I'd heard from old Mr. Gurkinn before that Longxing had a very strong Empoleon. This must have been the one.
Without looking too closely, Heiduo gave Longxing's Empoleon a quick once-over and immediately knew Gurkinn hadn't been exaggerating.
Energy Level seventy, five level-seven moves, including Hydro Cannon—an Ultimate Move possessed only by Elder Ultima. Its move set was also very well-balanced.
A rough look at the trident points on its crown showed that they were long and sharp, but bright gold. That meant it was neither too young nor too old, around twelve or thirteen. Considering Longxing's age...
Her starter Pokémon?
Heiduo had once thought Blaziken was Longxing's starter Pokémon. Only later did he learn that Blaziken actually belonged to Yujian's younger sister. Before she passed away, she had entrusted the then-Combusken to Longxing to raise.
The first thing he did upon entering was release his Pokémon from their Poké Balls.
The big and little ones landed on the floor.
Poké Balls shrank them to an appropriate size so they would not be so cramped inside that they could not even stretch their limbs.
But a small space was still a small space.
Unless they were sleeping, Heiduo usually let them out to wander around the house.
As for sleeping, too many of them wanted to sleep beside him, and the daily bickering was incredibly annoying. Better to just have them all stay in their balls beside his head.
"You've got quite a few more Pokémon now."
Longxing's gaze swept across Gengar, Ralts, and Typhlosion. She gave a soft nasal snort. "You're pretty lucky."
There it was. Longxing's sour-grapes tone had appeared.
The corner of Heiduo's mouth curled up. Most people, when feeling jealous, would badmouth someone else's Pokémon and nitpick their flaws.
Longxing was different. Whenever she got jealous,