Chapter 6

A single eye occupied most of the central sphere.

A screw grew atop its head.

It was the very common Electric-type Pokémon—Magnemite.

[Name: Magnemite (Electric)]

[Gender: ♂]

[Level: LV.4 (Novice)]

[Ability: Magnet Pull (Uses magnetic force to trap Steel-type Pokémon, preventing them from fleeing.)]

[Potential: Ordinary]

[IVs: HP (19), Attack (21), Sp. Atk (24), Defense (18), Sp. Def (20), Speed (22)]

[Moves: Thunder Shock, Tackle]

[Description: It emits electromagnetic waves from the units on its left and right to move through the air. It is a Pokémon that feeds on electricity.]

Upon seeing the Magnemite, Su Yu immediately sent out his Torchic.

"Come out, Torchic."

After a flash of red light, a spirited Torchic appeared.

"Chamo!"

"Magnemite, come and battle me."

Su Yu looked at the Magnemite before him and spoke.

"Buzz~"

Pokémon love to battle; seeing someone challenge him, Magnemite naturally agreed and immediately assumed a battle stance.

"In that case, we won't hold back."

"Torchic, start with Growl!"

"Chamo!" Torchic cried out loudly, and upon seeing this, Magnemite showed an expression of pain and shrank back.

"Excellent, seize the moment, Torchic, use Ember!"

Su Yu chose to beat a dog while it was down.

Hearing this, Torchic gathered energy in its mouth and spat a ball of flame toward the Magnemite.

"Whoosh!"

The Magnemite had no time to dodge; it was hit directly by Ember and fell to the ground.

[Defeated Magnemite! Torchic gained 30 EXP!]

"Well done, Torchic!" Su Yu walked up to Torchic and patted its head.

Torchic also displayed an expression of enjoyment.

Afterwards, Su Yu walked over to the Magnemite, took out a prepared item, and treated its injuries.

Although Pokémon do not die after being defeated, leaving them in the wild is still a dangerous act.

Since Magnemite had become Su Yu's experience source, he naturally could not kill the goose that laid the golden eggs by abandoning it here.

"Buzz~"

The Magnemite had not suffered much injury and recovered quickly.

After rubbing friendly against Su Yu, it departed.

"Torchic, we must continue battling next, striving to evolve you into Combusken as soon as possible."

"Chamo!" Torchic responded with full vigor.

Thus, Su Yu continued onward with Torchic, grinding for experience along the way.

All the young Pokémon on the path became Su Yu's experience sources.

[Defeated Pichu! Torchic gained 20 EXP!]

[Defeated Magnemite! Torchic gained 25 EXP!]

[Defeated Pikachu! Torchic gained 30 EXP!]

After defeating each Pokémon, Su Yu treated their injuries and released them all.

Finally, after defeating yet another Magnemite, Torchic leveled up.

[Defeated Magnemite! Torchic gained 30 EXP!]

[Torchic has leveled up to Lv7 and learned the move Quick Attack!]

[Quick Attack: Rushes at the opponent with lightning speed. This move always strikes first.]

"Good job, Torchic." Seeing Torchic learn a new move, Su Yu felt happy for it.

"We have been battling for some time; Torchic, rest a while to conserve your stamina."

Currently, Su Yu only had one Torchic; if he made it fight continuously, Torchic would likely collapse from exhaustion.

Without Torchic, Su Yu would be in grave danger.

Therefore, after battling for a period, proper rest was absolutely necessary.

Su Yu took out the Pokéblocks he had prepared.

These Pokéblocks contained most of the energy a Pokémon needed.

Eating just a little would ensure the Pokémon no longer felt hungry.

"Chamo~ Chamo~ (?*?*?)" After eating a Pokéblock, Torchic displayed an expression of bliss.

"Very satisfied? Then I'll prepare Pokéblocks for you every day from now on."

Su Yu held his own food in his left hand while gently patting Torchic's head with his right.

"Cha-mo!!" Upon hearing that there were good things to eat, the Torchic instantly became excited.

It ran circles around Su Yu, spinning round and round, clearly extremely happy.

"Torchic, stop running. We still need to conserve our stamina for the upcoming battles." Su Yu couldn't help but smile; Pokémon were so easy to raise. As long as you gave them Energy Cubes, they were perfectly content.

After the two rested for a short while, Su Yu took the Torchic and began another round of grinding experience!

Others could only make their Pokémon train hard to become stronger, whereas he only needed his Pokémon to defeat enemies to grow stronger.

Thinking of this, the corners of Su Yu's mouth couldn't help but curl upward.

"This cheat is truly amazing!"

[Defeated Pichu! Torchic gained 26 experience!]

[Defeated Plusle! Torchic gained 33 experience!]

[Defeated Electrode! Torchic gained 35 experience!]

[Torchic has leveled up to Lv8!]

008: Encountering a Shinx!? The Fallen Charmander

For the next few hours, Su Yu remained in the wild, grinding experience.

After the Torchic fought for a period, Su Yu would let it rest for a while to adjust its condition.

[Torchic has leveled up to Lv10 and learned the move Sand Attack.]

[Sand Attack: Hurls sand in the opponent's face, lowering their accuracy.]

In merely a few hours, Su Yu had led the Torchic to level up several times.

Moreover, it had learned the two moves Quick Attack and Sand Attack.

It could be said that Su Yu had already gained a great deal.

Just as Su Yu continued moving forward to challenge more Pokémon, a panicked voice suddenly rang out within the power plant.

"Is anyone there! Someone help me!!"

Listening carefully, Su Yu realized this was Ke Ke Haoxuan from earlier. Was he actually requesting help?

"Could he have provoked some high-level Pokémon?"

Although he had quite enjoyed showing off just now, Su Yu decided to go check the situation first.

If Ke Ke Haoxuan had encountered some dangerous Pokémon, then Su Yu would absolutely turn and flee without a second thought.

But if it was some young Pokémon, then he could consider helping depending on the circumstances.

"Torchic, let's go."

Su Yu called out to the Torchic, then shouldered his backpack and hurried toward the source of the voice.

"Charm!" Chimchar replied in kind, without stopping to catch its breath as it followed closely behind Su Yu.

After running several dozen meters around the corner of the wall, Su Yu finally figured out what was happening.

At that moment, Ke Ke Haoxuan was facing off with his Charmeleon against a small cat covered entirely in blue fur, with star patterns on its ears.

However, Ke Ke Haoxuan's Charmeleon was now covered in wounds, kneeling on one knee and panting heavily.

At this point, Charmeleon seemed to be running out of stamina; even the flame on its tail was no longer burning vigorously.

In contrast, the blue kitten opposite Charmeleon remained full of energy.

Seeing someone running over, Ke Ke Haoxuan was overjoyed.

However, when he saw it was Su Yu, his happy expression immediately soured.

"It's you! That student from Yunhai No. 1 High School. You still haven't gone home?"

Ke Ke Haoxuan had been fighting around the power plant for a long time without encountering Su Yu, assuming Su Yu had long since couldn't take it anymore and returned home.

Upon seeing the energetic Chimchar behind Su Yu, his expression became even more complicated.

He never expected that this student, whom he had assumed was a novice, would also have a starter Pokémon as his initial companion!

Moreover, judging by Chimchar's appearance, it was in excellent spirits, forming a stark contrast with Charmeleon's current precarious state.

Seeing that Ke Ke Haoxuan was only facing a single Shinx, Su Yu felt relieved and walked over.

"It's just a Shinx; what are you afraid of?"

Su Yu asked with some confusion.

Hearing this, Ke Ke Haoxuan blushed slightly and stammered as he spoke.

"I saw that Charmeleon was about to lose, and I was afraid the Shinx would come over and electrocute me."

Su Yu nearly burst out laughing; he never expected the reason to be so simple—Ke Ke Haoxuan was just afraid of getting shocked.

"Logically, your Charmeleon shouldn't be unable to defeat a Shinx; even if it couldn't win, it shouldn't have suffered such severe injuries, right?"

Su Yu asked with some suspicion.

The wounds on Charmeleon's body were clearly not caused by a single Pokémon like Shinx; it must have experienced many battles to end up in this state.

"I got so caught up in the battle with the Pokémon that I forgot to monitor Charmeleon's injuries, letting it fight until now, which is why it has so many wounds," Ke Ke Haoxuan said with some guilt.

Although he found Su Yu somewhat disagreeable, he genuinely cared for his Charmeleon.

"Are you saying that ever since we parted ways, you've kept Charmeleon fighting without rest until now!?"

Su Yu was instantly astounded; he never expected Ke Ke Haoxuan, as a Trainer, to pay so little attention to his own Pokémon's condition.

He and Chimchar had already gone through many battles, taking breaks several times in between.

Yet Ke Ke Haoxuan hadn't even let his Charmeleon rest once.

It was fortunate that it was a starter Pokémon; otherwise, any other Pokémon would have collapsed from exhaustion long ago.

"That's right," Ke Ke Haoxuan replied, meeting Su Yu's strange gaze with some reluctance.

"I originally thought Charmeleon could defeat the Shinx and wanted to catch it. Could you please help me?"

Su Yu's first instinct was to refuse; honestly, Ke Ke Haoxuan's actions made him extremely angry.

A person who doesn't know how to consider their Pokémon's feelings would only harm their Pokémon if they became a Trainer.

However, after checking the Shinx's attributes, Su Yu changed his mind.

[Name: Shinx (Electric)]

[Gender: ♂]

[Level: LV.7 (Novice)]

[Ability: Intimidate (Lowers the opponent's Attack stat upon entering battle)]

[Potential: Quasi-Ace]

[Individual Values: HP (25), Attack (31), Special Attack (31), Defense (27), Special Defense (30), Speed (31)]

[Moves: Tackle, Leer, Thunder Shock, Thunder Fang]

[Description: When it senses danger, the fur on its entire body glows. It escapes while the opponent is blinded by the flash.]

This was a Shinx with 3 perfect IVs and Quasi-Ace potential, with the most crucial stats, Attack and Special Attack, being maxed out.

It had even learned an Egg Move, Thunder Fang.

It possessed immense training value.

Most importantly, the Shinx's final evolution, Luxray, was incredibly handsome.

Su Yu still remembered that in the beginning, Luxray was known as the Lightning Lion.

With its black-blue fur and lion-like appearance, it looked absolutely stunning at first glance.

After evolving, one could even ride on Luxray, just like riding a lion, which was extremely domineering.

Therefore, Su Yu decided to step in and catch this Quasi-Ace potential Shinx.

However, he couldn't rush yet, as the battle between the two Pokémon in the center had not ended.

It was not a good time for Su Yu to intervene.

So, he simply stood aside and quietly watched the battle in the center of the field.

Seeing a new human arrive but showing no intention of attacking, the Shinx in the center ignored him.

Covered in yellow electric sparks, it launched its final attack against the already panting Charmeleon.

Clad in yellow lightning, he launched his final attack against the already panting little dragon.

A Thunder Shock struck Charmeleon fiercely, causing it to let out a cry of pain.

A bolt of lightning struck the little dragon hard, eliciting a mournful cry.

As the electric light faded, Charmeleon finally could not hold on; its eyes spun in circles before it collapsed to the ground.

As the lightning vanished, the little fire dragon finally could no longer hold on; its eyes rolled back as it collapsed to the ground.

"Little Dragon!" Ke Ke Haoxuan shouted in panic.

At this moment, he no longer had any Pokémon with him; staying here any longer would only be a waste of time.

Thus, with great reluctance, he recalled Little Dragon into its Poké Ball.

"Damn it, Shinx, just you wait! Once I've healed Little Dragon, I'll definitely come back to capture you!"

009: Capturing Shinx, Finally Meeting Bagon!

"Then you won't have another chance," Su Yu finally spoke up. "Torchic, let's go."

"What do you mean!?" Ke Ke Haoxuan stared at Su Yu, an unpleasant suspicion forming in his heart.

"Could it be that you intend to snatch Shinx from me?" Ke Ke Haoxuan gritted his teeth as he spoke.

"We are all classmates; how can you do such a thing? Aren't you afraid I'll tell the school that you disregarded our friendship and stole a classmate's Pokémon?"

"Has your brain gone haywire?" Su Yu looked at Ke Ke Haoxuan with an expression full of speechlessness.

"Shinx is a wild Pokémon. Since your Pokémon has already been defeated by it, it is only right and proper for me to capture it."

"Why would you think I am stealing your Pokémon?"

Su Yu shook his head and paid no further attention to Ke Ke Haoxuan.

At this moment, Torchic trotted forward until it stood before Shinx.

"Shinx, come and battle me. If I win, then you shall become my Pokémon!"

"Meow-ao!" Seeing that its opponent had changed again, Shinx immediately assumed a battle stance, responding with fighting spirit brimming.

"Very good. Torchic, start by using Ember to test it."

Torchic gathered energy in its beak, then spat out a ball of fire that flew straight toward Shinx.

Upon seeing this, Shinx nimbly leaped to the side, dodging the Ember attack.

Immediately after, Shinx fixed its gaze on Torchic, glaring fiercely with its large, round eyes.

[Leer: Intimidate the opponent with a sharp gaze, thereby lowering their defense.]

Seeing Shinx's ferocious glare, Torchic felt somewhat frightened and couldn't help but shrink back slightly.

"Torchic, don't be afraid! Use Quick Attack to close the distance with Shinx, then follow up with Scratch!"

Hearing its Trainer's voice, Torchic rallied its spirits once more.

"Cha-mo!" It cried out, then shot forward like a bolt of lightning. Reaching Shinx, it lifted its foot and delivered a fierce scratch.

Caught off guard by Torchic's incredible speed, Shinx simply couldn't react in time.

Consequently, it could only take the Scratch attack head-on. "Meow-uu~" Shinx displayed an expression of pain.

"Press the advantage! Torchic, use Ember! End this battle."