Low potential is a weakness of Growlithe, but it’s not a big problem. Its potential will rise one level after evolving with a high-quality evolution stone.
Xiao Mao wasn’t in a hurry to let Growlithe evolve, after all, he didn’t even have a Pidgeot or a Tyranitar yet. There wasn’t much benefit in evolving it prematurely.
After all, there was no difference in form between Growlithe and Arcanine, except for the size, one was bigger and one was smaller, but there was no difference in their movement or attack patterns.
Since evolution wouldn’t make a difference, it was better to let Growlithe level up slowly and learn more skills, which would allow it to awaken its racial skills earlier.
Xiao Mao looked at Growlithe’s training, and then at the other Pokémon’s training.
Exeggutor was training its psychic power with Alakazam, both wearing Power Lens and facing off in a psychic battle. Without the help of Natz, Alakazam’s psychic power was not as powerful, even with its Champion potential, it was only about the same level as Exeggutor and Xiao Mao’s Alakazam.
Squirtle was training with Golbat, both equipped with forced training devices. Squirtle was practicing its Water Gun skill, while Golbat was dodging. During the dodging training, Golbat could better control its speed and find the fastest way to move.
All the Pokémon were training in an orderly manner, as long as they continued this training, their levels would gradually increase.
“Natz, is there any Pokémon you want at tomorrow’s auction?” Xiao Mao chatted with Natz, seeing his Pokémon training seriously.
“Tomorrow’s auction is for Pokémon. I’m not very interested in catching Pokémon. I already have Alakazam.” Natz said.
“That won’t do, you’re out travelling now, as a trainer, you should have the most basic Pokémon.” Xiao Mao said.
“Basic Pokémon?” Natz was puzzled. Although she wasn’t a powerful trainer, she had never heard of what the basic Pokémon were.
“The most basic Pokémon are Sea, Land and Air, simply put, they are Pokémon that swim in the water, run on land and fly in the sky.”
Xiao Mao waved his hand and explained in detail: “Although you can teleport, Natz, it only counts as running on land, you don’t have any Pokémon that swim in water or fly in the sky.”
Natz thought carefully, what Xiao Mao said made sense. From a safety perspective, there was no need to catch Pokémon that run on land, but she still needed to catch a flying and water type Pokémon.
“What you said makes sense, but I’m a Psychic type trainer, what kind of Pokémon should I catch?” Natz asked.
Natz was also a beginner as a trainer. She didn’t even know what Psychic type Pokémon were in this world, so she didn’t know what kind of Pokémon to catch.
“If you want all Psychic type Pokémon, there are Shellder, Starmie, Pyukumuku, and Bruxish, which are Water and Psychic type Pokémon. They are all Water and Psychic type Pokémon.” Xiao Mao listed all the Water and Psychic type Pokémon he knew.
Natz was a bit confused, she knew Shellder and Starmie, but she had never heard of Pyukumuku and Bruxish.
“What kind of Pokémon are Pyukumuku and Bruxish?” Natz asked.
“Pyukumuku is a Pokémon unique to the Alola region. It is a fish with very bright scales and very hard teeth. It uses its psychic power to paralyze prey in the sea, then crushes it with its strong teeth. Even the shell of a Cloyster is no match for it.”
“Bruxish lives in the seas of the Paldea region and has powerful regenerative abilities. If it encounters a predator, it will simply discard its flesh. Bruxish flesh is also very delicious, but it is rarely sold in Kanto, and only available in very high-end restaurants.”
Xiao Mao gave a detailed introduction to the two Pokémon.
“You know so much.” Natz was very surprised. It was hard to imagine that Xiao Mao, a 10-year-old child, knew so much about Pokémon.
“Nothing much, I was raised by my grandfather. I’ve been exposed to this since I was a child, nothing special.” Xiao Mao said.
“If you were to choose, which of these Pokémon would you choose?” Natz asked.
Xiao Mao would naturally choose Shellder, because Shellder can mega evolve, but mega evolution was not yet widespread. Currently, it was only popular in Kalos.
There were also trainers in Kanto who had mega evolution items, but they were not allowed to use them in competitions in Kanto.
“If it were me, I would choose Shellder.” Xiao Mao said.
“Okay, then I’ll go catch a Shellder.” Natz continued to ask, “What about Flying type Psychic Pokémon?”
“Flying Psychic Pokémon don’t necessarily have to have the Flying type. I suggest you choose Metagross if you have a way to get it. It can eventually evolve into Metagross, which can fly using electromagnetism, and it is very powerful.” Xiao Mao didn’t go into details, do you really need to choose a Flying Psychic Pokémon? Of course it’s Metagross.
“Metagross...”
Natz fell silent, she knew Metagross. After all, it was a Psychic type pseudo-legendary Pokémon.
But Metagross was very difficult to catch. It was a rare Pokémon. The protected area was not allowed to catch. Although Metagross in the wild could be caught, it was too rare, it was almost impossible to find.
“It’s all up to luck. Anyway, you can use your psychic power to fly, Natz, you don’t need a flying Pokémon for now.” Xiao Mao said.
“Using too much psychic power will cause headaches.” Natz reminded.
Although Natz could use psychic power to fly, it consumed a lot of mental energy, especially if she used psychic power too much, it would cause headaches, and in severe cases, mental derangement.
“But Flying type Psychic Pokémon are all relatively mediocre. If you’re sure you want to catch one, both Farfetch’d and Dodrio are good choices.” Xiao Mao said.
“Then I’ll think about it again, I’ll catch a Shellder first.” Natz wasn’t in a hurry to catch Pokémon. Just take it slow. Anyway, she’ll catch a Shellder first.
“Alright, there seem to be Shellder near the beach in Viridian City, do you want to go take a look this afternoon?” Xiao Mao asked.
When Shellder reaches the evolution level, it will run to the beach and use its tail to fish for Cloyster, waiting for Cloyster to bite its tail and inject neurotoxin before it can evolve into a Cloyster.
“Ok, I’ll go take a look this afternoon.” Natz also planned to go take a look. It wasn’t far anyway.
However, Natz also had requirements for cultivating Pokémon. All the Shellder on the beach were normal potential, only one was elite potential, and Natz didn’t even look at it. She planned to look for it again later.