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And the process of Magikarp evolving into Gyarados is very similar to a carp leaping over the Dragon Gate; once it successfully evolves, there will be a qualitative leap, and the strength it gains will far exceed that of other Pokémon, even to the point of being a sublimation on a life level.

Of course, the probability of Magikarp successfully evolving is also as low as a carp leaping over the Dragon Gate.

However, that mainly refers to wild Magikarp; if someone captures a Magikarp and nurtures it carefully, then that's another matter entirely.

However, considering that Magikarp is one of the easiest Pokémon to catch at this stage, in order not to dampen the enthusiasm of the Water Friends, he immediately changed the subject and began to talk about Magikarp's extremely special evolution.

He believed that after he mentioned the carp leaping over the Dragon Gate, some people would definitely become quite interested in Magikarp.

And as long as someone can carefully nurture a Magikarp, then the Magikarp will not let their efforts be in vain.

After all, Pokémon are actually a very idealistic creature.

Chapter 39: The Might of Gyarados (Begging for flowers, monthly votes, and evaluation tickets)

[Gyarados? Just hearing the name makes it sound very powerful!]

[Judging by the name, could it be a Dragon-type Pokémon?]

[There is indeed such a possibility, after all, Anchor has linked it to a carp leaping over the Dragon Gate. After a carp leaps over the Dragon Gate, doesn't it transform into a dragon?]

[If that's really the case, then that's great! I finally have a chance to see a Dragon-type Pokémon!]

[I think it's better not to be so optimistic. Didn't Anchor say that Magikarp is very difficult to evolve into Gyarados?]

[After all, Gyarados is so powerful, so it's normal for the difficulty of evolving into it to be a bit high.]

[I feel that this is probably not just a little bit more difficult, but much more difficult than the evolution of ordinary Pokémon. Otherwise, Anchor wouldn't have specifically mentioned it.]

[This is indeed a problem.]

[The Elf Research Group sent out Ultra Ball * 100 in the live stream room!]

[Elf Research Group: Anchor, is the Pokémon you mentioned called Gyarados a terrifying aquatic creature that is mostly red all over?]

[Elf Research Group: We have sent you a video via private message that is suspected to be related to Gyarados. Could you please help us take a look and see if it is the Gyarados you mentioned?]

After hearing Zhang Yu's introduction to Magikarp and Gyarados, many Water Friends became interested.

After all, as people from Dragon Country, they had more or less heard of the legend of the carp leaping over the Dragon Gate.

And now that they could actually see a Pokémon related to this legend, they were naturally very interested.

What was unexpected, however, was that the official account popped up again at this time.

And unlike before, this time they not only sent Zhang Yu a gift but also sent him a video.

"A video possibly related to Gyarados?"

"Let me see..."

After Zhang Yu opened his private chat and found the video, he immediately downloaded it.

With a gentle tap, the video began to play.

Then he and the Water Friends saw several large fishing boats, weighing thousands of tons, appearing on the boundless sea.

Although it could be seen from the video that the weather was not good at that time, and it was raining heavily at sea.

But if it was just this level, it obviously wouldn't be able to do anything to these large fishing boats capable of deep-sea fishing.

But it was at this moment that an accident suddenly occurred!

Several Pokémon that looked like both snakes and dragons appeared in front of the large fishing boats, intercepting them.

Although due to the distance, Zhang Yu and the Water Friends could not see the full appearance of these Pokémon, it could be seen that the leading one had a red body like Magikarp, and behind it were several Pokémon with blue bodies that looked very similar to it.

"Roar!"

"Surf!"

After these Pokémon appeared, they first let out a roar at the large fishing boats.

Then, seeing that the large fishing boats did not react, they slapped the water fiercely, raising a wave tens of meters high, which crashed towards the large fishing boats.

Facing such a huge wave, the large fishing boats obviously could not withstand it.

In just a moment, they were overturned by the wave like toys.

[Hiss~ Is this the strength of Gyarados? It's really terrifying.]

[We still can't be sure that it's definitely Gyarados, can we? Maybe it's another Pokémon?]

[Pokémon are so powerful? Those large fishing boats just disappeared?]

[Good heavens, how did Pokémon suddenly become so powerful? This is completely inconsistent with my understanding.]

[Yes, I feel that the strength displayed by the Pokémon in the video is completely different from the Pokémon in Anchor's live stream room.]

[No, actually, Pokémon have always been very powerful, but in the past, the official blocked information, so you couldn't see many powerful Pokémon online at all.]

[That's right, I know that in some foreign countries, even tanks and other things were deployed when fighting Pokémon, but they still couldn't gain any advantage.]

[Are Pokémon really that powerful? Is this truly the same creature as what I saw in Anchor's live stream room?]

[Upstairs, are you perhaps forgetting that what you saw before was just Charmander? It has now evolved into Charmeleon, and who knows if it can continue to evolve?]

[Indeed, the Pokémon in the video are clearly Pokémon that have evolved to their final form. It's obviously not appropriate to compare them with Pokémon like Charmander, which haven't grown up yet.]

[If the Pokémon in the video is really Gyarados, does that mean that Magikarp also hides some unknown power? After all, its strength after evolution is so strong, there's no reason why it wouldn't be powerful at all before evolving, right?]

[Although I really want to agree with that view, from Magikarp, I really can't see where it's powerful, and didn't Anchor say that Magikarp is one of the weakest Pokémon?]

[Indeed, no matter how you look at it, Magikarp always gives a very weak impression.]

Upon seeing the terrifying destructive power displayed by the Pokémon in the video, the Water Friends were immediately startled.

This was their first time seeing Pokémon with such terrifying strength!

The Pokémon gave them the feeling that they were on a completely different level from the Pokémon they had seen in the past!

Perhaps because the leading Pokémon had the same red color as Magikarp, they subconsciously thought that it must be the evolved form of Magikarp—Gyarados.

This also made them have an undue expectation for Magikarp.

Since Magikarp becomes so powerful after evolving, does it have some hidden power when it hasn't evolved yet?

It can't be that it's just so ordinary and simply one of the weakest Pokémon, can it?

"You guessed correctly, the Pokémon that appeared in the video are indeed Gyarados."

"However, not only the red Pokémon leading the group, but also the blue Pokémon behind it are also Gyarados."

Compared to others, Zhang Yu's reaction was much calmer. After seeing the video, he simply raised an eyebrow slightly and then replied.

Chapter 40: Gyarados (Begging for flowers, monthly votes, and evaluation tickets)

"Under normal circumstances, most of Gyarados's body is actually blue."

"Only a few individual Magikarp will have red bodies after evolving into Gyarados. This special individual is called a different-colored Pokémon, or a Shinny Pokémon."

"However, you guessed one thing wrong: Gyarados is a Water-type and Flying-type Pokémon. Although its name contains the word 'dragon', it is not a Dragon-type Pokémon."

"But if we're talking about it, its strength definitely reaches the average level of Dragon-type Pokémon."

"Just like its name, Gyarados is a very violent, irritable, and destructive Pokémon."

"If you really see a Gyarados someday, it's best to run immediately, because unlike other Pokémon, Gyarados can really attack without warning."

"The reason for this drastic change in temperament is said to be due to the restructuring of brain cells during the process of Magikarp evolving into Gyarados."

"In addition, one more thing to note is that Gyarados are one of the few powerful Pokémon that still act in groups. This may be related to their experiences during their Magikarp stage, so it is especially important to be careful when encountering Gyarados."

When introducing Gyarados, Zhang Yu also felt a slight headache.

After all, if you really think about it, Gyarados is an even bigger problem than Beedrill.

Beedrill are just numerous, but their individual strength is not very good.

But Gyarados are different. Let alone a group, even a single one is very difficult to deal with.

[What? Both of those Pokémon are Gyarados?]

[Shinny Pokémon? No wonder I always felt that those two Pokémon had no difference except for their color. So that's what it is.]

[Listening to Anchor, Gyarados seems to be a very dangerous Pokémon.]

[Indeed, I feel that its danger level is even above Beedrill. Beedrill's attacks are mainly due to territorial instincts, and in most cases, they only injure people, sometimes it's completely a warning. Although it looks scary, if you ask how dangerous it really is, it's not necessarily, but Gyarados is not necessarily.]

[Yes, those large fishing boats were completely like toys in their hands; they couldn't withstand their attacks at all. If the fishing boats were like that, how miserable the people inside would be is simply unimaginable.]

[Although that's true, Gyarados shouldn't be as dangerous as you think. I don't know if you noticed, but the Gyarados in the video first let out a roar at the large fishing boats, and only after the fishing boats didn't react did they attack. If I'm not mistaken, that should also be some kind of warning.]

[Listening to you, it does seem to be the case.]

[So, even if you accidentally encounter Gyarados, as long as you escape immediately at the first sign of its warning, there shouldn't be too much danger?]

[In theory, that's true, but what it's actually like is unknown.]

[Actually, you don't need to worry too much. Gyarados is, after all, a sea overlord. Most of us don't have the chance to encounter it, do we?]

[That's right, most people won't go out to sea in their entire lives, right? So they won't encounter Gyarados at all.]

[As a coastal resident, I burst into tears.]