"Are you going to travel? That's right, there are only more than five months left before the unlimited group competition, and it's not easy to collect ten badges during this period of time!" Fatong said.
In the past few days, Guan Liyuan and Dr. Fatong exchanged their experiences on "super evolution" and "bond evolution". However, just like Dr. Fatong, Guan Liyuan didn't have much time, so he said goodbye today.
The registration requirements for the youth group competition are eight badges, while the unlimited group is ten!
"To express my gratitude, I prepared a gift for you, Liyuan, and I'm going to give it to you today." Fatong said.
"Uncle Fatong is too polite. I have learned a lot from you. I am unworthy of the gift." Guan Liyuan said politely.
From the name, it can be seen that the two have become closer.
"Don't worry, let's take a look first. Didn't you give my two daughters tickets to the No. 1 House in the World before? That thing can't be bought even if you have money now, right?" Fatong said and took Guan Liyuan to another research room.
What puzzled Guan Liyuan was that Serena and Esther were also here.
Guan Liyuan had gotten to know Serena and Esther a little better these days, because Serena must have thought that she couldn't receive rewards without merit, so she invited Guan Liyuan to her home for dinner...
Guan Liyuan finally confirmed that she was "Serena"!
The development of the Pokémon world is usually related to animation, comics, and games, but at the same time, there are also great differences. So after Guan Liyuan knew the name "Serena", he was not sure that she was really the "Serena" that appeared in the animation and games. In
fact, the personality of Serena in the animation and the game is also very different. In
the animation, Serena has always had a good impression of Xiaozhi because of an encounter at summer camp. She is the heroine with the clearest feelings for Xiaozhi in the animation series. She has a gentle and kind personality. Her mother is a retired contestant of the Armored Rhino Riding Competition. Her father did not appear. She decided to become a Pokémon coordinator during her travels.
In the game, Serena is the male protagonist's nemesis. She comes from a famous Pokémon family. Her parents are both Pokémon training masters. Therefore, she has too much pressure. She is tougher, independent, and pursues strength. At the same time, she also has a sense of justice that can forgive her enemies.
When Guan Liyuan went to her house for dinner, he found that Serena's mother, Saki, was a retired riding competition contestant. Her father died early. In addition, Guan Liyuan vaguely discovered that Serena's mother seemed to have known Fatong when she was young...
So when the mother and daughter just came to Miare City, Fatong did take good care of them. And because Fatong was usually busy with research, when Esther was still young, he often lived in Saki's house. Therefore, it was not strange for Esther to say that she regarded Serena as her sister.
And Esther is indeed as Fatong said, because her mother died when she was a child, her personality is a bit weird... If it weren't for Saki and Serena, her personality would be even weirder!
Although Esther is not lacking in maternal love now, she still wants to show off too much. After Fatong refused her help in the research institute, she still often secretly took the clothes of other assistants and did some inexplicable things. This can be seen from what happened when Guan Liyuan first met her.
Guan Liyuan thought about the personalities and experiences of Serena and Esther, and suddenly felt that this was the result of Serena in the animation and the game being fused and cut into two...
But Guan Liyuan asked indirectly, and neither of them had participated in the Pokémon summer camp in Kanto.
"Well? Liyuan, do you also want to choose the initial Pokémon today?" Esther asked curiously.
"Indeed, I am also going to start the journey today." Guan Liyuan said.
Esther did not have any reluctance, but was full of excitement and fighting spirit. Even Serena, who was usually introverted, was nervous and excited at this time.
"You two too..." Guan Liyuan seemed to have guessed something.
"That's right! Aunt Sachi and Dad finally agreed that Serena and I can start traveling as trainers!" Esther said.
"So how about you three choose this batch of three Pokémon?" Fatong said and winked at Guan Liyuan.
Guan Liyuan immediately understood what Fatong meant and couldn't help but smile...
The so-called "three Pokémon" refers to the Pokémon with a race value of more than 500 after evolution to the final stage, which is enough to meet the needs of the main Pokémon, and can be bred and reproduced on a large scale, and has a stable personality and is easy to train. The "three Pokémon" are different in each region due to the different environments and local Pokémon.
In short, the characteristics of the "three Pokémon" are destined to be the "artifacts" of novices!
However, even if they are more stable, there must be advantages and disadvantages in terms of individual values. It is estimated that Fatong took out the best group of three Pokémon in the Kalos region cultivated in the research institute. But if
it is said openly, Serena will definitely be embarrassed to accept it, and Esther may think that her father is abusing his power for personal gain...
It's just that this "human nature" that does not violate the principle, Guan Liyuan will naturally not expose it!
Not long after, Dr. Fatong took three ownerless general Poké Balls and released the Pokémon inside...
"Fox, Fox"
"..."
"Nima, nima, nima!"
The "Big Three" in the Kalos region are: Fire Fox, Water Frog, and Grass Frog.
Fire Fox is small, with big red eyes and big ears with red fur. The tip of its fluffy tail is also red, and its body is golden yellow, which looks very cute.
Frog is aqua blue, which makes its water attribute obvious at a glance. However, there are white foams around its neck and on the left and right sides of its nose. These foams can be taken off as a means of attack to interfere with the enemy, and can also be used as props to lubricate and moisturize yourself. The two bubbles on its nose are like the eyes of an old man, making Frog look a little mature.
As for Hali... does it look like a squirrel? However, it has a green spiked shell on its head and back. In the animation, it calls out "Ni Ma", so it is called Ni Ma Mouse!
Unexpectedly, the Pokémon world's Hali Li has faithfully reproduced this feature... In addition,
the personalities of Pokémon are also different. Although the personalities of the three starter Pokémon are relatively stable and are not prone to the violent tempers of Beedrill and Ursagi, the personalities of different individuals are also different.
At first glance, this little fire fox seems to be very proud, with its chin raised, waiting for the trainer to choose it, but in fact... it seems to be not indifferent. It always takes advantage of no one's attention to secretly glance at Guan Liyuan and the other three. Obviously, it is not so calm, and is also looking forward to being selected.
The frog seemed very calm. After it appeared, it squinted its eyes and rested without saying a word...
"Nima, nima, nima..."
This nima rat... no, it was Halili who was too lively. After it came out, it jumped and shouted to attract the attention of others.
"Liyuan, you choose first!" Fatong said.
"No, ladies first." Guan Liyuan declined.
"How can that be! We have already accepted such a precious thing from you..." Serena said anxiously.
Although Guan Liyuan felt that this was strange, he still explained: "I am a trainer. Compared with selecting excellent Pokémon, I would rather train the Pokémon I choose to be excellent, so I value fate more! You can choose first, but... If you want my opinion, I think that as the first Pokémon of a trainer, compared with qualifications, it is more important to choose a Pokémon that matches your personality!"
"Wait, why do you have to be so troublesome? It's not just this set of initial Pokémon. In fact, if we all want the same kind, there are others, right?" Esther asked sharply.
Guan Liyuan wanted to say... these three are the three best ones your father thinks, of course he doesn't want you to choose others, but this is not a small place like Pallet Town, there are only three initial Pokémon, no matter how you look at it, it's weird!
However, Fatong reacted faster and said immediately: "Ahem, Esther, how can you let me rest assured to allow you to go out to travel?"
Guan Liyuan looked at him in surprise. Is this the legendary backstabbing?
"Huh? Did I say something wrong?" Esther asked in confusion.
"Have you forgotten the effect of attribute restraint? When encountering wild elves, if there is only one attribute of Pokémon, what if you encounter a Pokémon with a restraining attribute and you still want to capture it or are actively attacked?" Fatong asked seriously.
"This..." Esther hesitated.
"At this time, of course, you have to rely on your traveling companions! The reason why water, fire, and grass are the best attributes for initial Pokémon is not only because Pokémon with these three attributes are easy to train, but also because they have no obvious defects, and in theory, as long as there is one of each of these three attributes, there is no need to worry about encountering absolutely restrained attributes!" Fatong said.
"So?" Esther seemed to understand something, but still asked.
"So... ahem, since Liyuan will also travel with you for a while, it will definitely not be wrong for the three of you to take one!" Fatong said, winking at Guan Liyuan pitifully.
Guan Liyuan: "..."
Guan Liyuan wanted to say: I have never heard of such a development before!
But before Guan Liyuan could say anything, Serena immediately said worriedly: "Eh? Liyuan is traveling with us? Isn't Liyuan the champion of the Kanto Quartz Competition? If he travels with us, it will be too much of a burden for him, right?" Well
, even if Guan Liyuan wanted to refuse now, he couldn't say it at all!
"That's why I said we're only traveling together for 'a period'... Liyuan is going to challenge the Kalos competition in the most speechless manner, so he will announce that he will use the native Pokémon of the Kalos region to train from scratch to participate in the competition. At the beginning, his starting point will be the same as yours, but if he surpasses you too much later, he will have to separate. How long this 'period' will be depends on your efforts!"
Fatong explained that Guan Liyuan would leave halfway to avoid delaying Guan Liyuan's business, and at the same time, he also inspired the fighting spirit of his two daughters in disguise.
Sure enough, Esther, who has a strong sense of justice, is very strong-willed, and sometimes easily gets silly, immediately said: "Okay! In this case... I will also participate in the youth group competition this year, and I will definitely get eight badges!"
"Sha, Serena will also work hard!" Serena, who is less opinionated, was also motivated.
But since it has been said, Guan Liyuan couldn't say no, and there is nothing wrong with having one or two more companions on the trip. Unlike the training in the main world, the training trip in the Pokémon world is not that dangerous. As long as you are not in a hurry to run to the gym or enter some protected areas that require a certain number of badges, there is actually no problem of whether it is a burden or not.
After that, Esther pushed Serena to choose first. Serena looked at the pretty and cute little fire fox, the mature croaking frog, and the overly lively Haril... In the end, she looked at the little fire fox with some expectation.
This was not unexpected by Guan Liyuan. Serena was the type who liked cute things. In fact, Guan Liyuan had considered that he wanted the kind of Kalos's three starter Pokémon. As for the little fire fox... It is indeed very cute, and after evolving to the final form, it will have the dual attributes of "psychic" and "fire".
However, this is only a female little fire fox in front of him. Guan Liyuan was worried that Xiao Hei would explode, so he didn't consider it from the beginning!
At first, the little firefox saw Serena looking at it and pretended not to care. Serena stretched out her hand to it but did not respond. Serena was the type who would not force others or Pokémon. Seeing that the little firefox did not respond, she could not help but hesitate.
However, just when Serena thought that the little firefox did not like her and showed a frustrated expression and was ready to give up, the little firefox could not help but jump into Serena's arms. The two began to get close.
After that, Esther stared at the old-looking frog. According to Dr. Fatong, among the frogs that generally have a strong sense of justice and like to help the weak, this frog also has a particularly strong sense of justice, and sometimes behaves very stubbornly!
Counting it up... it seems to be very similar to Esther's personality? Guan Liyuan was thinking, and found that Esther and the frog were looking at each other in silence, as if they had reached a consensus, and finally chose the frog.
"Nima, nima, nima!" Halili jumped and shouted beside him, looking very anxious when he saw the other two Pokémon being chosen.
"Nima, nima..."
Guan Liyuan felt helpless when he saw Nima Mouse... No, it was Halili. This Halili seemed too lively? But it had been agreed before, Guan Liyuan had no other choice, and indeed these three were the three best Pokémon selected from the best individual values in Fatong's research institute.
"It seems that we will have to take care of each other in the future." Guan Liyuan stretched out his hand to Halili and said.
Halili was relieved to see that someone finally chose him, but then his eyes wandered between Esther, Serena and Guan Liyuan for a while, and he seemed a little frustrated, as if saying: Why do they all have little sisters, but I don't...
Guan Liyuan couldn't help but twitch his eyebrows and rub his chestnut head first!