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"Ash, you've been having such good luck lately! You've already caught several Pokémon!" Misty, sitting quietly by the river, enjoying the pleasure of fishing, couldn't help but feel a little envious of Ash's recent efficiency in catching Pokémon. In the Kanto region, Ash traveled the entire region, collected eight badges, and participated in the Indigo Plateau Conference, yet he had only caught ten Pokémon. His thirty Tauros were counted as one. But since coming to the Johto region, he had only obtained two badges, and Ash had already caught five: Heracross, Bayleef, Quilava, Slowpoke, and Houndour. And Misty, as a Water-type Pokémon trainer, had not yet caught a new member. Instead, Brock had acquired a Pineco.
After catching Houndour, Ash temporarily sent Slowpoke to Professor Oak. This Houndour had once been the Alpha of its small pack, battle-hardened. Before willingly following Ash, it had relinquished its position as Alpha to the recovered Houndour. In fact, the recovered Houndour's leg injury was sustained when it challenged the Alpha for its position. Now that it was going to follow Ash in battle, it naturally relinquished its Alpha position. So, it was wholeheartedly committed to following Ash, and its compatibility with Ash was very high. It had already accumulated enough experience and strength, and Ash believed that after his training, it would soon evolve. At that time, its compatibility would surely increase significantly again. Perhaps Bond Evolution wouldn't be far off.
Ash's most focused effort for Bond Evolution right now was Snorlax, since it had max compatibility, so he would keep it with him until then. Next were Slowpoke and Houndour, who were leaders of their respective groups and directly followed Ash. As long as they evolved, they might reach peak compatibility, and then their bond values would also rise, perhaps allowing for Bond Evolution soon. But Slowpoke's evolution wasn't urgent yet; Professor Oak was also very interested in this unusually intelligent Slowpoke.
"Stop being so envious, Misty! I, the genius fishing expert, thought you were going to teach us how to fish? How come you haven't caught any yourself?" Ash couldn't help but tease, hearing Misty's complaints. Ash and Misty had received Lure Balls, which were particularly useful for Water-type Pokémon. Coincidentally, they were passing a nice-looking small river, and Misty suggested they go fishing. In truth, everyone tacitly understood that Misty was simply envious of Ash catching so many Pokémon and wanted to catch one herself.
"I hope I can catch a Shellder; that way, I can evolve Slowpoke!" Ash, however, really enjoyed fishing. Being able to relax like this felt pretty good.
"Shellder, huh? Cerulean City should have plenty. How about I ask my sisters to send one over!" Misty asked, concerned. She still thought Ash wanted to evolve Slowpoke into Slowbro. They already knew that to evolve Slowpoke into Slowbro, it needed a Shellder to bite its tail. However, Ash shook his head. "I'll catch one myself! Oh, right, Misty, your Staryu is already quite high-level. Aren't you considering evolving it?" Misty's Staryu had been her Pokémon even before they met. After traveling through the Kanto region and the Orange Islands, this Staryu's strength was clearly formidable, and it was now Misty's most reliable partner. However, Staryu's evolution, like Pikachu's, required a special evolution stone: a Water Stone. Staryu's evolved form was Starmie. After evolving, Starmie would gain the Psychic type, and both its battle power and the versatility of its battle methods would increase. If Staryu could evolve, Misty's strength would definitely increase significantly, bringing her closer to her dream of becoming a Water-type Pokémon Master. For Ash now, obtaining various evolution stones was very simple; he only needed to exchange for them with exchange points.
Before Misty could reply, her fishing rod twitched. Reeling it in, she pulled up an old, broken kettle!
"Damn it!" She angrily slammed the kettle onto the ground. How can trash be thrown into the water like this? You should sort your trash, hey! This distraction caused Misty and Ash's previous topic to fizzle out. Ash was about to say something when his fishing rod also suddenly tightened.
"Hmph!" Ash, who knew nothing about fishing, had a blue light flash around him. The ordinary fishing rod seemed to be covered in Armament Haki. He reeled in his line without any particular technique, and a small, blue crocodile appeared beneath his fishing rod! They all recognized this little crocodile; it was Totodile, the Water-type starter Pokémon given to new trainers in the Johto region! Earlier, in New Bark Town, Ash and his companions had even helped retrieve a Totodile stolen by Team Rocket!
"Ash, your luck is too good now! You even fished up a Totodile!" Misty couldn't help but feel envious again!
"Since I've fished it up, I'll catch it!" Just as Ash was about to throw a Poké Ball, Totodile suddenly opened its mouth, released the hook, and landed on the ground, happily dancing.
"So cute!" Misty already loved Totodile! Ash's Poké Ball was still thrown, and the Grass-type Bayleef popped out.
"Bayleef, use Vine Whip!" Two thick, strong Vine Whips swung towards the dancing Totodile. Unexpectedly, Totodile dodged Bayleef's Vine Whips with dancing steps.
"This dance seems to be quite something!" Ash couldn't help but praise. "Use Sweet Scent!"
Sweet Scent emanated from the flower bud on Bayleef's neck. Totodile quickly became drowsy, no longer as energetic.
"Use Vine Whip again!"
The Vine Whip hit directly, and Ash threw the Poké Ball in that instant.
"I caught Totodile!"
"Pika-Pikachu!"
"Ash, let's battle with Totodile! Go, Poliwag!" Misty's Poliwag also had very high compatibility with her. Although Ash didn't know why Misty suddenly wanted to battle him, since Misty had already sent out her Pokémon, Ash naturally wouldn't refuse.
"It's decided, Totodile!"
Totodile, appearing again, had recovered from the Sweet Scent and resumed its energetic dancing.
"Poliwag, use Water Gun!"
"Totodile, you use Water Gun too!"
Totodile's Water Gun move was very powerful, evenly matched with Misty's trained Poliwag.
"Poliwag, use Tackle!"
"Totodile, dodge, then use Bite!"
Totodile's dance steps were indeed extraordinary, easily dodging Poliwag's attack. Then its powerful jaws bit down hard.
"Good, just shake it off!"
Poliwag was thrown in front of Misty and suddenly began to unleash a light of evolution! It had finally evolved!
"Poliwag evolved into Poliwhirl!"
The evolved Poliwhirl grew arms and legs, and lost its tail. It looked like a muscular demon, with short legs, a large torso, and strong arms. Its big eyes were quite cute.
"Wow, it's so cool! These sticky muscles feel so good to touch!" Misty completely lay on Poliwhirl's head. Since Poliwhirl had evolved, Misty no longer had the desire to battle. She recalled Poliwhirl. "Ash, I'm sorry, I just wanted to personally confirm your current strength. You really knew how to use Totodile right away!"
Ash shook his head. "Misty, I'm giving you this Water Stone. Both Staryu and Poliwhirl need a Water Stone to evolve!"
"A Water Stone? Ash, thank you! You're much stronger than me now, but I can't lose either!" Misty had already thought of how to use this Water Stone!
Totodile: 110/160
Bayleef: 203/215