Johto waters.
On the offshore illegal fishing boat, Adrian was still mechanically fishing, but he kept muttering, "If only I could use the energy cubes too…"
At the same time, as Chinchou were caught, the cheat ability's rewards kept appearing.
[Caught 'Chinchou', rewarded 1 TM for 'Charge'.]
[Caught 'Chinchou', rewarded 1 TM for 'Charge Beam'.]
[Caught 'Chinchou', rewarded 1 Revive.]
...However, for Adrian now, he was already indifferent to ordinary rewards.
But when 'Revive' appeared, he still froze for a moment.
"Revive? Could it be…"
Adrian's heart stirred, and his movements slowed a bit. His mind sank into the fishing space, carefully checking the reward.
[Revive: A fragment containing mysterious energy that can instantly restore half of a pokémon's HP and combat ability if it has lost the ability to battle.]
"As expected!"
Seeing the description of the Revive, Adrian's face lit up with joy.
Its effect was the same as the items in the game, taking effect instantly.
In this way, when Adrian encountered a life-threatening situation, the Revive could work wonders, just like X Attack and the all-purpose energy cube.
After a slight boost in spirits, Adrian continued to fish.
He spent another half an hour, finally catching all the Chinchou from the pool and releasing them back into the sea.
"Finally finished grinding!"
Watching the pool of Chinchou being cleared out, Adrian stretched.
"Pika~"
Pichu was also exhausted, and quickly jumped into Adrian's pocket.
"Pichu, it's not time to sleep yet. You need to hold on a little longer."
Activating an energy cube and infusing it into Pichu's body, Pichu immediately became energetic again.
"Awooo~"
On the deck, Gyarados was still on duty, carefully sensing the movements beneath the sea.
Fortunately, there was nothing unusual!
Just then, the eastern sky began to lighten with the first hint of dawn.
Adrian rubbed his sore muscles, watching the horizon gradually outlined in gold, the clouds appearing as if ignited by fire.
Standing on the deck, a salty sea breeze blew, and Adrian's fatigue from a night of hard work seemed to be blown away.
"It's dawn!"
Adrian looked at the rising sun, then patted Gyarados's head, praising him, "Gyarados, you worked hard tonight."
"Yo ji Yo ji Yo ji~"
Just then, beneath the boat, the sea suddenly lit up with a dazzling light.
Adrian's heart stirred, and he quickly ran to the railing to look down, only to see numerous Chinchou calling out and shaking their tentacles, emitting flickering lights.
Their movements were perfectly synchronized, making for a spectacular sight.
Anyone unaware would have thought they were cheering for an idol.
"Chinchou, why haven't you left yet?"
Adrian was clearly stunned.
He had assumed the Chinchou would disperse once they returned to the sea, but he didn't expect them to still be there.
"Pichu~"
Pichu called out, quickly acting as a translator.
"You mean, the Chinchou are thanking us for saving them?"
Hearing this, Adrian's nose tingled slightly, and the wind, at just the right moment, blurred his eyes.
This was pokémon, the purest and most innocent creatures in the world.
Watching this scene, Adrian felt that even having fought a wild battle was worth it.
"Chinchou, you should be heading to Blue Lagoon, right?"
Adrian let Gyarados jump back into the sea, while he climbed onto Gyarados's head, then pointed in the direction of Blue Lagoon and said, "Then why don't we go back together!"
"Yo ji Yo ji Yo ji~"
Hearing this, the Chinchou immediately nodded excitedly and gathered from all sides, forming a path of light, closely following behind Gyarados.
But before leaving, Adrian glanced at the fishing boat and coldly commanded, "Gyarados, use Dragon Breath!"
Boom!
The scorching Dragon Breath struck the fishing boat, and the hull was instantly torn open with a large hole.
Splash!
Seawater poured in, and the fishing boat slowly began to sink until it was completely submerged in the icy water.
After all this was done, Adrian grabbed the two horns on Gyarados's head and said cheerfully, "Gyarados, let's go!"
Pichu, seeing this, also imitated him, grabbing Adrian's two ears and calling out, "Pi Pichu"
"Yo ji Yo ji"
Gyarados began to swim, with the Chinchou following closely behind him.
Just then, the familiar song played again.
"Manaphy's song?!"
Adrian looked around, overjoyed, "Manaphy hasn't left yet!"
Unfortunately, Manaphy still seemed unwilling to meet Adrian, so no matter how Adrian searched, he couldn't find any trace of Manaphy.
"Forget it! If it doesn't want to be seen, then so be it! It's not like I can fish it up anyway…"
Adrian shook his head, too lazy to think further, and simply immersed himself in Manaphy's song.
Bathed in the song, many pokémon listened, mesmerized, and even their fatigue completely dissipated.
Many of the Chinchou's injuries were noticeably alleviated.
Feeling the renewed vitality, Adrian exclaimed, "Truly worthy of being a Mythical pokémon, its power is indeed miraculous!"
Puff! Puff! Puff!
Just then, three thick columns of water suddenly shot up from beneath the sea.
Not far away, three pokémon, whose bodies were as huge as mountains, predominantly blue on their backs, white on their bellies and teeth, and with four white spots on their backs, leaped out of the water.
"It's Wailord!"
Adrian's eyes widened, his face full of excitement.
Wailord, this was the largest pokémon in the world.
Gyarados looked like a child compared to it.
As the Wailord appeared, more and more pokémon also showed their traces, continuously leaping out of the sea.
There were small schools of Remoraid, schools of spiky Qwilfish, and groups of Corsola like pink reefs… More and more pokémon appeared, making Adrian's eyes sparkle and his mouth water, as he secretly thought, "If only I could catch all these pokémon. That way, I could directly win the Indigo Conference Champion this year, and then clearing Victory Road wouldn't be completely hopeless either…"
The number of pokémon in the sea was simply too vast, not on the same scale as those in lakes and ponds.
Just within Adrian's line of sight, there were probably no less than ten thousand pokémon.
Especially the schools of Remoraid, which were so dense that they were completely uncountable.
This scene made Adrian's heart surge with emotion, and his fishing addiction also stirred.
Adrian clapped his hands hard and scolded, "Hold it in! Fishing at a time like this would be a bit impolite!"
Suddenly, a figure popped into Adrian's mind, and he quickly looked around again, searching, "Where's Kyogre? Could Kyogre be here too?"
These pokémon all leaped out of the water as if by prior arrangement, and Adrian knew this must be Manaphy's doing.
Otherwise, Adrian believed he didn't have that ability on his own.
And in the movie, Manaphy summoned a Kyogre as a helper, so could it also be nearby?