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The ugly fish seemed to realize that Fang Gu was watching it, and it jumped wildly, leaping towards the small lake at an extremely fast speed.
How could Fang Gu let the Pokémon that was right in his hands slip away so easily?
In an instant, Fang Gu pulled out a Poké Ball from his waist and threw it at the Feebas.
A flash of red light, and Feebas was directly slammed into the Poké Ball.
The red and white Poké Ball kept shaking, tugging at Fang Gu's heart.
"Uh."
Fang Gu swallowed hard. Magikarp was underwater, and there were no other Pokémon around him.
If you can't catch the ugly fish with one ball, you'll have to let it get away.
The chance of catching a pufferfish again is zero!
However, weak Pokémon like Feebas and Magikarp probably don't have much strength to break free from the Poké Ball's restraints.
Fang Gu dared not gamble, gripping the next Poké Ball tightly in his hand, ready to grab the Feebas and escape the Poké Ball's recovery animation at any moment.
But in the end, things didn't go as Fang Gu wished.
Because the Poké Ball stopped shaking after the "ding" sound!
The Feebas in the Poké Ball was also plunged into darkness.
Has he been captured by humans? What terrifying things will he have to endure next?
The shrunken Feebas hid inside the Poké Ball, its body beginning to tremble uncontrollably.
…………
"Great!" Fang Gu quickly picked up the Poké Ball and wiped the dirt off it with a tissue.
He successfully captured the rare Pokémon Feebas with a single Poké Ball, and this Feebas might evolve into Milotic, the most beautiful Pokémon in the legend, in Fang Gu's hands.
There are two ways for Feebas to evolve into Milotic. The first way is to use the item Beautiful Scale to make a trade and then evolve.
Link-trade evolution is a common phenomenon among Pokémon. During link-trade, the switch generates a special evolutionary magnetic field that promotes the evolution of Pokémon.
For example, Gastly evolves into Gengar, Kadabra evolves into Alakazam, and Machoke evolves into Machamp, all of which require a link-trade evolution.
Connecting and trading is not difficult. Connecting and trading machines are located in all Pokémon Centers, and trainers can trade Pokémon at these machines.
Therefore, the key to the difficulty lies not in the connection and exchange, but in the beautiful scales that you carry.
Beautiful Scales are a rare item whose only apparent function is to allow Feebas to evolve into Milotic.
But that's enough to drive people crazy.
Milotic is known as the most beautiful Pokémon, and countless wealthy people want to keep this Pokémon in their gardens, so beautiful scales are not available on the market.
It is difficult to obtain unless one dives deep into the ocean.
Therefore, Fang Gu can probably only evolve Ugly Fish through another method.
In other words, it evolves through beauty.
The concept of beauty was first introduced in the Hoenn region.
In the Hoenn region, trainers not only have one path: challenging gyms and then the League, but also a competition called the Contest. Trainers showcase their Pokémon's characteristics through moves, such as beauty, coolness, strength, etc., to gain the judges' approval. Winning the Contest earns a Magnificent Ribbon.
These contestants who participate in the Contests are known as Coordinators. For example, Mr. Mikkuri, the current champion of the Hoenn region, is a master of both traditional trainers who focus on Gym battles and Coordinators who focus on Contests.
His trump card is a powerful Milotic, and the concept of beauty was jointly proposed by him and his master, Adam, a gym leader at the near-Elite rank.
Beauty, as the name suggests, largely depends on a Pokémon's appearance. For example, consider two Meowths: one is a Meowth carefully bred by humans and groomed daily, while the other is a Meowth that lives on the streets of the city and has to scavenge through garbage cans for a living. The former's beauty will undoubtedly far surpass that of the latter.
Of course, physical beauty is only part of it; the most crucial aspect of the Feebas's evolution lies in its "beautiful mindset."
Uglyfish is widely recognized as the most shabby elf. To be honest, even if Fang Gu knew Uglyfish's future beauty, it would be difficult for him to feel any affection for Uglyfish's appearance.
Pockmarked brown skin, sausage lips, dull eyes, tattered fins...
These are things that are hard to change, but as long as Feebas believes it is beautiful, it can still achieve beauty evolution and become the most beautiful Milotic.
But it would be great if Feebas hatched from its own egg, so that it could be instilled with confidence and beauty from a young age.
Unfortunately, if the ugly fish had come from the ocean, it would have witnessed a great deal of biodiversity along its journey.
They will inevitably be ridiculed and driven away by other Pokémon.
It is said that the hardest thing to heal is the pain of childhood, and Ugly Fish's experience will inevitably shape her inferiority complex.
Therefore, getting them back on their feet will certainly not be an easy task.
"However, if we could create energy cubes that increase beauty, or special dishes that enhance beauty..."
Fang Gu was once again motivated to continue developing special materials.
"However, let's say hello to our future friends first."
Fang Gu threw Feebas's Poké Ball directly into the lake.
A flash of red light, and the Poké Ball bounced back into Fang Gu's hand, revealing Feebas in the lake.
"You are Ugly Fish, and I am..."
Before Fang Gu could finish introducing himself, Ugly Fish seemed to have gained freedom, and its tattered fins burst forth with astonishing power.
It sped off towards the distant part of the lake.
Chapter 149 Ugly Fish's Psychological Trauma
But Fang Gu couldn't possibly have missed Feebas's actions. He simply raised his hand, and in an instant, the Poké Ball shot out a red beam, recalling Feebas.
"Fortunately, Poké Balls have the ability to remotely recall Pokémon."
Fang Gu exhaled, a sense of doubt suddenly creeping into his heart.
No matter what kind of Pokémon it is, once it is captured by a Poké Ball, it will develop a certain level of affinity with its trainer.
Unless the Pokémon was captured by the trainer through underhanded means, and the Pokémon's level is high enough that it will develop a certain degree of rebelliousness towards the trainer and disobey commands.
However, it is extremely rare for a Pokémon to run away or abandon its trainer.
In particular, Fang Gu's Pokémon is Feebas, a Pokémon that most people don't recognize and would scoff at for its appearance.
"No matter what, my talent as a trainer is far more than enough to control Feebas, so why is this happening?"
"Wasn't its action just now an attempt to escape?"
Fang Gu released the ugly fish again and then recalled it. After several such repetitions, Fang Gu had no choice but to admit with a dark face that the ugly fish was indeed trying to escape.
Is it because my personal charm is not enough?
Fang Gu had no choice but to release the ugly fish towards the shore area outside the pond.
After all, Feebas is fast, but it is still a fish Pokémon. If it leaves the aquatic environment it depends on for survival, its speed will inevitably be greatly reduced.
Fang Gu sighed; this was a last resort.
First, I need to get the ugly fish to listen to me properly.
This time, the moment Fang Gu released Feebas, he didn't even bother to grab the Poké Ball and went straight for the red light of Feebas.
In just a moment, Fang Gu hugged Ugly Fish.
Faced with Fang Gu's capture, Ugly Fish struggled desperately, its body glowing with a light white light as it continuously used its leaping skills.
The ugly fish used its leaping ability, but nothing happened.
Although Fang Gu's current physical abilities are not enough to fight against Fighting-type Pokémon like Riolu, locking down Feebas is still a piece of cake.
"Finally caught you, Ugly Fish." Fang Gu's eyes crinkled with laughter. "You're finally listening to me properly..."
Before Fang Gu could finish speaking, he saw the old and new wounds piled up on the Feebas's body. Most of the old wounds showed signs of Pokémon energy damage, while some of the new wounds looked like they had been cut by sharp rocks.
It's important to know that Feebas lives in an area that Rock-type Pokémon cannot access.
Since most Water-type Pokémon cannot cause such injuries, there is only one possibility.
—The injuries on the ugly fish were caused by humans.
Thanks to Pokémon's powerful productivity, the Pokémon world is not lacking in resources and is a near-utopian world.
However, wherever there are humans, there will be both good and evil.
Team Rocket, which operates in the Kanto and Johto regions, Team Plasma in the Unova region, and Team Flare in the Kalos region...
However, they probably wouldn't use tactics like throwing stones at the ugly fish. It was likely that some teenagers or children, looking at the ugly fish's appearance, used stones to drive it away.
Fang Gu activated his wave-guiding power and sensed the emotional fluctuations of the ugly fish.
It was a feeling of fear and cowardice; Fang Gu even felt that Ugly Fish was about to faint.
This kind of fear was something that even the "Encounter" perfume on Fang Gu's body could not counteract.
Fang Gu pursed his lips and took out medicine and bandages from the small bag he carried with him.
Fang Gu's initial joy at capturing the new Pokémon was completely washed away. He lowered his voice and said as gently as possible, "Bear with it, I'm going to treat your wounds."
Fang Gu gently applied the ointment to the ugly fish's wound, and the ugly fish's reaction was not particularly intense.
For it, the pain it felt was actually better than Fang Gu's unwarranted care.
Feebas has a clear understanding of its own position: just a clownfish that no one or Pokémon cares about.
Fang Gu watched as the ugly fish's gills fluttered gently and sighed.
After treating Feebas's injuries, Fang Gu used a Poké Ball to recall Feebas.
Since catching Feebas, Fang Gu has lost the desire to fish for Pokémon and has put away his fishing rod.
Sitting on the small stool he brought, he gazed at the calm lake surface, lost in thought.
How can I get along well with Feebas, the new Pokémon?
Problem students like Feebas, especially Pokémon that have suffered psychological trauma because of humans, are very difficult to treat.
The best solution would actually be to release the ugly fish back into the wild.
But now that he'd captured it, Fang Gu was determined to see it through. He believed that if he could resolve the fish's psychological issues, it would definitely evolve into the most beautiful Milotic.
The first step is to find a suitable place for the ugly fish to live.