Xia You hesitated. "I can't understand what it's thinking..."
But before he could finish, Ash suddenly burst out laughing.
Glancing at Misty, Ash teased her mercilessly. "Exactly! How could a rock have such an amazing power? Besides, your Psyduck is really special, Misty. Even other Pokémon probably couldn't understand what it's saying, right?"
Hearing Ash dare to make fun of her Pokémon, Misty was about to argue back. But after opening her mouth, she realized that, just as Ash had said, her Psyduck really wasn't normal. It was as though something was missing from its head.
Otherwise, it was hard to explain why a Water-type Pokémon would be afraid of water and even nearly drown itself time and time again!
Nor would it so often ignore orders and take it upon itself to pop out of its Poké Ball, then space out and act clueless in battle, completely failing to perform as it should!
"I... I..."
There were far too many things wrong with it. Even though Misty wanted to say something, all she could manage in the end was a heavy sigh.
Sigh, forget it. It was already quite an achievement for my Psyduck to survive in good health long enough for me to catch it...
Seeing the two of them start bickering again, Xia You couldn't help giving a light cough.
"All right, stop arguing, you two. Let me finish first."
Seeing that he clearly had more to say, everyone turned their attention to him.
"However..." Xia You emphasized the word before continuing, "although I haven't reached the point of connecting with its mind, and I can't understand its thoughts, I really can vaguely sense its mood."
"Sense its mood?" They all froze.
"Huh? Really?" Ash's eyes went wide. "It's that amazing?"
"That's right. How should I put