walked over, grabbed the fishing line and lifted it up.

“Gugu! Gugu!”

The Magikarp hanging in the air was still struggling frantically.

Murlocs will never be slaves!

"Since you love sports, your meat should be of good quality."

Wang Yao commented.

"Gu..."

A strange light immediately flashed in the carp's eyes, and its body twitched twice in the air, and its tail drooped down weakly.

It's like I'm going to die from being dehydrated for too long.

"Wow - he can even pretend to be dead. He's so smart. Eating this will definitely boost your brain!"

Wang Yao said happily.

“Gu-gu-gu!”

Magikarp struggled again.

Thanks to the miraculous doctor Wang, Magikarp regains its vitality.

"Come to think of it, I haven't captured a Gyarados yet..."

Wang Yao put down the Magikarp and said while stroking his chin.

Most wild Gyarados live in the deep sea, and Wang Yao has never tried to capture one.

And Magikarp...

I ate it last time and it tasted just average.

"Let's put it this way - I won't eat you if I can evolve."

Wang Yao raised his foot and gently kicked the Magikarp that was struggling on the ground.

"I will stay on this island for another night. You don't have much time left..."

Sometimes the evolution of Magikarp does not depend on the level... but requires a little bit of spiritual stimulation.

Like anger, like fear...

"Giant Crab, watch it tonight, I want fried fish fillet tomorrow morning."

Wang Yao released the giant crab and then, as if to deliberately scare it, he took out a handful of dried fish from his bag as a snack for the giant crab.

"Guji~"

The giant crab picked up a small dried fish and put it into its mouth.

Click!

While chewing on the dried fish, the giant crab stretched out its claws to cut the fishing line near the Magikarp's mouth.

——Bang!

Then a pair of pliers was used to knock it and the speaker cricket in its stomach into the pool.

"Gu! Gugu!"

The surviving Magikarp floated its head out of the water.

Looking at the vicious crab and the scary human guarding it on the shore...

Tears of regret flowed from its fish eyes.