"Charmander, you... you go play with those Dragonite on the shore, don't go too far."
Xiao Zhi initially wanted to call Charmander to play in the water, but seeing its fear of water, he thought for a moment and then let it go play with the Dragonite.
This group of Dragonite also welcomed the new unfamiliar face; their Dragonite clan simply loved to play with humans and Pokémon.
Charmander's eyes lit up as it watched the Flying Dragonite, wondering if its own future could also involve soaring freely in the sky like them.
"Woo~" (What's wrong?)
One of the smaller Dragonite, seeing Charmander staring intently at it, was also a bit curious. It flew in front of Charmander, lowered its head to look at the other, and couldn't help but tilt its head.
"Awooh!" (Can I also fly freely in the sky like you in the future?)
Charmander ran to the other's feet, looking up at it. It yearned to fly, wanting to become even stronger. Perhaps if it gained Flying, it could help Xiao Zhi win more battles?
Dragonite couldn't help but feel troubled; it didn't know if a Pokémon like Charmander would be able to fly after evolving.
But when it saw the other's hopeful, admiring, and envious eyes, Dragonite also leaned down and stroked Charmander's head, telling the other that it would definitely be able to soar and dance in the sky in the future.
Learning that it could fly in the future, Charmander was very happy, as long as it could help Xiao Zhi.
"Woo~" (Do you want to experience the feeling of Flying in advance?)
Dragonite thought for a moment, thinking it was a good opportunity to let this little guy experience the feeling of being in the air.
Charmander naturally agreed joyfully, then sat in the other's arms, waiting to take off.
On Xiao Zhi's side, Butterfree also joined him in playing in the water, which surprised him greatly.
Li Qingfeng saw this and explained to him: 'The scales on Butterfree's wings are waterproof, so you don't have to worry about the water wetting its wings. However, the scales covering its wings are Poison, so you still need to be careful.'
Xiao Zhi understood this information about Butterfree and quickly thanked him: 'I see, I've learned a lot, thank you Li Dage!'
Li Qingfeng smiled and waved his hand, saying: 'It's nothing, these lesser-known tidbits of knowledge are helpful to you, and you might even use them in a future battle.'
Immediately, Li Qingfeng began to think about Butterfree again. Butterfree could Dynamax, and its Gigantamax move was called G-Max Befuddle.
[Effect: Inflicts Poison, paralysis, or sleep on the opponent.]
In the original work, before challenging the Golden Gym, Butterfree happened to leave the team and fly away with a pink Butterfree.
Li Qingfeng was thinking of perhaps tricking that pink Butterfree into going to Da Mu for retirement; he believed Da Mu would definitely like that pink Butterfree.
Later, when Xiao Zhi plays ranked battles, he will definitely use his old team members, and Li Qingfeng thought about letting the other participate as well.
What, you said Butterfree might not be Dynamaxed?
It's fine, just feed it Max Soup then.
"Pidgeot!" (Your great Pidgeotto is here, come quickly and greet me.)
Pidgeotto flew onto Xiao Zhi's shoulder; it didn't want this water to touch its feathers. You see, if feathers get wet, it becomes very difficult to continue Flying.
However, the next moment, Xiao Zhi stroked Pidgeotto's head with his hand, which had just touched the water.
"Pidgeot!" (No!)
A wail echoed throughout the forest.
Let us observe a few seconds of silence for our hardworking model...
Dratini, on the other hand, was happily playing in the water with Pikachu and the others. As they played, Pikachu suddenly saw a bright light emanating from Dratini's body.
"Is it evolving?" Seeing this light, Xiao Zhi subconsciously thought Dratini was about to evolve.
Li Qingfeng shook his head and replied: 'No, it's just Dratini shedding its skin. You know, they shed their skin once every day.'
'If you plan to catch it, my suggestion is to temporarily send it to Da Mu; he happens to know how to take care of Dratini. Then, when Dratini is about to evolve, you can have it sent back.'
Hearing Li Qingfeng's words, Xiao Zhi realized with a start that it was shedding its skin. However, Dratini's shedding was surprisingly similar to evolution, which greatly surprised him.
Xiao Zhi carefully observed Dratini's shedding process; the light continuously spread and enveloped its body.
As the light gradually intensified, Dratini's body slowly began to rotate, as if being pulled by some force.
During the rotation, Xiao Zhi saw Dratini's outer skin gradually become blurred, as if covered by a thin mist.
"Pika..." (So bright...)
Pikachu looked at Dratini in its current state with curiosity. The only shedding it had witnessed was when Butterfree was still a Metapod, shedding its skin during evolution.
Butterfree gazed at the Dratini before it, recalling the scene of its own metamorphosis from a cocoon, and couldn't help but feel a little nostalgic.
At this moment, as the speed of rotation increased, this blurred layer of Dratini's skin gradually began to detach from its current body.
Finally, at the moment the rotation reached its peak, Dratini's outer skin fell off silently like a snowflake.
At the same time, Dratini slowly emerged from the bright light, revealing its newly refreshed body.
Its body was a bit longer than before, and in comparison, there was no change in the color of its new skin, but its scales had become much finer.
Although Dratini's shedding process had similarities to evolution, it was more like a manifestation of Pokémon's vitality.
Each shedding represented Dratini preparing to evolve into Dragonair, a part of its growth.
The shed Dratini became more energetic, constantly slapping the water with its tail, creating splashes. This caused Squirtle to simultaneously use a weak Water Gun to defend itself.
Xiao Zhi smiled as he watched their harmonious and loving interaction. Just as he was about to ask Dratini if it wanted to follow him, Dratini looked up towards the direction of the beach.
Xiao Zhi worriedly asked: "What's wrong?"
Dratini nodded, trying to leave the water and go to the beach.
Xiao Zhi then also saw Charmander disappear, and remembering Dragonite carrying Charmander away earlier, he felt a sense of unease: "Team Rocket..."
"Dratini, I'll go take a look too, I'll go with you." Xiao Zhi picked up Dratini, Pikachu jumped onto Xiao Zhi's shoulder, and Pidgeotto went ahead to check the situation.
As for Bulbasaur and Squirtle, they were a bit slow, so Xiao Zhi decided to recall them into their Poké Balls first.
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