110: Section 110

"It's okay if it's ordinary, but at least it's not ugly, right?"

"That's true. It's not like Grimer, which just looking at it gives you an uncomfortable feeling."

"Huh? You saw Grimer?"

"That's right. Several factories here have such severe pollution that they attracted a bunch of Grimer. At first, the relevant departments were playing dead, but then things got big, so they had no choice but to demand those factories to make rectifications."

"But I have to say, even though Grimer doesn't look good, its ability to clean up pollution is really strong. Wherever it goes, besides leaving a slight stench, no trash can be seen."

"That's really good. I wish Grimer could come here too."

After hearing Zhang Yu's introduction to Crustle, the Water Friends all showed expressions of sudden realization.

Although not many of them had actually seen hermit crabs, they generally knew what they were.

However, while listening to Zhang Yu introduce Crustle, they couldn't help but have a question: about Crustle's type.

Crustle's type was truly somewhat beyond their expectations.

Moreover, according to Zhang Yu, it seemed that this Bug-type Pokémon's strength was quite good, which made it even more unexpected.

"The relationship between a Pokémon's strength and its type isn't as significant as you think."

"Many Pokémon that seem weak are just those whose potential hasn't been unearthed yet."

"If you can truly unleash a Pokémon's full potential, the gap between Pokémon will be much smaller. Aside from the obvious difference between Legendary creatures and ordinary Pokémon, there isn't much difference between ordinary Pokémon."

"Even Bug-type Pokémon are like this. Not to mention that there are already some powerful Bug-type Pokémon, even the more common and seemingly not-so-strong Beedrill can possess extremely powerful strength after being truly cultivated."

After noticing some of the bullet comments in the live stream, Zhang Yu couldn't help but frown and began to correct some of their misconceptions.

Then he didn't stay there for too long, but continued to walk up the mountain.

"The temperature here seems a bit off."

As Zhang Yu and his group continued to advance, the surrounding temperature kept rising.

This made Zhang Yu's expression also become somewhat off.

Under normal circumstances, even if Moltres lived here, the temperature here shouldn't be this high. The current high temperature, rather than being brought by Moltres, seemed to be an issue with the environment itself.

In other words... this mountain peak was very likely a volcano, and there was a high probability that it was an active volcano!

Otherwise, the temperature here shouldn't be this high.

Moreover, he could vaguely feel a terrifying heat constantly coming from below the ground.

"Snivy..."

"Pichu..."

As the temperature rose, the little ones, Snivy and Pichu, also seemed a bit listless.

In contrast, Arcanine and Charizard became more energetic as they walked.

"But it's really strange. Even if this is truly a volcano, there should be many Pokémon living here, right? Why are there so few Pokémon here?"

"Could it be because this area is still within Charizard's territory, so other Pokémon don't dare to approach freely?"

"Or is it because of Zapdos's battle yesterday?"

After temporarily putting aside the high temperature issue, Zhang Yu began to think about another matter.

Compared to the previous forest, the density of Pokémon here was truly much lower.

He had only seen two or three scattered Pokémon on his way.

"Hmm?"

And at this moment, Zhang Yu saw a small puff of black smoke in front of the mountain path, looking as if something was on fire.

Feeling very strange, he immediately quickened his pace and walked forward.

After turning a corner, he saw a large tortoise constantly spewing black smoke from its back, sprawled on the ground, sound asleep.

Apparently, those black fumes just now were created by it.

"So it's a Torkoal. I thought something was on fire here."

After clearly understanding the situation here, Zhang Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

If there was really a fire here, it would be quite difficult for him to handle, after all, among his Pokémon, let alone Water-type Pokémon, there wasn't even one that knew Water-type moves.

"So, a Pokémon's strength depends more on our training, and not much on its species?"

"If we talk about a relationship, there should still be one, but it should only be like a basic guarantee."

"Listening to Anchor, the difference between other Pokémon besides Legendary creatures seems to be much smaller than we thought."

"By the way, why do I always feel like they are very hot when I watch Anchor's live stream? Is it my illusion?"

"No, that's not your illusion. The temperature where Anchor and his group are is really rising."

"That's right, you only need to look at Snivy and Pichu's situation to know."

"If I'm not mistaken, the temperature where Anchor and his group are now has probably already exceeded thirty degrees Celsius."

"Really?"

"It seems to be true. These little guys all look a bit listless at the moment, or rather, withered?"

"That's strange. Is Moltres that powerful? Just because it's there, the temperature rises so much?"

"This point is indeed a bit strange. Logically, this situation shouldn't occur."

"Perhaps it's because it fought with Zapdos yesterday and is in a bad mood today, which is why the temperature rose so much?"

"Not necessarily. Perhaps this place is usually like this? Don't forget, the commotion Raikou made when it was sleeping before was also quite significant."

"That seems to make some sense!!!"

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"But I still feel like something isn't quite right. Look, Anchor also has the same opinion as me."

"But Anchor didn't say what exactly was wrong?"

"It's also possible that Anchor has already found out, but just hasn't said it yet. After all, it's not the first time Anchor has done something like this."

"To be honest, that's true."

"Huh? Anchor seems to have encountered a new Pokémon again?"

"Good heavens, first there was a crab that only appeared on land, and now there's a tortoise?"

"How do you know this tortoise can't live in water?"

"Are you kidding? With it constantly spewing black smoke, does it look like it can live in water?"

"Indeed, this should be a Fire-type Pokémon, unlikely to appear in water."

Not just Zhang Yu, the Water Friends in the live stream also gradually discovered the temperature issue and began to discuss it.

However, due to a lack of information and their not having experienced it firsthand, their guesses were not very reliable.

But there were also some smart people who vaguely sensed something was off.

"You guessed right. Although this Pokémon is a tortoise, it does not live in water, but only appears on land."

Zhang Yu couldn't help but nod secretly after noticing the bullet comments in the live stream.

Although the Water Friends guessed many things wrong, they were right about Torkoal.

"This Pokémon is called Torkoal. Just as you guessed, it is a pure Fire-type Pokémon."

"Usually, in coal mines and surrounding areas, it is easiest to see this Pokémon, because coal is one of their foods."

At this point, Zhang Yu paused for a moment, then slowly continued.

"To find coal, Torkoal constantly digs for coal and then puts it into the holes in its shell to burn."

"When Torkoal is attacked by an enemy, it will increase the burning of the coal in its shell, thus spewing out a large amount of black smoke and then escaping."

"In addition, it can also spray smoke from its nostrils and make a sound like a train whistle."

"Torkoal can generate energy by burning coal, so when the fire in its shell weakens, it will become listless. Furthermore, if the coal in its shell burns out, its body will even start to become stiff."

"Conversely, if the fire is strong, it means Torkoal is in good spirits."

"By the intensity of the fire within Torkoal's shell, one can relatively easily determine Torkoal's physical condition."

"Under normal circumstances, if any of you want to raise a Torkoal at home, you must always have coal or other fuel on hand."

"By the way, although Torkoal is not a particularly strong Pokémon, it has neither an evolved form nor a pre-evolved form. In other words, it has been like this since birth, at most there are some differences in size."

"From this perspective, Torkoal is actually also a very suitable Pokémon for new Trainers."

When Zhang Yu introduced Torkoal to the Water Friends, he not only gave a detailed introduction but also specifically made a reminder at the end of his words.

After all, in his opinion, Pokémon like Torkoal that have no evolutionary form and yet are quite strong, are actually very suitable for new Trainers.

The fact that it doesn't evolve, while seemingly limiting Torkoal's future and making it appear to lack potential, also spares new Trainers a challenge.

After all, apart from those Pokémon that can evolve once they reach a certain level, some Pokémon have truly strange and demanding evolutionary conditions, which, unless known beforehand, might not be achievable.

"No way, this Torkoal actually eats coal?"