Why Can Your Feebas Use Rain Dance?

Yu Lili suddenly felt somewhat inferior, becoming much more reserved and no longer as carefree as before.

Yu Lili took the initiative to start a conversation. "Lu Li, have you thought about which university you want to attend?"

Knowing that she was deliberately trying to make conversation, Lu Li went along with it. "Unless something unexpected happens, I'll probably choose Kyushu University."

There was not much difference between Kyushu University and Alliance University, but Kyushu University had a longer history and held more accumulated knowledge than Alliance University.

That was why Kyushu University had always been Lu Li's first choice.

"Kyushu University is pretty good." Yu Lili nodded, and then the atmosphere once again fell into an awkward silence.

Lu Li was not someone who failed to appreciate kindness. Knowing that the girl had deliberately tried to start a conversation, he asked, "By the way, which Pokémon are you planning to pick for your First Echelon?"

When it came to Pokémon, Yu Lili's eyes immediately brightened, and her previous inferiority vanished.

Counting on her fingers, Yu Lili said, "My first choice is definitely Blastoise, followed by Empoleon. For the third option, it has to be Milotic. Originally, I wanted Kingdra.

"But Milotic is the most beautiful Pokémon in the world. No Water-type Trainer can refuse Milotic, so Kingdra can only be fourth. Then Starmie is fifth, and finally, adding a Swampert would make it perfect."

Lu Li said, "I think Lapras is pretty good too, and Cloyster is also worth training."

Yu Lili shook her head. "Lapras is an excellent Mount Pokémon, but I'm pursuing the Trainer path. My first priority is raising my own strength, so Lapras can go into the Second Echelon."

"But speaking of Cloyster, I'm reminded of the Ice-type Heavenly King's Trump Card Cloyster. Have you seen the Ice Heavenly King's Heavenly King Challenge? That match..."

With Lu Li deliberately guiding the conversation, the atmosphere between them finally became familiar and relaxed.

Through their conversation, Lu Li discovered that Yu Lili was exceptionally passionate about Pokémon battles—passionate to the point of fanaticism.

"Water-types are pretty excellent. They're only weak to Electric and Grass, and..." As Yu Lili spoke, she instinctively stroked the necklace around her neck.

Lu Li discreetly glanced at it before pretending to look elsewhere as if nothing had happened.

The necklace around Yu Lili's neck held an exceptionally beautiful blue scale. One look was enough to tell that it was related to Pokémon.

At first, Lu Li had thought it was a Prism Scale. But after activating Spirit Sight, he discovered that the scale had been constantly releasing Water Energy.

Just as Lu Li, who had formed a guess, was about to speak, Yu Lili asked, "Lu Li, have you heard of Divine Beasts?"

"You mean..." Lu Li looked at Yu Lili with feigned confusion.

Yu Lili said, "Do you know Suicune?"

Lu Li nodded. "Legend says that Suicune has the ability to purify polluted water. It's also known as the Incarnation of the North Wind, an exceptionally kind Pokémon, and people regard it as a Deity."

First High School's Library had very little information about Deities, but as a transmigrator, Lu Li could say with certainty that no one in this world understood Divine Beasts better than he did.

"I saw Suicune when I was little! That's exactly why I decided to become a Water-type Trainer. I believe this is the bond between Suicune and me." Yu Lili spoke with a serious expression.

"You actually encountered Suicune? But is it really okay to tell me something that important?"

Yu Lili waved her hand dismissively and said smugly, "It's no big deal. I only saw Suicune once. Plenty of people in the world have seen Suicune."

"So that scale belongs to Suicune? No wonder Yu Lili chose the Water-type path." Lu Li suddenly understood.

Since Lu Li himself possessed a Divine Item, he naturally knew just how precious items from those Divine Beasts were. The Suicune Scale Yu Lili carried with her was practically a cheat that accelerated the growth of Water-type Pokémon.

Though this cheat was not particularly powerful, over years of accumulation, its support effect would definitely be no less than a Pokémon using a Pokémon Secret Treasure once.

However, Suicune's scale probably could not be considered a particularly high-grade Divine Item. Judging from the frequency at which the necklace released energy, the scale's effect was far inferior to the gem around his own neck.

If the frequency at which the Suicune Scale released Water Energy was one, then the frequency at which the gem on his necklace released Normal-type energy was one hundred.

"So could this gem really be a Divine Item from one of those top-tier Divine Beasts? Regigigas? Or Terapagos? It can't possibly be Arceus's, right?" Lu Li guessed at the origins of the Blue Gem he had obtained in the Secret Realm.

However, Lu Li did not expose Yu Lili. This girl had definitely done more than merely see Suicune, or she could not possibly possess one of Suicune's scales.

Jin Huang, who had gone to buy Digestive Tablets, returned as well. After Yu Lili took the Digestive Tablets, she was finally able to get out of bed and walk.

The moment she could walk, Yu Lili eagerly came over to the fish tank.

"Wow!"

"This Feebas isn't ugly at all."

Yu Lili stared at the Feebas in the fish tank in amazement.

Feebas: "???"

"Do you have any manners?"

Feebas's vacant eyes fiercely glared at Yu Lili. Unwilling to pay attention to this rude human, Feebas plunged headfirst into the mud at the bottom of the fish tank.

Watching Feebas hide in the mud, Yu Lili asked gloomily, "Huh, is this Feebas really that shy?"

Lu Li, standing beside her, corrected, "Is it possible that Xiao Mei is angry? You should have said Xiao Mei is prettier than other Feebas."

"That's true. Your Feebas is the prettiest Feebas I've ever seen. It definitely isn't far from evolving." Yu Lili said with certainty.

After saying that, Yu Lili took out her phone and scanned the fish tank.

Ding~ Feebas detected. Data acquired as follows.

Feebas

Energy/Life Level: Experienced-level

Status: Healthy

Potentially mastered skills: *Splash*, *Rain Dance*?

Notice: Data collection error. This data contains an error that contradicts common knowledge.

Seeing that Feebas actually had Rain Dance among its mastered skills, Yu Lili asked in stunned confusion, "Your Feebas inherited Rain Dance too?"

Jin Huang, standing beside her, also asked with a puzzled look, "Can Feebas inherit that skill?"

"Uh... my Feebas has a relatively high affinity for Water-type moves, and with my training, it was able to comprehend Rain Dance," Lu Li said solemnly.

Between inheritance and learning, Lu Li chose the latter.

Inheritance involved genetics, which meant Feebas would have considerable research value. If those Pokémonologists found out, they might ask to study Feebas.

Because if it were a matter of genetic inheritance, it would mean the Feebas-and-Rain Dance combination could be replicated.

But if it had learned the move, then it could only be said that Feebas was highly talented and that Lu Li, as a breeder, had some real skill.

Yu Lili asked somewhat skeptically, "Can it learn something like that while it's still a Feebas? Weather moves like this are the hardest type of skills to learn."

Lu Li put on a mysterious expression. "I have special Rain Dance techniques."

"Alright."

Yu Lili did not press any further. Asking more would have been genuinely rude.

"Oh, right, how come your phone can..."

Lu Li looked curiously at the phone in Yu Lili's hand.

This thing could actually scan Pokémon like a Pokédex from an anime. Combining a Pokédex with a phone—what kind of genius idea was that?