Chapter 3

She took out the Trainer Cube she had prepared long ago and said to the Fire Fox before her.

"Fire Fox, are you willing to become my starter Pokémon?"

The Fire Fox looked at the beautiful young girl before it, then sniffed the aromatic Energy Cube in her hand.

Not only was her appearance top-tier, but she also held its favorite food.

"Bochu! (*^▽^*)!"

Clearly, the Fire Fox had agreed.

"Wonderful!" Yan Ruyue was overjoyed; she took out the red-and-white Poké Ball issued by the school.

She gently touched the Fire Fox with it.

"Whoosh!"

A beam of red light shot out, and the Fire Fox was drawn into the Poké Ball.

The Poké Ball shook symbolically twice before settling down.

This signified that Yan Ruyue had officially captured the Fire Fox.

"Fire Fox, I've caught you!"

After the capture was complete, Yan Ruyue released the Fire Fox from the Poké Ball once more.

As soon as the Fire Fox emerged, Yan Ruyue scooped it into her embrace.

Holding the Fire Fox with one hand, she used the other to vigorously stroke its head.

She walked up to Su Yu and said happily, "Su Yu, I've finally obtained my starter Pokémon!"

"Congratulations," Su Yu replied, a hint of envy in his voice; seeing Yan Ruyue capture her Pokémon made him eager to discover his own starter.

"Then let's hurry and find your Pokémon." Since Yan Ruyue had already chosen her starter, naturally, it was now Su Yu's turn.

After resting briefly, the two continued moving forward.

They would soon reach the end of the Pokémon Academy grounds.

Su Yu constantly looked left and right, missing no corner, keeping track of every Pokémon's condition with perfect clarity.

After walking a bit further, Su Yu discovered two Pokémon battling ahead.

A Torchic, entirely orange-yellow, stared wide-eyed at the Squirtle opposite it.

A crowd of onlooker Pokémon had gathered around them.

Su Yu checked the potential of these Pokémon and immediately spotted the one he was seeking.

[Name: Torchic (Fire)]

[Gender: ♂]

[Level: LV.6 (Novice)]

[Ability: Speed Boost (Speed increases by one stage every turn.)]

[Potential: Champion]

[IVs: HP (31), Attack (31), Sp. Atk (31), Defense (29), Sp. Def (31), Speed (31)]

[Moves: Ember, Growl, Scratch, Agility]

[Description: Because a flame burns within its body, it feels very warm when held. It can spit fireballs reaching 1000 degrees.]

This was a Torchic with 5 perfect IVs and Champion potential! It was merely a hair's breadth away from a perfect 6 IV spread!

Most crucial of all was the Torchic's ability—Speed Boost!

At the end of every turn, its speed would increase by one stage, equivalent to using a stat-boosting move.

Ordinary Torchic typically possessed the Blaze ability, which boosted the power of Fire-type moves when HP was low.

Although already strong, it still fell far short compared to Speed Boost.

Moreover, this Torchic actually possessed an Egg Move: Agility!

Combined with its Speed Boost ability, this move meant it could fully develop into a Pokémon swift as the wind in the future.

At this moment, Su Yu's gaze upon the Torchic burned with intense desire.

"Su Yu, is that Torchic the one you want?" Seeing Su Yu's eyes fixed on the Torchic, Yan Ruyue asked.

"Yes," Su Yu answered. "I have a premonition that this Torchic will surely become my ace Pokémon."

However, the most pressing matter now was how to handle the two battling Pokémon.

At this moment, although the Torchic possessed high talent, facing a Squirtle that held a type advantage over it caused it great distress.

It had originally discovered a Berry tree here and intended to make the fruit its meal.

But unexpectedly, the Squirtle had also spotted the Berry, leading the two Pokémon to fight over it.

This was the method Pokémon used to decide ownership; after the battle, the victor would claim the Berry.

However, once the fight began, the Torchic realized its disadvantage.

Due to the type disadvantage, facing the Squirtle's Water Gun, the Torchic could only dodge continuously.

Even though its speed had been boosted significantly, whenever it closed in to use Scratch, the Squirtle would block it by withdrawing into its shell.

It could be said that the Torchic's speed had not played a significant role.

Just as the Torchic was growing distressed, a voice rang out.

"Torchic, use your speed to close in on the Squirtle; once it withdraws into its shell, use Scratch on the edge of its shell to make it spin."

Although it didn't know who was speaking, the Torchic charged forward just as the person instructed.

Seeing the Torchic charge at it once again, the Squirtle repeated its tactic and used Withdraw.

Instantly, the Squirtle retracted its limbs into its shell; protected by the shell, the Torchic could not harm it.

However, this time, the Torchic did not attack the center of the shell; instead, it struck the shell with one claw, sending it spinning rapidly like a top.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

After spinning dozens of times, the shell came to a halt, and Squirtle poked its head out from within.

However, its eyes were already swirling in circles, having lost the ability to fight.

Because Squirtle had withdrawn into its shell and been spun around too many times, it had fainted from dizziness!

In this battle, Torchic is the victor!

"Chamo!"

Torchic cried out joyfully, delighted by its victory.

At this moment, Su Chen slowly walked up to Torchic and said firmly,

"Torchic, are you willing to become my Pokémon? I will lead you to become stronger and stronger!"

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005: Capturing Torchic! The Entrance Exam Approaches!

Pokémon all possess a special ability to perceive human hearts, allowing them to discern whether a human is sincere or false.

This is also why one must treat a Pokémon with genuine sincerity if one wishes to capture it.

Torchic also realized that the human who spoke of capturing it was the same one who had commanded it just now.

Moreover, from the heart of the human before it, it felt the sincerity of his words.

If I become his Pokémon, perhaps that wouldn't be so bad!?

Torchic looked at Su Yu with its round eyes, then nodded.

"Chamo!"

Clearly, Torchic had agreed to become Su Yu's Pokémon.

"Then I look forward to working with you, Torchic!" Su Yu also took out the Poké Ball in his hand and recalled Torchic inside.

After shaking twice, Torchic became Su Yu's starter Pokémon.

"Congratulations, Su Yu." Seeing that Su Yu had also captured his own Pokémon, Yan Ruyue felt happy for him.

Su Yu walked over to the fainted Squirtle and woke it up.

Originally, Squirtle had not suffered any injury; it had merely fainted from dizziness.

Therefore, Squirtle regained consciousness very quickly.

Su Yu took out the Energy Cubes he had prepared and gave one to it.

"Thank you, Squirtle. If not for you, I probably would not have found Torchic so easily."

"Consider this Energy Cube my reward of gratitude."

"Squirtle, Squirtle."