Though very reluctant, the control of the small boat was in Adrian's hands, and Pichu had no choice but to watch himself get closer and closer to Lanturn.
On a small boat not far away, the Female Angler and her Lanturn were concentrating on fishing, not yet noticing Adrian's approach.
Splash!
Just then, a rather large Seaking was pulled out of the water by the Female Angler.
"This one's a good size, it might even place."
The Female Angler's eyes lit up, and she quickly shouted, "Lanturn, use Thunderbolt!"
Zzzzt!
Lanturn's entire body's electricity gathered in the spherical illuminator on its head, forming a thick current that shot out, aimed directly at the Seaking that had just bitten the bait in mid-air.
However, just as it was about to hit Seaking, the thick current seemed to be drawn by some mysterious call, making a sharp ninety-degree turn in the air and then flying towards Adrian's small boat not far away.
More precisely, it flew towards Pichu at the bow of Adrian's small boat.
"Pi~"
Looking at the rapidly approaching, thick current that even had automatic targeting, Pichu's face was filled with terror.
Don't come any closer!
"Good luck, there are no Seaking with the same Lightning Rod in the nearby waters."
Adrian watched this scene unfold with a chuckle.
And before being struck, Pichu saw Adrian, who had long since hidden on the other end of the small boat, lying down, and gritted his teeth.
The farthest distance in the world is not life and death, but me being struck by lightning on this end of the boat, while my Trainer hides on the other end, watching the show.
When it comes to being a scoundrel, even Houndoom would probably have to learn from its own Trainer, right?
Boom!
Thunderbolt hit Pichu, and Pichu's body was immediately covered in a golden electric glow.
But to Pichu's surprise, the expected burning and stinging pain did not appear.
The moment the current hit, the electric sacs on Pichu's cheeks were like bottomless pits, swallowing the electricity completely.
At this moment, not only was it not scorched or in pain, but it felt... fantastic!!!
Immediately after, a faint light shone on Pichu's body, flashing and disappearing.
At the same time, Pichu's aura also began to climb steadily.
Its special attack ability increased!
"Pi?"
Pichu looked bewildered.
On the other side of the small boat, Adrian got up and laughed heartily, "Pichu, I told you, you are not the same as you were before. Now, the electric-type moves of ordinary pokémon will not only be unable to harm you, but will also become your nourishment, making you stronger."
"Pi~"
Hearing this, Pichu also became excited.
So all of this was within the Trainer's calculations?
He truly lives up to being its Trainer!
On the other side, the Female Angler, whose electric-type move had failed, could only order Lanturn to use 'Icy Wind' to temporarily freeze the Seaking in mid-air.
"Pichu, use Thunder Shock on Seaking!"
After completing the verification, Adrian decided to make amends.
If this rather large Seaking were to escape, the Female Angler would probably be angry.
"Pi~"
Pichu leaped into the air, and at this moment, it didn't even need to charge. A thick current shot out from between its ears, transforming into a snake-like current that hit the Seaking floating on the water.
"Owoo~"
Pichu's current was very thick. In addition to the frozen Seaking showing a pained expression, even the bottom of the surrounding waters emitted low whimpers, accompanied by surges of undercurrents.
"Now, quickly use the Lake Ball to catch Seaking."
Adrian reminded the Female Angler, who quickly threw a Lake Ball that hit Seaking.
Before long, the Lake Ball stopped shaking.
Seaking, successfully caught!
"Thanks!"
"No problem!"
Adrian laughed, "It's also my fault. I didn't notice you were here, which made Pichu divert Lanturn's current again. Otherwise, you would have probably caught Seaking a long time ago."
The Female Angler nodded at his words, saying nothing more.
Just then, a cry of surprise came from not far away.
Adrian turned to look, only to see that a fisherman had actually caught a giant Seaking, nearly two meters tall and over three meters long. Its terrifying size was almost more than double that of an ordinary Seaking.
"It's Andreas!"
"As expected of a Champion candidate, his fishing skills are truly impressive."
"Indeed! Such a large Seaking, my fishing rod might not be able to handle it. Even if the rod could, I probably wouldn't be able to pull it up."
...Everyone discussed animatedly, filled with emotion.
And under Poliwag's attack, the giant Seaking was quickly caught, and Andreas was extremely proud.
Fishing, this was undoubtedly Andreas's domain!
And when he saw Adrian, Andreas snorted coldly and drove his small boat away.
"This Andreas is really amazing. My Seaking is practically underdeveloped compared to his."
Watching Andreas leave, the Female Angler's spirit was broken. She directly released the Seaking she had just caught, packed up her fishing gear, and left dejectedly.
"Let's keep fishing!"
Adrian, however, was unconcerned, his mindset calm.
It would be best if he could win the Champion, but if he couldn't, he wouldn't force it.
However, most of the fishing time had already passed, and Adrian had to hurry.
He found another area of water and cast his hook again, and soon another big fish bit.
[Caught 'Seaking', rewarded with 1 'Seaking Exclusive Bait'.]
"Hmm? Seaking Exclusive Bait?"
Adrian's eyes suddenly lit up, and he quickly took out the bait from his fishing space.
[Seaking Exclusive Bait: A special bait with a super strong attraction for Seaking, but other pokémon are not interested.]
"Just as I thought!"
Adrian laughed triumphantly.
He had previously opened a 'Crab Exclusive Bait', which had a similar effect to this 'Seaking Exclusive Bait'.
However, judging by the description, the exclusive bait was clearly more effective because it targeted a specific type of pokémon.
Whereas the dedicated bait targeted a category of pokémon, making its scope a bit broader.
"Let's fish!"
Opening the bait box, Adrian pinched out some bait with his fingers, hooked it, and then cast his rod.
Thud!
The bait entered the water, began to turn into powder and slowly dissolve, letting the current carry it and spread it in all directions.
Before long, Adrian saw swirls forming around him again, clearly indicating that a large number of fish were gathering towards this spot.
Adrian smiled broadly, quietly waiting for a big fish to bite.
But unexpectedly, there was a lot of movement underwater, but the float remained still, while the swirls grew larger and larger.
"The Seaking underwater seem to be fighting over food."
Adrian was stunned for a moment, then realized the reason, and sighed, "As expected of exclusive bait, its attraction to the target pokémon is terrifying."
After quite a while, the underwater struggle for food seemed to have ended, and the float suddenly sank.
"A big fish has bitten!"
Adrian was overjoyed and quickly pulled the rod, but felt immense resistance.
"It's a giant!"
While surprised, Adrian was also exceptionally delighted and began to use all his strength to reel in the fish.
As for Pichu beside him, electric arcs continuously surged, poised and ready.
After another long while, the giant underwater creature was finally dragged out of the water, its size immense, almost no weaker than the one Andreas had caught.
And the reward for catching it was also exceptionally generous.
[Caught 'Seaking', rewarded with 1 bottle of 'special attack enhancer'.]
"I got a rare reward!"
Adrian was overjoyed.
Although the 'feather of intelligence' could also increase a pokémon's special attack base ability, in terms of effect, the 'special attack enhancer' was clearly much better.