Pokémon: Start with an Admiral Crab!

"Hey - uncle, are you leaving?"

Xiaozhi obviously couldn't accept it.

"Xiaozhi - Uncle Yao is a real trainer... He will challenge various gyms in the future!"

Although Xiao Mao seemed to understand Wang Yao's departure, he was actually reluctant to let her go.

After all, there are only three people his age in Pallet Town...

Apart from a weak-willed girl, the other one is a nerd who never leaves the house... Only the silly Xiaozhi and I can get along!

And there hasn't been a famous trainer born in Pallet Town for many years.

The years leading up to their travels are the most restless period in their hearts...

During this period, the only official trainer he met who had many powerful Pokémon and was willing to interact with them was Wang Yao.

Because of this, although it has only been a short half month, Xiaozhi and Xiaomao have already regarded Wang Yao as a trustworthy adult friend.

"I am a trainer who is going to make a splash at this year's Quartz Conference!"

Wang Yao said to the two little brats with a smile in a joking tone.

"If I lose eight badges due to lack of time, it would be embarrassing!"

"The data of Steelix has been collected. I mentioned this to Professor Oak yesterday..."

Wang Yao secured the prepared luggage to the little fire horse and said after tightening the straps.

"The next time you see me, it might be during a live match on TV!"

Wang Yao had packed his luggage the day before, and originally wanted to wait until Xiaozhi and the others had decided the winner before leaving...

Although there were some deviations, the results were pretty much the same.

“Ah! That’s right——!”

Wang Yao seemed to suddenly remember something and spoke to the two of them.

"——If that underground base is discovered! Don't give me away again!"

The reason why he said "again" was because he was discovered when he instigated the two little brats to subdue Magikarp last time...

"I won't!" - x2

Xiaozhi and Xiaomao shouted in unison.

Afterwards, they looked at each other as if they were somewhat guilty, but Xiaozhi was the first one who couldn't hold it anymore and the corners of his mouth began to rise!

“Hahaha—hahahaha!”

"Hahaha……"

"——You two guys!"

The three of them gathered around the fire...their laughter drowned out the noisy chirping of insects in the forest.

……

Waterway No. 21 is an area of ​​sea located not far south of Pallet Town.

After passing through the forest, Wang Yao climbed over two hills.

It only took him a few hours to reach this deserted beach.

This waterway connects to Pallet Town in the north and to Red Lotus Island in the south.

Originally, this should be an excellent route connecting the southern seas and the Kanto continent, but the reality is not like this...

Since there are a lot of hidden reefs near Waterway 21, it is basically difficult for larger ships to pass through...

In addition, the sandbars that appear from time to time in the waterway as the tide rises and falls and the large number of wild Pokémon are also hidden obstacles.

Therefore, this waterway serves more as a battle paradise for trainers who specialize in water-type Pokémon.

Those traveling through it are basically high-level trainers riding various water-type Pokémon across the sea!

"It's only twenty nautical miles... so we won't use the raft this time."

Wang Yao put away the map book and unloaded Little Fire Horse's luggage.

"Come back... Little Fire Horse!"

"Giant crabs, cowardly bugs, sharp-toothed fish, and stinging jellyfish!"

Wang Yao took back Ponyta and summoned four water Pokémon.

After securing the luggage on the giant crab's shell, Wang Yao climbed onto the stinging jellyfish and sat firmly.

There are two large and one small red agate-like objects on the head of the stinging jellyfish. The large part is a soft and elastic bubble, and the smaller red agate bead in the middle is its ultrasonic transmitter.

The "stinger" that the stinging jellyfish is named after is not actually its 80 stinging tentacles, but the two sturdy blue stingers hanging under its body like huge sharp pincers!

Because the shape of the stinger is too exaggerated, many trainers mistakenly think that it is the pincer-like mouthpart it uses for eating.

Compared to the giant crab's strong and hard crab shell, the stinging jellyfish's soft gelatinous head is actually more suitable for riding.

"Let's go! We're relying on you two to protect us along the way..."

Wang Yao said to the escorting Sharptooth Fish and Cowardly Bug.

Although at a critical moment, he could still let the giant crab and the poisonous jellyfish join the battle...but in that case, one of him and his luggage would definitely fall into the water.

So this voyage is a test for timid insects and sharp-toothed fish.

"Gooji!"

"profit--!"

The cowardly worm and the sharp-toothed fish were already unwilling to lose to the combination of Magikarp and the two imps.

Now is the time to regain your confidence on the sea!

"Let's go! Head south, our destination is Red Lotus Island!"

Wang Yao waved his hand, and the team swam towards Honglian Island in a mighty manner!

The cowardly worm and the sharp-toothed fish were exploring the way ahead, one on the left and one on the right...

Wang Yao rode on a poisonous jellyfish in the middle of the team, and behind him was a giant crab carrying luggage to support him.

There are basically no powerful wild Pokémon in the shallow sea area close to the mainland, so Wang Yao can lie leisurely on the head of the stinging jellyfish for a short period of time and enjoy the summer sea scenery.

"Come to think of it, it's still a little bit dry..."

Wang Yao didn't prepare sunscreen, but he did have a parasol.

"Guji~"

Wang Yao waved behind him, and the giant crab in charge of logistics swam a few steps faster and handed the backpack to him.

He took out his parasol, opened it, and handed it to the stinging jellyfish, which used its two tentacles to hold it up to block out the sun.

"Gudu..."

After taking a sip of water, Wang Yao opened the map book again under the shade of the parasol.

"One, two, three... there are seven sandbanks in total..."

Wang Yao calculated the low tide time... and found that if he went south normally, he would encounter three larger tidal sandbars.

The other four smaller sandbars are still hidden beneath the sea and can only be seen during the low tide once a month.

According to the description in the map book...there will be many amphibious Pokémon appearing near these large sandbars.

Therefore, you can often pick up a lot of precious marine props.

For example, the famous props such as [Pearl], [Big Pearl], [Star Sand], etc.

So if it wasn't too far, Wang Yao still wanted to go and take a look.

In addition, there will be many powerful water-type Pokémon trainers stationed in these sandbars. On the one hand, they are there to fight and capture powerful wild Pokémon... On the other hand, they can also compete with other trainers.

Wang Yao actually has very few experiences battling against stranger trainers along the way, so he is quite looking forward to these activities!