At that moment, Qing Wu glanced at Mankey's information.
Pokémon: Mankey (Orange)
Gender: Male
Level: 17
Type: Fighting
Ability: Guts
Egg Moves: None
Basic Moves: Shoulder Throw, Karate Chop, Brick Break, Fury Swipes
An Orange Potential Mankey was slightly stronger than a Red one.
After being sent flying by Wind Blade, Mankey's eyes turned bloodshot. Unexpectedly, it evolved without a care for anything else.
The evolution was extremely brief, happening so quickly that even Qing Wu had not anticipated it.
An ordinary Pokémon's evolution took at least fifteen minutes, while some even took several hours.
The real world was nothing like the anime, where evolution was completed within a few seconds.
A Pokémon covered in muscle and extremely similar to Mankey appeared. The evolved Primeape was even more ferocious.
Moreover, when Qing Wu scanned Primeape again, he discovered that its level had risen to Level 18, an increase of 1 level.
This was a full level higher than Zubat's.
After evolving, Primeape had also become much tougher.
"Zubat, use Poison Fang." Qing Wu shouted at Zubat, which was using the move for the first time.
Zubat's four pearly white fangs instantly turned purple. Poison energy swirled around them, making them look rather frightening.
"Use the same method as last time. Under Tailwind, use Quick Attack." Qing Wu continued giving Zubat orders.
If Primeape struck Zubat now, its fist would twist Zubat's slender wings directly, and a serious blow could even cause a fracture.
Unfortunately for Primeape, under the effects of Tailwind and Quick Attack, its eyes only caught a streak of white light before pain struck its body.
Two fang-shaped holes appeared in its arm, and black blood trickled steadily from them.
Primeape's face suddenly turned cyan, and it fell into a poisoned state.
That was the advantage of Poison Pokémon. As Primeape's capillaries expanded, Zubat's venom spread throughout its body.
Before long, the Primeape with the pig-like nose collapsed completely and could no longer move.
Zubat's venom was a neuroparalytic toxin. After thinking it over, Qing Wu decided to capture the Primeape.
It was an Orange Pokémon, after all. It was also an evolved Pokémon.
Although evolved Pokémon had slightly reduced potential, they were much stronger than unevolved Pokémon in both strength and speed.
Qing Wu figured that this Primeape should be worth quite a few points, so he removed a Poké Ball from his Wristband and pressed its switch.
The Poké Ball, originally the size of a ping-pong ball, expanded directly to the size of an apple. Qing Wu threw it toward Primeape.
The instant the Poké Ball touched Primeape, Primeape turned into white light, while the button in the center of the Poké Ball flashed red.
Once, twice, three times. Then the Poké Ball dimmed, showing that Qing Wu had captured Primeape.
Qing Wu hurriedly released Primeape and had Zubat suck the poisonous blood from its body.
After sucking up the venomous blood, which was boiling from Primeape's strenuous exercise and mixed with poison, Zubat was practically ecstatic.
After Zubat finished absorbing the poisonous blood from Primeape, Qing Wu used Poffin made from Peachy Fruit to remove the remaining toxins from Primeape's body.
Only then did Qing Wu return Primeape to its Poké Ball.
"Let's go." Mankey were group-living Pokémon. Having one Mankey meant there was a Mankey colony nearby.
Sure enough, not long after Qing Wu left, a large group of Mankey appeared in formation.
Qing Wu searched around while relying on his experience from his previous life to avoid some powerful Pokémon.
He had Kecleon and Zubat take turns attacking, defeating some Pokémon that launched active assaults.
Finally, just as the sun was about to set, Qing Wu found an abandoned cave near a fairly large lake.
Compared to the cave Qing Wu had lived in over the past few days, this one was considerably more spacious. There were some claw marks around it.
However, Qing Wu could tell that the cave's owner was no longer inside.
Pokémon living in the wild either moved out because they were harassed by powerful Pokémon or encountered some kind of accident.
Seeing the neatly spread hay and the spotless cave, Qing Wu figured that the cave's owner had met with an accident.
Qing Wu was surprised to discover that there was even an underground spring in the cave.
The sweet spring water was also an excellent ingredient for making Poffin.
The sun gradually sank, and the moon slowly climbed into the sky.
A bright full moon was reflected on the lake. A gentle breeze occasionally swept past, raising layers of silver ripples. The sparkling surface looked like a silk ribbon covered in gemstones.
There were also some nocturnal Pokémon playing in the lake, adding considerable liveliness to the cool and tranquil night.
Qing Wu had already sprinkled a circle of powder around the cave to drive away mosquitoes and venomous snakes. The powder had been made by drying and grinding herbs he had gathered.
Bonfire was already blazing. Its flames danced inside the cave, shining with golden light and making the surroundings warm and bright.
Thanks to the small tongue of flame from the windproof lighter, Qing Wu had started the fire very smoothly this time.
Two plump fish hung above Bonfire. The flames devoured the grease oozing from them, leaving behind a charred, savory aroma.
From time to time, Pokémon passing outside the cave went to the lake to drink.
Qing Wu had already had Kecleon raise two huge rocks and block the cave entrance tightly.
When spending the night in a mountain wilderness, he did not dare place all his hopes on the powder.
After all, some Pokémon driven mad by hunger would not care about the powder's unpleasant stench. Qing Wu did not want his peaceful sleep disturbed, or to encounter a vicious, high-level Pokémon and end up buried in its belly while still dreaming.
The next day, Qing Wu was awakened by a Pidgey's cries.
The sun was already high in the sky. All around the forest came the buzzing of Beedrill flying back and forth, and quite a few Beedrill were gathering honey.
Qing Wu saw that Zubat had already woken up and was training its moves together with Kecleon. He was deeply gratified by the sight.
After all, no matter how great a Pokémon's talent was, it would never amount to much without hard work.
Only when Pokémon truly worked diligently could they continue making breakthroughs.
"Kecleon, use Metal Claw on the rock." Qing Wu gave the order directly.
Metal Claw was also the move Kecleon used most skillfully.
From preparing to unleashing the move, Kecleon took less than a second. Two silvery crossed blades of Steel-type energy slammed into the rock, which immediately shattered into countless small stones.
"Zubat, starting today, you'll carry Kecleon and undergo weight training."
Qing Wu wove a cute basket from vines for Kecleon and securely tied the top of the basket to Zubat's wings.
The Zubat-branded airplane was born. Zubat stared at Kecleon, who excitedly crawled into the basket, with a look of utter despair. It suddenly felt as though Mount Tai had landed on its head. Its legs trembled, and it nearly lost its balance.
Next, Zubat fiercely flapped its wings several times.
It did not move for quite a while, leaving both sides awkwardly facing each other.
In the end, Zubat adjusted its posture again and, relying on the power of Tailwind, barely managed to drag Kecleon into the air, flying along unsteadily.
This reminded Zubat of the pain of its initial training.
Ouch, this is too hard on Zubat.
Kecleon, flying through the sky for the first time, seemed rather excited. It kept looking around. So this was what it felt like to overlook the forest from the air.
"Kecleon, follow Zubat and observe its flight path. Predict the direction in which Flying-type Pokémon will fly."
Qing Wu gave Kecleon the order.
These two cheerful partners, Kecleon and Zubat, had ultimately set off together to roam the world. No, that was wrong—to roam the forest.
No matter what Qing Wu said, Kecleon and Zubat immediately carried it out. That was probably the tacit understanding developed over a long period of training.
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