"It's so cute!" Misty stood up excitedly and ran towards Psyduck. Ash had no choice but to ask Pikachu to go together to avoid any accidents.
"Hello, Psyduck!" Although Misty was a little reckless and impulsive, she still hadn't lost her mind. She still remembered the lesson Ash taught her not to touch unfamiliar Pokémon rashly, so she stopped when she was two meters away from Psyduck and said hello.
"But...?" Psyduck stared blankly at Misty, tilting its head with its hands on its head, and looked at Misty inexplicably.
"It's so cute!" But Misty fell in love with Psyduck even more after seeing Psyduck's appearance. The cute appearance and this dull look were like a puppet.
"But... why did you appear here? Are you lost?" Misty looked around; there was no water source here, so it was impossible for Psyduck to appear here unless it was lost.
"I think...probably not..." At this time, Ash came to Misty's side and noticed the footsteps behind Psyduck. Psyduck seemed to be following their footsteps.
Misty looked behind Psyduck, as Ash had suggested, noticed the situation, and couldn't help but be a little surprised.
"So... Psyduck came here with us? When?" Misty asked suspiciously, also wondering why Psyduck followed them.
"The will of fate...?" Ash didn't answer, just thinking. Misty did obtain the duck god in the anime, and this Psyduck was probably the duck god. Ash couldn't remember how Misty obtained the Duck God, but it seemed that the time period was around Rainbow City.
"Why did you follow us? Did you get separated from your Trainer and mistake us for them? Or is there some other reason?" Misty squatted down halfway, looking at Psyduck sympathetically.
"But..." Psyduck still looked dumbfounded, as if it couldn't understand what Misty was saying.
"It shouldn't be a Pokémon with a Trainer. Although it looks silly, it wouldn't mistake us for its Trainer." Ash was also observing Psyduck. Psyduck's stupid appearance was only caused by the constant pain. In fact, Psyduck wasn't stupid; it wasn't particularly smart, but it was normal.
"Can reach..." Suddenly, Psyduck pointed to the Pokémon who were eating lunch nearby, then pointed to its mouth, clicked, and there was a burst of "growling" sounds from its stomach.
"I'm hungry!" Seeing Psyduck's appearance, Misty couldn't help but chuckle, then stood up and waved to Psyduck, "Since you're hungry, come here."
"But—!" Psyduck's eyes lit up, and it followed Misty's footsteps and came to the camp.
"What happened?" Brock had already noticed the situation with Psyduck and asked after seeing Ash and Misty coming back with it.
Misty explained to Brock, and Brock didn't refuse, preparing food for Psyduck with a smile. When the delicious food was placed in front of Psyduck, Psyduck ate it hungrily.
"Don't worry, no one will grab it from you." Misty could only take care of Psyduck, lest it choke. Misty's Pokémon also leaned over and looked at Psyduck curiously.
After lunch, Ash waited for the Pokémon to rest and digest their food before taking them to train, while Misty was communicating with Psyduck, trying to find out where Psyduck came from.
But Psyduck didn't answer at all because it had followed Ash and his group from Celadon City all the way here, and its purpose was very simple: to follow Ash and his group, or rather...to follow Misty. It liked Misty very much. This was a kind of unreasonable liking, just like fate. The first time it saw Misty, it decided to follow her no matter what.
Brock saw what Psyduck was thinking and pointed it out to Misty.
"I see, do you want to follow me?" Misty nodded thoughtfully and looked at Psyduck. Although it looked a little silly, maybe... it was powerful?
"Then... let's have a battle!" Misty didn't want to capture the Pokémon easily because it was irresponsible to both herself and the Pokémon.
Psyduck just looked at Misty stupidly, as if it didn't understand what Misty meant.
Misty took Psyduck out of the camp and went to an open space to let Staryu battle. She could see that Psyduck's strength was only at the ordinary level, so she didn't consider using Starmie.
"Staryu, use Water Gun!" Misty tentatively asked Staryu to attack, wanting to see how Psyduck would respond.
The Water Gun sprayed out, and the small but refined stream of water pierced the air, attacking Psyduck. But Psyduck didn't make any evasive movements and just watched the Water Gun attack foolishly.
"What are you thinking, dodge quickly, or fight back!" Seeing this, Misty immediately reminded Psyduck.
And a surprising scene appeared. After hearing Misty's reminder, Psyduck seemed to suddenly awaken. Although a little embarrassed, it rolled to the left and avoided the Water Gun's attack.
This scene surprised Misty. After thinking about it, she decided to let Staryu act on its own and then command Psyduck to fight.
What disappointed Misty was that Psyduck, whether due to lack of strength or some other reason, didn't seem to have mastered any offensive moves. It couldn't even use the most basic Water Gun, as if it weren't a Water-type Pokémon.
"That's too weird..." Looking at Psyduck, who was unresponsive except for its dodge, Misty sighed, having no intention of capturing it at all, and wanted to talk to Psyduck.
But Staryu's offensive wasn't over yet. Without Misty's order, it continued to attack Psyduck, and the Water Gun struck again. This time, because Psyduck didn't evade due to Misty's lack of command, it endured the Water Gun's attack head-on.
"Bang!" The impact of the Water Gun pushed Psyduck several meters away, and it fell to the ground. The moment it landed, its head slammed into the ground, and there was a crisp sound.
"Psyduck, are you okay?!" Misty was taken aback and hurried forward to check on Psyduck, but Staryu also seemed to realize its mistake and stopped, looking helpless.
"Ka—da—!" But at this moment, Psyduck, whose head was hit by the collision, uttered a painful whine. Its mind was disturbed, and pink-purple Psychic-type energy spontaneously emerged, forming a Confusion that rapidly expanded, enveloping Staryu within it!
Confusion compressed inward, causing Staryu to show a painful expression, and the gem in its center flickered. In just a moment, Staryu's physical strength was nearly depleted!
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