87: Section 87

“Now that Skwovet has been introduced, I’ll introduce you to the other Pokémon.”

“However, the next Pokémon I’m about to introduce is quite special.”

After placing Skwovet on the ground, Zhang Yu’s gaze fell upon a Pokémon with black and white fur, resembling a raccoon and a badger.

“This Pokémon is called Zigzagoon. Normally, it is a Normal-type Pokémon, and its fur is not black and white, but rather dark brown and light brown.”

“However, this particular Zigzagoon is special; it is a Galarian Ponyta, which not only has a different appearance but also a changed type, becoming a Dark/Normal-type Pokémon.”

“In addition, its personality has also changed. If a normal Zigzagoon is just overly active and can’t stop for a moment, appearing a bit reckless, then a Galarian Ponyta is naturally self-willed, constantly bouncing around and unable to stay still for a moment.”

“Compared to regular Zigzagoon, Zigzagoon from the Galar region are even more aggressive and confrontational. Regardless of whether it’s a person or a Pokémon, they often charge into them the moment they meet.”

“Although their behavior might seem like they are teasing, in reality, it’s just a way Zigzagoon thinks.”

“If you simply ignore its behavior, Zigzagoon might be a bit unhappy, but it won’t continue to bother you.”

As Zhang Yu spoke, he reached out and picked up the Galarian Ponyta.

Perhaps due to Zhang Yu giving it delicious food, this Zigzagoon was uncharacteristically well-behaved. Aside from a slight kick of its legs, it made no other movements, appearing quite lazy overall.

After habitually petting it, Zhang Yu withdrew his hand with a look of regret.

Tsk, how could he forget that although Zigzagoon looks fluffy, its fur is actually quite stiff and not comfortable to touch at all?

“So, even the same type of Pokémon can have different forms?”

“Not only has its form changed, but its personality and type have also changed.”

“But what’s with this Galarian Ponyta? Judging by the naming convention, Galar seems to be a place name?”

“It seems that a Pokémon’s form is not immutable. Could it be that when certain conditions are met, or when they are stimulated by something external, their forms change?”

“I wonder which Pokémon have different forms?”

“Listening to Anchor’s description, I seem to have seen a normal Zigzagoon before.”

“Eh? Then you’re lucky. I’ve already walked around outside and haven’t seen a single Pokémon.”

“Isn’t your luck a bit too bad?”

“This luck is indeed not great. I saw a Pokémon yesterday as soon as I left the city limits.”

“Yes, it’s still very easy to see Pokémon now. Even in the city, if you’re lucky, you can see one or two Pokémon.”

“That’s right! This morning, I saw a Pokémon fly past my window. It looked like a Pidgey!”

“It seems that there are really more and more Pokémon now.”

“This can also be considered a good thing.”

“It is indeed a good thing. The more Pokémon there are, the easier it is for us to encounter them.”

Upon hearing Zhang Yu’s introduction of Zigzagoon, some Water Friends immediately noticed the key point in his words—Galarian Ponyta.

This immediately led them to many speculations and discussions.

Apparently, they were all very interested in this so-called Galarian Ponyta.

“You’re right, some Pokémon do have form changes.”

“And what I refer to as Galarian Ponyta is a regional form change.”

Zhang Yu nodded in agreement after noticing some of the bullet comments in the live stream.

Then he continued to speak slowly.

“To adapt to the unique natural environments of different regions, some Pokémon have become distinctly different in appearance from their original forms, and their ecology is also vastly different from that of the same species, with even their types changing.”

“Such a form change is called a regional form.”

“And Galarian Ponyta is one of them.”

“Besides Galarian Ponyta, there are also Alola forms, Hisuian forms, and Paldea forms.”

“You might encounter these in the future.”

Although Zhang Yu said this, he also knew that while other regional forms were fine, the Hisuian form was probably out of reach.

After all, the so-called Hisui region was actually the Sinnoh region in ancient times.

And the Pokémon living in the Sinnoh region now no longer look like that.

Or it could be said that the Hisuian form is actually the ancient form of Pokémon.

“Hmm?”

“Snivy, what’s wrong?”

Just as Zhang Yu placed Zigzagoon on the ground, intending to introduce other Pokémon to the Water Friends, he suddenly felt a pulling sensation.

Zhang Yu thought Snivy needed him and subconsciously turned his head.

“Hiss~”

It was a good thing he turned around, because when he did, Zhang Yu was startled to see a Pokémon that looked like a large purple lizard.

Although its appearance immediately indicated it was a Pokémon, this particular Pokémon’s style was distinctly different from other Pokémon.

This Pokémon had a strong sci-fi aesthetic, and it also had mechanical structures that, by all accounts, should not appear on a living creature.

If it were anyone else, they might have thought this was a Pokémon that had undergone mechanical modification, but Zhang Yu immediately recognized its identity: the Paldea region’s Legendary creature—Miraidon!

But this raised a new question. This shouldn’t be the Galar region, right? What’s the situation with a Paldea region Legendary creature running over here?

If other Legendary creatures appeared in such a situation, it would still be considered normal, but for this to happen to Miraidon, he completely didn’t understand.

After all, Miraidon’s origin had many issues, regardless of whether it came from the future, from another parallel world, or was simply a Pokémon created by Terapagos.

But in this world, there was a high probability that there was only one Miraidon.

Logically, it absolutely should not have appeared here.

“Ah ga~”

Unlike Zhang Yu, whose thoughts were currently complicated, upon seeing Zhang Yu notice him, Miraidon immediately pointed at the barbecue Zhang Yu hadn’t had time to eat, and then pointed at himself. Its meaning was self-evident.

“I see, were you also attracted by the scent?”

Seeing this, Zhang Yu sighed helplessly and handed the barbecue to Miraidon.

After taking the barbecue from Zhang Yu, Miraidon simply nodded at Zhang Yu and began to eat slowly and methodically.

“I see, so there’s such a thing as regional forms?”

“Pokémon are truly amazing.”

“So, Galar, Alola, Paldea, these should all be place names in that world?”

“From the current situation, it seems that is indeed the case.”

“Huh?! Look! How did another Pokémon appear?”

“This seems to be a large purple lizard? Could it be that it was also attracted by the smell of food?”

“From the current situation, it seems that is indeed the case.”

“I don’t know why, but I always feel that this large purple lizard is a bit unusual.”

“Huh? I have that feeling too. I thought it was just my imagination.”

“I’m afraid this Pokémon is indeed unusual. You can tell from Anchor’s expression.”

“Anchor’s expression… the origin of this Pokémon is probably quite extraordinary.”

“Could it be another Legendary creature?”

“Where do so many Legendary creatures come from?”

“That’s right! I feel that at most, this is just a particularly rare Pokémon. It shouldn’t be considered a Legendary creature.”

“Don’t say that, maybe this Pokémon really is a Legendary creature. Otherwise, Anchor wouldn’t have reacted so strongly.”

“Now that you mention it, it does seem to make sense.”

“No matter what, I still think it’s unlikely to be a Legendary creature. After all, Anchor just got here, so there’s no way he could be so lucky as to encounter a Legendary creature right away, right?”

Upon hearing about regional forms, the Water Friends were all very surprised.

They had never thought of such a thing before.

However, they quickly stopped being surprised and were instead drawn to Miraidon, who had appeared behind Zhang Yu at some point.

And they began to argue about its identity.

Chapter 106: Legendary creature! Miraidon! (Requesting self-subscription)

It was not difficult to see from Zhang Yu’s reaction that this Pokémon was certainly not simple, but there was considerable debate about what level of Pokémon it was, or rather, whether it was a Legendary creature.

Zhang Yu was clearly too preoccupied to pay attention to these debates in the live stream. He focused his attention on Miraidon.

This quickly led him to discover a problem: although Miraidon’s movements seemed somewhat elegant, its speed was not slow at all. In just a moment, it had already finished the entire plate.

Seeing this, Zhang Yu immediately handed it another plate of grilled meat.

Miraidon, seeing this, simply accepted it all.