Chapter 206: Evolution! Dragonite! Dragon Dance!
Chapter 206: Evolution! Dragonite! Dragon Dance!
"Blastoise! How about a Blastoise? I’ll trade my powerful Blastoise for your Dratini!"
The "treasure" the old man was talking about was the final evolution of the Kanto region’s starter Pokemon, Squirtle—Blastoise.
Jing He stopped in his tracks and turned around with a blank expression.
"Hmm?"
The Dratini at his feet raised its head, a hint of unease in its eyes.
Jing He's voice was cold as he replied, "No. If you keep pestering me, Gengar won’t be so polite."
After saying that, he patted the Dratini’s head to reassure it and turned to leave.
"Gengar!"
Gengar made a menacing face at the old man, his eyes full of hostility.
Trading Pokemon?
Even if the old man offered a Lugia, Jing He wouldn’t hesitate for a moment.
"I’m starting to really dislike the act of trading Pokemon," Jing He couldn’t help but comment.
The little ones all nodded in agreement.
Actually, trading Pokemon isn’t uncommon in the Pokemon world; it’s even considered quite normal.
Some people treat Pokemon like toys, and it’s natural for them to trade when they get bored.
Others, who are passionate about battles, trade Pokemon to fill gaps in their teams.
A small number of people trade to find a better trainer for their Pokemon to ensure they can develop better.
For example, in the original story, Ash and May traded their Tentacruel and Buizel because Tentacruel preferred Contests, which May was better at, while Buizel preferred battles, making Ash the better choice.
But even in such cases, it’s essential to ask the Pokemon for their consent first.
From Jing He’s perspective, if a Pokemon likes battling, he trains it for battles; if it likes Contests, he trains it for Contests; if it doesn’t like either, he lets it do what it wants.
Isn’t it a trainer’s responsibility to train Pokemon according to their characteristics and preferences? If a trainer isn’t capable, they shouldn’t catch Pokemon recklessly, but if they do, they must take responsibility.
"Never mind, let’s not talk about this. Are you guys hungry? How about some grilled eel rice?" Jing He asked with a smile.
The little ones cheered immediately.
After a long day of shopping and buying various snacks and treats, Jing He felt a bit tired. He found a relatively quiet spot on the beach and laid out a picnic blanket, placing all the food he had bought on it, along with the Moo Milk, berries, and energy bars he carried with him.
"Now—"
"Gengar!!"
It was picnic time!
After dinner, the little ones immediately started playing on the beach.
The Weavile and the Steelix were building sandcastles.
Gengar somehow found a pair of goggles, put them on, and stood by the sea, taking deep breaths.
Then, with a sudden kick of its short legs, Gengar jumped into the water with a splash, causing a few children to giggle uncontrollably.
Jing He looked at the Dratini beside him.
"Are you not going to play?"
"Hmm~"
The Dratini let out a low whimper, seeming somewhat distracted.
Jing He sighed softly. He understood that the old man’s words had affected the little one.
He stroked the little one’s head and said gently, "Tell me what’s on your mind."
The Dratini looked deeply into Jing He’s eyes and shook its head, muttering softly.
"Hmm~ Hmm~~"
It didn’t know how to express its feelings.
It just felt like it was the weakest and least useful of Jing He’s four Pokemon, and it had even gained some weight recently.
Jing He was taken aback.
He pulled the Dratini into his arms and whispered in its ear, "Do you know why that annoying old man only proposed trading for you and not for Gengar or the others?"
"Hmm?" The Dratini blinked.
Jing He smiled and lowered his voice, jokingly saying, "Because you’re the one with the most potential. That annoying old man has pretty good eyesight, he saw the potential in my Dratini."
The Dratini looked skeptical.
Jing He laughed.
"Yes, yes, everyone has potential. But what I said about the old man’s good eyesight isn’t wrong."
He continued, almost to himself, "I’m just afraid that once my Dratini grows up, it will look down on me, this ‘weak’ trainer."
"Hmm!"
Absolutely not!
The Dratini wrapped itself around Jing He tightly.
"Ha ha ha!"
Jing He laughed again and patted the little one’s head, "Okay, okay, I was just joking."
"Hmm~~"
The little one raised its head, its eyes determined and serious.
It just wanted, just wanted to be with Jing He forever and ever!
In the distance, the lights of Vermilion City illuminated the beach, the waves crashing onto the sand, leaving white, beard-like traces.
For a moment.
Even the sea breeze seemed to become gentler.
Buzz—
Suddenly.
In Jing He’s astonished gaze, the Dratini’s body was enveloped in a brilliant white light, drawing the attention of many on the beach.
A little girl holding a pinwheel, seeing this, tugged at her mother’s sleeve and said in a soft, childlike voice, "Mom, look! That big brother is evolving!"
Because the Dratini was wrapped around Jing He, he was also enveloped in the evolution’s light.
Noticing the commotion were also the ice fox playing with the sand, the blacksmith, and the Gengar that poked its head out of the sea.
They immediately dropped what they were doing and ran to Jing He and Minidragon’s side.
“Chirp chirp?”
Did Jing He evolve?
The blacksmith’s eyes widened in disbelief.
Gengar let out a mischievous laugh.
“Gengar~~”
That’s right, he evolved! Next up, it’s our Jing He Beast!
“Jing He Beast my foot!”
Amid the blinding white light, Jing He’s irritated voice rang out, earning a knowing smile from the little ones.
“So bright!”
But some of the trainers on the beach who witnessed this scene were wide-eyed.
They weren’t strangers to evolution.
But this evolution light was just... too exaggerated, wasn’t it?
Half the beach was illuminated, and those closer felt as if it were broad daylight.
When trainers give their expectations, Pokemon respond.
Perhaps, this is the benefit of the bond between humans and Pokemon, forged through meetings, encounters, connections, mutual trust, and inseparable ties.
Of course.
There was also the reason that Minidragon had accumulated enough strength.
In the white light,
Jing He closed his eyes.
With the power of the Aura, he could clearly sense the surging energy within Minidragon.
It included the energy it had accumulated before being caught by Jing He, as well as the energy it had gained while following him.
Whether it was the top-tier energy blocks, the scales of a giant Dragonite, or Jing He’s daily care and training,
Suddenly,
Jing He seemed to realize something, his expression changing.
Oh no.
Would my Minidragon’s dual nature of luck and misfortune cause this to go wrong?
But clearly, he was overthinking it.
Minidragon never let him down at critical moments.
No.
It should now be called... Dratini!
“Roar~~”
The white light of evolution gradually faded, and a melodious, ethereal voice echoed.
There,
A Pokemon with a slender body, covered in sapphire-like scales, a small horn on its forehead, two feather-like wings on the sides of its head, and three crystal-blue gems—one on its neck and two on its tail—appeared.
A sliver of moonlight fell upon it.
Its feather-like wings on either side of its forehead quickly grew larger, flapping twice before it began to fly in a special rhythm, as if dancing!
The Dragon Pokemon, Dratini!
Minidragon’s evolved form!
“Chirp, chirp”
The blacksmith’s mouth hung open.
It’s flying...
It feels like it’s one step closer to becoming a Dragon Knight.
“This must be close to six meters long,” Jing He muttered.
Ordinary Dratinis are usually around four meters long, but his Minidragon seemed to have grown to nearly six meters.
However,
What truly surprised him was that Dratini could fly.
There has always been a debate about whether Dratinis can fly.
Some say Dratinis don’t have wings (the small pair on their head doesn’t count), so they can’t fly.
Others claim to have seen Dratinis flying in the sky, even controlling the weather.
But Jing He knew that whether a Dratini can fly depends on whether it has learned the move—Dragon Dance!
In the anime, there’s a place in the vast sea called “Dragonite Paradise,” where many Dragonites, Dratinis, and Minidragons live.
Many of these Dratinis can fly because they have learned the move Dragon Dance.
The fact that his Dratini could fly right after evolving proved it had learned Dragon Dance.
The Pokedex entry for Dratini that he could see confirmed this.
“I wish I could take a picture and show it to Cynthia’s Garchomp,” Jing He mused.
Click—
As he spoke,
Gengar, who had been holding a phone, had already taken a picture.
Then,
Under Jing He’s astonished gaze, it quickly sent the photo to Cynthia.
“Gengar~~”
Having finished, it gave Jing He a playful wink.
Jing He couldn’t help but give it a thumbs up.
You’re good.
But don’t drag me into it when that Garchomp comes after you.
After a joyful flight in the night sky, the now-relaxed Dratini landed on Jing He.
“Roar~~”
Thud—
It tackled Jing He to the ground.
The weight of the evolved Dratini was much heavier than when it was a Minidragon.
And it immediately wrapped itself around Jing He.
Squeezing tight!
“Congratulations, Dratini.”
Jing He laughed, feeling a peculiar sense of being bound.
“Roar~~”
Dratini’s head rubbed affectionately against his face.
“Since you’ve evolved, we should celebrate, don’t you think?”
“Gengar!”
“Raa!”
“How do you want to celebrate?”
The little ones looked at each other.
How should they celebrate?
“Chirp!!”
The blacksmith jumped up.
Let’s take a cruise!
(End of Chapter)
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