After finding a few trainers who seemed familiar with Cinnabar Island, they didn't hide anything and directly explained the situation of Cinnabar Island in detail. Afterwards, the friendly trainers even gave Leaf a map.
Leaf was quite thin-skinned and didn't want to take other people's things for free, so he took out a few hundred Poké Dollars. Unexpectedly, these trainers were a bit angry, saying that Leaf looked down on them.
It took a while to appease the angry trainers before Leaf said helplessly, "They don't even want money, what's going on? Are all trainers very rich?"
"Of course, didn't you know… never mind." Dawn was a bit surprised why Leaf would ask such a question, but then she remembered that he lived alone on an unnamed island, so it wasn't strange that he didn't know these things.
"Trainers are never short of money," Serena interjected. "As long as you are a certified trainer, the league you are affiliated with will pay a monthly salary, and trainers can also complete various tasks. If they didn't have money, they wouldn't even be able to buy Poké Balls, so how would they catch Pokémon?"
"Is that so?" Leaf was taken aback.
"Then for a trainer of my level, one million a month, I'm at a loss!"
Leaf wasn't being arrogant; he was stating a fact. He was a genius trainer who had defeated the veteran Elite Four member Lorelei. Grandma Ivy only gave him one million a month, which was definitely too little.
"Well, that also depends on whether your league has money," Dawn said helplessly. "The Orange League giving you one million is indeed up to the standard of an Elite Four member, and as far as I know, you haven't gone to the World League Headquarters to get your certification, have you?"
"I haven't even gathered six Elite Four-level Pokémon yet, so I'm not qualified to take the certification exam," Leaf said helplessly. "And you guys were too naive before. By the time all the Pokémon have evolved to the Elite Four level, who knows how long it will take."
"You guys probably don't have any Elite Four-level Pokémon, do you?"
Dawn shook her head, while Serena pondered for a moment before replying, "My Delphox's strength should have reached the Elite Four level, but it hasn't been tested yet, so I'm not sure."
"Oh? Not bad," Leaf was surprised. "Just from the name, this Pokémon sounds very powerful. I hope I can see it in action later."
The three of them talked for a while and then entered the Cinnabar Cave according to the map. The map's notes indicated that Cinnabar Island didn't have this Cinnabar Cave before. Due to the volcanic eruption, the entire plate of Cinnabar Island shifted, and with the erosion of lava, a natural cave unknowingly formed.
According to those trainers, the Cinnabar Cave was simply a paradise for Fire-type Pokémon, but the temperature inside was extremely high. It was best to bring a Water-type Pokémon; otherwise, entering the Cinnabar Cave was not recommended.
Leaf and his companions all had Water-type Pokémon, so this wasn't a big problem.
Soon after entering, Leaf and the others encountered several teams of trainers. Everyone was quite friendly, nodding slightly before each chose a direction to proceed, trying to avoid gathering in one place if possible. Otherwise, if they encountered a Pokémon that both sides wanted to catch, a fight could easily break out.
"Careful, there's movement ahead."
Serena reacted quickly and immediately threw a Poké Ball. "Go, Flareon!"
Bang!
A Pokémon covered in flames sprang out of the Poké Ball. Leaf's eyes lit up, finding this Pokémon quite cool and definitely popular with girls.
He didn't summon a Water-type Pokémon because he needed to conserve water. Water-type Pokémon would definitely be useful in Cinnabar Cave, but resupply would be quite difficult. Water-type Pokémon could store clean water in their bodies, but that didn't mean they could use it infinitely.
Without saying a word, Leaf quickly took out his Pokédex and aimed it at the Flareon in front of him.
Beep!
Flareon, the Flame Pokémon.
Flareon evolves from Eevee when exposed to a Fire Stone. Among the eight evolutionary forms of Eevee, Flareon has the appearance most similar to Eevee.
Flareon's fur is fiery red, and its body temperature is extremely high.
Flareon has no gender differences.
Flareon has a flame sac inside its body, which transfers part of the inhaled air into its flame sac, creating flames of 1700 degrees Celsius.
Flareon's average body temperature is 700~800 degrees Celsius. When excited, its flame sac ignites, and its body temperature rises to 900 degrees Celsius. Its fluffy fur has the function of dissipating heat into the air, lowering its overheated body temperature.
Note: Flareon inhaling deeply is a precursor to launching an attack.
...
Eevee has eight evolutionary forms?
Leaf was taken aback and began to develop a strong interest in this special Pokémon, Eevee.
At this moment, a Pokémon appeared in front of them.
"This Pokémon… doesn't look very strong."
"And it doesn't look like it can fight much either…"
Leaf was a bit disappointed but still picked up his Pokédex.
Beep!
Slugma, the Lava Pokémon.
Slugma is a mollusk Pokémon with a red body, a pair of yellow eyes, and a pair of flame-like antennae on its head. Water droplet-like objects hang down from both sides of its mouth.
Slugma has no gender differences.
Note: Slugma mostly lives near volcanoes.
...
What the heck, even the Pokédex is playing favorites? Why is Slugma's description so brief?
Leaf was a bit speechless, while the summoned Flareon was quite arrogant, snorting coldly before turning around and returning to its trainer, Serena.
"What's going on? Aren't you going to attack?" Leaf was a bit surprised.
"It's too low-level," Serena shook her head. "It would be too much of a bully for Flareon to attack a Slugma."
"And it ran to the entrance of Cinnabar Cave without any trouble. It seems everyone has the same idea."
Sigh. Dawn sighed. "Probably no trainer would want to catch a Slugma."
Hearing this, Leaf suddenly felt a bit sorry for Slugma. The life of a rejected Slugma.
The Slugma, realizing that the humans in front of it not only didn't attack it but also didn't seem to want to catch it, quickly scurried away.
The stronger the wild Pokémon, the less they want to be caught by humans. Conversely, some weaker Pokémon, whose very survival is a problem, are very willing to be caught by humans. Even if they have to do some special work for humans, at least they have food and shelter and don't have to worry about becoming a meal for other wild Pokémon at any time.
Fortunately, Slugma doesn't taste good.
So it was more likely to starve to death than be eaten.
"It seems Slugma wasn't originally found in the Kanto region," Dawn observed. "Looks like we'll encounter Fire-type Pokémon from other regions later on."
"Leaf, don't you have any Fire-type Pokémon? If you find a good one, catch it here," she suggested.
"That's what I was thinking too," Leaf nodded, looking forward to the training even more.
...
"Prince, Bubble Beam!"
"Defeat that Torkoal!"
Along the way, Leaf and the others encountered many Fire-type Pokémon. As long as they weren't too weak, the three of them would send out their Water-type Pokémon to instantly defeat them.
Leaf, of course, was strong, and Dawn and Serena were also near Elite Four-level Pokémon Coordinators, so their Water-type Pokémon were plenty strong as well.
The Torkoal in front of them was an Elite-level Pokémon, but it was instantly defeated by Prince's Water-type move.
"No way, the Pokémon in this Cinnabar Cave are all a bit ugly!"
They had been in Cinnabar Cave for an hour, but Leaf hadn't had the slightest urge to catch any of them.
Leaf knew, of course, that Pokémon weren't useful just for being pretty; being strong was everything. But the Fire-type Pokémon in Cinnabar Cave weren't pretty, weren't strong, and Dawn and Serena, being relatively experienced Pokémon Coordinators, had clearly stated that the Fire-type Pokémon they had encountered along the way didn't have much potential and weren't worth catching.
"Awoo-woo-woo!"
Just as Leaf was about to lower his expectations, a cry similar to a fox's suddenly came from ahead.
The three of them exchanged a look and quickly ran over with their Water-type Pokémon.
When Leaf saw the beautiful little fox with six tails in front of him, he immediately had the urge to catch it.
Beep!
Vulpix, the Fox Pokémon.
Vulpix is a small, quadrupedal Pokémon that resembles a fox.
Vulpix has reddish-brown fur, brown, pupil-less, amber-like eyes, large, pointed ears with dark brown insides, and six orange, curled tails.
Vulpix has no gender differences.
Vulpix is a Fire-type Pokémon. Its small and cute body gives it agile movements, allowing it to learn moves like Quick Attack. Vulpix can breathe fire and will unleash a fiery blaze on anyone who disturbs its sleep.
Note: Vulpix is a naturally intelligent Pokémon. If it encounters an enemy stronger than itself, it will feign injury to confuse the opponent and then take the opportunity to escape.
...
Not bad, this Pokémon called Vulpix should be catchable.
Leaf's heart leaped with joy, and he immediately took out a Poké Ball. "Milotic, come out."
"I plan to catch the Vulpix in front of us. Don't use any powerful Water-type moves, take it easy."
"Haya!"
Milotic responded and was about to unleash a move.
Unexpectedly, Dawn suddenly stopped him at this moment.
"Leaf, don't rush."
"This Vulpix might not have very good potential, don't waste a Poké Ball."
Leaf was astonished. "No way, you can tell that too?"
"We can probably judge," Serena chimed in. "This Vulpix's eyes don't have much sparkle, and its fur isn't as smooth and beautiful as a normal Vulpix, especially the curve of its six tails is off..."
"Forget about catching it, this male Vulpix might not even have mating rights within its species."
"Is that so?" Leaf was a bit hesitant. "It's not easy to come across a Pokémon that catches my eye. To be honest, I don't really want to give up."
"You guys saw it too, all the Fire-type Pokémon along the way were such oddballs. I really couldn't bring myself to catch any of them."
"I really advise you not to catch the Vulpix in front of you," Dawn shook her head. "Actually, if you're serious about training, you basically take any newly caught wild Pokémon to a professional institution for testing."
"If their natural talent isn't good, no matter how hard you train them later, it's useless. Many trainers will release such Pokémon."
"If you want to catch strong wild Pokémon, it's best to catch the leader of a group..."
Boom boom boom!
Suddenly, at that moment, a commotion arose about two or three hundred meters ahead. The Vulpix was immediately frightened and fled.
Watching the Vulpix's retreating figure, Leaf finally heeded Serena and Dawn's advice.
If he really caught a Vulpix with no potential, it would undoubtedly cause trouble later. After all, there were already quite a few Pokémon on the island...
"Let's go. There should be a group battle of Pokémon up ahead."
"Let's go take a look. If nothing unexpected happens, we should be able to find wild Pokémon with good potential."
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