Gourmet master of the Pokemon world

As everyone's Pokémon emerged, the once-quiet beach instantly became lively.

Lana's Primarina leaped into the water, carrying an excited Eevee on its back.

Although Lana's Eevee wasn't a Water-type Pokémon, it exceptionally loved playing in the water.

Kiawe's Charizard roared once before spreading its wings and flying high, skimming the sea surface as it sped towards the distance.

Sophocles' Vikavolt and Anjay's Genesect immediately chased after it, engaging in a speed race with Charizard.

However, Genesect wasn't truly interested in the race, so halfway through, it suddenly plunged into the sea, playing its own diving game.

Lillie, with her two Alolan Vulpix and Sylveon, began playing a sandcastle-building game.

Incineroar and Turtonator, two Fire-type Pokémon, didn't want to be too close to the water, so they lay down on the grass not far from the beach, taking a nap.

Melmetal, with Rowlet dozing off on its head, suddenly felt Rowlet become unstable and fall off Melmetal's body. Melmetal quickly reached out to catch it.

After a moment of panic, Rowlet, seeing that nothing had happened, peacefully fell asleep in Melmetal's palm again.

Tapu Lele was bored. It didn't want to play with these dull fellows, so it played with sand alone in a corner of the beach.

Only Darkrai silently stayed by Anjay's side, lurking in Anjay's shadow.

With the Pokémon playing happily, Anjay and the others began their fishing session.

Ash suggested, "How about we have a competition to see who catches the most Pokémon?"

Kiawe said with great enthusiasm, "Alright, if it's a competition, I won't lose to anyone."

Lana shook her finger and said, "No, no, no, I'm the expert in this area."

Sophocles took out a special fishing rod and said with a smug look, "Heh heh~ You guys should just admit defeat in advance. I specially prepared this invincible fishing rod last night. Your fishing rods don't have any advantage compared to mine."

Hearing this, Ash retorted, "Humph, I came prepared too, look!"

As he spoke, he took out a special fishing lure, which was actually Misty's cartoon image.

"This is a special lure that Misty gave me. No matter what Water-type Pokémon, they can't resist its temptation!"

Mallow's lips twitched and she said, "You guys are all so confident. It seems like I'm destined to lose."

Lillie followed up, "Me too."

"Then let the competition begin!"

With Ash shouting, everyone scattered to find suitable fishing spots.

Anjay actually didn't know anything about fishing. He also didn't know if the fishing rod rewarded by the system was really as powerful as described.

So when Ash and the others were "bragging," he didn't say a word, in case he boasted too much and ended up not catching a single Pokémon.

After walking along the beach for a while, Anjay looked down at his feet and asked, "Darkrai, where do you think is suitable for fishing?"

Darkrai poked its head out from the shadows and shook its head blankly.

How would it know!

After searching for a while, Anjay suddenly saw a pile of rocks ahead, with a large rock standing out prominently by the sea.

"Let's choose here!"

He quickly climbed onto the large rock, then took out his fishing rod and attached the bait.

"Let me see how powerful the awesome fishing rod rewarded by the system really is."

As he spoke, he cast the bait out.

His bait was just a very ordinary bait, unlike Ash who had a special bait.

At this time, Ash and the others had also found their fishing spots.

About four or five minutes later, Anjay suddenly felt a vibration from the fishing rod, and he quickly pulled up the rod, rapidly reeling in the line.

Gradually, the head of a Pokémon emerged from the water.

It was a pink head with two round ears on top. Anjay recognized its identity at a glance: it was a Slowpoke.

Slowpoke, a silly Pokémon with a Water and Psychic dual-type. It's a slow and dim-witted Pokémon that likes to lie quietly by the water's edge and fish with its tail.

But because it's too forgetful, it often forgets what it's supposed to be doing.

It's a Slowpoke right off the bat, instead of a Magikarp. Anjay couldn't help but get excited.

It seems the awesome fishing rod is indeed awesome!

He quickly guided the fishing line towards the shore, then whispered to Darkrai, "When it gets close, launch an attack and defeat it for me."

"Dark~", Darkrai poked its head out from the shadows and nodded gently to Anjay.

Seeing that the Slowpoke was getting closer and closer to the shore, it suddenly released the bait and quickly swam away. Its reaction and speed were completely unlike a Slowpoke.

Almost in the blink of an eye, it plunged into the water and disappeared. Before entering the water, it even gave Anjay a provocative look, its mouth widening into a mocking smile.

That agile expression, you're telling me it's a Slowpoke? Are you kidding me? What happened to the silly Pokémon?

Anjay was half-dead with anger, he was actually mocked by a Slowpoke.

But he couldn't do anything about it, he didn't even know where it ran off to.

So, filled with anger, he cast the fishing rod again.

A few minutes later, the fishing rod vibrated again, and Anjay's face lit up with joy.

This vibration is a bit big. Could it be a big guy? A Wailord or a Sharpedo?

He quickly pulled up the fishing rod and rapidly reeled in the line.

The pulling force in the water was indeed strong at first, but soon Anjay suddenly felt the force under the water loosen. Before he could figure out why, he saw a Slowpoke emerge from the water, holding the fishing line in one hand, with the bait on it already gone.

Its eyes were narrowed into crescent moons, filled with teasing and mockery.

It was still that Slowpoke.

(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻

Anjay pointed at it and said to Darkrai, "Darkrai, catch it for me!"

However, as soon as Darkrai emerged from the shadows, the Slowpoke plunged into the water again.

"Damn it!" Anjay cursed angrily.

Then he instructed Darkrai, "Keep a close eye on it later. As long as something pops up, attack immediately!"

"Dark~", Darkrai nodded.

Then Anjay added, "Control your strength a bit, just knock it unconscious."

"Dark~", Darkrai nodded in agreement.

So Anjay cast the fishing rod again.

At the same time, beneath the sea, the Slowpoke was swimming freely, casually glancing at the bait that had just entered the water.

Just then, a Clawitzer slowly passed by it.

After staring at the Clawitzer for a while, Slowpoke seemed to have thought of a bad idea. So, it swam up to the Clawitzer and patted it.

"Uru ru ~" What?

Clawitzer asked, puzzled.

"Yadon ~ Yadon ~" Slowpoke waved at the Clawitzer with a grin.

It's hard to imagine that a Slowpoke's face could actually show such a rich and bright smile.

Clawitzer followed Slowpoke forward, puzzled, until they swam to the bait that An Jue had dropped.

"Yadon ~ Yadon ~" Slowpoke pointed at the bait and gestured to the Clawitzer. The Clawitzer's eyes lit up when it heard this, and it opened its mouth to bite the bait.

Ordinary Pokémon can't see the fishing line attached to the bait. Slowpoke can detect it because it can sense it through its psychic powers.

At this time, An Jue on the shore finally felt the vibration from the fishing rod again. He suddenly exerted force and swung the fishing rod upwards.

Under the water, the Clawitzer hadn't even reacted when it was "swooshed" away.

Watching the Clawitzer disappear in front of its eyes, Slowpoke covered its mouth in disbelief.

Wow ~ What great strength ~ But soon a sinister smile appeared on its face.

As soon as An Jue pulled the hooked "prey" out of the water, Darkrai launched an attack without hesitation.

A small Shadow Ball condensed in its palm and smashed over.

When An Jue realized that he had pulled out a blue figure instead of a pink one, he immediately realized that he had gotten the wrong target.

Sure enough, after the Shadow Ball exploded on that figure, what fell on the water was a Clawitzer, not a Slowpoke.

Clawitzer, the Water Gun Pokémon, a pure Water-type, is a blue shrimp-like Pokémon with two pincers, one large and one small. The larger one can fire high-pressure water guns, easily crushing rocks.

It and its evolved form, Mega Launcher, have the ability Mega Launcher. Pokémon with this ability increase the power of Aura and Pulse moves by 50%. Using Heal Pulse will increase the recovery amount from one-half to three-quarters.

Currently, only they and Mega Blastoise have this ability.

Looking at the unconscious Clawitzer, An Jue frowned. He felt like this wasn't a coincidence!

Forget it, if I didn't catch a Slowpoke, a Clawitzer isn't bad either.

Darkrai flew to Clawitzer's side, carried it back to the shore, and An Jue put it into a Poké Ball.

After that, he threw the fishing rod into the water for the third time.

Under the water, Slowpoke looked at the bait that had been lowered again. After thinking for a moment, it looked around and saw a string of seaweed on a reef.

It swam over quickly, tore off the seaweed, and swam back to the bait.

Its blue eyes flickered, and its psychic powers activated. The bait on the fishing line fell off immediately, and then the seaweed was hung on it.

After throwing the bait into its mouth, Slowpoke tugged on the fishing line. An Jue on the shore immediately felt the fishing rod vibrate violently, so he suddenly lifted it up.

Darkrai, as before, immediately condensed a Shadow Ball and smashed it over the moment the fishing rod was lifted.

Bang ~ After a burst of explosions, the seaweed was torn apart.

An Jue: . . .

Is this a coincidence? Is this really a coincidence?

An Jue threw the fishing rod out for the fourth time. This time, he said to Darkrai, "Don't attack yet. Let me see what I can catch this time."

"Dark ~" Darkrai nodded.

Under the water, Slowpoke watched the bait that had been lowered again. It used its psychic powers to remove it from the fishing line without disturbing the fishing line at all.

After swallowing the bait and burping contentedly, it directly lifted the fishing line and floated to the surface of the water.

Looking at the Slowpoke that suddenly appeared on the surface of the water, An Jue was slightly stunned. Then, he saw the other party triumphantly shaking the empty fishing line. The provocative look seemed to say:

Hehe ~ It's me again, are you surprised? Unexpected?

I! ! !

An Jue really wanted to curse.

"Darkrai, hit it!"

He had never seen such a cheap Pokémon. It was a Slowpoke!

"Dark ~" Darkrai directly launched a Dark Pulse.

However, Slowpoke reacted extremely quickly. Seeing that Darkrai was about to attack, it threw away the fishing line in its hand and quickly dived into the water and disappeared.

Of course, Darkrai couldn't use its full strength.

Although Slowpoke was cheap, it didn't deserve to die.

The Dark Pulse exploded into a wave on the surface of the water. Other than that, nothing happened.

"Alright, alright! I can't afford to provoke it, but I can always hide!"

An Jue looked at the fishing rod jumping off the boulder in exasperation, intending to find a new fishing spot.

Slowpoke poked its head out of the water, looked at An Jue's back, hesitated for a moment, and quickly chased after An Jue.

Soon, An Jue relied on his feeling to find a new fishing spot. He threw down the bait and waited quietly for a Pokémon to bite.

This was a place with lush aquatic plants. Indeed, it was inhabited by more Pokémon than other places, especially some Pokémon that fed on seaweed.

After Slowpoke followed An Jue here, it immediately set its sights on An Jue's bait again.

Learning from the previous time, it first ate the bait silently, and then looked around. After looking around, it grabbed a ball of seaweed and hung it on the fishing line.

When it tugged on the fishing line, An Jue, who didn't know the truth, immediately lifted the fishing rod. The ball of "seaweed" was immediately pulled out of the water with a "swoosh."

However, what Slowpoke didn't know was that what it had just hung on the fishing line wasn't seaweed at all, but a Pokémon—Skrelp.

Skrelp, the Seaweed Pokémon, is a Poison and Water-type. The outside looks very much like rotten seaweed, but it is actually just its disguise, which is an effective means for it to avoid enemies. This kind of Pokémon usually feeds on rotten seaweed and produces toxins.

The Skrelp was sleeping just now, and didn't know anything, so it was tricked by Slowpoke.

The key is that Skrelp has parents. Slowpoke's behavior of hanging other people's children on the fishing line was just seen by Skrelp's mother who had gone out to forage and returned.

Skrelp's mother is a Dragalge.

Dragalge, the Seaweed Pokémon, is a Poison and Dragon-type, the evolved form of Skrelp. It can not only produce toxins by swallowing rotten seaweed, but also absorb the power of the sun through the leaves on its head to create Dragon energy.

It is a very ferocious Pokémon. It is said that people and Pokémon who enter its territory cannot return safely.

Slowpoke was still complacent just now. When it turned its head, it saw Dragalge staring at it with a pair of scarlet eyes.

Slowpoke: What happened?