Pokémon: Start with an Admiral Crab!

After the exchange, Joey continued with another busy day at the Pokémon Center.

In order to facilitate the activities, Wang Yao and President Masuda came to the spacious backyard of the Pokémon Center.

When they arrived at the open space in the backyard, Wang Yao released the giant crab and let it meet the new fire horse.

"Guji?" The giant crab curiously stretched out its claws and greeted the little fire horse.

When Crabbean and Wang Yao were in Team Rocket before, they had seen wild Charmeleon and Flametroon... and had even fought against them. Due to the attribute advantage, he easily defeated Charmeleon and its evolved form Flametroon, so he didn't find it too strange at this time.

"Neigh~" The little fire horse curiously circled the giant crab, dancing with its four hooves and jumping and running happily.

This was the first time that this creature, born on a grassland pasture, had seen a water-type Pokémon.

And it’s such a big water crab!

Especially the huge crab claws, they feel heavier than it!

"Giant Crab, the little fire horse is only one year old now, you have to help take care of it in the future!" Wang Yao ordered the giant crab.

"Guji!" The giant crab blinked thoughtfully.

It’s just entertaining kids—easy!

"Porro porro~"

The giant crab spit out a string of bubbles, which flew in the air and looked colorful under the refraction of light, which really attracted the little fire horse to chase after it.

On the grassland where it lived before, apart from its mother, Charmeleon, there were only some ordinary Pokémon such as Kentaro and Tootsie. The young Charmeleon had never been exposed to these new things.

"Well done! Giant crab, I didn't expect you to be so good at coaxing children!" Wang Yao happily patted the giant crab's shell as encouragement.

"Guji~" The giant crab spit out bubbles even more happily.

The little fire horse has a very strong jumping ability. With just a series of small steps, it can easily cross an open space of six or seven meters wide.

It can even jump up and use the flaming mane on its head to burn and burst the bubble ball that has already flown to a height of five meters!

Although there have been records from trainers who have seen wild Charmander leap with all its might when threatened by a powerful enemy, and able to leap a 300-meter-wide canyon to the other side in an instant, this has not been verified.

[The original Pokémon Encyclopedia said that the height of Ponytail's jump can "easily" fly over the Tokyo Tower (332.6 meters), which I think is too outrageous... It was changed to span the canyon, and it was a rumor. ]

"Whee! Whiee..." The little fire horse's breathing rhythm gradually became disordered.

Running and jumping around in the open space chasing the rainbow bubbles spit out by the giant crab was quite exhausting for the young fire pony.

"Stop...little fire horse!" Wang Yao stopped the overly excited little fire horse.

"It looks like Charmander can be integrated into your team, Wang Yao. In this way, I can give an explanation to my old friend with peace of mind!" President Masuda was a little worried about whether Charmander could adapt to the small group of trainers, but now it seems that there is nothing to worry about.

The lively and active Ponyta was easily accepted by Wang Yao's Pokémon.

Afterwards, Wang Yao released other Pokémon one after another to get familiar with Ponyta.

Whether it's Smelt or Arbok... most Pokémon can get along well with Charmeleon, except for Smelly, who gets so scared when he sees Charmeleon's flaming mane that he keeps hiding behind Wang Yao!

As soon as the cowardly bug hid, the little fire horse, eager to make new friends, instinctively wanted to chase him!

Two Pokémon, one fleeing and one chasing, but both are running very fast!

In the end, they circled around Wang Yao in the open space, making Wang Yao dizzy!

"Stop... Stop now! Coward! Charmeleon won't hurt you!" Wang Yao didn't know how to intervene in the chase between the two Pokémon for a moment.

"Guji!" The cowardly bug was obviously a water bug and was not afraid of fire energy, but at this time the insect instinct took over and it was very afraid of the flames on the little fire horse.

"Neigh!" The little fire horse rarely found a suitable racing opponent!

……

After seeing Wang Yao's team configuration, President Masuda finally understood why Wang Yao didn't want water Pokémon...

For trainers who pursue comprehensive combat strength, although a single attribute can be cultivated quickly, it has too many shortcomings!

Even if you become a powerful trainer at the ceiling king level of a single attribute, such as several king-level trainers in Kanto, you will encounter a nemesis that you find difficult to deal with!

Only by rotating and breeding Pokémon with various attributes can you truly reach the top of the trainer list!

……

The other half, under Wang Yao's adjustment, the coward finally stopped escaping and was caught by the tentacles of fate!

"Gujiji!" The cowardly bug gave up resisting.

"Alright, alright! You're a water-type Pokémon..." Wang Yao said in a disappointed tone.

After collecting the cowardly cockroach and the overactive Ponyta into the Poké Ball, Wang Yao finally felt a little more at peace.

Seeing this, President Masuda also called Wang Yao.

"Since I don't have to worry about Little Fire Horse anymore, it's time for me to return to the club..." President Masuda seemed to be leaving.

"But... this is also for my old friend to be completely at ease, Ayao - please accept this!" President Masuda took out an object that looked like a watch from his arms and handed it to Wang Yao.

"What is this?" Wang Yao took the watch and took a look at it curiously.

The watch in my hand has a blue polymer shell with a small screen on the front and several buttons around it.

You can also see a camera on the watch... The design looks very high-tech.

"This is an [Instant Messenger]... It was given to me by an old friend in Unova... But I don't usually use it." President Masuda introduced.

Wang Yao curiously pressed the button on the side and found that the screen lit up.

"This device can be charged by solar energy and has a built-in camera function. It is the latest communicator that allows up to 4 people to make video calls at the same time!"

Chairman Masuda pointed to a knob on the side and said, "You can switch contacts using the knob on the side. Oh, by the way! Since I've given you the communicator, you should also call my old friend to let him know so that he won't be unable to contact me later!"

Wang Yao studied the functional interface of the watch and, following Chairman Masuda's instructions, rotated the side button to switch the contact to the portrait of an old man with a white beard.

He pressed the communication button, and a thinner screen popped up on the right side of the watch screen. Half of Wang Yao's face appeared on the new screen.

Wang Yao pointed the camera at himself, and the image on the screen straightened accordingly.

"So this camera is used for taking selfies..." Wang Yao understood a little.

In this way, the communicator becomes a two-way videophone.

"Beep-beep!" The contact tone of the instant messenger rang.

Didn't have to wait long.

"Who are you?" An old man with a white beard covering most of his face, neatly combed hair and looking very gentlemanly appeared on the screen of the watch.

"Hello! I'm..."

Before Wang Yao could say hello, President Masuda's face appeared on the screen.

"Shaka! It was me who contacted you!" President Masuda's voice reached the distant Unova region through the instant messenger.

"... President Masuda, why does your communicator..." Xia Ka was slightly confused.

"Well... Anyway, I'm usually in the club and have a video phone so I can be contacted at any time, so I'll give this communicator to this young man!" President Masuda patted Wang Yao's shoulder and said.

After all, the communicator was a gift from the other party, so I still have to tell Xia Ka about it.

"Mr. Xia Ka! Hello - I'm A Yao!" Wang Yao greeted him somewhat helplessly.

After all, he didn't know the other person, so he had to hand the screen back to President Masuda.

"Because A Yao exchanged the little fire horse from me... In order to be able to know their journey status in real time, I gave him the communicator!" President Masuda explained why Wang Yao appeared on the screen first.

"I see... maybe I should congratulate you in advance - President, you have found another young trainer with a bright future!" Xia Ka in the video nodded and said slowly.

Xia Ka knew that the most important old partner of President Masuda was Flame Horse, but he didn't expect that he would be willing to exchange Flame Horse's offspring... It seems that this boy named A Yao must have some special qualities to attract President Masuda.

In fact, Xia Ka didn’t expect that President Masuda was just blinded by the cute sleeping mushroom!

As for Wang Yao and Little Fire Horse... they just happened to be there!

And the little fire horse, who is now one year old, is at the stage where people dislike him and he is a naughty kid!

Chairman Masuda's Fiery Horse couldn't wait to send this annoying horse away!

"Hahaha... it's not as absolute as you say... but even though it's their first meeting, Ponyta is quite accustomed to Ayao and his Pokémon! They should be able to become very good partners in the future!" President Masuda smiled and did not completely deny what Shaka said.

"So, A Yao?" Xia Ka turned his gaze to Wang Yao.

"Ah... yes!" Wang Yao responded. Although he didn't know who Xia Ka was, this old man with white beard looked very imposing. Under his attention, Wang Yao unconsciously became a little nervous.

"Since you have chosen to embark on the path of a trainer... I will also be waiting for you in the Unova region! Ssangyong City - I look forward to meeting you here!" Xia Ka said solemnly to Wang Yao.

"Shuanglong City?" Wang Yao, who missed many Pokémon games and animations, had never heard of this place.

"Shaka is the gym master of Shuanglong City. If you travel to the Unova region in the future, you can try to challenge the gym." President Masuda explained to Wang Yao.

"Oh...I see!" Wang Yao nodded.

The president of the Pokémon Club knew a gym leader from another place... This felt like a very normal thing, and Wang Yao didn't pay much attention to it.

"Okay! Mr. Xia Ka! I will go... but before that, I have to collect eight badges and complete the league competition in the Kanto region!" Wang Yao's recent schedule will not change much.

"Well... the Quartz Conference? I will watch it too, Ayao! Looking forward to your future performance!" Xia Ka usually doesn't pay much attention to competitions in other regions.

After all, apart from the King Challenge, most Pokémon battles were just childish games in his eyes...

But since he is a trainer that President Masuda values, he doesn't mind finding out what's so special about him in advance.

"Okay! Let's just leave it at that...it's time for me to go back to the club!" President Masuda interrupted.

"Well... I'm here too, and need to receive some visitors." Master Xia Ka also has things to do.

Wang Yao ended the video call and watched the screen of Master Xia Ka disappear, and heaved a sigh of relief.

"The basic operation method is like this. If you want to save a new contact, you can click here... and enter the other party's number!" President Masuda told Wang Yao how to use the instant messenger in detail.

"Oh... I see... So that's it..." Wang Yao looked like a bumpkin who had never been to the city.

He was quite handy with his cell phone in the past, but this wristwatch communicator, which looked like it only had a few buttons, had so many functions that Wang Yao found it very novel!

"In addition to other instant messenger holders, you can also contact the Pokémon Center directly, such as the Pokémon Center in Vermilion City. I have already saved it... It's here..."

"Ah, let me try!" Wang Yao opened the communication.

“Beep-beep!”

"Hello! This is the Vermilion City Pokémon Center. Excuse me - Um! A Yao? Why is it you?" Miss Joy answered the Pokémon Center's video call as a routine, but found that Wang Yao's face was displayed on the video screen.

"Hello, big sister!" Wang Yao waved in front of the camera.

"Beep!" The video footage was cut off instantly.

"Ayao!!!!" A voice full of suppressed anger suddenly came from behind Wang Yao.

"What... why so fast - ah!" Wang Yao didn't even have time to look back before he was punched by the furious Joey and hung on a tree branch in the backyard of the Pokémon Center!

There is a distance of fifty meters from the front desk to the backyard of the Pokémon Center, and there are two doors between them!

Wang Yao had already left himself time to escape!

Who knew Miss Joy from Vermilion Leaf City would show up!

No... maybe it's not Flash - it's the Anywhere Door she borrowed from Doraemon!

Who made her Joey Shizuka?

"I suddenly remembered that I forgot to close the window of the club... I'll leave first!"

As the saying goes, a man of insight becomes a wise man... President Masuda chose to escape immediately before Joey turned his target to him.

"Hmph..." Joey clapped his hands, ignored Wang Yao hanging on the tree, and turned back to the front desk.

"Lucky!" Jigglypuff arrived following Joey.

"Great - Chansey... help me get down!" Wang Yao was not injured because he had the physique of a native Pokémon human, but his hands were stuck too tightly by the tree branches, making it impossible for him to reach the Poké Ball at his waist, so he had to ask for help.

Jigglypuff waved its short little hands towards Wang Yao - it showed respect for the warrior.

"lucky~"

But it could do nothing to help Wang Yao who was on the tree.

So, after the memorial service, Chansey chose to leave and help Joey prepare the ingredients for lunch at the Pokémon Center's restaurant.

"Hey...Jelly Egg! Don't go! Jilly Egg!" Wang Yao frantically struggled on the tree branch...trying to break free.