Pokémon Farm

Chapter 179 Introduction to the Sand King

Xuan Mingtian looked at the two pangolins on the stage, each with a different appearance, and felt an irresistible urge to go up and touch them.

Moreover, this pangolin is just like the pangolin in my previous life. But unlike in my previous life, it wasn't hunted to extinction.

Sandshrews inhabit arid regions and deserts where it doesn't rain or receives little rainfall. They dig deep burrows in dry, hard-to-find places and hide inside, only emerging when they need to catch Bug Pokémon for food.

When digging, even if it encounters hard rocks in the ground, it can break them with its sharp claws and continue digging. It truly deserves the title of a digging expert.

It can curl up into a ball and roll rapidly across dry sand to remove dirt and moisture. Its body is very dry; it dislikes water and prefers dry sand.

Its body structure allows it to absorb water efficiently, so it can live in dry sand without any problems. It burrows into the sand at night to sleep, and it is said that dew condenses on its skin when the temperature drops at night.

If the skin swells up due to moisture, it will go to the volcano and lie on the hot ground to dry its skin.

However, this can only be seen during periods of continuous rain.

If danger approaches, it will use sand to protect itself and instantly curl its body into a ball to defend against enemy attacks, thus protecting its vulnerable belly. This also effectively defends it against predators.

Its dry, tough skin allows it to curl up and bounce off any attack. No matter how high it falls, it can bounce back and survive by curling its body into a ball.

Therefore, in ancient times, people enjoyed skinning pangolins and using the skin to make Cuju (an ancient Chinese football-like instrument) for nobles and royalty to play with.

The Alolan form of Sandshrew originally lived in the desert, but due to repeated eruptions of nearby volcanoes, it left the desert and migrated to the snow-capped mountains, where it transformed into its current form.

Although the increased weight makes them move more slowly than a typical pangolin, they are able to move on ice without slipping using the claws on their hands and feet.

When moving quickly, the abdomen is used, similar to gliding with a stone in curling.

Its back skin is as hard as steel, but because it is so hard, its body cannot curl up.

Because its soft belly would become a target, it would lie flat on the ground and slide along the ground with its snow-covered body, knocking enemies away at bullet speed.

When a blizzard strikes, it will lie motionless in the snow to avoid being blown away.

Meanwhile, Alolan sandshrew is one of Weavile's main foods, since flipping it over allows them to enjoy its meat. However, this only happens when it encounters a lone sandshrew.

"Class, let's continue with the explanation of the Pangolin King."

Then, the students all turned their attention to the two pangolins, which were about 1 meter and 1.2 meters tall.

Sandslash is a bipedal Pokémon that resembles a lepidopteran, but it also walks on all fours when running. Its skin is mostly pale yellow, with a white belly and mouth.

Its thorns are formed from hardened skin, giving it strong defensive and offensive capabilities.

It has two large claws, and both its claws and feet have two toes, which are its main offensive weapons. Every year, the old quills on its body fall off, and then new quills grow from underneath.

The lower the humidity level in a place where the pangolin lives, the harder and smoother the thorns on its back will feel to the touch.

Its eyes are longer and narrower than those of a pangolin, and it has a pale yellow bristle on the top of its head and ears on both sides that are similar in shape to bristles.

Alola Sandslash evolves from Sandshrew, which inhabits snowy mountains. Its back spines are covered in ice and grow to be sharp and large. The weight of the ice covering its body makes it heavier than a regular Sandslash and less agile. Except for its white belly and the area around its mouth, the rest of its body is light blue.

The Pangolin runs around with incredible agility, kicking up clouds of sand to camouflage itself when it races at full speed.

It is adept at attacking with the thorns on its back and sharp claws; the sharp thorns can cause great damage. It will curl its body into a shape that looks like a spiky ball and use its back to ram into its opponent or escape.

It is not only used to defend against enemy attacks, but also to curl up its body to prevent heatstroke during the day when the temperature rises rapidly.

It is also very good at scratching its enemies with its claws. It will pounce on its opponent who is flinching from being stung, and then scratch and claw it relentlessly.

Although sharp, the claws and horns are somewhat fragile and often break, but they heal the next day. The broken claws and horns are then made into tools for cultivating the land.

In ancient times, people would collect the broken or discarded claws and thorns of the pangolin.

It is adept at climbing trees, and when prey appears, it curls into a spiky ball and falls from a height. Many sandgills also use trees as their sleeping place.

It will also use its sharp claws to hook onto trees and climb them, in order to make the fruit fall and share it with the pangolins waiting below.

Alola Sandslash once lived in the desert, but settled in the snow-capped mountains after escaping a volcanic eruption.

It has adapted to the landscape of the icy world, kicking up snowflakes as it races across the snowfields. It uses its sharp claws to dig paths as it moves across snowfields and ice, allowing it to move very quickly.

In the snowy mountains, it is faster than any other Pokémon. To clear away the snow, its claws are thick, sharp, and highly developed, allowing it to firmly embed itself into the mountainside, preventing it from slipping even when climbing icebergs.

Therefore, the barbed claws of Alola Sandslash have earned them the nickname "Master Climber".

When defending against powerful enemies, it hides in the snow, only exposing the needles on its back. The cold air emanating from its body makes its icy needles even sharper.

The steel needles were covered with ice. Getting pierced by them would cause a deep wound and frostbite.

The snow dust kicked up by the Alola Sandslash as it moves is very beautiful, and many photographers climb the snow-capped mountains to capture that moment.

However, since the Pangolin's habitat is located deep in the mountains, where the danger of encountering danger is very high, it is forbidden to enter the mountains without permission.

Many people climb snow-capped mountains just to witness their icy needles shimmering in the morning sun, disregarding their own lives, resulting in at least 50 people sending distress calls to the Alliance every year. However, the number of those rescued is extremely small.