Hutber Port is an island port located in the coastal waters of the Kanto region, not far from Vermilion City.
A large number of coral reefs are distributed near Hutber Port, which is the habitat of Tentacool, home to a vast number of jellyfish.
In the Original Series of the anime, Granny Nastina wanted to rebuild the coral reefs near Hutber Port into a luxury resort hotel; this construction severely damaged the living space of the jellyfish, leading a large swarm of Tentacool to seek revenge on humans.
Among them, one Tentacool even evolved into a massive Tentacruel, nearly destroying the entire city.
Fortunately, at the last moment, Misty successfully persuaded the Tentacruel to leave, saving Hutber Port from destruction.
Adrian has Misty's contact information, so he knows the Tentacruel plot has already ended; otherwise, he wouldn't dare come to Hutber Port to fish.
After all, that giant Tentacruel coming ashore to attack the city was just like a monster; human strength is too insignificant before it.
"According to the news provided by Misty, their group is currently heading to Saffron City. Ash should be preparing to challenge Sabrina, right?"
Adrian frowned slightly and sighed, "But Misty hasn't replied to my last few messages. Could she have already been turned into a doll by Sabrina?"
However, thinking that Misty would eventually leave Saffron City safely, Adrian stopped worrying.
After spending twenty thousand Pokedollars in Vermilion City to buy a "Good Rod", Adrian spent another two hours taking a ferry to Hutber Port.
Afterward, Adrian rented a small boat and headed to the coral reefs alone to fish for jellyfish.
"Wuhu~ Let's go!"
After driving the small boat for over ten li, through the clear seawater, Adrian saw a massive coral reef, like a great mountain standing on the seabed.
Under the sunlight, the colors of the coral reef were extremely vibrant, radiating a shimmering glow.
"Let's start fishing!"
Taking out his fishing gear, assembling it, and baiting the hook, Adrian couldn't wait to start fishing.
Plop!
The bait entered the water, creating ripples.
The sun was just right, and Pikachu lay lazily on the deck, yawning.
Seeing no one in the nearby waters, Adrian also released Dratini, letting it lie on the deck to sunbathe.
As for Gyarados, it should just stay obediently in its pokémon ball!
After all, if it were cruising nearby, which pokémon would dare come forward to bite the hook?
"Yuer~"
Dratini appeared and quickly blinked its large, watery eyes, asking Adrian for a poffin.
"Ah? Didn't you just eat a large bowl this morning? How are you hungry again so soon?"
Adrian looked surprised.
Although Dratini's poffins weren't highly compressed—where one would last a meal—they still contained considerable energy and nutrition. He didn't expect Dratini to be hungry again after just eating a bowl.
However, thinking that one can't be poor to oneself or hungry to one's pokémon, Adrian still took out poffins for Dratini's extra meal and activated several energy cubes to infuse into it.
"Yuer~"
Full and nourished by the energy cubes, Dratini mimicked Pikachu and lay on the deck, lazily sunbathing.
Whoosh!
Just then, the float suddenly sank.
"Here it comes, buddy!"
Adrian's face lit up with joy as he quickly pulled the rod.
Splash!
Accompanied by a splash, a strange pokémon appeared. It was blue all over, had a diamond-shaped nose, two large transparent objects like red agates on the sides of its head, and two gray tentacles on the lower part of its body.
It was precisely the Water and Poison dual-type pokémon—Tentacool!
[Caught "Tentacool", rewarded with 1 "Dazzling Gleam" TM.]
[First time catching "Tentacool", rewarded with 1 extra "ability candy".]
The cheat ability's prompt appeared, followed by the stat panel of this Tentacool.
[pokémon: Tentacool]
[Type: Water + Poison]
[Ability: Liquid Ooze (Opponents that absorb the Liquid Ooze will take damage due to the intense Stench)]
[Moves: Poison Sting, Water Gun, Supersonic, Acid, Wrap]
But soon, Adrian's expression of surprise vanished, replaced by one of pain, his face turning red from holding his breath.
Because from this Tentacool, he smelled a powerful Stench that made him feel like he was suffocating.
"Go away, go away!"
Enduring the urge to vomit, Adrian quickly swung the fishing rod, flinging the Tentacool away. With a splash, it fell back into the water.
Now, the Stench finally faded significantly, and Adrian could breathe normally.
"This Liquid Ooze ability is practically on par with the Stench ability."
Adrian greedily breathed in the fresh air, feeling like he had been reborn.
"Niu~"
Seeming to sense Adrian's disdain, the flung Tentacool was very annoyed. It swam back to the side of the boat aggressively, waving its tentacles at Adrian.
"Dangerous, dangerous!"
Adrian's expression changed slightly, and he quickly stepped back.
Although 99% of a Tentacool's body is water, the remaining 1% contains organs used to produce toxins. Thus, one often hears of anglers being stung because they mistakenly caught one.
Once stung by a Tentacool's poisonous tentacles or bitten, one must go to the hospital immediately.
"Pika~ Pika~"
Its cheek pouches sparked with electricity as Pikachu quickly lowered its body into an attacking stance.
As a Water-type pokémon, Tentacool is naturally afraid of lightning.
It looked at Pikachu, then at Dratini, and finally didn't dare to act recklessly, leaving while grumbling.
Adrian learned his lesson and thought, "pokémon aren't human, but they have emotions and self-esteem. It seems I should try to be a bit gentler later. Even if I encounter a Tentacool with the 'Liquid Ooze' ability, I should try not to show disdain."
Having made up his mind, Adrian turned his attention to the rewards he had just received.
[Dazzling Gleam: A Fairy-type move that emits a strong light at the opponent and deals damage.]
As for the ability candy, that was already an old friend; its effects didn't need mentioning.
"I remember Pikachu can learn Dazzling Gleam. This way, Pikachu has another area-of-effect attack move. Not bad, not bad!"
Adrian nodded with satisfaction, then activated the TM and infused it into Pikachu.
Dazzling Gleam is a move that can cause area damage to enemies; as long as they are hit by the bright light, it counts as a hit.
But the most impressive part is that it only damages opponents and doesn't harm allies; it's quite intelligent.
Unlike moves like Earthquake, which don't distinguish between friend and foe, creating significant limitations in group battles or double battles.
"Pika-chu~"
After digesting the "Dazzling Gleam" TM, Pikachu tried to act cute and swallow the ability candy as well.
However, thinking of the importance of the "Lightning Rod" ability, Adrian didn't stop it.
"Yuer~"
Watching this scene, Dratini was almost moved to tears by greed.
Although it was also very cute, in terms of acting cute, it was clearly no match for the veteran Pikachu.
It couldn't compete for favor at all!
But thinking of the effects of its scales, it couldn't help but feel secretly proud.
I'll grow up to be cuter and stronger than you!
After distributing the rewards, Adrian continued to bait his hook and fish.
Then Adrian started catching fish one after another.
Because this coral reef was a Tentacool nest, home to a large number of jellyfish, Adrian was able to catch a jellyfish almost every few minutes.
At the same time, the cheat ability's reward prompts kept appearing.
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