Unmanned power plant.
This was originally a prosperous place, and the electricity generated in one day could even supply the entire neighboring city of Cerulean for a week.
More than ten years ago, it was abandoned by humans for unknown reasons.
Even Misty, a local of Cerulean City, didn't understand why. She had rarely heard of this power station since she grew up.
There are fewer and fewer humans around.
However, without the coming and going of humans, this place has become a natural habitat for wild Pokémon, especially a large number of Electric-type Pokémon.
Ash and his two companions came to the unmanned power plant. From the outside, it looked like a huge white cocoon building, but the walls were covered with countless vines and weeds, and it was obvious that it had been abandoned for a long time.
"Hey, what's that Pokémon?"
The three of them saw a pink, fat Pokémon on a small grassland outside the power plant.
Its expression was a little dull, and the most eye-catching thing was its mouth, where a long and wide pink tongue stretched out.
"Beep Beep. Lickitung, the Licking Pokémon. Its flexible tongue can perform a variety of difficult moves. It was selected as one of the top ten popular Pokémon this year (for females)."
The Pokédex automatically broadcast the report.
"Popular Pokémon?"
Misty scratched her head, somewhat confused.
Looking at the stupid, sticky tongue, it was disgusting. Would any woman really like it?
The two were about to pretend nothing happened, but they saw Brock suddenly open his eyes, and a bright light suddenly lit up.
Ash asked puzzledly:
"Brock, are you going to capture Lickitung? It doesn't look like a particularly likable Pokémon."
"Hmph, you two don't understand. The organ with the highest muscle activity in the human body is our tongue. This is a great phenomenon."
Brock stuck out his tongue, and his flexible tongue changed into at least 30 shapes in 3 seconds, which dazzled Ash.
Brock shouted again and exclaimed:
"This is a Pokémon with the will of rock!"
As he said this, he released an eyeless Pokémon that he had found at Mt. Moon.
"Go ahead, Zubat, use Supersonic!"
"Woo woo woo~"
The Zubat let out a strange howl, and the invisible sound waves turned into circles of strange ripples, completely covering Lickitung, who was still eating grass.
After a while, Lickitung began to shake and stagger.
"Wu!"
Lickitung became hostile and suddenly stuck out its tongue, trying to give the Zubat a powerful whip.
However, it did not expect that its pink tongue would suddenly change direction in mid-air, and with a "pop", it slapped its own bald head.
It fell into a state of confusion and attacked itself.
Seeing this, Lickitung wanted to escape and hide in the bushes nearby, but Brock suddenly opened his eyes and revealed an expression like a villain.
"Use Mean Look!"
In front of the eyeless Zubat, a floating shadow with a huge eyeball suddenly appeared.
Stare!
A strange light enveloped Lickitung, forcing it to turn its head back very stiffly.
It couldn't escape!
Brock waved his finger again:
"Use Poison Fang now!"
Zubat leaped out with a whoosh, and its nimble and compact figure easily avoided the incoming tongue attack, biting down on Lickitung's shoulder with its two sharp teeth.
Plop!
Purple bubbles, symbolizing poisoning, began to appear on Lickitung.
"Wu!"
Lickitung fired another powerful lash, and also succeeded in making itself unable to fight.
"Good chance, Poké Ball!"
Brock threw the Poké Ball, which absorbed Lickitung without any resistance, and stopped shaking after a few seconds.
He stretched out his steel arm and let Zubat land on it, looking complacent, his teeth looking even whiter against his dark skin.
Clap, clap, clap!
Misty couldn't help but applaud.
Just Brock's smooth operation is enough for someone to learn for a lifetime.
But it was really dirty, and not only was his skin dark.
After ending this little episode, the three of them officially stepped into the unmanned power station.
When they pushed open the door, they saw an open square that stretched as far as they could see.
It was not the narrow warehouse that the three had initially imagined.
There were all kinds of mechanical equipment whose principles were incomprehensible, but most of them had become attachment points for weeds and vines, with no signs of operation at all.
Seeing strangers approaching, several dark shadows suddenly appeared from behind the machines and looked at everyone with unfriendly faces.
"Beep. Magnemite, the one-eyed Pokémon with a screw on its head, is one of the top ten most popular Pokémon for women this year."
"Beep. Voltorb, the Ball Pokémon, is said to be transformed from an abandoned inferior Poké Ball. It has a gentle and peaceful personality and is very safe."
The Pokédex automatically broadcast the report.
There were three Magnemite on the left and three Voltorb on the right. It was obvious that they were not welcoming them.
"Ahhh!!"
Not only that, a shrill roar was heard.
Then a half-human-tall yellow Pokémon jumped out, with black lightning marks engraved on its yellow skin.
It was waving its big fists, and there was an antenna-like organ on its head, with strong electric current crackling.
"Beep, beep. Electabuzz, the Electric Pokémon, has a lot of electricity and a bad temper, but attacking it with electricity may bring unexpected rewards."
Pokédex broadcast the report.
"Does he look like their boss?"
Seeing this, Ash's fighting spirit ignited. He really needed a crazy fight now to vent the death of his best friend.
"It's up to you, Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle!"
He threw out three Poké Balls at the same time, and the trio with a strong bond appeared together.
Having traveled for many years, he had come to understand that although it is illegal, when it comes to a group fight, only the young and inexperienced will engage in 1v1.
"Squirtle?"
Facing the faint thunder and lightning all around, Squirtle scratched his head subconsciously.
This makes ** big.
"Oh, my hands are too fast. You come back first, Squirtle."
Ash quickly put Squirtle away again.
Squirtle in the red light: "?"
It really makes me confused.
The battle began, and the Electabuzz, who was obviously the boss, waved his hand suddenly, and one of the Magnemites triggered a bolt of lightning that shot straight towards him.
"Charmander, use Flamethrower!"
Boom!!
A pillar of fire shot out instantly, pushing all the lightning back the moment it made contact, and exploded and burned on the little Magnemite without any hindrance.
The effect is outstanding!
"Ahhh!!"
Seeing this, the Electabuzz danced with its hands, and the remaining five brothers attacked at the same time. Yellow lightning and blue lightning burst out at the same time, reflecting each other, and rushed towards the dragon and the turtle together.
Ash's eyes lit up:
"Well done, Charmander, use Fire Spin!"
The little fire dragon understood, and the pillar of fire that burst out of its mouth rotated back and forth in the air, and finally turned into a spiral pillar of fire, completely enveloping the incoming fierce lightning.
Whoosh whoosh!!
As Charmander raised its head, the vortex of flames moved along with it, even pulling the combined lightning in other directions, and finally all of it hit a machine nearby.
Lightning exploded and all the moves failed.
"Ouch!"
Charmander shook its neck arrogantly and spit out a few flames from its mouth.
"They're all trash!"
"Why do I feel like I'm becoming more and more awesome recently?!"
"Yes, I'm so awesome, why do I need a trainer?!"
Fire flickered between Charmander's teeth, and his expression gradually became irritable. He had the urge to turn around and shoot a flame at Ash.
Charmander's strength made those Magnemites and Voltorbs timid and they retreated slightly.
But due to the authority of the Electabuzz boss behind him, they had to move forward a few more steps.
Finding that his opponents had lost the will to fight, Ash decided not to take down their HP completely and immediately changed his strategy.
"It's a good time to try this trick!"
"Bulbasaur, use Stun Spore!"
He commanded loudly.
Bulbasaur understood what he meant and took a deep breath of pure air. His chin and belly suddenly swelled up, looking a little scary.
The next second, a large ball of dim yellow powder suddenly spurted out from the bulb behind him.
Whoosh whoosh!!
Relying on its powerful lung capacity, Bulbasaur instantly released all of its stored strength and blew away the stun spore that filled the surroundings.
The speed was extremely fast, and it covered the small Pokémon in an instant.
There was no place to hide!
"Paralyzed."
Suddenly, Magnemite and the Voltorbs lost their ability to move and fell to the ground, unable to move.
This was an era where Electric-type Pokémon could still be paralyzed.
"Ouch?"
Seeing that his younger brothers lost their ability to fight after just a few encounters, the Electabuzz finally couldn't help it. It jumped out with big strides, directly passed the dragon and the turtle, and hooked its finger at Ash.
To be exact, it was the Pikachu on his shoulder.
Although the rivalry between electric-types isn't as intense as that between fire-types, Electabuzz was definitely an exception.
It hated the Pikachu species that fawned on humans the most and wanted to stomp them out just by looking at them.
Seeing this, Pikachu couldn't bear it anymore. If it didn't show its power, did the Electabuzz really think it was just a glutton?
"Pika!"
It also jumped over Bulbasaur and Charmander, and electricity crackled on its cheeks.
The fighting spirit in Pikachu was unlike that of the smaller Pokémon. Ash swallowed his saliva and asked silently in his heart:
"Brother red, is this the one you said? Is it okay?"
"Compared to OK, this is just a critter."
red replied casually.
Ash: "."
What the heck is a critter?
But no matter what, let's go!
Ash took a deep breath and focused his eyes on the Electabuzz in front of him.
He suddenly remembered the earlier prompt in the Pokédex.
"Giving it an electric shock will yield unexpected results?"
Thinking of this, he no longer hesitated and instructed Pikachu:
"Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!"
If electric shocks give benefits, using Thunderbolt should give explosive benefits, right!?
I'm sure of it!
Pikachu slapped its cheeks hard, and electricity burst out instantly.
"Pika, Chu!!"
The yellow lightning turned into an electric snake and rushed out. Under the lightning, the Electabuzz smiled and did not dodge.
Sizzle boom!!
The Thunderbolt hit it completely, transforming into powerful yellow energy that flowed into its body.
The next second, the two arms of Electabuzz began to rotate like motors.
Zizizi!
The electric current on the antenna of its head surged, and its body was covered with a strange yellow energy, as if it had become much lighter.
"Ash, this is the ability · Motor Drive. When hit by an Electric-type move, its speed increases!"
Brock quickly reminded him.
Strange, according to records, Electabuzz's abilities weren't supposed to include Motor Drive.
"Could it be that the surrounding power generation devices have created a special effect similar to a power amplifier, and have indirectly altered Electabuzz's ability?"
Brock guessed.
Electabuzz evolves with the help of a Power Booster, and after evolving, its ability changes from Static to Motor Drive.
The power generation equipment here was old and dilapidated, so only its ability had changed.
But the conditions weren't enough for it to evolve?
Brock looked around with wise eyes and soon came up with a complete theory.
Ash: "."
Hey, stop with the explanations! Is this the "unexpected gain" the Pokédex mentioned?
Why did I trust the Pokédex again?!
Wait, was the Pokédex actually right?
(End of this chapter)