"That's Blue Lagoon, and it's also our destination for this trip! The lake on the mountain is 'Blue Lagoon,' the destination for Chinchou's migration."
Nixie, who loved to play the teacher, pointed to one of the small islands and enthusiastically introduced, "The Whirl Islands were once submerged beneath the sea a long time ago, but they rose to become small islands due to crustal movements. It is said that in ancient times, Blue Lagoon had Chinchou nests. Therefore, many Chinchou still retain the habit of returning to their homeland to lay eggs."
"The Chinchou born here will descend the mountain to the sea after a period of time, which is known as the 'Chinchou Grand Parade.' To ensure that the Chinchou can safely return to the sea, the town selects some people each year to accompany them."
Hearing this, Adrian's heart stirred, recalling the anime plot where Ash accompanied the father and son, and the Chinchou parade.
"Actually, the natural scenery of Blue Lagoon is also excellent, but unfortunately, it is surrounded by whirlpools, making travel extremely inconvenient."
Nixie sighed, shaking his head to himself, "Otherwise, the association would have considered holding a Chinchou fishing competition here, which would not only provide food supplements for the hard-migrating Chinchou but also boost the local economy, killing two birds with one stone."
The Anglers Association is, in fact, a semi-official organization.
"President, it seems someone is already fishing there."
From Pidgeot's back, the sharp-eyed Adrian had already spotted several fishermen casting their rods.
Adrian was not very interested in either the Chinchou parade or President Nixie's idea of holding a competition.
He now only wanted to catch a few more Chinchou that had migrated to the shore before the parade began, to earn cheat ability rewards and enhance the strength of his pokémon.
"Alright, let's go down too!"
Nixie nodded, signaling Pidgeot to land on the seashore.
Just then, a middle-aged man with a full beard reeled in a Chinchou.
The Chinchou was entirely blue, with two small feet, yellow eyes, and black cross-shaped pupils.
A pair of tentacles extended forward from its tail, with a yellow, teardrop-shaped photophore at the end of each tentacle.
According to the Pokédex, Chinchou live in the depths of the ocean where light cannot reach.
In the dark seabed, the constantly flickering lights on their tentacles are their only means of communication.
"Tangrowth, use Giga Drain!"
The middle-aged fisherman commanded, and the pokémon behind him, completely covered in long vines and resembling a clump of weeds, immediately extended several vines, tightly binding the Chinchou and rendering it immobile.
As Tangrowth exerted its power, the Chinchou's stamina immediately gushed out like floodwaters from an open gate, transforming into sparkling green light that surged into Tangrowth's body.
Tangrowth seemed to have had a sunny spa, revitalized.
In contrast, Chinchou's eyes spun in circles, and it lost its ability to battle.
Following this, the middle-aged fisherman stepped forward and carefully searched the Chinchou's body.
It wasn't until a scale shimmering with a pink luster was found that he exclaimed with delight, "Good luck, this Chinchou has a Deep Sea Scale."
Finally, the fisherman kicked the unconscious Chinchou back into the sea, as if kicking away a piece of trash.
Adrian watched this scene, his eyes narrowing slightly.
Deep Sea Scale, this is one of the pokémon evolution items that allows Clamperl to evolve into Gorebyss.
In addition, due to its beautiful appearance, it can also be processed into various accessories, so its value is considerable.
However, the middle-aged fisherman's behavior was a bit too rough, making Adrian slightly uncomfortable.
Seeing Adrian's discomfort, Nixie also sighed and said, "Although that man's fishing behavior is a bit rough, it won't cause fundamental harm to the Chinchou, and this behavior is legal, so we can't criticize anything."
"You don't know, some illegal boats are even worse. They directly use fishing nets to illegally catch large quantities of migrating Chinchou, and then seize the Deep Sea Scales. When those large nets are dragged along the seabed, many Chinchou get injured, and serious cases can even lead to death."
Nixie's expression became serious, and he instructed, "If you discover such illegal fishing boats, remember to notify Jenny. If you have the ability, you can even destroy them directly."
It was clear that Nixie deeply detested such illegal fishing activities.
"Alright, let's not talk about these unhappy things."
Recalling Pidgeot, Nixie patted Adrian's shoulder and said, "You fish here, I'm going to visit an old friend on Blue Lagoon, and then have a few drinks tonight. Tomorrow, I'll accompany you fishing."
With that, President Nixie left.
Looking at the shimmering sea surface and the faint lights beneath it, Adrian knew that many Chinchou must have gathered beneath the surface.
So he immediately opened his backpack, took out his fishing gear and bait, and excitedly went to the shore: "Time to fish, time to fish!"
Thump!
The bait hit the water, and the ripples were swallowed by the waves as soon as they formed.
Adrian found a rock to sit on, while Pichu lay on another rock, dozing and yawning endlessly.
Because for Pichu, a life without electrofishing was meaningless.
Soon, the bobber moved, and Adrian immediately reeled in: "A bite, a bite!"
Splash!
A cute Chinchou was reeled out of the water, its cross-shaped pupils curiously staring at Adrian.
"You caught a 'Chinchou,' rewarded with 1 TM for 'Thunder Wave'."
"First time catching a 'Chinchou,' extra reward of 1 'HP Up'."
The cheat ability reward prompt appeared, followed by the Chinchou's attribute panel.
"pokémon: Chinchou"
"Attribute: Water + Electric"
"Ability: Volt Absorb (When hit by an Electric-type move, it takes no damage and instead regains HP)"
"Skills: Supersonic, Water Gun, Electro Ball, Thunder Wave, Confuse Ray"
Adrian was overjoyed: "I got an HP Up already?"
The effect of the enhancer is far superior to various feathers, significantly boosting a pokémon's certain ability, making it a very valuable reward with a drop rate of less than 1%.
"It truly lives up to being a first-catch reward."
Adrian exclaimed delightedly.
"Yoo-ji~"
In mid-air, the Chinchou, which had finally finished eating the bait, spat out the hook.
Although he was short on money, Adrian had no intention of snatching the Deep Sea Scale, so he waved his hand, allowing it to leave.
"Hmm? This kid didn't even check for Deep Sea Scales and just let the Chinchou go? Could he be a novice?"
The middle-aged fisherman not far away scoffed, happily continuing to fish.
But soon, the middle-aged angler noticed something was wrong.
Because as Adrian continuously caught fish, his own bobber seemed to be held by Mismagius using "Disable," and it no longer moved..
"I misjudged him, this kid is actually a fishing master!"
The middle-aged man frowned, looking at Adrian.
Clearly, the Chinchou were more interested in Adrian's bait.
And all the Chinchou that originally belonged to him had now gone over to Adrian's side.
Seeing that Adrian never searched for Deep Sea Scales, the middle-aged man said with deep regret, "To just throw those tender pink Deep Sea Scales back into the sea, what a sin!!!"
Suppressing his anger, the middle-aged man walked up to Adrian and said fiercely, "Hey, kid! I was here first, if you want to fish, go somewhere else."