Pokémon: Reborn as Lucario

Chapter 152: A New Companion on the Journey

In their last few days in Yuanqi City, after Míng Rìzhào had played to her heart's content, it was time to continue their journey.

After all, the road to becoming a champion was still very long.

When they arrived in Yuanqi City, it was Míng Rìzhào—a rookie trainer with one Pokémon badge; Ruru—the Psychic-type Pokémon, Ralts; and Rio—the world's only Aura Pokémon, Riolu.

And when they left Yuanqi City, Míng Rìzhào was still that trainer with only one badge, Rio was still a largely unchanged Riolu, and the biggest change, by far, was Ruru, who had evolved into Kirlia, and the "little melon" Pokémon egg that clung to Rio.

Oh, right, and there was also that quiet girl with glasses, and her tsundere Grass-type Pokémon—Snivy.

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"Ah, you want to travel with us?"

Míng Rìzhào looked at Fengling with some surprise.

It was no wonder Míng Rìzhào was surprised. Fengling's family lived in Yuanqi City; her parents were both civil servants for the city government, so their family was well-off. And Fengling herself, because she loved reading so much, worked as a librarian in Yuanqi City's great library. Although it couldn't be said to be very profitable, being able to satisfy her hobby of reading while maintaining a livelihood was a life that was enviable to many.

And now Fengling actually wanted to resign from her position as a librarian and planned to travel the world with Míng Rìzhào. It should be known that Míng Rìzhào had longed to be the League Champion since she was a child, had prepared for a long time, and had unhesitatingly embarked on the path of a professional Pokémon trainer after she came of age. Her preparations could be said to be more than adequate. But Fengling's decision, which at first glance seemed to be made on impulse, made Míng Rìzhào a little worried, and she hesitated inwardly whether to persuade her good friend not to be impulsive.

However, Fengling had clearly made a firm decision.

"Xiao Zhao, I've already thought it through clearly."

Fengling took a deep breath, then gazed into the distance.

"I didn't feel it before. I thought that as long as I had books to read, I could keep reading forever and wouldn't be interested in other things. But after watching the Contest this time, I still feel that... something is missing."

The girl with glasses bent down and held Snivy in her arms.

The latter seemed not to have expected its trainer to suddenly pick it up and was at a loss for a moment.

"That kind of performance with perfect coordination between a Coordinator and their Pokémon, that gorgeous performance that captivates the audience's every move, all of it makes me yearn for it."

"The duel between Mr. Ruby and Miss Sapphire let me see things that cannot be seen in books."

"So, I've decided. I want to set out on the path of a Pokémon Coordinator, to display this charm of humans and Pokémon shining together on the stage."

She stroked her Snivy's head.

"And, I've always known that this little one has always longed for the outside world."

Snivy was stunned, an expression of disbelief on its usually cool little face.

"I'm sorry, Snivy, for making you stay here with me for so long."

Fengling whispered to Snivy, then turned to Míng Rìzhào with a smile.

"I want to travel with you all. I wonder if... I could..."

Speaking of which, Fengling smiled a little shyly.

Míng Rìzhào, with a "whoosh," flew over, hugged Fengling tightly, and then, with a happy smile on her little face, frantically nuzzled the side of Fengling's face.

"That's great, Xiao Ling! This way we can travel together again!"

Míng Rìzhào, who had finally made a friend of her own age, was naturally also very happy not to have to part with her friend.

And Snivy, who had at some point slipped from Fengling's arms, also embraced the happily smiling Kirlia, before walking somewhat awkwardly in front of Rio.

Snivy stared at Rio, hesitating to speak.

"...What?"

Rio looked at Snivy with narrowed eyes.

"...That day... thank you."

After holding it in for a long time, Snivy finally managed to say these few short words, then quickly ran back to Kirlia's side.

Rio scratched his head.

Am I that scary? Why is this little chick (Pokémon) so awkward?

He subconsciously glanced at the Pokémon egg on his back.

The Pokémon egg: ??? (shook a little)

And at this moment, Rio finally discovered a very serious fact.

Míng Rìzhào and Fengling, Kirlia and Snivy... why the heck are they all girls (female Pokémon)???

He was the only man left in this team!

Looks like it's up to me to promote the masculine spirit!

Rio was somewhat worried.

Regardless of Rio sighing over there, the new team was about to set off again.

Next stop, the town of hot springs—Fuquan Town!

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As is customary, to pad the word count... to allow everyone to more clearly understand the new changes, here we go with another big inventory.

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[Status]

Pokémon: Elite - Riolu (Aura Glimmer State) (Male)

Level: lv27

Type: Fighting

Ability: Inner Focus (Prevents flinching)

HP: 78

Attack: 70

Defense: 50

Sp. Atk: 55

Sp. Def: 48

Speed: 75 (+5)

Free Attribute Points: 0

Special: Aura Heart-Control (Can mobilize Aura energy for telepathy, environmental scanning, object perception, and simple control of Aura energy)

Moves: Quick Attack (lv3), Metal Claw (lv3), Aura Sphere (lv3), Brick Break (lv3), Detect (lv3), Rock Smash (lv2), Agility (lv2), Iron Tail (lv2), Counter (lv1), Dig (lv1)

Evaluation: A Pokémon excellent at Aura Perception, possesses a considerable tacit understanding with its trainer.

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Riolu's data is as above, not much change.

Perhaps it was because this unevolved body limited his own strength, but after lv25, his level increase became particularly slow. Even fighting desperately was of no use. In addition, there wasn't much battle experience to be had in Yuanqi City. So by the time they left Yuanqi City, he had only risen to lv27.

However, the only good news was that Rio's moves had basically been improved as much as possible. Moves like [Brick Break] and [Detect] had already reached lv3, the top level for the lv20 tier. And the several moves like [Rock Smash], [Agility], and [Iron Tail] had also received a certain degree of improvement through training. On the contrary, [Counter] and [Dig], two moves learned a long time ago, had not changed. The former required tanking the opponent's moves, which didn't quite fit Rio's preferred flexible and mobile fighting style, so it was rarely used. And the latter, although used more often, because it was a Ground-type move, required absorbing a large amount of ground energy to enhance it, which was quite difficult for a pure Fighting-type Riolu to improve.

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[Pokédex]

Encounter Progress: 91/100

Battle Progress: 51/100

[Real-time Analysis]

Pokémon: Elite - Kirlia (Female)

Level: lv20

Type: Psychic + Fairy

Trainer: Míng Rìzhào

Ability: Synchronize (If this Pokémon becomes poisoned, paralyzed, or burned, so does the opponent)

Special: Perception (Can use psychic power to sense the hearts of living beings)

Moves: Confusion (lv3), Double Team (lv2), Disarming Voice (lv2), Hypnosis (lv2), Psybeam (lv1), Teleport (lv1), Draining Kiss (lv0)

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Pokémon: ???? (??)

Level: Pokémon Egg

Type: ????

Trainer: Míng Rìzhào

Other: ????

Hatching Progress: It seems this egg will take a long time to hatch.

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Ruru, who had evolved into Kirlia, was the one who had changed the most. Leaving aside evolving into a new form, just looking at her moves, one could see that not long after evolving into Kirlia, Ruru's [Confusion] immediately reached lv3, the top level for the lv20 tier. This showed how powerful Ruru's psychic power was before; it was just that, limited by her own level, it could only be stored within her body. Once she evolved, her psychic power immediately advanced by leaps and bounds.

Besides Rio and Ruru, Míng Rìzhào also had a new partner—for the time being, at least—the Pokémon egg gifted by Ruby. What made Rio curious was that his own light screen could actually see the Pokémon egg's information, although he couldn't see anything right now.

But Rio remembered that when hatching Pokémon eggs while playing the games in his previous life, there would be different prompts for different hatching cycles. Could it be that the information in this [Pokédex] would reveal more data as the hatching cycle changed?

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[Pokédex]

[Real-time Analysis]

Pokémon: Elite - Snivy (Female)

Level: lv14

Type: Grass

Trainer: Fengling

Ability: Contrary (This Pokémon's stat changes are reversed. Stat increases become decreases, and decreases become increases.)

Special: Vine Manipulation (Masterful control over vines, can accomplish many special things)

Moves: Vine Whip (lv2), Energy Ball (lv0), Leer (lv0)

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Fengling's Snivy's ability was actually the rare hidden ability: Contrary. This unexpected ability would make it difficult for opponents who disliked direct attacks but loved to use various status moves to influence the battle.

But it had to be said, this awkward ability really suited this awkward fellow.

Rio rolled his eyes.

However, besides the most commonly used [Vine Whip], the levels of Snivy's other moves were abnormally low, not even comparable to Ruru's when she was lv10. It seemed Fengling was right; if it had always stayed with her in Yuanqi City, Snivy would not have been able to grow. And for the proud Snivy, this was also a very uncomfortable thing.

Now that her trainer had made up her mind to travel, it allowed Snivy to see her own space for development. This also made her not as aloof as before. It was just unknown why she always had a bad attitude towards Rio, which frustrated him to no end.

As for the [Backpack], it won't be displayed, because there are too many messy things inside (covers face).

Besides Míng Rìzhào and Ruru's luggage, Fengling, unable to resist Míng Rìzhào's enthusiasm, was also embarrassedly using Rio's [Backpack] as a mobile warehouse. Not to mention that "malicious" Snivy. I ask you, have you ever heard of a Grass-type Pokémon possessing a large amount of plant nutrient solution to maintain its own vines?

Every time Rio saw the various clothes, luggage, bottles, and cans in his [Backpack], it made him, who had a cleanliness obsession, suffer to no end.

We'll skip that.

So next, let's take stock of the [Quests].

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