Pokemon: Reborn Rich Alternate Earth

Chapter 1006: Chapter 1223: Bathers Lagoon

Under the reluctant gaze of the Champion Ambipom, Julian rode Salamence and left.

It was no wonder the Ambipom felt that way. Although Julian had taken quite a bit of its Monkey Wine, he had left some behind for it. But more importantly, Julian had given it a large amount of treasures.

Those treasures alone were enough for it to brew three batches of the hundred-year old wine.

On top of that, he had given it five Normal-type sub-Ultimate treasures and one Normal-type Ultimate treasure. Just that alone was enough for it to firmly cling to Julian.

It had even expressed its desire to follow Julian, but unfortunately, Julian had refused, which left the Ambipom quite disappointed.

"Julian, why didn't you catch the Ambipom just now? It could keep brewing wine for us," Celebi asked, lying on Julian's head.

At this moment, its rear end was still red—a result of being smacked by Slowking.

"The Monkey Wine requires the right environment. The Primal Secret Realm is rich in energy. If it followed us outside, it definitely wouldn't be able to brew the hundred-year old wine."

"As for regular wine, I don't really need it," Julian said calmly.

There was also another main reason—the Ambipom simply didn't match his aesthetic taste. It wasn't handsome, nor beautiful, nor majestic, nor cute—a classic case of "none of the above."

Moreover, he wasn't lacking Champion-level Pokémon, so there was no real need to capture this Ambipom. It was better to let it stay in the Primal Secret Realm and continue brewing wine.

"What a pity. If you'd caught it, we could've formed a full five-player team," Celebi said regretfully.

That Ambipom had an incredible talent for games, and it would probably be a natural at playing Pokémon Glory.

With the three of them, plus Slowking and Ambipom, that would have made the perfect five-player lineup.

Hearing that, Julian actually felt a brief moment of regret.

That… kind of made sense.

If not for his rational mind telling him that this reason was far too ridiculous, he might have already turned back to capture that Ambipom.

Although Julian himself hadn't fully explored Aipom Hill, during the time they were waiting for the hundred-year old wine, he had already sent Metagross with the Dowsing Machine to explore the entire area.

In fact, without Julian slowing things down, Metagross alone could have explored the entire mountain in just half a day.

And if it had been Deoxys, exploring the entire Primal Secret Realm would probably only take a single day.

With Julian involved though, the overall progress had actually been slowed down.

But if he left everything to the Pokémon, what sense of participation would he have as a trainer? Besides, he wasn't in any particular hurry.

Continuing forward past Aipom Hill, Julian soon arrived at another area.

It was called Bathers Lagoon. Despite being called a lagoon, the water here had a relatively high salt concentration.

This was because Bathers Lagoon was separated from Tranquility Cove by only a sandbar. Seawater from Tranquility Cove seeped through the sandbar, increasing the salt content of the lagoon.

As Salamence landed by the lakeshore, it startled a large flock of Wingull.

Some Wingull were so frightened that when they took off, they crashed into each other midair and fell straight into the water with loud splashes.

Seeing this, Salamence grinned in satisfaction before finally reining in its Intimidate ability.

Julian had no idea when exactly Salamence had developed this mischievous habit of scaring "little kids" with its ability, which left him a bit speechless.

Just then, one Wingull, overly panicked, fell from midair and landed smack straight on Julian's head—fortunately, Celebi was there to cushion the impact.

For these Wingull at around level 20, Salamence's Pseudo-Champion level Intimidate was overwhelmingly powerful.

If Salamence hadn't held back, and instead unleashed its ability at full force, most of the Wingull here would probably have been scared to death.

Different Pokémon species had different abilities—some shared, some unique—and many abilities provided significant boosts to their strength. Among the most widely recognized useful abilities, Intimidate definitely ranked near the top.

It could weaken the fighting spirit of Pokémon that were lower level or naturally timid.

In games, it simply lowered the opponent's Attack by one stage—but reality wasn't a game.

As long as you were brave enough, bold enough, and simply didn't understand fear, even a small Rattata could withstand Salamence's Intimidate.

But if you were naturally timid, even if your strength exceeded Salamence's, your combat ability would still be reduced under the effect of Intimidate.

Pokémon that possessed the Intimidate ability included Arcanine, Salamence, Gyarados, Mightyena, Manectric, Krookodile, and others.

Looking at these Pokémon, it was clear that their growth potential was generally quite high.

However, Julian's own Arcanine had the Flash Fire ability, which was no less valuable than Intimidate—and for Arcanine, that ability was actually more suitable.

Because of Salamence's presence, there were no wild Pokémon left nearby, so Julian decided he might as well have lunch here before exploring Bathers Lagoon in the afternoon.

He walked to the water's edge, curiously took a sip of the lagoon water, and immediately spat it out.

It was indeed quite salty. While not as salty as seawater, it far exceeded the salinity of normal lake water and was completely unsuitable for drinking.

Slowking started preparing lunch, which would take about half an hour.

So with nothing to do, Julian took off his shoes and walked barefoot leisurely along the lakeshore.

Meanwhile, Milotic was already swimming freely in the lagoon. For most Water-type Pokémon, whether it was seawater or freshwater, they could live in both without being affected by salinity.

A number of Feebas had already gathered around Milotic, though they all stayed about five meters away.

They looked at Milotic with pure admiration, imagining themselves evolving into something just like it.

Milotic's charm had also attracted the attention of quite a few male Water-type Pokémon in the lagoon, but the aura Milotic emitted kept them from daring to approach.

Of course, there were always exceptions.

A Pseudo-Champion Gyarados suddenly roared and charged toward Milotic, its eyes literally turning into heart shapes.

And the next moment, it was sent flying by a single Iron Tail from Milotic.

Meanwhile, Julian had picked up a random stick from somewhere and was teasing a level 7 or 8 Krabby.

For Pokémon below level 10, the damage they could deal to humans was limited—of course, that was assuming they didn't hit vital areas.

If something like the heart or a major artery were struck, the chances of death would still be high.

"Ka-ka-ka!"

"Can't pinch me, can't pinch me!"

Julian grinned as he kept tapping the Krabby's claws and head with the stick.

The Krabby was fuming, bubbles frothing from its mouth in frustration.

Then suddenly, it stopped moving, and Julian thought it had given up—

But the next second, the Krabby burst into tears.

"Mom! Someone's bullying me!"

Immediately after, a level-40-plus Kingler crawled out of the lagoon, waving its massive claws and charging straight at Julian.

Julian: …(⊙_⊙;)广… .

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