Chapter 63: This Hypnosis Technique Is Truly Useful!

Undoubtedly, that was the move "Water Pulse Blade"!

Furthermore, Luo Mu could discern from the faint sharpness emanating from that water blade that this Poliwag's ability was very likely "Sharpness," which enhances the power of cutting moves.

This Water Pulse Blade was probably the Poliwag's trump card, and its power was quite formidable.

The Water Pulse Blade sliced through the curtain of rain, leaving brief gaps in its wake; its target was crystal clear as it charged straight for Wenxiang Wenxiang Kedou.

Taking the hit head-on was absolutely out of the question; with Wenxiang Wenxiang Kedou's current strength, it simply couldn't be done. Luo Mu stepped back several paces to retreat from the attack range of the Water Pulse Blade while uttering the four-character true words: "Leap and evade!"

Wenxiang Wenxiang Kedou leaped violently, dodging just barely within the maximum attack range of the Water Pulse Blade. Immediately after, the Poliwag, enraged that its ultimate move had also been dodged by Wenxiang Wenxiang Kedou, who was as slippery as a loach, gathered water before its mouth into a slightly vibrating sphere and unleashed Water Pulse.

Wenxiang Wenxiang Kedou repeated the previous steps, relying on the boost from its Swift Swim ability in the rainy weather, combined with the proficient movements developed from frequently walking on land, to evade the ranged attacks of the Poliwag, which could not come ashore.

This Poliwag seemed to possess only two ranged attacks: Water Pulse and Water Pulse Blade; the latter consumed significantly more energy and stamina. After alternating between them roughly four or five times, the Poliwag began to pant, its condition deteriorating at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Luo Mu would not let such a golden opportunity slip away; surveying the moves Wenxiang Wenxiang Kedou had learned, only one could achieve the best effect against the Poliwag.

As the Poliwag drew closer to the shore and the distance between it and Wenxiang Wenxiang Kedou gradually shortened, Luo Mu seized a gap between the Poliwag's attacks and commanded, "Now, Hypnosis!"

In order to seize this opportunity, Wenxiang Wenxiang Kedou inevitably grazed the edge of the Water Pulse Blade slightly, leaving a deep gash on the right side of its body. Enduring the pain, Wenxiang Wenxiang Kedou leaped to appear before the Poliwag's eyes; a slight amount of psychic power radiated outward using the spiral pattern on Wenxiang Wenxiang Kedou's body as a medium, causing the Poliwag's furious gaze to instantly become hazy.

However, after merely a few breaths, the Poliwag closed its eyes tightly, floating quietly on the surface of Thunder Lake, which was churned by the heavy rain, thus losing its ability to fight in another sense.

The heart Luo Mu had raised dropped back down; while breathing a sigh of relief, he rapidly replayed the "gamble" of the previous moments in his mind.

As a Water-type plus Psychic-type Pokémon, the Poliwag's mental strength was undoubtedly far superior to Wenxiang Wenxiang Kedou's; the fact that hypnosis succeeded in a single attempt was largely thanks to the spiral pattern, which served as the medium for casting Hypnosis, being extremely compatible with this move.

Nevertheless.

Regardless, a win is a win; even if ragged and disheveled, the principle that weak Pokémon likewise possess methods to defeat strong Pokémon was once again proven on Wenxiang Wenxiang Kedou.

The only Wenxiang Wenxiang Kedou subordinate still awake looked at the Wenxiang Wenxiang Kedou boss with adoration; the Poliwag that had been chasing the three of them had actually been defeated by the boss just like that!

Luo Mu tucked an umbrella under his armpit and immediately intended to crouch down to treat the wounds of Wenxiang Wenxiang Kedou, which had also expended considerable stamina dodging moves; unexpectedly, just as he took out a healing spray, Wenxiang Wenxiang Kedou's body suddenly began to emit a pure white radiance.

Luo Mu: "!!!!"

Beside them, Mimikyu's action of scooping up the Poliwag with Shadow Claw also stalled due to Wenxiang Wenxiang Kedou's anomaly; the two small black eyes on the doll's belly widened in shock.

The Wenxiang Wenxiang Kedou subordinates also watched with gazes of surprise and anticipation as Wenxiang Wenxiang Kedou was gradually enveloped in the sacred light of evolution.

Within the white glow, Wenxiang Wenxiang Kedou's body constantly shifted like clay being kneaded by human hands; its tail gradually disappeared, its body size slowly increased, its legs became more powerful, and it even grew a pair of arms.

A moment later, having completed its great evolutionary transformation, Wenxiang Wenxiang Kedou... no, Wen Xiang Jun slowly revealed its form as the light of evolution faded.

Its skin color remained blue and was covered in a wet, sticky fluid.

After evolving, Wen Xiang Jun's eyes became protruding on top of its head; from behind, these spherical eyes looked somewhat like ears, and the two newly grown arms appeared to be wearing white mittens.

In addition, the spiral pattern on Wen Xiang Jun's belly had undergone a subtle change compared to its Wenxiang Wenxiang Kedou stage—it had shifted from clockwise to counter-clockwise.

Wen Xiang Jun adapted to its post-evolution body; especially the two extra arms made it feel incredibly novel, and it constantly chased falling raindrops, trying to catch them.

A moment later, Wen Xiang Jun's novelty wore off; only then did it turn its gaze toward Luo Mu, raising its hands full of vigor, as if introducing its newly added arms to Luo Mu.

Looking at Wen Xiang Jun, which had suddenly become much more robust, Luo Mu also broke into a broad smile and said, "Congratulations on completing your evolution, Wen Xiang Jun!"

After returning home, Wen Xiang Jun's presence immediately attracted the attention of most Pokémon; how had Wenxiang Wenxiang Kedou gone out for a trip and evolved?

After Luo Mu briefly explained the cause and effect, the Pokémon, while furious at the Poliwag for attacking the Wenxiang Wenxiang Kedou group, also praised Wen Xiang Jun's heroic performance endlessly.

The two injured Wenxiang Wenxiang Kedou suffered no serious harm and, under the effects of the healing medicine, quickly woke up.

While drinking the Sacred Fire slow-simmered carrot and lean meat porridge, which had cooled from scalding to warm, Luo Mu discussed with the Pokémon, and they unanimously decided to return that Poliwag to the wild river.

Even though the excess fat shed by the Poliwag itself tasted quite delicious, this Poliwag had clearly aroused universal anger; Luo Mu would rather recapture a Poliwag in other wild lakes or purchase one elsewhere than allow such a hidden danger to remain in Thunder Lake.

As for how this Poliwag entered Thunder Lake, after deduction, Luo Mu also formed a rough conjecture.

This Poliwag likely utilized its ability to shed excess fat to forcibly infiltrate Thunder Lake from beyond the barrier net.

Considering that the Poliwag needed to consume energy to regenerate the shed fat, during this period it probably remained completely motionless, lurking beneath Thunder Lake, only emerging after Marshtomp and the Wenxiang Wenxiang Kedou group had left.

Today was likely because the Wenxiang Wenxiang Kedou group left Thunder Lake a bit later than usual, coincidentally bumping right into the Poliwag, which had started acting according to its previous schedule.

Since such a misunderstanding had occurred, Luo Mu didn't know what to say.

He could only take Marshtomp to comb through Thunder Lake once again, confirming that no unexpected factors remained inside to become a ticking time bomb.

However, fortunately, in the end, the Wenxiang Wenxiang Kedou boss completed its evolution thanks to this incident, becoming Wen Xiang Jun, moving one step closer to becoming the "Rainy Day Captain" Politoed.