Chu Xin set the handbook aside. He had no time to read it now. Then he took the Poké Ball containing the Slowpoke he had caught from his waist and placed it on An Dongyang's desk.
"Oh, right. I caught a Slowpoke before you arrived."
An Dongyang frowned as he looked at the Slowpoke's Poké Ball in Chu Xin's hand.
"How did a Pokémon get out? This could be troublesome."
Chu Xin scratched his head, then pointed at the Poké Ball in his hand.
"This Slowpoke is strange. He left the Pokémon reserve on his own, then fought me. It was almost as if he wanted me to catch him."
Chu Xin recalled his encounter with Slowpoke. It really did seem as though Slowpoke had deliberately sought him out to be caught. Remembering how Slowpoke had anticipated things during his battle with Electrike, he wondered whether this Slowpoke could truly see the future.
Rumors that Slowpoke could foresee the future had long circulated in the Pokémon world. After all, Slowpoke could evolve into Slowking, the Sea Sage.
Legend had it that Slowking possessed astonishing intelligence and could answer most of the world's questions. Whenever someone asked him something, he could provide an answer, but the slow-witted Slowking usually took a very long time to respond, and humans could not understand anything he said.
Legends about Slowpoke had always existed. These dopey Pokémon were unusual to begin with. Although Chu Xin was amazed that such a wondrous Pokémon could foresee the future, he did not find it entirely unexpected.
Had Slowpoke already realized that I would become his Pokémon Trainer? Was that why he left the reserve to look for me?
However, after checking the handbook, Chu Xin discovered that even this unusual situation violated some of the reserve's regulations.
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