Pokémon: Start with an Admiral Crab!

After releasing the cowardly bug and the sharp-toothed fish and giving them some simple treatment, Wang Yao and Jianzhi climbed over the reef again and returned to Bonfire Beach.

"Oh……"

"Wow……"

"come on……"

There were bursts of shouting coming from the direction of the crowd.

Wang Yao didn't expect that only half an hour had passed, but the beach suddenly became noisy.

"what happened?"

Wang Yao looked towards the crowd.

The crowd was dim and unclear in the firelight.

"Maybe they're organizing some social activity..." Kenji didn't know why, so he guessed.

"Oh... never mind. I'm sleepy too. I'll go to bed first."

Wang Yao didn't want to get close to the crowd, so he waved his hand, made the excuse of being tired from the journey, and walked towards the cabin first.

Kenji's parents had already prepared a simple wooden bed for him in the surfing hut.

"Haah~"

After saying that, he yawned in a fake manner.

In fact, he had been hiding in the small shed on the bamboo raft during the day and was not very sleepy at night.

He was even a little excited because he suddenly landed on the island and captured new Pokémon.

"Okay then, I'll go take a look by myself." Kenji was not sleepy, so he wanted to join the crowd.

Wang Yao returned to the surfing hut alone.

Because he checked in in a hurry and toiletries were not prepared yet, Wang Yao washed his face with clean water, fetched some more water, chewed a smear of toothpaste and simply rinsed his mouth.

Now that he was on shore, Wang Yao habitually released the sleeping mushroom before going to bed.

"Gummilu~"

The mushroom people are full of energy at night.

The three caps on the head of the sleepy mushroom are flashing and emitting fluorescent light.

Wang Yao stretched out his finger and poked the mushroom cap, and the mushroom suddenly shrank its cap as if in response to stress.

"Gummilu!"

The Sleepy Mushroom cried out in protest, but its delicate voice made it seem easier to bully.

"Go ahead. You don't need to accompany me today." Wang Yao opened the door.

"Go find a tree on the mountain and have a rest." Wang Yao pointed to a small forest not far away.

The Sleeping Mushroom does not need to eat normally. As long as there are plants for it to parasitize, it can absorb nutrients.

This was what Wang Yao discovered when he was accumulating supplies on the deserted island.

"Gumulu~Gumulu~" The Sleepy Mushroom jumped out of the door, found a big tree as thick as a bucket nearby, attached itself to the branches and began to eat.

With its current physique and level, parasitizing such a healthy big tree is more than enough to meet the daily consumption of the Sleeping Mushroom.

It is just absorbing nutrients in the short term and will not have much impact on the parasitic trees.

But if the strength of the Sleeping Mushroom is further improved, or it evolves into the Lampshade Night Mushroom, it will need several such large trees to meet its nutritional supply.

Even wild Lampshade Nightshrooms will absorb the life force of other Pokémon as food while they are asleep.

Although they look cute, the Sleeping Shrooms are actually terrifying predators in the Pokémon ecosystem.

"Grass-types are easy to raise~"

At this time, Wang Yao didn’t think so much. He only knew that the Sleeping Mushroom didn’t need to eat.

Moreover, this guy can also produce hypnotic powder, which makes it economical and convenient to raise. It is really a useful monster-luring mushroom!

……

Click~

There was a sound at the door.

"I'm back... Hey, Ayao, are you asleep already?"

Just when Wang Yao was about to fall asleep, Jianzhi finally came back from the crowd on the beach.

"Uh, not yet..." Wang Yao got up from the bed and rubbed his eyes.

He had been waiting for quite a while and he actually felt a little sleepy.

"What happened on the beach?" Wang Yao asked.

"Oh, just a few kids playing a Pokémon battle game." Kenji shrugged and gave a brief account of what he saw on the beach.

After watching Wang Yao's conquest process, Jianzhi felt that the childish battle between tadpoles and trumpet buds on the beach was really uninteresting.

Both sides were children, and the entire battle was just a battle of skills such as water guns and vine whips. In addition to the level difference of the Pokémon, the trainer's command experience was much worse than Wang Yao's.

"Really? Kids are really energetic." Wang Yao muttered, then turned around and lay down again.

After a quick wash, Kenji went to lie down in the inner room, but his mind was still thinking about the Pokémon battle that happened not long ago.

All the while, he was helping his parents run the surf house.

Waiting for huge waves and then using superb surfing skills to ride on them has been Kenji's dream since childhood, and becoming a surfing expert has always been his pursuit.

Although surfing is a good hobby and is quite a test of skills, it seems a bit bland compared to being a Pokémon trainer.

Kenji tossed and turned in bed, and a new idea gradually emerged in his mind.

"A Yao...A Yao!" Kenzhi didn't fall asleep after all. He opened his eyes and called Wang Yao in a low voice.

In his opinion, Wang Yao is a very powerful trainer who can travel alone on the ocean.

So he wanted to ask Wang Yao about his feelings about traveling as a trainer.

"Are you asleep... Never mind, let's talk about it tomorrow." Jianzhi called out several times, but Wang Yao was already fast asleep and did not respond.

……

"You coward! How can you evolve if you keep avoiding battles like this? You should know... Haven't you seen the armored warriors in the tribe?"

A new day has arrived on Yeli Island. After all, the ferry will not arrive for two more days, so Wang Yao is trying to train several of his elves since he has nothing to do.

And now he is PUAing the cowardly newcomer to the team.

Wang Yao actually had high expectations for the coward.

If Coward could evolve into an armored warrior, he would be one of his most promising generals.

Unfortunately, things did not go as planned. The cowardly bug lived up to its name and could be called the King Carp of the insect world. Before its evolution, except for its impressive speed when escaping, everything else was a flaw.

This guy is really fast. He runs like a Guangdong cockroach. Wang Yao originally wanted to have him practice fighting with a giant crab that also has a shell, but the cowardly bug just kept scurrying around in the open space at a high speed, frantically avoiding the battle.

The Crab is slow and can't catch up with it, let alone training. The two Pokémon are completely on different channels.

"Coward... did you hear me?" Wang Yao emphasized.

"Gu-ji-ji..." The cowardly bug refused to listen and made a chirping sound like a salted fish.

"Oh... I'm really convinced..." Wang Yao covered his head, feeling a little distressed.

"In that case, then you should familiarize yourself with the skills first... What skills do you have that can be used?" Wang Yao was somewhat helpless with this cowardly cockroach and could only settle for the next best thing and let it practice its skills.

"Gujiji!" The cowardly bug felt relieved when he heard that he didn't have to fight against the [giant sea monster].

"Gooji!"

The cowardly insect yelled loudly, its body shook, and then it curled up into a ball in its solid shell!

[Become round]!

?

A question mark appeared in Wang Yao's head.

"Is this considered a skill?" Wang Yao said with some disbelief in his tone.

"Is there any ability to attack..." Although he couldn't tell what it was, it was probably a defensive skill like hardening. Wang Yao was obviously not very satisfied with it.

"Guji? Gujiji..." The timid bug turned around twice on the spot, waving its antennae gently, as if it was thinking.

"Guji!" The cowardly bug seemed to have thought of it.

Several insect claws dug the soil quickly, splashing up clouds of sand and gravel.

"Uh, this is sand-moving...right?" Wang Yao finally figured it out this time.

However, the power and accuracy of this sand-moving move are too poor. In addition, the sand-moving move itself has no lethality and can only reduce the opponent's hit rate.

"Guji! Gujiji!!!"

Afterwards, the cowardly bug held its breath and made a somewhat shrill insect sound.

"What is this - a piercing sound? So these are all the auxiliary skills you know?" Wang Yao covered his ears. This move was actually a bit harmful to him as a trainer.

When the insects' chirping stopped, the timid bug fell to the ground as if exhausted - although it was already lying down.

"This won't work... I got it!" Wang Yao thought for a moment, then suddenly hammered his palm and came up with an idea.

"Giant crab, go to the forest and chop down some wood." Wang Yao commanded the giant crab to use its powerful claws with [10,000 horsepower] to cut down trees.

"Guji~" The giant crab ran to the edge of the forest, picked a small tree about three or four meters high, and nimbly clamped it off with one claw, and then chopped it into several pieces with a few swipes, piled it on its back, and carried it back.

It was just a matter of chopping down a tree. In two minutes, the giant crab came back with the chopped wood.

"As expected of a giant crab, it can really do something~" Wang Yao praised.

"Guji~Gujibululu" The giant crab removed pieces of wood from its back and waved its claws, looking full of energy.

The cowardly bug also looked at the majestic giant crab with longing.

It feels that the giant crab is much more powerful than the armored warriors in the tribe!

“Well, you coward, since you are afraid of fighting, then use the wooden stakes that will not resist as your target to build up your physical strength and speed up the acquisition of skills!” Wang Yao issued a training task.

"Guji?" The cowardly bug quickly circled around a wooden stake several times, as if checking the stake's combat effectiveness.

"Gooji!"

I have the advantage this time! The cowardly bug let out a cry full of ambition.

"Finally cheered up!" Wang Yao breathed a sigh of relief.

"In addition, you must do everything you can to find a way to destroy the wooden stake. If you can destroy this piece of wooden stake before dark today, I will, uh... reward you with a big meal!" Wang Yao painted a big pie for the coward.

"Guji?" The coward's eyes lit up.

What you said, is it true?

"Guji!" The cowardly bug held his head high and chest out, and immediately issued a military order.

If the wooden stake is not broken before dark, I will ask... Xu Zi to come and see you!

"Okay, it's decided! You train on your own." Wang Yao left Coward in the open space behind the surfing hut. He also had to assign training plans to other elves.

In Wang Yao's opinion, there are only a few elves worth cultivating...

First up are the two generals of Kanto—Giant Crab and Arbok.

Especially for Arbok who has not evolved yet. After all, the strength of the Giant Claw has reached a bottleneck. It will be difficult to make any further progress without a lot of battles. But Arbok has not evolved yet, and there is still a lot of room for improvement. It needs to focus on training and strive to evolve as soon as possible.

Moreover, these two elves can be arranged in the team as regular configuration.

Next are the newly captured cowardly bug and sharp-toothed fish. The former, as a potential stock, has been designated as the core combat force of the team. Although it is still the weakest in the team now, in the end, there is a saying - the future is promising!

The Sharptooth Fish is cultivated as a means of water transportation, and the evolved Megalodon, as a bully in the sea, is quite in line with the Rocket Team's image. It can also be held for a long time and is worth cultivating.

As for the stinging jellyfish and octopus barrels...

Although at present, the combat effectiveness of both elves is still acceptable.

However, the attributes of these two Pokémon are too similar to those of other Pokémon in the team, and as fully evolved wild Pokémon, they lack room for improvement.

Moreover, these two water-type Pokémon have great limitations in combat, and neither of them can adapt to land combat. Before Chucky and Sharptooth grow up, they can be used as temporary combat forces, but Wang Yao will most likely consider exchanging them to supplement other attributes of the team afterwards.

After all, Wang Yao doesn't want to become a water Pokémon master.

If there is a chance, it is best to replace them with fire or electric-type Pokémon to increase their attack range.

At least we won't be unable to light a fire on a deserted island like before...

Therefore, they have no training value at present, but they can be used as sparring partners for other Pokémon in the team. Wang Yao feels that they can be used right after being caught, and there is no need to train them specially.

The only ones left are the team's only flying unit, the Toucan, and the mascot, the Sleepy Mushroom.

At present, Gullfowl still has a place in the team, but if there is a better Flying Pokémon that can replace it, Wang Yao should let Gullfowl retreat to the second line and assign it a job in the Rocket Team as a supporting Pokémon, such as letting it use its expertise to help deliver props and the like.

Whether now or after its evolution, the Sleeping Mushroom does not seem to fit Wang Yao's team configuration requirements and future plans. If it only has the function of emitting light to attract monsters, it is actually not very valuable.

But it is a rare Pokémon from the Alola region after all - if nothing goes wrong, Wang Yao plans to put it in the Rocket Team's breeding house to lay eggs after returning to the headquarters... maybe he can even make some contributions.

Anyway, it is impossible to release them.

……

"Stinger Jellyfish, your special training target today is the Sharptooth Fish! Use bubble light to block your vision! And use ultrasound to interfere with the direction of the Sharptooth Fish!"

"Sharptooth fish, use the water jet to speed up, dodge the attack, and use the bite trick on the stinging jellyfish!"

At a beach far away from the crowd, Wang Yao commanded two elves to fight at the same time.

In the water, the toothfish circled around the stinging jellyfish, constantly looking for opportunities to attack.

The stinging jellyfish did not take the initiative to attack, but followed Wang Yao's instructions and continued to interfere with the actions of the toothfish.

The scene was a little anxious for a while.

The level of the stinging jellyfish is much higher than that of the new toothfish, so Wang Yao set it as the defensive side.

As for the sharp-toothed fish, Wang Yao focused on strengthening its speed and attack power according to the established goals.

On the beach behind Wang Yao, the giant crab was doing strength training with the Arbok.

"Bang——! Bang——!"

"Gurg!"

The giant crab continuously uses crab punches against the hard reefs, which not only increases its strength but also enhances its skill proficiency.

Wang Yao also let the giant crabs directly hit the reefs after they had hardened several times to hone their defenses.

Arbok found a columnar reef to practice his binding and dissolving liquid skills.

While entangled with the reefs, it spewed corrosive dissolving liquid, destroying the reefs that had been weathered by wind and waves bit by bit.

When the Arbok can crush the columnar reefs eroded by the solvent by the strength of its tightened muscles, the mission will be accomplished.

"Crack!"

The Arbok curled up on the reef with some effort, and opened its mouth to spit out a ball of dark purple dissolving liquid.

The columnar reef was only able to shed a little bit of rock debris under the double attack. It is still too difficult for it to achieve this at present.

"Ga~Ga gull~"

The big-billed gull was holding a sleeping mushroom and carrying an octopus bucket, flapping its wings in mid-air and circling around Yeli Island. Wang Yao thought that even if it had to be relegated to the second line in the future, it would be a good idea to practice its cargo-carrying capabilities now.

"Miloo~Miloo~"

The Sleeping Mushroom poked its little head out of the beak of the toucan gull, and it looked very energetic, which was rare even in the daytime.

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At the same time, more than 100 kilometers north of Yeli Island, a new sea storm is brewing...

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