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However, Geodude merely glanced at them with a hint of curiosity before ignoring them.

“It’s worth mentioning that Geodude sometimes buries half of its body underground.

If you don’t notice its presence because of this and accidentally step on it, Geodude might get angry, so everyone, please be careful where you step when you’re out in the wild.”

“Oh, and one more thing you need to be aware of: although Geodude isn’t belligerent, they often bump into each other to see whose body is harder.

When you see this, do not try to mediate, as it’s very likely you’ll end up pleasing neither side.”

At the end of his speech, Zhang Yu also mentioned some precautions regarding Geodude.

If the Water Friends in the live stream still accidentally angered Geodude after hearing his words, then there was truly nothing he, Anchor, could do.

But after hearing his words, as long as they were a little careful, generally there would be no problem.

“So this Pokémon is called Geodude, huh? That name certainly fits.”

“Is this a Rock Type Pokémon? It’s truly the first time I’ve seen one.”

“Listening to Anchor’s introduction, it seems Geodude should be a relatively safe Pokémon.”

“Not just Geodude, most Pokémon are very safe unless you actively provoke them, right?”

“Indeed, that’s true.”

“Speaking of which, Geodude should also be an initial form Pokémon, right? I wonder what it will turn into after it evolves?”

“I feel like it should turn into a bigger rock ball, right?”

“That’s not necessarily true; maybe it will grow a body and legs and become a rock person?”

“You know, that guess actually sounds quite plausible.”

“I don’t know if Geodude will eventually turn into a rock person, but if it’s really as Anchor said, and many Rock Type Pokémon are made of stone, even if Geodude doesn’t turn into a rock person, there will probably be other rock people, right?”

“Theoretically, that is correct.”

“To be honest, I’m really a little curious about what a rock person would look like; would it be like the mountain giants in some works?”

“That’s hard to say.”

“Rock Type Pokémon are definitely the most peculiar type I’ve seen so far; I wonder if there are even more peculiar Pokémon than Rock Type Pokémon?”

“If we’re classifying by type, I feel like Ghost-type Pokémon would also be very interesting to see.”

“Oh, why didn’t I think of that?”

The Water Friends, who were already very curious about Geodude, became even more interested in this Pokémon after hearing what Zhang Yu said.

They especially wanted to know what Geodude would become in the future.

Would humanoid Pokémon also appear?

And because of the special nature of Rock Type Pokémon, they also discussed whether other types would also exhibit such characteristics.

“It seems there are quite a few Rock Type Pokémon living here.”

“Did you notice that significantly larger Pokémon? That’s Geodude’s evolved form—Graveler.”

What Zhang Yu hadn’t expected was that after he saw the first Geodude, it was as if he had opened some floodgate, and he subsequently saw many more Geodude.

And after that, he also saw a significantly larger Pokémon—Graveler.

It was a giant rock ball about one meter in diameter, with two very distinct arms visible on either side of the rock ball, but in addition to these two arms, it actually had two smaller arms tucked into its abdomen; if you didn’t observe carefully, you wouldn’t even notice this.

“Like Geodude, as its evolved form, Graveler is also a Rock Type and Ground-type Pokémon.”

“However, it’s worth noting that although Graveler is Geodude’s evolved form, its living habits are quite different from Geodude’s.”

“Typically, Graveler makes its nest in caves on cliffs, and Graveler living in mountain caves like this are actually relatively rare.”

“Don’t let its seemingly unapproachable appearance fool you; Graveler is actually a very straightforward Pokémon.

Unless you truly anger it, even if you accidentally offend it, nothing usually happens; at most, Graveler will just be temporarily displeased.”

What you really need to be careful of is that Graveler has a bad habit: it likes to Rollout downwards like a falling rock.

Therefore, when walking on mountain paths, you must be careful of what’s ahead and above you; if you really get hit by Graveler, you’ll be out of luck.

“The reason Graveler developed this habit, besides making itself sturdier, is also because its legs are clumsy and it walks very slowly, so to travel conveniently, they often curl their bodies into a ball and Rollout on the ground.”

“Like Geodude, Graveler is also a Pokémon that grows by eating rocks, but compared to Geodude, its appetite is much more terrifying; typically, it can eat about a ton of rocks a day.”

Compared to Geodude, Zhang Yu’s introduction of Graveler was significantly more detailed.

After all, unlike Geodude, which usually causes no trouble as long as you don’t actively provoke it, Graveler is one of the few Pokémon that will cause trouble.

If you happen to encounter a Graveler rolling down the mountain while hiking, and you don’t notice it, it’s very likely that something bad could happen.

Most people might not think much of it, but you need to understand that Graveler weighs over one hundred kilograms.

And Graveler’s Rollout speed is also not to be underestimated, reaching up to one hundred kilometers per hour.

If a Graveler in that state were to hit someone, they could immediately call it quits on the spot.

“Huh? Is that Geodude’s evolved form?”

“So, Geodude really does evolve towards a larger size, doesn’t it? And it’s clear that the changes in its body are more pronounced than the changes in its arms.

I just wonder if it will turn directly into a rock ball if it continues to evolve?”

“It’s possible that Graveler will indeed turn into a rock ball after evolving; after all, with Graveler’s current appearance, if you look at it from behind, it’s almost a rock ball.”

“I found it a bit strange before how Graveler’s body was so bumpy, but after listening to Anchor’s words, I immediately understood.”

“Indeed, with its habit of rolling around, it would be strange if its body didn’t become so bumpy, wouldn’t it?”

“Listening to you and Anchor, I find Graveler quite dangerous.

What do you do if you’re unlucky enough to encounter a Graveler rolling towards you?”

“I think it’s okay, right? Although it sounds a bit scary, if you can spot Graveler in time, you should still be able to dodge it, right?”

“If you only consider the speed of normal falling rocks, Graveler should be easy to dodge; it just depends on whether you can spot it in time.

If you can spot it in time, it’s usually fine, and you can generally dodge it, but if you can’t spot it in time, then it’s hard to say.”

“No, you’ve overlooked another problem: on some more rugged mountain paths, even if you see Graveler in advance, you might not be able to dodge it!”

“This is indeed a problem.

To prevent such situations, the best way is to hike less, especially avoiding mountains with rugged paths.”

“It seems that’s the only way.”

“Sigh, why did Graveler develop such a dangerous habit?”

“Who made its body structure like that?”

In fact, even without Zhang Yu’s introduction, many Water Friends had already guessed that Graveler was Geodude’s evolved form; at most, they just didn’t know its name.

After all, they share some similarities in appearance, and they live together, which makes it hard not to connect them.

However, what Zhang Yu said afterward was what truly surprised them.

Goodness gracious!

Graveler actually has such a dangerous habit?

It’s fortunate they knew in advance, otherwise, when they actually encountered it, they probably wouldn’t even realize what was happening, would they?

As for blaming Graveler for it?

They wouldn’t, because even though this habit isn’t good, just by looking at Graveler’s round body, they felt they could understand it.

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Moreover, even if it did injure someone, it wouldn’t be Graveler’s intention.

So, all in all, the Water Friends’s attitude towards Graveler was relatively gentle.

Of course, part of the reason was that they didn’t yet know how powerful Graveler’s Rollout truly was.

“Seeing that you all haven’t shown any negative feelings towards Graveler, I can rest assured.”

Zhang Yu raised his eyebrows slightly after noticing the bullet comments in the live stream.

Although things didn’t quite go as he expected, it was a good thing regardless, wasn’t it?

“Hmm?”

“There’s a pond here?”

When Zhang Yu refocused his attention on the cave, he found that they had already reached the end of the cave.

And if there was anything different about this place… it was that there was a sizable pond here.

Upon seeing this pond, Zhang Yu truly felt a bit surprised, as it’s well-known that both Rock Type and Ground-type Pokémon are afraid of water.

So, seeing something like this in their lair was truly quite strange.

And regarding this point, the absence of other Pokémon here was the best evidence.

No, that’s not quite accurate; although there were indeed no other Pokémon around, a very powerful Pokémon lived within this pond.

Zhang Yu had just approached when he sensed its Aura.

And, if he wasn’t mistaken, it seemed the other party had also sensed their arrival?

“Splash!”

As if to confirm his guess, just as Zhang Yu was thinking this, a colossal creature suddenly emerged from the water, splashing up large waves.

Once the water had all settled back into the pond, Zhang Yu finally got a clear view of its full form.

It was a gigantic snake-like Pokémon with a gray body and predominantly red eyes.

However, what was quite astonishing was that this Pokémon was neither flesh and blood nor, like its kin, made of steel; its body was actually composed of huge, crystal-clear crystals that shimmered beautifully in the firelight!

And unlike other Steelix that don’t exceed ten meters in length, this one’s visible portion alone already far exceeded ten meters.

Coupled with its body, which was roughly several times thicker than that of its kin, a guess immediately formed in Zhang Yu’s mind: could he have encountered a mutated overlord Steelix?

Or perhaps, should he call it, Crystal Steelix?