I, Xiao Mao, want to become a Pokémon Master!

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After all, a seasoned trainer will not actively challenge other trainers.

There are only two types of trainers who will actively issue challenges: one is an ignorant newcomer, and the other is a trainer who wants to fight a strong trainer. This type of person will only issue a challenge when they are sure that a trainer is very strong.

There aren't any powerful trainers in Pewter City; they're mostly newbies, and all of them were easily defeated by Gary.

...!

The next day, Shigeru rode his mountain bike away from Pewter City, intending to cross Mt. Tsukimi and head towards Cerulean City.

Mount Tsukimi is difficult to climb, and most travelers pass through its caves and tunnels.

"It's a pity that fossil revival technology is not mature enough yet, otherwise it would be nice to dig one out." Xiao Mao looked at the cave in front of him.

There are many fossils around Mount Tsukimi, and many of the fossils in the Nibi City Fossil Museum were excavated from Mount Tsukimi.

Unfortunately, fossil restoration technology is not yet mature, otherwise the Pewter Gym would be rolling in money. Brock and his father are both fossil collectors, and the gym has a lot of good stuff in it.

"Ba Dadie, is it safe to walk through this cave?" Xiao Mao asked Ba Dadie, who was lying on the hood of the car.

Because of the fossils found at Mount Tsukimi, many fossil enthusiasts have dug out the entrances to the caves, and many of these entrances are inaccessible.

The giant butterfly can use ultrasound, which can be used to determine whether there is an exit inside a cave.

"mum."

Butterfly nodded, flapped its wings, flew to the cave entrance, and released ultrasonic waves to explore the situation inside the cave.

However, after a short while, Ba Da Hu suddenly retreated rapidly, and a black figure emerged from the cave entrance.

"Goblin!" Shigeru was a little surprised when he saw the figure clearly.

Because trainers frequently visit Mt. Tsukimi, most of the high-level wild Pokémon have been captured, leaving behind Pokémon that are usually low-level and have limited potential. You'll rarely encounter a Zubat there.

【LV22 Zubat ♂/Gym】

It's quite rare to see a Zubat with gym potential.

"Squeak!" The big-mouthed bat was afraid of light, but it seemed very hungry and did not want to let Butterfly go, so it confronted Butterfly.

"We can catch it now, Butterfree, use Psychic." Gary decided to catch the Zubat. Pokémon with good gym potential are hard to come by, and since it's delivered to our doorstep, how can we refuse it?

"mum!"

Butterfree's compound eyes shone with blue light, and a psychic force bound Zubat.

Zubat was taken aback and immediately emitted a piercing ultrasonic wave, which directly interfered with Butterfree's telekinesis.

Xiao Mao covered his ears and shouted, "Use ultrasound to fight ultrasound!"

Butterfree also released ultrasonic waves, which canceled out the Zubat's ultrasonic waves. The next second, Zubat transformed into a phantom and moved quickly around Butterfree.

Zubat is an extremely agile Pokémon, and this Zubat, while moving at high speed, has its four fangs coated with venom, ready to launch an attack at any moment.

"Use Sleep Powder if the Zubat gets close," Shigeru commanded.

Although Zubat is very fast, it is of little use against Butterfree. Butterfree, which has compound eyes, has terrifying eyesight, and Zubat can't possibly confuse Butterfree with its speed.

The Zubat seemed completely unafraid, launching a sneak attack from behind the Butterfree. However, the next second, the Butterfree fluttered its wings, and clumps of green powder scattered from its wings.

The Zubat inhaled the sleeping powder, immediately lost its strength, and before it could maintain consciousness for more than a few seconds, it fell to the ground and fell asleep.

That's really stubborn.

Xiao Mao didn't expect the giant beak bat to be so easy to deal with. Even though he had given it a command, it still charged.

"Big Butterfly, blow away all the sleeping powder around here," Xiao Mao said.

The butterfly flapped its wings, and the gentle breeze carried away the sleeping powder that filled the air.

Seeing that the sleeping powder had been blown away, Xiao Mao walked over, looked at the big-mouthed bat on the ground, and carefully touched it. He found that the big-mouthed bat was rather thin, obviously because it hadn't eaten enough.

"Why is this happening?"

Xiao Mao rested his chin on his hand, puzzled as to why this big-mouthed bat was starving.

There aren't any powerful Pokémon around Mt. Tsukimi, so this Zubat could easily dominate the area. It shouldn't go hungry.

Chapter 20: The Hungry Big-Mouthed Bat

"Could this Zubat have a trainer?"

Thinking of this, Xiao Mao took out a Poké Ball, pointed the button at the sleeping Zubat, and gently pressed the Poké Ball onto the Zubat.

The Poké Ball opened, and a red glow enveloped the Zubat, capturing it inside. Because it was asleep, the Poké Ball didn't move at all, and the capture was successful.

"If it can be subdued, then why is it hungry?" Xiao Mao asked, puzzled.

“Mee~!”

Butterfree, unaware of what had happened, came over to celebrate Gary catching his new Pokémon.

Xiao Mao didn't know what was wrong with Zubat, but Zubat was now Xiao Mao's pet, so he definitely couldn't let it continue to go hungry.

Xiao Mao released the Zubat and threw several Power Cubes into its mouth.

As if sensing the arrival of food, even when asleep, the beaked bat's mouth twitched involuntarily.

"clatter!!"

After tasting the energy cube, the Zubat instantly woke up and looked around in confusion.

"Are you hungry? Have some more." Xiao Mao wasn't worried at all that the Zubat would riot, and handed it a few more Power Cubes.

The beaked bat paused for a moment, but it could smell the energy cubes and knew they were food. Because its mouth was too big to chew, it swallowed them all.

After eating a few energy cubes, the Zubat gradually calmed down, and its previously bloodthirsty eyes became as clear as a college student's.

Seeing that the giant beak bat had calmed down, Xiao Mao asked, "Giant beak bat, why did you attack us just now?"

"Tap...!" Zubat looked ashamed, showing that it did not intend to attack Butterfree.

"Exeggutor, come out and help translate." Shigeru wanted to know what had happened to Zubat, so he released Exeggutor.

Exeggutor is a Psychic-type Pokémon that is born with the ability to communicate telepathically, allowing it to convey its thoughts to trainers it trusts.

Gary is the trainer that Exeggutor recognizes, and the bond between them is enough to achieve this. Gary may not be able to communicate telepathically, but Exeggutor can.

"Bigmouth Bat, tell me what's going on with you," said Xiao Mao.

The giant bat nodded slightly and began to tell its story with a series of "thumps."

Although the Exeggutor's telepathic abilities are not yet fully developed, it still managed to convey its meaning clearly.

This Zubat was a Zubat just a week ago, but it suddenly evolved into a Zubat. After evolving, it can no longer eat the berries it used to love, and it spits them out every time it tries to eat them.

Even when the beaked bat tries other foods, it remains the same, as if it has developed anorexia. The beaked bat still feels hungry, and sometimes it can't help but want to bite the supersonic bat.

The giant beak bat didn't want to harm its own kind, so it ran to this flapping burrow alone. However, hunger and bloodlust tormented it, which is why it lost its mind and attacked when it saw the giant butterfly at the cave entrance.

"clatter!"

After the big-mouthed bat finished speaking, it put on a look of utter despair, knowing exactly what it would become in the future.

“Don’t worry, this is normal,” Xiao Mao said.

"clatter?"

"mum?"

"Coconut eggs?"

Not only the giant beak bat is dumbfounded, but the butterfly and the exeggutor are too.

Can a sudden change to a bloodthirsty nature be considered normal?

"As a Zubat, you can eat berries, but once you evolve into a Golbat, you need to drink blood. You need to absorb 300 milliliters of blood every day to feel full," Gary explained.

"clatter!"

Zubat was bewildered, but felt that what Shigeru said made sense; after all, it had only suddenly become like this after evolving.

"clatter...!"

The giant beak bat was filled with despair. If it was like this, wouldn't it never be able to return to its companions?

"From now on, you'll be with me. I can arrange your food, and I'll take good care of you," Xiao Mao reassured him.

"Thud." Although the giant beak bat was very attached to its own kind, it also understood that in its current state, it definitely couldn't go back and could only follow the human in front of it.

"My name is Shigeru, and I'll be your trainer from now on," Shigeru said.

"clatter!"

Zubat nodded, understanding what the trainer meant. Many trainers regularly came here to capture Zubats.

"Then come in."

Gary recalled Zubat into its Poké Ball and took the opportunity to check Zubat's stats.

Shigeru had his own reasons for catching this Zubat, because he needed to use one of Zubat's moves.

【Pokémon: Zubat♂】

[Attributes: poison, flying]

【Level: 22】

[Potential: Gym]

【Characteristic: Penetration (Can penetrate the opponent's barriers or substitutes to attack.)】

[Skills: Absorb, Ultrasonic Wave, Black Gaze, Venomous Fangs.]

【Intimacy Level: 136 (Maximum 255)】

"Can use."

Xiao Mao nodded in satisfaction.

This beak bat possesses all the skills that Gary can use.

This skill is Black Gaze.

The target locked by the black gaze cannot escape, and the opponent cannot replace the Pokémon that has been hit by this move during the battle.

The move Black Gaze cannot be taught; it can only be awakened if the Pokémon has this move in its base stats. Of course, it can also be passed on to certain Pokémon through inheritance, but probably no one would specifically breed a Pokémon that inherits Black Gaze. It's better to just catch a Pokémon that has Black Gaze.