"Name."
"Link."
"Gender."
"16... I mean male."
"Why did you steal someone else's bicycle?"
"I borrowed it. I saw Team Magma steal something from a Devon Corporation employee, and I wanted to chase after them to get it back for them."
But he couldn't catch up even while riding.
In just a short while, Team Magma and May disappeared from Link's sight...
"Then why did the bicycle break?"
"I don't know why a wild Skitty suddenly jumped out and attacked me with 'Thunderbolt.' I was lifted up by Fennekin with 'Psychic' to dodge it, but the bicycle..."
At the Rustboro City Police Department, Officer Jenny (from Rustboro City) sighed speechlessly:
"Next time, you should be more careful with your actions. I saw you were panting so hard your heart was about to jump out. Okay, Nurse Joy from the Pokémon Center will fix the bicycle. Go apologize to May when you leave." "
Since we haven't caused any trouble, there's no need to waste precious police resources. "
Link walked out of the police station with practiced ease and saw the lucky passerby he'd encountered when borrowing the bicycle—a girl with a Combusken—Odamaru Haruka.
"Sorry to have kept you waiting."
The girl with the red ribbon waved her hand, not minding his clumsiness: "It's alright, it's alright. By the way, was the boy you said chased after Team Magma really Haruka?"
Link nodded and explained the whole story to her.
Somewhat worried about Haruka,
Haruka immediately said goodbye to him, recalled her Combusken, and headed north.
Watching the girl's figure disappear into the distance like the wind, Link sighed deeply.
He'd wait until he'd leveled up Strength, Agility, and Constitution to 15 before competing against these seemingly human but essentially Pokémon Mega Hoenn. It
was already late when he left the police station, and there wasn't enough time to book a ferry ticket to Dewford Town.
Realizing his physical limitations, Link pondered for a moment and decided to find a way to compensate for them by catching a Growlithe and evolving it into Arcanine.
The team he envisioned didn't require an ordinary species, but rather a subspecies that once existed in the Greenland region.
The Greenland Growlithe hadn't gone extinct; Sally from the Sinnoh region had one with her and even gave it to Chloe.
This subspecies possessed the Fire/Rock typing, with the abilities "Intimidate," "Flash Fire," and "Solid Head." It boasted explosive power, was versatile, and could even overcome its fatal weakness to Water and Ground types with Crystallization.
Most importantly—it was incredibly fast!
It's said that some Arcanines can run 10,000 kilometers in a single day and night, reaching speeds exceeding 416.7 km/h.
What does that mean?
Faster than a high-speed train!
"Although everyone says a Sunny Day Team without Charizard is destined for failure, Kanto and Hoenn are in dire straits right now, why should I fight them to the death?"
"Fennekin?"
Hearing this, Fennekin looked at the trainer with some confusion, as if to say, "Aren't we going to skip the gym battles?"
"Yeah, let's put that aside for now. I don't have the time for Unova.
" "Thinking about it carefully, why rush? It's more important to assemble a complete team first."
Fennekin didn't care much; it would be better to wait until it grows stronger before challenging the Fighting Gym.
After figuring this out, Link felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted, and he suddenly felt a sense of boundless freedom and enlightenment.
Kanto has Red, Green, and Leaf as its three battle gods, and Hoenn has May and Haruka ready to fight.
Anyway, nothing will happen if we just leave it alone, so why fight so hard?
It's not that he's not following the main storyline, but even by bike, he can't keep up (physical damage).
"Let's go back to the Pokémon Center." "
The man and the fox finally stopped rushing and strolled leisurely back to the center.
They soaked in the atmosphere of Kansas City's harmonious coexistence with nature and observed the interactions between other people and elves amidst the lights of countless homes.
Only then did Link truly feel alive again."
Forgot the beginning, forgot the middle, forgot the end.
Anyway, the people in the Pokémon world have their own lives too; there's no need for them to revolve around the protagonist (May and May) all the time.
High-difficulty gym battles still need to be fought, just not now.
So Link and his Fennekin walked, played, and ate until evening before returning to their dorm.
After washing up, he took his Pokémon to the Pokémon Dream World…
…
PDW was as peaceful and serene as ever.
The secret seasoning planted last night had already sprouted today, and the traces of Diglett's movements on the ground had completely disappeared.
"What does Diglett look like underground? Why is Mimikyu's true form so terrifying? Is the person under Mr. Mime's clothes really human? Is Machoke's belt a pattern or just an extension of his equipment?"
Link was very curious.
Fennekin and Finneon, listening to the long list of unsolved mysteries, also became somewhat interested.
Perhaps bored during the day in the Poké Ball, the Water Pulse Finneon immediately circled Link upon arriving at the PDW, then nudged the Fennekin, carrying the little fox as it excitedly swam freely through the air.
It seemed to prefer soaring through the air to the ocean.
"I heard there's a Pokémon called Gyarados that, despite being aquatic, can fly. Maybe you can learn that skill too,"
the Water Pulse Finneon said, blinking and lightly touching its snout to its trainer, deciding to try it out later.
The humans and Pokémon arrived at the café and found the "Scizor Ultimate Team" already there.
After their defeat, most of the members had changed, but many were still curious about the powerful opponent and planned to try it out.
However, before that, he had other things to do.
"Mew, good evening."
Mew was helping out at the café again tonight, and Link wanted it to evaluate the move "Healing Wine."
So, after ordering a few glasses of water, he used his Beastmaster skill to overwrite the information on the water.
"Is that all?"
Mew asked, taking a sip in confusion. "It's really sweet. What kind of drink did the water turn into?"
"Coca-Cola. The other drinks are egg drop soup, congee with preserved egg and lean pork, broth, and cough syrup."
"The latter ones don't sound like drinks."
Mew complained as it tasted each one. It was alright, but it didn't quite fit the café setting.
After all, it was a café, not a restaurant.
Actually, Link had wanted to materialize some more Earth food and toys, but his mental strength was insufficient, and he kept failing.
However, in Mew's opinion, although his mental strength was still incredibly weak, this rate of growth was already a once-in-a-century achievement among humans.
"And these waters have acquired healing effects after you influenced them. It's quite impressive that you gained superpowers after only a few days of training."
Link revealed a very subtle smile.
His growth rate was indeed very fast, but humans can't learn skills... probably?
"Well, since you think it can be used as a healing effect, I'll use it without worry."
Link shook his head, not correcting Mew's misunderstanding, but instead bringing up the main purpose of the trip, asking it about the whereabouts of the Growlithe.
Although he was just trying his luck, he didn't expect that Mew would actually know the location of Growlithe.
"How could the descendants of the Island Kings be extinct? They're at the Tree of Beginning, Farnese, Mt. Crown, and Mt. Harsh!"
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