Good Things Come in Pairs

"Yo yo," Poliwag nodded solemnly, indicating it understood Yu Hai's plan.

Then, Poliwag opened its mouth and spat out a Water Gun. It missed the tree hole in the branch and hit the trunk below it.

This was rather embarrassing. The Water Gun attack made Poliwag blush furiously. It had confidently thought its Water Gun would hit, but instead, it had become a joke for Yu Hai.

"It's okay, try again," Yu Hai had already taken out a Poké Ball, but seeing Poliwag's Water Gun miss, he could only suppress his laughter. Even if he wanted to pretend he didn't see it, he couldn't. He had to speak up to comfort Poliwag.

"Yo yo," Poliwag's face turned red with embarrassment. It was truly mortifying for a Poliwag.

When it saw Yu Hai's expression, trying to laugh but holding back, its cries towards Yu Hai became more forceful. It wanted to prove itself, that this morning's special training was useful, and that Yu Hai shouldn't look down on it.

"Yes, yes, yes, Poliwag is the best," Yu Hai suppressed a smile. What was this feeling of being both father and mother? In his past life and this one, he had always been a single lonely guy. How did he become a father?

Puff puff puff--

To improve its accuracy, Poliwag spat out three Water Guns this time. Two of them hit the Caterpie resting inside the tree hole, also enraging the Caterpie.

Anyone would be furious if woken up by a basin of cold water while sleeping. Just thinking about it made one's morning temper uncontrollable.

"Wuu wuu? (`へメ)" The moment Caterpie woke up, it noticed Poliwag first. It let out an angry cry from the entrance of the hole, likely asking Poliwag, "Who are you? Why did you splash me with water?"

Poliwag's reply was, "What are you looking at?"

Caterpie: "What are you gonna do about it!"

"Poliwag, use Hypnosis," Yu Hai immediately told Poliwag when he saw the two bickering getting more intense.

"Yo," Poliwag replied, acknowledging the command. It subtly pushed its abdomen forward, drawing Caterpie's attention, and continued to retort, "Try looking again?"

Caterpie: "Try and see, tr-tr-try..."

"Huh? What's wrong, why am I dizzy? Could that guy be behind this?"

When Caterpie realized something was wrong, it noticed the swirling pattern on Poliwag's abdomen. It couldn't look away, and the more it looked, the dizzier it became, but it was already too late.

Caterpie, who had been glaring at Poliwag from the entrance of the hole, soon had dizzy eyes and fainted.

Bang--

Just then, Yu Hai threw the empty Poké Ball in his hand, hitting Caterpie and capturing it. However, the Poké Ball stopped inside the tree hole.

"Poliwag, use Water Gun to knock the Poké Ball down," Yu Hai called out to Poliwag again.

"Yo, puff puff puff," Poliwag, to prevent missing again, spat out several more Water Guns. The Poké Ball was then washed down by the Water Gun and rolled straight towards the sea.

Halfway down, the Poké Ball was stopped by a foot. Yu Hai bent down and picked up the Poké Ball containing Caterpie. Caterpie's proficiency panel instantly popped up.

[Caterpie]
[Type: Bug]
[Gender: Male]
[Potential: 29%]
[Level: 6.89%]
[Ability: Shield Dust/2.39%] [Hidden Ability: Run Away/4.51%]
[Known Moves: (Tackle/1.11%) (String Shot/3.55%)]

As expected, his observation was correct. The faint white light on Caterpie's body was a sign of impending evolution. This Caterpie was close to evolving, and its potential and level were much higher than the previous Caterpie.

However, he still wouldn't catch this Caterpie. Mediocre potential Pokémon were enough with one little tadpole.

Besides, he didn't have the cheat of money to raise so many mediocre Pokémon.

Moreover, he had the proficiency panel. If he could find high-potential Pokémon, why would he use low-potential ones?

Was he trying to prove he was a transmigrator?

With a cheat like the proficiency panel?

He could help all mediocre Pokémon defy fate?

So he should catch a low-potential Pokémon?

Or just catch any Pokémon he found and use it?

That wasn't proving anything. He wasn't young and impulsive anymore. He was very realistic and not that naive to go against the grain.

He had been beaten down by the "dye vat" of his past life, many times at that. Otherwise, he wouldn't have stayed away from the hustle and bustle of the city and chosen to become a wild fisherman.

He was long past his passionate youth. If he were still like a teenager, arguing with everything and everyone, he'd be crazy.

"Poliwag, let's go," Yu Hai shook his head helplessly, put away Caterpie's proficiency panel, and signaled Poliwag that they could go back.

"Yo yo," Poliwag realized there would be another delicious meal, and hopped along behind Yu Hai as they returned to their temporary shelter. It was also eager to enjoy the taste of protein.

According to official settings, Caterpie weighs 2.9 kilograms, which is about six pounds. After removing the head and tail, and excluding the shell, there would be about two pounds of protein.

In terms of nutritional value, this Caterpie was equivalent to ten pounds of beef. It was a delightful thought. Finally, no more eating grass! This was considered an improvement in their diet.

Since food was abundant, Poliwag's training didn't need to stop. They would continue training later to improve the accuracy of its Water Gun.

"Poliwag, now that we have food, we'll continue training Water Gun later," Yu Hai rearranged Poliwag's training schedule.

"Yo yo, yo yo," Poliwag nodded in agreement with Yu Hai's idea. If Yu Hai hadn't stopped it, it would have wanted to train all the time, regardless of day or night.

"Huh? Wait a minute..."

Yu Hai suddenly stopped, spotting movement in the grass at the edge of the jungle. He crept closer, peering intently through the gaps in the foliage.

Through the openings, he saw another Caterpie munching on grass. His heart leaped with joy. What a haul! Two for the price of one! I'll take this Caterpie...

"Poliwag, jump over and use Chain Slap. Don't stop until the Caterpie faints," Yu Hai whispered to the Poliwag beside him.

"Yo," the Poliwag nodded. It also peered through the grass, spotting the Caterpie on the other side.

The Poliwag bent its legs, then sprang forward, clearing the grass and launching its tail at the startled Caterpie within.

Slap, slap, slap, slap...

Four Chain Slaps later, the Caterpie was knocked out cold. It was clear that when it came to easy opponents, the Poliwag was quite strong.

"Yo ho, yo ho..."

After delivering four Chain Slaps, the Poliwag was panting, but looking at its accomplishment, it didn't feel so tired. It immediately turned to Yu Hai, seeking praise. "Yo yo, yo yo..."

"Alright, alright, I get it. It smells too bad here, let's talk later," Yu Hai said. He took out the Poké Ball from earlier, released the fainted Caterpie inside, and carried it by hand.

[Poliwag--Poliwhirl--Politoed][Poliwag--Whirlpool Warrior--Poliwrath] Do you all think the (old translations) are better, or the new translations? Which names should we use? Please vote. Once the little Poliwag evolves, we'll use the name you vote for. To vote, just post one of the four names: Poliwhirl, Politoed, Whirlpool Warrior, or Poliwrath. Each represents either the new or old translation. Once the Poliwag evolves, I'll count the votes. Likes on the names also count as votes. Only votes from this chapter will be counted. Based on the vote count, we'll decide whether to use the new or old names... Though, I personally feel the old names sound pretty good, after all, I've been calling them that since I was little