Chapter Eighteen: Pikachu Enters the Stage
(Third Update!! New Book Seeking Collection, Seeking Flowers!)
Bang!!!
With a loud sound, the Poké Ball opened, a flash of blue light illuminated the area, followed by a dazzling flash of electricity scattering around, everyone present was startled, Xiao Mao and the others dodged quickly.
“Hey! What are you doing, Xiao Zhi?” After the electric light gradually disappeared, Xiao Mao was a little annoyed, the other two were also gasping for breath, looking like they were scared out of their wits.
“I already warned you!” Professor Oak sighed helplessly.
He thought to himself, it still doesn’t work?
As the electricity dissipated, a creature with sharp long ears, a yellow fur all over its body, appeared in front of everyone.
Black eyes, looking vigilantly at the surroundings, two red blush-like spots on its cheeks constantly flashed with electricity, three long brown stripes of fur on its back, its tail shaped like a lightning bolt from thin to thick.
“Pika Pi!!!”
“So cute! But… it seems very angry.” Just by looking at its appearance, it is definitely a Pokémon that would attract the attention of girls, as you can see from Xiao Lan now.
However, the previous situation made her afraid to approach, and she could feel that it seemed to be hostile towards all of them.
“Is this a Pikachu?” Xiao Mao, after all, is Professor Oak’s grandson, he can still recognize what kind of Pokémon it is.
“That’s right, normally Pikachu isn’t afraid of humans, but this one seems to dislike contact with humans, it will react like it just did if you get close to it, so I said that choosing it might cause problems. How about it, Xiao Zhi, do you still want to choose it?”
Professor Oak explained the situation of this Pikachu, he was also quite troubled. It was quite dangerous to let a new trainer use such a Pokémon. He asked Xiao Zhi for confirmation once again.
After hearing this, Xiao Lan and the others didn’t speak, they looked towards Xiao Zhi, Xiao Mao said.
“Xiao Zhi, I think you should let Grandpa think of other solutions for you! Otherwise, if you lose to me later, don’t say I bullied you.” Xiao Mao put his hands behind his head and said in a nonchalant manner.
“No need, Professor, I’ll choose Pikachu!”
Xiao Zhi shook his head slightly, then turned to Pikachu and slowly squatted down. Seeing this, Pikachu also retreated a few steps with vigilance, its two clawed hands were on the ground, its four limbs touching the ground, ready to attack at any time.
“Don’t be afraid! You don’t like being in a Poké Ball, right? Don’t worry, I won’t force you into a Poké Ball.”
“Maybe we can coexist peacefully, at least for now?” Xiao Zhi squatted down, slowly stretched out his hand, but didn’t touch it, he spoke softly.
Actually, Pikachu’s biggest problem is that it doesn’t like to be in a Poké Ball. Xiao Zhi can accept this, he didn’t plan to put Pikachu back into the Poké Ball anyway.
“Huh??” Professor Oak was a little surprised after hearing Xiao Zhi’s words.
He only felt that this Pikachu’s personality was different, it disliked being close to humans, but he never thought about this aspect. As a Pokémon Professor, he naturally thought that Pokémon should be in Poké Balls.
But he didn’t expect that Xiao Zhi could think of this, is it possible for Pokémon to dislike being in a Poké Ball? The answer is definitely yes.
“Pika~~” Pikachu frowned slightly when it heard Xiao Zhi’s words, although it was still wary, it seemed that Pikachu was a little moved.
“Unwilling? If not, you might have to stay here, continue staying inside the Poké Ball! Even if someone else is willing to let you stay outside, when you encounter some special situations, they will still take you back.”
Looking at this scene, Xiao Zhi tilted his head slightly, the hand he extended did not retract.
“Pika…” Listening to Xiao Zhi’s words, Pikachu seemed to be in a dilemma. Obviously, even Pokémon can understand, Pokémon are much smarter than the pets in the previous life.
“How about it?”
“Pi!”
Finally, Pikachu retracted its attack stance, its body stood up again, becoming a two-legged stance, its two small hands were placed in front of its chest, its head turned to the side, closing its eyes, obviously it had compromised, but it was a little arrogant.
“Pikachu, nice to meet you, my name is Xiao Zhi!” Seeing this, Xiao Zhi smiled, raised his hand slightly and gestured.
Seeing this, Pikachu slightly opened one eye, glanced at him, finally extended its tail and placed it on Xiao Zhi’s hand, it no longer attacked.
The others were surprised to see this scene, they were still tense just now, but they were able to resolve the situation in just a few words.
Xiao Zhi’s palm touched Pikachu’s tail, then he slowly closed his eyes, trying to connect with Pikachu using his own power.
Pikachu was being arrogant, its long ears twitched, it seemed to have noticed something, their consciousness seemed to have entered a different space, which gradually calmed Pikachu’s emotions.
“Pika Pi!” After a while, Pikachu suddenly opened its eyes, looked up at Xiao Zhi, whose eyes were bright, it had already formed a bond with him.
“Come on!” Xiao Zhi spoke naturally, Pikachu hesitated for a moment, then jumped onto Xiao Zhi’s palm, and then climbed up onto Xiao Zhi’s shoulder along his arm.
“It seems there is no problem, Xiao Zhi is truly remarkable.”
Professor Oak praised after seeing this scene. Even he, as a Professor, hadn’t noticed this detail, but Xiao Zhi had, showing that he is very attentive to observing Pokémon.
A trainer who cares about Pokémon like this, it is natural for them to be acknowledged by Pokémon.
“Grandpa, it’s our turn next, right?” Seeing that Xiao Zhi had already chosen Pikachu, Xiao Mao was also a little impatient.
“Good, then the remaining three, you three can discuss and decide which one you want to choose!” Having solved the problem, Professor Oak was in a good mood and gestured for the three of them to choose their Pokémon.
PS: There is actually a bug here. In the anime, Professor Oak said that Pikachu is shy and introverted, afraid of humans. But actually, Pikachu often gets attracted to electricity and goes to cities, even being attracted to electrical appliances in other people’s homes, running into other people’s houses. So this bug has been corrected. It may also be because it’s difficult to find the Japanese version, maybe it’s due to the Chinese translation of the anime!