After his previous morning training, Yu Hai's body had grown much stronger, and his strength had increased considerably as well. While he still could not split bricks or crack stones with his bare hands, much less wrestle Fighting-type Pokémon, this time he did not need to spend so long hauling it in.
Under his constant pressure, the fish in the sea was soon dragged to the surface—and it was an old familiar face.
"Magikarp? Are you kidding me?" Seeing that it was this thing again, Yu Hai immediately wanted to stomp on it. It had no meat and was a complete waste of his time.
Still, since he had already reeled it in, not checking its Potential made him feel like a cat was clawing at his heart. If he did not look, he would not be able to settle down.
Before long, he dragged the Magikarp ashore and called to the Poliwag standing guard nearby. "Poliwag, slap the Magikarp up here."
"Yo, slap slap slap!" Poliwag was extremely practiced at this. It jumped up, swung its tail, and sent the Magikarp flying onto the shore.
Yu Hai tossed a Poké Ball to capture it. He had not held any expectations for this thing's Potential; after all, Magikarp was famously useless.
As the Poké Ball flashed red, it let out a thud. The Magikarp had been successfully captured. Yu Hai walked over, picked up its Poké Ball, and looked at its Proficiency Panel.
[Magikarp] [Type: Water] [Gender: Male] [Potential: 54%] [Level: 3.18%] [Ability: Swift Swim/1.21%] [Mastered Moves: (Water Splash/0.98%)(Body Slam/0.34%)]
"This?" Yu Hai stared at Magikarp's Proficiency Panel in disbelief. He closed it, rubbed his eyes, and opened it again. Once he confirmed he was not seeing things, he instantly blurted out, "Holy shit..."
"Have I been this