'How long until Kakuna evolves? I remember it was said in the anime that Metapod only needs seven days to accumulate enough energy to evolve into Butterfree, so Kakuna should be similar.'
Sam stared at the massive Kakuna. Once Weedle evolves into Kakuna, it doesn't need to worry as much about being preyed upon by bird Pokémon. Smaller birds like Pidgey are unlikely to bother Kakuna. While Pidgey's evolved forms, Pidgeotto and Pidgeot, can easily prey on Kakuna, they usually don't choose it as prey because it's a bit troublesome to eat.
'However, just in case, it's better to hide Little Yellow first.'
"Little Beauty, go get some leaves."
After Sam figured it out, he immediately started giving instructions to Little Beauty. The two Weedle spent the first half of the night collecting many large leaves, then used String Shot to stick these leaves onto Kakuna's shell. Now no one could tell that Little Yellow was here.
They slept soundly in the latter half of the night, not waking up until close to noon the next day to eat their fill.
'I need to find some more subordinates.'
After seeing Little Yellow's evolved form, Sam decided to temporarily change his plan. Originally, he planned to eat all the fruit on this tree before heading to the next tree to claim territory. But now it seems he has to change the order.
Sam needs some subordinates to protect him when he evolves into a Kakuna and is unable to move easily. Given the strange situation in this forest, just one Kakuna, Little Yellow, and one Weedle, Little Beauty, are definitely not enough. And he feels that he and Little Beauty should be evolving within the next couple of days.
Caterpie and Weedle are Pokémon that evolve quite quickly. After leaving the juvenile stage, they basically don't take more than ten days to evolve to the next stage, making them the fastest evolving Pokémon. This is just for Caterpie and Weedle that grow by eating ordinary leaves. For those like Sam who grew up eating more nutritious fruit, the speed will only be faster.
If all three of them evolve into Kakuna by then, then if any Pidgeotto or Pidgeot happens to pass by and is hungry, they definitely wouldn't mind putting in a little effort to have a full meal.
"Little Beauty, let's go, we're going to find some of our kind."
"Buzz~ (Should we eat them?)"
Little Beauty seemed a bit excited.
"No, we're going to enlighten them."
Sam looked at Little Beauty beside him with some helplessness. He used to think when watching cartoons that the Pokémon in the Pokémon world weren't that cruel to each other, not to mention natural enemies, but at least their own kind wouldn't eat each other. But what he sees now is that there is not an ounce of trust between Pokémon and Pokémon, and they even think about eating each other. This world is definitely not right.
"Buzz."
Little Beauty let out an unintelligible growl, seemingly not understanding what Sam said. But she still followed behind Sam.
To be honest, now that the powerful Weedle, Little Yellow, wasn't following him, Sam felt a bit uneasy. His own level wasn't low, reaching Lv.7, and his physique also exceeded the average height of a Weedle at 0.3m. However, this height seemed to be 'severely disabled' in this forest; Little Yellow's 0.5m was considered normal. And Little Beauty was a bit shorter than Little Yellow, but a bit stronger than Sam, at 0.45m, which was also on the weaker side. So even if the two of them teamed up, they might not be able to subdue other strong bugs.
The two of them slowly descended from the tree to the grass.
"Buzz~ (Sam, look!)"
As soon as they landed on the grass, Little Beauty let out a vigilant sound. Sam immediately turned his head to look to the side, but relaxed when he saw the newcomer.
"Why are you here again?"
Sam stopped Little Beauty, who was about to attack the baby Poliwag.
"Koff koff~ (I want to play with you~)"
Poliwag happily wagged its tail.
"We don't have time to play with you, and don't just run out of your nest. Stay with your mom and dad, understand?"
Sam sternly scolded Poliwag. They were too weak now, and they didn't have time to play with Poliwag in order to survive. Moreover, he wasn't wrong; this Poliwag, who hadn't even passed its juvenile stage, dared to run around recklessly. It truly hadn't experienced the harshness of society. If he hadn't stopped her just now, Little Beauty next to him probably would have killed Poliwag.
If he had such good conditions as Poliwag, he would definitely stay with his parents every day until he grew into a Poliwhirl before exploring the world.
"Waaah~"
Poliwag cried and ran away. Sam sighed, shook his head helplessly, feeling a little guilty. He felt that only with such a stern tone could this little guy, who had just been born, listen obediently. If he were a little stronger, if he could become a Beedrill, perhaps he would be willing to play with this little guy for a while.
"That Pokémon just now is my friend. Don't bully him if you meet him in the future."
"Buzz~ (Oh~)"
Little Beauty responded dully.
Next, Sam took Little Beauty to the adjacent tree. He found that this time he could climb to the treetop by himself.
'I'm getting stronger!'
This feeling was very clear, giving Sam even more motivation to grow.
Arriving at the top of the tree trunk, he and Little Beauty looked around with their eyes but did not find any Weedle. However, they did find a Caterpie with a body length of 0.5m. With this physique, it should be on the same level as Little Yellow before evolving.
'Can Weedle and Caterpie form a team?'
Sam had this question in his mind. Anyway, from his human perspective, the living habits of Weedle and Caterpie are similar, so there's no problem with them forming a small team. Moreover, in the anime, Ash's Pikachu, when he was still a Pichu, lived with Kangaskhan and others.
"Little Beauty, do you want him to join our team?"
However, just in case, Sam still asked Little Beauty, who was a true Weedle, beside him.
"Buzz! (No! Enemy!)"
Little Beauty's attitude was exceptionally firm, holding strong hostility towards that Caterpie. Not just Little Beauty, the Caterpie on the opposite side was also the same. Now Sam understood.
For Pokémon, basically only their own kind can join the group. For Pokémon of other races, they can become friends, but they cannot become family. In fact, it might even be difficult to become friends. Because the Pokémon in this world are full of wildness and are very aggressive, especially those who grew up alone. Only naive and innocent juvenile Pokémon like the baby Poliwag would rashly approach other types of Pokémon.
"Hit him!"
After realizing this, Sam didn't say anything unnecessary. He called Little Beauty and went straight up to gang up on this Caterpie. It was the same routine as before. Sam used String Shot from a distance to harass and trap Caterpie, while Little Beauty used Poison Sting to attack and cause damage. Although Caterpie was a bit bigger, two fists are no match for four hands, and it was quickly defeated.
From now on, this tree is their territory!
"Wait! Little Beauty, what are you doing!"
Suddenly, Sam saw Little Beauty happily walking towards the unconscious Caterpie, and he quickly asked.
"Buzz~ (Eat him~)"
"!"
Sam was startled, opened his mouth, and finally remained silent, not saying anything to stop her. What he found unacceptable might be very normal in Little Beauty's eyes; perhaps this was the natural law of this forest. Moreover, if eating Caterpie could speed up Little Beauty's growth, then it would also be improving their survival ability, which would be beneficial to both Little Beauty and him.
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