Caught

What Bai Shi saw was a blue-and-white sea lion nearly a meter long, with two short white tusks and a thick mustache.

"Isn't that a Sealeo? Where did you find it?"

Recognizing the Pokémon, Bai Shi looked at Stantler and asked curiously.

His anger over Stantler's disobedience began to fade.

He had clearly fallen for Stantler's trick and let this Pokémon distract him.

"Stantler!" (Satisfied now?)

Stantler glanced at Bai Shi with a teasing look.

After so long with Bai Shi, Stantler knew its Pokémon Trainer well.

As long as the outcome was good, Bai Shi was willing to overlook how it had happened.

And that was exactly what he did.

"You've made up for it this time, but don't do it again!"

Bai Shi generously decided to let Stantler off.

He turned all his attention to Sealeo.

Sealeo evolved from Spheal. It was an Ice- and Water-type Pokémon, and its final Evolution was Walrein.

To Bai Shi, it was a Pokémon with plenty of potential.

This particular Sealeo, though, did not look very bright.

Stantler had held it captive for so long, yet there was not a trace of panic on its face.

Instead, it stared at Bai Shi with wide, curious eyes.

"Stantler, put it down first!"

Bai Shi waved a hand, telling Stantler to release it.

He wanted to see how Sealeo would react.

Sealeo acted as if nothing had happened. It still wore the same adorably vacant expression.

I finally found a decent Water-type Pokémon. It isn't stupid, is it?

Unwilling to give up, Bai Shi took some Poffins from his backpack and placed them in front of Sealeo.

That finally got a different reaction out of it.

After a few seconds of staring, it began wolfing them down.

"Phew... So it isn't stupid. Just a