I Spread Pokemon All Over the World

Chapter 16: This turtle can beat red-skinned lizards!

For Guxin, personally, battles involving beginners were quite boring. After all, both Chu Kelian and Lin Sheng were experiencing their first Pokémon battle, and before this, they had no impression of Pokémon whatsoever. It was quite a challenge to expect them to have an exciting battle.

Another factor was that Charmander and Vulpix were too weak and only had three available moves. But despite Guxin finding it a bit hard to watch, Chu Kelian and Lin Sheng were fully engrossed and invested in the battle. Bai Qianqian, on the sidelines, was also thoroughly enjoying the spectacle. Pokémon battles were truly novel to them!

Especially in the middle of the battle, Chu Kelian’s usually fair forehead was dotted with tiny beads of sweat. Although Ember, the Fire-type move, wasn’t very effective against Charmander, the constant damage was starting to take a toll. Charmander was visibly panting; it was obvious its stamina was waning.

But looking at Vulpix on the opposite side, its condition was still quite good.

“Darn it! You’re so shameless! If you’re going to fight, fight properly with real attacks! What kind of hero just hides and shoots flames?” Chu Kelian gritted her teeth. She wasn’t stupid—realizing that Ember wasn’t effective against Vulpix, she had intended for Charmander to get close and use Scratch on Vulpix. However, Lin Sheng wasn’t giving her any openings.

“Do you think I’m dumb, miss? My Vulpix doesn’t have any close-range attacks. Why would I engage in close combat?” Lin Sheng was astonished after hearing Chu Kelian’s words, wearing a rather smug expression.

Having the Flash Fire ability was such a great advantage for his Vulpix. Why would he need to engage in close combat? Also, his Vulpix didn’t even have any close-range moves. Besides Ember, it only had Tail Whip and Imprison.

Tail Whip temporarily immobilized and sealed the opponent’s moves, while Imprison reduced the opponent’s physical defense. None of these moves were suitable for the situation. Was he supposed to make his Vulpix use its head to bash into Charmander?

“Do you even understand tactics? Miss, you still have a lot to learn.”

Lin Sheng was pleased with himself. This girl was so clueless! His little Vulpix was invincible!

“Humph! Charmander, defeat that annoying fox!”

“Vulpix, use Ember!”

After ‘intense fighting’ for a while longer, with Vulpix’s Ember again, Charmander couldn’t hold on anymore. It spun around and fell to the ground, unconscious.

“Ah! Charmander, are you okay?”

Seeing Charmander faint, Chu Kelian was shocked. She rushed into the battle area and picked up the unconscious Charmander. Lin Sheng and Bai Qianqian hurried over as well.

“Don’t worry, it just lost the ability to battle. It’ll wake up soon.”

Guxin walked up to Chu Kelian and sprayed a high-level healing spray on Charmander’s wounds. The advanced healing spray worked really well. In just a couple of seconds, Charmander had opened its eyes again.

“Whew, you scared me.”

Chu Kelian let out a sigh of relief. Charmander’s sudden fainting had startled her.

It seemed that what Guxin said was true.

“Li…”

But the now-awake Charmander appeared to be quite disheartened. It let out a low whimper, showing a very human-like expression of sadness as it apologized to Chu Kelian for losing to Vulpix.

“It’s alright, Charmander. It’s my fault. I didn’t command properly.”

Strangely, Chu Kelian understood Charmander’s sentiment. She gently comforted it.

“It’s all because that fox and its trainer are too cunning! But it’s okay; we’ll win against them next time, alright?”

Lin Sheng: “…”

Vulpix: “…”

I won against you, so let’s mock you as much as I want. Lin Sheng shrugged, not bothering to argue with this girl.

“Li Li!!”

Charmander’s big eyes filled with determination as it nodded its little head emphatically at Chu Kelian.

“Hehe~ Charmander is amazing!” Chu Kelian’s mood lifted as she saw Charmander’s spirits improve. A smile blossomed on her pretty face, and she couldn’t resist rubbing her cheek against Charmander. A cute moment~

“Let’s go back to the shop first. Although the injuries have been treated with healing spray, Charmander still needs rest,” Guxin suggested to the three.

Back in the resting area of the shop, Diancie set up the camera and went back to watching “Tom and Jerry” while Guxin poured juice for everyone and took a seat.

“How did you feel about the battle just now?” Guxin asked Chu Kelian and Lin Sheng, who gave Charmander and Vulpix water.

“It was amazing! Boss, the feeling of battling is really great!” Chu Kelian responded excitedly, her high ponytail swaying with each enthusiastic movement.

Although she had lost her first battle quite badly, it didn’t stop her from enjoying the thrill of Pokémon battles.

“That’s right, the feeling of being completely immersed is fascinating. It’s more exciting than fighting a game boss,” Lin Sheng said, pushing up his glasses. He didn’t know how to describe it precisely, but he knew he enjoyed the feeling of battling.

He was still savoring the experience of commanding Vulpix to battle and suppress the opponent. It was so satisfying!

After hearing their answers, a genuine smile appeared on Guxin’s face. Seeing people genuinely enjoying Pokémon and battles brought him a kind of indescribable satisfaction.

“It does seem quite interesting. Um, I wonder if Wartortle is up for it?” Bai Qianqian blinked, looking at Wartortle fixedly, staring at Charmander’s tail. She seemed skeptical.

But upon hearing his trainer question his abilities, Wartortle quickly turned its head, puffed up its cheeks, placed its hands on its hips, and raised its head high in dissatisfaction.

“Wartor! Wartortle! (I can crush that red lizard!).” it protested.

“What are you saying, little turtle?” Bai Qianqian looked puzzled.

“Wartortle! (That red lizard and the little fox are both trash in front of me!)” it proclaimed.

“Ummm… Are you hungry?”

Despite Wartortle’s explanation, Bai Qianqian still couldn’t quite grasp its point. After a moment of thought, she asked Wartortle.

“Wartortle! (You silly human!)” Wartortle wanted to douse this dumb trainer with a Water Gun.

“…”

Guxin gave Bai Qianqian a strange look, but after some consideration, he decided not to explain what Wartortle meant to her.

“Speaking of which, it’s a bit strange, boss. Are all Pokémon as resilient as Charmander regarding defense and stamina?” After taking a sip of water, Lin Sheng raised this doubt to Guxin.

When Ember from Vulpix hit Charmander multiple times, Charmander was hardly affected initially. Did Charmander really have such exceptional defense and stamina?