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“Huh? Shouldn't the United States directly send people to suppress it? Didn't they do that before?”

“Obviously, those protests themselves were supported by some big shots. Even if people were sent, they would only go through the motions.”

“This is normal. The benefits that Pokémon can bring are obvious. Some people within the United States have long been unable to sit still.”

“This is mainly because the United States didn't gain any benefits from the war with Pokémon, right? Otherwise, they would definitely continue to insist.”

“Anyway, this is ultimately a good thing.”

“The United States has expressed its stance, so other countries should also express their stances one after another, right?”

“Probably.”

“Speaking of which, among the countries that had conflicts with Pokémon, it seems that only the island nation was the most miserable, right?”

“Who told the island nation to seek death the most? They even did such insane things.”

“One can only say, this is retribution.”

After hearing Zhang Yu's introduction to Grimmsnarl, the Water Friends in the live broadcast room immediately began to discuss.

Although not many people liked Grimmsnarl due to his appearance, many still had the idea of capturing him because of his good potential.

Especially for those who prioritize strength, they don't really care too much about a Pokémon's appearance.

And in their subsequent casual chats, some news that Zhang Yu was very interested in was revealed.

“Has the United States changed its strategy so quickly? I thought they would continue to be deadlocked for a while longer.”

Zhang Yu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly in surprise after seeing some of the bullet comments in the live broadcast room.

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However, he quickly thought of the general reasons.

First, the deterrence brought by Legendary creature.

With Legendary creature having already demonstrated extremely powerful strength, unless the United States was truly stubborn, they would inevitably change their strategy towards Pokémon.

Secondly, it was due to interests.

The benefits that Pokémon can bring are obvious, and many industries will be affected.

Therefore, in order to quickly obtain these benefits, many high-level officials who originally didn't care about this matter would get involved. In such a situation, it's not surprising that the United States' strategy would change so quickly.

“Hmm?”

“Isn't that Wimpod?”

Just as Zhang Yu was thinking this, the corner of his eye suddenly noticed a group of purple-bodied, white-shelled Pokémon that looked very much like sea cockroaches appearing in front of them.

With just one glance, Zhang Yu recognized their identity: Wimpod, the pre-evolutionary form of Golisopod.

What he hadn't expected was that he had just seen Golisopod not long ago, and now he was seeing Wimpod so quickly. Could this be fate?

As for whether the previous Golisopod was the leader of this group of Wimpod?

This should be unlikely.

Because both the direction from which that Golisopod came and the direction in which he fled were completely different from this group of Wimpod.

Zhang Yu walked towards the group of Wimpod while thinking.

“Shy shy~”

But Wimpod lived up to its name. Before Zhang Yu could even get close, this group of Wimpod discovered his presence and immediately began to flee in all directions.

In just a moment, the beach, which had originally had more than a dozen Wimpod, became empty of any Pokémon.

“No way? Are you guys really that shy?”

Zhang Yu couldn't help but complain after seeing this scene.

However, his complaint was destined to go unanswered.

“Huh? Look, what kind of Pokémon are those on the beach?”

“It seems to be a Pokémon I haven't seen before.”

“I feel like they look a lot like sea cockroaches.”

“How can this be a creature like a cockroach?”

“Cold knowledge, although sea cockroaches are also called cockroaches, they actually don't have much to do with cockroaches, and not only are they not pests, but they also have great medicinal value.”

“But seriously, this Pokémon really does resemble a sea cockroach, not just in appearance, but in other aspects too.”

“For example?”

“For example, their living environment. Sea cockroaches also mainly live on beaches by the sea, isn't that the same as this Pokémon?”

“But this Pokémon is really timid. Anchor only got a little closer, and they started scurrying around.”

“I think it's fine. Didn't you hear Anchor say that this Pokémon is called Wimpod? Since it's called that, it's normal for it to be a bit timid, right?”

“Speaking of which, have I heard the name Wimpod somewhere before?”

“You must have remembered wrong, how could you have heard a Pokémon's name somewhere else?”

“No, I'm absolutely not mistaken, I've definitely heard this name before!”

“Your memory is really bad... Didn't Anchor mention Wimpod before? He said it was the pre-evolutionary form of Golisopod.”

“Yes, yes, yes! I knew I must have heard this name, and some people didn't believe me!”

“Now that you mention it, I also remember, but it's really a bit incredible, such a small, timid Wimpod, can actually evolve into a Pokémon like Golisopod?”

“This is indeed very surprising. Does that mean there's an intermediate form between Wimpod and Golisopod?”

“There is indeed such a possibility, otherwise, this change would be too great, wouldn't it?”

“Yes, whether it's size or personality, the change is too great.”

“But perhaps this is also a good thing, after all, Wimpod is much easier to catch than Golisopod.”

“That's true.”

After noticing the presence of Wimpod, the attention of the Water Friends in the live broadcast room was quickly drawn to them.

At first, they didn't pay much attention to Wimpod, as these Wimpod clearly looked like weak Bug-type Pokémon, so not many people were interested.

But when someone recalled that Zhang Yu had previously mentioned Wimpod and said that Wimpod was the evolutionary form of Golisopod, their gazes towards Wimpod suddenly became somewhat different.

They still recognized Golisopod's strength. Although Golisopod's ability was a bit of a pitfall, it didn't overshadow its virtues. Golisopod was still a very good Pokémon.

This was especially true given that the number of Wimpod also seemed to be quite large.

They loved Pokémon that were numerous and had great potential like this.

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“That's right, Wimpod is indeed the pre-evolutionary form of Golisopod.”

“However, there's one thing you guessed wrong. Wimpod only needs to evolve once to become Golisopod; there's no intermediate stage.”

Zhang Yu immediately explained after noticing the bullet comments in the live broadcast room.

“Like Golisopod, Wimpod is also a Bug-type and Water-type Pokémon.”

“Wimpod inhabits various watery or near-water places, from beaches to the seabed, and is considered a relatively common Pokémon.”

“Just like its name, their personalities are very timid. They usually gather in groups and are very sensitive to sounds and movements.”

“Just like what you saw just now, when a sound or sudden movement appears, they will become alert, and once these things approach the group, they will scatter and flee in all directions.”

“While timid, Wimpod also has a curious side. Although they are very timid and will immediately flee, when humans and Pokémon stand still, they will approach out of interest.”

“When Wimpod truly feels danger, it will spit out a special venom. This venom not only emits an extremely foul odor but also serves as a signal to warn its companions of danger. From this perspective, Wimpod is actually very united.”

“Perhaps because they have long been at the bottom of the food chain, Wimpod eats almost anything. Even if they can't eat it all at once, they will store it, and they even clean up garbage that falls into the sea completely.”

“From this perspective, Wimpod is also a very good Pokémon. Whether it's decaying things or garbage, they can eat it all up, making them nature's scavengers.”

“This also leads to their nests always being clean. Whatever falls will be eaten or collected by them.”

“Based on this habit, you can look for Wimpod's nests, and you might even find some unexpected surprises inside.”

When introducing Wimpod, Zhang Yu specifically provided more detailed information.

This was not only because he felt that Wimpod was very suitable for novice Trainer to capture, but also because Wimpod itself had a great purpose.

Just as he said just now, Wimpod are true scavengers of nature.

They can be used in many places.

Of course, Zhang Yu saying this was not to make Wimpod eat garbage or anything like that—that's Grimer's and Trubbish's job—but rather just to let them clean up things like fallen leaves.

While humans can also handle these things, it would be much more troublesome.

“Wow! So Wimpod also has such a use?”

“I used to think it was just a timid, useless Pokémon, but I didn't expect it to be able to clean up garbage.”

“It seems that Wimpod is really easy to raise.”