In the afternoon, the sun gradually set.
Golden sunlight scattered across the lake, shimmering and dazzling.
The young man sat cross-legged on the grass, fishing with a rod, yawning incessantly.
In his pocket, a small yellow-skinned Pichu was sound asleep.
What a marvelous pokémon in his pocket!
"Two whole hours, and not a single bite!"
Adrian put away his fishing rod, looking at the untouched bait with a bewildered expression.
The bait was the same, the water was the same, and yesterday he had caught so many pokémon, so why wasn't it working today?
"Aoh roo~"
From beneath the water, the Gyarados, which had been guarding the bait, also surfaced at the opportune moment, its Roar shaking the sky.
"Pichu~"
Pichu was woken up and quickly shrank into Adrian's pocket to hide.
Pichu was still afraid of its big brother.
After comforting Pichu, Adrian looked at the huge, fierce-looking Gyarados and slapped his forehead.
"Before, when Magikarp hid in the weeds guarding the bait, other pokémon didn't take it seriously."
Adrian suddenly realized, "But now it's a Gyarados. Which pokémon would dare to come near? They'd probably just run far away at the sight of it!"
Gyarados, this was a notoriously fierce pokémon.
No matter which body of water it was in, it was a symbol of absolute trouble. How could small Water-type pokémon dare to show themselves in front of it?
"Gyarados, come back for now!"
After a sigh, Adrian recalled Gyarados.
Not long after, his float began to move.
"A bite, a bite!"
Adrian was overjoyed and quickly pulled up the rod.
A large red Magikarp was reeled out of the water, thrashing and full of life.
But Adrian's expression was displeased.
The number of Magikarp he could catch had reached its limit. Catching another one now would yield no reward, and instead, he would lose money on the bait, which was not cheap.
Adrian poked the Magikarp with his finger, threatening fiercely, "I'm warning you, don't come again next time, or I'll make you regret it."
With that, Adrian kicked the Magikarp back into the lake.
Anyway, now that he had a Gyarados, he naturally wasn't afraid of Magikarp anymore. He would scold when he needed to scold and kick when he needed to kick. If it had the guts, it could evolve and show him.
Even if it was a one-on-one fight with Gyarados, Adrian wasn't scared!
"Karoo~"
The Magikarp wailed, falling back into the water, and fled in a panic.
When Adrian re-baited his hook and cast his line, the movement underwater was immediately different this time.
As an eighth-tier Fishing Saint, Adrian could roughly determine the type of pokémon caught just by the feel.
He was sure that this wasn't a Magikarp this time, and the sensation was quite different from any pokémon he had caught before.
"What could it be?"
Adrian was excited, his eyes fixed on the water, while he continuously reeled in the line.
"Gua~"
Accompanied by a strange cry, a yellow-bodied pokémon appeared, with large eyes containing tiny pupils, a flat mouth, three black tufts of hair on its head, short, stout limbs, and a resemblance to a kappa.
"Psyduck!"
Adrian's face lit up with joy, "It really is a pokémon I've never caught before."
At the same time, the cheat ability's reward notifications came one after another.
[Caught 'Psyduck', rewarded 1 'energy cube'.]
[First time catching 'Psyduck', an additional reward of 1 'Surf' TM.]
Immediately after, Psyduck's attribute panel also appeared.
[pokémon: Psyduck]
[Type: Water]
[Ability: Cloud Nine (All effects of weather disappear)]
[Skills: Scratch, Tail Whip, Water Gun, Confusion]
Looking at Psyduck's attribute panel, Adrian sighed slightly, "Are there really so few pokémon with the Swift Swim ability?"
He already had the 'Rain Dance' skill and could manually change the weather. All he needed was a Swift Swim pokémon to be his rain-team attacker.
However, this ability was mostly a hidden ability, also known as a dream ability, among Kanto region pokémon, and therefore not common.
And when he saw the words 'Cloud Nine', Adrian felt his blood pressure rise.
This ability should be the most hated ability for weather teams, as it nullifies all weather effects, making it a weather counter.
Although he no longer had the desire to capture this Psyduck, Adrian was not rude to it.
Instead, he took out some bait and let Psyduck swallow it, saying with a smile, "Psyduck, I still have a lot of delicious bait here. Go, find your grown-up."
"Gua~"
Psyduck tilted its head, observing Adrian for a few moments, its large eyes with tiny pupils giving it a very 'wise' look.
Adrian wasn't sure if Psyduck understood his intention. In any case, after swallowing the bait, the latter covered its head, wiggled its backside, and slowly jumped back into the water.
Watching the confused Psyduck leave, Adrian suddenly had a bad feeling, thinking, "Could I have been taken advantage of again?"
Continuing to cast his line and fish, Adrian subsequently caught several Magikarp, Goldeen, and Krabby.
Fortunately, this time with Pichu guarding him, Krabby no longer dared to be arrogant.
Just one 'Thunder Shock' was enough to make Krabby crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, fragrant and scurrying away in fear.
There was nothing he could do; Krabby's special defense was simply too low.
According to the game, its special defense base stat was only 25 points, making it the fighting chicken among trash, only fit to sit at the same table as Wishiwashi.
As for the rewards and energy cube he received, Adrian gave a few to Pichu as an incentive, keeping the rest as backup.
The bulk of it still had to be reserved for Gyarados, after all, it was currently his number one attacker.
"Pichu~ Pichu~"
Feeling the nourishment of the energy cube, Pichu's face was flushed, and its excitement was high.
Originally, it found accompanying Adrian fishing very boring, so it had fallen sound asleep earlier.
But now... it felt it had been too hasty!
Fishing is good!
He must fish!
I, a little mouse, love fishing the most!
It was nearing evening, and the sky was gradually darkening.
Adrian and Pichu's stomachs also began to rumble.
Adrian was about to reel in his line, but just then, the float suddenly sank sharply.
"Black float! There's a big fish!"
Adrian's face lit up with joy, and he quickly pulled hard on the rod.
But this time, the big fish underwater seemed to be quite large, and no matter how much force Adrian used, it was difficult to drag it up.
The newly bought fishing rod was pulled into a large bow, and the fishing line whistled in the wind.
"Pichu~"
Seeing this, Pichu quickly jumped into Adrian's hand, helping him pull the rod.
Unfortunately, this fellow's size and strength were too small, making its contribution almost negligible.
But the little guy didn't know that; it only knew that if a big fish could be caught, Adrian would definitely reward it.
Splash!
After a long struggle, Adrian finally managed to pull the large fish from underwater using his exquisite fishing skills.
This was a blue-bodied pokémon with a red gem on its forehead, small but bright eyes, and four pointed horn-like protrusions on its head.
Its limbs were long, with three fingers on each hand and four toes on each foot, one of which pointed backward. The webbing between its fingers and toes was white, and it had a long tail.
It was indeed the Water-type pokémon, the evolved form of Psyduck—Golduck!
[Caught 'Golduck', rewarded 1 'Double Team' TM.]
[First time catching 'Golduck', an additional reward of 1 'feather of intelligence'.]
The cheat ability notifications appeared, followed closely by Golduck's translucent data panel.
[pokémon: Golduck]
[Type: Water]
[Ability: Cloud Nine (All effects of weather disappear)]
[Skills: Water Gun, Confusion, Double Team, Aqua Jet, Surf, Zen Headbutt...]
Upon seeing the annoying words 'Cloud Nine', Adrian's previously excited expression immediately faded, and he felt utterly uninspired.
"Gaba~"
In mid-air, Golduck also swallowed the bait at the opportune moment and spat out the hook.
Immediately after, it ignored Adrian and swam to the shade of a nearby tree.
There, a dazed Psyduck was paddling around, bored.
After Golduck arrived, it immediately patted Psyduck's head, its eyes full of doting affection.
At this moment, a thought couldn't help but surface in Adrian's mind: "So, this Golduck is really Psyduck's grown-up?"