The first generation!
Kanto's Grass-type starter Pokémon!
Bulbasaur's final evolution!
Venusaur!
It was a four-legged reptilian Pokémon, far larger than its previous form and resembling an enormous toad. Its skin was blue-green, and the dark patches of its earlier form had been replaced by bumps like the warts on a toad's back.
Venusaur's eyes were still orange-red. Besides the two sharp fangs it already had in its upper jaw before evolving, it now had two small fangs on each side of its lower jaw.
The bud on its back had blossomed into an enormous flower, supported by a light-brown trunk resembling a palm tree. The flower consisted of six red, trapezoidal petals and a yellow, crown-shaped center, with two triangular notches at the tip of each petal!
As before, four large, banana-like leaves grew from the base of the "trunk" in a cross-shaped arrangement, stretching over its head, behind it, and out to either side.
A powerful body! Thick, sturdy limbs!
As Yong looked at Venusaur, an indescribable emotion stirred within him...
Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle... and Pikachu!
There was no question.
As the strongest and most iconic starters across all generations, the first-generation starter Pokémon also held a uniquely special place in the hearts of Yong's generation in his previous life.
That was where the dream began!
Pokémon: Venusaur, Lv52... Ability: Overgrow, increases the power of Grass-type moves when HP falls... Moves... Combination Skill: Sludge Bomb...
Venusaur!
Since my opponent is a Grass-Poison type, I'll be counting on you...
The boy smiled faintly. Under Sif's calm gaze, he recalled Metagross and threw another Pokémon Ball.
The sunlight suddenly grew scorching.
It melted all the frost left over from the previous match, freeing the grass from its icy restraints. The fragrance of fresh grass after a frost immediately filled