"What do you mean by that?" Xia You was startled.
"I mean, if I want to evolve, I can do it anytime, anywhere!"
As Gastly spoke, its body was suddenly enveloped by a burst of light, and when the light disappeared, a new form of Pokémon appeared before Xia You's eyes.
Xia You was extremely surprised.
Without any warning, it had actually evolved into a Haunter!?
Compared to its previous form, Haunter's round body had morphed; not only did the purple mist around it disappear, but three sets of spiky protrusions appeared on each side, and even a pair of claws, not connected to its body, materialized out of thin air!
Xia You took out his Pokédex.
Pokédex: "Beep, Haunter, the Gas Pokémon, Ghost and Poison type, Gastly's evolved form. It usually lives in haunted houses and cemeteries. Haunter is stronger than Gastly and hides in the shadows to search for prey. If its gaseous tongue licks you, even your soul will be snatched away."
"Hey, you just evolved like that? How did you do it?"
Xia You spoke subconsciously, but upon reflection, Gastly's evolution, though unexpected, was within reason.
After all, before meeting him, Gastly had lived for who knows how many years. By common sense, it could have evolved into a Haunter long ago, and the reason it hadn't evolved for so long was probably just because it didn't want to.
"What's there to be surprised about?" Haunter's claws constantly opened and closed, familiarizing itself with this new function, while it casually said, "I can even continue to evolve into my third form right now!"
"Stop, stop, stop!" Xia You quickly stopped it, "Evolving too fast isn't a good thing. You should adapt to this new body more."
At this moment, Xia You turned his gaze to Magikarp.
"But then again, although I'm happy you can evolve, our previous problem still hasn't been solved, has it? Hey, Haunter, quickly try to see if you can communicate with Magikarp!"
"Let me communicate with it!?"
Haunter was initially full of surprise, then flew above Magikarp, staring at it wide-eyed, its mouth moving slightly. After a long moment, it silently flew back.
"No, this guy's head seems completely empty; I have no idea what it's thinking!"
After saying that, seeing Xia You frown in silence, it helped analyze, "But since you said it's about to evolve but is stuck at the critical point, it must be lacking some experience or stimulation! I think that through battle, it should complete its evolution very quickly."
Experience? Stimulation?
Xia You's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had been inspired by something.
And sensing Xia You's intention, Haunter said in surprise, "No way? You really want it to battle? But this guy only knows Splash, which does no damage at all. Even against other Pokémon, it can only take a beating!"
"That won't stump me!" Xia You clearly had an idea. He looked at his Pokémon and instructed, "Everyone, spread out and see if there are any wild Pokémon nearby!"
The place they were currently in was a river bend by the road, and not far away was a small forest.
The Pokémon searched around, and soon Kirlia found a Bug-type Pokémon, a Weedle, sleeping on a tree trunk in the forest.
It let out a soft cry, and when Xia You arrived, he looked at this Pokémon and nodded with satisfaction.
"A Weedle? Very good. Everyone, keep an eye on it! Don't let it get away!"
Although confused, the Pokémon obediently spread out and surrounded the Weedle, cutting off all its escape routes.
Seeing everything ready, Xia You said to Charmander, "Use Ember attack!"
Charmander tiptoed closer, took a deep breath, and sprayed a stream of Ember at the sleeping Weedle, instantly engulfing it.
Fire against Bug, super effective!
"Hehe, Magikarp, next, let me help you!"
Seeing that Weedle had almost lost its ability to battle, Xia You picked up Magikarp, walked in front of Weedle, and held Magikarp high above his head.
"Go! Magikarp! Let it see our combination move! Idiot Fish Smash!"
As Xia You forcefully threw it down, the next second, Magikarp's body, full of bones and scales, heavily smashed onto Weedle.
With a thud, the two Pokémon collided, making a dull sound.
And seeing that Weedle still hadn't lost consciousness, Xia You couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
"Oh? It's not down yet? That's tough! But it's okay, Magikarp! Let's do it Encore!"
Saying that, he once again lifted Magikarp high and slammed it down heavily!
This time, Weedle could no longer bear it and completely fainted, and Magikarp's body, just as Xia You had hoped, was suddenly enveloped by a white light!
Excellent! Operation success!
With a dragon's roar that soared to the sky, a giant Gyarados appeared before Xia You's eyes.
Its body length was approximately six to seven meters, its back was blue, and its belly was light yellow. Besides having a three-spiked dragon horn, it also had two long whiskers and a gaping maw, its eyes seemingly always filled with rage.
Pokédex: "Beep, Gyarados, the Atrocious Pokémon, Water and flying type, evolved from Magikarp. Its temperament is extremely violent, possessing Gangtie-like scales and teeth capable of biting through rock. Once it goes berserk, it will burn everything to ashes, even in a storm. It is a very ferocious Pokémon."
Gyarados's evolution, though still looking a bit silly, was a qualitative leap.
But perhaps it was due to its nature; after it finished evolving, its first instinct was not to get used to its body, but to launch indiscriminate attacks on its surroundings!
"Whoa, whoa, this guy's head is messed up!" Haunter flew into the sky, dodging Gyarados's wild Tackle, and clicked its tongue at Xia You, "Did you break it when you threw it down just now?"
"Idiot, what nonsense are you talking about!" Xia You also quickly retreated, moving out of Gyarados's attack range, "Didn't you hear the Pokédex just now? Its personality is just that violent!"
"So what now?" Haunter asked, "Should we wait for it to stop on its own?"
"Of course not! We went to all that trouble to make it evolve; how can we just leave it alone now!" Xia You waved his hand forward and ordered, "Alright, everyone, don't just stand there! Let this disobedient one taste your power! Daring to attack its Trainer and companions, it's time to teach it a lesson and make it understand who's the boss here!"