Xiao Zuo watched as the agile figure flew towards him, and quickly had Meowth and Butterfree get ready for battle.
Just then, the pokemon illustrated handbook rang.
"Fearow, Normal and Flying-type, Beak Pokemon, the evolved form of Spearow, a Pokemon that has existed for a long time, will fly up when startled a little."
"Good heavens, this Fearow is so fast! Could it be that the light emitted by Butterfree's evolution just now attracted it?"
Fearow is a Bird Pokemon, and Butterfree is an Insect Pokemon. Bird Pokemon feed on Insect Pokemon.
"Butterfree, use Confusion! Meowth, prepare Thunderbolt!"
Xiao Zuo commanded Butterfree to attack. Butterfree's eyes glowed blue, and then an invisible force attacked the flying Fearow.
The Fearow, flying in the sky, charged over at an extremely fast speed, its target clearly Butterfree.
Just a few meters before it could catch this big moth, it suddenly seemed to hit a wall.
"Gah!" Fearow was controlled in mid-air. It struggled a few times, and after breaking free, it almost fell to the ground.
Then it flew back into the sky, circled once, and stared intently at Butterfree and Xiao Zuo.
It thought, "You good-for-nothing big moth, how dare you attack me? If I don't show you a little something, you won't know how powerful I am."
Then Fearow turned around, its body emitting a white light, and suddenly accelerated into a dive towards Butterfree.
"This is? Aerial Ace!" Xiao Zuo watched as Fearow dived down and immediately said to Butterfree, "Butterfree, dodge and use String Shot! Meowth, Thunderbolt!"
Xiao Zuo knew that Bug-types would take a lot of damage facing Flying-type moves head-on.
Moreover, the level gap was huge; they couldn't withstand it at all. So, he put his bet on Meowth, using Electric-type moves to deal with it.
Butterfree received the command and quickly used String Shot towards the flying Fearow, covering Fearow with many threads.
But Fearow was simply too fast, giving Butterfree no chance to dodge. It directly attacked Butterfree with a solid Aerial Ace.
After being hit, Butterfree fell straight to the ground. Xiao Zuo's heart tightened, and he shouted loudly.
"Butterfree!" But at this moment, Fearow did not stop its attack, but instead took the opportunity to charge at the injured Butterfree again.
However, probably due to the effect of Butterfree's String Shot move earlier, Fearow's speed had slowed down a lot.
Seeing this, Meowth unleashed Thunderbolt, and a powerful current shot towards Fearow.
Fearow couldn't dodge in time and was struck by the electric shock, swaying a few times in the air.
However, it quickly regained its balance, let out an angry shriek, and turned to pounce on Meowth.
"Meowth, give it another Thunderbolt!"
Xiao Zuo couldn't worry about Butterfree anymore and directly told Meowth to attack. This Fearow was very high level; if Fearow reacted, he wouldn't be able to win at all.
"Meow!" Meowth leaped up, rushing quickly towards the pouncing Fearow. At this moment, Fearow suddenly opened its mouth, and a swirling vortex formed in its mouth, trying to block Meowth.
"This is? Mirror Move?" Xiao Zuo instantly understood what this Fearow was trying to do.
It was afraid Meowth would use Thunderbolt, so it was using Mirror Move to bounce the move back. This Fearow is truly formidable!
"Meowth, Fake Out!" Xiao Zuo couldn't give it a chance and immediately had Meowth use Fake Out to interrupt Mirror Move.
Meowth leaped behind Fearow and slapped Fearow's back, causing Fearow to immediately let out a cry of pain.
"One more, Thunderbolt!" Xiao Zuo couldn't give it a chance; strike while the iron is hot.
Meowth climbed onto Fearow, its body surrounded by lightning, and a powerful bolt of lightning struck Fearow.
"Gah..." Fearow let out a painful cry, then fell down.
"Go, pokemon ball!" Seizing the opportunity, Xiao Zuo threw a pokemon ball, hitting Fearow and pulling Fearow into the ball. It trembled twice after falling to the ground and then became still. Capture successful.
Xiao Zuo stepped forward to pick up the Fearow pokemon ball. He didn't bother with it for now; he went to check on Butterfree first.
At this moment, Butterfree also flew up again. It seemed the injury wasn't serious. Xiao Zuo gave Butterfree a sitrus berry to restore its stamina, then checked on his newly caught Pokemon.
He took out his pokemon illustrated handbook and scanned it: "Fearow, Normal and Flying-type, Male, Level: 22, Ability: Sniper, Nature: Hasty, Held Item: None, Moves: Glare, Growl, Peck, Pursuit, Fury Attack, Aerial Ace, Mirror Move, Egg Move: Air Cutter."
"Good, good, good! It actually has an Egg Move! It looks like Fearow's parents might not have been wild Pokemon. This is great! Now I not only have a powerful Flying-type Pokemon, but also a flying mount!"
In the Pokemon World, most Flying-type Pokemon cannot carry people, but Fearow can.
Because Fearow is large, it can carry a person's weight while flying in the sky.
So many people will catch Fearow as a flying tool because it evolves quickly and can fly.
Xiao Zuo released Fearow. Fearow stood opposite Xiao Zuo, its body very large, nearly two meters tall, with a wingspan of nearly three meters when open.
"You're quite a big fellow, aren't you? Fearow, please take good care of me from now on. Here, eat this."
After speaking, Xiao Zuo handed Fearow two sitrus berries.
Fearow looked at Xiao Zuo, nodded, then lowered its head and ate the two sitrus berries.
Then it looked greedily at Butterfree, its eyes seeming to ask, "Can I eat it?" Then it looked at Xiao Zuo with anticipation.
"No, that's my partner. How can you eat a partner?"
Xiao Zuo didn't expect this Fearow to be so violent. Fearow is a carnivorous Pokemon; it's a meat-eater!
Xiao Zuo shook his head helplessly and patted Fearow's body.
"We need to find a place to rest." Xiao Zuo said, then packed up his things and recalled Butterfree and Meowth.
Fearow seemed to understand, squatting down to signal Xiao Zuo to ride on.
Xiao Zuo carefully climbed onto Fearow's back, gripping its feathers tightly.
Fearow flapped its wings and soared into the sky, flying towards the distance.
Sitting on Fearow, feeling the wind, Xiao Zuo greatly enjoyed it. Indeed, being a wind-rider truly is people's dream.
On the way, they passed a mysterious lake, its water sparkling with strange light.
Fearow suddenly cried out excitedly, and despite Xiao Zuo's attempts to stop it, it dived towards the lake surface. Seeing that it was about to plunge into the lake, Xiao Zuo closed his eyes in fright.
Just as it was about to touch the water, Fearow pulled up sharply, stopping above the surface.
Xiao Zuo watched Fearow stop and looked down. He saw many fish in the lake and understood Fearow's intention: it wanted to eat fish.
"Fearow, let's stop by the lake. We'll rest here tonight."
Xiao Zuo said, and Fearow immediately turned and flew to the lakeside, slowly coming to a stop.
After Xiao Zuo got off, Fearow immediately flew up again and headed towards the lake surface. "What a big fellow."
Xiao Zuo began to look for a suitable spot by the lake to set up his tent. As soon as he had the tent set up, he heard Fearow's joyful cries.
He looked back and saw Fearow flying towards the shore, holding several large fish in its beak. Xiao Zuo thought, "Good heavens, it's really efficient!" He went into the jungle to find firewood and started a campfire.
Fearow returned, dropped the fish aside, and ate several of them itself, then left two large ones for Xiao Zuo, wanting Xiao Zuo to eat them.
Xiao Zuo shook his head and said, "You can't eat it now; it needs to be cooked."
Xiao Zuo certainly wouldn't eat it raw. He processed the fish and put them on the fire to roast. Soon, the aroma filled the air. Fearow, smelling the scent, eagerly came closer. Xiao Zuo gave it the largest fish.
Fearow eagerly threw the fish into its mouth, and then its eyes glowed golden. In Fearow's heart, it had lived so long in vain, only now eating roasted fish. This was simply a delicacy on earth!
Then it quickly flew up again and went to the center of the lake. Xiao Zuo could, of course, see its intention.
"You big silly bird, now you know what good food is, huh?" After saying that, he released Meowth and Butterfree, and gave Meowth a roasted fish.
Meowth began to eat heartily. Butterfree couldn't eat meat, so he prepared some Pokemon food and sitrus berries for it.
Afterward, Fearow caught many more fish, and he roasted a lot more for it. All the remaining fish were wrapped up and put in his backpack.
One advantage of the spatial backpack was that stored items did not easily spoil, and fresh items could be stored for a long time.
As night fell, Xiao Zuo lay in his tent, took out his notebook, and began to plan.
He took this forest path to Rainbow City precisely to catch new Pokemon and train them. Now, his goal was slowly progressing without deviation, and then he gradually fell asleep.
The night was very quiet. Suddenly, a low roar came, and Meowth in the tent became alert.
Xiao Zuo woke up startled and walked out of the tent to check. He saw a huge ripple in the center of the lake, and a giant dark shadow was faintly visible.
Fearow and Butterfree flew back, chirping uneasily.
Xiao Zuo took out his pokemon illustrated handbook, but it showed no information.
The dark shadow was too far from the shore for the pokemon illustrated handbook to display anything, but it was clearly a giant Water-type Pokemon.
Suddenly, that giant figure rushed towards Xiao Zuo's side. Clearly, the newcomer was not friendly. Xiao Zuo realized the danger was approaching and quickly commanded.
"Fearow, first use Air Cutter! Meowth, Thunderbolt! Butterfree, assist with Confusion!"
They immediately launched their attacks, but the attacks were like tickles to the giant beast. The giant beast opened its mouth and spat out a stream of water. Xiao Zuo quickly dodged.
At this moment, the pokemon illustrated handbook also rang, "Gyarados, Water and Flying-type, Atrocious Pokemon, the evolved form of Magikarp, with an extremely violent personality. Its Hyper Beam from its mouth can destroy everything."
"So it's Gyarados! Then why is it attacking me? Fearow, use Aerial Ace! Meowth, Fake Out! Butterfree, use String Shot to blind its eyes!"
Xiao Zuo gave the command, and the three Pokemon immediately acted, preparing to launch a barrage of attacks on Gyarados.
As a result, Gyarados let out a roar that startled the three Pokemon into freezing. "Damn it, it's the Intimidate ability! Butterfree, quick!" After being startled for a moment, Butterfree immediately used String Shot to blind Gyarados's eyes.