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Even though Magikarp undergo a significant personality change upon evolving into Gyarados, they typically won't harm their Trainer.

Of course, those who actively seek trouble are an exception.

However, even if you truly mistreated a Magikarp and it evolved into a Gyarados, it would mostly just scare you rather than actually hurting you, as Pokémon are still very kind, and Gyarados are no exception.

But Zhang Yu wouldn't say this aloud, lest someone truly seek trouble.

After all, the evolution difficulty of Magikarp is actually quite high, and some impatient people, if left unrestrained, might really do some idiotic things.

“The biggest problem with Magikarp is its evolution difficulty.”

“It’s too difficult for a regular Magikarp to evolve into a Gyarados.”

“Even among ten thousand Magikarp, there might not be one that can evolve into a Gyarados.”

“So if you really want to choose Magikarp as your Pokémon, you must be mentally prepared.”

To avoid any accidents, Zhang Yu immediately spoke up again to remind them.

“Hearing Anchor say that, I feel relieved.”

“Yes, as long as Gyarados doesn't suddenly explode and hurt people after evolving, everything is fine. As for the evolution difficulty, that's completely within an acceptable range.”

“Exactly, after all, safety first. As long as safety is guaranteed, it's easy to handle.”

“Although that's true, isn't the evolution probability too low?”

“Anchor is just giving an example; it's definitely not really less than one in ten thousand.”

“Indeed, this can be seen from the current number of Gyarados gathered in Island Nation. Although the probability of Magikarp evolving into Gyarados is very low, it's not to the point of despair, and if you care for it diligently, it will increase the probability somewhat, right?”

“Indeed, at worst, it's like raising a pet. Although Magikarp are relatively dull among Pokémon, compared to ordinary pets, it's a different story.”

“Actually, the best way is to raise more Magikarp. That way, as long as your luck isn't too bad, there will always be one or two Magikarp that evolve into Gyarados. After all, feeding one Gyarados is feeding, and feeding a group of Gyarados is also feeding; it won't take much more time.”

“Wow, is this the power of Psychic?”

“If you really do that, there might actually be some potential.”

“While your method sounds useful, most people don't have the financial resources to raise too many Magikarp, and the amount of space needed to raise so many Magikarp is also a problem.”

“Then I can't help you; the method is here, whether you can implement it is your own problem.”

“Tsk, hateful rich people.”

Upon hearing Zhang Yu say that there were no safety issues, many Water Friends began to be tempted.

After all, Pokémon like Magikarp are very common; their presence can be seen in many rivers, and even in some cities. Coupled with Magikarp's strength, obtaining a Magikarp has become a very easy task.

As for the difficulty of Magikarp's evolution?

That was subconsciously ignored by them.

Besides factors like wishful thinking, the main reason was that this matter was safe and low-cost, leading many people to want to try it.

What if... they were the lucky ones?

And just as the bullet comments said, even if they failed, they could treat it as raising a pet to accompany them; they wouldn't lose out either way.

In addition, some people found another way, planning to solve the problem directly with quantity.

However, this was destined to be a method exclusive to Psychic users; ordinary people certainly couldn't do this.

Of course, Psychic users also have their own unique troubles, which is that they usually don't have too much time to build relationships with Magikarp.

And this kind of thing must be done personally, otherwise, if Magikarp truly evolves into Gyarados, it becomes a question of who it will listen to.

“At this rate, someone might actually be able to raise a Gyarados.”

Zhang Yu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows after noticing the bullet comments in the live stream.

However, compared to Psychic users, he felt that ordinary people were more likely to cultivate the first Gyarados.

After all, Pokémon are very subjective creatures; when you pour enough emotion into them, miracles can happen.

And this is something that Psychic users would find hard to compare with.

“You’ve been following me for so long, it’s time to come out, isn’t it?”

It was at this moment that Zhang Yu suddenly stopped, and calmly spoke to a large tree behind him.

He had felt a Pokémon tracking them for a while now, but since he didn't sense any malice from it, he wanted to see its purpose and thus didn't speak up to startle it immediately.

But what he didn't expect was that it had silently followed them all this time, without any extra movements in between, which forced him to speak.

Not only Zhang Yu, but Arcanine also noticed the Pokémon's presence, so upon hearing Zhang Yu's words, he immediately looked towards that large tree.

Even Rotom the phone flew up, its lens focused on that large tree.

Only Charizard, upon hearing Zhang Yu's words, immediately showed a very confused expression, seemingly still unaware of the other party's presence.

After its whereabouts were exposed by Zhang Yu, a green figure with the appearance of a snake but possessing four limbs, poked its small head out from behind the tree.

“So it’s Snivy, but why have you been following us?”

Zhang Yu was surprised when he saw that the other party was a Snivy.

He didn't expect to see another Grass-type starter in just one day.

By the way, is the frequency of starters appearing in this mountain range a bit too high?

If Venusaur is also counted, this is the fourth starter he has seen in the past few days. Could it be that there is a Pokémon Alliance starter breeding base nearby?

But even if that were the case, what's with Snivy?

“Snivy~”

Upon hearing Zhang Yu’s question, Snivy only replied very softly, then a blush appeared on its face, and it immediately lowered its head shyly.

“Huh? Has a Pokémon been following Anchor all this time? Could it be that Anchor encountered some dangerous Pokémon again?”

“It shouldn’t be that unlucky, right?”

“It's hard to say, but judging from Arcanine, Rotom, and Charizard... okay, exclude Charizard, judging from Arcanine and Rotom's reactions, the other party shouldn't be very dangerous.”

“Laughing so hard! Out of the four, only Charizard didn't realize he was being followed.”

“So it's a small green snake; it really doesn't seem dangerous, does it?”

“No, why does this snake have four limbs?”

“I used to think ‘drawing legs on a snake’ was just an idiom, but I never thought there would actually be snakes with legs!”

“Huh? Why is this little snake blushing?”

“Don’t you think it looks quite cute when it blushes?”

“It is indeed quite cute; my girlish heart has melted.”

“I've realized that every Pokémon is cuter than the last.”

“While Pokémon do have very high aesthetic appeal, they aren't all cute. For example, Arcanine, Corviknight, and Charizard, you can't describe them as cute.”

“More importantly, I want to know where I can get one of these cute little snakes? I'm waiting online, it's urgent!”

“Then hurry up and dream; you'll find everything in your dreams.”

When the Water Friends heard Zhang Yu say that a Pokémon was following him, they initially thought Zhang Yu had encountered another dangerous Pokémon.

However, what they didn't expect was that the Pokémon that appeared afterward was a Snivy, which looked adorable, especially when it blushed, making people exclaim how irresistible it was.

“...”

Unlike the Water Friends who simply found Snivy cute, Zhang Yu felt more speechless at the moment.

Because he had already understood what Snivy wanted to express through Tokiwa Power.

Roughly, it was because it was hungry, so it subconsciously followed the scent.

“Since you’re hungry, these ranz berry are for you.”

Speechless as he was, after learning the reason, Zhang Yu still took out a few ranz berry and handed them to Snivy.

“Snivy~”

Upon seeing the ranz berry, Snivy's eyes immediately lit up as it took them.

Then it began to eat them in small bites.

“Since we happened to meet, I’ll introduce Snivy to everyone.”

Seeing Snivy's adorable appearance, Zhang Yu instinctively reached out, wanting to stroke Snivy's small head.

He originally thought Snivy would dodge, but to his surprise, Snivy not only didn't refuse his touch but even rubbed its head against Zhang Yu's large hand, seemingly enjoying it.

However, while Snivy appeared to be enjoying it, its expression... was practically screaming disdain.

“Snivy is a pure Grass-type Pokémon.”

“As you can see, although it’s a snake, it has four limbs, which makes it different from ordinary snakes; it usually walks upright.”

“Snivy is a Pokémon with high intelligence and a calm demeanor. It dislikes being with its own kind, so it often lives alone.”

“Did you notice its tail, which looks like a leaf? In a way, its tail can indeed be considered a leaf, because it can be used for Synthesis.”

After stroking its head, Zhang Yu also picked up Snivy's tail and showed it to the Water Friends.

However, what Zhang Yu found strange was that Snivy, who had already recovered, blushed again for some reason and quickly pulled its tail back.