Chapter 521: The Feebas That Was Fished Up
After casting the line, in less than a second, a violent ripple appeared on the water's surface.
Hikaru was not surprised by this.
But he didn't reel in the line immediately because he didn't feel the pull of a bite on the hook. This was a bit different from what he had imagined.
It was just that Sakura beside him was extremely excited.
The novelty of fishing for the first time made her eyes shine.
Fortunately, within a minute, a pull was transmitted from the fishing line.
He quickly reeled in the line.
However, the Pokémon that came up was somewhat unexpected for Hikaru.
Messy, pitted scales, a grayish-brown color scheme, its eyes held a flustered spirituality, and its tail was missing a piece.
Without a doubt, this was a Feebas.
"Is this a Feebas?..."
Sakura touched the Feebas's tail with her hand.
The Feebas became even more panicked, but being held by Hikaru, it had no way to escape.
"So ugly, my goodness!"
At this moment, a child watching from the side was surprised by the Feebas's appearance. "What ugly scales."
Hikaru glanced behind him. The somewhat mischievous child pouted and immediately ran into the distance.
Hikaru's expression froze.
I'm not that scary, am I?
However, he didn't take it seriously. A child is a child, after all, and they say what they think.
Feebas was indeed a bit ugly.
This was a factor of its species.
Heaven gave it ugliness before evolution, and it also gave it beauty after evolution.
It was relative.
In fact, compared to an average Feebas, this one was actually in good condition.
Most Feebas, even living in the wild, would be ostracized and driven away.
Therefore, the living space of this type of Pokémon was extremely narrow. They usually lived in muddy or... stinky ditches, and their bodies would also emit a foul odor.
This was the reason why most humans disliked them.
Although it was known that this type of Pokémon could evolve into Milotic, no one knew exactly how a Feebas could evolve into a Milotic.
Over time, people only sought out ready-made Milotics.
This Feebas lived in the sea on a daily basis. Apart from being a bit ugly, it didn't have much of a smell.
But after hearing the child's heartfelt cry of disgust just now, the extent of its struggles clearly lessened.
Looking at the glaring sun, its already self-conscious heart made it struggle even more violently, almost breaking free from Hikaru's hands.
"Are you content to return to that dark cave again?"
Hikaru flicked its body and asked casually with his Aura Force.
He had planned to catch a Feebas a long time ago.
It was just that for so long, he hadn't had the idea to specifically look for one.
Now, he had just happened to fish one up.
However, before catching this Pokémon, he wanted to ask this Feebas some questions to see if it was worth training.
If not, he would release this Feebas back into the water.
Feebas's gills flared; it could hear what this human was saying.
As a Feebas, even in the vast ocean, its living space was insufficient. Being weak was already the original sin in the ocean, and its appearance problem made it suffer all kinds of bullying.
More importantly, some predators in the ocean would even choose to let it go because of how ugly it was.
This kind of experience made Feebas even more self-conscious.
This place was the best spot it had found recently.
Food would fall from the sea surface every day, and there weren't many Pokémon around, just some red, dumb fish...
There was also a stone wall nearby. After it had eaten its fill, it could just slip inside.
No one would notice a Feebas here...
This was the reality for most Feebas in the wild...
But the jokes that heaven played on this type of Pokémon were not limited to one.
Magikarp, to evolve into Gyarados, must generate intense anger.
But it was born a blockhead.
And for Feebas to naturally evolve into Milotic, it needed to increase its beauty.
There was a very mysterious saying about this beauty, which was that it could only be increased if people thought this Feebas was beautiful.
Of course, this was just a recent speculation proposed by the Oak Research Institute.
This also showed how difficult it was for a wild Feebas to evolve into a Milotic, unless it came into contact with a Prism Scale...
"Are you content to stay here for the rest of your life, hiding in a crack in the rocks every day?"
Hikaru continued to ask with his Aura Force.
The two seniors on the side, seeing him holding this Feebas and examining it for so long, both became a little curious.
Hikaru doesn't actually want to catch a Feebas, does he?
"Feebas..."
Sakura, without any disgust, took out a Pokéblock and teased it by its mouth.
In any case, this was the first fish they had caught, and her interest was very high.
And Gardevoir, seeing Hikaru's serious face, knew that he had the idea of catching this Feebas and also began to size it up.
"Become... become beautiful..."
Feebas's spirituality was not yet high, but the instinct of Pokémon evolution was imprinted in its genes. It also knew that it had to become beautiful to be more popular, or rather, to evolve.
"Alright."
Hearing this answer, Hikaru revealed a smile and took out a Poké Ball.
"Huh? Big brother, are you going to catch it?"
It wasn't until Hikaru took out the Poké Ball that Sakura understood his intention and said with some surprise.
Hikaru nodded without much explanation and lightly tapped the Feebas with the Poké Ball.
[Pokémon: Feebas]
[Ability: Adaptability]
[Gender: Female]
[Talent: Ordinary]
[Level: 9 (Beginner)]
[Moves: Splash, Tackle]
[Description: A Feebas with rather poor talent.]
To be honest, this was definitely the Feebas with the worst talent Hikaru had ever caught.
It only knew two moves.
One was Splash, the other was Tackle.
It only had one more move than Magikarp, which was Tackle.
However, talent had long ceased to be the factor by which Hikaru judged whether to catch a Pokémon.
As long as it wanted to become better, in his hands, there were always infinite possibilities.
"Couldn't catch a Milotic, so it looks like junior is going to personally raise one."
Ye Mingshuang over there, seeing Hikaru really catch the Feebas, couldn't help but laugh.
"Ahem, I've only just caught it. The evolution method for Milotic hasn't been specifically researched yet... you're flattering me too much," Hikaru said with some embarrassment.
"If it were anyone else, I might not believe it, but since it's you, junior... it might be very soon."
Ye Mingshuang blinked, looking at Hikaru with a half-smile.
"That's right, I believe in my big brother too! Operation Raise a Milotic, commence~" Sakura also chimed in from the side...,
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