"???"
Iono clearly hadn't expected Adrian to pull such a trick, and her mind was in a state of shutdown.
"Master Iono, I was just kidding."
Seeing this, Adrian quickly waved his hand and smiled, "Were you scared, Master Iono?"
A casual wave of traffic from Iono brought Adrian hundreds of thousands of new fans. How could Adrian possibly make threats?
When writing here, I hope readers remember our domain, chase Taiwanese novels, and recognize the super convenient one.
He wasn't crazy!
If Iono exposed this matter, Adrian would probably be cyberbullied by Iono's fans until he quit the internet, right?
Currently, a super influencer with five million fans, and potentially over ten million in the future, Adrian wouldn't dare offend her.
"Darn it! You actually copied me?"
Iono put her hands on her hips, showing an angry expression, but quickly changed to her signature smile: "Tee hee hee! You're really different from others, truly interesting."
Clearly, Iono was very interested in Adrian's way of interacting.
Immediately after, Iono's smile faded, and she said seriously, "However, if you can really teach my Helioptile the Surf move, just name your conditions. I'll try my best to meet whatever I can."
"I don't have any conditions."
Adrian shrugged his shoulders upon hearing this and said, "Master Iono has already helped me a lot. What's a small favor for Master Iono?"
"You rascal!"
Iono poked the camera with her finger through the screen.
Since Adrian was now completely silent about conditions, Iono couldn't say much more.
However, as a veteran streamer, Iono obviously wouldn't take advantage of a fresh newcomer like Adrian for free.
At this moment, Iono's mind was frantically thinking about how she should express her gratitude if Adrian successfully taught Helioptile the Surf move.
Looking at Adrian on the screen, Iono's eyes suddenly lit up, and she thought, "I've got it! If I give him that as a gift, he should be able to use it perfectly!"
And so, the matter of Adrian teaching Iono's Helioptile the Surf move was settled.
However, Adrian was currently fishing at sea and couldn't receive Helioptile's poké ball, so the two could only agree to reconnect with Iono once Adrian reached a Pokémon Center.
After chatting for a few more sentences, Iono hung up the video call, apparently to instruct Helioptile.
"Let's continue fishing for Tentacool!"
Driving the small boat from the center of the coral reef to its edge, Adrian first recalled Gyarados, and then continued to bait and fish.
Misty's bait, while not very effective at attracting powerful pokémon like Gyarados, Blastoise, or Kingdra, was undoubtedly a delicacy for pokémon like Tentacool.
Even after leaving the central area of the coral reef, Adrian continued to get bites, though the intervals between them were slightly longer than before.
[Caught a Tentacool, rewarded with 1 Supersonic tm.]
[Caught a Tentacool, rewarded with 1 Wrap tm.]
[Caught a Tentacool, rewarded with 1 energy cube. *N]
[Caught a Tentacool, rewarded with 1 Substitute tm.]
Constantly catching Tentacool, Adrian continuously reaped rewards, grinning from ear to ear.
But just then, Adrian suddenly felt his fishing rod being pulled by an immense force, making it difficult to reel in.
"Such great strength, it shouldn't be a Tentacool."
Adrian's heart stirred, and he guessed, "Could it be a Tentacruel?"
This coral reef was vast, but due to the bullying and rogue behavior of the Tentacool population, few other pokémon lived there.
Up until now, besides jellyfish, Adrian had only caught a few miscellaneous fish.
"Yo-ru~"
Seeing Adrian struggling to pull the rod, the newly arrived Dratini immediately stepped forward to help.
But Adrian waved his hand, refusing Dratini's Helping Hand, and chuckled, "No rush, let's play with it first!"
Reeling in a fish is a crucial part of the fishing process.
As a fisherman, Adrian also enjoyed this process.
Unless absolutely necessary, he generally wouldn't actively ask his pokémon for help.
"Yo-ru~"
Seeing Adrian refuse him, Dratini immediately teared up, feeling an emotional blow.
"Pika~"
Pikachu quickly stepped forward to comfort it, clearly accustomed to such situations.
Just a fisherman's quirk!
After a moment of struggling with the underwater behemoth with all his might, Adrian finally reeled it in.
With a splash, a creature appeared with a blue head, two large and one small red agate-like objects on its head, its eyes on the lower black part, and blue, pincer-like appendages growing out, with poisonous tentacles constantly swaying.
[It was the Water/Poison pokémon—Tentacruel!]
[Caught a Tentacruel, rewarded with 1 Weather Ball tm.]
[First time catching a Tentacruel, additionally rewarded with 1 Special Defense Enhancer.]
The system's reward appeared, followed by Tentacruel's attribute panel.
[pokémon: Tentacruel]
[Attributes: Water + Poison]
[Ability: Clear Body (Prevents ability drops from opposing moves or abilities)]
[Moves: Hydro Pump, Sludge Bomb, Poison Jab, Confuse Ray—]
"Ugh~"
Tentacruel was forcibly pulled out of the water, and it was not in a good mood.
Its eyes glared fiercely at Adrian, and the red agates on its head continuously flashed red light.
Buzz!
Its thick tentacles suddenly glowed with black-purple light, making Adrian's eyelids twitch.
Clearly, this was a Poison-type move!
Adrian quickly counterattacked, decisively shouting, "Dratini, Extreme Speed!"
This was no ordinary Tentacruel; it was a bona fide sea hooligan, requiring a powerful strike!
"Yo-ru~"
With a cry, Dratini instantly vanished into a streak of light, striking Tentacruel with lightning speed.
Boom!
Tentacruel showed a pained expression, its body swaying as it fell back into the sea.
This blow not only dealt considerable damage but also forced Tentacruel to interrupt its attack move, proving highly effective.
"Ugh~"
Being hit in its own territory, Tentacruel grew even more furious.
It immediately channeled its internal energy, intending to create a huge wave to flatten everything and sweep the damned human and his pokémon into the sea.
But compared to Dratini, Tentacruel's move execution speed was still a bit too slow.
Buzz!
A blue Energy Ball rapidly formed in Dratini's mouth and struck Tentacruel at an extremely fast speed.
Boom!
The blue Energy Ball exploded, transforming into vibrating water waves that continuously impacted Tentacruel's body, causing it to retreat steadily.
Water-type move: Water Pulse!
Water Pulse is a low-to-mid-tier Water-type move with generally average power, only slightly stronger than the basic move Water Gun.
However, Dratini's Water Pulse was far from simple, because its move was at the 'Perfect' level.
With the blessing of extremely high move proficiency, Dratini's Water Pulse was not only fast and powerful, but the trigger rate of its secondary effect was also boosted to a terrifying degree.
"Ugh~"
After being hit, Tentacruel immediately swayed, and stars continuously appeared above its head.
Tentacruel was confused!
Taking advantage of Tentacruel's confusion, Dratini then unleashed an Icy Wind to freeze its opponent stiff, and finally followed up with a Draco Meteor. Tentacruel's eyes spun in circles as it finally sank into the water.
"Yo-ru~"
Looking at its masterpiece, Dratini was excited.
When first facing Tentacruel, feeling its size and internal energy, Dratini was extremely fearful.
But it hadn't expected that with just a few moves, the opponent would be defeated by itself.
Was I really that strong?
"You did great, Dratini!"
Adrian also stepped forward at the right time to pat Dratini's head and activated an energy cube as encouragement.
Although it was its first battle, Dratini already possessed considerable combat power.
Even the sea hooligan Tentacruel had no choice but to take a beating in front of it.
However, to prevent Dratini from becoming arrogant, Adrian quickly gave a warning: "But this Tentacruel is a wild pokémon, and its strength isn't particularly strong. Truly powerful pokémon usually have Trainers, and those will be your real opponents!"
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