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Especially now, when most people still don't have Pokémon, these two advantages are even more obvious.

Especially when they learned that someone's Caterpie had already evolved into Butterfree, they were even more broken.

Although Bug-type Pokémon are indeed a bit weaker on average compared to other Pokémon, as a Butterfree that has already evolved into its final form, it wouldn't be weak at all.

"Although Bug-type Pokémon are indeed a bit weaker on average, they are a very good choice for now, as we haven't caught any other Pokémon yet."

"So I suggest you don't dislike them."

After Zhang Yu saw that his goal had been achieved, he immediately spoke kindly to persuade them.

In his opinion, many people now gave him a feeling of being overambitious and underperforming; they had been trying for some time, yet only a very small number of people had managed to catch Pokémon.

And in such a situation, the remaining people were still unwilling to lower their standards and catch easy-to-catch Pokémon like Caterpie, but instead wanted to catch rarer Pokémon.

In Zhang Yu's opinion, this was somewhat unwise.

Although Bug-type Pokémon are indeed a bit weaker on average compared to other Pokémon, if they are truly nurtured with care, the difference is not as great as they imagine.

After seeing the flock of Butterfree fly away, Zhang Yu continued to walk forward.

Along the way, Zhang Yu also saw many Pokémon running around in a panic.

This made him even more certain of his previous guess: something big was probably going to happen soon.

"Hmm?"

"That is... no way, I actually encountered it here?"

"And its appearance..."

But just as they passed through this forest and arrived at the seaside, he saw a Pokémon that seemed a bit out of place with the panicked atmosphere.

Although due to the distance, Zhang Yu, looking from afar, could only make out that the Pokémon was a silver bird-like Pokémon.

But because of its overly conspicuous blue dorsal fin, Zhang Yu quickly guessed its identity—Lugia!

However, unlike the Lugia in Zhang Yu's impression, which could reach a height of five meters, this Lugia was clearly much smaller.

Forget five meters, its height probably wasn't even one meter, right?

【Anchor is right, Pokémon like Caterpie are indeed a very good choice for us right now, we shouldn't dislike it.】

【It's a pity, after all, we learned about it a bit late.】

【If you can realize it quickly, it's not too late now, after all, everyone really started to interact with Pokémon just the week before last.】

【Yes, it's only been about ten days, there's plenty of time.】

【I, who already own a Butterfree, am silently watching you all.】

【Really?】

【No? Why has someone else evolved a Butterfree?】

【This is normal, Bug-type Pokémon grow fast, if it's the first batch of people who caught Caterpie, as long as they cultivate them properly, they should all evolve in these few days, right?】

【Speaking of which, since Butterfree has already appeared, has anyone's Magikarp successfully evolved into Gyarados?】

【I don't know, but I haven't heard of anyone succeeding.】

【There's no news about this online, so no one should have succeeded yet, right?】

【This is also normal, after all, the difficulty of Gyarados's evolution is there; if it were that easy to succeed, that would be strange.】

【Compared to these things, what I'm more concerned about now is, have you noticed that many of the Pokémon Anchor saw today seemed a bit panicked?】

【I noticed it too, it wasn't obvious before, but after Snorlax Gigantamaxed, causing the dark clouds in the sky to change color, those Pokémon clearly became more panicked.】

【It looks like something big is about to happen.】

【Huh? What kind of Pokémon is this again?】

【That seems to be a silver bird-like Pokémon, but I've never seen it before, not even online, so it seems like this is another very rare Pokémon.】

【Have you noticed how leisurely this Pokémon looks?】

The Water Friends, who were already feeling some regret because of Butterfree, immediately regretted it even more after hearing Zhang Yu's words.

Chapter 196: First Contact with the little Lugia (Requesting self-subscription)

However, it was already a bit late for them to regret it now, because they had already wasted a lot of time.

But as long as they can realize their problems in time, there is still a way to make up for it.

Compared to this, they were more concerned about other things, such as who exactly was the Pokémon that attracted Zhang Yu's attention?

After confirming that the Pokémon was indeed Lugia and not that he had seen wrongly, Zhang Yu immediately approached it.

At the same time, he was constantly thinking about this matter.

To be honest, as early as when he guessed that Lugia might exist nearby, Zhang Yu had already prepared to meet Lugia.

It's just that he never expected that while Lugia did exist, it was such a small fellow that hadn't grown up yet.

This situation was completely beyond his expectations.

"Ang?"

However, Zhang Yu quickly had no time to continue thinking, because as they gradually approached the little Lugia, the little Lugia also noticed their presence and looked at them with curiosity.

"Hi~ Lugia, hello~"

Seeing this, Zhang Yu immediately greeted the little Lugia and, after getting closer, tentatively extended his hand.

Zhang Yu had originally prepared himself for the little Lugia to dodge, but what he didn't expect was that his hand actually touched the little Lugia's head.

Under Zhang Yu's petting, the little Lugia quickly squinted its eyes comfortably and rubbed its head against Zhang Yu's body.

Lugia's actions also made Zhang Yu's movements gradually become bolder, and he thoroughly petted the little Lugia to his heart's content.

"Woo~"

"Snivy~"

Upon seeing this scene, Alolan Vulpix and Snivy, the two most lively Pokémon, immediately came over.

In just a moment, they were playing together.

And with the two of them leading the way, the other Pokémon also joined in.

"Woohoo~"

Alcremie even gave the little Lugia a large blob of cream as soon as they met.

"Ang?"

After smelling the sweet scent emanating from the cream, the little Lugia first tentatively took a bite, and then its eyes immediately lit up, and it began to eat it in large mouthfuls.

In at least a moment, the little Lugia finished that large blob of cream and immediately showed Alcremie an expression that said, 'I want more, give me more.'

"Woohoo~"

Seeing this, Alcremie immediately generously made another large blob of cream for the little Lugia.

"Woo~"

"Snivy~"

Alolan Vulpix and Snivy, seeing this, also began to ask Alcremie for some.

【Lugia? Is that the name of this Pokémon?】

【It looks like a very cute Pokémon.】

【Cute? But in my opinion, 'weird' would be more appropriate to describe Lugia, wouldn't it?】

【Look, its wings are somewhat like human hands, and on its back and tail, it has fins. How does this look like a bird?】

【Not only that, its claws, or rather, its feet, don't look like what a bird should have either.】

【Now that you mention it, it really seems to be the case.】

【It can only be said that this Pokémon, which at first glance looks somewhat like a bird, might not be a bird at all.】

【After all, Lugia is a Pokémon, so it's quite normal for it to look a bit weird.】

【That's true.】

【Compared to those things, I'm actually more curious about another matter. From Lugia's size, even if it's not its final evolution, it should have evolved at least once, but why does it feel completely like a child?】

【This is indeed a bit strange, could it be that Lugia is actually a Pokémon that hasn't evolved yet?】

【How is that possible? Although Lugia's size can't compare to Corviknight, it's the second largest bird Pokémon we've seen, right? If it's still in its initial form, then how big would it be after evolving into its final form?】

【This is indeed a problem.】

【This might just be simply because Lugia's mind hasn't matured yet? Maybe it just finished evolving.】

【If that's the case, it does make sense.】

【Maybe it really is like that, and judging from Lugia's calm demeanor, its strength should be quite impressive, right? Otherwise, it wouldn't have the mind to still be playing around there.】

【Do you think Lugia might be a pseudo-legendary Pokémon like Hydreigon?】

【That shouldn't be possible, right?】