Chapter 22: Chapter 22: Growlithe
"Ouch...!"
Herdier had no way to avoid it and could only resist the Supersonic. After a few seconds, Herdier began to lose consciousness and started to shake while standing, falling into a confused state.
Colby's face was grim. He had no means to counter this situation. He could only watch Herdier being confused. He didn't even dare to give random orders, fearing that his random orders would cause Herdier to act recklessly.
In a confused state, Pokémon will attack randomly. In the absence of danger, the Trainer should give as few orders as possible.
"You can attack, Poison Fang!"
Golbat flew towards Herdier quickly.
Seeing Golbat attacking, Colby shouted loudly, "Herdier, use Bite!"
Herdier, who was in a state of confusion, was completely disoriented but did not disobey Colby's order and bit the air.
Golbat came to Herdier's side at this moment and bit him with a Poison Fang. The severe pain made Herdier, who was in a state of confusion, jump up and down crazily.
Because of the improvement from Work Up, Herdier's strength was very great at this time.
"Use Absorb!" Gary said.
Golbat exerted force, and its sharp fangs pierced Herdier's skin, beginning to absorb Herdier's energy. Tasting the taste of blood for the first time, Golbat also became bloodthirsty.
"Ouch...!"
Herdier, who had lost a lot of blood, suddenly felt extremely weak and was still in a confused state, so it fell to the ground.
"Okay, you can stop." Gary also reminded him, worried that Golbat would suck Herdier to death.
Although Golbat would become very bloodthirsty after contacting blood, as long as it was not in a hungry state, it was still rational. Hearing Gary's order, it also loosened its mouth and flew back into the air.
"You still don't know how to use energy for protection..." Gary looked at the fainted Herdier and thought that Colby was too weak.
This Herdier seemed to have been bred for several years; how could it not even master energy protection?
The so-called energy protection is a means for Pokémon to use energy. Energy can be used to perform moves and can also be used for defense. Covering the attacked part with energy can reduce the damage.
The reason why Golbat was able to cause such great damage to Herdier with just one Absorb is entirely because this Herdier does not know how to use energy protection, and Golbat really sucked blood, which led to such weakness.
The Absorb skill is also very special. The power is only 20. If it only attacks the surface of the Pokémon, the damage caused is extremely low, but if it attacks the Pokémon's body, it will really be Leech Life. Anyone who suddenly loses a few hundred milliliters of blood will feel weak.
If Herdier uses energy protection, Golbat can only absorb a small amount of energy and cannot cause much damage.
Of course, it may also be that Herdier was in a confused state and did not use energy for protection in time, which led to such a result.
"Mr. Colby, I won this battle," Gary said, and took back Golbat.
"I lost. It seems that you are different from other Trainers who come to adopt Growlithe. Come with me." Colby also accepted the defeat and stopped making things difficult for Gary.
Colby and his colleagues took Gary back to the breeding house.
Colby opened the door of the breeding house and led Gary in. The interior was just a very ordinary Pokémon nest, but the decoration was more modern, and each Growlithe had its own single room.
"Woof!"
"Woof woof!"
"Woof...!"
The Growlithe in the house all shouted when they saw Colby.
It was also the first time for Gary to see so many Growlithe, but his eyes were always locked on the largest doghouse at the end, where the heroic Arcanine with the sword, wood, and eyebrow star lay.
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[LV45 Arcanine♀/Gym]
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It can be seen that this is the Arcanine who gave birth to three Growlithes. It has the potential to be a gym, which is not bad.
Gary thought that the Pokémon owned by the police would have good potential, but it turned out that they were not as good as some rookie Trainers. Colby's Herdier had only average potential, which was also nothing special.
Colby walked to Arcanine's nest and reached out to touch Arcanine's fur. Arcanine did not resist at all and let Colby touch it, looking very happy.
"Arcanine, the trainer who came to adopt your child is here. I have tested him for you, and he is an excellent Trainer. You can rest assured to hand over your child to him," Colby said kindly.
Hearing this, Arcanine looked at Gary. Its majestic appearance made Gary very excited. It was definitely the dog of his dreams.
"Hello Arcanine, my name is Gary. I am here to adopt your child. I promise to raise your child very well," Gary also took the initiative to greet Arcanine.
Arcanine was also quite surprised. It is a police dog, which makes many bad guys tremble. Just standing there can deter many villains.
Gary was not afraid of Arcanine at all, just because of this calmness, which was stronger than most Trainers.
"Woo!"
Arcanine nodded at Colby.
Although Colby didn't understand Arcanine's words, he and the dog had been together for a long time, so he could understand what Arcanine wanted to express.
"Arcanine agreed to let its child follow you, come and choose a Growlithe to take away," Colby said.
"Are all the Growlithe here?" Gary was stunned for a moment; there were seven or eight Growlithe in this room.
Is this Arcanine a pig?
How can it give birth?
"Of course not, come here," Colby waved.
Gary walked to Colby and approached Arcanine's nest. He immediately found that there were three short red figures under Arcanine, which were Growlithe.
These three Growlithe were obviously much smaller than the Growlithe in other nests. They were obviously born not long ago. These three Growlithe were adopted by Trainers.
Gary checked the data of three Growlithe.
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[LV5 Growlithe♂/Normal]
[LV5 Growlithe♂/Elite]
[LV5 Growlithe♂/Normal]
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No wonder it was defeated in one second!
Gary finally understood why Arcanine was defeated in one second by Snorlax. It was estimated that the Growlithe Gary adopted at that time was only of ordinary potential. Even with the use of the best evolution stone, its potential was only elite.
Pokémon with elite potential can only grow to level 39 at most. No wonder Gary's Arcanine is so weak in the animation.
To be honest, Gary didn't really want to choose the Growlithe with elite potential, but if he didn't choose it, he might not have the chance to meet Growlithe in the future.
Especially this time, Professor Oak was able to adopt Growlithe, and Professor Oak had to repay this debt of gratitude. If Gary gave up the adoption, it would also embarrass Professor Oak.
"Woof!"
"Woof!"
"Woof!"
The three little Growlithes also knew that Gary was the one who came to adopt them and looked at Gary with expectant eyes, hoping to be chosen.