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It’s a good thing that Gigantamax requires those special energy points to be performed, otherwise, if Pokémon of such a size appeared in the city, it would cause a huge mess!

Especially for countries like the United States, which have previously had battles with Pokémon, they are even more grateful for this now.

“That’s right, as you all guessed, aside from instances like Snorlax, which Gigantamaxed accidentally because it was near a special energy point, using Gigantamax in other situations requires a special item.”

“That’s a special item called a Dynamax Band.”

“Although this item is man-made, what truly makes the Dynamax Band work is a special substance called a Wishing Star, which is also the key to Gigantamax.”

“Wishing Stars are stones containing mysterious power, but they are not naturally occurring, and their origin is very mysterious.”

Upon seeing that the Water Friends in the live stream had realized the issue of Gigantamax items, Zhang Yu did not hide much and directly explained it.

However, although Zhang Yu said that the origin of Wishing Stars was very mysterious, he actually knew what it was.

Although it can be considered a type of stone, it is actually a special energy crystal of Eternatus.

Furthermore, the energy that allows Pokémon to Gigantamax also comes from Eternatus, which is why Gigantamax can only be performed in the Galar region.

“Alright, I’ve said enough about Gigantamax; we should leave this place now.”

After seeing that no other situations arose, Zhang Yu led the Pokémon away from the area.

After they had walked a certain distance, he noticed that the clouds in the sky had returned to their previous state, presumably because Snorlax’s Gigantamax had ended.

However, Zhang Yu couldn’t tell if it was his imagination, but he always felt that the sky seemed to have become even more overcast.

No, this shouldn’t be his imagination!

Because as Zhang Yu was thinking this, he saw a large group of butterflies flying across the sky.

With just one glance, Zhang Yu recognized them—Butterfree!

At the same time, Zhang Yu could clearly feel the panicked emotions emanating from them.

Evidently, this group of Butterfree was currently fleeing.

They wanted to leave this place as quickly as possible!

Upon realizing this, Zhang Yu’s brows immediately furrowed.

【I knew it, to perform Gigantamax, you need a special item.】

【That special item called a Dynamax Band is man-made? No way?】

【Although it’s man-made, the main thing that makes it work is that item called a Wishing Star, right? So, it should be equivalent to a Key Stone or a Mega Stone?】

【It seems that the difficulty of Gigantamaxing is much lower than Super Evolution; not only can all Pokémon use it, but it only requires one special item.】

【No, it’s not that simple. Since the Dynamax Band is man-made, it means that even if you obtain that Wishing Star, you won’t be able to make Pokémon Super Evolve; you’ll also need someone who can use it to create the Dynamax Band.】

【Oh, right! Why didn’t I think of that?】

【The biggest restriction, I feel, is the region. Gigantamax can only be used in specific regions; that’s too much of a pain.】

【I think that’s actually fine; at worst, I’ll just hang out in that archipelago from now on; it’s quite large anyway.】

【You really are optimistic.】

【Huh? The sky seems to have returned to normal?】

【It seems that the Gigantamax has ended.】

【The duration is really short; Snorlax was sleeping the whole time, but it only lasted for such a short period. If it were in battle, it might really be as Anchor said, only able to use two or three moves before it’s gone.】

【Huh? Are those butterflies also Pokémon? They look so beautiful!】

【Probably? After all, besides Pokémon, there wouldn’t be such large butterflies, right?】

【That’s strange, I always feel like I’ve seen these butterflies somewhere. Did I remember wrong?】

After hearing about the existence of the Dynamax Band, the Water Friends in the live stream immediately began to complain.

Chapter 194: Butterfree (Please Subscribe)

Many of them hadn’t expected that the guess some people had put forward earlier would actually turn out to be true.

Gigantamax, which already had regional restrictions, also required a special item to be used!

The good news was that, compared to Super Evolution, Gigantamax, which only required one special item, was undoubtedly much more convenient.

The bad news was that this item was man-made, and even if they were lucky enough to obtain the raw materials, they didn’t know when the technology to craft it would be available.

Upon learning this news, many people recovered from their excited emotions.

Immediately, they also noticed the presence of the Butterfree.

“These butterflies are called Butterfree; they are Bug-type and Flying-type Pokémon.”

“Butterfree loves to eat the nectar of Bellossom flowers and is busy collecting nectar every day.”

“It is accustomed to coating the fine hairs on its legs with nectar and then bringing it back to its nest. In order to find nectar, it constantly scurries around among the flower bushes.”

“Over time, Butterfree has developed an excellent ability to find delicious nectar. No matter how far the distance, as long as flowers bloom, it will explore, and even with just a bit of pollen, it can find the location of a flower garden.”

“It is said that with this ability, Butterfree can even find flowers blooming ten kilometers away.”

“Because of nectar, Butterfree often engages in battles with other Pokémon, and it is precisely because of this that Butterfree, even after evolving into its final evolutionary form, usually operates in groups.”

“One more thing you need to pay attention to is that Butterfree’s scales are poisonous, so be sure not to touch them.”

Although he had already realized the complexity of the situation, Zhang Yu calmly introduced Butterfree to the Water Friends.

However, when he got to the end, Zhang Yu paused slightly for a moment, and then continued with a hint of mischievousness.

“Oh, you might not believe it, but Butterfree actually evolves from Caterpie~”

“In other words, Butterfree is Caterpie’s final evolutionary form.”

When Zhang Yu said this, he was truly curious about the expressions of the Water Friends in the live stream.

He knew that Caterpie, a very common and easy-to-catch Pokémon, was not widely caught because many people found it weak, unattractive, or were afraid of Bug-types.

But after seeing Butterfree, many people should regret it, right?

After all, as a butterfly-type Pokémon, Butterfree’s appearance is quite good.

Of course, if compared to Pokémon like Beautifly or Frosmoth, it still doesn’t quite measure up.

【What? Butterfree is Caterpie’s final evolutionary form?】

【No way? Caterpie can evolve to be so beautiful?】

【I remember where I saw Butterfree! Yesterday, someone posted saying his Metapod evolved, and the picture he included was of Butterfree!】

【Holy crap! Some big shot has already trained Caterpie to its final evolutionary form?】

【I heard about this, but I didn’t believe it at the time. I didn’t expect this to actually be Caterpie’s final evolutionary form?】

【Ah! I regret it so much! If I had known, I wouldn’t have disliked Caterpie back then, and I would have chosen to catch one. That way, at least I’d have a Pokémon now, wouldn’t I?】

【Hahaha! When I caught Caterpie, some people even mocked me. What, regretting it now? Not laughing anymore?】

【I really do regret it now.】

【Alright! I’ve decided, I’m going to catch a Caterpie right now!】

【No way? Are you guys really that desperate? If we’re talking about looks, Frosmoth is more beautiful than Butterfree, right?】

【While that’s true, Caterpie is really easy to obtain… and it’s especially easy to feed.】

【That’s true. You can encounter Caterpie just by walking around in the wild, and Caterpie is easy to catch, which other Pokémon can’t compare to.】

【Since Caterpie is a potential stock, are Pokémon with similar evolutionary forms also like this?】

【That’s hard to say.】

【I don’t know about other Pokémon, but Weedle can be ruled out because its final evolutionary form is Beedrill!】

【Huh? How do you know?】

【Because my Weedle just had its second evolution today…】

【Brother, my condolences.】

【Your luck is a bit too bad, isn’t it? You ended up with a Beedrill?】

【Actually, I think it’s fine. Even though it has evolved to its final form, it’s still very obedient. It’s just that other people are a bit afraid of it.】

【That’s normal. After all, Beedrill is quite infamous, and with its twin stingers, even if people don’t recognize it, they’d still be scared, right?】

【Indeed, I agree.】

Just as Zhang Yu had guessed, many Water Friends were stunned after hearing that Butterfree was Caterpie’s final evolutionary form.

Chapter 195: An Unexpected Encounter

Although there were many factors contributing to Caterpie’s unpopularity, its appearance was definitely the most important one.

Compared to other Pokémon, Caterpie was simply too ordinary, just a large caterpillar.

But after it evolved into Butterfree, everything changed.

While Butterfree’s appearance was indeed slightly inferior to Frosmoth’s, Caterpie also had two advantages that Snom did not: its abundance and ease of capture!