Pokémon: Start with an Admiral Crab!

"When I was young, I also liked to sit at the stern of the boat and fish..."

Captain Li Yang looked out to sea with a nostalgic tone.

"It started out as a small sampan... and then it became a river ferry..."

"From fisherman to sailor... and from sailor to captain."

"...Now, the Murasaki Horse has become a famous tourist cruise ship in the Kanto region."

After saying that, Captain Li Yang looked at Wang Yao.

"Come to think of it...it's been a while since I last relaxed at the stern of the boat and fished."

"Captain, aren't you free now?"

Wang Yao opened another folding beach chair beside him.

"Would you like to have a go?"

Wang Yao picked up the fishing rod and handed it to old man Li Yang.

"Guji~"

The coward looked at the old man who suddenly appeared with some curiosity.

"Hahahaha – that's great advice."

Captain Li Yang laughed a few times, took the fishing rod and sat down next to Wang Yao.

"Wow—it's a high-end product!"

Li Yang is an experienced angler and he found that Wang Yao's fishing rods were of very good quality.

"It was given to me by a friend, but I haven't caught any rare fish with it."

Wang Yao shrugged.

The only record of this fishing rod so far is catching a not-so-delicious Magikarp.

"Although this type of lure rod is of good quality, it is not suitable for beginners... Your friend must have done something wrong with good intentions."

Li Yang saw Wang Yao's previous fishing method and naturally knew that he was a novice in fishing.

“…Just watch!”

Li Yang sat on a beach chair with his upper body upright, and his hands holding the fishing rod straightened one after another.

Then he swung it violently towards the side of the ship!

Boo hoo hoo-!

The lure was thrown far into the sea along with the fishing line.

"The movement of the cruise ship will attract curious water Pokémon nearby..."

"But the trajectory of their approach does not coincide with the cruise ship's route. If you hang the fishing rod behind the boat like you did before, it is unlikely that any Pokémon will take the bait."

Kaka! Kaka!

Captain Li Yang was collecting the spool while introducing fishing techniques at sea.

"Because the speed of the cruise ship is faster than that of the ordinary fishing boat, the line must be cast far enough."

As Captain Li Yang rhythmically reeled in the lure, Wang Yao saw a few more waves on the sea.

"Oh! It's a barracuda!"

Captain Li Yang narrowed his eyes and knew the identity of his prey.

"Ok?"

Wang Yao couldn't tell, after all, the fish hadn't even come out of the water.

Can you tell the identity of underwater prey just by the splash?

"Guji~"

The cowardly bug also curiously climbed to the top of the fence, poked its head out and stared at the splashes in the water.

"Come down! Come down! What if you fall down later?"

Wang Yao took the coward down from the fence.

"I didn't like these guys when I was fishing - they were too fast, had sharp teeth, and would tear my nets apart and run away with my minnows."

Captain Li Yang said this and slowly slowed down the pace of reeling in the line.

Crack! Sizzle!

The fishing line was suddenly tightened!

"Ha--we have dinner tonight!"

Captain Li Yang turned his head and smiled at Wang Yao.

Then, the old captain began to fish slowly.

Although Wang Yao’s fishing rod is of good quality, the line set has never been changed - it is still the same one that He Yan and the others used in Dead Leaf Harbor.

Fishing in the harbor is more than enough, but if you want to conquer the fierce fish in the sea, you need to be careful.

Otherwise, he would be like Keizang at that time, sighing after returning from the trip - it's not that my martial arts are inferior to my opponent, but that my weapons are too crude!

"A little closer...that's it!"

Captain Li Yang had lured the barracuda to within ten meters of the cruise ship.

Plop! Crash!

The barracuda leaped out of the water with a sudden splash, hitting the boat.

"Not bad!"

Wang Yao saw it clearly now.

The closer the barracuda got to the hull, the more it struggled.

"quack!"

Just as the pike jumped out of the water again, a blue figure suddenly fell from the sky!

"This is--!"

Wang Yao's eyes blurred and he saw a blue figure picking up the barracuda and flying high into the sky.

"Ancient Moon Bird?"

Wang Yao recognized the blue bird Pokémon.

“乀(ˉeˉ乀)呿！呿！快走开！”

The old captain spoke up to drive away the bad bird that was trying to steal food.

“——This is my prey!”

Waving his fist at the other party, old man Li Yang was angry like a child.

"quack!"

The ancient moon bird held the prey in its mouth and made unclear calls.

Because the barracuda was still biting the bait, Gu Yue Bird flapped its wings and competed with Captain Li Yang on the boat.

"Giant Claw Crab! Bubble Ray!"

Wang Yao released the giant crab and pointed at the ancient moon bird in the sky and gave orders.

"Gurg!"

A string of bubble balls shot towards the ancient moon bird.

The bubble balls hit the opponent's feathers with a crackling sound. Although the damage was average, it made Gu Yue Bird turn its head away in discomfort.

"That's it, get it out of here!"

Captain Li Yang laughed loudly and twisted the spool hard, as if recalling his past fishing days.

"Mud Shot!"

The bubble attack turned into a mud jet. Although it was still a scraping attack, it was even more unbearable for the Gu Yue bird, which was very careful about its feathers.

Puff puff!

Dirty mud flew past, brushing against the feathers.

"quack!"

As a last resort, Gu Yue Bird opened its mouth in annoyance.

But he didn't just let go of the barracuda. ​​Instead, he used his special skill to eject the barracuda in his mouth like a missile!

puff--!

call out--!

The barracuda was instantly launched from the bird's mouth and flew straight towards Captain Li Yang.

“——I’ll take it~I’ll take it!”

Captain Li Yang raised his hands in a panic and tried to catch the barracuda with crab steps left and right.

Bang!

"Catch...catch!"

Old man Li Yang pounced and held the pike firmly in his arms.

Clap clap clap!

The pike was upside down with its head down and its tail up. It struggled and flapped its wings, swinging its tail and giving old man Li Yang several slaps in the face.

"Ouch! Stop it! Stop it!"

Captain Li Yang begged for mercy from his dinner in a somewhat embarrassed manner.