I, Xiao Mao, want to become a Pokémon Master!

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[Ding! Mission complete. Rewards have been sent to your inventory.]

...!

[Ding! Mission issued: Capture 10 Shiny Pokémon / Mission Reward: High-Grade Shiny Charm (5/1000 chance of encountering a Shiny Pokémon) x1]

"There's even a follow-up mission."

Xiao Mao never expected that the system could reward an even higher-level Shining Charm. With a probability of 0.5%, which can be simplified to 0.200, there is a chance of encountering a Shiny Sprite. That's quite a high probability.

However, Gary isn't very enthusiastic about shiny Pokémon. Unless he encounters a shiny Pokémon that's worth raising, he'll usually send it to Professor Oak's lab so his grandfather can take good care of it.

Professor Oak is still very curious about Shiny Pokémon.

I believe Professor Oak would be very interested in sending this Caterpie back.

Shigeru parked his mountain bike, walked over, picked up a Poké Ball, and checked the attributes of the shiny Caterpie.

[Pokémon: Caterpie (Shiny)]

[Attribute: Insect]

【Level: 9】

[Potential: Gym]

【Ability: Scale Dust (Protected by scale dust, immune to additional effects from moves.)】

[Skills: Tackle, Web Shot, Insect Bite.]

【Intimacy Level: 100 (Maximum 255)】

"The Scale Powder ability, when evolved into Butterfree, has the Compound Eye ability, which can be used in the early game," Gary pondered.

Although Gary doesn't plan to train Caterpie as his main unit, this Caterpie has good potential and is worth training, at least it will be useful for Gary to fight gyms later.

After all, Sabrina of the Goldenrod Gym uses Psychic-type Pokémon, and Bug-type Pokémon are super effective against Psychic-type Pokémon.

Chapter 11: The Young Samurai

"What a pity, we didn't encounter the Scyther."

Shigeru carefully put away the Poké Ball, unsure whether his luck was good or bad.

Encountering a Shiny Pokémon is definitely not bad luck, since the probability of encountering a Shiny Pokémon is much lower than that of encountering a Scyther.

"Let's keep looking." Shigeru thought it would be better to stay in Viridian Forest for a couple more days and see if there was a chance to encounter Scyther or Helios.

After all, Sabrina is too strong. To defeat Sabrina, you'll need Bug-type Pokémon. As for Ghost-type Pokémon, they're too difficult to encounter.

Even if he knew where Ghost-type Pokémon were, it would be difficult for Gary to catch them with his current strength, so it would be best for him to raise a Bug-type Pokémon himself.

Xiao Mao turned to leave, but as soon as he turned around, he saw someone standing behind him. Before Xiao Mao could see who it was, a cold light shot towards his face.

Xiao Mao dodged, then grabbed the person's wrist with his other hand and twisted it forcefully.

"Ouch! It hurts! Let go!"

A cry of pain rang out.

Xiao Mao then recognized who the other person was, released his grip, and asked in an unfriendly tone, "Who are you? Why did you attack me?"

"My name is Samurai, and I live in Viridian Forest. I have no intention of attacking you; I just want to know if you are a trainer from Pallet Town," the young Samurai said indignantly.

Suddenly, he realized that the person in front of him was a young samurai who had lived in the Viridian Forest for many years.

They were all taught a lesson by the four rookie trainers from Pallet Town.

"You've come here with a samurai sword to ask questions?" Shigeru asked.

"The blade of this samurai sword is made of rubber, so it won't hurt anyone," the young samurai said, bending the blade of the samurai sword. It was indeed made of rubber, but the paint on the outside had a very metallic sheen.

“It’s very impolite of you to suddenly bring this out and scare people,” Xiao Mao said.

"Alright, it was my fault, I apologize." The samurai boy wasn't a bad person at heart, and he took the initiative to apologize.

Shigeru didn't dwell on it and asked, "What do you want with the trainers in Pallet Town?"

"I was defeated by two rookie trainers from Pallet Town, and I'm really not happy about it, so I want to defeat the trainers from Pallet Town. Are you one of them?" the samurai boy asked.

Gary couldn't understand why the samurai boy would think that way. He was clearly defeated by Orange and Yellow, so he shouldn't be seeking revenge on them. Instead, he was looking for other trainers in Pallet Town. What kind of nonsense was that?

“I am indeed from Pallet Town,” Shigeru admitted.

"That's great! Let's have an elf battle!" the samurai boy requested.

"Why should I agree to that?" Xiao Mao retorted.

"What? Are you scared?" The samurai boy had never been refused when he challenged other trainers, but the little Gary in front of him was completely unpredictable.

“I’m not afraid, but there’s no benefit in fighting you. You should know that there are bets involved in Pokémon battles between trainers,” said Gary.

"What! You want money back?" the samurai boy exclaimed in shock.

It's normal for trainers to compete against each other, but that's still a long way off for new trainers.

The young samurai was actually a novice trainer, having owned a Pokémon for less than two weeks, so he had no money to gamble on battles.

"It doesn't necessarily have to be money. If you can offer something that satisfies me, that's fine too. If you can beat me, I can give you 50,000 yuan," Xiao Mao said.

"What! Fifty thousand!"

The young samurai was shocked by Xiao Mao's generosity; he had never seen what 50,000 yen looked like in his entire life.

The young samurai wanted to agree, but he wasn't blinded by money. If Shigeru could afford 50,000, then he had to offer something of equal value in return.

"I don't have anything valuable on me," the young samurai said awkwardly.

“I don’t need your money. You should be spending most of your time in Viridian Forest,” Shigeru said.

In the original storyline, Ash fought the samurai boy, which resulted in Ash's Metapod being captured by Beedrill. Ash then stayed at the samurai boy's house for one night.

Although the young samurai was not very strong, he dared to live alone in the Viridian Forest, which made him quite the wolf-slayer.

Perhaps the young samurai knew the power distribution in Viridian Forest. Wild elves have a habit of marking their own territory, and the more powerful the elf, the more likely they are to do so.

Scyther is extremely powerful in Viridian Forest. Although it has the flying attribute, Scyther doesn't fly often and usually stays in one area.

The samurai boy before me lives in Viridian Forest, so he must know which powerful Pokémon live nearby.

“Yes, I live in Viridian Forest,” the samurai boy said.

"Do you know where there are mantises around here?" Xiao Mao asked.

"Scyther!" The young samurai was startled and asked in surprise, "Are you planning to capture Scyther?"

“Yes, if you know where Scyther is, that can be the condition of the bet. If you lose, you have to take me to Scyther, and I will also pay you 20,000 yuan for guiding you,” Xiao Mao said.

The young samurai was dumbfounded.

There are benefits to losing a match, something he had never considered.

“Okay, I know there’s a Scyther around here, but it’s a bit far. It’ll take at least two hours to get there,” the young samurai said.

"Alright, let's begin the battle, Squirtle." Gary didn't waste any words and started the battle immediately.

"Jenny!"

Squirtle trotted up to Gary, having just defeated Caterpie. It wasn't even a warm-up; it was full of energy.

"Come out, Kairos!" The samurai boy threw out a Poké Ball.

Baton!

A brown, upright-walking Piero appeared. Piero is a Pokémon that is on par with Scyther, and it is extremely powerful. Most Fighting-type Pokémon are not as strong as Piero.

【LV8 Kairos♂/Normal】

Xiao Mao was speechless, not understanding why Kairos's potential was so low. One advantage of high-stat Pokémon is that their starting potential is higher than that of Pokémon with low stats.

For example, the three starter Pokémon all have elite-level potential, and there are very few individuals with potential lower than elite.

Kairos has a base stat total of 500.

Pokémon with a base stat total of 500 or higher are generally quite strong, and their offspring are unlikely to have low potential either.

Moreover, the Keiros in front of us is smaller than a normal Keiros, so it is obviously not long old.

In the normal storyline, this Helios couldn't even beat Ash's Metapod, and when it tried to grab Metapod, it broke its own horn.

"Then I'll attack first, Keiros, use Charge!" the samurai boy shouted, issuing the attack command first.

Chapter 12: The Duel, The Whereabouts of the Scyther

Kairos ran towards Squirtle and rammed into it with its hard body.

Although the young samurai Keiros wasn't much of a character, he still looked quite intimidating.

Xiao Mao snapped his fingers and commanded, "Water gun!"

Squirtle puffed out its cheeks and charged up to unleash a straight water gun. Because of Kairos's large size, Squirtle knew that the bullet water gun would definitely not be able to stop Kairos.

Kairos was indeed blocked by the water gun, but he was not knocked back and forcibly stopped the water gun.

Although it's a low-level Pokémon, its 500 base stat total is no joke; it's not so easy to defeat.

Moreover, in the original story, Ash didn't defeat the samurai boy, Kairos; it was just two terrible chess players having a good time.

"Kairos, charge!" the young samurai shouted in encouragement.

Having received the samurai boy's voice, Keiros seemed to have truly gained an improvement, using brute force to force the water gun back.

"You can stop now. Move using high-speed rotation, maintain your distance from Kairos, and use the water gun when Kairos gets close," Xiao Mao commanded.

Squirtle interrupts its Water Gun attack, retracts its body into its shell, spins rapidly, and uses centrifugal force to float in mid-air for high-speed movement.

"armor..."

Kairos was also a bit confused, not expecting a turtle to run so fast. Kairos himself was not slow either, but every time he was about to catch up, he would be interfered with by the water gun.

"This...!" The young samurai was in a bind. As a newcomer, he had never seen such a professional kite-flying tactic before, and he didn't know how to counter it.

In just a few rounds, Kairos collapsed, and Squirtle poked its head and limbs out of its shell. Despite spinning around for so long, Squirtle didn't feel dizzy at all.

Squirtle is a Pokémon that can spin around really well. If it weren't for its size, it could definitely be a great ballerina.