"Lu Sheng, you need to be careful. Those three are Team Rockets. They specialize in snatching powerful Pokémon."
Xiao Xia looked worried and glanced at Pikachu: "Now that your Pikachu has been targeted by them, I'm afraid they will target you until they catch your Pikachu!"
It's fine if those three target me, but I'm afraid Giovanni will come... Lu Sheng nodded, "Don't worry, Pikachu and I will be careful and won't let those who have bad intentions towards my Pokémon succeed!"
Lu Sheng's expression was serious, and his voice wasn't loud, but to Pikachu and the other Pokémon, it was like a heavy stone hitting a calm lake.
From their Trainer's expression and tone, they could feel that Lu Sheng was serious, without any falsehood.
The three little guys looked at Lu Sheng, and immediately felt Lu Sheng's figure in their hearts grow taller, and their favorability towards Lu Sheng directly soared.
Hearing Lu Sheng's words, Xiao Xia also looked at Lu Sheng seriously for a few moments, a glint of light appearing in her beautiful eyes.
"Those people won't be able to come for a while, let's train here first."
Lu Sheng said to Pikachu and them, then took out another bottle of Bug Repel from his backpack and handed it to Xiao Xia: "Only my Caterpie probably isn't very afraid of Bug Repel. Use it for self-defense nearby."
Xiao Xia 'hmm'ed and took the Bug Repel to sit by the side.
Pokémon: Caterpie
Level: 6 (Larva)
Ability: Shield Dust (Protected by its scales, it will not be affected by the additional effects of moves)
Moves: Tackle, String Shot
Potential: Gym-level
First, evolve into Metapod... Lu Sheng remembered that Caterpie needs a few days to recuperate after evolving into Metapod, and only then can it evolve into Butterfree. Although its shell is quite hard, sometimes it can crack when attacked, so most people prohibit its use in battle.
Pikachu took Caterpie to practice with Rattata. First, Pikachu cautiously attacked Rattata, paralyzing Rattata to restrict its movement. Finally, Caterpie used Tackle, knocking Rattata unconscious again and again.
After repeating this and defeating three or four Rattata, Caterpie's level reached LV: 7, and it finally evolved!
Its fluffy body burst into dazzling white light, and Caterpie's body gradually expanded. Finally, the white light disappeared, and a brand new form appeared before everyone.
It had the shape of a crescent-shaped green pupa, with a segmented body and a small protrusion on its back.
Seeing their companions evolve, Pikachu and Pidgey were very surprised.
"Get into your Poké Ball first. You're not suitable for battle right now. Just go in and rest!"
Lu Sheng stroked Metapod's body and recalled it into its Poké Ball.
He's really attentive... Xiao Xia noticed that Lu Sheng's Pokémon knowledge was very solid, but she remembered how she didn't know the Ho-Oh legend yesterday and Lu Sheng had taught her a lesson.
"Let's go, let's train as we walk!"
Lu Sheng looked at Xiao Xia.
Along the way, they encountered various Pokémon. Lu Sheng had Pikachu or Pidgey go up and fight them. Usually, Pidgey would go up to fight, and if it couldn't win, Pikachu would go, or if there were many, Pikachu would go.
After training for a while, Pikachu and Pidgey's levels increased significantly.
Lu Sheng gave three Beginner Rare Candies to Pikachu, and the remaining two to Pidgey.
Pikachu, LV: 24 --> 27
Pidgey, LV: 15 --> 17
Pikachu and Pidgey didn't hesitate and immediately ate them. They immediately felt a surge of power within their bodies. A moment later, they felt their strength had increased again.
"Pikapi!"
"Bo Bo!"
Pikachu and Pidgey looked at Lu Sheng in surprise. This stuff is really good, do you have any more?
"No more," Lu Sheng shook his head.
"You've been training the whole way, are you really afraid of not being able to defeat the Gym?"
Xiao Xia asked charmingly.
"A little bit," Lu Sheng nodded.
Xiao Xia rolled her eyes. Seeing how Lu Sheng commanded Pokémon in battle, she knew Lu Sheng wasn't a novice. His battle style was extremely seasoned, and she wondered how long he had been training.
How could a new Trainer with a Pikachu defeat dozens of Spearow!
Also, when he fought Team Rockets, Lu Sheng wasn't nervous or flustered.
Oh right, he said yesterday that he often trained, so he might have learned a lot about Pokémon battles then.
Xiao Xia glanced at his Pokémon, Pikachu and Pidgey, which were indeed countered by the first Gym.
"The closest Gym to us is Pewter Gym, which is a Rock-type Gym. You should catch Grass-type or Water-type Pokémon to make it easier to get the Gym Badge."
"It's fine, I trust Pikachu and them!"
Lu Sheng was already prepared.
"Pikachu~ Pika!"
Pikachu decided to prove himself to Xiao Xia.
A Gym battle is different from fighting a random Pokémon on the roadside... Xiao Xia thought, new Trainers are like this, young and impetuous, and only learn to change after hitting a wall.
But looking at Lu Sheng, he didn't seem like someone who would make the common mistakes of new Trainers.
Xiao Xia walked and thought, suddenly hearing a rustling sound from the bushes ahead, followed by a clear shout.
Xiao Xia's pupils instantly dilated, and a hint of unconcealable panic flashed in her eyes.
A blurry figure suddenly leaped out from the bushes, holding a gleaming knife, its blade glinting with a cold light in the sun, as if it was going to cut them.
Xiao Xia's heart tightened. Before she could even see the person's face, she was pulled aside by Lu Sheng, only feeling herself being held tightly by a warm and strong arm.
Then she heard the sound of electricity from Pikachu, and the person's scream.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch."
The person let out a shrill scream, and the knife in his hand dropped, his entire body collapsing to the ground.
"Save me, someone save me?"
The Samurai Boy let out a painful Growl.
"Pikachu, stop," Lu Sheng thought, let's see if you still dare to ambush us.
The Samurai Boy lay on the ground twitching, black smoke rising from his body.
"Pika (・o・)!"
Pikachu looked at the person lying peacefully, feeling speechless. If you hadn't suddenly jumped out to ambush me, I wouldn't have shocked you.
I thought it was those three guys!
Ding! New task triggered: Defeat him in the way a naughty child is best at, make him realize his mistake, and sincerely apologize!
Task Reward: Host's physical combat ability increased by 50% (defeating ten Samurai Boys is not a problem!)