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Chapter 267: Change in Attitude (Requesting Auto-Subscription)

However, despite what was said, what truly interested Zhang Yu was Grubbin's final evolutionary form—Nongpao Bug!

That was a rare and powerful Bug-type-type Pokémon.

Even among all Pokémon, its Special Attack was quite strong.

It could absolutely be a main force Pokémon.

“No way? This Grubbin is actually the pre-evolutionary form of Charjabug? Does that mean its final evolutionary form is Nongpao Bug?”

“Yeah, it seems Grubbin has great potential. I've decided, if I get the chance, I must catch a Grubbin!”

“Huh? Weren't you just saying it was just a Bug-type-type Pokémon, nothing special? How did you change your tune so quickly?”

“One can only say, 'it smells so good' warning.”

“Why do I always feel like I've seen this Grubbin somewhere before?”

“Are you trying to say you've seen Grubbin in other low-priced areas? This is a Pokémon from the Galar region.”

“You know what, it might actually be true.”

“That should be impossible, right? Currently, isn't there only one Unknown Land belonging to the Galar region? How could Pokémon from there be so easy to encounter?”

“You can't say that. Haven't we encountered some Pokémon in other places?”

“To be honest, I've always found this question very strange. Didn't they say those Pokémon only exist in that one Unknown Land now? How can they be encountered elsewhere?”

“Regarding this point, there are some things you haven't understood, which caused this. It's like how some animals exist in our country, but also in other countries, while some animals almost only live in our country. The same situation can occur with Pokémon. Some Pokémon, although they live in the Galar region, also exist in other regions, while some Pokémon are almost exclusive to the Galar region, such as regional forms.”

“Exactly, that's the principle. Anchor also mentioned this before.”

“So that's how it is. No wonder.”

“I remember now! My friend caught a Bug-type-type Pokémon, a Grubbin, the day before yesterday. He even sent me a picture. No wonder it looks so familiar now.”

“No way? Another lucky person?”

“You can't say that. As a Bug-type-type Pokémon, Grubbin's rarity shouldn't be very high. Catching it isn't too lucky.”

“Exactly. I've also seen Grubbin before, but I didn't pay much attention to it then. Now that I think about it, I really regret it.”

“You totally deserve it. If it were me, I would definitely have caught that Grubbin.”

“Exactly, since you've already seen the Pokémon, how can you not catch it?”

The Water Friends, who originally didn't care much about Grubbin, immediately changed their perception of Grubbin after hearing Zhang Yu's introduction.

Although from Zhang Yu's introduction, Grubbin seemed very weak, it couldn't stop the power of its final evolutionary form—Nongpao Bug!

If they could raise a Nongpao Bug, they might be able to take off directly!

The only thing that troubled them was the evolution of Charjabug.

They remembered that for Charjabug to evolve into Nongpao Bug, it either needed to be near a special magnetic field or use a Thunder Stone.

They didn't count on the Thunder Stone, so they hoped to find this special magnetic field.

However, although they did know such a place, they couldn't go there temporarily, which was very headache-inducing.

As for whether there were other places with special magnetic fields besides that one?

Theoretically, there must be, but without knowing the specific criteria, they couldn't find it.

After introducing Grubbin, Zhang Yu began to search around.

Since Grubbin appeared here, it meant there should be Electric-type Pokémon nearby.

Although this judgment was not 100% accurate, it was a high-probability event. Unless he was unlucky, there should indeed be an Electric-type Pokémon nearby.

“Found it!”

To find the target and satisfy his curiosity, Zhang Yu immediately spread out his Waveguide Power.

Soon, he found the target and walked towards its location.

Because the distance between them was not far, Zhang Yu and his group only walked a few dozen meters before seeing the target on a large tree.

Chapter 268: Dangerous Toxtricity (Requesting Auto-Subscription)

It was a Pokémon whose body was mostly purple, with only its abdomen and lower jaw being golden, but it had a golden lightning bolt on its back, looking very much like an upright Great Crested Newt.

Soon, Zhang Yu recognized the identity of this Pokémon—Toxtricity, and it was a High Key form!

“Not good!”

Upon recognizing the target's identity and form, Zhang Yu immediately felt a bad premonition.

Almost at the same time Zhang Yu had this thought, that Toxtricity also noticed their presence and looked towards them.

“Roar!”

After Toxtricity's gaze met Zhang Yu's, Toxtricity immediately let out a loud roar and assumed a posture ready to attack at any moment.

“Meowstic, use Psybeam!”

Originally, when Zhang Yu saw this situation, he subconsciously wanted to choose either Arcanine or Charizard to battle, but then he remembered Meowstic's previous performance, so he decided to send it out.

“Meow!”

Upon hearing this, Meowstic immediately excitedly fired a colorful energy beam at Toxtricity.

Perhaps not expecting Zhang Yu to initiate the attack before it did, Toxtricity had no time to dodge and was directly hit by the colorful energy beam.

“Roar!”

“Growl!”

In pain, Toxtricity immediately let out another loud roar.

However, this roar was clearly not ordinary; it also carried a white sound wave.

After Meowstic was affected by this sound wave, a red light flashed on its body, indicating that its attack had decreased!

But what Toxtricity couldn't understand was that a blue light then appeared on Meowstic's body, and after its attack decreased, its Special Attack actually increased!

The reason for this situation was simple: Meowstic's ability was Competitive. Pokémon with this ability have their Special Attack greatly increased whenever their stats are lowered!

“Meowstic, use Assist Power!”

Upon seeing this, Zhang Yu raised an eyebrow and immediately launched an attack.

As Zhang Yu's words fell, Meowstic immediately condensed a purple energy orb and fired it at Toxtricity.

“Discharge!”

Upon seeing this, Toxtricity immediately released a large amount of electricity from its body, turning the surrounding area into a golden ocean.

But even so, the purple energy orb still broke through layers of obstacles and arrived beside it, then exploded, engulfing it as well.

“Huh? What's going on with this Pokémon? Why did it immediately assume a posture ready to attack as soon as it saw Anchor? Is it really that hostile?”

“Not just it, Anchor's behavior is also very strange. He immediately attacked.”

“I think the reason should be with this Pokémon. I don't know if you noticed, but Anchor's expression clearly changed when he saw it.”

“Indeed, combined with its reaction, it's not hard to see that this Pokémon's temper is probably very irritable, or it has a strong territorial awareness, and is the kind of Pokémon that will directly attack.”

“It shouldn't be because of territorial awareness, right? Otherwise, those Grubbin wouldn't be living there.”

“Yeah, since Grubbin lives near it, its territorial awareness definitely wouldn't be too strong.”

“That's not necessarily true. Maybe those Grubbin are actually its subordinates?”

“If that's the case, it does make sense, but would there be cases of submission between different Pokémon?”

“Unless they are mutually hostile Pokémon, there shouldn't be too much of a problem, right?”

“There should indeed be no problem. Do you remember the Steelix Anchor saw a long time ago? Didn't it have many other Pokémon in its territory?”

“Oh, right! How did I not think of that!”

“By the way, this is Meowstic's first battle, right? I wonder if it's a match for the opponent.”

“Since Anchor let it battle, it should be fine, right?”

“Not necessarily. A large part of the reason Anchor let it battle might be because of Meowstic's previous request to battle, right?”

“Yeah, Meowstic wanted to battle when it encountered Hatterene before, but Anchor stopped it. Now he's probably making it up to it.”

“There's no other way. Even without using Gigantamax, Hatterene should be much stronger than Meowstic, right?”

“By the way, wasn't Meowstic always uninterested in battling before? Why did it suddenly want to battle today?”

“Perhaps it's because Hatterene is also a Psychic-type Pokémon, just like it?”

When Zhang Yu saw Toxtricity, the Shui You in the live broadcast room naturally also discovered it.

Chapter 269: Meowstic VS Toxtricity (Requesting Auto-Subscription)

They just never expected that the subsequent developments would be like this.